Area Roundup: 14 Kelso wrestlers headed to state
Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:10 AM PST
By Staff
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E-mail this articleCAMAS ---- Five Kelso wrestlers won individual titles and the Hilanders kicked a truckload of sand in the faces of the other 15 teams in attendance at Saturday's Southwest 3A Regional wrestling tournament at Camas High School.
The Hilanders qualified 14 wrestlers (plus three alternates) for next weekend's Mat Classic state tourney at the Tacoma Dome after dominating with 357 team points. Olympic was second with 199.5, with Peninsula (184.5), Yelm (170.5) and Columbia River (100.5) rounding out the top five.
"We've never scored that many points at a regional tournament by far," Kelso coach Bob Freund said. "We've got a big challenge next weekend. We're taking 14, but we're going to have to place a tons of kids to take home a state trophy and make a run at Sedro-Woolley. But the kids punched their ticket. Hopefully we can get some nicks and bangs healed up, and come out ready to bang next weekend."
The 14 state qualifiers marks the highest total ever by Kelso. The previous high was 10.
Winning regional titles for the Scots on Saturday were: Jarad Miller (125 pounds), who pinned Andrew Sicate of Olympic in the first round; Andrew Buck (171), who pinned all three of his regional opponents in the first round, including Robert Harvey of Capital in the finals in just 59 seconds; Josh Miller (189), who beat Laurice Gerig of Olympic 7-1 in the title match; Kyle Hoppe (215), an 11-10 winner of Jayde Delgado of Peninsula for the championship; and Jared Cadwell (285), who edged Kevin Fiterek of Olympic 6-5 for the title.
Two other Hilanders took second. Mitch Giberson (130) gave defending state champ Mason May of Yelm all he could handle before losing 8-3 in overtime, and Ben Willis (145) fell to Ehli Keele of Peninsula 9-2.
Rounding out the state contingent for Kelso are Jason Baker (fourth at 112), Jordan Reimer (fourth at 119), Derek Spjut (third at 140), Jacob Sully (third at 160), Matt Parsons (fourth at 189), Josh Townsend (third at 215) and Jordan Jackson (fourth at 285).
Chris Britt (135), Mitchell Tate (140) and Tanner Davis (160) each placed fifth and will go to Tacoma as alternates.
3A GIRLS REGIONALS
Mendoza wears crown
TUMWATER ---- Veronica Mendoza of Kelso pinned White River's Leanna Holmes in the second round to win the 119-pound title at the Southwest 3A Regional girls wrestling tournament at Tumwater High School on Saturday.
Mendoza qualified for next weekend's Mat Classic state tourney at the Tacoma Dome, along with teammate Alisha Beach (285), who took second at regionals after losing to Rochester's Brittany Callie 7-2 in her title match.
Aly Wilson (103) and Emma Destromp (112) each placed fifth for Kelso, which took second as a team out of 31 schools. Hoquiam was the champion.
2A REGIONALS
Three Jacks, one Monarch, two Beavers head to state
CHEHALIS ---- Josh Berkenmeier of R.A. Long won the championship at 119 pounds to lead the local contingent of grapplers at the Southwest 2A Regional wrestling tournament Saturday at W.F. West High School.
It was Berkenmeier's second regional crown in three years. He also won it as a freshman two years ago. Berkenmeier placed fourth at last year's state tournament at the Tacoma Dome at 112 pounds, and will advance to the Dome for the third straight season along with two teammates.
Tha Keo of the Lumberjacks finished second after losing a tight 7-6 decision in the finals at 112. Keo, a senior, heads to state for the second time. Senior Mike Tran nabbed a state berth at 125 for the Jacks, losing to Jimmy Belleville of Black Hills 9-2 in the finals. Belleville is the defending state champ.
W.F. West easily won the team title. RAL was seventh with 72 points.
Freshman William Yordy (145) took fifth and heads to the Dome as an alternate. Sterling Yates (130) and Tyler Gonzalez (135) placed sixth.
"It was pretty exciting having three guys in the finals wrestling three matches in a row (at 112, 119 and 125)," said RAL coach Darin Dollemore. "The nice thing is, most of the kids we took are coming back next year."
Mark Morris' lone state representative will be Taylor Johnson, who made the 171 title match before losing to Arnie Anderson of Aberdeen in the final 30 seconds, 13-8. It was Johnson's second loss of the season.
Freshman 285-pounder Jacob Welch placed sixth.
"Taylor wrestled tough. His whole weight class was a real buzz-saw," MM coach Kalin Makaiwi said.
Woodland's Noe Alejo (125) and Kevin Robertson (130) each took third to advance to state. It's Alejo's second straight trip to Tacoma. Darin Jackman (160) placed fifth and will serve as an alternate.
2B REGIONALS
Mules send 7 to state
TUMWATER ---- Chris Mendez (160), James Lewis (152) and Brady Johns (135) came away with regional titles here Saturday to lead Wahkiakum to a third-place finish out of 16 teams at the Southwest 2B Regional wrestling tournament at Tumwater High School.
Seven Mules earned state berths, with one more going as an alternate.
"We brought 12 (to regionals) and we have eight going to state," Wahkiakum coach John Hannah said. "Seven qualifiers is the most we've ever had, so it was a good day for us."
Mendez won his title match 8-0 against Cory Wilbur of La Conner, Lewis won a 9-6 decision over Julio Alvarez of South Bend, and sophomore Johns won 16-7 in his championship match.
Taking second for the Mules were Kevin O'Connor at 103 and Jared McIntire at 112. Other state qualifiers were Joel Fudge at 140 and John Murphy at 145. Freshman Zack Schneider (140) took fifth and is a state alternate.
Concrete won the team title with 231 points, with Darrington (189), Wahkiakum (151), Ocosta (133) and Tacoma Baptist (115) rounding out the top five.
ORE. 3A DISTRICT
Six Columbians advance
CLATSKANIE ---- Three Rainier grapplers won titles and three more took second at the Oregon District 1 wrestling tournament Saturday.
Brandon Davidson (285) won his district championship match with a first-round fall, while Austin McGlone (171, 8-4 decision) and Billy Zimmerman (215, 2-1 decision) also claimed their weight classes.
Dalton Earlywine (140), Joel Stebbins (152) and Jesse Renoude (160) placed second to join the three district champs at next week's state tournament at the Salem National Guard Armory.
Other placers for Rainier were Jordan Smith (189), who lost an 11-10 decision to finish fourth, losing out on a state berth by one point, Mitch Johnson (fifth at 103), Christian Stremyello (sixth at 112), Ryan Rager (sixth at 125) and Jaffet Jefferson (sixth at 135).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Mules win to stay alive
TOUTLE ---- Evelyn Clark had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Jordyn Wirkkala added 13 points to lead Wahkiakum past Adna 67-54 in a Central 2B League girls basketball playoff game Saturday night.
Shelby Deaton grabbed 12 rebounds for the Mules (8-13), who made 27-of-57 shots from the field (47 percent) to earn a first-round district matchup at Willapa Valley on Tuesday night.
Mules 67, Pirates 54
WAHKIAKUM (67) -- Shelby Deaton 6, Sarah Jesperson 6, Evelyn Clark 11, Christina Heiner 3, Haley Boyce 8, Whitley Wirkkala 5, Courtney Helms 7, Rachel Fudge 3, Stephanie Johnson 5, Jordyn Wirkkala 13.
ADNA (54) -- Snyder 22, Elliott 5, Sandrini 2, Butcher 4, Harmon 11, Reed 8, Beasley 2.
Wahkiakum 20 18 13 16 -- 67
Adna 17 13 13 11 -- 54
Columbians finish 16-0
PORTLAND ---- Fourth-ranked Rainier completed a perfect sweep of the Lewis and Clark 3A League by holding off Portland Adventist 41-33 in girls basketball action Saturday.
Heidi Jackson had 16 points and seven rebounds, Mollee Schwegler chipped in 12 points and six assists, and Kayla Nagunst had nine points and seven boards for the Columbians (18-6, 16-0 league).
Rainier is off until next Saturday when it plays for the league's top seed to state.
Columbians 41, Cougars 33
RAINIER (41) -- Heidi Jackson 16, Mollee Schwegler 12, Kayla Nagunst 9, Brittany Wright 2, Megan Benson 2, Raeanne Hanks 0, Jessica Minium 0.
PORTLAND ADVENTIST (33) -- Key 10, Nelson 8, White 7, Grise 3, Paea 2, Johnson 2, Butler 1.
Rainier 10 10 9 12 -- 41
Adventist 4 5 10 14 -- 33
Tigers wallop Aardvarks
PORTLAND ---- Kyleigh Bates and Nikki Green each came up with double-doubles as Clatskanie secured a home playoff game by beating Oregon Episcopal 66-53 in a Lewis and Clark 3A League girls basketball game Saturday.
Bates had 17 points and 17 rebounds, while Green had 15 points and 15 boards. Ronni Villines added 16 points for the Tigers (12-10), who host a to-be-determined opponent Monday at 7 p.m.
Tigers 66, Aardvarks 53
CLATSKANIE (66) -- Kyleigh Bates 17, Ronni Villines 16, Anjelica Kent 7, Jessica Krotzer 2, Nikki Green 15, Maria Nolan 6, Adrianne Phillips 3.
OREGON EPISCOPAL (53) -- Leon 19, Wilson 13, Vanderwill 11, Black 9, Warfield 1.
Clatskanie 15 18 16 17 -- 66
Episcopal 12 14 16 11 -- 53
River Ridge mauls MM
LACEY ---- Jennifer Hamilton scored 13 points, but Mark Morris was no match for powerful River Ridge in a 69-52 loss here Saturday in a nonleague girls basketball game.
The Monarchs trailed 32-7 at halftime, but "played with more integrity in the second half," said MM coach Mike Poindexter.
Hawks 69, Monarchs 32
MARK MORRIS (32) -- Jennifer Hamilton 13, Samantha Johnson 8, Sadie Petersen 3, Jourdyn Wilson 2, Kelsey Urling 2, Randie Collette 3, Taryn Hoover 1, Elizabeth Stratton 0, Christy Polis 0, Caitlyn Lyon 0.
RIVER RIDGE (69) -- Blume 15, Russell 16, Sanders 9, Smith 7, Salvador 6, Rios 1, Walton 2, McDonald 6, Cobb 6.
Mark Morris 3 4 9 16 -- 32
River Ridge 14 18 17 20 -- 69
BOYS BASKETBALL
Free throws sink Rainier
PORTLAND ---- Rainier attempted only seven free throws, making six of them, while Portland Adventist rode a 24-of-38 performance at the line to a 58-47 victory over the Columbians here Saturday in a Lewis and Clark 3A League boys basketball game.
Bobby Harding and Cole Jackson had 12 points each for Rainier (12-11, 10-6 league), which finished tie for fourth in the Lewis and Clark and will host a playoff game Tuesday. Brandon Cataldo blocked six shots.
Aardvarks 58, Columbians 47
RAINIER (47) -- Hazze Walker 7, Cole Jackson 12, Jeff Schiedler 0, Kory Schuff 2, Carl Schiedler 3, Brandon Staehely 2, Bobby Harding 12, Daryl Paddock 3, Casey Bodenhamer 0, Brandon Cataldo 6.
PORTLAND ADVENTIST (58) -- Lewis 12, Damazo 5, Polk 2, Pholsean 12, Kim 3, Staph 0, Lingfoot 10, Bailey 14.
Rainier 8 13 13 13 -- 47
Adventist 17 10 19 11 -- 58
OES upsets Clatskanie
PORTLAND ---- Oregon Episcopal outscored top-ranked Clatskanie 24-10 in the fourth quarter and went on to upset the Tigers 56-49 in the final Lewis and Clark 3A League boys basketball game for both teams here Saturday.
Even with the loss, Clatskanie (21-2, 14-2 league) is the No. 1 team from the league and will play for the No. 1 seed to state next Saturday.
Conrad Ritchie scored 15 points, Scott Hodges had 12 points, seven steals and six assists, and Casey Doyle pulled down 12 rebounds for the Tigers, who made just 8-of-27 free throws in the game. Chris Reynolds also dished out six assists.
Cougars 56, Tigers 49
CLATSKANIE (49) -- Scott Hodges 12, Conrad Ritchie 15, Casey Doyle 9, Ethan Andrews 5, Andrew Mustola 4, Keith Youngblood 2, Luke Meyer 2, Chris Reynolds 0, Blake Salisbury 0, Trevor Marioni 0, Jason Somes 0, K.C. Taylor 0.
OREGON EPISCOPAL (56) -- Hernandez 14, Esters 12, Gale 18, Johnson 5, Godowski 4, Baker 2, Inskeep 1.
Clatskanie 18 11 10 10 -- 49
Episcopal 11 12 9 24 -- 56
JV report
Boys basketball
R.A. Long 58, Ridgefield 37 -- Kramer Street (14 points), Ryan MacArthur (12) and Taylor Woodruff (10) led the Jacks in scoring.
Girls basketball
Mark Morris 39, River Ridge 29 -- Rebekah Tilton scored 10 points, Ashlee Harris added nine and Brittany Cadwell chipped in eight for MM.
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