Who is the top WIAA wrestling program in 2025-26? Top two contenders met for thunderous say

Reigning 4A champion Tahoma and 2A champion Orting grapple for 'unofficial all-classification' title in Cardinals' gymnasium Thursday night

By most accounts, the best two WIAA programs — 4A champion Tahoma and 2A champion Orting — met up Thursday for a late-season dual meet. The Bears won, 40-22, including this win by Braxton Baker, left, at 106 pounds. (Todd Milles / VarsityWA)

ORTING, Wash. — Wrestling is the stable provider of some of the most dramatic and tension-filled moments in high school sports.

So, it was no wonder the ubiquitous Jody Coleman put on his promoter’s hat this week to sauce up the final home dual match of the season — his four-time defending Class 2A champion Orting Cardinals taking on the two-time 4A champion Tahoma Bears — as the “unofficial all-classification” state championship showdown.