Henderson qualified for state for the first time during the spring season and reached the 152 final, where he lost to Sweet Home’s Tristan Spencer to finish his season 14-2. He was one of several La Grande wrestlers to travel to Europe in the summer with a cultural exchange wrestling team that visited Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Poland.
Penaloza has finished third at state in his first two seasons with the Tigers, bulking up from 106 as a freshman to wrestle at 145 during the spring. Rieger made the most of his third trip to the state tournament, making the podium for the first time with a third-place finish at 132 as he finished the season 15-2. “They are looking forward to their first season together while not having so many restrictions - a more normal year,” Klel said. Wrestling is a family affair, with his father Klel the Tigers coach and younger brother Kai a sophomore on the team. Braden Carson, Sr., La GrandeĬarson has made the final in his first three trips to the state tournament, winning his second consecutive title in June by pinning Stayton’s Eli Howard in the second round of their 138 championship match to finish a 14-0 season. He pinned his first three opponents before wrapping up the 170 championship with a 6-0 decision over Emira’s Ayden Wolgamott to finish the season 22-2.
Pindell, a three-time state qualifier who placed fourth as a sophomore, followed Hernandez’s title run last season by winning a title of his own. Last season, he became the school’s first state champion in 14 years with a dominant performance, pinning three of his four opponents - including a third-period pin of Henley’s Dylan Clark in the 113-pound final - to finish a 21-3 season. Hernandez won one match in his first state appearance in 2020. Let us know about other 4A wrestlers fans should know about this winter. There are hundreds of standout wrestlers in Oregon and these lists are not intended to be comprehensive. Over the next week, we’ll be taking a look at some of the state’s top returning wrestlers.
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