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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Outlaws matmen compete in Oregon Wrestling Classic
By rongi yost
Correspondent
Sisters Outlaws wrestling
team attended the school’s
first-ever Oregon Wrestling
Classic (OWC), which was
held Friday and Saturday,
January 15-16, at the
Deschutes County Fair and
Expo Center in Redmond.
The Classic is the largest
wrestling tournament on the
West Coast, with over 91
teams and over 3,000 partici-
pants in attendance.
There are 16 teams for
each school classification
(6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2/1A), and
also club teams, which com-
prise the 91 teams. The 3,000
wrestlers include all the kid
club teams from 5 years old
and up, to the JV exhibition
wrestling, and the women
wrestling.
At the close of the two-
day event, Harrisburg took
top honors as tournament
champions, Scio was runner-
up, and Williamina took third.
Sisters earned an 11th-place
finish.
Coach John Downs said,
“In the last three years, we
have built our team from
eight wrestlers to 24 wres-
tlers. We have three amazing
seniors that I have coached
since middle school, and they
all deserved to participate in
this tournament. The Classic
is one of those tournaments
that teams aspire to attend,
and also use as a way to judge
how well you compete as
a team. There are not indi-
vidual wrestler brackets at
this tournament. It is a duals-
tournament and you have to
progress as a team.”
This year marked the
Classic’s 34th year, and
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Sisters received an invitation
for the first time in Sisters
High School’s history. The
team was excited to finally
get a chance to represent the
Outlaws at this prestigious
tourney.
Outstanding wrestlers for
the Outlaws were Zach Reid
and Dyut Fetrow, who both
won four matches and lost
only one. Downs commented
on both wrestlers.
“Zach was successful
because he did not allow him-
self to be intimidated,” said
Downs. “He stepped out on
the mat ready to wrestle any-
one. His precision of running
moves was the best I have
ever seen him do.
“Dyut’s wrestling style
was definitely on point this
weekend,” said Downs. “He
corrected many of his bad
habits, and it showed that
he listened to correction and
advice. He went out with con-
fidence and determination,
and redeemed some past-sea-
son mental mistakes.”
The Outlaws faced Rainier
High School at the start of
the tournament and beat the
Columbians 42-33. Dalton
Ford (113 pounds) pinned
Hailey Hilton, Zach Reid
(132 pounds) pinned Tanner
Chapman, Dyut Fetrow
(138 pounds) pinned Jacob
Bruce, and Clayton Darst
(170 pounds) pinned Hunter
Kaliloa. Dustin Smith (182
pounds), Zach Gulick (182
pounds), and Brady Wessel
(220 pounds) all won by
forfeit.
Sisters’ second match was
against the second-seeded
Williamina Bulldogs. The
Outlaws lost 66-10 in a very
rough match.
Zach Reid and Dyut
Fetrow were the only Outlaws
that recorded a win. Zach won
by a major decision 17-5 over
Kaleb Reid, and Dyut won by
a pin over Logan Dibetta.
The Outlaws lost 55-24
to the Glide Wildcats in their
last match on Friday. Winning
wrestlers for the Outlaws
were Zach Reid (132 pounds),
who pinned David Cox, and
Jake Stevens (145 pounds),
who pinned Giovanni Allison.
Parker Ford (106 pounds),
and Spencer Kemp (113
pounds) won by forfeit.
After a good night’s rest,
the Outlaws came back the
next day with grit and deter-
mination. Sisters’ matmen
faced Lakeview in their first
match on Saturday. Team
scores went back and forth
and Downs told The Nugget
it was the most exciting dual
match the Outlaws have wres-
tled since he started coaching
four years ago. The match-
ended in a 42-42 tie.
Downs said, “In the event
of a tie, the team with the
most pins wins an extra team
point. Lakeview had six
pins and we had four, so the
Honkers won 43-42. It was
a tough ending for the team,
but also an eye-opener to
how important it is to not get
pinned, and to fight off your
back.”
Several Outlaws pinned
their opponents. Parker Ford
(106 pounds) pinned Loagen
Antle in the second round,
Dyut Fetrow (138 pounds)
pinned Rennie Neider, Jake
Stevens (145 pounds) pinned
Trevor Randall, and Clayton
(170 pounds) pinned Simon
Ballainne. Dalton Ford (113
pounds), Spencer Kemp (120
pounds), and Drew Bates
(126 pounds) won by forfeit.
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Sisters wrestlers competed in their first-ever oregon Wrestling classic.
The final match of the
weekend for the Outlaws
was the 11th- and 12th-
place match, where Sisters
faced Illinois Valley. Sisters
came out on top 42-40 in a
very close match against the
Cougars.
Zach Reid (132 pounds)
pinned Earl Bryant. Parker
Ford (106 pounds), Drew
Bates (126 pounds), Dyut
Fetrow (138 pounds), Chayce
Sproat (152 pounds), Patrick
Dingeman (220 pounds) and
Brady Wessel (285 pounds)
all won by forfeit.
“I was excited to be back
at Classic as a head coach,”
said Downs. “I wrestled in
this tournament for the first
time back in 1988, 28 years
ago, and now I have returned
as a head coach. It means so
much for me to return full
circle, especially with these
young men.”
Earlier in the week, on
Wednesday, January 13, the
Outlaws lost 52-18 in a dual
meet at Sutherlin. Three
Outlaws won a match that
evening, as follows: Dalton
Ford (113 pounds) pinned
Michelle Walter, Dyut Fetrow
(138 pounds) pinned Devon
Barott, and Clayton Darst
(170 pounds) pinned William
Singleton.
The Outlaws matmen
are scheduled to wrestle at
home against Sweet Home
on Thursday, January 21.
The Outlaws will also com-
pete at the Madras Invite on
Saturday, January 23.
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