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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us January 12, 2006 Raider men fall to No. 7 in poll Loss to Oregon Tech costs team five spots; OIT No. 4 Staff and wire reports Oregon Tech’s overtime win over Southern Oregon caused a shake-up in the NAIA Division II men’s basketball poll, released Wednesday. Southern Oregon, which lost the back-and-forth game 74-71, fell five spots from No. 2 to No. 7 in the weekly poll, while Oregon Tech climbed from No. 12 all the way up to No. 4. The two teams are tied atop the Cascade Conference with identical 5-2 league records. Both are 16-3 overall as well. Fellow Cascade Conference powerhouse Warner Pacific fell from No. 5 to No. 15 after an 0-2 road trip. The Raiders, who have been ranked in the top 10 all season, try to put the breaks on a two-game losing streak Friday night against visiting Albertson. SOU hosts Eastern Oregon on Saturday night. Tip-off for both games is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wrestling The official NAIA team champion won’t be crowned until March, but the country’s most talented and balanced squads will be identified this weekend at the Cliff Keen/National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The first-ever wrestling extravaganza, which takes place at the cavernous UNI Dome on the campus of Northern Iowa, will attract 72 of the nation’s top teams from all classifications. Southern Oregon University serves as the No. 6 draw in the 16-team NAIA field, and the seventh-ranked Raiders (5-2) tangle with unseeded King College of Bristol, Tenn. in the opening round Saturday morning. SOU will then face either No. 3 Dana, Neb. or Montana State-Northern in the second round. The champion is crowned Sunday afternoon upon conclusion of third-, fifth- and seventh-place duals. Top-ranked Lindenwood, Mo. is the NAIA’s top draw, while No. 2 Dickinson State, N.D. is the favorite on SOU’s side of the bracket. Fans can follow the Raiders live by logging on to www.intermatwrestle.com. Complete brackets are posted on Northern Iowa’s athletics Web page (www.uni.edu). Southern Oregon ended a three-week hiatus with a busy, productive two-day trip to Portland last weekend. The Raiders missed chances to top or tie NCAA Div. II fourth-ranked Nebraska-Kearney at the PSU Duals on Saturday in a 25-19 setback that snapped a three-dual win streak, but Southern bounced back by slamming West Region rival Simon Fraser, 29-6. On Sunday, six Raiders placed at the 14-team Portland State Open, including championship efforts from freshman Trevor Lofstedt (125), sophomore Joey Jannsen (149) and senior All-American Jimmy Grochowsky (165), who went a combined 13-0. Sophomore Junior Valladolid went 3-2 for a fourth-place finish at 125 in his first intercollegiate action in over a year, which qualified the Alaskan for the national meet. Senior Grant Thompson (4th at 197) also qualified for nationals, and senior James Mannenbach placed third at 165. Southern Oregon has formed a murderer’s row of seniors at the upper weight classes that will be formidable come dual time this weekend. Grochowsky (a team-best 21-4 at 165), All-American David O’Brien (18-3 at 174) and Rick Story (17-4 at 184) are a combined 56-11 this year, including 19-2 in duals. A seven-bout win streak has propelled Grochowsky to No. 9 on the school’s career victory list (89-42) and is six wins shy of taking over the No. 3 spot. O’Brien, who is 83-22 as a Raider, extended his dual-meet win streak to 28 since February 2003 with a 2-0 effort last weekend. Meanwhile, Lofstedt leads the team with nine pins among his 15 wins — a total that already ranks 10th on the single-season list. SOU and King College meet for the first time in intercollegiate competition Saturday. The Tornado defeated NCAA Div. III schools Maryville (39-16) and Belmont-Abbey (25-19) to start the year prior to a setback to Spartanburg Methodist (28-16). King is led by a pair of freshman who have already qualified for nationals: Shayne Funk (149) and David Johnson (157). SOU’s possible quarterfinal foe, Dana, Neb., features six nationally ranked wrestlers, including top-ranked Willie Parks (184), No. 3 Ben Henderson (157) and No. 3 Kyle Frawley (174). The Vikings are 6-1-1 in duals with a 19-19 tie against Embry-Riddle. NAIA Individual Rankings (Jan 4): • Jimmy Grochowsky (2nd at 165) • David O’Brien (2nd at 174) • Jimmy Ulrey (5th at 149) • Rick Story (6th at 184) • Barry Johnson (8th at 133) • Joey Jannsen (8th at 149) • Josh Fitzgerald (8th at 174) NAIA Team Rankings (Jan. 4): 1. Lindenwood (Mo.) 2. Great Falls (Mont.) 3. Dickinson State (N.D.) 4. Dana (Neb.) 5. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 6. Cumberlands (Ky.) 7. Southern Oregon 8. Menlo (Calif.) Possible Dual Lineup for Jan. 14-15 : 125-Trevor Lofstedt (Fr., Roseburg, 15-7) or Junior Valladolid (So., Kodiak, Alaska, 3-2) 133-Barry Johnson (Fr., Dayton, 16-6, NAIA #8) 141-Matt Holt (Sr. Sumner, Wash., 16-6) 149-Jimmy Ulrey (So., Medford, 8-8, NAIA #5) or Joey Jannsen (So., Portland, 9-3, NAIA #8) 157-Kyle Temple (So., Sweet Home, 7-8) 165-Jimmy Grochowsky (Sr., Estacada, 21-4, NAIA #2) 174-David O’Brien (Sr., Kodiak, Alaska, 18-3, NAIA #2) 184-Rick Story (Sr., Spanaway, Wash., 17-4, NAIA #6) 197-Abe Ewing (Jr., Banks, 10-10) or Grant Thompson (Sr., Crane, 6-3) 285-Taylor Wilkerson (So., White City, 9-13) DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Deep Muscle Stimulator Ceramic Piggy Banks FREE Entertainment Guide Women's & Men's Slippers Accelerate Weightloss Products Backpacks Online Pharmacy Vegas Travel Guide Search Engine Optimization Student Loans Hotel & Airline Reservations Hammocks Water Filter Helzberg Diamonds Online Casinos Community Bonus Casino Mortgage Calculator Security Systems Mailing Lists Click Here Advertisement .:Advertisements:. 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