Sweet Home’s wrestlers placed 10th out of 37 teams Dec. 29 and 30 at the Northwest Duals hosted by West Albany at the Linn County Expo Center.
The Huskies finished 4-1 in their pool, their only loss on Tuesday going to Chiawana of Washington, 41-32.
That put them into the championship bracket on Wednesday, where they won two and lost two, to Hillsboro, 49-27, and to North Marion, 37-34, a match Coach Steve Thorpe said “We shouldn’t have lost.”
“I honestly believe there were two duals there we should have won,” Thorpe said of the Chiawana and North Marion matches. “That’s one of those details that at this time of year we know where we need to improve.”
Tyrel Miller, wrestling at 145 and 152 pounds, went 9-0, with two forfeits and seven pins, giving up only two offensive points in the process.
“He was very ‘on,’” Thorpe noted.
Also having a good couple of days was 220-pounder Dalton Doerfler, who went 7-2, beating some “good wrestlers,” Thorpe said.
“He had some big wins. It’s nice to have that on the upper end.”
He said he appreciated his team’s willingness “to do what they were asked to” in lineup shifts during the dual matches.
“Jake Porter is doing a lot of that. It’s very nice,” he said.
Also making Thorpe happy is how seniors such as Miller, Kobe Olson, Joe Rasmussen and Gavin Baskin are delivering quality wins for the team, he said.
“When seniors start winning matches like that, you’re a better team,” he said.
Rasmussen lost by falls in his first two matches, then pinned his next six opponents before losing his final match decision. Baskin finished with four pins and Olson finished with three falls and two major decisions.
Olson lost a major decision Peyton Bell of Hillsboro and by a fall to Cache Campbell of Silverton, but Thorpe noted that Bell is a defending state champion and Campbell is a three-time state placewinner.
“Those are the matches we’re trying to find at this time of the year,” Thorpe said.
Friday the Huskies will participate in the first-ever Papé Linn County Championships, hosted by Lebanon, which includes all high school wrestling teams in the county. Matches start at 9 a.m.
“Michael Cox, from Lebanon, put all the work into it,” Thorpe said. “It was his idea. It builds wrestling in the area.
“We’re pretty excited about what we’ve got going on. Moving into the second half of the season, we’ll start narrowing down our goal, tuning up. We know that what happens in February is what matters.”
Pool Round – Day One
Sweet Home 66, Centennial 17
106 – Robert Watkins (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Phillip Kue (Centennial) won by tech fall over Robbie Yunke (SH); 120 – John Elder (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Kobe Olson (SH) won by forfeit; 132 – Ricky Yunke (SH) pinned Seth Sherell (Centennial) 3:48; 138 – Tyler Wagner (Centennial) pinned Joe Rasmussen (SH) 3:46; 145 – Tyrel Miller (SH) won by forfeit;
152 – Jake Porter (SH) pinned Josh Rodriguez (Centennial) 0:35; 160 – Kaden Peterson (SH) won by forfeit; 170 – Bryson Denver (SH) won by forfeit; 182 – Baseem Saad (Centennial) pinned Devin Stafford (SH) 3:04; 195 – Daniel Rooney (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Dalton Doerfler (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – Gavin Baskin (SH) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 52, Harrisburg 21
106 – Robert Watkins (SH) pinned Riley Suttles (Harrisburg) 1:37; 113 – Chance Hendrickson (Harrisburg) dec. Robbie Yunke (SH) 8-2; 120 – John Elder (SH) pinned Mason Rouillard (Harrisburg) 0:30; 126 – Kobe Olson (SH) maj. dec. Grant Laiblin (Harrisburg) 9-1; 132 – Justin Davison (Harrisburg) dec. Ricky Yunke (SH) 6-4; 138 – Dax Bennett (Harrisburg) pinned Joe Rasmussen (SH) 1:07; 145 – Tyrel Miller (SH) won by forfeit; 152 – Jake Porter (SH) won by forfeit; 160 – Zach Howell (Harrisburg) pinned Kaden Peterson (SH) 2:48; 170 – Layten Briggs (Harrisburg) dec. Bryson Denver (SH) 5-0; 182 – Devin Stafford (SH) won by forfeit; 195 – Daniel Rooney (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Dalton Doerfler (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – Gavin Baskin (SH) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 60, Sherwood 19
106 – Robert Watkins (SH) pinned Haden Munson (Sherwood) 1:23; 113 – Robbie Yunke (SH) pinned Clayton Wengert (Sherwood) 0:29; 120 – Gavin Jolley (Sherwood) pinned John Elder (SH) 0:54; 126 – Halen Jolley (Sherwood) maj. dec. Kobe Olson (SH) 17-5; 132 – Ricky Yunke (SH) pinned Donovan Elledge (Sherwood) 0:18; 138 – Joe Rasmussen (SH) pinned Eric Ritchie (Sherwood) 1:05; 145 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Andrew Mabry (Sherwood) 0:15; 152 – Jess Hatfield (Sherwood) dec. Jake Porter (SH) 9-7; 160 – Kaden Peterson (SH) won by forfeit; 170 – Bryce Coulter (SH) pinned Reilly Heckenberg (Sherwood) 1:12; 182 – Devon Chesbrough (Sherwood) pinned Devin Stafford (SH) 4:10; 195 – Daniel Rooney (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Dalton Doerfler (SH) pinned Jackson Barton (Sherwood) 2:23; 285 – Gavin Baskin (SH) pinned Nic Garrison (Sherwood) 1:52.
Sweet Home 51, Silverton 25
106 – Jacob Whitehead (Silverton) maj. dec. Robert Watkins (SH) 13-0; 113 – Robbie Yunke (SH) pinned Valentin Garcia (Silverton) 1:26; 120 – John Elder (SH) pinned Isaac Carbajal (Silverton) 0:15; 126 – Cache Campbell (Silverton) pinned Kobe Olson (SH) 0:16; 132 – Austin Reed (Silverton) dec. Tyler Fincher (SH) 10-4; 138 – Ricky Yunke (SH) dec. Matthew Schonbachler (Silverton) 5-3; 145 – Joe Rasmussen (SH) pinned Tabor Tarpley (Silverton) 0:24; 152 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Daniel Kuznetsov (Silverton) 0:25; 160 – Jake Porter (SH) pinned Braden Sinn (Silverton) 0:36; 170 – Bryson Denver (SH) won by forfeit; 182 – Wyatt Patrick (Silverton) pinned Hunter Rooney (SH) 1:50; 195 – William McMahon (Silverton) won by forfeit; 220 – Dalton Doerfler (SH) pinned Alex Gaspar (Silverton) 0:20; 285 – Gavin Baskin (SH) pinned Zachary Milstead (Silverton) 0:18.
Chiawana (Wash.) 41, Sweet Home 32
106 – Robert Watkins (SH) maj. dec. Kevin Llamas (Chiawana) 9-0; 113 – Robbie Yunke (SH) pinned Morgan McFee (Chiawana) 0:28; 120 – John Elder (SH) maj. dec. Kobe Santoyo (Chiawana) 13-4; 126 – Kobe Olson (SH) pinned Israel Romero (Chiawana) 4:36; 132 – Erick Lucero (Chiawana) maj. dec. Tyler Fincher (SH) 13-2; 138 – Jon Miranda (Chiawana) dec. Ricky Yunke (SH) 7-6; 145 – Joe Rasmussen (SH) pinned Mateo Tome (Chiawana) 1:09; 152 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Victor Sulva (Chiawana) 1:03; 160 – Bryce Buckley (Chiawana) pinned Jake Porter (SH) 1:31; 170 – Corey Johnson (Chiawana) maj. dec. Bryson Denver (SH) 18-7; 182 – Clayton Silvers (Chiawana) pinned Devin Stafford (SH) 1:27; 195 – Mason Partlow (Chiawana) won by forfeit; 220 – Kameron Silvers (Chiawana) pinned Dalton Doerfler (SH) 1:30; 285 – Levi McBride (Chiawana) pinned Gavin Baskin (SH) 0:55.
Top 16 Bracket – Day Two
Hillsboro 49, Sweet Home 27
106 – Kevin Mathews-Garza (Hillsboro) pinned Robert Watkins (SH) Time not listed; 113 – Robbie Yunke (SH) dec. Cole Seimon (Hillsboro) 8-6; 120 – Jaiven Rodriguez (Hillsboro) pinned John Elder (SH) 0:22; 126 – Peyton Bell (Hillsboro) maj. dec. Kobe Olson (SH) 14-5; 132 – Jose Valero (Hillsboro) pinned Dillon Stutzman (SH) 2:50; 138 – Ricky Yunke (SH) pinned Caden Smith (Hillsboro) 2:17; 145 – Joe Rasmussen (SH) pinned Eddie Kalamau III (Hillsboro) 2:26; 152 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Nathan Bradley (Hillsboro) 0:12; 160 – Gabe Schade (Hillsboro) pinned Jake Porter (SH) 3:44; 170 – Kobe Smith (Hillsboro) dec. Bryson Denver (SH) 15-9; 182 – Sage Roundtree (Hillsboro) won by forfeit; 195 – Jarred Eichstadt (Hillsboro) won by forfeit; 220 – Dalton Doerfler (SH) pinned Enrique Guerra (Hillsboro) 0:58; 285 – Nicholas Beede (Hillsboro) pinned Gavin Baskin (SH) 1:53.
Sweet Home 43, Century 36
106 – Robert Watkins (SH) pinned Tanner Morris (Century) 3:16; 113 – Robbie Yunke (SH) maj. dec. Richard Monterroso (Century) 15-6; 120 – John Elder (SH) pinned Blake Baccay (Century) 5:16; 126 – Kobe Olson (SH) pinned Blake Stiefel (Century) 1:33; 132 – Ricky Yunke (SH) pinned Keaton Johnson (Century) 0:33; 138 – Joe Rasmussen (SH) pinned Terrell Jackson (Century) 2:16; 145 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Josh Grant (Century) 1:30; 152 – Jake Porter (SH) dec. Ty Simko (Century) 9-2; 160 – Elias Baxter (Century) pinned Kaden Peterson (SH) 1:06; 170 – Dylan Hansen (Century) pinned Bryson Denver (SH) 2:34; 182 – JJ Perez (Century) pinned Devin Stafford (SH) 0:38; 195 – Jamarcus Grant (Century) won by forfeit; 220 – Jacob Garibaldo (Century) pinned Dalton Doerfler (SH) 1:35; 285 – Chris Beadle (Century) pinned Gavin Baskin (SH) 0:28.
Sweet Home 51, Thurston 29
106 – Robert Watkins (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Max Corzine (Thurston) won by tech fall over Robbie Yunke (SH) 16-0; 120 – Alex Llamas (Thurston) pinned John Elder (SH) 2:15; 126 – Kobe Olson (SH) pinned Bailey Akins (Thurston) 1:12; 132 – Ricky Yunke (SH) pinned Seth Morales (Thurston) 0:45; 138 – Joe Rasmussen (SH) pinned Austin Watson (Thurston) 2:44; 145 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Kalvin Freese (Thurston) 1:01; 152 – Brady Bigbee (Thurston) pinned Oscar Hernandez (SH) 3:54; 160 – Jake Porter (SH) dec. Gavin Borke (Thurston) 9-7; 170 – Bryson Denver (SH) won by forfeit; 182 – Chris Sacrison (Thurston) pinned Devin Stafford (SH) 0:29; 195 – Colten Hallett (Thurston) won by forfeit; 220 – Dalton Doerfler (SH) pinned Jackson Casteel (Thurston) 1:24; 285 – Gavin Baskin (SH) pinned Zackery Walker (Thurston) 1:48.
North Marion 37, Sweet Home 34
106 – Robert Watkins (SH) pinned Cristian Ramirez (North Marion) 1:05; 113 – Kyle McConkey (North Marion) pinned Robbie Yunke (SH) 1:05; 120 – Triston Rostocil (North Marion) pinned John Elder (SH) 0:56; 126 – Kobe Olson (SH) maj. dec. Derek Estrada (North Marion) 11-2; 132 – Brandon Gibson (North Marion) dec. Ricky Yunke (SH) 5-3; 138 – Casey Roberts (North Marion) dec. Joe Rasmussen (SH) 12-5; 145 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Avidan Sanchez (North Marion) 0:56; 152 – Lane Stigall (North Marion) pinned Jake Porter (SH) 1:07; 160 – Kaden Peterson (SH) won by forfeit; 170 – Damian Chavez (North Marion) maj. dec. Bryson Denver (SH) 9-1; 182 – Rhylee Farrens (North Marion) dec. Devin Stafford (SH) 6-4; 195 – Rueben Verdugo (North Marion) won by forfeit; 220 – Dalton Doerfler (SH) pinned Ramon Organiz (North Marion) 0:30; 285 – Gavin Baskin (SH) pinned Dustin LaFarge (North Marion) 0:56.