Vikings sophs LaCosse, Newlan post pins


Siuslaw sophomore Elijah LaCosse

Sophomores Elijah LaCosse and Christian Newlan posted pins to highlight Siuslaw Vikings wrestling Saturday at the North Bend Coast Classic.

LaCosse pinned Owen Reding of North Salem in 2 minutes, 13 seconds at 138 pounds, while Newlan pinned Tobias Cook of Liberty in 4:35 at 182 pounds.

None of the seven Vikings in the elite two-day meet placed. Newlan scored 7 of Siuslaw's 23 team points, LaCosse and sophomore 126-pounder Brady Libby 6 points each and senior 170-pounder Riley Jennings 4.

The North Bend meet featured 30 schools, including a number of defending state champions.

Next up for the Vikings is the Grants Pass Winter Kickoff this coming Friday and Saturday.

Siuslaw results, over two days:

126 — Brady Libby (4-3 for season) scored 6 team points
Pinned Alejandro Wilson-Menjivar, Clackamas, 5:47
Lost by fall to Hunter Mode, Crook County, 1:11
Lost by fall to Logan Childers, Grants Pass, :56
138 — Elijah LaCosse (5-3) scored 6 team points
Lost by fall to James Anderson, Bend, 2:52
Pinned Chris Lynch, Clackamas, 1:34
Pinned Owen Reding, North Salem, 2:13
Lost by decision to Uriel Rodriguez, Century, 8-3
145 — Zekiah Hunt (1-4)
Lost by fall to Johnny Ryan, Clackamas, :56
Lost by fall to Elijah Haley, Hidden Valley, 2:19
152 — Louis Gentry (1-4)
Lost by fall to Ethan Miller, North Medford, 1:53
Lost by fall to Benjamin Sather, Crook County, 1:39
170 — Riley Jennings (4-3) scored 4 team points
Won by decision over Drew Swenson, Cottage Grove, 7-5
Lost by decision to Logan Doman, Canby, 11-9
Lost by major decision to Garrett Bond, Crook County, 11-3
182 — Christian Newlan (3-3) scored 7 team points
Lost by technical fall to Dustin Brown, Hidden Valley, 15-0
Won by injury default over Anthony Alvarado, West Salem, 4:06
Pinned Tobias Cook, Liberty, 4:35
Lost by major decision to Kolby Lavin-Williams, Douglas, 18-8
285 — Matthew Horrillo (2-3)
Lost by fall to Mickey Sierra, Henley, 1:02
Lost by fall to Jacob Mertes, North Salem, 3:23

VIKINGS SCHEDULE

Friday-Saturday, Dec. 14-15 — Grants Pass Winter Kickoff, 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 18 — Siuslaw's Central Coast Invitational with North Bend, Reedsport, time to be announced
Saturday, Jan. 5 — Bend Invitational, 8 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 11 — Siuslaw at Sky-Em Dual Championship, Junction City, noon
Saturday, Jan. 12 — Siuslaw at Sutherlin Wrestling Classic, time to be announced
Tuesday, Jan. 15 — Siuslaw 3-way with Siletz Valley, Toledo, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 19 — Nick Lutz Memorial Invitational, Siuslaw, 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 22 — Siuslaw at Philomath/Alsea, time to be announced
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 25-26 — Cottage Grove Invitational, time to be announced
Thursday, Jan. 31 — Siuslaw Senior Night Duals with South Eugene, South Umpqua, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 2 — Siuslaw at OWC Duals, Philomath, 10 a.m.
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 8-9 — Special District 2 Regional Championships, Junction City

VIKINGS ROSTER
Girls
Freshmen (2)

  • Hayden Muller
  • Bailey Overton

Sophomore (1)

  • Adrianna Edwards

Junior (1)

  • Kinga Bugajska, exchange student from Poland

Boys
Freshmen (3)

  • Rohn Butler
  • John Corser
  • JC Gentry

Sophomores (7)

  • Hector Garcia
  • Zekiah Hunt
  • Ryan Jennings
  • Elijah LaCosse
  • Brady Libby
  • Christian Newlan
  • Isaiah Seeley

Juniors (7)

  • Gavin Fletcher
  • Louis Gentry
  • Antwan Ho
  • Matthew Horrillo
  • Pedro Infante
  • Ricky Loza
  • Logan York

Senior (1)

  • Riley Jennings