Championship rewind: Sights and stories from Oregon’s wrestling state tournament

The OSAA wrestling state championships were from Thursday through Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. In those final days, champions were crowned in seven classifications between boys and girls, and team titles were hoisted.

Here’s a look at the action this weekend from The Oregonian/OregonLive:

Newberg returns to the top of the state at Oregon’s wrestling championships

The Tigers had to stomach being the runner-up in 2023, breaking a three year streak of state tournament wins. This year, they were back. Read about it HERE.

From 3A to 6A: Drew Dawson ends transfer to Roseburg with a wrestling state championship

Drew Dawson went from competing in Class 3A as a member of Glide last season, to winning a Class 6A title with Roseburg this year. Read about it HERE.

Back on top: After upset losses, Roseburg’s Gage Singleton ends his prep career a state champion

After an upset loss in the state tournament last year and an upset loss in Reser’s this year, Roseburg’s Gage Singleton needed to end his high school career on top. Read about it HERE.

Charles Spinning comes back from serious knee injury, leads three Lion two-timers at wrestling state championships

A knee injury threatened to derail Charles Spinning’s title defense this year. But he was able to come back and be a part of three West Linn wrestlers who repeated as state champions. Read about it HERE.

Match breakdown: Newberg’s Isaac Hampton beats Clackamas’ Jeremiah Wachsmuth in dream showdown of former wrestling champions

A match between two former state champions. A match over 10 years in the making with the title on the line. Read about it HERE.

Dallas boys come out ahead in competitive Class 5A boys wrestling field

The Class 5A team title came down to the finals on Saturday night. How did Dallas come out with the win? Read about it HERE.

Bend’s Leif Larwin introduces himself as a new force in Oregon’s Class 5A wrestling with title win as a freshman

Freshman Leif Larwin’s first year of high school wrestling included a Reser’s title and a state title. Read about it HERE.

After facing against some of Oregon’s best in past years, Silverton’s Brash Henderson finally gets his wrestling gold

Brash Henderson’s state title this year was one at the end of a rocky road. With the competition he’s had over the years, it was rocky than perhaps anyone has ever seen. Read about it HERE.

Thurston girls, after back-to-back runner-up finishes, finally take the top spot in Class 6A/5A girls wrestling

The Colts have watched teams win the title each of the past two years as they ended with silver. Read about it HERE.

Dallas’ Polly Olliff navigates the tough 110-pound weight class, repeats as Class 6A/5A girls wrestling champion

Navigating the 110-pound weight class was not an easy challenge, but Olliff was able to successfully complete it for her second state title. Read about it HERE.

Cleveland’s Isabel Herring beats Wilsonville’s reigning champion Jasmine Brown for 170-pound Class 6A/5A girls wrestling crown

Herring needed to face a reigning state champion to get her first title. She was able to look dominant in her finals match. Read about it HERE.

Wells’ Zorina Johnson wins battle of 2023 runner-ups, finally gets her Class 6A/5A girls wrestling state title

A runner-up last year, Johnson’s finals win was about more than winning a match. It was the culmination of hard work and forging new relationships in wrestling. Read about it HERE.

Kyle Sieminski makes it to the four-timers club, Sweet Home brings home the team gold at Oregon’s Class 4A wrestling state tournament

Oregon now has had 50 four-time state champions, with Kyle Sieminski being the latest while helping the Huskies to team gold as well. Read about it HERE.

La Grande’s Kai Carson brings home third state title, matching his brother’s mark

The Tigers have been dominant for years in Class 4A, and a big part of that has been the Carson brotherrs leading the way. Read about it HERE.

La Grande wins first girls team gold at Oregon wrestling state championships

The La Grande boys are one of Class 4A’s best over the past few years. Now the girls are getting in on the fun. Read about it HERE.

MaKenna Duran makes it back-to-back golds, leading a surging Crook County girls wrestling squad at Oregon’s state championships

Crook County’s first girls wrestling state champion just set the bar a little higher. Read about it HERE.

Sweet Home’s Bailey Chafin wins second state title, sets her sights on four

There are currently two girls in Class 4A/3A/2A/1A on pace for four state titles, and Bailey Chafin on Sweet Home is ready for the moment. Read about it HERE.

Ava Collins has to get through training partner Hannah Hernandez to match Vale record 2 girls wrestling state titles

Winning a second state title wasn’t going to be easy for Ava Collins, especially since she had to get through a wrestler she faces all the time in the practice room. Read about it HERE.

Harrisburg and Toledo win their school’s first team titles at Oregon wrestling state championships

The Class 3A and Class 2A/1A state championships both went to teams that have never won it before. Read about it HERE.

‘Be like Mike’: Illinois Valley’s Mike Miller becomes the 49th to win four Oregon wrestling state championships

The first four-time state champion of the year won in Class 2A/1A. Read about it HERE.

— Nik Streng, nstreng@oregonian.com, @NikStreng