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spot at BEO Wrestling
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fortunes for Heppner High
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January 27, 2024. The
Mustang boys showed
some grit and determination
to finish fifth among 13
teams with a total of 100.0
points, while the Mustang
girls dominated their
competition and claimed
the top spot with 24.0 points
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Th e an n u al ev en t ,
hosted by Heppner High
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of the best wrestling talent
in the region. Other schools
in attendance were Hood
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Pine Eagle, Crane, Imbler,
McLoughlin, Echo, Joseph,
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Jaime Cavan
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division at the wrestling
tournament, winning all
his matches by fall. He
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round, then pinned Dominic
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his impressive performance
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took down Dylan Castaneda
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Cavan wasted no time and
secured the victory and the
title with a fall. He scored
28 points for his team.
Zachary Brown
(157) had a remarkable run
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and earning 20.0 points
for his team. He advanced
to the semifinals without
breaking a sweat, as he
received byes in the first
two rounds. In the semis,
he pinned Zachary Parton
of Irrigon, setting up a clash
with Gen Wintersteen of
Elgin for the title. However,
Brown could not overcome
Wintersteen›s superior
technique and lost by an
8-2 decision.
Landon McMahon
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weight class and earned
20.0 points for his team.
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quick pin over Luis Mejia
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but faced a tough opponent
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who defeated him by a
wide margin, decision 11-4.
McMahon bounced back
in the consolation rounds,
winning three consecutive
matches by fall, including
a stunning upset over Leif
Mortenson of Hood River
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However, he could not re-
peat his success in the third-
place match, where he was
pinned by Connor Tennant
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Gino Gallegos
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weight class and earned
15.0 points for his team.
He bounced back from a
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against Antonio Cuevas
of Riverside, who beat
him 7-3. Gallegos took
advantage of a bye in the
consolation bracket and
then pinned Aaron Berry of
Crane and Aiden Marquez
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in quick succession. He
advanced to the consolation
final with a 4-0 decision
over Omar Jimenez of
Riverside, setting up a
rematch with Cuevas for the
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Gallegos could not avenge
his earlier defeat and fell to
Cuevas by pin.
Hayden McMahon
(144) finished fifth and
earned 7.0 points for his
team. McMahon got a bye in
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by fall to Froylan Mendez
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back with two more byes
in the consolation rounds,
setting up a match with
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not give up, however, and
showed his resilience in the
fifth-place match against
Tristan Clarry of Grant
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Clarry, securing his spot on
the podium.
Junior Gallardo
(190) finished fifth after
receiving two byes in the
first rounds. He faced a
tough challenge in the
semifinal, where he was
pinned by Reese Reierson
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then lost to Logan Arnold
of Elgin by fall in the
consolation semifinal but
bounced back with a de-
cisive victory over Harley
Olney of Irrigon, pinning
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earn 7.0 points for his team.
Kaden King (157) had
a tough day at the wrestling
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in his weight class. He got
two byes in the first two
rounds but then lost three
matches in a row by fall.
He was pinned by Gen
Wintersteen of Elgin in
the semifinal, by Bryan
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and by Masyn Lindsey of
McLoughlin in the fifth-
place match.
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performance in his division,
finishing with 3.0 team
points. He advanced to the
quarterfinals with a bye
but was pinned by Hood
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Blosser. He bounced back
with a quick fall over
Echo›s Marley Blanchet
in the consolation bracket.
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with another loss by fall
to Riverside›s Devon
Wiltberger in the third
round of consolations.
Brayden Desclos
(132) had a tough day on
the mat, finishing with
no wins and no points.
He got a bye in the first
round but was pinned by
Conner DelCurto of Pine
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He got another bye in the
consolation bracket but
then fell to Austin Moore
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Joe McMasters
(150) also had a tough day
at the wrestling tournament,
losing both of his matches
by fall and scoring no
points for his team. The
Heppner wrestler got a bye
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a formidable opponent
in the quarterfinals. Jack
McLoughlin of Hood River
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McMasters got another bye
in the consolation round,
but his luck did not improve
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matched up against Carlos
Mendoza of Irrigon, who
had a 3-6 record and fell
victim to another pin.
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performance on the mat,
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and no place. He got a
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then lost by fall to Mason
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in the quarterfinals. He
bounced back with a win
by fall over Chasyn Draper
of McLoughlin in the
consolation round but then
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Thomas of Pine Eagle,
who pinned him in the third
round.
Ty e l o r M o o r e
(175) started with a tough
loss against Leif Mortenson
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pinned him. He bounced
back with a bye in the
consolation round and then
a quick victory over Gabrial
Witt-Inman (Hood River
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However, his run ended
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faced Xander Olman (Irri-
gon) and was pinned.
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and religious taboos throughout history. Now leprosy
is no longer a threat in society, but this story took place
thousands of years ago when it was considered one of the
worst diseases, worse than corona, which we witnessed
recently. We heard about quarantine during the time of
Covid-19. Leprosy sent a person into a long quarantine
to a secluded place.
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Gospel have a lot in common. Both refer to the hopeless
situation caused by leprosy. In Jesus’s time, leprosy was
a dreaded disease, a matter of life and death. Though it
was a physical sickness, according to Jewish religious
beliefs, leprosy was broadly associated with sin. That
is, leprosy was a punishment for a sin committed by its
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from leprosy was that the patient automatically became
an outcast and was isolated. “As long as the disease lasts,
the patient must live apart” because it was believed that
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the law, the victim had to identify and stigmatize himself
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the stigma we subject people to today? It seems that more
sick people die due to stigma than from the actual disease
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because of our sins we are all lepers and outcasts. How-
ever, Christ touches and heals us through His mercy. In
the second reading, Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
(10:31-11:1), Paul implores us, “Take me as your model
as I take Christ.” He presents himself to us as a model of
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people, especially in their weaknesses and sicknesses, and
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stigmatization of anyone at all. In Mark 1:40-45, we see
that the man with leprosy took the initiative, approach-
ing Jesus and asking for healing. In doing so, the leper
violated the religious customs by approaching a person
who was clean. His request to Jesus was a courageous and
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to heal him is evident in the words of his request. But his
words can also be read as a challenge to Jesus, asking just
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heal someone. While healing the man, Jesus touched him,
which also violated established social norms. This is an
important sign of the depth of Jesus’s compassion and an
important statement about Jesus’s interpretation of the
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like the isolated lepers, persons who have broken all the
precepts and commandments of the Lord may be feeling
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driven by worldly thought and desires. Lent is a time of
turning away from our evil ways, to turn towards God.
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and his or her spiritual status. The leper had the courage to
approach the Lord and beg Him: “a virulent skin-disease
man came to him and pleaded on his knees saying, ‘If you
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for him Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, ‘I
am willing. Be cleansed’” (41). As we approach the 40
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spiritual status and do as the leper did: Recognize and
acknowledge the spiritual leprosy that we are all caught
up with. Let’s also go down to our knees and plead with
the lord to heal all our spiritual ailments and make us well.
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There might have been concern about the repercussions
of Jesus’s breach of social and religious norms. Mark’s
narrative, however, leads to the conclusion that Jesus’s
movement was hampered by His popularity. Despite His
instructions, the cured man spread the word about Jesus’s
healing power. Even when Jesus was in deserted places,
people sought Him out in search of His healing.
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