Todd Beamer beat Curtis, 54-24, after first trailing, 12-0, with the Vikings opening up with two pins. Then the Titans unloaded for some pins of their own on the visiting foe in a South Puget Sound League South match Thursday.

The Titans record stands at 5-2.

"It's a tough league," said Beamer head coach Brett Lucas.

It is. Rogers and Graham-Kapowsin each had wrestlers make it all the way to the state finals last year and the programs are both pretty close to top 10 in 4A.

"I don't know if they are top 10 but they are both very good teams," said Lucas.

Actually, so is Todd Beamer. They lost 45-25 to G-K.

"That was within reach," said Lucas. "I thought we had a shot against Rogers, too, actually. There were three or four matches within a couple points."

Lucas sees this year's team as potentially being better than last year's team that had a 4-3 record and sent six wrestlers to state.

"I'm hoping to send more than last year, at least seven," said Lucas, who mentioned his assistant coaches that help him a lot. They are Ben Thuney and Randy Burns. "We could have two or three state placers. It will depend on those that come ready to wrestle."

Lucas says this team has been good this season, ready to beat most teams.

"We have six seniors in the lineup," said Lucas. "They are the heart of our team. This is our fourth senior class. It is the biggest senior class. And five have been wrestling here all four years., that's a big part of our team."

What part do these guys play?

"Motivating, good role models," said Lucas.

Corey Obungen, at 140, is one that has beat a lot of wrestlers this season, not to mention last season and seasons before that as a freshman and sophomore. Obungen went 30-10 last year, a high mark for wins for the school in it's five year history. He is 21-8 so far this season. He went to state last year and that is his goal this year and more. He went out early last year at state.

"Last year I was glad to be there, this year let's get on that podium and be a state placer (top six)," Obungen said.

Obungen likes his team and, being a senior, will miss it.

"The team bonding is great. It reminds me of why I wrestle," said Obungen. "The guys around me. It is going to be sad to leave these coaches."

Thomas Nadrich, who used to be on the Titans basketball team, is a senior at the 189 class. He got a pin at 1:21, the quickest pin of the night. It was a good night for him though only his second win of the SPSL South season.

"I remember how fun wrestling was when I was in middle school. I wanted to come out here and do it again," said Nadrich.

David Sullivan is another good senior for the Titans, likely statebound. He won his match in a pin at 1:55 in the 215-pound class.

Trevor Simpkin won his wrestle by forfeit. He was one win away from being a state placer last year, losing 5-1 in the final 15 seconds of his match to get there.

"I have been sick the last couple of weeks. I am trying to keep my weight up," said Simpkin.

Simpkin likes his team, including Obungen.

"I like wrestling with Corey in practices," said Simpkin.

Simpkin may be the Titans' best hope at state, with a lot of other good hopes like Obungen.

"I am just trying to improve as much as I can and keep focused," said Simpkin.

Simpkin is 16-3. He went farthest for the Titans last year at state.

Vince Harteau, a senior at 125, won his match , 8-6, and is also likely to go to state. Incidentally, the score was 12-0 after the first two Viking pins but the next was a forfeit win for the Titans and then Harteau made it 12-9, Vikings. Another pin, at 130 pound weight class, gave freshman Joe Miller the win, and then Tyler Enos, at 135, won 19-12 to make it 19-12, Titans. Obungen (1:37) and Alex Crumley (4:33) successive pins and sophomore Ben Draeger's 16-0 technical fall put the score at 36-12.

Enos, who went to state last year, said he was having fun doing good things again on the mat.

"The coaches, people on the team, partners and everything (is fun)," he said.

Another pin on the night for the Titans came from sophomore Conner Gleason, who won at the 5:30 mark.

Lucas wanted to mention his coaches a little more than just in name for why this Titans program has gone from no wins to 4-3 last year and now 5-2 this time around.

"He (Thuney) just builds great relationships with them (the wrestlers)," said Lucas. "He makes wrestling fun and really trains them hard and knows what he is talking about, and also Randy Burns. He (Burns) has the kids probably do a 1,000 push ups. He gets them warmed up and ready."