I.V. grapplers place ninth
From our weekly issue dated December 16, 2009
The Illinois Valley High School wrestling squad traveled to the Oregon coast last week, where one grappler was crowned a champion, another won third place and two won fifth places.
On Friday, Dec. 11, the team participated in the North Bend-Coast Classic, an annual tournament. Approximately 30 teams participated, a majority of which were from the 6-A and 5-A conferences. IVHS competes in
4-A, and will move to 3-A next year.
IVHS sophomore Jesse Orndorff was named champion of the 112-pound division. Freshman Gabe Miller took third in the 125-pound division, and 103-pound senior Brandon Parker and 130-pound senior John Anderson took fifth places.
Overall, IVHS placed ninth out of all the teams.
“We didn’t do as well as we wanted, but didn’t do as badly as we could have,” coach Jay Miller said. “But that’s probably one of the toughest tournaments that we’ll go to.”
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On Friday, Dec. 18, the squad is set to participate in a tournament at North Valley High School. Miller said that some 15 teams are to attend, and expects IVHS to be highly competitive.
“It’s not going to be quite the caliber of tournament we just came from,” he said. “I think we’ll be right in the thick of things there.”
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