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MARCH 15, 2015
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Hofenbredl, Reyes win state wrestling titles
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
PORTLAND — Grand Ronde
Tribal members won two state
wrestling titles on Saturday, Feb.
28, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum
in Portland.
Dallas High School senior Matt
Hofenbredl avenged his loss last
year to Christian Marquez of Hood
River Valley by beating him for the
132-pound title during the Class
5A finals.
Hofenbredl captured his third
state title, having won in 2012 and
2013. He became only the second
Dallas High wrestler to win three
state titles.
In 2014, Hofenbredl finished sec-
ond to Marquez in the 126-pound
competition, losing the match in
overtime. This year, he beat Mar-
quez with a dominant 7-1 decision.
Hofenbredl scored a second-round
escape and takedown to take a 3-0
lead to start the third period. In the
final round, he shot in on the legs
of Marquez in the first 10 seconds
to secure a takedown before he se-
cured the victory with a takedown
in the final seconds.
Hofenbredl finished his senior
year wrestling for Dallas High with
a 37-2 record.
In addition, junior Michael Reyes
of Willamina High School won the
Class 3A wrestling title at 126
pounds by defeating senior Elijah
Conlon of Riverside High School for
the second year in a row.
Photo courtesy Lukas Eggen/Polk County Itemizer-Observer
Tribal member Matt Hofenbredl, a senior at Dallas High School, won his third
state wrestling title on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Class 5A state wrestling
championships held in Portland. He became only the second Dallas High
wrestler to win three state titles.
Reyes won last year’s state title
at 120 pounds when he pinned
Conlon. This year, he won a 14-2
major decision.
To begin the second period, Reyes
started down and quickly reversed
Conlon. He added two near fall
points en route to the overwhelm-
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ing win.
“I knew he was getting tired. He
was wrestling sloppy,” Reyes said.
“I thought I had energy throughout
the match. I think that broke him.”
Reyes finished the year with a
34-5 record. Sadly, just as Hofen-
bredl was being announced as the
winner, his mother sprinted in from
the stands and on to the mat toward
him. After a short conversation, the
two then ran up toward Section 67
where a medical emergency was
occurring.
Hofenbredl never made it to the
awards podium to accept his cham-
pionship as the entire Dallas High
contingent quickly gathered their
things and ran outside to its bus.
Hofenbredl’s 70-year-old grand-
father, Larry of Grand Ronde, had
collapsed and medical personnel
were unable to revive him. He suf-
fered a fatal heart attack.
“Grandpa Hofenbredl was a loyal
supporter and contributor to the
Dallas wrestling program from
the roots to the tips,” said Dallas
High wrestling coach Tony Olliff.
“A lot of coaches got to coach and
wrestlers got to travel because of
his contributions. We would have
preferred Matt’s third state title to
be a 100-percent happy event for
us, but we have no way of knowing
if it might have been a 100-percent
happy event for Grandpa Hofen-
bredl.”
Matt Hofenbredl later tweeted, “I
can’t thank everyone enough who
has been here for me and helped
me.” n
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News-Register, Polk County Item-
izer-Observer and Salem States-
man-Journal.
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Happy 12th Birthday Moses and
congratulations on an outstand-
ing wrestling season, your hard
work and dedication
will always pay off!
Love Mom, Dad & Mason.