Appeal Tribune
❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 ❚ 1B
Sports
ALL-MID-VALLEY WRESTLING
ALL-MID-VALLEY
BOYS SWIMMING
Local standouts grapple Talent
their way towards top
abounds
in boys
division
Bill Poehler Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
A group of outstanding male swim-
mers were concentrated in big pro-
grams this season.
Sprague senior Colby Evenson,
South Salem senior Tyler Cook and
Sprague junior Ian Shultz each had ca-
reer seasons for their teams, and all
three are the finalists for the Mid-Val-
ley boys swimmer of the year.
Evenson won a perfect four district
championships and placed in the
OSAA Class 6A state meet in all four
events in which he competed, includ-
ing a best of third in the 500 free.
Shultz also won four district cham-
pionships and placed in four events in
the state meet with a best of third in
the 100 breaststroke.
Cook placed second in the Greater
Valley Conference in four events and
competed in the state meet in all four.
The swimmer of the year winner
will be presented at the June 4 States-
man Journal Mid-Valley Sports
Awards presented by Donofrio Dealer-
ships at the Salem Convention Center.
This is the All-Mid-Valley team for
boys swimming:
Tyler Cook
Sprague’s Santos Cantu III is a finalist for Mid-Valley wrestler of the year. STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE
Ein Carlos
Pete Martini Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
A trio of Greater Valley Conference
wrestlers put on quite a showing at
OSAA state championships this sea-
son, two of whom had done it before,
and another who made a name for him-
self on the biggest stage.
North Salem’s Ein Carlos, Sprague’s
Santos Cantu III and McKay’s David
Rubio all won state titles, and they are
finalists for Mid-Valley wrestler of the
year.
Carlos (152 pounds) and Cantu (195
pounds) found their way to the top of
the medal stand at Portland’s Memorial
Coliseum once again, and Rubio gave
the Royal Scots’ wrestling program its
first state champion since 2003.
The winner will be awarded at the
Statesman Journal Mid-Valley Sports
Awards, presented by Donofrio Dealer-
ships, set for June 4 at the Salem Con-
vention Center.
Here is the All-Mid-Valley team for
wrestling:
School: North Salem
Year: Junior
Weight class: 152
pounds
State results: OSAA
Class 6A state champion
Landon Davis
School: Sprague
Year: Junior
Weight class: 170
pounds
State results: OSAA
Class 6A state runner-up
Treve Earhart
Jacob Jones
School: Dallas
Year: Junior
Weight class: 145
pounds
State results: OSAA
Class 5A state champion
Kaden Kuenzi
School: Silverton
Year: Sophomore
Weight class: 120
pounds
State results: OSAA
Class 5A state runner-up
Colby Evenson
School: Sprague
Year: Senior
District results: GVC
champion in 200 IM
(1:57.47),
500
free
(4:50.64), 200 medley relay (1:40.40)
and 400 free relay (3:15.42)
State results: Third in the Class 6A
state meet in the 500 free (4:43.67),
sixth in 200 individual medley
(1:58.05), third in 200 medley relay
(1:39.20), eighth in 400 free relay
(3:16.91)
Daniel McClung
Jason Orr
School: Dallas
Year: Senior
Weight class: 182
pounds
State results: OSAA
Class 5A state runner-up
Bo Joklur
School: Sprague
Year: Junior
Weight class: 132
pounds
State results: OSAA
Class 6A state runner-up
Kane Nixon
Santos Cantu III
School: Sprague
Year: Sophomore
Weight class: 195 pounds
State results: OSAA Class 6A state
champion
School: South Salem
Year: Senior
District results: Sec-
ond in 100 free (48.34)
and 50 free (21.88), sec-
ond in 200 medley relay (1:42.34) and
400 free relay (3:18.57)
State results: 13th in the Class 6A
state meet in the 50 free (22.23), 100
free (49.55), 200 medley relay (1:43.82)
and 400 free relay (3:22.40)
School: Sprague
Year: Senior
Weight class: 106
pounds
State results: OSAA
Class 6A state champion
School: Cascade
Year: Sophomore
Weight class: 126
pounds
State results: OSAA
See WRESTLING, Page 3B
School: Silverton
Year: Senior
District results: Sec-
ond in Mid-Willamette
in 50 free (22.63), 100
back (54.52), 200 medley relay
(1:42.45) and 200 free relay (1:33.67)
State results: Second in the Class
5A state meet in the 100 back (54.41),
fourth in 50 free (22.50), 200 medley
relay (1:43.77) and 200 free relay
(1:32.92)
See BOYS, Page 2B
ALL-MID-VALLEY GIRLS SWIMMING
Ladies make a big splash this season
Bill Poehler Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
This year’s group of female swim-
mers in the Greater Valley Conference
did big things.
Sprague sophomore Alexis Smith,
West Salem senior Alaina Otterstrom
and South Salem senior Anna Despain
won a lot of races and set a lot of rec-
ords.
The three are the finalists for the All-
Mid-Valley girls swimmer of the year.
Otterstrom placed in the Greater Val-
ley Conference district swimming meet
in four events and swam in the Class 6A
state meet in three.
Despain continued her record-break-
ing pace by winning three GVC district
championships and placed in the state
in four events as well as breaking nearly
every South Salem school record.
Smith established herself among the
state’s elite by winning the GVC cham-
pionship in the 100 free and placing fifth
in the state meet in the 50 free and 100
free.
The winner will be presented at the
June 4 Statesman Journal Mid-Valley
Sports Awards presented by Donofrio
Dealerships at the Salem Convention
Center.
See GIRLS, Page 2B
Lucky Rogers coached the Foxes to meet their program bests by placing second
in the Mid-Willamette Conference district meet in both the boys and girls
divisions. ANNA REED/STATESMAN JOURNAL