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Astoria wrestling has middle school state qualifier
The Daily Astorian
The Astoria Middle
School wrestling team took
part in a regional qualifier
last weekend in Woodburn,
and came out with one qual-
ifier for the state meet this
Saturday.
The
Oregon
mid-
dle school state meet will
also be at Woodburn High
School, where Astoria’s Will
Hofmann will compete in
the 275-pound weight class.
Hofmann scored 13
points and finished fourth in
his division in the regional
qualifier, winning three
matches, with two losses.
The Vikings had five
other wrestlers who com-
peted, with four scoring
team points.
Hofmann — who actu-
ally weighs 234, but com-
petes in the 275 division —
lost his first match to Jacob
Boone from LaCreole Mid-
dle School.
He bounced back with
three straight wins in con-
solation. He scored an 8-2
decision over Terin Nativ-
idad, also from LeCre-
ole, then pinned Alex Jones
of Butternut Creek in 59
seconds.
In the consolation semi-
finals, Hofmann posted a
5-0 decision against Omar
Alvarado of Claggett Creek,
but his luck ran out in the
third-place match, where
Teagen Allen of Cascade
won by fall (2:09).
Elsewhere, Astoria team-
mate Gunnar Olson won his
first match in the champion-
ship bracket at 110 pounds
(18-2 technical fall over
Derek Bond of Scappoose),
followed by a loss.
Olson had one victory
in consolation, a 53-second
pin over Natalie DeLeon of
South Meadows.
Astoria’s Aiden Giles
scored eight team points
with two wins in the cham-
pionship bracket at 175,
including a 17-second pin
over Angelis Arreguin of
Lebanon, and a win by
injury default.
Giles lost by fall to Owen
Rice of Neil Armstrong in
the quarterfinals.
Astoria’s Jacob Bandelt
(117) had two wins in con-
solation for 5.5 team points,
and Max Bandelt (140)
added one victory in conso-
lation for two points.
Warrenton had 10 wres-
tlers competing.
Aracin Rodriguez scored
15 points in the 110-pound
weight class, where he lost
by fall in the third round,
then won three straight by
pin in consolation.
James Mikkelson added
two wins at 132, and team-
mates David Niehuser
(102), Raul Molina (125),
Richard Bolanos (132), T.J.
Hicks (132) and Kaison
Smith (160) all finished with
six team points each.
Ryder Sturgell (102) had
a win over a Scappoose
wrestler, Branden Rinolfson
(140) added two points, and
Alexander Horrace com-
peted at 195.
Lisa Hofmann
Astoria Middle School wrestler Will Hofmann, following his
fourth-place finish in last week’s regional qualifier.
Washington holds
off Oregon State
81-76 in OT
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal makes a throw to second base in spring training.
Polished Madrigal could
make quick rise to majors
By JAY COHEN
Associated Press
LENDALE, Ariz. — Listed at
5-foot-7 and 165 pounds, Nick
Madrigal doesn’t look like a major
leaguer. Then he takes the field.
Madrigal was right at home in his first
training camp with the Chicago White
Sox. He was sent Tuesday to minor league
camp, but may not remain there long.
“I feel comfortable out here,” he said. “I
wasn’t nervous at all or anything. I was just
excited to be out here, kind of just back on
the field. That was the longest offseason I
had ever in my life.”
Madrigal was selected by the White Sox
with the No. 4 pick in last year’s amateur
draft and signed for a bonus of just over $6.4
million. The second baseman then led Ore-
gon State to the NCAA title before playing
43 games in Chicago’s minor league sys-
tem, finishing at Class-A Winston-Salem.
Madrigal made a smooth transition
to pro ball, showing off his impressive
approach at the plate by hitting .303 with
more walks (seven) than strikeouts (five).
Whether he returns to Winston-Salem or
begins the season with Double-A Birming-
ham, he could make his major league debut
at some point this summer.
“He’s a very polished player,” White
Sox manager Rick Renteria said. “I think
now it’s probably just experience, you
know, getting to play professional base-
G
AP Photo/Darron Cummings
Nick Madrigal signed for $6.4 million.
ball at a different level, allowing his skills
to play and you know, as we mentioned
before, guys like that, if they put it together
they move pretty quickly. They pretty much
tell us where they should be. We’re hoping
that he’s one of those guys.
“He’s very calm, very collected, very
confident, quietly confident. And we hope
that plays well, it should play well for him.”
It has played well for Madrigal all his
life, from his prep career at Elk Grove High
School near Sacramento, California, all the
way through to his time with the Beavers.
“Throughout my life I’ve always played
in the biggest games,” said Madrigal, who
turns 22 on March 5. “I’ve won at every
single level I’ve ever been at, going back
to high school, I mean even Cal Ripken
league. I’ve played in the biggest games
that I could possibly play in and I plan on
continuing to do that moving forward.”
Madrigal was drafted by Cleveland in
the 17th round coming out of high school,
but he decided to go to Oregon State. He
hit .367 with three homers, 34 RBIs and 15
steals during his final season with the Bea-
vers, rebounding nicely after being side-
lined by a broken left wrist.
Madrigal was among three Oregon
State players to go in the first round last
year, joining outfielder Trevor Larnach and
shortstop Cadyn Grenier. He said his expe-
rience in Corvallis plays a huge role in how
he approaches the game.
“I was very grateful for all the stuff they
taught me at Oregon State,” he said.
One of the biggest concerns about Mad-
rigal is his lack of power. He had only
seven extra-base hits during his first stint in
the minors last year.
Getting stronger was one of Madrigal’s
biggest offseason goals. He hit the weight
room while he anxiously waited to play
ball again.
“Baseball’s been my life, no matter if
we’re in season or out of season,” he said.
“When you don’t play that many games,
you’re ready to get back to it.”
Oregon sinks Washington State 72-61
By RICKY HESTER
Associated Press
PULLMAN, Wash. — Paul White
scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds
and Oregon defeated Washington State
72-61 on Wednesday night.
Payton Pritchard added 15 points and
seven assists for the Ducks (18-12, 9-8).
Victor Bailey Jr. had 14 points shooting 4-5
from 3-point range.
Robert Franks scored 16 points with
seven rebounds on 3-of-13 shooting for
Washington State (11-19, 4-13). Mar-
vin Cannon added 12 points and seven
rebounds.
Oregon took control of the game with an
11-2 run late in the first half. A 3-pointer
from Louis King and back to back 3’s from
Bailey sparked the run that gave the Ducks
a 37-26 lead. Pritchard followed with a
layup at the buzzer for Oregon, extending
the lead to 11 at the break.
In the first five minutes of the second
half WSU committed five turnovers and go
scoreless for four minutes. Bailey hit back
to back 3’s for Oregon within 51 seconds
for a 54-39 lead midway through the sec-
ond half.
BIG PICTURE
Oregon: With only one game remaining
the Ducks look to position themselves in
one of the top four seeds for Pac-12 tour-
nament play.
Washington State: Has now lost four in
a row with one game remaining. Since the
Cougars are second to last in the Pac-12
standings they have no chance of moving
up in seeding for the tournament.
UP NEXT:
Oregon: At Washington on Saturday.
Washington State: Home against Ore-
gon State on Saturday.
SEATTLE — Noah Dickerson scored
seven of his 22 points in overtime, David
Crisp added a key 3-pointer with 48 seconds
left in the extra session, and Washington held
off Oregon State 81-76 on Wednesday night
for its 15th conference victory.
The Huskies (24-6, 15-2 Pac-12) have
already wrapped up the regular season con-
ference title and No. 1 seed at the confer-
ence tournament next week in Las Vegas.
But it was another uncomfortable night for
the league champs, being forced to overtime
for the first time this season by the Beavers.
Oregon State (17-12, 9-8) struggled to
slow Dickerson most of the night and he car-
ried Washington in the extra session, twice
scoring over a defender and adding a dunk
off a nice feed from Crisp. His basket with
1:42 left gave Washington a 74-69 lead, but
Tres Tinkle answered with a 3-pointer to pull
the Beavers within 74-72. Crisp hit fourth
3-pointer of the game from the wing to push
the lead to five and the Huskies escaped.
Crisp finished with 22 points and Jaylen
Nowell added 16. Dickerson also grabbed 17
rebounds.
Tinkle led the Beavers with 31 points,
one off his career-high, and scored 19 of the
final 22 points for Oregon State in regulation
and overtime. Kylor Kelley added 16 points,
but Stephen Thompson Jr., who has tor-
mented Washington in the past, was held to
nine points on 3 of 10 shooting. Oregon State
needs a win over Washington State on Satur-
day to clinch a first-round bye in the confer-
ence tournament.
Washington seemed on the verge of put-
ting the Beavers away after taking a 54-48
lead, only to watch Ethan Thompson score
underneath and Zach Reichle complete a
4-point play to pull Oregon State even at
54-all with 7:03 left. Washington pushed the
lead back to six but was unable to pull away.
Tinkle scored eight straight points, capped
by a deep 3 to pull Oregon State even at 62-all
with 2:14 remaining. Crisp answered with
a driving layup that counted due to basket
interference, but fouled Stephen Thompson
at the opposite end and his two free throws
kept the game tied with 95 seconds left.
Dickerson scored underneath to put the
Huskies back in front, but Tinkle answered
while being fouled with 53 seconds left. He
was unable to complete the 3-point play and
kept the game tied at 66.
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Oregon State guard Stephen Thompson Jr.
(1) gets a pass off next to Washington guard
Matisse Thybulle (4).
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Boys basketball
4A state quarterfinals
(at Pacific University)
Today’s schedule:
1:30: Marist vs. Banks
3:15: Marshfield vs. Woodburn
6:30: Henley vs. Stayton
8:15: North Marion vs. Seaside