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SPORTS
Dodge and Preston each take firsts at White Buffalo Invite
TD duo
combines for
six wins, five
by pin, to earn
their top status
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he made his run through the
170-pound classification look
like an absolute cakewalk.
After a first-round bye,
Dodge pinned Amin
Qouchbane (Corbett) in 49
seconds and followed that
up with a 17-second pin
against Timothy Fletcher
(Hood River Valley) to jump
into the title round against
the 4A’s fifth-ranked grappler,
Reece White, of Madras (23-4
Everything appears to be
record).
clicking for The Dalles boys
Dodge took control early
wrestling team.
and made his shots count,
Dusty Dodge and Steven
Preston took home champi- before dropping White at the
1:39 mark.
onships, Taylor Morehouse
As easy as Dodge made
grabbed third, Conor Blair
his run look, Preston, 11th
placed fifth and Quinn
ranked in the 5A 160-pound
Wilson added a sixth-place
class, was surgical in three
output at Saturday’s White
matches, two victories com-
Buffalo Invite in Madras.
On the day, Dodge needed ing by way of pin.
two minutes and 45 seconds
Preston vaulted to the
to rack up three pinfall wins
quarterfinals after an
for his fourth tournament
opening-round bye, where
crown. Preston did not allow he promptly dispatched his
a point against him in three
teammate Isaac Baker in 25
bouts and Morehouse, Blair
seconds.
and Wilson had their best
In the semifinals, Preston,
finishes of the year.
a senior, went the distance
“The boys wrestled excep-
versus Marshall Rodenbeck
(Wilsonville) and rattled off
tionally well this weekend,”
assistant coach Ryan Manciu an 11-0 major decision.
With his first tournament
said. “I think this is the best
title on the line, Preston took
wrestling they’ve done so far
this year and they are looking care of Molalla’s Hunter Beck
really good going into districts (22-14 record) in the second
round at the 3:08 mark.
next week. They continue to
All season, Morehouse was
work hard and improve in
practice every single day, and thought to be a darkhorse
all of them are determined to state-qualifying candidate at
170 pounds, and he showed
wrestle well at districts.”
why Saturday in his 3-1 effort.
Dodge extended his
Morehouse (15-14) started
winning streak to 17-0 and,
The Dalles had five placers at Saturday’s White Buffalo Invite in Madras, led by Steven Preston and Dusty Dodge, who each posted three
wins each, five by pin, to score first-place awards. In the photo are, from left to right, Ryan Manciu (assistant coach), Dusty Dodge, Steven
Preston, Taylor Morehouse, Quinn Wilson and Kevin Marx (assistant coach).
Contributed photo
out by pinning Zachary
Sutherland (Wilsonville) in
the opening round (1:13),
and then he added a dramat-
ic overtime quarterfinal win
over Maverick Geller (Hood
River Valley).
Both wrestlers battled to
2-all tie through three rounds,
and Morehouse responded
with a takedown to score the
final two tiebreaker points.
Looking to clinch third
place, Morehouse breezed to
a first-round pin in his match
against Hood River Valley’s
Timothy Fletcher (19-14
record) in 47 seconds.
Blair (120 pounds) lost his
only match, 7-3, to Martin
Pacheco (North Marion), and
had back-to-back byes, as he
chalked up fifth place.
The Dalles had four
wrestlers in the 160-pound
bracket, and Wilson went 3-2
and tallied eight team points
on the day.
After being dropped to
the consolation rounds after
his first-match loss, Wilson
strung together three straight
close wins, the first two by
decisions.
Wilson secured a 6-5
decision against Josh Olney
(Madras) and had a 7-4
decision over Leander Smith
(Madras) in the second con-
solation match.
Up next in the consolation
semifinals, Wilson dominat-
ed TD’s Baker in 1:26 to earn
the chance to place fifth or
sixth.
The senior would settle
for sixth place, as he suffered
an 11-5 decision loss versus
William Lindsay (Molalla).
Baker (3-7 record), at 160
pounds, ended up taking
his first match by third-
round pin at 4:49 versus Alex
Arreola (Madras).
He lost back-to-back
matches with Preston
and Wilson to end his
tournament.
Young up-and-comer
Aiden Marx (7-12 record)
took a stab at the loaded
160-pound division and
wrapped up his day at 1-2
with his only win coming by
pin at the 5:47 mark of the
final round against Arreola
(Madras).
Before the IMC
Tournament, The Dalles
has a final district-seeding
tune-up double dual against
Redmond and Ridgeview at
Ridgeview slated for 5 p.m.
and 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
More importantly though,
Head Coach Paul Beasley
wants his athletes to rest,
regroup and work on restor-
ing intensity in the wrestling
room ahead of the district
action Feb. 22 at Ridgeview
High School.
“This is a crucial time for
our wrestlers,” Beasley said.
“We want the team to get
healthy and get their heads
right for the challenge ahead
of them. Our district is so
incredibly competitive that
if they qualify, they should
be successful at the state
tournament. It is time for our
senior-heavy team to put the
doubts away and seize the
moment, and lead by exam-
ple and get busy in the room.”
TD cheerleaders put forth their highest score to date
said. “Nonetheless, the
team pulled it off and left
their hearts on the mat once
again.”
Of the three areas they
were judged, TD posted the
second-highest totals in the
small coed division, scoring
49 points in overall, tumbling
(56.6) and a 60.9 in building
with one deduction to get its
final count.
It was five in the morning
Westview scored 50,
on the day of The Dalles
56.9 and 61.3 with a pair of
cheer squads’ final regu-
deductions in its winning
lar-season prep event.
The bus departed campus performance. After The
at 5:45 a.m. and the trek last- Dalles, Crescent Valley (154),
Redmond (137) and Forest
ed two and a half hours for
Grove (131) represented the
their destination—Salem.
final order of finish.
Once the group arrived,
Last year, TD showed simi-
they were groggy and
exhausted.
lar progress, going from third
When the bright lights
to first to not placing in three
came on, however, The Dalles prep events, before racking
cheerleaders had one of their up a season-high 193.3 points
best performances of the
to take runner-up honors at
competitive season with first state.
place in the band dance/sit-
In three competitions so far
the Riverhawks have averaged
uational/fight song division
and claimed runner-up hon- 158.2 points per event and
ors in the small coed division have claimed two seconds
and a first, but they have
by .7 points (165.5), losing
improved by 15.7 points total,
out to 6A Westview (166.2)
a 5.2-point average, so their
at the Oregon Elite Classic
season-high total Saturday
Tournament.
comes at the perfect time,
“We were all so tired, and
especially with state coming
not feeling our best and I
up this Saturday in Portland.
was really questioning if
“Moving into state, we
we were going to be able
are really just trying to stay
to bring everything togeth-
er for our performance,”
focused on ourselves and
senior Karla Hernandez
our goals,” TD head coach
Hawks earn second
after 165.5-point
effort at Oregon
Elite Classic
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Kelsey Sugg-Wallace said.
“Yes, we know we have some
strong competition, but my
kids already know what it’s
going to take. We have to put
out the strongest routine of
the season. It’s going to come
down to who hits their stunts
and who has the cleanest
routine. We will be grinding
our stunt technique this week
and cleaning up our rou-
tine like crazy. Some minor
tumbling changes will be
added to hopefully raise our
difficulty some.”
Another aspect of state
week is Sugg-Wallace and
her five seniors, Alexa Baldy,
Giselle Schwartz, Sophia
Pullen, Stephanie Flores and
Hernandez, savoring every
second they have together,
as this is the last week of
practices before they hang up
their high school uniforms.
“Every year, state week is
an exciting and emotional
week for all us,” Sugg-Wallace
said. “Some have been with
us for only a year, some for
three and some all four years.
As a coach, it is so rewarding
to see them pull the team
together and push the team
to its best potential. I get
emotional just thinking that
they won’t be a part of my
program next year.”
The Riverhawks are look-
ing to claim the program’s
13th state title, first since
The Dalles cheer squad placed first in the band dance/situational/fight song division and claimed
runner-up honors in the small coed division at Saturday’s Oregon Elite Classic Tournament in Salem.
In the photo are, from left to right, starting in the back row, Leslie Morales, Stephanie Flores, Karla
Hernandez, Giselle Schwartz, Ellie Cardosi, Ari Acevedo, and Caleb Parsons. In the middle row are, from
left, Arlet Villa, Sophia Pullen, Emily Adams, Alexa Baldy, Meli Avila, Brooke Abrams and Lilly Hamm.
Kneeling in the front row are, Amy Hernandez, Natalie Wollam, Mikiyle Brantner, Gabbe Haskins and
Giselle Ortega.
Kelsey Sugg-Wallace photo
2008, and have come close in
Sugg-Wallace’s previous four
years with three seconds and
a sixth-place outcome.
Sugg-Wallace could barely
contain her level of excite-
ment ahead of Saturday’s big
day.
The coaches and cheer
members spend as much
as 18 hours a week together
during competition season.
TD girls help pave road to future success
Wrestling
trio ended
the winter
season with
four wins at
North Regional
Tournament
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contest. I am
so incredibly
proud of the
effort they
put forth, the
way they sup-
ported each
other and by
Karen Villa
the way they
represented our program.”
Wrestling at 125 pounds,
Sutton-Lott (11-5 record) de-
feated Asma Noor (Parkrose)
by pin at 42 seconds, but
she then lost by third-round
pin (5:53) to Katelin Eder
(Hillsboro).
The Dalles girls wrestlers,
Sutton-Lott bounced back
Elejah Sutton-Lott, Megan
in her first two consolation
Lenardson and Karen Villa
matches with a forfeit and
have been a steady trio all
a pinfall versus Ashleigh
season for head coach Paul
O’Tierney (Scappoose) in
Beasley.
4:04.
Given the amount of
Sutton-Lott had her
work put in and the solid
tournament abruptly ended
results they posted, Beasley
by Joss Pember (Clatskanie),
is hopeful that the example
they have set will draw more who scored a 10-0 major
decision.
participants in the future.
“Elejah improved on her
Sutton-Lott garnered three
performance from last year,
wins, Lenardson went 1-2
and Villa ended up 0-2 at the which I am proud of” Beasley
said. “Her improvement
OSAA Girls North Regional
Tournament held Friday and this year has been huge,
but it was all due to her
Saturday at Century High
commitment to wrestling
School in Hillsboro.
and sheer hard work and
“I cannot say enough
about how these young ladies determination.”
Lenardson (6-5 re-
made each other and our
program better,” Beasley said. cord) went to work in the
“I thoroughly enjoyed watch- 135-pound weight class and
delivered a pinfall victory
ing them improve, regard-
in her bout versus Candace
less of the outcome of the
The Dalles girls wrestling trio made their marks during the 2019-
2020 campaign and are linked as a trio that help lay the foun-
dation for the future. In the photo are, from left to right, Megan
Lenardson, Elejah Sutton-Lott and Paul Beasley (head coach).
Sutton-Lott and Lenardson combined for four wins at the OSAA
Girls North Regional Tournament held Friday and Saturday at
Century High School in Hillsboro.
Contributed photo
Silva (Tigard) at the four-min-
ute mark of the second
round.
She then suffered back-to-
back second-round pinfall
losses to Forest Grove’s
Jasmine Hopkins (2:33) and
Clatskanie’s Annemarie
Davis (2:48).
Villa (8-4 record) wres-
tled at 125 pounds, and lost
both of her matches, the first
coming against Anna Monk
(Rainier), by pin at 4:42 of the
third round, and the second
to Sarahy Guerrero (Nyssa), a
5-2 decision.
Beasley said that Villa and
Lenardson both embraced
the challenge of being a first-
year wrestler and worked
through the season.
He feels that the future of
the girls program is indeed
bright, led by Sutton-Lott’s
work ethic and fierceness.
“Karen wrestled tough as
she has all season,” Beasley
said. “Megan fought hard
and won a match, and Elejah
took her shot at state with all
the intensity and heart she
brings to every practice and
match, but in the end, their
lack of experience caught up
to them.”
This group is a family and
a melding of 20 personalities
who have one goal in mind.
They have built bonds to
last a lifetime.
Now it is time for them
to put out their best per-
formance to date and the
flurry of excitement, antici-
pation and nerves has given
Hernandez and the seniors
some extra motivation to
make their last state appear-
ance one for the record books.
“In the three years I have
done cheer, I have never felt
more confident in the skills
and the overall routine that
we have ready,” Hernandez
said. “Everyone has put so
much into this season, and
I can’t wait to leave it all on
the mat for the final time on
Saturday.”
TD boys and girls take flight at HRV dual
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At Hood River, The Dalles
swim team totaled three wins
and 10 seconds last Thursday.
Kendall Webber won the 200
(2:28.11) and 400 (5:14.50)
freestyle, Lydia DiGennaro
scored first in the 50 freestyle
(29.18), and Hannah Haight
was tops in the 100 breast-
stroke (1:30.73).
The 200 relay team of
Webber, Kennedy Abbas,
DiGennaro and Bree Webber
had a top mark of 2:03.10.
Of the 10 seconds, Bryce
Harris had his in the 50 (27.33)
and 100 freestyle (1:01.01),
Will Evans in the 200 freestyle
(2:17.48), Jacob Comini in
the 100 backstroke (1:25.24),
and Skyler Coburn in the 100
breaststroke (1:32.00).
Coburn, William Hoover,
Xander Kirby and Jonathan
Snodgrass were second in the
200 medley relay (2:23.05), and
Harris, Coburn, Michael Cole
and Evans hit for a 4:19.85 to
get second in the 400 freestyle.
Harris, Kirby, Cole and Evans
placed second 200 freestyle re-
lay (1:53.05), and in the 200 the
relay group of Kendall Webber,
Haight, Maisie Bandel-Ramirez
and DiGennaro got second
(2:19.47), and DiGennaro
motored to second in the 100
backstroke (1:21.19)
Districts begin 8 a.m.
Saturday in Madras.
Dr. Cullen’s
Student of the week
Zoe Dunn for Physical Education:
Zoe Dunn is always great in Physical
education class, always participating
and working hard during work out time.
Zoe is also great to all her classmates
being positive each day.
Congratulations
Zoe Dunn, TDHS
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