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SWC HOOP
Steven Preston managed a 1-2 record in his final state appear-
ance. At 160 pounds, Preston posted a 21-7 record and capped his
career with back-to-back state qualifications. Jeremy Lanthorn/
Contributed photo
hours talking about what
special people they are. One
of the things that I enjoyed
the most from this tourna-
ment is sitting down with
them and asking them about
their future plans. And every
matches to Kolton Malone
one of them had a plan after
(Thurston) and Roman
high school. It was neat to
Bagley-Rios (Parkrose) by
hear them talk about what
first-round, and 182-pound
senior Mauricio Carrera (8-6 wrestling meant to them,
what the program meant to
record) lost two consecu-
them and how it is going to
tive matches by pin versus
propel them in the future. It
Crater’s Owen Burkhart (43
always brightens my heart
seconds) and Hillsboro’s
knowing that they are going
Sebastian Echeverria (1:41).
on, but I am really saddened
While he is graduating in
June, Steven Preston had the by it too.”
While Beasley is losing a
chance to stand side-by-side
with his little brother Ian and top-flight group of veterans,
was able to show him what it the younger programs are
takes to be successful on the climbing in numbers, with
the kids club boasting a ros-
varsity stage.
“I think it was awesome. It ter of 60 under coach Kevin
has been several years since I Marx, and there are 35 mid-
have been on the same team dle school wrestlers, coached
with my little brother and
by Alexander Kramer, ready
really go through the grind
to make a jump to the next
together,” Steven said. “I
level, 10 who are incoming
think he is going to push the freshmen.
Preston legacy to an all-time
Beasley vividly remembers
high. He made it to state this when The Dalles had a dual
year and did good. He wres- against Hermiston with only
six kids.
tled his heart out and I can
He has been around for
see him being a future state
champion by his senior year.” some of the lowest points,
but he cannot be more hope-
For seven years, Beasley
had been spending several
ful about the future of the
hours of his day develop-
wrestling program.
“We have had the most
ing Ophath Silaphath, Ben
kids in the high program now
Nelson, Quinn Wilson,
than we did in the past 10
Miguel Torres, Steven
years, so things are definitely
Preston, Karen Villa and
on the rise for us,” Beasley
Carrera, the senior core that
said. “I am really excited
made an impact on his life.
about the group that we have
Beasley got especially
coming from middle school.
emotional once Carrera
I had a chance to coach them
was eliminated from state
in football and we are starting
contention.
to get that connection again
“I said, ‘I only cry once
where we are having kids
a year and it is at this tour-
coming in from the football
nament with my seniors,’”
Beasley recalls telling Carrera. program and giving us some
“You know, I can’t say enough numbers. We have needed
that for many years.”
about them. I could spend
TD
WRESTLING
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on the roster, led by sopho-
mores Thomas, LaFaver, Sheer
Continued from page A12 and Alex Stebbins, and fresh-
men Ian Ongers, Dominic
Marquez and James Best.
in these big games. We will
Birman, Olson and Haiden
learn from them though.”
Perez will be seniors next
Following back-to-back
year, taking over the spots
season where they went
vacated by graduating seniors,
12-36, the Redsides racked
Marshall Bell and Davis.
up a 20-7 record, went 11-3
“Marshall and Tanner were
in league to earn the district
here during those lean times,
tournament’s top seed and
wound up ranked 13th in the but they stayed with it,” Hull
said. “Tanner is who I would
state.
consider one of my most im-
SWC notched two three-
game winning streaks, then
proved players. He has been
from Jan. 24 to Feb. 21 won
one of our leaders and he did
nine in a row, before losing
an awesome job this year of
in the Big Sky Conference
getting the ball where it needs
championship game to Ione- to be, he hit some big shots,
Arlington, 74-68.
he improved his game and
The Redsides defeated
showed up consistently on a
Elgin by a 72-45 margin in
nightly basis. You just hope
state sub-round action on
that someone comes in next
Feb. 26 to set up Saturday’s
year to fill those shoes.”
contest with Joseph.
The Big Sky Conference
Finishing so close, yet so
will undergo a facelift of sorts
far from Baker, Hull is opti-
starting next year with the
mistic his squad can use the addition of four Washington
big-game moments to bolster schools.
In one division will be
next year’s run.
SWC, Dufur, Horizon, Trout
It hurts, especially since
Lake, Klickitat-Glenwood
if SWC would have beaten
Ione-Arlington in the district and Lyle-Wishram, and on
the other side is Sherman,
title matchup, they would
have played Joseph at home Condon, Ione-Arlington,
Echo, Mitchell-Spray and
instead of making the long
Bickelton. Teams will play two
Eastern Oregon trip.
SWC is still young in many in-division games and have
areas with six underclassmen one apiece against the other
SWC senior point guard Tanner Davis sends off a baseline floater
in Saturday’s basketball game played in Enterprise versus Joseph.
Neither squad had more than a five-point second-half lead and
SWC had a game-tying attempt at the buzzer fall short, as they lost,
43-40.
Ellen Bishop/Wallowa County Chieftain
side.
This past year, the Big Sky
teams battled each night and
seventh-place Mitchell-Spray
was in district contention up
until the final weekend, so
there was plenty of parity in
the league.
“It is definitely going to be a
bit of a grinder when it comes
to the new league schedule,
but this year and how tough
our league was, allowed us to
be where we were and allowed
us to grow up a little bit,
compared to being in a league
where we just ran through ev-
erybody,” Hull said. “We have
our main core coming back
and they will be battle-tested.
They now know what it takes.
It’s a matter of making those
plays and executing down the
stretch of games.”
TRASH TALK
Q. Is there a place where can I take old
QA
computers, VCR’s and other electronics for recycling?
Jared, The Dalles
A. Jared, I don’t’ know of any local options for VCR
or stereo recycling. You do have an option in our area for
“e-waste” though. The Oregon Electronics Recycling Program
(E-Cycles) accepts seven items for free: computer monitors
and towers, T.V.s, laptops, printers, keyboards and mice. Three
drop sites: Hood River Transfer Station, The Dalles Disposal,
and Sherman County Transfer Station near Biggs Junction.
questions to:
(541)-506-2636 www.tricountyrecycle.com
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