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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Our View: Fund firefighting first, fight forest battle later ... Medford grad competes for millions in video-game tournament ... 9:30 p.m. update: 17,500-acre Stouts fire racks up $4.4 million cost ... Our View: Fund firefighting first, fight forest battle later ... Medford grad competes for millions in video-game tournament ... 9:30 p.m. update: 17,500-acre Stouts fire racks up $4.4 million cost ... COLLEGE WRESTLING Gutches pin kick-starts SOU win over Argos Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Nov. 21, 2014 at 2:00 AM Posted Nov. 21, 2014 at 2:00 AM » Social News ASHLAND — Second-ranked Southern Oregon's wrestling dual with third-ranked Great Falls on Thursday night swung as fast as a Brock Gutches pin. In other words, really, really fast. The Raiders finished off a 25-15 win over their West Region rivals at Riehm Arena despite digging themselves into a 12-4 hole four matchups in. That's when, at 157 pounds, Dalton Urrutia's decision became the first of five straight weight classes SOU would claim. Garrett Urrutia had a decision at 165 pounds, former Crater High star Gutches pinned his man at 174, Jacob Abrams tacked on a decision at 184, and Taylor Johnson sealed the team triumph with his first-round win by fall at 197. Devin Poppen's early major decision gave the Raiders six of 10 bouts and payback was delivered for SOU's 38-16 loss last November in Montana. "They have a style that's hard to score points on and slows you down, so we had to wrestle smart," Raider coach Mike Ritchey said. "We like to be aggressive, but if you get too aggressive they can take advantage. We didn't let them do that for the most part and I thought we wrestled really well." Poppen, a 133-pound freshman, scored three near-falls and a late takedown to upset 11th-ranked Jared Berlinger, 17-8. Poppen is 6-3 this season with bonus points in every win. The Raiders didn't get another win until just before intermission, as three highly-touted Argos in the lower weights — fourth-ranked Luke Schlosser (125), third-ranked Michael Ruiz (141) and third-ranked Ryan Martin (149) — each came out on top, highlighted by a Ruiz pin. Dalton Urrutia, 7-2, then notched a 7-0 upset of Chad Cebulski, who is the only 149-pounder ranked ahead of him in the West. Garrett Urrutia followed suit at 165, improving to 5-2 with an 8-5 decision over Billy Goforth that he broke open in the second round. At 174 pounds, the top-ranked Gutches had Brock Picard on his back within three seconds of their match starting and only needed to do a little prying to register his third straight pin, in 18 seconds. It gave the Raiders their first lead at 16-12. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Nov. 21, 2014 at 2:00 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501