Siuslaw seniors Elijah LaCosse and Christian Newlan have advanced to the championship semifinals of the Oregon Wrestling Association's 4A State Championships in Turner.

LaCosse, the No 5 seed at 145, pinned Marcos Grijalva of Ontario in 3 minutes, 17 seconds, in the first round and won by decision over No. 3 seed Parker McKibbon of Tillamook, 11-7, in the quarterfinals.

LaCosse advanced opposite No. 2 seed Savien Burk of Mazama.

Newlan, the No. 6 seed at 220, won by decision over Nicholas Igrah of Ontario, 4-0, and pinned No. 3 seed Joseph Baynard of Phoenix in the quarterfinals in 5:40.

Newlan will face No. 2 seed Lawson Talamantez of Seaside in the championship semifinals.

Siuslaw has eight wrestlers who qualified for the two-day event at Cascade High School.

Also competing are sophomore Oskar De la Mora, unseeded at 120; sophomore Hunter Petterson, the No. 6 seed at 132; senior Ryan Jennings, unseeded at 160; sophomore Mason Buss, unseeded at 170; freshman Dayne Muller, unseeded at 182, and junior JC Gentry, unseeded at 220.

Seven of the eight Vikings will be wrestling Saturday, two in the championship bracket, five in consolation.

Siuslaw currently is in 10th place in the team standings with 42 points.

OREGON WRESTLING ASSOCIATION
4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
June 25-26 at Cascade High School, Turner, OR
Siuslaw results

120 — Unseeded Yoskar De la Mora (3-3) placed sixth, scored 10 team points
lost by fall to No. 1 seed Hunter Smith, Banks, :48
pinned No. 8 seed Kyle Nichols, Henley, 3:26
pinned unseeded Baird Hagerty, Tillamook, 2:34
won in sudden victory -1 over unseeded Froylan Santiago, Ontario, 6-4
lost by fall to No. 3 seed Kai Carson, La Grande, 2:29
lost by decision to No. 6 seed Treyson Smith, Sweet Home, 5-0

132 — No. 6 seed Hunter Petterson (2-2) scored 5 team points
won by decision over Hayden Kunz, Sisters, 14-7
lost by fall to No. 3 seed Bradley Rieger, Tillamook, :46
pinned unseeded Tayton Miller, Cascade, 3:35
lost by decision to. No. 7 seed Colby Findley, Molalla, 7-5

145 — No. 5 seed Elijah LaCosse, senior
pinned unseeded Marcos Grijalva, Ontario, 3:17
won by decision over No. 3 seed Parker McKibbin, Tillamook, 11-7
pinned No. 2 seed Savien Burk, Mazama, 5:40
vs. No. 1 seed Brayden Newport, Sweet Home

160 — Unseeded Ryan Jennings (4-2) placed fifth, scored 12 team points
won by decision over No. 3 seed Cael White, Tillamook, 8-6
lost by decision to No. 6 seed Lance Van Hoose, Cascade, 5-2
won by major decision over unseeded Jared Miller, Sisters, 14-5
won by decision over unseeded Lamar Wood, La Grande, 8-1
lost by decision to No. 1 seed Emmett Henderson, Junction City, 9-3
pinned No. 4 seed Gilbert Whitlatch, Tillamook, 5:30

170 — Unseeded Mason Buss (5-1) placed third, scored 22 team points
pinned No. 7 seed Marcelo Camargo, Phoenix, :35
lost by decision to No. 2 seed Wyatt Livington, La Grande, 6-5
won by decision over unseeded Colin Switzler, Madras, 9-4
pinned No. 3 seed Rephael Mauck, Banks, 3:48
pinned unseeded Kaden Zajic, Sweet Home, :27
pinned No. 2 Wyatt Livingston, La Grande, 1:22

182 — Unseeded Dayne Muller (3-3) placed sixth, scored 8 team points
lost by fall to No. 1 seed Miquel Niemi, Tillamook, 1:06
pinned No. 8 seed Jacob Millers, Baker, 1:10
won by decision over unseeded Santi Roque, Woodburn, 11-6
won by decision over unseeded Charlie Crawford, Sweet Home, 1-0
lost by fall to No. 3 seed Ethan Spencer, Sweet Home, :56
lost by fall to unseeded Ezekiel Heaton, Mazama, 2:43

220 — Unseeded JC Gentry (0-2)
lost by fall to No. 4 seed Tanner Wells, McLoughlin, :56
lost by fall to unseeded Matthew McCoy, Henley, 2:34

220 — No. 6 seed Christian Newlan, senior
won by decision over unseeded Nicholas igrah, Ontario, 4-0
pinned No. 3 seed Joseph Baynard, Phoenix, 5:40
pinned No. 2 seed Lawson Talamantez, Seaside, 3:58