• Jared Gerding
    Jared Gerding (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ryder Zitlau
    Ryder Zitlau (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Troy Woosley
    Troy Woosley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Walker Westbrook
    Walker Westbrook (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • River Sandstrom
    River Sandstrom (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • River Sandstrom
    Freshman River Sandstrom took first place at 106. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Chase Ringwald
    Chase Ringwald (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Blake Niemann and Jeremy French
    Blake Niemann and Jeremy French (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Blake Niemann
    Blake Niemann (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Blake Niemann
    Senior Blake Niemann squares off against freshman teammate Walker Westbrook in the 126-pound finale, winning with a pin in 1:12. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ellie Morton
    Ellie Morton (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • JJ Lewis
    PHS freshman JJ Lewis pins Monroe’s Hooper Slagle in the second period to take the 160-pound title at Wednesday’s Benton County Championships. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • JJ Lewis
    JJ Lewis (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez
    Junior Ben Hernandez looks up at the mat official while defeating one of his three opponents. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez
    Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Gradin Fairbanks
    Gradin Fairbanks (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Caleb Blackburn
    Caleb Blackburn (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Caleb Blackburn
    Caleb Blackburn (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Taylor Mussati
    Taylor Mussati (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ellie Morton
    Ellie Morton (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • JJ Lewis
    JJ Lewis (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez
    Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez
    Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ben Hernandez
    Ben Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jacob Hamlet
    Jacob Hamlet (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jacob Hamlet
    Jacob Hamlet (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Colton Faust
    Colton Faust (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Gradin Fairbanks
    Gradin Fairbanks (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Vincent DeMasi
    Vincent DeMasi (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucas Bourguois
    Lucas Bourguois (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
Jared Gerding
Ryder Zitlau
Troy Woosley
Walker Westbrook
River Sandstrom
River Sandstrom
Chase Ringwald
Blake Niemann and Jeremy French
Blake Niemann
Blake Niemann
Ellie Morton
JJ Lewis
JJ Lewis
Ben Hernandez
Ben Hernandez
Gradin Fairbanks
Caleb Blackburn
Caleb Blackburn
Taylor Mussati
Ellie Morton
JJ Lewis
Ben Hernandez
Ben Hernandez
Ben Hernandez
Jacob Hamlet
Jacob Hamlet
Colton Faust
Gradin Fairbanks
Vincent DeMasi
Lucas Bourguois

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.