Girls tie for 4th, boys 10th at Grants Pass


The Siuslaw Vikings wrestlers shared fourth place among the girls and placed 10th among the boys Saturday in the Grants Pass Winter Kickoff.

Macali Cade (110 pounds), Bailey Overton (120) and Hayden Muller (140) had second-place finishes for the Lady Vikings, while Mason Buss (170) and Dayne Muller (195) had second-place finishes for the boys.

The six-athlete Lady Vikings team tied with Fortuna, Calif., with 62 points.

North Medford was first among the 24 girls teams with 102, followed by Del Norte of Crescent City, Calif., with 80 and Crater with 65.

The five-athlete Siuslaw boys totaled 82 points. First-place Grants Pass, with a tournament-high 19 athletes, scored 180.

Siuslaw's Cort Waggoner pinned all four of his opponents to win the 220-pound division as the Vikings finished eighth among 31 schools in the boys junior varsity tournament. Joel Sissel was third at 170 and Chance O'Brien fourth at 195.

Siuslaw next will compete Wednesday at a four-way meet at Marshfield.

GIRLS VARSITY

100 — Chris Hoover (0-4) placed third and scored 7 team points
Round 2: lost by fall to Ellie Morton, Philomath, 4:19
Round 3: lost by fall to Vanessa King, Hoopa Valley, Calif., :34

110 — Macali Cade (3-5) placed second and scored 12 team points
Round 1: lost by fall to Channel Schaad, Del Norte, Calif., :53
Round 2: pinned Haley Buskerud, North Bend, 1:31

120 — Bailey Overton (7-2) placed second and scored 20 team points
Quarterfinal: pinned Nevaeh Patterson, Rogue River, 1:29
Semifinal: pinned Alissa Roach, Del Norte, Calif., 2:21
Championship: lost by injury default to Estella Gutches, North Medford

125 — Rosa Velasco Mendez (0-6)
Quarterfinal: lost by fall to Makay Clark, Henley, 2:38
Consolation: lost by fall to Taylor Zwierlein, Del Norte, Calif., 1:47

135 — Brooke Olson (4-6) scored 3 team points
Quarterfinal: lost by fall to Isabella Prinslow, North Medford, :57
Consolation: pinned Gabriella Castellanos, Ashland, 2:33
Consolation: lost by fall to Kiana Patrick, North Medford, 4:48

140 — Hayden Muller (7-2) placed second and scored 20 team points
Quarterfinal: pinned Mariana Santiago, Willamette, :52
Semifinal: pinned Izzy Slaughter, Crater, :39
Championship: lost by decision to Megan Peterson, Hidden Valley, 10-3

BOYS VARSITY

132 — Ryan Clark (5-6) scored 4 team points
Round 1: lost by fall to Bryson Teal, North Valley, 2:51
Consolation: pinned Levi Morton, North Valley, 4:57
Consolation: lost by fall to Kyle Udet, South Medford, :28

138 — Hunter Petterson (9-7) scored 22 team points
Round 2: pinned Steven Justice, Etna Union, Calif., 1:50
Quarterfinal: lost by fall to Ty Havniear, Crater, 1:51
Consolation: pinned Tyson Myer, St. Bernard, Calif., 2:40
Consolation: pinned Ryan Ames, Hoopa Valley, Calif., 1:30
Consolation: won by injury forfeit over Jimmy Larsen, Dayton
Third-place: lost by decision to Owen Hull, Grants Pass, 7-4

160 — John Corser (1-4) scored 4 team points
Round 2: lost by fall to Logan Lee, Modoc, Calif., 1:49
Consolation: pinned Owen Mathewson, Phoenix, :33
Consolation: lost by decision to Patrick Latham, Ashland, 4-2

170 — Mason Buss (12-2) placed second and scored 26 team points
Round 2: pinned Caleb Dalke, South Medford, 1:22
Quarterfinal: pinned Taylor Casey, Mazama, :50
Semifinal: pinned Gage Blay, Grants Pass, 3:44
Championship: lost by decision to Ryan Johnston, Grants Pass, 5-0

195 — Dayne Muller (4-3)  placed second and scored 26 team points
Round 2: pinned Ezekiel Heaton, Mazama, 1:35
Quarterfinals: pinned Hayden Murphy, Rainier, 3:18
Semifinal: pinned Owen Townes, Grants Pass, 2:00
Championship: lost by fall to David Bowlin, Dayton, 2:48

SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Dec. 22 — at 4-Way Dual, Marshfield
Thursday, Jan. 6 — Sky-Em Dual Meet Championships at Siuslaw, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 8 — King of the Hill, Pleasant Hill, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 12 — Conference Duals at Philomath, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 15 — Nick Lutz Memorial Tournament at Siuslaw, 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 20 — at Junction City Three-Way Meet, 5 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 21-22 — at Bay City Duals, Marshfield
Wednesday, Jan. 26 — Conference Duals at Elmira
Saturday, Jan. 29 — at Newport, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 3 — vs. Stayton, Glenn Butler Court, 6 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 11-12 — District 2 Regional at Siuslaw
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 25-26 — OSAA State Championships, Cascade High School, Turner

ROSTER
Freshmen
Jordan Albin, 152
Aiden Armstrong, 285
Ty Bond, 138
Ryan Clark, 126
Ashlyn Hart, 130
Macali Lade, 120
Wesley Nicholls, 132
Leonardo Robertson, 145
Joel Sissel, 170
Austen Webb, 285
Sophomores
Makayla Freeman, 140
River Howell, 220
Dayne Muller, 135
Daniel Petrovic, 220
Rosa Velasco-Mendez, 130
Cort Waggoner, 220
Juniors
Mason Buss, 170
Ava Coggins, 115
Yoskar De la Mora, 120
Cayden Gray, 120
Julian Loftis, 220
Lucian Murphy, 160
Chance O'Brien, 220
Hunter Petterson, 138
Madison Petterson, 115
Jacob Welton, 138
Seniors
John Corser, 152
Dante Galli, 182
Jesus Garcia 182
JC Gentry, 285
Jessie Hoover, 100
Hayden Muller, 135
Brooke Olson, 135
Bailey Overton, 120
Coach: Neil Wartnik
Assistants: Chris Rupp, Chris LaCosse, Robert Forsythe, Stecher Buss