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The INDEPENDENT, January 21, 1998 Banks High School wrestlers finished second out of eight teams at the Woodburn Tournament, Jan. 17. Team scores were Tillamook 112, Banks 92, Junction City 83, Stayton 66, Sherwood 61, Wilsonville 47, Woodburn 42, Gladstone 19. “The team really came together,” said head coach Ron Alley. “We have 11 freshmen and sophomores in our line-up and everyone wrestled ex tremely well.” Three of the Braves’ mat- men won championships at Woodburn. Steven Brlttell (130 lbs.), Nate Hordlchok (135), and Nick Wilson (145). Hordlchok was undefeated on his trip to the championship. Andy Brlttell (119) took sec ond place, as did Derek Evans (171), and Casey Turner (152) In a controversial 3-2 decision In his final match. Leland Schmldlln (140) and Nate Wilson (125) rounded out the Braves’ scoring with third place finishes. Banks won their dual at Scappoose Jan. 16, 47-29. “This was a very good show ing and a great build-up for the league tournament at Wood burn,” said Alley. “We were expecting a tough battle.” Seven Brave wrestlers won by falls-Andy Brlttell, Steve Brlttell, Hordichok, Schmidlln, Nick Wilson, Derek Evans and Marcus Blgsby. Casey Turner won by a technical fall In the BANKS COUNTRY FEED A TACK third round of his match. “We got the ball rolling with two wins in our two duals,” said Alley. McLoughlin High School placed first Jan. 9 at the Jan Anderson Memorial Tourna ment in Hood River, with 98 points, followed by Forest Grove, 90, Hood River, 64, Steve Brlttell, Champion at Banks, 56, and Gladstone, 17. Originally an eight-way tour 130 lbs., was also undefeated. nament, changes were forced His season record was 9-2 at when three schools canceled. the close of the tourney. The Braves hosted Seaside Wrestling was In five-man Jan. 8, winning 41-30. brackets instead of eight-man. “It was an exciting evening,” Turner, undefeated In four matches at Hood River and said Alley, “with full stands, 12-1 for the season, won the great atmosphere...a lot of fun.” Championship at 145 lbs. 50# Farm Style Dog Food......... 50# Western Ranch Hi Pro ..‘ 15K 37.5# Pro PlanCOO7n Lamb & Rice... $33 5# Dog Biscuits.. $3°° 20# Farm Style Cat Food............ dW i“ B r t . “When Turner walked off the mat we knew they could still beat us,” said Alley. “Trevor Hasenkamp [215] got a fall and won It.” Vernonia High School boys varsity basketball team hosted the Warrenton Warriors and lost, 85-59. “We should’ve done more to get opportunities to go to the line,” said head coach Scott Finlay, who described the game as “terse and tense.” The Loggers, looking focused and organized, took an 8-6 lead at 4:07 In the first. By the beginning of the second quar ter Warrenton had taken con trol. A lack of offensive rebounds and trouble with fouls hurt Vernonia. Warrenton had 25 free throws, while the Loggers shot only four. The Warriors read the Loggers’ game and ran away from them score-wise. Halftime score, 51-33 The second half opened explosively, with back-and- forth stealing, and Jacob Shetler, Ryan Aultman (6 assists) and Jesse Walters working tightly to get the job done. Shetler sank two three-pointers to bring the Loggers within 10. Third quar ter score, 59-49. “Shetler had a good Individ ual qame, shootlna nine for 11 two-pointers and two for four three-pointers,” said Finlay. “Almost everything he shot went in.” Vernonia played hard but couldn’t overcome Warrenton’s physical style. High Scores: Shetler, 24 points; Frank Spry, 12 points, 9 rebounds; Jason Busch, 7 points, 8 rebounds. The Loggers earned a huge come-from-behind victory at home Jan. 9, against the Neah-Kah-Nle Pirates, 66-55. The opening tip-off went to Neah-Kah-Nle, but a steal by Logger Andy Sook put the first points on the board. Midway through the first quarter the Loggers led 10-5, but the Pirates tightened up to take a 20-14 lead by the end of the first quarter. “Neah-Kah-Nle wanted It more for a while,“ said Logger Coach Finlay. “We lost confi dence and got tentative, and Neah-Kah-Nle took the mo mentum and rolled with it.” The Loggers ran some good plays In the second quarter, but the Pirates’ hustle and Chad Winfrey’s shooting (27 points) let Neah-Kah-Nie keep a lead at halftime, 30-26. The Pirates took the floor Save up to $500 on Polaris ATVs • 244cc air-cooled, oil injected, 2-stroke engine • Progressive rate rear suspension with 8.5’ of travel • 1” rear gas shock • 60" turning radius . • Electic start with an attitude in the third and grabbed many defensive rebounds, turning them Into points. The Loggers trailed 48-38 going Into the final quar ter. Fourth quarter action was Intense and physical, but Vernonia dug in and tied the score, 52-52, with 3:26 to play. The lead see-sawed for the next minute or so, then Aultman, Walters, and Shetler each scored, to give Vernonia a 62-55 lead with 1:04 left. “Aultman had a big second half, making two three-pointers Vernonia High School wrestlers took third place at Colton’s eight-way Tourna ment, Jan. 10. “We stepped it up another notch,” said coach James Brookins. First place In the Tournament went to Clatska nie, with a team score of 139 points, Colton took second with 119-1/2, and Vernonia earned 105 to record their highest tour nament finish to date. Blaine Vandehey (135 lbs.) won the championship, his first In a high school tournament. In the final round, Vandehey beat Mike Cornelius of Clatskanie with a score of 20-8. Justin Johnson (103), placed second, though he lost in the third to bring us within 10 [points],” said Finlay, “and did a great job defending Winfrey." Neah-Kah-Nle scrambled, trying to regain their lead In the game’s final minute. Vernonia maintained their poise and held the Pirates to just one bucket, seven points total, In the fourth quarter. The Loggers celebrat ed a proud and hard-won victo ry to the thunderous approval of a packed gym. High Scores: Shetler, 20 points; Aultman, 16 points, 8 rebounds; Walters, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals; Frank Spry (in his first varsity start), 8 points, 9 rebounds. his last match (9-8) to long-time rival from Wahtonka, Lucas Warden. Geddy Parker (140) took second place, losing 6-3 to last year’s State Champion from Nestucca. Northwest League All-League Wrestling Meet will be held at Vernonia High School, January 31, 1998, 12:00 noon start. Andy Waltz (112) lost the championship match to his Colton opponent by only four points, for a second place fin ish. Matt Brookins (160) also brought home second place. 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