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Seven wrestlers, one alternate advancing to state meet

Moksha Vijay, Staff Photographer

February 15, 2026

Coppell takes down El Paso at the Coppell High School arena on Feb. 6. The Cowgirls controlled the meet with a final score of 248 points.

The Coppell boys and girls wrestling team delivered a powerful performance at the Class 6A Region I Meet on Friday and Saturday at CHS Arena.

In girls wrestling, the Cowgirls excelled in one of the state’s deepest regions. Senior Trinitee Hobbs (third place, 100-pound class), senior Hailey Kennedy (third place, 120) Elizabeth Cummings (third place, 125), sophomore Isabella Malcolm (second, 135) senior Ishitha Malladi (third, 145) and senior Elizabeth Urick (third, 155) advance to the Class 6A State Meet on Friday and Saturday at the Berry Center in Cypress.

Coppell boys wrestling results - Class 6A Region I Meet

120 class

Liam Urick (27-16) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Alejandro Marin (El Paso Coronado) 36-20 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Liam Urick (Coppell) 27-16 (UTB 4-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Liam Urick (Coppell) 27-16 won by decision over Abdulaziz Omar (Arlington Bowie) 24-13 (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Soloman Johnson (Arlington) 39-9 won by decision over Liam Urick (Coppell) 27-16 (Dec 10-4)

132 class

Owen Elmer (9-11) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Leonides Fernandez (El Paso Eastwood) 38-4 won by fall over Owen Elmer (Coppell) 9-11 (Fall 3:14)
Cons. Round 1 – Rudy Carrisales (Arlington) 25-15 won by decision over Owen Elmer (Coppell) 9-11 (Dec 10-5)

138 class

Sebastian Ramos (36-14) placed 5th and scored 16.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Sebastian Ramos (Coppell) 36-14 won by fall over Christopher Shelton (Arlington Lamar) 31-15 (Fall 4:46)
Quarterfinal – Andrew Tarango (El Paso Eastwood) 45-3 won by tech fall over Sebastian Ramos (Coppell) 36-14 (TF-1.5 2:29 (18-1))
Cons. Round 2 – Sebastian Ramos (Coppell) 36-14 won by decision over Andres Cuellar (Northwest Eaton) 31-17 (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Sebastian Ramos (Coppell) 36-14 won by fall over Peyton Clark (Hurst Bell) 30-11 (Fall 1:45)
Cons. Semi – Sebastian Ramos (Coppell) 36-14 won by fall over Eli Garrett (Weatherford) 41-16 (Fall 4:23)
3rd Place Match – Ashton Gonzales (Northwest Nelson) 33-5 won by tech fall over Sebastian Ramos (Coppell) 36-14 (TF-1.5 3:12 (16-0))
4th Place Match – Braden Trang (Southlake Carroll) 32-15 won by decision over Sebastian Ramos (Coppell) 36-14 (Dec 10-7)

150 class

Liam Gatlin (29-10) place is unknown and scored 5.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Angel Patino (Keller Central) 19-6 won by fall over Liam Gatlin (Coppell) 29-10 (Fall 2:33)
Cons. Round 1 – Liam Gatlin (Coppell) 29-10 won by fall over Delfino Alambar (Arlington Houston) 3-3 (Fall 1:52)
Cons. Round 2 – Liam Gatlin (Coppell) 29-10 won by tech fall over Edrin McGhee (Euless Trinity) 28-15 (TF-1.5 3:50 (24-8))
Cons. Round 3 – Jack Butler (Lewisville Flower Mound) 39-15 won by decision over Liam Gatlin (Coppell) 29-10 (Dec 9-3)

157 class

Duncan Ross (37-6) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Duncan Ross (Coppell) 37-6 won by fall over Tyler Salsbury (Arlington Martin) 9-19 (Fall 3:05)
Quarterfinal – Diego Ramirez (El Paso Pebble Hills) 45-7 won by decision over Duncan Ross (Coppell) 37-6 (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Adrian Prieto (El Paso Eastwood) 26-20 won by fall over Duncan Ross (Coppell) 37-6 (Fall 2:37)

165 class

Pedro Ibarra (40-10) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Pedro Ibarra (Coppell) 40-10 won by fall over Alexander Shorter (Arlington) 10-13 (Fall 1:42)
Quarterfinal – Carlo Alvarado (El Paso Pebble Hills) 41-11 won by major decision over Pedro Ibarra (Coppell) 40-10 (MD 13-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Pedro Ibarra (Coppell) 40-10 won by decision over Sebastian Chavez (El Paso Eastwood) 31-14 (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 3 – Pedro Ibarra (Coppell) 40-10 won by decision over Felipe Rizo (Keller Timber Creek) 20-11 (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Semi – Pedro Ibarra (Coppell) 40-10 won by decision over Corban Chen (Southlake Carroll) 36-17 (Dec 10-6)
3rd Place Match – Pedro Ibarra (Coppell) 40-10 won by major decision over Carlo Alvarado (El Paso Pebble Hills) 41-11 (MD 14-5)

175 class

Jackson Bright (18-9) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Josiah Marquez (El Paso Coronado) 32-18 won by major decision over Jackson Bright (Coppell) 18-9 (MD 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Jackson Bright (Coppell) 18-9 won by tech fall over Pedro Martignoni (Wolfforth Frenship) 21-14 (TF-1.5 4:01 (15-0))
Cons. Round 2 – Aadyn Simon Neal (Arlington Lamar) 37-15 won by decision over Jackson Bright (Coppell) 18-9 (Dec 7-1)

190 class

Max Tatsumi (28-10) place is unknown and scored 6.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Matthew Key (Wolfforth Frenship) 22-8 won by major decision over Max Tatsumi (Coppell) 28-10 (MD 13-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Max Tatsumi (Coppell) 28-10 won by fall over Damian Dorado (El Paso Socorro) 13-10 (Fall 0:27)
Cons. Round 2 – Max Tatsumi (Coppell) 28-10 won by fall over Gabriel Meza (Arlington Martin) 10-7 (Fall 3:59)
Cons. Round 3 – Elias Aguirre (Northwest Eaton) 29-19 won by fall over Max Tatsumi (Coppell) 28-10 (Fall 3:00)

215 class

Ethan Pate (29-16) place is unknown and scored 4.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Ethan Pate (Coppell) 29-16 won by decision over Joshua Johnson (Lancaster) 4-4 (Dec 15-10)
Quarterfinal – Zacary Adams (El Paso Eastwood) 33-9 won by fall over Ethan Pate (Coppell) 29-16 (Fall 1:59)
Cons. Round 2 – Ethan Pate (Coppell) 29-16 won by tech fall over Julian Hernandez (El Paso Socorro) 12-7 (TF-1.5 3:34 (17-0))
Cons. Round 3 – Sebastian Aslam (Lewisville Marcus) 36-10 won by fall over Ethan Pate (Coppell) 29-16 (Fall 1:44)

Coppell junior Pedro Ibarra finished third in the 165-pound class to advance and join the six Cowgirls in Cypress. Sophomore Sebastian Ramos’s fifth place finish in the 138 class earned a spot as an alternate.

Hobbs lost the semifinal against El Paso Franklin’s Jubilee Rendon. Rendon went in aggressive, with a pattern of takedowns and escapes, ending the match from a technical fall.

Kennedy, with 115 career wins, was pinned in the semifinals by Nayeli Ortiz. Kennedy came back strong in the cons round, placing third in regionals after pinning Wolforth Frenship’s Joslyn Sabinas. Cummings wrestled from the championship round all through consolation rounds, placing third against Wolfforth Frenship’s Kristianna Boyum after pinning in the second period.

Malcolm battled through all three rounds reaching the championship match, but got pinned by Daniela Hernandez from a pin in the second period. Malcolm is 62-13 entering her junior year.

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Moksha Vijay, Staff Photographer

Moksha Vijay is a first year member of The Sidekick. She takes particular interest in photography and designing. She loves to dance and drink caffeine. When she’s not working on an assignment for The Sidekick, she’s at color guard practice or listening to music. You can contact her through email at [email protected] or on Instagram at @mokshavijay4.

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