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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Three wrestlers compete at state wrestling championships
was amazing to watch him
wrestle so hard and fight
through the match.=
The loss sent Ford into the
consolation rounds where he
faced Brycen Johnson from
Mazama. Dalton pinned
Johnson in 2 minutes and
30 seconds and recorded the
win. His third and final match
was a rough one. Dalton was
exhausted from the first two
matches, didn9t have much
left in his tank and lost to
Marcos Hernandez from
Woodburn.
Ethan Martin (195
pounds) matched up against
No. 5-seeded wrestler Taylen
Kirkaldie from Henley. Early
in the match Martin went for
a take-down, but Kirkaldie
was able to catch him in a
head-and-arm and take him
to the mat and get the pin.
The loss sent Martin into
the consolation rounds where
he faced Austin Olin from
Sweet Home. Olin proved to
be a difficult opponent to pin.
Ethan had Olin on his back
a couple of times, but just
couldn9t finish and get the
pin. Martin wrestled through
all three rounds and won the
match 12-2.
<This win really gave
Ethan a jolt of confidence,=
said Downs.
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
Three Outlaws mat-
men 4 Dalton Ford, Ethan
Martin, and Chaz Patterson
4 competed at the state
wrestling championships
held at Memorial Coliseum
in Portland on Friday and
Saturday, February 22-23.
<The state tournament is
what every wrestler wants
to qualify for starting in
mid-November,= said Coach
John Downs. <These wres-
tlers compete and practice
very hard for three-and-a-
half months in hopes of a
chance to wrestle in the state
championships.=
For the three Outlaws, it
was a dream come true.
Senior Dalton Ford
(120 pounds) faced some
tough competition, but had
a good weekend. Ford lost
his first match 14-18 to the
No. 2-seeded wrestler Tristan
Spencer, from Sweet Home.
<This was a great match to
watch,= said Downs. <Dalton
came in and surprised the
Sweet Home wrestler, and
scored many points. It was
a great accomplishment.
They battled back and forth
through all three rounds, but
Dalton just came up short. It
Martin went on and wres-
tled against Patton Wright
from McLaughlin. Ethan
competed well but in the end
lost by a pin.
Chaz Patterson wasn9t
originally a qualifier for state,
but the fourth-place qualifier
from La Grande was injured
at the district tournament
and was unable to compete
at state. Because of this,
Patterson was able to repre-
sent the Outlaws at the state
tourney.
Chaz (132 pounds) fought
very well in both his matches.
In his first match, Chaz fought
hard, but Luis Macias from
Tillamook ended up winning
by a pin. Patterson went on to
face Bryce Porter from Sweet
Home. Chaz battled through
the first round, but then lost
by a fall in the second round.
<I was very excited for
Chaz to have this opportunity
as a sophomore,= said Downs.
<I know this will definitely
give him more of a spark to
work harder next season.=
Downs commented, <Just
qualifying for the wrestling
state championships is monu-
mental enough, but winning
a match is even more excit-
ing. When you9re wrestling
opponents at this high of a
caliber and earning a win, it9s
PHOTO PROVIDED
Outlaws wrestlers (left to right) Dalton Ford, Ethan Martin and Chaz
Patterson represented Sisters in state competition.
substantial to your wrestling
career and also to your confi-
dence as a wrestler. I9m very
sad to see this as the last year
for my senior, Dalton Ford,
but the Outlaws wrestling
team has a positive outlook
for the next few years with
the commitment and com-
petitiveness that these up-
and-coming wrestlers have
shown.=
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