Changes in realignment, hybrid conferences and a new state tournament highlight the 2010 Oregon high school boys soccer season. Everything is going to be a little different as the OSAA made some major changes prior to the season. Here’s how things went last year and how they lineup this year.
The Salem-area schools (Central Valley Conference) were tough in Class 6A last year, with three of the eighth quarterfinal teams (West Salem, McNary and South Salem) with South Salem winning it all. Apart from losing Redmond not much changes in the CVC. South Medford beat Jesuit 1-0 in the semifinal before falling to South Salem 2-1.
In Class 5A, the Intermountain Conference is now just three teams (Bend, Mountain View and Summit). That’s a tough one considering that Summit was the IMC champion last year and Mountain View beat Bend in the state semifinals. 5A state-champion Corvallis is part of the eight-team Mid-Willamette Conference.
2009 State Champions
6A – South Salem
5A – Corvallis
4A – La Salle Prep
3A/2A/1A – Oregon Episcopal
Here’s the article I wrote for the Salem Statesman Journal on today’s CVC district wrestling tournament in Redmond.
McNary claims Central Valley Conference district wrestling title – By Josh Cordell/SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL
The Redmond Panthers won a league-best five Central Valley Conference district wrestling titles and finished fourth as a team in the toughest Class 6A wrestling league in the state.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
103 – Ryan Haney, Redmond
112 – Levi Martinez, McNary
119 – Chance Lindquist, Redmond
125 – David Pebbles, Redmond
130 – Nick Coles, Redmond
135 – Sean Soliz, Redmond
140 – Alex Elder, West Salem
145 – Yulerik Sorensen, Sprague
152 – Corey Ellison,West Salem
160 – Steve Urban, McNary
171 – Brandon Griffin, Sprague
189 – Connor Kryskalla, West Salem
215 – Wes Heredia, McNary
285 – Josh Gaskin, Sprague
TEAM SCORES
McNary 368.5
Sprague 364
West Salem 297
Redmond 280.5
McKay 154
South Salem 106
North Salem 71
Here’s the article I wrote for the Salem Statesman Journal on the Central Valley Conference district wrestling tournament.
Sprague has lead, 15 athletes in semis
West Salem and McNary also are in the CVC hunt – By Josh Cordell/For the Statemans Journal
Redmond scored 135.5 points on day one to finish in fourth place at the Central Valley Conference district wrestling tournament. The CVC is incredibly deep, the toughest 6A league in the state! Day 1 scores: Sprague 174.5, McNary 156.5, West Salem 140.5, Redmond 135.5, McKay 80, South Salem 74 and North Salem 41.
