Wrestling
Hood River Valley’s Jason Shaner completed at unbeaten season by winning the 132 pound division at the Oregon Class 5A high school wrestling tournament. Shaner defeated Bryant Smith of Milwaukie 9-7 in the final after topping Hunter Rickman of Sandy 21-8 in the semi-final. Shaner finished the season with a 52-0 record. Three other HRV wrestlers earned placing finishes, with Adrian Ramirez third at 285, Ryan Zeller fourth at 120, and Chad Muenzer sixth at 126. The Eagles finished tenth in the team standings. For The Dalles, J.R. Scott finished fifth at 182. In the girls’ bracket, HRV’s Grace Miller was second at 145 while teammate Christina Marquez was also second at 180, and Elena Kroll was third at 135.
Two area wrestlers grabbed third place finishes at the Washington Class 1A Mat Classic in Tacoma. Columbia’s James Bell was third at 145 and Goldendale’s Dustin Dodge finished in the same spot at 152. Columbia’s boys had three other placers: Alex Medina fifth at 220, Myles Moon seventh at 120, and Elijah Bell seventh at 126. The Bruins’ Hailey Johnson finished fourth in the girls’ competition at 115.
Swimming
Hood River Valley’s Chad Klaas was third in the boys’ 50 yard freestyle and fourth in the 100 buttefly to lead the Eagle contingent at the Oregon Class 5A swimming championships at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham. HRV’s Allison Burke took sixth in the girls’ 500 freestyle.
Boys Basketball
Columbia River Conference Regular Season
Hermiston 65, Hood River Valley 56
Pendleton 69, The Dalles 53
Big Sky Conference Tournament at Madras
First Round
Condon-Wheeler 57, Horizon Christian 55
Sherman 61, Arlington 26
Third Place: Arlington 49, Horizon Christian 43
Championship: Sherman 74, Condon-Wheeler 44: Sherman will host a second round state Class 1A playoff game this coming Saturday.
Girls Basketball
Columbia River Conference Regular Season
Pendleton 45, The Dalles 36
Hermiston 47, Hood River Valley 26
Big Sky Conference Tournament at Madras
First Round
Sherman 36, Horizon Christian 33
South Wasco 52, Ione 49
Third Place: Horizon Christian 54, Ione 46: Horizon Christian visits Damascus Christian for a first round state Class 1A playoff game on Tuesday.
Championship: South Wasco 51, Sherman 41: South Wasco gets a bye to the second round of the state playoffs, while Sherman hosts Joseph on Tuesday.