In the Washington Wrestling Report’s latest all-classification wrestling rankings, South Sound wrestlers are ranked No. 1 in eight weight classes.

Here are the the top-ranked wrestlers:

103 – Bryce Evans, Rogers

119 – Efrain Aguilar, Graham-Kapowsin

125 – Sam Bauer, Enumclaw

140 – Jason Gray, Enumclaw

160 – Jim Belleville, Black Hills

171 – Taylor Meeks, Orting

189 – Jake Swartz, Auburn

285 – Tevyn Tillman, Decatur

According to the team rankings, if all the teams in the state competed in one tournament, Enumclaw would be the winner. Lake

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In Sports Illustrated’s The Year in Sports 2008 issue, the magazine listed what happened after the completion of the girls 3,200-meter race at the Class 4A Star Track meet one of the best moments of the year.

Bellarmine Prep’s Nicole Cochrane — and the other runners — thought Cochrane had won the race, but she was disqualified after a judge ruled she had stepped outside of her lane for three consecutive steps.

Days later, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association reinstated Cochrane as the champion. But what happened at the medal ceremony at Edgar Brown Stadium in

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Here are the newest girls basketball rankings.

CLASS 4A
1. Kentwood 6-0
2. Lewis and Clark 5-0
3. Moses Lake 6-1
4. Auburn Riverside 5-1
5. Snohomish 3-1
6. Bellarmine Prep 4-0
7. Mead 6-0
8. Pasco 7-0
9. Issaquah 3-0
10. Mount Tahoma 5-1

Click below for 3A, 2A and 1A.

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Here are the newest The News Tribune boys basketball rankings. Quite a bit of movement in the rankings since last week and I expect there could be some more dramatic shifts in the next couple weeks.

Girls basketball rankings will be posted on Wednesday.

BOYS

CLASS 4A

1. Garfield 2-0

2. Decatur 5-0

3. Federal Way 3-1

4. Gonzaga Prep 5-0

5. Kentwood 3-1

6. Foss 5-0

7. Auburn 5-1

8. Kentridge 4-1

9. Mount Tahoma 4-1

10. Central Kitsap 5-1

CLASS 3A

1. Rainier

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Here are the seventh annual all-state girls soccer teams, as selected by a panel of sportswriters from 12 newspapers around the state. Rene Ferran of the Tri-Cities Herald is to thank for compiling the nominations and counting the ballots.

To have received recognition, a player had to have been named on at least two ballots.

Here’s a link to the all-state volleyball teams.

Click below to see the all-state girls soccer teams.

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Here are the seventh annual all-state volleyball teams, as selected by a panel of sportswriters from 13 newspapers around the state. Rene Ferran of the Tri-Cities Herald is to thank for compiling the nominations and counting the votes.

To have received recognition, a player had to have been named on at least two ballots.

Class 4A

Player of the Year — Oceana Bush, OH, Lewis & Clark.

Coach of the Year — Julie Yearout, Lewis & Clark.

First team

Hitters — Alexis Olgard, Mead; Kylin Munoz, Monroe; Jessie Genger, Kentwood; Marcy Hjellum, Kamiakin; Oceana Bush, Lewis & Clark.

Setters — Leanna Ludes, Skyview; Brigit Miller, Olympia; Shelby Swanson, Kamiakin.

Libero — Liz Haskey, Puyallup.

Click here to see the 4A second team and the rest of the teams.

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Here is The Associated Press all-state football team, as voted on by sports writers from around the state.

All-classification state player of the year: Jake Heaps, jr., Skyline

CLASS 4A
Player of the year – Jake Heaps, jr., Skyline.

FIRST TEAM

Quarterback – Jake Heaps, jr., Skyline.

Running backs – Howard McDonald, sr., Central Kitsap; Patrick Ottorbech, sr., Bothell; Grant Gellatly, sr., Issaquah.

Wide receivers – Gino Simone, sr., Skyline; Aaron Roberts, sr., Ferris; Kasen Williams, so., Skyline.

Offensive line – Christian Rennie, sr., Issaquah; Rob Tramonte, sr., Skyline; Hunter Blackmore, sr., Kentwood; Steve Brazel, sr., Olympia; Mike Marboe, jr., Wenatchee.

Defensive line – Travis Long, sr., Gonzaga Prep; Deandre Coleman, sr., Garfield; Chris Mastin, sr., Lewis and Clark.

Linebackers – Jeff Gouveia, sr., Auburn; Anthony DeMatteo, jr., Skyline; Taylor Powell, sr., Southridge; Richie Meier, Central Kitsap.

Defensive backs – Desmond Trufant, sr., Wilson; Kurt Stottlemyer, sr., Bothell; Carlo Lavoie, sr., Auburn; Kramer Skidmore, sr., Olympia.

All-purpose – Tyler VanSligtenhorst, sr., Rogers.

Kicker – Jay Ubben, sr., Gig Harbor.

Click below for 4A honorable mention and the rest of the classes.

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Dave Gilbertson of Washington Wrestling Report has put together a list of the Top 20 senior wrestlers in the state. His top two are South Soung guys — Auburn’s Jake Swartz and Black Hills’ Jimmy Belleville.

Here’s what he had to say about both:

Jake Swartz

Background: A two-time state 3A champ Two-time Fargo medalist, Auburn’s Jake Swartz is my pick as Washington state’s most highly-rated recruit for the 2008-09 season. Swartz also placed in the top 5 at Fargo in both style in 2008 in the Junior 189 weight group. Swartz comes from a family

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