Both have had longstanding state-tournament success - the Cardinals in Class 2A, and Toppenish in Class 1A (and 2A before that). Both came into Mat Classic XXXVI with big-match champions - ones who came into the weekend on four-peat quests.

The match referee lifts up the arm of Orting’s Madison Watts after she defeated Aberdeen’s Felicia Bell to win the Class 2A, 125-pound state title on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Mat Classic XXXVI at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash. Pete Caster/Pete Caster / [email protected]

The 2A, 1A, 2B/1B boys’ and 2A, 1A/2B/1B girls’ state wrestling championships commenced Saturday at the Tacoma Dome. The 2025 Mat Classic XXXVI qualified only the best wrestlers