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11 medal at Tim Brown
By Liz Kane | Sports editor | January 25, 2009
SACRAMENTO - The Tim Brown Memorial wrestling tournament is a measurement of talent leading into the postseason. While no El
Dorado County wrestler won gold in the two-day tournament at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium, there were 11 medalists.
Oak Ridge 119-pounder Joey Pacific was the only silver medalist, pinned in the final by Chase Aura of Foothill-Pleasanton.
“I’ve wanted to get into the finals since I was a freshman,” the senior said. “I took eighth last year. I’ve got to work on my positioning,
that’s what got me. I need more balance on the bottom.”
Four wrestlers took third but none faced more controvery than Ponderosa’s Lyndell Scarr (189). The junior was penalized a point for
not taping his shoelaces in the semifinal. It ended in a 1-1 tie and the penalty cost him the match.
Tied 1-1 in his bout for third, he and his opponent earned escape points through regulation and two overtime periods. Scarr started
on top in sudden-death OT, and after his opponent stood up, Scarr held his leg to avoid giving up the escape. He was called for
stalling, bringing coaches Tyson Escobar and Soren Murphy out to protest.
“That’s what you do, that was his job,” Escobar said. “You have to ride it out for 30 seconds and that’s essentially stalling.”
During the discussion, the timer indicated the call came after time had run out, further confusing things. Whether the argument was
won or the timer was correct, the issue was put to rest when Scarr’s arm was raised in victory.
“I thought I had lost,” Scarr said. “He was a big tough kid and it was hard to set up my shots. It ended up a defensive match and
seeing who made the first mistake.”
El Dorado’s Jordan Williams (171), back after breaking his leg, was distracted by a uniform problem in a two-point loss to Winters’
Jesse Hellinger, a ranked wrestler he defeated last week. Williams later rebounded and took third with a narrow 3-1 decision.
Union Mine’s Cody Tow (125) said “it’s just not my day,” after losing in overtime in the semis. He battled back to take third with a 3-1
decision in the final. Oak Ridge sophomore Vinny Waldhauser (145) pinned his opponent in the third period to finish third.
Diamondback Aaron DeKalb (135) and Ponderosa’s Tim Ditrich (103) and Bret Blubaugh (160) overcame early losses to go
undefeated. But because a Friday night consolation round was held over to Saturday, the three wrestled the limit of five times in a
day and were awarded fifth-place ties. Bruin Jesse Routsong (130) lost 4-2 in OT to take sixth.
Trojan Ka’von Tillotson (HWT) was seventh, winning his final bout with a last-second takedown. Bruin Kyle Meniketti (112) was pinned
in his last match to finish eighth. Share your opinion.
By Liz Kane | Sports editor | January 25, 2009
SACRAMENTO - The Tim Brown Memorial wrestling tournament is a measurement of talent leading into the postseason. While no El
Dorado County wrestler won gold in the two-day tournament at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium, there were 11 medalists.
Oak Ridge 119-pounder Joey Pacific was the only silver medalist, pinned in the final by Chase Aura of Foothill-Pleasanton.
“I’ve wanted to get into the finals since I was a freshman,” the senior said. “I took eighth last year. I’ve got to work on my positioning,
that’s what got me. I need more balance on the bottom.”
Four wrestlers took third but none faced more controvery than Ponderosa’s Lyndell Scarr (189). The junior was penalized a point for
not taping his shoelaces in the semifinal. It ended in a 1-1 tie and the penalty cost him the match.
Tied 1-1 in his bout for third, he and his opponent earned escape points through regulation and two overtime periods. Scarr started
on top in sudden-death OT, and after his opponent stood up, Scarr held his leg to avoid giving up the escape. He was called for
stalling, bringing coaches Tyson Escobar and Soren Murphy out to protest.
“That’s what you do, that was his job,” Escobar said. “You have to ride it out for 30 seconds and that’s essentially stalling.”
During the discussion, the timer indicated the call came after time had run out, further confusing things. Whether the argument was
won or the timer was correct, the issue was put to rest when Scarr’s arm was raised in victory.
“I thought I had lost,” Scarr said. “He was a big tough kid and it was hard to set up my shots. It ended up a defensive match and
seeing who made the first mistake.”
El Dorado’s Jordan Williams (171), back after breaking his leg, was distracted by a uniform problem in a two-point loss to Winters’
Jesse Hellinger, a ranked wrestler he defeated last week. Williams later rebounded and took third with a narrow 3-1 decision.
Union Mine’s Cody Tow (125) said “it’s just not my day,” after losing in overtime in the semis. He battled back to take third with a 3-1
decision in the final. Oak Ridge sophomore Vinny Waldhauser (145) pinned his opponent in the third period to finish third.
Diamondback Aaron DeKalb (135) and Ponderosa’s Tim Ditrich (103) and Bret Blubaugh (160) overcame early losses to go
undefeated. But because a Friday night consolation round was held over to Saturday, the three wrestled the limit of five times in a
day and were awarded fifth-place ties. Bruin Jesse Routsong (130) lost 4-2 in OT to take sixth.
Trojan Ka’von Tillotson (HWT) was seventh, winning his final bout with a last-second takedown. Bruin Kyle Meniketti (112) was pinned
in his last match to finish eighth. Share your opinion.