The Cascade High cheer squad took third place in the Class 4A small traditional competition at the OSAA championships in Oregon City.
Cascade totaled 66.60 points, trailing only Sweet Home (89.80) and Newport (80.50). Stayton took fifth with 58.30, while Regis took sixth in the Class 3A/2A/1A event with 70.20 points.
Performing for Cascade were Allisson Arriaga Tellez, Bella Larsen, Carlee Landers, Makayla White, Mikayla Walker, Nevaeh Sutton, Tatiana Rodriguez Provost and Violet Remmer. The team is coached by Miranda Rodriguez and assistant Emily Holland.
“I am so proud of these young women for truly pushing themselves to be a part of their team and making the last few weeks about the whole and not the individual,” Rodriguez told Our Town. “Everyone stepped up and in together. They raised each other up and achieved their goal of enjoying their sport and being a kind competitor. They had fun handing out Valentines, good luck ducks and candies at state, making new friends through the long days over the season, and ultimately were able to bring state hardware home, which hasn’t happened in some time for Cascade cheer. I am forever grateful for these athletes.”
Wrestling: Cascade placed 14 athletes in the top four on their way to a second-place finish behind perennial power Sweet Home in the Class 4A Special District II meet at Newport. The Huskies scored 507 points, with the Cougars at 325.5. Hans Kamm (165) and Matthew Hinkle (215) both captured district championships for Cascade, which sent out wrestlers in waves to scoop up team points.
Elijah Sandoval (285), Griffin Copple (175), Jack Mulvahill (106) and Jonas Camillo (138) all stood second on the winner’s platform. Landon Morris was third for the Cougars at 106, while Colton Riesterer (113), Cruz Ramirez (126), Gage Hampton (190), Parker Hammer (120), Riley Coleman (175) and Wyatt Bird (132) all finished fourth.
Stayton, led by district 144-pound champion Leonard Michel, was eighth with 78.5 points.
Regis scored 89.5 points and finished sixth at the Class 2A/1A Special District I meet at Colton. Lowell won the competition with 218. Four Rams finished in the top four, with Andrew Bischoff taking second at 113 pounds. Teammate Josh Crowell (126) took third, while Brody Koenig (106) and Eli Bischoff (165) both finished fourth.
In the girls Class 4A-3A-2A-1A district meet at Molalla, Cascade’s Nevaeh Hampton brought home a district title at 125 pounds. Peyton Welch (190) was fourth and Madelyn Hendricks (120) was fifth for Regis.
State championships for boys and girls in all classes were Feb. 26-28 in Portland. I will report the results in my April 1 column.
Swimming: The Stayton boys squad scored 8 points and the girls 2 at the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state championships in Beaverton. The boys 200 free relay squad of Titus Ford, Daniel Young, Wilson Hofman and Jesus Comstock took fourth in 1:37.87, while the same four swimmers finished fifth in the 400 free relay while clocking 3:37.68. Leah Ellerbe took fifth in the 500 free in 5:27.50 to pace the Stayton girls. Ellerbe also took eighth in the 200 free and swam a leg on the 400 free relay squad that finished 11th.
Basketball: Hoops season was steaming toward the playoffs as Our Town’s press time approached. The Regis girls in Class 2A and the Stayton girls in Class 4A both are ranked No. 1, while the Regis boys are third and the Cascade girls are seventh. I will report on the outcome of the state tournaments on our Facebook page and in my April 1 column.
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