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Eagle Point continues its dominance NEWBERG � Eagle Point capped an impressive three-day run Friday when it won the eight-team Newberg dual-meet wrestling tournament. With wins over host Newberg, ranked fourth in the state, in the finals and over No. 2 Crook County in the semifinals, the No. 5 Eagles recorded three victories over top 10 teams in three days. They defeated No. 9 Crater in a Southern Oregon Conference match on Wednesday. "You�d have to say that�s a pretty good week," said Eagle Point coach Brad McBee. "They�re three of the premier programs in the state of Oregon." Eagle Point defeated Newberg, 30-25, only after heavyweight Blake Cam recorded a 7-0 decision. Cam also finalized the 28-22 semifinal win over Crook County with a pin. The Eagles opened with a 56-3 victory over Reynolds of Portland. To reach the finals, Newberg beat Mountain View of Washington and West Linn. "This lets our kids know that they really are a tough team, that they�re for real," said McBee. "But what�s great about this competition is that we�re not just walking through it. People are nipping at our heels. They�re going to improve so we have to improve." In addition to Cam, who was 3-0 and anchored the two big wins, McBee singled out James Mannenbach and Chet McBee, who also were 3-0. He also noted that others wrestled well in defeat, avoiding pins or one-sided decisions. "That�s the thing about dual meets," he said. "It�s a total team effort." BATTLE OF THE SOUTHS � At Eugene, South Medford had six champions and placed second in the five-team tournament at South Eugene High. The Panthers got a crown and the most-pins award from Ken Myers, who won at 145 pounds, pinning four foes in the process. South�s Ben Vandagrift won at 215 pounds and pinned three opponents, including one in 12 seconds and another in 47 seconds. TEAM SCORES � South Umpqua 115, South Medford 113, South Salem 113, South Eugene 56, South Albany 53. FIRSTS � 119 � Ian Rasmussen (2 pins); 135 � Matt McCoy (3 pins); 145 � Ken Myers (4 pins, most falls award); 189 � Kevin O�Shea (2 pins); 215 � Ben Vandagrift (3 pins); Hwt � Pierre Caballero (2 pins). SECONDS � None. THIRDS � 103 � Evan Norris; 140 � Chris Ballard; 160 � David Ballard. PHOENIX INVITATIONAL � At Phoenix, Phoenix won seven individual titles and the overall team crown in the four-team dual event. The Pirates� individual champions were Kevin Cowley (103), Jesse Clark (125), Tyler McCarty (135), Ryan Staten (14), Brandon Sousa (145), Kyle Kaufman (152) and Greg Brown (189). Phoenix coach Harry Mondale praised the performances of juniors Nick Acord (160) and Brian Murphy (171), who unofficially won their divisions but weren�t eligible because they were the Pirates� No. 2 entries. North Medford finished fourth and registered its lone individual title from Nick Smith (275). TEAM SCORES Phoenix 48�, Roseburg 42�, Corning, Calif., 28�, North Medford 12. DUAL SCORES Phoenix 64, North Medford 6; Roseburg 45, Corning 18; Phoenix 40, Roseburg 26; Corning 46, North Medford 15; Phoenix 49, Corning 18; Roseburg 62, North Medford 9. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 103 � 1, Kevin Cowley, P; 2, Kevin Beavers, R; 3, Casey Davidson, C; 4, Chris Oetinger, , NM. 112 � 1, Seth Thomas, R; 2, Sylvan Ulrey, NM; 3, Bob Fox, C; 4, Jeremy Mahone, P. 119 � 1, John Peckham, R; 2, Tony Orduno, C; 3, Ben Workman, P; 4, John Aeillo, NM. 125 � 1, Jesse Clark, P; 2, Brian Walker, R; 3, Seth Carter, C; 4, Jon Penny, NM. 130 � 1, Jason Burham, C; 2, Josh Stults, R; 3, Chris Vote, P. 135 � 1, Tyler McCarty, P; 2, Brandon Cordell, R; 3, Ty Minto, C; 4, Tim Schmidt, NM. 140 � 1, Ryan Staten, P; 2, Abie Elemen, C; 3, Joel Oiler, R; 4, Jimmy Ulrey, NM. 145 � 1, Brandon Sousa, P; 2, Ed Alvarado, C; 3, Mike Russell, R; 4, Sam Mikula, NM. 152 � 1, Kyle Kaufman, P; 2, Travis Lynch, C; 3, Nick Shaffer, R. 160 � 1, Levi Thomas, R; 2, Forest Jacobs, P; 3, Reece Lawson, C. 171 � 1, Thomas Bobadillo, C; 2, Shawn Farrell, P; 3, Nick Trowbridge, R. 189 � 1, Greg Brown, P; 2, Bryson Scheak, C; 3, C. Gomez, R; 4, Brock Smith, NM. 215 � 1, Cody Parker, R; 2, Kennon Ferguson, P. 275 � 1, Nick Smith, NM; 2, David Folsom, R; 3, Todd Morano, P; 4, Armond Romo, C. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.