Iris Mucha, a West High senior who twice qualified for Alaska's state wrestling meet, proved she could pick on someone her own gender Saturday when she claimed the 126-pound national championship during the United States Girls Wrestling Association championships in Lake Orion, Mich.

Mucha claimed the crown with a 1-0 overtime win over Hilary Lucarelli of Ishpeming, Mich. She spent much of the weekend living on the edge as her four-match run to the title also included a 9-7 overtime victory over Michelle Ludwig of San Diego in the quarterfinals.

Mucha was one of six Alaskans competing and one of four who earned All-American honors in the meet. The place-winners included former Skyview High standout Melina Hutchison, who placed fourth in the collegiate national meet that was held in conjuction with the high school and middle school championships.

In other high school results, Shelby Brown of North Pole and Natasha Douglas of Wasilla both placed among the top eight in the 134-pound class after going head-to-head in the consolation round. Brown, who scored a second-round pin of Douglas, went on to place fifth, while Douglas rallied to win her seventh-place match.

Earlier in March, Jake Wade of Wasilla placed second in the 15-under, 172-pound class at the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Denver, Colo. Wade swept into the final with four straight victories before losing a decision to Tucker Lane of Redvale, Colo.

USGWA National Championships

At Lake Orion, Mich.

Alaska Results

College Championships

121 pounds -- Quarterfinals: Teresa Piotraowski, Guelph, d. Melina Hutchison, Menlo (Calif.) College, 3-1. Consolation: Hutchison t.f. Sarah Hayes, Cumberland, 10-0; Hutchison d. Audrey Pang, Princeton, 4-3, OT. Consolation semifinals: Hutchison t.f. Courtney Laford, Brock, 11-0. Third/fourth Place -- Desiree Lockhart, Pacific, d. Hutchison, 7-1.

High School Championships

122 pounds -- First Round: Danyele Hedin Kailua, Haw, d. Cortney Douglas, Wasilla, 12-4; Lauren Primiano, Wahiawa, Haw, d. Kaylee Johnson, Wasilla, 8-1. Consolation: Tiffany Mason, Englewood, Fla, won by injury default over Douglas; Johnson d. Shamaine Danner, Richmond, Mo., 5-4; Sarah Chavis, Columbia, SC, d. Johnson, 9-6.

126 -- Second Round: Iris Mucha, Anchorage, p. Lauren Yee, San Mateo, Calif., 1:07. Quarterfinals: Mucha d. Michelle Ludwig, San Diego, Calif., 9-7, OT. Semifinals: Mucha d. Meghan Cox, Kellogg, Idaho, 7-2. Championship: Mucha d. Hilary Lucarelli, Ishpeming, Michigan, 1-0, OT.

134 -- Second Round: Laurin Daniels, Vashon, Wash, d. Natasha Douglas, Wasilla, 8-4; Vanessa Oswalt, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, p. Shelby Brown, North Pole, 1:28. Consolation: Douglas p. Sheila McCabe, El Cajon, Calif., 4:02; Brown p. Candice Hornbeck, Yorktown, Va., :41; Douglas d. Beth Jezierski, Fort Gratiot, Mich., 7-3; Brown d. Alisha Zahn, Minneapolis, Minn., 9-4. Consolation Quarterfinals: Brown p. Douglas, 3:11. Consolation Semifinals: Laurin Daniels, Vashon, Wash., d. Brown, 6-2. 7th/8th Place: Douglas p. Carina Valle-Santana, Napa, Calif., 2:52. 5th/6th Place: Brown p. Tamica Jules, Amarillo, Texas, 3:56.

HOCKEY

No Aces make team

Bakersfield and Fresno each placed two players on the West Coast Hockey League all-star team, but no one from the Anchorage Aces made the team.

The Bakersfield Condors landed goaltender Kevin St. Pierre and forward Paul Willett on the team, announced Tuesday, while the Fresno Falcons were represented by defenseman Cory Murphy and forward Jason Weaver.

Other selections were Idaho Steelheads defenseman Scott Swanson and San Diego Gulls forward Mark Pederson.

St. Pierre, 27, had a record of 36-11-7 as of Tuesday and leads the league in save percentage (.930), wins (36), goals-against average (2.10), saves (1,518) and shutouts (4).

Willett, 33, is ranked third in the league in points (79) and second in assists (56) in 66 games. He was the league MVP three seasons ago and is a three-time WCHL all-star pick.

Weaver, 30, has a plus-minus rating of plus-29 and has scored 65 points in 53 games.

Murphy, 26, is the league's top goal-scoring defenseman with 15 goals and 36 assists in 68 games.

Swanson, 28, is four assists shy of tying the league mark for most assists by a defenseman (he has 60), and his 69 points in 66 games lead all defensemen.

Pederson, 35, leads the league in hat tricks (4), game-winning goals (8) and is the fifth-leading scorer with 72 points in 60 games.