CHS grapplers Marquette Cunningham (left) and Deven Ogden are tri-district champs. (Photo courtesy Cunningham)
They’re mat kings.
Despite not having a wrestling program of its own, Coupeville High School will send two grapplers to the state tournament this year.
Wolves Marquette Cunningham and Deven Ogden, who trained, traveled, and competed with 1A South Whidbey during the regular season, broke off Friday to begin their own postseason journey.
The duo went to Darrington to compete in the District 1/2/3 tourney for 2B/1B wrestlers, with both capturing individual titles.
Cunningham wrestles at 132 pounds, while Ogden hits the mat in the 165-pound classification.
Overall, CHS, with just two wrestlers, finished fifth in the team standings, while Darrington held off Muckleshoot Tribal for the title.
Concrete and Friday Harbor finished third and fourth, respectively, in the team standings.
With tri-district titles in hand, Cunningham and Ogden advance to the state championships, with Mat Classic XXXVII set for the Tacoma Dome.
The 2B/1B portion of the tourney goes down Feb. 20-21, with brackets released next week.
Coupeville Sports 
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