Santiam Wrestling Camp celebrates 25th year in Sweet Home

Coaches David Rubio, right, and Andres Nicacio, both of Corban University, demonstrate a move for campers at the Santiam Wrestling Camp. Photos by Keeghan Gittins

By Keeghan Gittins
For The New Era

When some 250 boys converged on Sweet Home High School last week for the Santiam Wrestling Camp, it marked the 25th year for the event.

Wrestlers from around the state attended the three-day camp, which started in 2000 as the training camp for the Junior Nationals tournament in Fargo, N.D. That year it drew about 100 athletes. Now it is the biggest in Oregon.

“Fargo,” whose real moniker…

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