OSAA State Wrestling Tournament Saturday, February 17, 2007

With this year's realignment of the school divisions, more High School wrestlers are competing in the state meet in Salem this weekend. More than 1,100 students are here to represent their school.

With so many wrestlers on hand for the three-day event, organizers split the competition between two locations. The 6A, 5A, and 4A schools are competing in the traditional venue, the Pavilion at the State Fairgrounds, and the smaller schools are in the nearby Armory.

(left) Chase Winters of Hermiston throws Spenser Doran of Eagle Point to the mat during their second-round bout at the State Wrestling Tournament in Salem on Friday. Winters advanced to the 112-pound semifinal with a 3-1 win in overtime. He lost that match to Alex Panyasiri, 4-0.








(left) Dylan Fauver of Grants Pass High School listens to words of consolation from his coach after losing his 112-pound semifinal match by technical fall to Mitchell Lofstedt of Roseburg. Fauver is still in the running for third place in the 6A tournament.







(right) Cameron Rosenfeld of Madras has made a life-long commitment to Oregon Wrestling.