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Mike Neyman
Neyman Hopes
First Brother
To Crack State
Competing on the Herais
ton High wrestling team has,
over the years, been quite a
family affair for the Neymans.
Marty and Maurice have
graduated but they wrestled
for several seasons for the
Bulldogs. Mike, a senior, and
Mark, a sophomore 141
pounder, are on Hermiston's
team again this year. Waiting
in the wings is second grader
Matt
The grapplers from the
Neyman household have en
joyed some big moments on
the mats. However, one of the
accomplishments that eluded
Marty, now wrestling at ML
Hood Community College, and
Maurice was a trip to the
state AAA tournament in
Portland.
Mike, who is 17 years old, is
hopeful this is the year heU be
able to go one up on his older
brothers.
Td like to go to the state
tournament and get some
kind of place there," Mike
observed. He also noted he'd
like to "wrestle in the district
finals, since it's in Hermis
ton." Those are pretty lofty
goals, but coach Rod Brags to
said that Mike, who stands 5
foot 5 and wrestles at 130
pounds, is capable of reach
ing them.
"He's a smart wrestler,"
commented Bragato. "He
always knows his situation"
on the mat.
Mike owned a 14-6 season
record heading into the dis
trict tournament last year. He
finished fifth at district in the
126-pound weight class.
Mike did a lot of running,
swimming and weight lifting
during the summer. His con
ditioning work also stretched
into the fall months.
"I wanted to do better this
year than I did last year," said
Mike.
He believes his route to
success is paved with hard
work. "You have to put in
extra work." said Mike. "Good
wrestlers do. You can't get
around it. I haven't seen
anyone that could."
Mike had a job at the
Hermiston swimming pool
over the summer. He ran to
work, swam whenever he
could and also took advantage
of the access he had to the
high school's weight room.
"I didn't wrestle a whole lot
during the summer," he
.pointed out. "Workout part
ners are a little hard to find."
A couple of summers ago
Mike did all kinds of
wrestling. He even traveled
with a group of matmen from
Oregon back to the U.S.
Wrestling Federation Na
tional Junior Championships
back in Iowa. The four
matches he wrestled at that
prestigious tournament still
rank among his biggest mat
highlights.
Mike has been involved in
wrestling for around seven
years.
"I really don't know why
rm in wrestling," he smiled.
"You have to run all the time,
work hard in practice."
But, Bragato calls Mike one
of his most dedicated
wrestlers. He said that he is
physically stronger than he
was last year and that he
utilises his strength, intelli
gence and skills well.
"He doesn't waste a lot of
energy" during a match, said
Bragato.
The Hermiston coach ob
served that Mike's style is one
that will work for him at
state. He just needs to refine
his moves and attack with
them at a little quicker pace.
While his brothers also took
part in cross-country and
track, wrestling has been
Mike's only athletic endeavor
on the high school leveL
He was active in all the
sports in junior high, with no
particular favorite. "I just
went out for the next one in
line." Mike said. Football,
basketball, track "just didn't
seem like they were for me."
His decision to stick with
wrestling is proving to be a
wise one. His father Martin
coached him at the junior high
and is now "one of my biggest
fans." His brothers "have
helped me a lot."
Mike has started the 1982
83 season in good fashion. At a
big tournament at Pacific
University in Forest Grove,
Mike scored a decision over
Andre Taylor, a talented
wrestler from Benson High.
Last week in Othello. Wash.,
Mike decisioned Pendleton's
Mike Dawson, who had
beaten him at last year's
district tournament
Mike's aim was to come into
this season in "really good
shape" and with plenty of
"mental toughness."
"That's one of the things I
have to work on...get ready
and treat each match like it's
really important"
He feels he is strongest on
takedowns and escapes.
Bragoto said Mike needs to
concentrate on improving his
pinning moves.
Mike was looking forward
to some tough team battles
with wrestling powers
Pendleton and La Grande this
season. The Bulldogs' chances
of upsetting either the Bucks
or Tigers have been hurt by
an onslaught of injuries.
"We expected to have
really good matches with
them," said Mike. (But) as
each person goes it kind of
takes away from that a little
bit"
If Mike does indeed make
the district finals, his op
ponent will most likely be
Pendleton's Randy Schimmel,
who is one of the best
grapplers in the IMC. Ron
DePue of Crook County will
be another formidable op
ponent. Mike is satisfied with how
the season, still in its infancy,
has started out.
"All," he said, "except for
losing a few teammates.'
Hermiston High will
hosting a three-way meet
with Richland and Othello
Friday evening.
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