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+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQ Wednesday, January 24, 2024 -- SEVEN Mustang Wrestling ‘23 Wrap up &RQWLQXHGIURPODVWZHHN¶V Despite his impressive showing, Guerra did not SDSHU earn any team points for his school. By Tylynn Cimmiyotti Landon McMa- The Heppner wres- h o n (190) dominated tling teams competed in t h e c ompetition and the Rumble on the Riv- secured 28.0 points for er tournament in Boardman his team. He advanced to on Thursday, December 21, the quarterfinals without 2023. The boys showed breaking a sweat, thanks to a their strength and skill, E\HLQWKH¿UVWURXQG7KHUH earning 127 team points and securing third place he pinned Dakota Malin in the event. The girls also (Pendleton) in a matter of fought hard and displayed seconds. He repeated the their talent, scoring 40 team IHDWLQWKHVHPL¿QDOVZKHUH SRLQWVDQG¿QLVKLQJVL[WKLQ he overpowered Landon Risseeuw (Willamina) with the tournament. Brayden Desclos (132) HDVH,QWKH¿QDOVKRZGRZQ ¿QLVKHGWKDQGFRQWULEXWHG he faced Josiah Moreno 13.0 points to his team›s (Irrigon), who proved to be total. He advanced to the no match for McMahon. quarterfinals with a bye, M c M a h o n e n d e d t h e then pinned Noah Burdeau match with a decisive fall, (Pendleton). He faced a FODLPLQJ¿UVWSODFH Jaime Cavan (215) tough challenge in the w a s the undisputed VHPL¿QDOV ZKHUH KH ZDV champion of his weight pinned by Ethan Martin class, earning 26.0 points 9HUQRQLD,QWKHUGSODFH for his team with three match, he battled hard but dominant victories. He lost by fall to Colton Akers started his campaign with (Irrigon). H a y d e n M c M a - a bye in the first round, hon (144) had a tough day t h e n p i n n e d H a n s o m on the mat, finishing 6th )RUHVWHU 9HUQRQLD LQ WKH and earning 3.0 points for quarterfinals. He pinned his team. He got a free his next opponent, John SDVV LQ WKH ¿UVW URXQG EXW Bailey (Pendleton) in the then faced Romel Isiordia VHPL¿QDOVVHWWLQJXSIRUD (Willamina) who pinned ¿QDOVKRZGRZQZLWK0LOHV him in the quarterfinal. Kennedy (Pendleton). He got two more byes in Cavan showed his superior the consolation rounds but skills and stamina, winning couldn’t capitalize on his by a 7-3 decision and last chance to medal. He claiming the top spot. Loren Trujillo (120) lost by fall to Irwyn Mur- made a decent run at the guia (Irrigon) in the 5th tournament, reaching the place match. podium with a 3rd-place Zachary Brown (157) ¿QLVKZLWKQRWHDPSRLQWV was the undisputed champion of his weight She breezed through the class, earning 28.0 points ¿UVWWZRURXQGVZLWKE\HV for his team with three but met a tough opponent in c o n s e c u t i v e p i n s . H e Adalia Chavez (Riverside) UHFHLYHG D E\H LQ WKH ¿UVW in the semifinal. Chavez round, then took down pinned Trujillo in a hard- Gabe Phipps (The Dalles) fought match, sending her LQ WKH TXDUWHU¿QDO ZLWK D to the consolation bracket. fall. He repeated the feat There, Trujillo bounced in the semifinal, pinning back with a dominant per- Orrin Reid (Willamina). In formance, pinning Denisse the final match, he faced Bracamontes (Heppner) in Alexander DeLatorre (The the 3rd place match. Denisse Bracamon- Dalles), who had also won tes (120) did well at the all his previous bouts. But wrestling tournament, Brown proved to be too ¿QLVKLQJIRXUWKLQKHUZHLJKW much for him, securing class and contributing another pin and the gold. Conner Wilson (165) 11.0 points to her team›s ¿QLVKHGWKDQGFRQWULEXWHG total. She advanced to the 13.0 points to his team›s quarterfinals with a bye, total. He advanced to the then defeated Jade Sisson quarterfinals with a bye, RI5LYHU9LHZE\GHFLVLRQ then pinned Steven Mehr She faced a tough opponent (Willamina) to advance in Dairys Pena, who pinned to the next match. He KHULQWKHVHPL¿QDOV,QWKH faced a tough challenge bronze medal match, she in the semifinals, where battled with Loren Trujillo Z a c h a r y P a r t o n ( L a of Heppner but lost by fall. G r a n d e ) o v e r p o w e r e d Bracamontes showed great him and secured a fall. skill and determination Wilson bounced back in throughout the competition. Sarah Munkers made the 3rd place match but a remarkable run to the ultimately lost to Ashtyn ¿QDOVRIWKHJLUOV¾ZUHVWOLQJ Irwin (Enterprise) by fall. Tyelor Moore (175) tournament, earning 22.0 had a remarkable comeback points for her team with in the wrestling tournament, two pins along the way. ¿QLVKLQJ WK DQG HDUQLQJ After getting a bye in the 16.0 points for his team. ¿UVW URXQG VKH GRPLQDWHG He started with a tough Rebecca Wiltberger of loss to Dante Martinez (The Riverside with a fall in the Dalles) by a 7-4 decision quarterfinals. She pinned but bounced back with three Hailey Wright of Union consecutive pins against in the semifinals, setting Gio Solis (McLoughlin), up a clash with Paige Eli Rust (Willamina), and Baker of Willamina for Juan Rodriguez-Ochoa the title. Baker proved to (Riverside). In the 5th place be too strong for Munkers, match, he faced Martinez however, and pinned her in again, but this time he got WKH ¿QDO PDWFK 0XQNHUV the upper hand and won by settled for second place. Keeley Nairns (235) injury default. w o r ked hard at the Owen Guerra (175) tournament, finishing had a great performance at fourth and contributing the tournament, winning three out of four matches 7.0 points to her team›s by pin or technical fall. He total. She advanced to the started strong by pinning VHPL¿QDOV ZLWKRXW KDYLQJ Quinn Brenner (The Dalles) to wrestle, thanks to two in the first round, then byes in the previous rounds. repeated the feat against There, she faced Elizabeth Paul Lorence (Umatilla) in 0HQGR]D 5LYHU 9LHZ WKHTXDUWHU¿QDOV+HIDFHG who pinned her in a tough a tough challenge in the match. Nairns then battled VHPL¿QDOV ZKHUH KH ZDV Chloe Wilson-Claassen pinned by Cannon McLeod (Irrigon) for the bronze but 9HUQRQLD +RZHYHU KH lost by fall again. It was a day for the bounced back in the third- +HSSQHU -9 ZUHVWOHUV DW place match, where he the 2023 Winter Cup dominated Ethan Sabin (JV) held at Hanford High with a 15-0 technical fall. School in Richland on Friday, December 29, 2023. The boys scored 64.5 team points, earning them the 8th place among 22 teams. The girls also showed their skills and grit, scoring 30 WHDP SRLQWV DQG ¿QLVKLQJ 21st out of 32 teams. The :LQWHU &XS -9 ZDV D great opportunity for the +HSSQHU-9ZUHVWOHUVWRWHVW themselves against some of the best wrestlers in the region and gain valuable experience for the future. Jaime Cavan (215) was unstoppable in his weight class, pinning all KLV RSSRQHQWV LQ WKH ¿UVW three matches. He started with a quick victory over Kainoa Beyer (Medical Lake) in the opening round, followed by another dominant performance against Brenden Freeman (Kennewick) in the second URXQG ,Q WKH TXDUWHU¿QDO he faced Russel Walden (Baker), who had no chance against Cavan›s strength and technique. Landon McMa- hon (190) was dominated in his weight class, pinning all his opponents during his three matches. He started with a quick victory over Donovan Kirchen (Hanford), followed by another winning performance against Jeremiah Dittrich (Cheney). In the quarterfinal, he faced Andres Reynaga (Sunnyside), who had no chance against McMahon. Tyelor Moore (175) competed well in all of his matches and scored 12.0 points for his team. He started with a quick pin over Clinton Zimmerman (Med- LFDO/DNH LQWKH¿UVWURXQG followed by another fall over Peter Koster (Cheney) in the second round. He DGYDQFHGWRWKHVHPL¿QDOV after Zach Purington (Ka- miakin) had to forfeit due to an injury. Zachary Brown (157) of was unstoppable in the wrestling tournament, earning 11.5 points for his team with three impressive victories. He pinned Ryan Tamburello from Richland in the first round, then dominated Cole Hultgrenn from Chiawana with a 16-0 technical fall in the second URXQG ,Q WKH TXDUWHU¿QDO he finished off Gaige Birmingham from Baker with another fall. Kooper Miller (215B) had a strong showing at the tournament, finishing fourth and earning 10.0 points for his team. He faced a tough opponent in John Sein Pawmyint from Chiawana, who pinned KLPLQWKHTXDUWHU¿QDO%XW he bounced back with two impressive victories by fall over Thomas McCormick of Hanford and Jorge 9DVTXH] RI )HUULV LQ WKH consolation rounds. Kaden King (165) had a mixed performance in the tournament, earning 4.0 points for his team. He faced a tough opponent in Ryan Reid (Hanford) LQ WKH ¿UVW URXQG DQG ORVW by pin. He got a bye in the consolation round and bounced back with a victory over Cash Melville (Kennewick) by fall. Hayden McMa- hon (144) earned 2.0 team points. He faced a WRXJKRSSRQHQWLQWKH¿UVW URXQG2PDU5LFKLH9DUJDV (Pasco), who edged him out by a narrow 5-4 decision. McMahon bounced back in the consolation bracket, dominating Damien Dominguez-Silva (Kennewick) with a 12-2 major decision. However, his run ended in the second consolation round, when he was pinned by Adolfo Duran (Cheney). Brayden Des- clos (132) lost his first match by a pin from Deron Landeverde of Sunnyside. Desclos bounced back in the consolation bracket, defeating Isaiah Medina of Hanford in a thrilling sudden victory that ended 6-4. However, when he faced Roman Kurakin of Cheney, he was pinned in the second round. Desclos earned one point for his team. Conner Wilson (165) started strong with a pin DJDLQVW -HVXV 9HUJDUD (Grandview) in the first round but then had to sit out the second round with D E\H ,Q WKH TXDUWHU¿QDO he faced Cooper French (Cheney), who dominated him with a 10-0 major decision. Owen Guerra (175) ORVW KLV ¿UVW PDWFK E\ SLQ WR(WKDQ9DUJDV 5LFKODQG He bounced back with a decision win over Rafael Zepeda (Pasco) with a score of 7-2 in the consolation bracket but then fell to Rigoberto Heredia (Prosser) by pin in his second consolation match. Sarah Munkers (190) was fourth and contributed 15.0 points to her team›s total. She started with a E\HLQWKH¿UVWURXQGWKHQ pinned Yanellie Torres from Sunnyside in the quarterfinal. She faced a tough opponent in Molly McMullen from Ephrata, who defeated her by fall LQ WKH VHPL¿QDO 0XQNHUV bounced back with another pin over Aaliyah Sotelo from Selah in the FRQVRODWLRQ VHPL¿QDO 6KH fought hard, but Rebecca Wiltberger from Riverside prevailed by fall over her in the third-place match. Loren Trujillo (125) scored 10.0 team points despite losing two matches. She started with a bye in the ¿UVW URXQG WKHQ GHIHDWHG Stacee Riley (Chiawana) by a 4-2 decision in the second round. However, she faced a tough opponent in the quarterfinal, Brooklynn Kelley (Southridge), who beat her by a 6-0 decision. Trujillo bounced back in the consolation rounds, pinning Alexcia Mosqueda (Chiawana) and outscoring 1 L D P D U L H 9 D O G R Y L Q R V (Toppenish) by a 7-0 decision. However, she could not overcome Alissa Avalos (Chiawana) in the FRQVRODWLRQ VHPL¿QDO DQG lost by a 5-1 decision. Keeley Nairns (235) scored 3.0 points for her team. She advanced to the TXDUWHU¿QDOVZLWKRXWD¿JKW but faced a tough opponent in Morgan Howald (Richland), who pinned her to the mat. Nairns bounced back in the consolation round, defeating Brook Grijalva (Hanford) by fall. ,QKHU¿QDOPDWFKRIWKHGD\ Elizabeth Mendoza (River 9LHZ HGJHG KHU RXW LQ D VXGGHQYLFWRU\ 69 Denisse Bracamon- tes (120) earned 2.0 points for her team. She started strong with a decisive victory over Kaylee Bennett 6HGUR:RROOH\ LQWKH¿UVW round, winning by a wide 5-0 margin. However, she faced tougher and more experienced opponents in the next rounds and lost both matches by fall. 7L൵DQ\ +DPP 5LFKODQG pinned her in the second match, and Jade Sisson 5LYHU9LHZ GLGWKHVDPH in the consolation round. Print & Mailing Services *Design *Print *Mail Sykes Publishing 541-676-9228 Mustangs defeat Knights 58-32 The Heppner Mustang boys› basketball team won their makeup game with the Irrigon Knights by the score of 58-32. The game was rescheduled because of the power outage at the Irrigon school just as the Mustangs ZHUHWRWDNHWKHÀRRU Irrigon hit a three-pointer to start the scoring in the game, but that would be the only lead they would have for the night. The Mustangs tied the game with their own three on the next possession and then led 10-3 before the Knights would score again. Heppner raced out to a 19-7 first quarter lead and led 37-15 at halftime. The pace of the game continued to favor the Mustangs and they kept up the scoring throughout the third quarter. The Mustangs led the game 53-21 as the fourth quarter started and the rest of the game would be played with a running clock because of the 30-point rule. The entire Heppner bench got into the game in the fourth quarter and the Mustangs came away with the win by the score of 58-32. A balanced scoring attack was led by Landon Mitchell with 12 points in the game. Landon also had a dou- ble-double as he recorded 10 rebounds and had 4 assists and 4 steals for the Mustangs. Mason Orem also had a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. Cam- eron Proudfoot and Caden George each scored 10 points in the game for the Mustangs. Cameron also had 2 rebounds and a steal ZKLOH&DGHQDOVR¿OOHGWKH stat sheet with 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. With 6 points each were Thomas Bales and Keaton Coiner. Thomas also recorded 10 rebounds and Keaton had 4 rebounds and a steal for the team. Jackson Coiner scored 2 points and had 1 rebound while Logan Turner scored 1 point and had a steal. Although they did not score in the game, Marty Medina contributed solid defense and had a steal, Caleb George record- ed 2 rebounds and Caylan Proudfoot dished out an assist. This week the Mustangs have three tough Blue Mountain Conference games. They travel to Stanfield to take on the Tigers in a make-up game that was cancelled last Friday because of the ice storm. They will host the Weston-McEwen Tiger- scots on Thursday night and then travel on Friday to John Day and take on the Grant Union Prospectors. 177 N. Main Broker P.O. Box 337 Chris Sykes Heppner, OR 97836 Chris@sykesrealestate.net 541-215-2274 $259,000 Price Reduction A beautifully remodeled 2-story home in Heppner. This spacious residence boasts approx 2,400 square feet of space, featuring 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. This house has undergone extensive renovations, with almost everything being brand new. 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