Eatonville’s Taylor Curtis Is A State Champ

One day after finishing in the top 12 in the state in her weight class at the WIAA’s Mat Classic state wrestling tournament for high school wrestlers, Eatonville’s Taylor Curtis donned a different color singlet as she prepared to battle in the 2019 WSWA Folkstyle State wrestling tournament at the Tacoma Dome on February 17th.

Curtis, a senior at Eatonville High School who wrestles in the 18U 112lb division, made quick work of her opponents to capture the title as State Champion.

Taylor proudly displaying her state championship medal. Photo courtesy of Theresa Curtis.

In her first match, she pinned her opponent at the 1:42 mark of the 1st round. In her 2nd match, she was facing a wrestler that had just finished 5th in state the day before. At the end of the 1st round, Taylor was in the process of taking her opponent to the ground, as she took her down, the opponents head slammed hard onto the mat rendering her unconscious. She had to be taken off the mat on a stretcher and was unable to continue the match.

In the semi-finals, Taylor again pinned her opponent in the 1st round at the 1:20 mark to move on to the championship match. In that match, she wasted no time and pinned her opponent in 37 seconds to become the 2019 WSWA Folkstyle State Champion.