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December 1- Oregon City Tournament

Everyone wrestled tough and was impressive.  As a team we are young and improving.  All of us coaches were proud of each of you and can’t wait for next week.

Preston Folk – after only his third tournament was able to wrestle three full matches.  He took his opponents down and didn’t go to his back at all.  Congratulations!!!

Austin Conner – In his first year and after only 2 practices, Austin scored multiple take downs and didn’t go to his back.  His opponents were amazed he was a new wrestler.  Keep up the good work Champ!!!

Jullian Vaughn – Congratulations to Jullian for another win!!!!  As a second year wrestler, Jullian continues to impress his coaches and opponents.  After a few more wins you might need to move up to a yellow card.

Caleb Cramer - Caleb has only a few weeks of experience but continues to show he has a lot of energy and strength.  A bracketing error had him wrestling a boy with three years of experience but Caleb stepped on the mat ready and put up a good fight.  We expect to see a take down from Caleb next week.  Nice job Caleb!!!!!

Trevor Schneider – Trevor is a big boy with a big heart.  He wrestled two boys whom each had 4 more years of experience.  With two close matches against tough competition we look forward to seeing the heart of a tiger next week.

Caleb Empey – Caleb was our first wrestler to move up to a yellow card and was paired in a three man bracket that included a blue card wrestler.  He dropped the first match to the blue card wrestler by a few point but took him down and shows he can compete with tough boys.  His second match was equally as tough and ended in a tie.  Keep on working Hard!!!!!

See you at practice guys.

Putnam Tournament Results:
 
Preston Folk had another career day at the Rex Putnam League Tournament!  Preston beat his rival, Noah Pottratz by a score of 5-1 and recorded his first pin!  This was also the first tournament Preston has ever won; good job Preston!
 
Austin Conner continues to amaze us all.  Austin wrestled tough in four matches on Saturday, winning three of them!  Austin also recorded his first two pins; keep it up, Austin!
 
Caleb Cramer wrestled some very strong opponents, but he stayed tough all the way through.  Caleb continues to improve on aspects of his game each time we see him out there.
 
Julian Vaughn wrestled a very exciting exhibition match against his team mate, Austin.  The final score was 7-11, but they were both winners in that match.  Both boys wrestled great and had fun, which is what this sport is all about.  We look forward to seeing Julian back in tournament competition again, next week.
 
Danny Aguilar is a real treat to watch.  Always entertaining, Danny picked another big victory on the 15th, cheered on by his mom and his three older brothers.  Danny then had another tough match to a more experienced kid, but managed to stay off his back and dropped the match via decision.  We're all proud of you, Danny.
 
Triston Shaw managed to make it out to the tournament in the middle of a busy day and got an exhibition match.  Triston showed good fire in the match and did some good things.  We look forward to seeing Triston in tournament matches, soon.
 
Justin and Eligh wrestled each other tough, ending the match with a close score.  Keep up the good work boys, and I'm sure we'll see you two succeeding in tournament matches very soon!
 
Trevor Schneider was great at his home tournament.  Trevor started off with a 1-1 tie and finished things off with great victory for himself.  Trevor's oldest brother, Portland State University wrestler Jake was there to see his brother get a well deserved win.  Trevor really showed a killer's instinct out there; nearly breaking his opponent's nose, he didn't let the blood bother him at all.  Make sure to stop the action next time you're covered in your opponent's blood, Trevor!
 
Caleb Empey, our only yellow card wrestler, had a great day.  Caleb wrestled his way to a 3-3 against a very tough BLUE CARD opponent from Kirk Spencer Mat Club.  While it wasn't the best result of Caleb's matches that day, I think it was his most impressive.

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