Oregon high school wrestling state tournament: Live updates, Day 1 (2/22/2024)
The Oregon high school wrestling state championships take place Thursday through Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, and SBLive Oregon will be there to provide unparalleled coverage.
Tournament previews: Class 6A | Class 5A | Class 4A | Class 3A | Class 2A/1A | Class 6A/5A Girls | Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Girls
Check this post throughout the day for live updates from Day 1. The 4A, 3A, 2A/1A and 4A/3A/2A/1A Girls action is scheduled to begin around noon. (The 6A, 5A and 6A/5A Girls tournaments begin Friday.)
Photo by Taylor Balkom
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LIVE UPDATES
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Read the complete Day 1 recap here
4A/3A/2A/1A Girls Team: La Grande in good shape to win its first title, scoring 50 points for the Day 1 lead and advancing 8 to the semifinals (1 more is still alive in the consolation but must beat a semifinal loser to secure a podium finish). It's tight behind the Tigers, with 11 teams all within 11 points of one another, and none having more than four wrestlers still alive in the bracket.
2A/1A Team: Willamina is well-positioned to win its first title since 2018, leading with 65.5 points, advancing 9 semifinalists and having a 10th still alive in consolation (only 4 medal, so anyone alive in consolation will need to beat a semifinal loser to make the podium). Illinois Valley still has hope to repeat with 4 semifinalists and 3 consolation for 42 points but will need all to go right tomorrow. Toledo (40, 6, 1) and Camas Valley (36, 4, 2) also in good shape to make podium.
3A Team: Harrisburg running away with the title, with 140 points (almost double Banks in second place), 10 semifinalists and 5 more who will make the podium after the blood round. Banks (77.5, 5 semifinalists, 2 consolation), Burns (68, 4, 3) and defending champ La Pine (63.5, 6, 0) look like they'll battle for the final three podium spots.
4A Team: The top 4 have separated themselves from pack after the conclusion of the blood round that determined the 6 wrestlers who'll make the podium tomorrow. Sweet Home leads with 164 points, has 9 semifinalists and 4 alive in the consolation rounds. Crook County (137.5 points, 5 semifinalists, 5 consolation), La Grande (95.5, 8, 1) and Cascade (89.5, 6, 2) are well-poised to take home trophies.
Current team leaders:
2A/1A Willamina
3A Harrisburg
4A Sweet Home
4A/3A/2A/1A Girls La Grande
Still have half of the consolation quarterfinals to go.
2A/1A 285: Kolby Coxen of Toledo gets the pin to make it a 14 for 14 afternoon for the top seeds in the quarterfinals.
2A/1A 144: Another Toledo wrestler, Christian Retherford, advances to Friday's semis.
2A/1A 190: Ash Blomstrom of Toledo keeps his unbeaten season going with a third-round pin in quarterfinals.
4A/3A/2A/1A Girls: Meek's win makes top seeds 14 for 14 advancing to semis.
4A/3A/2A/1A Girls 235: On kitty-corner mats, returning champions Brianna Meek of North Valley and Mallory Lusco of Grant Union win to remain on course for final.
3A boys: Every top seed that advanced to the quarterfinals (13 in all) are through to the semifinals.
4A boys: Quarterfinals are over. Top seeds are 14 for 14 in advancing to Friday's semifinals.
4A 190: Gavin Sandoval of Crook County has to work for it, but the top seed is through to the semifinals with a 6-1 decision.
4A/3A/2A/1A Girls 110: Top seed Katelynn Leonard of St. Helens goes the distance but gets through to the semifinals with a 6-2 decision against Crook County's June Conner. Next for Leonard is a semifinal against returning state champion Macali Lade, whose loss at district meant she is a No. 4 seed.
3A 106: Harrisburg's Andrei Donyari follows his upset of the top seed by pinning Warrenton's Kyle Bond in 49 seconds to reach the semifinals.
4A 120: Kyle Sieminski of Sweet Home opens his bid to become his school's first 4-time champion with a 59-second pin.
3A 144: And a third junior who's halfway to becoming a 4-time champion, La Pine's Devon Kerr, closed out his first-round match with a fall in 1:45.
3A 126: Not to be outdone, another two-time champion, Burns junior Kale Cornell, pins Jonny Rice of Rainier in just 25 seconds.
3A 120: Two-time champion Harrisburg junior Luke Cheek needs just 15 seconds to advance out of Round 1
3A 106: DOWN GOES NO. 1 Andrei Donayri of Harrisburg earns an 11-4 decision against top seed Kempton Richardson of Burns. A big boost to the Eagles' title chances and a blow to the Hilanders.
2A/1A 190: Toledo's top seed Ash Blomstrom opens defense of his title and remains undefeated with a 41-second pin.
2A/1A 132: Top seed Zak Chatelain of Nestucca had to work for his first-round win, getting a 3-0 decision against Oakland's Tyler Garner.
4A/3A/2A/1A Girls 100: Top seed Zoe Brewer of Willamina breezes through to the semifinals with a 65-second pin of La Pine's Cortanie Hendry.
2A/1A 120: Micah Martinho's hopes of becoming a 4x state champion go by the wayside as the Illinois Valley junior has to medically forfeit out of the tournament.
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The following wrestlers received first-round byes:
CLASS 2A/1A
106: James Conn (Illinois Valley), Evan Burns (Imbler), Justin Foster (Illinois Valley), Kaden Williams (Camas Valley), Josh Crowell (Regis), Landyn Fincher (Elgin)
113: Mike Miller (Illinois Valley), Luke Mendenhall (Crane), Garrett White (Illinois Valley), Eden Stanton (Willamina), Justin Kilman (Colton), Hunter Buck (Pine Eagle)
120: Harley Hardison (Lowell), Kevin Sanchez (Nestucca), Tanner Dilworth (Monroe), Luke Patterson (Enterprise/Wallowa), John Fosmark (Culver), Micah Martinho (Illinois Valley)
126: Tanner Joyce (Crane), Thadius Brown (Culver), Trevin Truesdell (Monroe), Adoniyah Stanton (Willamina), Talen Schaffer (Illinois Valley), Lane Hill (Camas Valley)
132: Jayden McNall (Joseph), Kadin Allen (Elgin), Jonavin Keller (Oakridge), Joel Rodriguez (Bonanza/Lost River), Logan Gerding (Toledo), Tegan Slavens (Nestucca)
138: Trevor Wolf (Vernonia), James Denson (Pine Eagle), Wyatt Dayton (Santiam), Jerett Waddel (Grant Union/Prairie City), Owen Roberts (Monroe), David Ode (Camas Valley)
144: Christian Retheford (Toledo), Irwyn Murguia (Irrigon), Romel Isiordia (Willamina), Jaycen Marois (North Douglas/Yoncalla), Nate Baurer (Colton), Wyatt Tigner (Central Linn), Draven Marsh (Nestucca)
150: Ryan Griffin (Illinois Valley), Bear Doman (Crane), Kaden Konovalov (Willamina), Seth Lamell (Camas Valley), Hasstin Nelson (Crow), Tegan Evans (Enterprise/Wallowa)
157: Aaron Loughead (North Douglas/Yoncalla), Jozia Williams (Illinois Valley), Quinn Hill (Nestucca), Cameron Russell (Willamina), Orrin Reid (Willamina), Zachary Brown (Heppner)
165: Cannon McLeod (Vernonia), Eli Maley (Crane), Cash Habre (Colton), Elijah Vanderpool (North Douglas/Yoncalla), Coen Egner (Oakland), Sam Platz (Union/Cove)
175: Ty McLaughlin (Elgin), Noah Whitney (Oakridge), Jacob Parsons (North Douglas/Yoncalla), Xander Olman (Irrigon), Taylor Crawford (Clatskanie), Alex Finley (Grant Union/Prairie City)
190: Lee Brainard (Oakridge), Josiah Moreno (Irrigon), Kaden Thompson (Camas Valley), Kye Bilyeu (North Douglas/Yoncalla), Byrce Williardt (North Lake), Mark Nusom (Regis)
215: Cody Vance (Toledo), Coby Holmes (Culver), Bennie Ayala (Irrigon), Ben Imdicke (Colton), Jonathan Padgett (Myrtle Point), Thomas Bischoff (Regis)
285: Kolby Coxen (Toledo), Kane Lemberton (Gold Beach), Gavyn Andall (Regis), Rhyne Nelson (Willamina), Austin Wells (Irrigon), Logan Clayburn (Myrtle Point)
CLASS 3A
106: Kyle Bond (Warrenton), Joshua Filipi (Sutherlin), Robbie Stockton (Brookins-Harbor), Andres Mendoza (Jefferson)
113: Talan Bryant (Yamhill-Carlton), Conway Montgomery (Santiam Christian), Ahston Archer (Elmira), Braylen Evjen (Taft)
120: Tobijah Mauck (Banks), Jace Thompson (Banks), Henry Barnes (Burns), Lyosha Mitchell (Creswell)
126: Emiliano Sanchez (Taft), Sam Schmidgall (Santiam Christian), Carter Van Meter (Sisters), Kanoa Machin (La Pine)
132: River Nygren (Santiam Christian), Connor McCarty (Scio), Dallen Duncan (McLoughlin), Trayson Truesdell (Harrisburg)
138: Russell Dickerman (Scio), Leonardo Robertson (Siuslaw), Tyler Waldron (Douglas), Tateum Peters (South Umpqua)
144: Isaac Talmadge (Harrisburg), Redden Lym (Lakeview), Cooper Yensen (McLoughlin), Lane Gilbert (Banks)
150: Luke Baker (Nyssa), Parker Lang (Coquille/Bandon), Jeremy Ness (Santiam Christian), James Turner (Banks)
157: Wyatt Jackson (Banks), Aiden Espinoza (North Valley), Ryder Sturgell (Warrenton), Masyn Lindsey (McLoughlin)
165: Wyatt Cox (Vale), Levi Qualin (Warrenton), Derek Katon (Rainier), Cache Montgomery (La Pine)
175: Easton Kemper (Burns), Ryan Pew (Elmira), Kase Schaffeld (Vale), Devon Sturgell (Warrenton)
190: Tucker Christiance (Elmira), Jacob Logan (South Umpqua), Dayne Muller (Siuslaw), Alex Neto (Neah-Kah-Nie)
215: Seth Gallego (North Valley), Jacob Atteberry (La Pine), Joe Weil (Burns), Brock Barron-Perreira (Glide)
285: Allen Rodriguez (Riverside), Bowen Johnson (La Pine), Tim Ferch (South Umpqua), Carl Orchard (Corbett)
CLASS 4A/3A/2A/1A GIRLS
100: Zoe Brewer (Willamina), Carleigh Radke (La Grande), Ellie Morton (Philomath), Kiya Roe (Knappa), Alexis Cruz (Cascade), Gracie Williams (Harrisburg)
105: Lacatia Mason (Four Rivers), Amelia Sullens (Sweet Home), Dora Galindo (La Grande), Sarah Gonzales (North Valley), Tessa Garrick (Baker/Powder Valley), Olivia Farris (Elgin)
110: June Conner (Crook County), Kasey Neal (Rainier), Macali Lade (Siuslaw), Bethany Dunn (North Marion), Emily Zamudio (Scio), Paxton Steele (Harrisburg)
115: Julia Kessi (Newport), Riley Stubbs (Lakeview), Lyndie Isaacson (La Grande), Abby Riggs (Siuslaw), JoLee Oakes (Grant Union), Taylor Echeverria (Crook County)
120: MaKenna Duran (Crook County), Delanie Burton (North Valley), Jacie Lathrop (Elgin), Paisley Cordiner (Crook County), Lily Ridgley (Harrisburg), Riley Watkins (Sweet Home)
125: Natalie Baker (Clatskanie), Arianna Flores (Sutherlin), Abigail Mardock (Nyssa), Jessica Easterly (Douglas), Averi Fisher (Echo), Ava Eddy (Henley)
130: Payton Perry (Vale), Brooklyn Wilson (Douglas), Lily Key (Rainier), Rilley Robinson (La Grande), Madison Holder (Cottage Grove), Lydia Wright (Sweet Home)
135: Sariah Zepeda (Gervais), Paige Allen (La Grande), Jade Seymour (La Pine), Kirsten DeLazerda (Estacada), Jennalyn Kruger (Creswell), Lilly Collins (Baker/Powder Valley)
140: Ava Collins (Vale), Lily Bishop (Sweet Home), Danin Lacouture (Siuslaw), Aurianna Van Houten (Oakland), Chloe Comerford (North Marion), Quincey Ludwig (Lakeview)
145: Jessica Williams (Vale), Kaylene Zajic (Sweet Home), April Lopez (Crane), Riley Allison (La Pine), Lainey Wolfe (La Grande), Megan Peterson (Hidden Valley)
155: Hannah Henderson (Harrisburg), Kaylianna Mazzucchi (North Bend), Marli Lind (Baker/Powder Valley), Jane Lacouture (Siuslaw), Lucy Camacho (Imbler), Sadie Risseeuw (Willamina)
170: Joie Wernegreen (Hidden Valley), Maddy Armstrong (La Grande), Sydnee King (Junction City), Ambar Benito (North Marion), Addison Josi (Tillamook), June Highburger (Elmira)
190: Lilliyan Jaramillo (Rogue River), Aliyah Sauceda (Dayton), Sivanna Hodge (Grant Union), Paige Baker (Willamina), Lexi Martin (Hidden Valley), Ylyana Sandoval (Crook County)
235: Hannah Travis (Central Linn), Sialafua Polamalu (Douglas), Chloe Wilson-Claassen (Irrigon), Mallory Lusco (Grant Union), Lizabeth Henderson (Mazama), Stephanie Romero (Irrigon)
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