Dec. 19, 2004: The Standard Examiner

Prep Wrestling: Host Weber Snags Warrior Duels Title
by Standard Examiner Staff

PLEASANT VIEW — For the first time in the 15-year history of the Weber Duels, the host Weber Warriors have taken home the championship trophy.

The Warriors had three wrestlers take home individual championships. Shay Warren, at 112 pounds, finished the two-day event with a perfect 7-0 mark, as did teammates Jorge Lopez (189) and Josh Skoglie (215).

It also marked just the second time that Star Valley, Wyo., has not won the team championship. Star Valley finished third behind Alta. Bear River took fourth, followed by Sky View, Morgan, Lone Peak and Pleasant Grove.

Other local individual champions include Morgan's Stefan Palmer at 103 pounds, Jake Madsen of Bear River at 119, Morgan's Mike Clunas (152) and Bear River's Devin Gibbs at 160.

In one of the closest matches of the tournament, Lopez went into overtime to defeat Star Valley's Chance Warren, 8-6.

Other top finishers were Trevon Van Valkenberg of Bear River, who finished second at 112 pounds and Morgan's Zach Taylor, also a second-place finisher at 119 pounds.

Landon Rich of Morgan captured second at 135 followed by Weber's Matt O'Dell in the same weight classification.

Tag Elliot of Bear River was second at 140 pounds and teammate Travis Harris also took second at 275.

"Our kids wrestled very well," Weber athletic director Ted Petersen said. "We felt like we had a chance to win."