January 15, 2008

The Hood River Valley wrestling team finished second out of seven teams at last weekend’s Elks Invitational tourney at Hood River Valley High School.

The Eagles had two individual champions in the event, with Sean Baker finishing first at 145 pounds and Aaron Mallon finishing first at 160 pounds.

Both Baker and Mallon made it through the day undefeated, with Baker going 4-0 and Mallon 3-0.

The Eagles also had four second place finishers. Robert Frasiers finished second with a 2-1 record at 125 pounds, Taren Bennett, went 2-1 at 152 pounds Lucas Mondragon went at 189 pounds and Joe Johnson going 3-1 at 215 pounds.

Johnson’s only defeat came at the hands of Tyrell Fortune of Lakeridge who is ranked No. 1 in the nation at 215 pounds.

Other strong finishers for the Eagles included a third place, 3-1, finish for Alex Van Slyke at 152 pounds, a third place, 2-1, finish for Justin Tolentino at 171 pounds, and third place, 3-1, finish for Corey Miller in the heavyweight class.

Silverton finished the tournament in first place, while Reynolds finished third.

The Eagles are slated to compete at the Oregon Wrestling Classic this weekend at the Deschutes Fairgrounds. They then travel to Centennial Jan. 24 to wrestle the Centennial Eagles in a league dual meet.