Wrestling: Spates takes second at state

Douglas High junior Dillon Spates took second place at the state wrestling championships in Las Vegas over the weekend.

He fell to Reno freshman Joey Lavalee 15-8 in a rematch of the Northern 4A final after advancing to the championship round on a 20-4 technical fall over Eldorado's DeAngelo Yates and a 6-1 decision over Damonte Ranch's Spencer O'Neil.

130-pounder Michael Sepulveda advanced to the consolation semifinals with a 10-2 win over Arbor View's Brandon Brian but the road ended there with a 10-5 loss to Palo Verde's Robert Buckhannon. The Douglas senior lost 10-7 to eventual state champion Alexander Aniciente of Las Vegas.

Douglas junior Patrick Miller fell 10-5 to Valley's Oscar Flores in the consolation semifinals after a promising start to the tournament. Miller pinned his first-round opponent Leo McCormick of Pahrump in 1:35, but lost to eventual state-champion Treylor McElhaney of Las Vegas in the second round.