Sweet Home swept four 4A teams – Stayton, Sutherlin, Molalla and North Marion – in a five-way dual meet in its home wrestling opener Wednesday, Dec. 18, then went 1-4 Friday and Saturday at the Lebanon Duals against teams expected to be among the favorites in the 5A and 4A divisions.
The Huskies lost 54-21 to Hillsboro, 45-36 to Lebanon, 49-24 to Dallas and 47-30 to Crook County, while beating Tigard 42-31.
“I’m proud of the way they’re competing right now,” Coach Steve Thorpe said of his young team. “Some of our younger guys are stepping up right now in leadership roles and there’s some neat stuff happening with the younger kids.”
In their home dual meet, the Huskies were even more inexperienced than usual for this time of the season after having missed a week of competition due to the snow.
“Usually, but this time we’ve wrestled two competitions, already competed two times before,” Thorpe said. “It was quite a week, with four duals on Thursday and seven on Friday and Saturday.”
Freshman Kobe Olsen went undefeated for the week.
“Who would have expected that?” Thorpe said of the freshman, who’s 15-3.
He said sophomore Tyrel Miller and junior Tyler Schilling are both wrestling well.
“We also had some great efforts form Dylan Elder and Ben Terry at our Sweet Home duals,” he said of the pair, who won all their matches, Elder pinning four opponents. “It was time for them to really step up and they did a good job.”
Although the Huskies fell to four strong teams at Lebanon, Thorpe said he’s pleased.
“We still have some kids who need to learn how to compete through the entire match, but they’ve had great wrestlers in front of them and it’s hard to figure out where you fit in the mix,” he said. “We’re not as good as we’re going to be in February. We have a long way to go. This is not the first time I’ve had a young team.”
The Huskies will send their first-line varsity wrestlers to the Westview Duals on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27-28 – a “very tough, difficult tournament,” according to Thorpe, and another team of varsity wrestlers to a four-way dual at Jefferson on Friday, Dec. 27, beginning at 11 a.m.
They will be closer to home Friday, Jan. 3, at West Albany’s Todd Sermon Memorial Dual Meet Tournament.
Lebanon Duals Results
Hillsboro 54, Sweet Home 21
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) dec. Peyton Bell (H) 6-5; 113 – Aaron Blanchard (SH) won by forfeit; 120 – Matt Peterson (H) pinned Tyrel Miller (SH) 5:29; 126 – Joey Rodriguez (H) dec. Tyler Schilling (SH) 6-3; 132 – Naoto Tozaki (H) pinned Anthony Hardee (SH) 4:51; 138 – Andrew Downer (H) won by forfeit; 145 – Dylan Elder (SH) pinned Sage Roundtree (H) 0:29; 152 – Alex Hada (H) won by forfeit; 160 – Jason Miller (SH) pinned David Interian (H) 4:16; 170 – Hunter Morse (H) pinned Cole Ashcraft (SH) 3:26; 182 – Isaac Nakamoto (H) pinned Spencer Knight (SH) 1:37; 195 – Ty Cavender (H) dec. Ben Terry (SH) 7-2; 220 – Ben Kociemba (H) pinned Colin VanEck (SH) 1:28; 285 – Eduardo Casas (H) pinned Christian Moon (SH) 1:14.
Sweet Home 42, Tigard 31
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Luis Duran- Vega (T) dec. Aaron Blanchard (SH) 11-9 in OT; 120 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Jason Alton (T) 1:10; 126 – Tyler Schilling (SH) won by forfeit; 132 – Anthony Hardee (SH) pinned Colin O`Connor (T) 1:00; 138 – Dylan Elder (SH) pinned Kalimen Pabro (T) 0:51; 145 – Ryan Adams (SH) pinned Joey Steffani (T) 0:31; 152 – Trevor Ellenson (T) dec. Evan Feigum (SH) 6-1; 160 – Justin Campbell (T) dec. Jason Miller (SH) 10-4; 170 – Phillip Engel (T) maj. dec. Cole Ashcraft (SH) 10-1; 182 – Eli Neely (T) pinned Spencer Knight (SH) 3:00; 195 – Ben Terry (SH) pinned Branden Baker (T) 2:50; 220 – Alex Anokhin (T) pinned Colin VanEck (SH) 1:00; 285 – Victor Ceja (T) pinned Christian Moon (SH) 0:45.
Lebanon 45, Sweet Home 36
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Justin Lacy (L) pinned Aaron Blanchard (SH) 1:00; 120 – Andrew Nelson (L) dec. Tyrel Miller (SH) 7-3; 126 – Tyler Schilling (SH) pinned Cameron Alley (L) 1:00; 132 – Charlie Vandetta (L) pinned Anthony Hardee (SH) 1:50; 138 – Dylan Elder (SH) pinned Garrett Solis (L) 1:30; 145 – Tanner Sallee (L) pinned Ryan Adams (SH) 2:35; 152 – Austin Kleint (L) won by forfeit; 160 – James Lutz (L) pinned Jason Miller (SH) 1:00; 170 – Colton Sallee (L) pinned Cole Ashcraft (SH) 1:00; 182 – Kiante Davis (L) won by forfeit; 195 – Ben Terry (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Colin VanEck (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – Christian Moon (SH) won by forfeit.
Dallas 49, Sweet Home 24
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) pinned Jesse Stuhr (D) 1:15; 113 – Cody Bibler (D) pinned Aaron Blanchard (SH) 1:45; 120 – Nolan Miller (D) dec. Tyrel Miller (SH) 6-0; 126 – Tyler Schilling (SH) pinned David Jones (D) 1:23; 132 – Anthony Hardee (SH) dec. Mathew Dindinger (D) 15-12; 138 – Tanner Earhart (D) TF Dylan Elder (SH) 20-5; 145 – Ryan Adams (SH) pinned Clay Coxen (D) 0:22; 152 – Jeff Dunagan (D) won by forfeit;160 – Nick Bradford (D) pinned Jason Miller (SH) 1:56; 170 – Tyson Janssen (D) tech; fall Cole Ashcraft (SH) 0:00 17-0; 182 – David Rebischke (D) pinned Spencer Knight (SH) 1:50; 195 – Ben Terry (SH) dec. Caleb Naughton (D) 12-7; 220 – Riley Sipe (D) pinned Colin VanEck (SH) 3:00; 285 – Stephen Urdiales (D) won by forfeit.
Crook County 47, Sweet Home 30
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) pinned Jared Wheeler (CC) 0:25; 113 – Terran Libolt (CC) pinned Aaron Blanchard (SH) 1:24; 120 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Zachary Lawson (CC) 5:10; 126 – Tyler Schilling (SH) pinned Johnny Avina (CC) 1:16; 132 – Anthony Hardee (SH) pinned Taylor Shockney (CC) 1:00; 138 – Michael Seyl (CC) dec. Dylan Elder (SH) 8-4; 145 – Cole Ovens (CC) pinned Ryan Adams (SH) 1:35; 152 – John Crites (CC) maj. dec. Evan Feigum (SH) 9-1; 160 – Brogan Howard (CC) maj. dec. Jason Miller (SH) 10-0; 170 – Ethan Burch (CC) pinned Cole Ashcraft (SH) 1:40; 182 – Carson Raymond (CC) pinned Spencer Knight (SH) 3:00; 195 – Zachary Smith (CC) pinned Ben Terry (SH) 1:00; 220 – Curtis Crouch (CC) pinned Colin VanEck (SH) 0:40; 285 – Gavin Baskin (SH) won by forfeit.
Renegade Match
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) pinned Alexander Aguilar-Navarro (Hillsboro) 0:43; 113 – Aaron Blanchard (SH) pinned Levi King (Lebanon) 1:43; Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Angie Sletten (Dallas) 0:13; Tyler Schilling (SH) pinned Mitchell Allen (Lebanon) 1:00; 132 – Anthony Hardee (SH) maj; dec. Armando Bastilllas (Lebanon) 12-1; 138 – Dylan Elder (SH) won by forfeit over Nick Dadey (SH); 145 – Ryan Adams (SH) pinned Gabe Schade (Hillsboro) 3:51; 152 – Evan Feigum (SH) pinned Ryan Davenport (Lebanon) 5:37; 160 – Cody Brewer (Lebanon) pinned Jason Miller (SH) 1:58; 170 – Arien Craggett (Lebanon) pinned Cole Ashcraft (SH) 2:30; 182 – Spencer Knight (SH) pinned Dylan Frasier (Hillsboro) 0:47; 195 – Ben Terry (SH) won by forfeit over Austin Harvey (SH); 220 – Colin VanEck (SH) pinned Ryan Denfeld (Hillsboro) 0:19;
285 – Justin Jackson (Tigard) pinned Christian Moon (SH) 0:33.
Sweet Home Five-Way Invitational Results (Dec. 19)
Sweet Home 61, Molalla 14
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Aaron Blanchard (SH), won by forfeit; 120 – Tyrel Miller (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Tyler Schilling (SH) maj. dec. Adam Keller (M) 11-1; 132 – Anthony Hardee (SH) dec. Jacob Wittrock (M) 6-1; 138 – Dylan Elder (SH) pinned Jesse Stuntzman (M) 0:11; 145 – Ryan Adams (SH) pinned Jarett Gago (M) 0:17; 152 – Evan Feigum (SH) pinned Noah Klein (M) 1:49; 160 – Wyatt Douglas (M) maj. dec. Jason Miller (SH) 12-4; 170 – Brennan Gago (M) maj. dec. Cole Ashcraft (SH) 12-3; 182 – Adam Carr (M) won by forfeit; 195 – Ben Terry (SH) pinned Nicholas Malin (M) 4:24; 220 – Colin VanEck (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – Christian Moon (SH) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 60, North Marion 15
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Aaron Blanchard (SH)won by forfeit; 120 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Conner Lader (NM) 0:35; 126 – Tyler Schilling (SH) pinned Cipriano Vega (NM) 2:48; 132 – Anthony Hardee (SH) pinned Rodrigo Gonzalez (NM) 1:15; 138 – Dylan Elder (SH) pinned Juan Tarula (NM) 0:22; 145 – Lane Stigal (NM) pinned Ryan Adams (SH) 1:56; 152 – Damian Chavez (NM) dec. Evan Feigum (SH) 8-4; 160 – Tyler Saucedo (NM) won by forfeit; 170 – Cole Ashcraft (SH) won by inj; def; over Joseph Vedack (NM); 182 – double forfeit; 195 – Ben Terry (SH) pinned Mario Elias (NM) 3:20; 220 – Colin VanEck (SH) pinned Sergio Espinoza (NM) 0:44; 285 – Christian Moon (SH) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 48, Stayton 30
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) pinned Timothy Coblentz (Stay) 0:43; 113 – Aaron Blanchard (SH) won by forfeit; 120 – Tyrel Miller (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Tyler Schilling (SH) pinned Jordan Taylor (Stay) 3:30; 132 – Austin Coblentz (Stay) dec. Anthony Hardee (SH) 7-5; 138 – Dylan Elder (SH) pinned Caleb Thompson (Stay) 2:30; 145 – Cameron Butler (Stay) won by inj. def; over Ryan Adams (SH); 152 – Levi Summers (Stay) dec. Evan Feigum (SH) 9-2; 160 – Ryan Blythe (Stay) pinned Jason Miller (SH) 2:22; 170 – Cole Ashcraft (SH) pinned Drew Flickinger (Stay) 0:59; 182 – Trey Summers (Stay) won by forfeit; 195 – Ian Search (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Colin VanEck (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – Kurtis Guerra (Stay) pinned Christian Moon (SH) No time given.
Sweet Home 57, Sutherlin 21
106 – Kobe Olson (SH) dec. William Black (Suth) 6-4; 113 – Aaron Blanchard (SH) pinned Jerimiah Scroggins (Suth) 5:24; 120 – Tyrel Miller (SH) pinned Skylor Michaels (Suth) 0:37; 126 – Tyler Schilling (SH) pinned Michael McKinney (Suth) 2:25; 132 – Anthony Hardee (SH) won by inj. def; over Branden Carrillo (Suth); 138 – Dylan Elder (SH) pinned William McKinney (Suth) No time given; 145 – Ryan Adams (SH) pinned Jona Delacruz (Suth) 1:58; 152 – Lucas Erickson (Suth) dec. Evan Feigum (SH) 6-1; 160 – David McKinney (Suth) pinned Jason Miller (SH) 3:42; 170 – Cole Ashcraft (SH) pinned Justin Crum (Suth) 3:42; 182 – Christian Beauregard (Suth) won by inj. def; over Austin Harvey (SH); 195 – Ian Search (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Colin VanEck (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – Casey Cobert (Suth) pinned Christian Moon (SH) 0:41.