Eagle wrestlers prep for upcoming home meets

HOOD RIVER — With back-to-back home meets on the horizon, the Hood River Valley boys wrestling team is working its way into shape as it points toward the Northwest Oregon Conference district meet in a little more than a month.

The Eagles showed their potential during the holiday break, when they finished sixth at the Jan. 2 Southridge Tournament in Beaverton. The tourney, which attracted 18 teams, proved a good way for HRV to assess its progress this season.

Drew Lucas won his bracket at 132 pounds, and teammate Leyton Adams was runner-up at 144 pounds. Lucas went 4-0 in the tourney — won by Banks — and he won the title with an 18-2 technical fall over Zorina Johnson of Portland’s Ida B Wells. Lucas outscored his four tourney opponents by a combined point total of 44-4. Adams was second behind champion Samuel Gomez of Century High.

Also contributing to the Eagles’ 157 team points were fourth place finisher Ethan Clough at 120; fifth place finisher Risor Reierson (190); Campton Parker (150) and Joshua McLaughlin (138) who each were sixth in their weight classes; and Aaron Smith who was seventh at 215.

Hood River Valley hosts a dual meet against Canby on Jan. 21. The Eagles then host their multiple team Memorial Invite on Jan. 31.