It’s a short season and Sweet Home wrestlers hit the accelerator last week, with eight matches in three days.
“We had a full week of wrestling,” Coach Steve Thorpe said.
The Huskies hosted North Marion, Siuslaw and Junction City on Wednesday, May 26, packing all four teams and some parents into the Activity Gym because a girls basketball game was taking place in the Main Gym. They won all three matches by decisive margins.
“For us it was like wrestling camp,” Thorpe said, noting that the Huskies got some match-ups they were looking for. “We got some good work.”
There were a few unfortunate losses, but Kyle Watkins and Trenton Smith, in particular, had a good night, with some quality wins, he said.
Smith lost to Junction City’s Evan Potter at 138 pounds, but Thorpe said his sophomore “competed very well” against one of the top-ranked wrestlers in the state.
Tristan Spencer pinned Elijah LaCosse of Siuslaw, who had beaten him last year in the district tournament. On the girls side, Paige Chafin had a good night, Thorpe said.
On Thursday, at Stayton, the Huskies beat both the hosts and Elmira.
Brayden Newport had a good night, beating Elmira’s Ruben Fox 6-3 at 152 pounds, up a class from Newport’s normal weight. Freshman Ryker Hartsook filled in at 145 and came away with two pins. Jesse Jamison, who struggled in the Junction City match, got “back on track and wrestled well” at 160, Thorpe said.
“We are not at full strength right now,” he said. “We have guys out with illness and injury.”
On Friday, Sweet Home was in Redmond for the Friday Night Lights tournament, facing the hosts, Mountain View and Ridgeview, all 5A schools.
The Huskies beat Redmond and Ridgeview, but lost 48-33 to Mountain View, though Thorpe noted that the actual difference was two matches.
“We had a couple of matches we probably shouldn’t have lost and we had too many falls,” he said. “We’re working on that already.”
Newport and Jamison both wrestled well, the latter coming away with three wins on the mat, and sophomore Brandon Elder stepped into the varsity line-up and got a quality win in pinning Redmond’s Cutter Woollard.
Sophomore Jake Sieminski put on a dominating performance, coming away with three wins to make it a perfect week for him in the win-loss column.
“He got two falls against quality wrestlers from Redmond and Mountain View,”: Thorpe said. “When you get that, you have to be excited about the direction you’re going.”
The Huskies will host Cascade, Marshfield and Philomath at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 3, which will also be Senior Night in the Main Gym. On Saturday they will compete in the Linn County Championships in Scio, which will be held outside.
“Philomath’s really good this year,” Thorpe said. They’ve got some good kids that go outside of their school for club stuff. It’s made a difference.
“Right now, we’re not where we need to be, but we’re getting there, getting closer,” Thorpe said. “In such a shortened season, we’re in a sprint right now. The process is really speeded up.”
Sweet Home 78, North Marion 6
106 – Evan Ashcraft (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Kyle Sieminski (SH) pinned Ayden Flanagan (NM) (1:36); 120 – Jake Sieminski (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Kyle Watkins (SH) won by forfeit; 132 – Christian Gregory (SH) pinned Kevin Guzman (NM) (1:11); 138 – Martin Pacheco Contreras (NM) pinned Trenton Smith (SH) (2:00); 145 – Brayden Newport (SH) pinned Carson Bennett (NM) (1:07); 152 – Tristan Spencer (SH) pinned Erick Gonzalez (NM) (0:45); 160 – Jesse Jamison (SH) pinned Antonio Guarnieri (NM) (1:01); 170 – Gavin Walberg (SH) pinned Roberto Ibarra (NM) (0:57); 182 – Ethan Spencer (SH) pinned Terrin Sheridan (NM) (1:06); 195 – Tucker Weld (SH) pinned Taylor Ruebush (NM) (0:29); 220 – Jake Fanning (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – Colby Gazeley (SH) pinned Nolan Miller (NM) (0:19).
Sweet Home 72, Siuslaw 12
106 – Kyle Sieminski (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Jayce Miller (SH) won by forfeit; 120 – Jake Sieminski (SH) pinned Yoskar De la Mora (S) (2:26); 126 – Kyle Watkins (SH) pinned Cayden Gray (S)(3:11); 132 – Christian Gregory (SH) won by forfeit; 138 – Trenton Smith (SH) pinned Hunter Petterson (S) (1:13); 145 – Brayden Newport (SH) won by forfeit; 152 – Tristan Spencer (SH) pinned Elijah LaCosse (S) (2:46); 160 – Jesse Jamison (SH) won by forfeit; 170 – Ryan Jennings (S) pinned Gavin Walberg (SH) (1:55); 182 – Ethan Spencer (SH) pinned Mason Buss (S) (1:14); 195 – Tucker Weld (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Christian Newlan (S) pinned Jake Fanning (SH) (3:34); 285 – Colby Gazeley (SH) pinned JC Gentry (S) (0:33).
Sweet Home 60, Junction City 24
106 – Kyle Sieminski (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Jayden Stewart (JC) pinned Jayce Miller (SH) (2:00); 120 – Jake Sieminski (SH) pinned PJ Machacek (JC) (1:02); 126 – Kyle Watkins (SH) won by forfeit; 132 – Christian Gregory (SH) won by forfeit; 138 – Evan Potter (JC) pinned Trenton Smith (SH) (2:24); 145 – Brayden Newport (SH) pinned Bodee Haddy (JC) (1:02); 152 – Carson Henderson (JC) pinned Daniel Goodwin (SH) (0:27); 160 – Emmett Henderson (JC) pinned Jesse Jamison (SH) (2:42); 170 – Kaden Zajic (SH) pinned Kaden McDaniel (JC) (1:00); 182 – Ethan Spencer (SH) won by forfeit; 195 – Tucker Weld (SH) pinned Elijah Mainenti (JC) (1:04); 220 – Jake Fanning (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – Colby Gazeley (SH) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 75, Elmira/Crow 6
106 – Kyle Sieminski (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Jayce Miller (SH) pinned Colton Barklow (E) (2:42); 120 – Jake Sieminski (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Kyle Watkins (SH) won by forfeit; 132 – Christian Gregory (SH) pinned William Walton (E) (3:34); 138 – Trenton Smith (SH) won by forfeit; 145 – Ryker Hartsook (SH) pinned Wayde Walton (E) (0:46); 152 – Brayden Newport (SH) dec. Ruben Fox (E) (6-3); 160 – Jesse Jamison (SH) won by forfeit; 170 – Ayden Wolgamott (E) pinned Kaden Zajic (SH) (1:13); 182 – Ethan Spencer (SH) won by injury default; 195 – Tucker Weld (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Jake Fanning (SH) pinned Luke Wolgamott (E) (2:23); 285 – Colby Gazeley (SH) pinned Gage Cooper (E) (0:27).
Sweet Home 64, Stayton 16
106 – Kyle Sieminski (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Jayce Miller (SH) won by forfeit; 120 – Jake Sieminski (SH) won by forfeit; 126 – Kyle Watkins (SH) pinned Robbi Aerni (ST) (3:14) 132 – Mauro Michel (ST) pinned Brandon Elder (SH) (1:32) 138 – Eli Howard (ST) maj. dec. Trenton Smith (SH) (14-0); 145 – Ryker Hartsook (SH) pinned Donald Morgan (ST) (1:24); 152 – Brayden Newport (SH) won by forfeit; 160 – Jesse Jamison (SH) pinned Jason Ritchie (ST) (1:01) 170 – Kaden Zajic (SH) maj. dec. Connor Hollenbeck (ST) (14-4); 182 – Ethan Spencer (SH) won by forfeit; 195 – Tucker Weld (SH) won by forfeit; 220 – Johnny Sylva (ST) pinned Jake Fanning (SH) (1:38); 285 – Colby Gazeley (SH) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 66, Ridgeview 12
106 – Kyle Sieminski (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Jayce Miller (SH) won by forfeit; 120 – Jake Sieminski (SH) pinned Elijah Hocker (RV) (1:34); 126 – Kyle Watkins (SH) pinned Jayden Bocaneglo (RV) (1:02); 132 – Brandon Elder (SH) won by forfeit; 138 – Trenton Smith (SH) pinned Steven Cassell (RV) (0:57); 145 – Ryker Hartsook (SH) won by forfeit; 152 – Brayden Newport (SH) dec. Daniel Jaramillo (RV) (6-5); 160 – Jesse Jamison (SH) pinned Owen Lee (RV) (0:15); 170 – Kaden Zajic (SH) pinned Ethyne Reid (RV) (1:25); 182 – Ethan Spencer (SH) dec. Anthony Lochner (RV) (11-9); 195 – Tucker Weld (SH) pinned Justin Reason (RV) (1:17); 220 – Cole Jackson (RV) pinned Jake Fanning (SH) (1:34); 285 – Logan Shenk (RV) won by forfeit.
Mountain View 48, Sweet Home 33
106 – Scout Santos (MV) pinned Kyle Sieminski (SH) (0:50); 113 – Klay Zuber (MV) pinned Jayce Miller (SH) (0:49); 120 – Jake Sieminski (SH) pinned Tyson Oliver (MV) (2:43); 126 – Jackson Potts (MV) pinned Kyle Watkins (SH) (4:35); 132 – Drew Jones (MV) pinned Brandon Elder (SH) (0:36); 138 – Andrew Worthington (MV) pinned Trenton Smith (SH) (4:34); 145 – Ryker Hartsook (SH) won by forfeit; 152 – Brayden Newport (SH) pinned Jeremiah Reid (MV) (3:42); 160 – Jesse Jamison (SH) pinned Ryder Fassett (MV) (0:00); 170 – Cannon Potts (MV) pinned Kaden Zajic (SH) (0:48); 182 – Ethan Spencer (SH) pinned Arturo Martinez (MV) (2:26); 195 – Cameron Myhre (MV) pinned Tucker Weld (SH) (3:28); 220 – Jake Fanning (SH) dec. Luke Williams (MV) (8-3); 285 – Rory Eck (MV) won by forfeit.
Sweet Home 45, Redmond 35
106 – Evan Ashcraft (SH) won by forfeit; 113 – Logan Hill (RD) pinned Kyle Sieminski (SH) (1:40); 120 – Jake Sieminski (SH) pinned Ansen Widing (RD) (4:31); 126 – Kagen Lawrence (RD) pinned Kyle Watkins (SH) (1:21); 132 – Brandon Elder (SH) pinned Cutter Woollard (RD) (2:43); 138 – Trenton Smith (SH) pinned Jason Vargas (RD) (3:08); 145 – Junior Downing (RD) won by technical fall over Ryker Hartsook (SH) (17-0, 4:00); 152 – Brayden Newport (SH) won by forfeit; 160 – Jesse Jamison (SH) dec. Kole Davis (RD) (11-5); 170 – Kaden Zajic (SH) pinned Chad Spitz (RD) (2:57); 182 – Ethan Spencer (SH) pinned Hayden Rice (RD) (0:27); 195 – Austin Carter (RD) pinned Tucker Weld (SH) (0:45); 220 – Kenyth Kettle (RD) pinned Jake Fanning (SH) (5:01); 285 – Ashton Fields (RD) won by forfeit.