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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Hermis- ton’s Sam Colbray (top) and John-Henry Line tumble to the mat during the 5A 195-pound state champion- ship match Saturday at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Staff photo by Kathy Aney College Basketball Timberwolves close out season %0&&PHQZLQ women lose in final game East Oregonian 217$5,2²7KH%OXH Mountain men’s basketball WHDP¿QLVKHGLWVVHDVRQRQ an upswing with a 77-68 win over Treasure Men’s Hoops Valley on Saturday. It was Blue Mtn % 0 & & ¶V fourth win in its ODVW ¿YH games, but the T i m b e r - Treasure Valley wolves ¿QLVKHGLQ ¿IWK SODFH and two games out of the playoff race. 7KH 7:ROYHV 1:$& (DVW ZHUH dialed in at the free throw line in the second half and made 18 of 19 attempts to hold off the hot-shooting &KXNDUV %RWK WHDPV VKRW EHWWHU WKDQ SHUFHQW DIWHU WKH break, but Treasure Valley ZDV RQ ¿UH VKRRWLQJ SHUFHQW ZLWK ¿YH PDGH WKUHHSRLQWHUV %XW WKH Chukars only got to the charity stripe once in the second half and were RXWVFRUHG DW WKH OLQH in the game. Jared Mathews led %0&&ZLWKSRLQWVDQG eight rebounds, and soph- omores Luke Meyers and Jared Schultz closed their %0&&FDUHHUVVWURQJ Meyers added 18 points, six rebounds, and 6FKXOW] ¿QLVKHG ZLWK SRLQWV ¿YH UHERXQGV DQG three assists. Alika Alip led TVCC 77 TITLE X: Dawgs feel responsibility to continue winning Continued from 1B had just three. Valen Wyse, who earned KLV ¿UVW VWDWH WLWOH DW pounds with a well-wrestled match against Tanner Earhart of Dallas, said there’s a legacy set forth by the teams of his coach, Kyle Larson, and, in a sense, its his team’s responsibility to continue it. That continued success of Hermiston’s wrestlers isn’t an accident and it isn’t assumed. Though Hermiston KDV EHHQ FRQ¿GHQW LQ LWV abilities all season, it proved WREHMXVWL¿HG7KH%XOOGRJV scored more than 200 points on the weekend, and beat Crater by nearly 70 in team points. For Wagner, it’s as sweet DVWKH¿UVWRQH “No matter how many times you win, it always feels good, because if you don’t put in the time, the effort, the VDFUL¿FHWKHEORRGVZHDWDQG tears, you’re not gonna be on top,” he said. “And so, it just feels that much better to Staff photo by Kathy Aney Hermiston’s Andy Wagner wrestles Brawley Lamer, of Crescent Valley, on his way to a state 5A wrestling title Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the 126-pound weight class. know all your work paid off.” As an individual, this LV KLV ¿UVW RQH 7KH VHQLRU 126-pounder cruised through his state tournament, pinning KLV¿UVWWKUHHRSSRQHQWVXQWLO %UDZOH\ /DPHU RI &UHVFHQW Valley provided the only real challenge, which Wagner won anyway 2-0. Smiling and not really knowing what to say, Wagner was under- standably elated. “It’s just so overwhelming, so exciting,” he said. “It feels good to be on top, to know you’re on top, and everyone else to know you’re on top.” Wyse said earlier this week he wanted to “bully” people and “make it enter- taining.” He certainly did WKDW SLQQLQJ KLV ¿UVW WKUHH opponents and never wrestled more than half a match. He faced Earhart at the Reser’s Tournament of Champions in January, and knew the Dallas coaches would have a VSHFL¿F JDPHSODQ7KH\ GLG — single leg take downs and movement — but Wyse stood ¿UPHYHQZKLOHWUDLOLQJ “It was very physical and just a matter of who was JRLQJWREUHDN¿UVW´KHVDLG ³, NQHZ WKDW DIWHU WKH ¿UVW takedown. I wasn’t going to EUHDN¿UVW´ %XW GHVSLWH KRZHYHU PXFK VXFFHVV WKH %XOOGRJV have, the past never falls too IDU EHKLQG 0DQ\ %XOOGRJV talked about the legacy left by alumni, including Larson. A word kept popping up, too: responsibility. “The state tournament and being competitive at Herm- iston is holding the standard up,” Coleman said. “They set a culture and not letting that culture die is our duty.” ——— Hermiston Champions: 126, Andy Wag- ner; 152, Valen Wyse; 180, Bob Coleman; 195, Sam Colbray Hermiston placers: 138, CJ Hendon, 3rd; 113, Liam Tarvin, 2nd; 170, Brock Mc- Donough, 2nd; 195, John-Henry Line, 2nd 68 with 16 points. ——— BMCC (14-15, 5-9) 29 48 — 77 TVCC (5-20, 3-11) 28 40 — 68 BLUE MOUNTAIN — J. Mathews 20, L. Meyers 18, J. Schultz 14, I. Harris 10, R. Bell 4, L. Hawkins 4, Q. George 3, T. Thomas 3, D. Crockett 1, T. Thurman, A. Dean, G. Blankenship. (25-56) TREASURE VALLEY — A. Alip 16, D. Robertson 12, T. Hooper 11, S. Ingram 11, J. Dwyer 8, S. Ziegner 5, J. Schetzle 5, M. Pennock, J. Carter. (27-56) 3-pointers — BMCC 4-10, TVCC 9-22. Free throws — BMCC 23-27, TVCC 5-8. Fouls — BMCC 14, TVCC 21. Fouled out — S. Ingram (TVCC). Women’s Basketball T R E A S U R E VALLEY 70, BLUE MOUNTAIN 60 — At Ontario, the Chukars got 31 points off the bench to close out the Timber- wolves on Saturday in WKHLUUHJXODUVHDVRQ¿QDOH The loss ended the VHDVRQIRU%0&& 1:$& (DVW ZKLFK ¿QLVKHGLQVL[WKSODFHDQG four games outside the playoff cut. Sophomore post Savannah Heugly scored 28 points to lead the Timberwolves, but TVCC RSHQHGZLWK D OHDG DIWHU RQH quarter and extended it to E\ WKH HQG RI WKH third quarter. Heather Waldemar scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Chukars, which RXWUHERXQGHG %0&& +HXJO\ ¿QLVKHG ZLWK D team-high seven rebounds and sophomore Kayla Reyna added 11 points and four rebounds in her ¿QDOJDPHIRU%0&& ——— BMCC (11-17, 5-9) 6 20 14 20 — 60 TVCC (18-10, 9-5) 15 23 16 16 — 70 BLUE MOUNTAIN — S. Heugley 28, K. Reyna 11, S. McHone 8, K. Collins 8, W. Fredrickson 2, E. Bowers 2, L. Cagle 1, B. Haringa, B. Gregory. (21-75) TREASURE VALLEY — H. Waldemar 17, M. Stockett 10, R. Helmick 9, M. Kimball 8, S. Keele 6, K. Murphy 6, T. Vernon 4, K. Haley 4, G. Oldham 2, S. Davis 2, J. Praegitzer 2, S. Higley. (23-56) 3-pointers — BMCC 5-19, TVCC 4-21. Free throws — BMCC 13-18, TVCC 20- 26. Fouls — BMCC 22, TVCC 16. Fouled out — S. Heugly (BMCC). STATE WRESTLING: 5RFNZHOOZLQVEUDFNHWIRU5LYHUVLGH+HSSQHUKDVWZRLQ¿QDOV Continued from 1B ZUHVWOHUDWSRXQGVLQWKH $GLYLVLRQ “It’s a lot of joy for placing third, because you’re third out of the state, you know?” he said. “It takes off a whole bunch of pressure. After my loss in the semis, I was angry. I was mad at myself ... There was a lot of stress on that loss. Then my fellas said, ‘You know what? Use that anger and get to third.’ And I did.” “I’m disappointed Morgan ended up third and we’re not wrestling (in the ¿QDOV´ 3HQGOHWRQ FRDFK )UHG3KLOOLSVVDLG³%XWDORW of times for a good kid like that who had some goals set on the state championship, it’s hard to come back and win matches after you’ve lost and you’re dream’s been crushed.” $VDZKROH3HQGOHWRQ¶V youth suggested there is reason for excitement not far on the horizon for the %XFNV 7KRXJK %XFNDURRV wrestlers only won one match outside of Holcomb ² D ¿UVWURXQG FRQVR- lation bout by freshman 126-pounder Alex Rendon ² 3HQGOHWRQ FRDFK )UHG 3KLOOLSV ZDV KDSS\ ZLWK the way his young guys handled themselves. “The kids who were here FRPSHWHG KDUG´ 3KLOOLSV said. “They’ve seen it now. We get ‘em all back. They’re ready to get back at it.” In the 3A bracket, 5LYHUVLGH 3LUDWHV FRDFK Richard Rockwell said his team “overperformed,” but that’s not a bad thing. +H VDLG WKH 3LUDWHV VWDUWHG the season with 22 kids, but was down to nine by districts. From there, eight TXDOL¿HGIRUVWDWHDQG¿YH of those placed at the state tournament, led by high ¿QLVKHU$ULVWRWOH 5RFNZHOO at 126 pounds. Aristotle — whose brother Hans was a four- time state champion and father, Richard, who took over the Riverside program before this season — had a chance to win state at the same time as his brother last year, but suffered what Richard called a heart- Staff photo by Kathy Aney Pendleton’s Morgan Holcomb (in green) wrestles to third place in the 145-pound weight class Saturday at the state wrestling championships at Veterans Memo- rial Coliseum in Portland. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Riverside’s Aristotle Rockwell shares a hug with his father and coach, Richard Rock- well, after winning the championship match at the 3A state wrestling champion- ships at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland in the 126-pound weight class. Heppner’s Cord Flynn (in blue) wrestles Nestuc- ca’s Chase Cook to a semifinal victory Saturday in the 2A 195-pound weight class during the state wres- tling cham- pionships at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Staff photo by Kathy Aney EUHDNLQJ ORVV LQ WKH ¿QDO and used the motivation to claim the 3A 126-pound championship this year. “I knew he wanted this moment,” Aristotle said of his father. “I could’ve shared it with my brother last year, but I messed up. 7KLV ZDV GH¿QLWHO\ IRU everyone I let down last year. “All I want to do now is go have some Red Robin.” Ricardo Mendoza, who VWDUWHG WKH VHDVRQ DW pounds, injured his shoulder LQ WKH ¿QDOV DW 5LYHUVLGH¶V ¿UVWWRXUQDPHQWDW0DF+L and returned in time to PDNHD¿QDODWWKH3LUDWHV¶ ¿QDO WRXUQH\ LQ +HSSQHU Then Rockwell and his staff agreed to bump him up to 220 pounds for districts, EDVHG RQ WKH ¿HOG RI JX\V DW,WSDLGRIIZLWKWKH junior placing third. 2YHUDOO WKH 3LUDWHV SODFHG ¿YH RI LWV HLJKW participants, which would certainly bode well for the Riverside program. “All of them come back except for one,” he said. “We got some youth and we’re building. So, when I’m driving back (to %RDUGPDQ , WKLQN ZH¶UH feeling pretty good.” In 2A/1A action, the Heppner Mustangs brought two wrestlers and advanced both to their respective ¿QDOV 5\DQ 6PLWK ZKR was the two-time defending state champ at 113 pounds, ORVW KLV ¿UVW PDWFK RI WKH year to Derrick Hargraves, the top-seeded 113-pounder from Riddle. Wrestling in KLV ¿UVW VWDWH WRXUQDPHQW SRXQGHU &RUG )O\QQ had the top seed, but lost Culver’s Jaiden Jones by pin. Flynn was holding his own against the superbly athletic Jones, but a slight mistake and crazy scramble ended his season. He was very emotional afterwards, and Heppner coach Mark Lemmon said he reminded the junior of how much he actually accomplished. “If I were to say I wasn’t disappointed, I’d be lying,” he said. “...It’s hard tonight, but it’s really something to be proud of. Silver’s not WKDWEDG%HLQJLQWKH¿QDO being in the spotlight is an accomplishment.” Lemmon had nothing but good tings to say about Smith, who improved immensely in his career at Heppner. “Ryan is a kid to be really proud of” Lemmon said. “He’s come a long way. He’s matured a lot. He’s been a leader on the team. I was concerned with who would be the leader on the team, and he stepped right up.” (FKR6WDQ¿HOG LQ LWV second year as a program, TXDOL¿HG WZR IRU VWDWH EXW just one — Kyle Ranger — made it to Saturday. Ranger was pinned by Dillion St. 2QJH LQ WKH ¿UVW URXQG but coach Monte Toombs was happy with how the weekend went for his Cougars. Irrigon’s Kasey Kroske was one match away from placing, but came up short, being pinned by Neah-Kah- Nie’s Anthony Ramirez. 5DPLUH] ZHQW RQ WR ¿QLVK third. ——— TEAM FINISHES: 1A/2A: 7. Heppner, 36.0; 27. Irrigon, 4.0 3A: 7. Riverside, 91.5; 25. Echo/Stanfield, 3.0 4A: 6. McLoughlin, 83.0 5A: 24. Pendleton, 21.5 CHAMPIONS: 3A: 126, Aristotle Rockwell (Riverside) 4A: 285, Gregory Moreno (McLoughlin) PLACERS: 5A: 145, Morgan Holcomb (Pendleton), 3rd 4A: 132, Riley Chester (McLoughlin), 5th; 152, Cole Skramstad (McLoughlin), 5th; 170, Alyxander Shaw (McLoughlin), 5th; 220, Spencer Shaw (McLoughlin), 5th 3A: 113, Silvestre Vazquez (Riverside), 5th;132, Tyeler Hancock (Riverside), 4th; 220, Ricardo Mendoza (Riverside), 3rd; 3A 220, Anthony Kernal (Riverside), 6th 2A/1A: 113, Ryan Smith (Heppner), 2nd; Cord Flynn (Heppner), 2nd
