Bumming around town with Bill Bumerton

Bumerton is a retired Navy fighter pilot who had been missing in action for several years while he traversed the globe looking for greener grass. He discovered the grass is only greener here (it’s blue in Kentucky), so he returned to again take charge of his 1954 green Hudson Hornet that had been in storage, refilled his pipe, and is continuing his smokin’ ways. Here is what he recently told us at the Sports Paper.

 

Big Dawg, I know you don’t like to list everybody who competes in a sport because it would take too much space, and because society is best when I focus on who won. But just this time I want you to list all the local kids who competed in state freestyle and the Greco-Roman championships. If you refuse, you don’t get to ride in the Green Hornet anymore, and I know you relish those moments when we ride around town counting the potholes. You’ll do it? Unbelievable. You have gotten old. Older then sin. Now go get me a tall latte.  All the following information has been supplied by Ty Michaelson, coach of the Northwest Washington Wrestling Club.  …  Kitsap County’s Youth Wrestlers Best in Washington. Forty-three young athletes representing Kitsap County and the mighty Northwest Washington Wrestling Club (NWWC) traveled to the Tacoma Dome on May 3, to compete among Washington’s top freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers at the Washington  Freestyle & Greco-Roman State Championships. The annual state tournaments drew over 1400 wrestlers from 97 teams throughout the state. .. The NWWC’s Brandon Forster of Port Orchard, age 16, and Haley Michaelson of Bremerton, age 13, each won individual Freestyle State Titles while Diego Clemen of Bremerton, age 10, Seth Dawkins of Tacoma, age 10, Thor Michaelson of Bremerton, age 10 and Cole Tate of Belfair, age 10, went undefeated for the day, winning both Freestyle & Greco-Roman State Titles. Michaelson also received the prestigious Triple Crown Award by finishing first in all three state wrestling tournaments in 2014 (folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman). As a team, NWWC won the 2014 Freestyle Team Title and placed second at the Greco-Roman Championships. … In total, 35 NWWC wrestlers placed in the top-8 and returned home with medals. Bantam through Cadet-age medalists also earned the right to compete for Team Washington at the 2014 USAW Kids/Cadet Western Regional Championships in Pocatello, ID over the week of June 15th. Here are the club’s results, get out your reading glasses Big Dawg:  2014 Washington Freestyle State Championships:

Carson Tate, Belfair, Pee Wee, 35 lbs, Placed 3rd
Magnus Michaelson, Bremerton, Pee Wee, 37 lbs, Placed 4th
Jonathan Robles, Port Orchard, Pee Wee, 43 lbs, Placed 2nd
Zane Wilson, Bremerton, PeeWee, 45 lbs, Placed 4th
Andrew Gizzi, Bremerton, PeeWee, 47 lbs, Placed 4th
Autumn Carter, Bremerton, PeeWee, 48 lbs, Placed 3rd
Louis Minick, Bremerton, Bantam, 40 lbs, Placed 3rd
Cameron Becraft, Bremerton, Bantam, 45 lbs, Placed 4th
Harley Westholt, Port Orchard, Bantam, 55 lbs
Peter Pauly, Bremerton, Bantam, 60 lbs
Stone Hartford, Port Orchard, Bantam, 60 lbs, Placed 5th
Noah Carter, Bremerton, Bantam, 65 lbs
Tavis Reidel, Port Orchard, Bantam, 75 lbs, Placed 3rd
Savannah Sinclair, Bremerton, Intermediate, 50 lbs, Placed 3rd
Preston Smith, Silverdale, Intermediate, 55 lbs, Placed 5th
Curtis Spears, Bremerton, Intermediate, 55 lbs
Mitchell Neiner, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 55 lbs, Placed 2nd
Quinn Lawrence, Poulsbo, Intermediate, 55 lbs, Placed 3rd
Cole Tate, Belfair, Intermediate, 55 lbs, Freestyle State Champion
Amari Medina, Bremerton, Intermediate, 60 lbs
Donnie Schwendeman, Gig Harbor, Intermediate, 60 lbs
Lars Michaelson, Bremerton, Intermediate, 60 lbs, Placed 2nd
Andrew Carter, Bremerton, Intermediate, 65 lbs
Emilia Rojas, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 75 lbs, Placed 6th
Coby Vaughan, Grapeview, Intermediate, 75 lbs, Placed 3rd
Thor Michaelson, Bremerton, Intermediate, 75 lbs, 5X Freestyle State Champion
Yasmin Hernandez, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 80 lbs, Placed 6th
Seth Dawkins, Tacoma, Intermediate, 80 lbs, 2X Freestyle State Champion
Diego Clemen, Bremerton, Intermediate, 95 lbs, 2X Freestyle State Champion
Matthew Chichester, Bremerton, Intermediate, 103 lbs, Placed 6th
Derrick LeValley, Port Orchard, Novice, 60 lbs, Placed 5th
Taylor Hernandez, Port Orchard, Novice, 65 lbs, Placed 2nd
Bob Houpt, Poulsbo, Novice, 70 lbs, Placed 2nd
Alex Sinclair, Bremerton, Novice, 75 lbs, Placed 7th
Vince Nabors, Port Orchard, Novice, 75 lbs
Randy Rutledge, Bremerton, Novice, 80 lbs
Colby Amick, Belfair, Novice, 112 lbs, Placed 6th
Haley Michaelson, Bremerton, Schoolgirl, 105 lbs, Freestyle State Champion
Luis Clemen, Bremerton, Schoolboy, 112 lbs, Placed 6th
Damien Saldana, Silverdale, Schoolboy, 152 lbs, Placed 3rd
Caden Haga, Bremerton, Cadet, 106 lbs
Elizabeth Schwendeman, Gig Harbor, Female Cadet, 115 lbs, Placed 4th
Elizabeth Schwendeman, Gig Harbor, Junior Women, 117 lbs, Placed 3rd
Brandon Forster, Port Orchard, Junior, 126 lbs, Freestyle State Champion

2014 Washington Greco-Roman State Championships:
Peter Pauly, Bremerton, Bantam, 60 lbs
Stone Hartford, Port Orchard, Bantam, 60 lbs, Placed 2nd
Savannah Sinclair, Bremerton, Intermediate, 50 lbs, Placed 3rd
Preston Smith, Silverdale, Intermediate, 55 lbs
Mitchell Neiner, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 55 lbs, Placed 4th
Quinn Lawrence, Poulsbo, Intermediate, 55 lbs, Placed 3rd
Cole Tate, Belfair, Intermediate, 55 lbs, Greco-Roman State Champion
Lars Michaelson, Bremerton, Intermediate, 60 lbs, Placed 2nd
Thor Michaelson, Bremerton, Intermediate, 75 lbs, 2X Greco-Roman State Champion
Seth Dawkins, Tacoma, Intermediate, 80 lbs, Greco-Roman State Champion
Diego Clemen, Bremerton, Intermediate, 95 lbs, Greco-Roman State Champion
Taylor Hernandez, Port Orchard, Novice, 65 lbs, Placed 3rd
Bob Houpt, Poulsbo, Novice, 70 lbs, Placed 2nd
Alex Sinclair, Bremerton, Novice, 75 lbs, Placed 7th
Vince Nabors, Port Orchard, Novice, 75 lbs, Placed 6th
Colby Amick, Belfair, Novice, 112 lbs, Placed 4th
Luis Clemen, Bremerton, Schoolboy, 112 lbs
Brandon Forster, Port Orchard, Junior, 126 lbs, Placed 2^nd