The SpokeSman • WedneSday, march 30, 2022 P5
PREP WRESTLING
OSAA floats return of multiple state tournaments
ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
La Pine’s Dylan Mann grapples with Austin Johnson during the 138-pound championship match of the OSAA 3A wrestling state championships in La Pine in February.
BY BRIAN RATHBONE
For the Spokesman
Winning the Class 3A
132-pound state wrestling ti-
tle this year was memorable
in more ways than one for La
Pine senior Dylan Mann.
How could it not? He won
his second individual title and
helped the Hawks capture their
third state title in the program.
Also playing a factor, Mann
got to close out his high school
wrestling career in his home
gym in front of a crowd that
rarely sees him compete.
“Being in front of friends
and kids who don’t get to see
me wrestle often — the feeling
is just incredible,” said Mann.
After all, he was wrestling
in the gym of La Pine High, a
gym that due to the nature of
high school wrestling — a lot
of weekends spent at wrestling
tournaments around the state
with minimal home competi-
tions — rarely sees home meets
let alone with the significance
of state meets.
Since 1997, the state wres-
tling meet has been held at the
Memorial Coliseum in Port-
land in all but four years. From
2005 to 2007, it was held at the
the State Fairgrounds Pavilion
in Salem, and this past winter
state meets where held in six
different locations.
For the 2022-26 time block
of high school sports, wrestling
state tournaments could again
be held in different locations.
The Oregon School Activities
Association State Champion-
ship Committee is mulling it
over after hearing testimonies
for what the upcoming four
years could like like.
“Individual sites worked as
well as we thought they would,”
Culver wrestling coach JD Al-
ley told the committee at the
meeting last Monday in Wil-
sonville. “Feedback has been
good on individual sites as
well.”
Central Oregon was at the
heart of the state’s champion-
ship weekend in late February.
Four of the six different tour-
naments were held locally. Rid-
geview held the Class 5A meet
in Redmond, La Pine hosted
the 3A meet and Culver held
both the girls and the 2A/1A
meet. The 6A (Sandy High)
and 4A (Cascade High) meets
were held on the west side of
the mountains.
Having the meets separate,
each classification got to be
the main event in a more inti-
mate setting than competing
in a venue the size of Memorial
Coliseum.
November 3, 1944 -
March 13, 2022
She will be remembered
fondly for her love of read-
ing the bible and watching
the news. Survived by
her five daughters Peggy,
Amber, Diana, Patricia &
Kathleen, 15 adored grand-
children & 18 great-grand-
children, Siblings: Linda,
Shirl & Charles, numerous
nephews, nieces and
friends. The family will hold
a private memorial.
OBITUARY DEADLINE
Call to ask about our deadlines
541-385-5809
Baptist
Non-Denominational
Highland Baptist Church
Seventh Day Adventist
3100 SW Highland Ave., Redmond
541-548-4161
Lead Pastor: Barry Campbell
945 W. Glacier Ave.,
Redmond, OR
541-923-0301
Sunday Worship Services:
hbc Español - 10:30 am
(Youth Room)
Sabbath School 9:30 am
Worship 10:45 am
Roman Catholic
St Thomas Roman Catholic
Church
*9 am & 10:30 am live-stream at: www.
hbcredmond.org
1720 NW 19th Street
Redmond, Oregon 97756
541-923-3390
Family Night Wednesdays
(March 30 – May 25)
Father Todd Unger, Pastor
5:30 pm - Free dinner in Gym
6 pm - Practical classes for all ages
Mass Schedule:
Weekdays 8:00 am
See website for a list of classes!
Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm
First Saturday 8:00 am (English)
How can hbc pray for you?
prayer@hbcredmond.org
CHECK YOUR AD
On the first day it runs to
make sure it is correct.
Call 541-617-7823 for corrections.
closer to the action, with fam-
ilies of wrestlers competing in
La Pine getting mat-side seats.
“We set up everything just
the way we wanted,” said Mann.
“With the run-outs, the light
show. It was so unique. You ar-
en’t up 20 feet in the bleachers,
it feels more like a dual meet.”
Hosting the state tourna-
ments, there was a sense of
pride for the events that the
OBITUARY
Kathryn (Gibson)
Slinsky
Worship Directory
Blended - 8 & 9 am
Contemporary - 10:30 am
(Worship Center)
At La Pine during the cham-
pionship bouts, each wrestler
came running out of tunnels
and onto the mat where they
would be wrestling under a
single light. Had it been held
at the Coliseum, all of the title
matches for each classification
would be going at the same
time.
Plus, competing in small
gyms allowed for viewers to be
Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am (English)
12:00 noon (Spanish)
Confessions on Wednesdays
From 4:00 to 5:45 pm and on
Saturdays From 3:00 to 4:30 pm
programs were able to put on
with relatively short notice.
The committee presented
a plan to once again have the
state championships in differ-
ent venues, however with two
separate locations — one for
6A and 5A, and another for
4A, 3A, 2A/1A. The girls meet
would also split its state tour-
nament at the same location as
the related classifications — in-
stead of six.
The State Championship
Committee is narrowing what
the state championship pic-
ture will look like across all
high school sports for the next
four years. The committee will
give its recommendation to
the OSAA’s executive board on
Monday, April 18.
e
Reporter: 541-383-0307,
brathbone@bendbulletin.com
OBITUARY
Gregory Peterson
June 13, 1963 - March 18, 2022
Daniel Lee Smith
July 4, 1946 - March 20, 2022
Daniel Lee Smith passed away at his home in John Day
on March 20, 2022 at 75 years old. Daniel was born July
4, 1946 to Lenora and Garland Smith in Portland. He
had three siblings.
Daniel married Vaughn Ford in 1979, and they raised
three daughters together in the Portland area unti l
moving to Central Oregon in 1991.
Daniel did many things in his career, but the bulk of
it was driving for United Grocers\Unifi ed for over 30
years unti l he reti red. During his reti rement, he and
his wife Vaughn spent ti me traveling to Alaska and
enjoying fi shing. They kept their home in Central
Oregon as a home base to be close to their kids and
grandkids. In the last few years, they spent their winters
in Quartzsite, Arizona exploring the area with friends.
Daniel enjoyed hunti ng in the Strawberry Mountains,
fi shing, exploring on the side by side ATV, and spending
ti me with family and friends. He loved classic cars and
old western movies. Over his lifeti me he loved to share
his knowledge and skills with others. Daniel had a great
big heart and loved many nieces and nephews as his
own.
Daniel is preceded in death by his father, mother and
sister.
He is survived by his wife, Vaughn Smith; daughters
Candy Sutt on, Rebecca Smith and Julanne Shafer;
brother, grandsons and many nieces and nephews.
As per Daniel’s wishes, there is no service planned.
A celebrati on of life will be held at a later date in
Redmond
Gregory Peterson, 58, of Redmond passed away Friday.
He was born in The Dalles to Marvin Lavern and Margaret
Risteen (Eseke) Peterson.
He was one of four children. The family relocated to
Redmond while he was young. Greg was an acti ve,
outgoing, and faithful husband, father, and friend. He
grew up in Redmond where he enjoyed playing baseball
during his youth, a passion he passed down to each of his
children. Greg met his wife, LeAnn, in 1990 where they
worked at Tektronix together. They married in 1996 with
their friends and family present for the celebrati on. He
spent 20+ years working for Deschutes County Juvenile
Justi ce Detenti on Center, where he used his infl uence to
moti vate adolescents to set goals and achieve them. He
worked to bring out the best in each person, had strong
shoulders to support those around him, and loved
without expectati on.
Greg could be found with his friends and family camping
during the summer, grilling, fi shing, and hunti ng
during his free ti me. Together with his wife, multi ple
family vacati ons were successfully put together where
there was never a shortage of laughter and happiness
amongst all. He had a gravitati onal pull that brought
people together and left each person rich with joy. Our
world will forever be impacted by the man he was and
the memories we hold dear.
He is survived by his wife LeAnn Peterson; children: Matt
AnDyke and fi ancé Kim, Jennifer Mohler and husband
Robert, Britt any Benson and husband Brandon; brothers:
Jeff Peterson, Tim Peterson; grandchildren: Ethan and
Elliot; and multi ple nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and brother
Mark Peterson.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
www.sweethomefuneral.com