Manuel Plata

GOD, Family, Wrestling, UW football. Head Wrestling Coach at Chiawana HS

[Manuel Plata @dakesdad8113]

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[Todd Milles @ManyHatsMilles]

@varsitywanews Ex-Prosser quarterback Kellen Moore gives his @wiaawa hall of fame induction speech. @varsitywanews

[Manuel Plata @dakesdad8113]

Congrats Coach. Well deserved

[Todd Milles @ManyHatsMilles]

@varsitywanews Former Prosser football coach Tom Moore giving his @wiaawa hall of fame induction speech. @varsitywanews

[Jesus is Christ @JesusisChristX]

🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Jesus Christ is coming soon kindly Retweet to remind someone on your timeline.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

I’m a high school teacher. We have policies. Late work gets points deducted. Turn it in on time or take the hit. That’s how students learn responsibility. Senior year. Final paper worth thirty percent of the grade. Due Friday. Monday came. Still no paper from this one kid. Smart kid. Never missed assignments before.
Called him to my desk after class. “Where’s your paper?” He looked down. “I don’t have it” Waited. He didn’t elaborate. “You know this tanks your grade right? Might not graduate” He nodded. Still wouldn’t look at me. “Do you not care?” His voice cracked. “My dad died Thursday night. Heart attack. Paper was done. On my laptop. But I’ve been at the hospital. At the funeral home. I forgot. I just forgot.”
My chest tightened. “I’m so sorry. Why didn’t you tell me?” “Because it sounds like an excuse. Everyone has excuses.” He finally looked up. Eyes red. “Just fail me. I deserve it.”
Closed my gradebook. “Email me the paper tonight. Full credit. And take this week off. Come back when you’re ready.” He shook his head. “The policy—” “I’m the teacher. I make exceptions when life happens. Your dad died. That’s not an excuse. That’s a tragedy. Go home.”
He graduated. Top ten percent. Spoke at graduation. Mentioned a teacher who showed him that rules and compassion can coexist. I was in the audience. Crying.
Sometimes grace matters more than policy.

—Mr. Hayes, English teacher

[SportsLife Wrestling @SportsLifeW]

God is moving in wrestling. 🔥

Faith is showing up on the mat. 🙏

For years, Jose Campo has been walking alongside the men of United States men's freestyle wrestling team as their team chaplain. And what he’s seeing right now is powerful:

More wrestlers and coaches following Christ than at any other time in our nation’s wrestling history.

That’s not a coincidence.

When athletes pursue Christ with the same discipline they bring to the mat, something changes—character deepens, purpose sharpens, and impact grows far beyond wins and losses.

#SportsLife #KingdomImpact #InfuseLife #Chaplain #FaithInWrestling

[Chiawana Sports @Chiawana_RHawks]

Riverhawk Graduate Darion Johnson NCAA National Champion!

[WIBCA @WIBCA]

2026 Full Player of the Year Awards for each Classification. Voted on by Coaches.

[Mid-Columbia Conference @MCC_Athletics]

We're pleased to announce our All-Conference selections for Boys Wrestling!

[Tyrann Mathieu @Mathieu_Era]

If I was a high school football coach wrestling would be mandatory for all big guys on the team as track would be mandatory for all athletes on team.

[Luke Thompson @LukeTScribe]

A little more than 7 months after the death of beloved coach Brandie Valadez, her daughter Bella and the Zillah girls have won the program's first state championship by knocking off No. 1 King's 63-51. What a scene at the SunDome.

[Manuel Plata @dakesdad8113]

💯💯💯💯💯

[The Wrestling Room (Pat Mineo) @MrPatMineo]

Wrestling has always been more than a sport...

It’s the closest mirror to life itself.

On the mat, it’s just you.
No teammates to hide behind.
No shortcuts.
No excuses.

One mistake can feel like the end of the world.
One slip, one bad decision and suddenly you’re on your back, fighting to breathe, fighting to recover.

But here’s the truth:

We all rise.
We all fall.
We all get caught.
We all get humbled.

What defines us isn’t the moment we go down…
It’s what we do next.

Wrestling teaches you to endure.
To reset.
To fight for one more point, one more escape, one more chance.

That’s why our sport is unique.
It’s why wrestlers walk through life differently.
Because once you’ve stood alone in that circle with everything on the line…
You realize you can handle anything.

In wrestling, and in life, you’re never defined by the fall.

Only by the fight. 💪🏼

[The Wrestling Room (Pat Mineo) @MrPatMineo]

Wrestling has always been more than a sport...

It’s the closest mirror to life itself.

On the mat, it’s just you.
No teammates to hide behind.
No shortcuts.
No excuses.

One mistake can feel like the end of the world.
One slip, one bad decision and suddenly you’re on your back, fighting to breathe, fighting to recover.

But here’s the truth:

We all rise.
We all fall.
We all get caught.
We all get humbled.

What defines us isn’t the moment we go down…
It’s what we do next.

Wrestling teaches you to endure.
To reset.
To fight for one more point, one more escape, one more chance.

That’s why our sport is unique.
It’s why wrestlers walk through life differently.
Because once you’ve stood alone in that circle with everything on the line…
You realize you can handle anything.

In wrestling, and in life, you’re never defined by the fall.

Only by the fight. 💪🏼

[Manuel Plata @dakesdad8113]

@ManyHatsMilles @varsitywanews @wiaawa The Cissne brothers out of Chiawana are legit.

[Washington Athletics @UWAthletics]

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#GoHuskies x #HonorandSupport

[Dave “Softy” Mahler @Softykjr]

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[Austin Sommer @AustinSommer]

Pretty solid college game day sign!

[Manuel Plata @dakesdad8113]

@UWAthletics @UW_Football @WashingtonOnBTN this goes for you too. @bigten loves their wrestling.

[The Wrestling Room (Pat Mineo) @MrPatMineo]

Great @CollegeGameDay sign! 😆

[The Wrestling Room (Pat Mineo) @MrPatMineo]

Great @CollegeGameDay sign! 😆

[Manuel Plata @dakesdad8113]

@UDUBFAN23 @LockedOnHuskies Thank you. Finally someone said it

[Manuel Plata @dakesdad8113]

@JordanReffett @HoodHusky No it didn’t . Bad coaching by Fisch did. He didn’t give @jonahcoleman8 the ball when it counted most.