Back-to-back wrestling tournaments were exactly what the doctor ordered, Coach Steve Thorpe said after the Huskies swept their opponents at the Weisbrodt Invitational in Lebanon Friday, Dec. 15, then followed that up with a 4-1 performance at the Thurston Tournament Saturday.
Both were dual meet-format tournaments, pitting Sweet Home against other teams in standard team competition.
The Huskies’ only loss was 47-27 to Thurston, a 5A Division power.
Thorpe said he particularly appreciated the Lebanon tournament, where the Huskies wrestled Junction City from their league, winning 64-18; Woodburn, which will join the Oregon West Conference next year along with Sweet Home, a 55-18 win for the Huskies this time; Lebanon, which was depleted somewhat by sickness and injury and lost 55-21 to Sweet Home; and Cascade, a regional challenger, whom the Huskies beat 43-31.
“For me, you can substitute how great that is for us,” Thorpe said of the Weisbrodt tournament. “We wrestle a league opponent, we wrestle a team that’s going to be in our league, we wrestle one of the toughest teams in our region and then we wrestle our next door neighbor. It’s good.”
He said the back-to-back competition is helping to toughen the Huskies up for bigger events down the road, such as the Oregon Classic and the regional and state tournaments.
“I’m proud of how our guys competed,” he said.
Freshman Keegan Fox had a good weekend, losing only one match at 113 pounds. Senior Bryce Coulter was undefeated at 182 pounds and Travis Thorpe also went both days without a loss, at 138, including a quick pin of North Eugene’s Alex Nolan, who was a regional champ last year.
“We were a depleted line-up,” Steve Thorpe said. “We were missing some guys. We had some guys step in and I was really proud of the resiliency of our team.
“We’re starting to click. We’re starting to do some things we need to do to be successful. We’ve gotta be inspired by that, but also have to be dissatisfied and find ways to win matches we shouldn’t.
Next up for the Huskies are the Northwest Duals at the Linn County Fairgrounds Dec. 28-29, featuring 36 teams from Oregon and Washington. Matches start at 9 a.m.
Thurston Dual Meet Invitational Results
Thurston 47, Sweet Home 27
106 – Treyson Smith (SH) pinned Trevor Selby (T) 3:36; 113 – Gavin Sherrill (T) pinned Keegan Fox (SH) 1:09; 120 – Zane Stewart (T) pinned Connor Ford (SH) 0:29; 126 – Manuel Monroy (T) maj. dec. Jackson Royer (SH) 14-3; 132 – Robbie Yunke (SH) pinned Dylan Averill (T) 0:52; 138 – Travis Thorpe (SH) pinned Calvin Royce (T) 1:11; 145 – Seth Morales (T) pinned CJ Mitchell (SH) 0:27; 152 – Shane Teigen (T) dec. Ricky Yunke (SH) 11-6; 160 – Austin Watson (T) maj. dec. Boe Baxter (SH) 13-4; 170 – Nich James (SH) dec. Kaleb Roach (T) 7-3; 182 – Bryce Coulter (SH) pinned Coby Wedmore (T) 0:33; 195 – Avery Jaramillo (T) won by forfeit; 220 – Colton Hallett (T) pinned David McMullen (SH) 2:49; 285 – Brian Jenkins (T) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 66, North Eugene 12
106 – Treyson Smith (SH) pinned Tristen Boyle (NE) 4:20; 113 – Keegan Fox (SH) pinned Jason Weiss (NE) 1:01; 120 – Connor Ford (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Jackson Royer (SH) pinned Ishmael Blas (NE) 2:58; 132 – Robbie Yunke (SH) pinned Jake Cramer (NE) 1:13; 138 – Travis Thorpe (SH) pinned Alec Nolan (NE) 0:49; 145 – Kolby Bearden (NE) pinned CJ Mitchell (SH) 2:58; 152 – Ricky Yunke (SH) pinned Ben Patterson (NE) 1:40; 160 – Boe Baxter (SH) pinned Everett Chandler (NE) 0:58; 170 – Nich James (SH) pinned Kyle Hendrix (NE) 2:35; 182 – Bryce Coulter (SH) pinned Gage Rehberger (NE) 0:34; 195 – Kane Ettel (NE) won by forfeit; 220 – Double Forfeit; 285 – David McMullen (SH) pinned Logan Gambill (NE) 1:19.
Sweet Home 66, Springfield 9
106 – Treyson Smith (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Keegan Fox (SH) pinned Juan Ramirez (S) 0:17; 120 – Connor Ford (SH) pinned Dillon Warner (S) 1:31; 126 – Jackson Royer (SH) won by forfeit; 132 – Robbie Yunke (SH) won by forfeit; 138 – Travis Thorpe (SH) pinned Isaac McCallister (S) 0:26; 145 – CJ Mitchell (SH) pinned James DiFranco (S) 1:38; 152 – Ricky Yunke (SH) pinned Benjamin King (S) 1:12; 160 – Josiah Luna-Rodriguez (S) dec. Boe Baxter (SH) 7-5; 170 – Nich James (SH) pinned Isaac Barrager (S) 1:39; 182 – Bryce Coulter (SH) pinned Augustus Beeler (S) 0:35; 195 – Double Forfeit; 220 – David McMullen (SH) pinned Bryan Portillo (S) 1:09; 285 – Joshua Mitchell (S) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 63, Lowell 6
106 – Treyson Smith (SH) pinned Tristan Garcin (L) 3:10; 113 –Keegan Fox (SH) pinned Justin Corp (L) 1:43; 120 – Connor Ford (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Jackson Royer (SH) won by forfeit; 132 – Robbie Yunke (SH) pinned Kent McIntosh (L) 1:16; 138 – Travis Thorpe (SH) dec. Kasey Erwin (L) 8-3; 152 – Ricky Yunke (SH) won by forfeit; 160 – Boe Baxter (SH) won by forfeit; 170 – Nich James (SH) pinned Nate Roat (L) 1:43; 182 – Bryce Coulter (SH) won by forfeit; 195 – Double Forfeit; 220 – David McMullen (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – Thomas Talamantes-Ward (L) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 66, Cottage Grove 18
106 – Treyson Smith (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Keegan Fox (SH) pinned Richelle Rolfe (CG) 0:21; 120 – Connor Ford (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Jackson Royer (SH) pinned Chance Ralston (C) 0:27; 132 – Aaron Boitz (CG) pinned Robbie Yunke (SH) 0:48; 138 – Travis Thorpe (SH) pinned Fernando Soto-Cruz (CG) 1:14; 145 – CJ Mitchell (SH) pinned Levi Boitz (CG) 1:23; 152 – Ricky Yunke (SH) pinned Travis Thomas (CG) 0:44; 160 – Boe Baxter (SH) pinned Drew Swenson (CG) 0:30; 170 – Nich James (SH) pinned Nate Farrell (CG) 1:20; 182 – Bryce Coulter (SH) won by forfeit; 195 – Trace Nelson (C) won by forfeit; 220 – David McMullen (SH) pinned Austin Dempsey (CG) 1:06; 285 – Adam Lamb (CG) won by forfeit.
Lebanon Weisbrodt Invitational Results
Sweet Home 55, Woodburn 18
106 – Treyson Smith (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Keegan Fox (SH) pinned Aiden Lopez (W) 1:34; 120 – Sergio Mendez (W) pinned Connor Ford (SH) 3:02; 126 – Jackson Royer (SH) maj. dec. Wesley Vasquez (W) 10-1; 132 – Robbie Yunke (SH) pinned Freddy Hernandez (W) 0:38; 138 – Travis Thorpe (SH) pinned Angel Acevedo (W) 1:14; 145 – Giovanni Bravo (W) pinned CJ Mitchell (SH) 4:29; 152 – Ricky Yunke (SH) pinned Cesar Torres (W) 0:44; 160 – Boe Baxter (SH) pinned Israel Paniagua (W) 1:18; 170 – Nich James (SH) dec. Chris Serrano (W) 6-5; 182 – Bryce Coulter (SH) pinned Angel Gomez (W) 0:20; 195 – Levi Baird (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Edwin Garcia (W) pinned David McMullen (SH) 0:51; 285 – Double Forfeit.
Sweet Home 55 Lebanon 21
106 – Treyson Smith (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Keegan Fox (SH) won by forfeit; 120 – Wyatt Richardson (L) pinned Connor Ford (SH) 0:34; 126 – Jackson Royer (SH) pinned Tanner Vogt (L) 0:43; 132 – Robbie Yunke (SH) pinned Damien Rash (L) 0:20; 138 – Travis Thorpe (SH) won by forfeit; 145 – CJ Mitchell (SH) maj. dec. Marick Best (L) 13-3; 152 – Ricky Yunke (SH) dec. Cody Klient (L) 3-0; 160 – Boe Baxter (SH) pinned Justin Bledsoe (L) 2:50; 170 – Chase Miller (L) dec. Nich James (SH) 7-0; 182 – Bryce Coulter (SH) won by forfeit; 195 – Keith Brown (L) won by forfeit; 220 – David McMullen (SH) pinned Alec Fillmore (L) 1:04; 285 – Malachi Lee (L) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 64, Junction City 18
106 – Evan Potter (JC) pinned Treyson Smith (SH) 1:26; 113 – Keegan Fox (SH) pinned Zane Shadrick (JC) 2:29; 120 – Connor Ford (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Jackson Royer (SH) pinned Alejandro Ayala (JC) 0:41; 132 – Robbie Yunke (SH) won by forfeit; 138 – Travis Thorpe (SH) pinned Henry Casarez (JC) 1:04; 145 – CJ Mitchell (SH) pinned Tanner Crane (JC) 3:08; 152 – Ricky Yunke (SH) maj. dec. Tanner Gibson (JC) 11-1; 160 – Boe Baxter (SH) pinned Brandon Andresen (JC) 1:58; 170 – Nich James (SH) won by forfeit; 182 – Bryce Coulter (SH) won by forfeit; 195 – Levi Baird (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Antheny Widmiaer (JC) pinned David McMullen (SH) 3:51; 285 – John Dover (JC) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 43, Cascade 31
106 – Daniel Moore (C) dec. Treyson Smith (SH) 7-4; 113 – Keegan Fox (SH) won by forfeit; 120 – David Villegas (C) pinned Connor Ford (SH) 5:45; 126 – Jackson Royer (SH) pinned Joesph Baxter (C) 0:33; 132 – Noah Thompson (C) maj. dec. Robbie Yunke (SH) 13-2; 138 – Travis Thorpe (SH) dec. Kane Nixon (C) 3-0; 145 – CJ Mitchell (SH) pinned Joey Casiano (C) 3:06; 152 – Kade VanDeHey (C) pinned Ricky Yunke (SH) 1:01; 160 – Boe Baxter (SH) maj. dec. Israel Martinez (C) 11-1; 170 – Noah Moore (SH) won by forfeit; 182 – Nich James (SH) won by forfeit; 195 – Bryce Coulter (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Louie Sanchez (C) pinned David McMullen (SH) 1:04; 285 – Macoy Christman (C) won by forfeit.