Hermiston wins state wrestling in record fashion

PORTLAND -- It took Hermiston more than three decades to win its first wrestling state title.

Now, they are coming on a regular basis, and in historic fashion.

The top-ranked Bulldogs won their third straight Oregon 5A state title in convincing fashion Saturday, scoring a record 303 points to crush the field at Memorial Coliseum.

Hermiston had four champions -- including three-time champ Ben Jorgensen -- among its six finalists and placed 14 wrestlers.

It was so lopsided that the Bulldogs' 138-point margin over second-place Crater would have placed fifth in the team standings. Burns had the previous record with 269 1/2 points in the 3A tournament in 2007.

Jorgensen capped his Hermiston career with a 6-2 win over Zach Binkerd of Hillsboro for the 119 title. Teammate Jaylee Britt, who lost 6-4 in the semifinals to Binkerd, finished third.

Jorgensen's previous two titles came at 103, and the Bulldogs kept a lock on the weight with freshman Joey Delgado's 54-second pin of Crook County's McKennan Buckner.

Fellow freshman C.J. Dircksen won 4-2 over Riley Omlid of Thurston for the 112 title. Finally, sophomore Curtis Berger beat top seed Anthony Juliano of Century 7-2 for the 171 championship. Teammate Zach Bishop finished seventh at the weight.

Bryce McMahon lost 6-0 to three-time champion Eric Luna of Cleveland in the 140 final --Matt Kilsdonk placed eighth to give Hermiston three weights with double-placers.

Cody Britt finished second at 152, losing to top-ranked Brock Gutches of Crater on a second-period pin.

Brandon Adolf took third at 130, while Dylan Olsen (135), Ben Millard (160) and Lale Ena (215) placed fourth. Cody Spradlin was fifth at 145.

Memorial Coliseum, Portland

Team scores--Hermiston 303, Crater 165, Thurston 164, Hillsboro 150 1/2, Eagle Point 101 1/2, West Albany 92 1/2.

Hermiston placers

103--Championship: Joey Delgado (Herm) p. McKennan Buckner (Crook County), :54. 112--Championship: C.J. Dircksen (Herm) d. Riley Omlid (Thur), 4-2. 119--Championship: Ben Jorgensen (Herm) d. Zach Binkerd (Hlls), 6-2. Third: Jaylee Britt (Herm) d. Daniel Soto (EPt), 11-2. 125--Third: Brandon Adolf (Herm) d. Victor Aguilar (Glencoe), 10-2. 135--Third: Craig Trask (Lebanon) d. Dylan Olsen (Herm), 2-1 (OT). 140--Championship: Eric Luna (Cleveland) d. Bryce McMahon (Herm), 6-0. 7/8: Jake Gallo (EPt) d. Matt Kilsdonk (Herm), 5-4. 145--Fifth: Cody Spradlin (Herm) d. Kyle Christiansen (Crescent Valley), 5-2. 152--Championship: Brock Gutches (Cra) p. Cody Britt (Herm), 2:15. 160--Third: Kenny Fahndrich (Cra) d. Ben Millard (Herm), 2-1. 171--Championship: Curtis Berger (Herm) d. Anthony Juliano (Century), 7-2. 7/8: Zach Bishop (Herm) d. Cody Stock (Glen), 13-4. 215--Third: James Grizzard (Hlls) d. Lale Ena (Herm) 8-7.

3A: Riverside sophomore Brigham Hansen won the 171 championship with a 9-3 victory over Mike Schaff of Burns.

Hansen placed fourth at 160 as a freshman. Teammate Carlos Garcia placed third at 140.

2A/1A: Rosario Resendez-Rios of Irrigon won the 112 title with a 10-8 decision over Colby Byers of Wallowa.