Big Test this Weekend- Reser's Tournament of Champions

The Eagles will find out this weekend whether or not they belong among the elite in the state of Oregon. Both the Varsity and Second Varsity will be traveling to Liberty High School to compete in the Varsity and Junior Varsity tournaments.

We will be leaving EPHS Thursday 1/28/10 at 10 AM and plan on working out at Glencoe High School at approximately 4:00 pm. After our workout, we will check into the Hillsboro Courtyard Marriott at 6:00 pm.

For all the details of the tournament, check out http://reserstoc.com/

We will be sending updates via text message throughout the tournament, so be sure to check back starting tomorrow (Friday) afternoon.

Go Eagles!!!

Eagles win the 2010 Eagle Point Invitational

EAGLE POINT — Already with a wrestling dual-meet victory over third-ranked Hillsboro, Eagle Point added another feather in its cap Saturday afternoon en route to the team championship in the 19-school Eagle Point Invitational.

The fifth-ranked Eagles landed a pair of champions in Aaron Lorenz and Steven Josephson and had three others place second to boost the host team to 2271/2 points — just 31/2 points more than runner-up and No. 2-ranked Churchill. Ben Zomerdyk, Trent Kaiser, and Gage Baumer all had great days; however, each them were defeated in the finals.

North Medford, ranked fifth among 6A teams, finished third with 186 points. Henley (1781/2), Grants Pass (154), Marshfield (132) and Phoenix (1241/2) rounded out the top seven teams.

"We're still not at full strength with our lineup," said Eagle Point head coach Kacey McNulty. "We're at that point of the season where you're holding out kids because of match limits. Missing some varsity kids and still being able to pull out a win was nice."

Lorenz scored the first championship of the night, pinning North Medford's Chris McFall in 2 minutes, 37 seconds at 103 pounds.

"Aaron Lorenz wrestled a great tournament," added McNulty.
Josephson's title came at 171, where he used an early advantage to edge Cory Haggans of North Medford, 10-7, in one of the marquee finals matchups.

"It was a good match," said McNulty. "Haggans is a tough kid and Josephson ended up with some back points early, which changed what Josephson did and what Haggans had to do to catch up."
Eagle Point's Ben Zomerdyk (130), Trent Kaiser (135) and Gage Baumer (160) finished second, while teammate Jake Gallo (145) placed third.

Ben Zomerdyk and Gage Baumer registered impressive victories in the semi-finals over opponents who had previously beaten them. Ben scored a late take down and earned the fall over Luke Collins of Grants Pass in what may have been Ben’s best match this season. Gage Baumer kept himself in the match against the explosive Jose Cruz from Grants Pass. While defending a second period takedown, Gage was able to set-up and score a tight head and arm that Cruz could not get away from. Gage was able to secure the fall with 1 second left in the second period.

TEAM SCORES — Eagle Point 227.5, Churchill 224, North Medford 186, Henley 178.5, Grants Pass 154, Marshfield 132, Phoenix 124.5, Lassen 123, Klamath Union 95, Corvallis 79, Brookings-Harbor 78, Mazama 71, South Medford 65.5, South Umpqua 64, Rogue River 56, North Eugene 45, Del Norte 37, Weed 16, Etna 8.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
103 — Aaron Lorenz, Eagle Point, pinned Chris McFall, North Medford, 2:37;
112 — Houston Ezell, Churchill, pinned Aaron Longtain, Rogue River, 4:42;
119 — Joe Potts, Churchill, major dec. Tyler Nixon, Marshfield, 18-9;
125 — Nathan Piader, Grants Pass, pinned Byron Treece, Lassen, 4:55;
130 — Lamont Hook, Henley, dec. Ben Zomerdyk, Eagle Point, 9-3.
135 — Aaron David, Henley, dec. Trent Kaiser, Eagle Point, 10-4;
140 — Eleazar Deluca, Phoenix, major dec. Ammon Ebert, North Medford, 24-10;
145 — Zac Brunson, Churchill, pinned Ryan Mahoney, North Medford, 5:36;
152 — Dakota Tollen, Churchill, dec. Jesse Moore, Marshfield, 11-6.
160 — Luke Amuchastegui, Phoenix, pinned Gage Baumer, Eagle Point, :53;
171 — Steven Josephson, Eagle Point, dec. Cory Haggans, North Medford, 10-7;
189 — Cody Shipp, Marshfield, pinned Josh Woods, Corvallis, 2:43;
215 — Darren Lee, Lassen, pinned Kyle Rehberger, Churchill, 4:52;
285 — Robert Ross, North Medford, pinned Shay Riggs, North Eugene, 1:53.

Also placing for the Eagles:

THIRD-PLACE FINAL
145 — Jake Gallo, Eagle Point, default over Bruce Balcita, South Umpqua;

FIFTH-PLACE FINAL
103 — tie, Orlando DeLaCruz, Eagle Point and Skyler Harvey, Marshfield;
112 — Nick Grow, Grants Pass, pinned Gordon Downing, Eagle Point, 3:59;
285 — tie, Manuel Valdovinos, Eagle Point, and Marlon Campos, North Medford.
* ties awarded on basis of match limits.

For full results, check out: http://jdrumm1.home.comcast.net/~jdrumm1/

Next up for the Eagles will be the Reser's Tournament of Champions this Friday and Saturday at Liberty High School in Hillsboro.

Eagle Point 51 - Klamath 27

EAGLE POINT 51, KLAMATH UNION 27 — Senior Night at Eagle Point- Eagle Point pulled away from a 27-all tie with pins in the final four matches to win the Southern Sky dual.

Of the nine victories for the Eagles, seven came by fall. Dallas Compton (119), Ben Zomerdyk (130), Travis Woods (135), Trent Kaiser (140), Jake Gallo (145), Gage Baumer (171), Steven Josephson (189) all recorded pins on the night.

Eagle Point will host the 21-team Eagle Point Invitational on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Finals are scheduled to begin around 5 p.m.

103 — Orlando DeLaCruz, EP, won by forfeit; 112 — Tee Nguyen, KU, pinned Gordon Downing, 3:57; 119 — Dallas Compton, EP, pinned Shawn Allen, 1:12; 125 — Josh Coker, KU, pinned Nathan Lucas, 2:23; 130 — Ben Zomerdyk, EP, pinned Scott Hanseth, :32.

135 — Travis Woods, EP, pinned Alex Dibrito, :22; 140 — Trent Kaiser, EP, pinned Fabian Pena, 1:45; 145 — Jake Gallo, EP, pinned Chad Stork, 2:45; *152 — Colt Alaniz, KU, dec. Edward Martinez, 6-2.

160 — Daniel Morgan, EP, dec. Shane Loud, 8-3; 171 — Gage Baumer, EP, pinned Mitch Miranda, 1:44; 189 — Steven Josephson, EP, pinned Dylan Steege, 1:42; 215 — Cody Rick, KU, pinned Mario Rivera, :42; 285 — Will Morse, KU, pinned Daniel Miller, :54.

*starting weight

Eagle Point vs Klamath Union Live tonight @ 7pm

Tonight's match against KU will be streamed live via the internet on our homepage at www.eaglepointwrestling.com. Check it out!! Go Eagles!!!

Eagle Point Invitational Saturday, January 23rd

Hospitality Contact: Teresa Woods 541-830-0058

Table Help (6 mats) Contact: Brett McFall 541-941-8272 email: brett@advancedinc.net

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Due to the fact that we are in the middle of wrestling season, we will not have the enitre day off. We will have a practice on Monday, January 17th at 4:00 PM.

The Eagles take 3rd place finish with147 points on the day. Good job Eagles.

Manny ends the night in 2nd place.

Daniel finishes the day in 4th place.

Gauge takes 2nd.

Gallo finishes 2nd and Edward places 6th.

Dallas Compton takes home 5th place.

Aaron Lorenz finishes the day with 2nd place. Gordon with a 4th place finish.

Nathan Lucas with a win, ends the day with a 7th place pin.

Eagles are currently in 2nd place going into the finals. We have 4 in the finals 5 in the backside. Lorenz, Gallo, Baumer, and Manny are in the finals.

Eagles Knock Off Crater!!

Congratulations to the Eagles for taking it to Crater 41-24 last night in an SSC contest. The Eagles won 8 out of 14 weight classes, with 5 of them ending in a fall. Trent Kaiser, Steven Josephson, Johnny Wilkerson, Mario Rivera, and Manny Valdovinos all registered pins to take the Eagles out to a 38-9 lead after the first 9 matches. Picking up major decisions were Chris Wilson and Gage Baumer, while Aaron Lorenz also contributed to the cause by winning a decision to solidify the victory.


The Eagles will be heading to Eureka, California this weekend to compete in the North Coast Classic. Several varsity wrestlers will be staying home this weekend due to high match counts, which opens the door for our second Varsity to get in their and show the depth that Eagle Point in fortunate to have.

Last nights full results:

103 — Aaron Lorenz, EP, dec. Truman Winningham, 6-3
112 — Morgan Walters, C, dec. Gordon Downing, 13-10
119 — Tyler Montague, C, pinned Dallas Compton
125 — Chase Mackey, C, dec. Taylor Mitchell, 4-0
130 — Skyler Prislac, C, dec. Ben Zomerdyk, 7-4.
*135 — Kody Gray, C, dec. Travis Woods, 7-2
140 — Trent Kaiser, EP, pinned Mike Macuk
145 — Chris Wilson, EP, dec. Brandon Montague, 12-3
152 — Josh Bokish, C, pinned Jake Gallo.
160 — Gage Baumer, EP, dec. Chance Fahndrich, 13-2
171 — Steven Josephson, EP, pinned Brandon McFarland
189 — Johnny Wilkerson, EP, pinned Michael French
215 — Mario Rivera, EP, pinned Al Flores
285 — Manny Valdovinos, EP, pinned Austin Gainey.
* starting weight

Final Score: Eagle Point 41- Crater 24- Congratulations Eagles!!

EP vs. Crater & Ashland Tonight!!!

Attention Parents and Fans:

Tonight, the 5th ranked Eagles will travel to archrival, Crater High in a battle of Southern Sky Conference powerhouses. The Eagles, coming off their impressive performance at the Oregon Classic last weekend, look to walk away from Crater High School with a victory tonight against the always tough Crater Comets. Junior Varsity will begin at 5:45 pm and Varsity at 7pm.

Also, due to a scheduling mix-up last week, Ashland will be joining the Eagles at Crater High School for a SSC match against a team made up of Eagle Point 2nd varsity wrestlers. The young Eagles will once again have a chance to prove they belong among the varsity-level wrestlers from other high schools in the state.

We hope everyone will come out tonight and show their support for Eagle Point. It should be a great match…. We look forward to seeing you all there!!

Eagles Impressive at the Oregon Classic!!

Congratulations to the Eagle Point Eagles for their gutsy performance at the 2010 Oregon Classic where they finished in third place overall. After four dominating performances over #8 ranked Madras, Silverton, and #9 ranked Pendleton, and #6 ranked Thurston, the Eagles ran into the 3-time defending state champion Hermiston, and saw their hopes of an Oregon Classic championship come to an end.

Up next for the Eagles in the 3rd place match was #3 ranked Hillsboro, who had upset #2 ranked Churchill earlier in the tournament. The dual began at 140 lbs and continued with the Eagles winning the first six weight classes, which looked identical to the Eagle’s first four duals of the tournament. Hillsboro, however won the next three matches and began to mount a comeback of sorts, and the coaching staff knew we needed something big to secure the victory.

In one of the most memorable performances of the tournament, Dallas Compton (119) showed us why he belongs in the sport of wrestling. During his match against Hermiston, he was slammed hard onto the mat, getting the wind knocked out of him severely and possibly injuring a rib. Dallas had to be carried off of the mat and it did not look as though he would be able to compete in the third place match against Hillsboro. The coaching staff had decided we would forfeit the weight, but Dallas thought otherwise and stepped out onto the mat at less than 100%. As the match began, Dallas fell behind and looked to be in trouble against his much larger opponent. Down at least 6-0, Dallas began wrestling on pure heart and attacked his opponent relentlessly. During a scramble from their feet, Dallas caught the Hillsboro wrestler on his back for near fall, but was unable to hold him there for long. Without hesitation, Dallas immediately turned his opponent in an armbar and secured the fall, which sealed the victory for the Eagles. Great Job Dallas!!

Turning in outstanding undefeated records for the weekend were Chris Wilson (145), Johnny Wilkerson (171), Steven Josephson (189). Trent Kaiser (140), Jake Gallo (145-152), and Gage Baumer (160) also turned in notable performances, going 5-1 during the two-day tournament. From top to bottom, there were many noteworthy highlights this weekend from Trent Kaiser pinning Madras’s #1 ranked wrestler, Jake Gallo pinning Madras’s #2 ranked wrestler, to Travis Woods fighting tooth and nail against the 2-time defending state champion from Hillsboro. Great Job Boys!!

The Eagles showed tremendous resilience this weekend, solidifying what the coaching staff has believed all along; Eagle Point wrestling is for real! The ability to bounce back from defeat is one of the most difficult aspects of wrestling to overcome, and the Eagles have been battling with this for years. The Eagles learned this weekend that anything is possible if you approach a challenge with determination and a purpose. As we move toward February, let’s keep the ball rolling and begin working harder than ever, focusing on our one purpose; to bring a State Championship back to Eagle Point!!! Go Eagles!!

Next up for the Eagles this Thursday; the Crater Comets…….

Consolation Championship Results:. . Eagle Point 39 - Hillsboro 19. Great Job Eagles!!

Semifinal Results:. Eagle Point 9 _ Hermiston 49

Quarterfinal Results:. Eagle Point 55 _ Thurston 18- We are now in the Semi-finals vs Hermiston

Round # 3 Results:. Eagle Point 52 _ Pendleton 21

Round # 2 Results: . Eagle Point 54 _ Silverton 18

Oregon Classic Round # 1 Results:. Eagle Point 51_ Madras 21

Video of last night's dual vs. South Medford

Last night, Eagle Point wrestled a very game South Medford team, who came into the dual looking to knock off the Eagles after suffering defeat at the Phoenix Dual Tournament in early December. Entering the dual, the Eagles would be without 6 starters in the varsity line-up, which can normally present trouble for any program. In the end, the Eagles prevailed and showed our wrestling supporters that there is no shortage of depth in the Eagle Point wrestling program. The final score of the dual was Eagle Point 58 South Medford 10.

Also, in our first effort to provide live access to our home matches via the internet, EPHS teacher Joe Dabbs and his video production crew did a great job covering the event.

You can now watch the dual from our homepage at www.eaglepointwrestling.com (make sure to hit the refesh button on your browser to access the link)

As with any first-time effort, some glitches may have occurred, but they will be worked out. So the coaching staff would like to send a huge thank you to Mr. Dabbs and his video production team for helping Eagle Point Wrestling rise to another level!! We look forward to providing Eagle Point Wrestling Fans with access to all future home meets.

Oregon Classic this Weekend!!

We are off to the Oregon Classic!

The following 15 wrestlers will be making the trip to Redmond this weekend with the goal of bringing home a trophy from the 2010 Oregon Classic.

Orlando De La Cruz
Aaron Lorenz
Dallas Compton
Taylor Mitchell
Ben Zomerdyk
Travis Woods
Trent Kaiser
Chris Wilson
Jake Gallo
Daniel Morgan
Gage Baumer
Johnny Wilkerson
Steven Josephson
Mario Rivera
Manny Valdovinos


The first dual will begin at 10:30 am on Friday and we will wrestle at 1:30pm and then again at 4:30pm.

Saturday, wrestling will begin at 8:30 am and will continue throughout the day.

The coaching staff will be updating this page with results throughout the tournament via text message. If you can't make the tournament, please check this page for results.

For a copy of the schedule for the 5a tournament, please check the following link:

http://oregonwrestle.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/5a-bracket2010.pdf