Henley’s Dylan Clark won a state title for the second year in a row and eight other Basin wrestlers earned podium finishes at the 2024 OSAA championships.
Boys and girls tournaments for all classifications were held at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland Thursday through Saturday. Here’s a look at how things unfolded.
4A boys
Clark, who won the 120-pound title in 2023, rolled through the 126-pound bracket to finish his senior season with a 56-1 record. He pinned Cottage Grove senior Seazar Ibarra in 1:32 in the opening round, pinned Estacada freshman Leroy Mixon in 24 seconds in the quarterfinals and pinned Molalla sophomore Beau Sandberg in 1:44 in the semifinals before winning a 23-8 technical fall 4:32 into the championship match against Cascade freshman Hans Kamm.
Clark is the first Henley wrestler to win multiple state championships since Gary Jantzer won the 160-pound title in 2013 and the 170-pound title in 2015.
Junior Estefan Muneton (165), senior Cohen Redman (150), sophomore Walter Collier (144), senior Kyle Nichols (138), freshman Dillan Judkins (120) and freshman Jace Mengis (106) also competed for the Hornets, who placed 14th as a team.
The Mazama boys had the highest team finish of any Basin squad, placing eighth. Senior Tyson Van Gastel (190) pinned Cascade senior Caleb Darby in 1:27 in the opening round and pinned Marshfield junior Wyatt Petley in 1:04 in the quarterfinals before losing 4-2 in sudden victory overtime to Cascade sophomore Matthew Hinkle in the semifinals. He pinned Junction City senior Ladarius Reed in 2:12 in the consolation semifinals before facing Darby again in the third place match and pinning him in 1:36.
Senior Armando Galindo (285) pinned Tillamook freshman Clayton Petty in 2:34 in the opening round and pinned Cottage Grove senior Nathan Abrams in 4:47 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he faced Astoria senior Matthew Evans, the defending 285-pound champion. Galindo was pinned in 5:19, the longest any wrestler lasted against Evans as he went on to win his second straight title. Galindo suffered another loss in the consolation semifinals, with Sweet Home junior Colton Bennett pinning him in 2:46. He faced off with Abrams again in the fifth place match and pinned him in 3:06.
Junior Kris Baldwin (165) pinned Cottage Grove junior Clayton Dewitt in 1:27 in the opening round and won a 17-2 technical fall 4:12 into his quarterfinal match against Henley junior Estefan Muneton before losing 13-8 to Pendleton sophomore Aidan Perkins in the semifinals. He lost 8-4 to Cascade senior Ethan Coates (the eventual third-place finisher) in the consolation semifinals before being pinned in 4:39 by Philomath senior Gradin Fairbanks in the fifth place match.
Senior Bodie Norlock (215), junior Jack Kaefring (190), senior Seth McLane (175), sophomore Jayden Justice (175), junior Joseph Jennings (165), sophomore Brody Van Gastel (157), sophomore Isaac Stacy (150), senior Juan Rodriguez (144), junior Koy Mauch (138), senior Hadyn Burk (126), freshman Johnny Little (113), junior Parker Supenia (106) and sophomore Cameron Metler (106) also competed for Mazama.
Klamath Union senior Mathyis Horton (138) was the only Pelicans wrestler to compete at the state championships. He won an 8-5 decision over Tillamook junior David Weathers in the opening round before losing to Crook County junior Landon Lavey, who went on to win the 138-pound title, in the quarterfinals. In the consolation bracket, Horton beat Madras sophomore Earl Oliver 9-4 before losing 7-1 to St. Helens sophomore Greg Hall.
3A boys
Of the three Lakeview boys who competed, junior Redden Lym placed the highest, finishing fourth in the 144-pound bracket. After receiving a bye in the opening round, he beat Siuslaw senior Derrick Vanduch 8-4 in the quarterfinals before facing Siuslaw junior Devon Kerr in the semifinals. Kerr, who won the 138-pound title in 2023 and the 132-pound title in 2022, pinned Lym in 2:42. It would be the longest match of the tournament for Kerr, who went on to claim his third state championship. Lym beat McLoughlin senior Cooper Yensen 11-6 in the consolation semifinals before losing 6-1 to Pleasant Hill junior Vedder Anderson in the third place match.
Senior Adrian Stubbs (190) pinned Warrenton senior Max Smith in 1:39 in the opening round before being pinned in 37 seconds by Siuslaw senior Dayne Muller (who went on to finish third) in the quarterfinals. Stubbs pinned North Valley junior Ryan Gaskin in 3:40 and pinned Elmira freshman Tucker Christiance in 1:13 to advance to the consolation semifinals, where he was pinned in 3:21 by South Umpqua senior Jacob Logan. In the fifth place match, he pinned Sisters senior Scott Henderson in 49 seconds.
Freshman Riggs Lym also competed in the 144-pound bracket. He faced Kerr in the opening round and was pinned in 1:45. After getting a bye in the consolation bracket, he beat Derrick Vanduch 4-1. He was then pinned in 4:10 by Harrisburg junior Isaac Talmadge.
2A/1A boys
Bonanza/Lost River junior Joel Rodriguez finished fourth in the 132-pound bracket. After getting a bye in the opening round, he lost 6-4 to Toledo senior Logan Gerding in the quarterfinals (Gerding’s eventual title helped the Boomers win their first team championship). Rodriguez got another bye in the consolation bracket, then beat Oakland junior Tyler Garner 11-4 and Culver junior Cole Rahi 13-3 to qualify for the third place match, where he was pinned in 1:31 by Knappa senior Blaine Ogier.
4A/3A/2A/1A girls
Lakeview, the only Basin school with multiple boys and girls competing, saw both of their girls finish third. Junior Riley Stubbs (115) received a bye in the opening round, then lost 13-6 to La Grande junior Lyndie Isaacson in the quarterfinals (Isaacson’s eventual title helped the Tigers win the team championship). She pinned Vale senior Bahlie Morales in 3:55, pinned Newport senior Julia Kessi in 2:55 and pinned Riverside freshman Megan Wiseman in 2:52 to earn a spot in the third place match, where she pinned Oakridge freshman Emmalee Brissette (who had been the top-seeded wrestler in the bracket) in 3:07.
Senior Quincey Ludwig (140) got a bye in the opening round, then beat North Marion junior Chloe Comerford 11-2 in the quarterfinals before losing her semifinal match 2-1 in a tiebreaker to Ontario senior Hannah Hernandez. She beat Siuslaw sophomore Danin Lacouture 7-1 in the consolation semifinals, then pinned Tillamook junior Falsity Murphy Snider in 5:29 to win the third place match.
Henley sophomore Ava Eddy (125) and Mazama sophomore Lizabeth Henderson (235) also competed. Eddy received an opening round bye before La Grande senior Maleigha Azure (the eventual runner-up) pinned her in 3:55 in the quarterfinals. In the consolation bracket, she pinned Elmira senior Summer McKeen in 1:36, then got pinned in 2:36 by Echo freshman Averi Fisher.
Henderson got a bye in the opening round before losing 10-4 to Irrigon senior Stephanie Romero (the eventual third-place finisher) in the quarterfinals. In the consolation bracket, she pinned La Grande junior Macy Iramk in 4:50 and pinned Warrenton sophomore Talia Travenshek in 4:52 before being pinned in 4:27 by Irrigon sophomore Chloe Wilson-Claassen.
