{"id":17188,"date":"2025-02-27T09:26:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/?p=17188"},"modified":"2025-03-03T11:11:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:11:58","slug":"elmira-wrestling-competes-at-districts-takes-home-third-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/elmira-wrestling-competes-at-districts-takes-home-third-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Elmira Wrestling Competes at Districts, Takes Home Third Place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From left, state qualifiers junior Mathew Lawson, sophomores Tucker Christiance and Jonah Cooper, and senior Zane Clemmer. (Contributed photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Elmira wrestling team competed at the Special Districts 2 championship this Saturday at Elmira High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team had 10 boys place in districts and four will be joining junior Falcon wrestler Caetlyn Lillie at the state championship on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Mathew Lawson qualified for the 120 weight class after going 3-1 in the tournament and placing third, pinning fellow teammate sophomore Dayton Imbler in 4:29 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawson is nervous and doesn\u2019t know what to expect heading into state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping [I will do] good, but I know there\u2019s gonna be some tough kids so I have to wrestle hard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Tucker Christiance will be going to state for the second consecutive year for the 190 weight class after going 4-1 in the tournament and placing third, pinning a Santiam Christian wrestler in 4:00 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Jonah Cooper will also be going to state for his second consecutive year in the 215 weight class after going 4-1 in the tournament and placing third, pinning a Taft wrestler in 3:01 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper is feeling confident going into state this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe season didn\u2019t go as planned,” Cooper told Falcon News, “but I\u2019m gonna make it up at state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Zane Clemmer will be going to state for the first time. He will be wrestling heavyweight (285) after going 4-1 in the tournament and placing third by decision of 7-2 over a Creswell wrestler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other wrestlers who placed in the tournament are: sophomore Kyland Whittington, fourth in the 113 weight class; sophomore Dayton Imbler, fourth in 120; junior Hunter Shannon, sixth in 138; sophomore Tristyn Bell, fourth in 144; junior Ryan Pew, fifth in 175; and junior Braiden Agnes, fifth in heavyweight (285).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Elmira wrestling team placed third in the tournament with 163.5 team points. Santiam Christian came in second with 283.5 points and Harrisburg placed first with 379.0 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were several points deducted from Elmira due to wrestler misconduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state tournament will take place at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland on Feb. 27 and 28 for 4A-1A. Competitions for 6A-5A will be Feb 28 and Mar 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Elmira wrestling team’s group photo at the end of the district’s championship after being announced third place. (Contributed photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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