Sweet Home took wins over Stayton, Wilsonville and West Salem Friday at home. The win pushes the Huskies to 2-0 in Capital Conference mat action.
“Stayton is a young team, kind of like us,” Coach Steve Thorpe said. “They’ve got kids doing some good things, working extra hard and going to camps.”
Freshman Shane Vandehei (103) drew praise from his coach, winning over a state qualifier from last winter.
The Huskies went into Friday’s action after a Thursday night loss to 4A Lebanon.
“We’ll have Tomas and Joe Rosa back soon but it looks as though Matt Harkey may be out a while due to torn ligaments,” Coach Thorpe said.
Coach Thorpe said the tournament was not as intense as those his grapplers have faced this season.
“We’ve been in tournaments where every team was tough from top to bottom,” Coach Thorpe said. “These teams were more evenly matched with us.”
The Huskies will host a combined Sisters/Newberg squad Thursday at 6 p.m. Newberg is the state’s number one ranked 4A squad.
Friday the Huskies travel to Hillsboro for a two-day tournament.
“There will be 15 of the top 17 ranked 4A schools in the state there,” Coach Thorpe said.
At Sweet Home
Friday, Jan. 17
Sweet Home 56
Stayton 9
103: Vandehei dec. Smith 10-2; 112: Tagle was pinned by Michael in 4:45; 119: Farris pinned Peters in 2:35; 125: Swanson dec. Wixum 23-9; 135: Murray pinned Scmitz in 3:50; 140: Temple was dec. 9-8 by Porter; 145: Carr pinned B. Wixum in 5:25; 152: Phillips pinned Komenfis in 5:40; 160: Lummus dec. Summers 5-4; 171: Woody dec. Everson 5-2; 189: Aitken dec. Culbertson 16-10; 215: Martin pinned Thatcher in :46; 275: Seiber pinned Wallace in 3:41.
Sweet Home 49
Wilsonville 18
103: Vandehei pinned Kruse in :20; 112: Tagle dec. Wikle 16-5; 119: Farris pinned Torfimcenko in 3:14; 125: Swanson was dec. 8-3 by Barney; 130: Corliss tech falled Tappert 18-2; 135: Murray won by forfeit; 140: Temple dec. Collins 15-2; 145: Carr won by forfeit; 152: Phillips was dec. 7-3 by Chay; 160: Lummus was dec. 7-2 by Manning; 171: Woody was dec. 7-1 by Boehm; 189: Aitken pinned Schmeer in 3:17; 215: Martin pinned Liden in 1:09; 275: Seiber was pinned by Morrow in :53.
Sweet Home 52
West Salem 9
103: Vandehei dec. Morrison 7-4; 112: Tagle was dec. 10-6 by Baldwin; 119: Farris pinned Creamer in 5:44; 125: Swanson pinned McCarthy in 3:32; 130: Corliss dec. Brooks 9-6; 135: Murray pinned Derrick in 1:49; 140: Temple dec. Martheller 15-6; 145: Carr was dec. 6-3 by Ellis; 152: Phillips dec. Gerlach 4-0; 160: Lummus dec. Laney 10-8; 171: Woody was dec. 9-4 by Britt; 189: Aitken won by forfeit; 215: Martin won by forfeit; 275: Seiber won by forfeit.
At Lebanon
Thurs. Jan. 16
Lebanon 35
Sweet Home 16
103: Vandehei pinned Triglia; 112: Tagle was decisoned 9-4 by Phillips; 119: Farris was decision 6-4 by Walnum; 125: Swanson dec. Brewer 18-8; 130: Corliss was dec. 10-6 by Trask; 135: Murray was dec. 8-1 by Allen; 140: Temple dec. Aranda 5-2; 145: Carr was dec. 5-2 by Drummond; 152: Phillips was dec. 8-1 by Barnes; 160: Lummus was dec. 7-6 by Suing; 171: Woody was dec. 8-0 by Ricke; 189: Aitken dec. Swanson 12-11; 215: Marti was pinned by VonRuden in 1:05; 275: Seiber was dec. 12-2 by Johnson.