Five Colfax wrestlers onto state at Tacoma Dome

Up against opponents who beat them before, three Colfax High wrestlers won redemptive matches to make the state tournament at the Tacoma Dome.

Thomas Newton, Mitch Barney, Kevin Knauff, Evan Lord and Ray Compton go to state.

None of the three have made it there before. They join two other Colfax qualifiers for state along with one alternate.

Senior Thomas Newton of St. John had missed making state for the past three years by one match every time. This year, his last, he fought to beat Josey Anderson of Reardan 12-10 to make it to Tacoma in the 138-pound class. The match was for fifth-place in...