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Pins easton opening date1/14/2024 ![]() ![]() I keep my spirits up with a little Bob Marley, a little reggae music. Everyone else is cutting to make it, I am under and eating. Schijvens, known for his good nature, said he surprised coaches this season when he returned “a little bigger…I’ve tried to eat as much as possible but I’m still like 20 pounds under the weight class though and that makes it a lot harder…that’s a massive disadvantage. That is the year I was born was the last year we won this championship, which is insane to think about.” “I am disappointed I didn’t get that, but the disappointment is outweighed by they fact that I was actually able to go toe-to-toe with him, going the distance, Rocky right? So I am happy with that, and I get to go to state! And we stopped the 15-year streak. ![]() Schijvens trailed by a point with 20 seconds remaining but Thompson held on for dear life as time expired. Thunder Mountain High School junior Carvin Hass attempts to pin Ketchikan High School sophomore Amook Bullock in the 160-pound Division I championship match of the 2023 ASAA Region V wrestling tournament Saturday at TMHS. I had a very probable reversal at the end…all I had to do was get my leg back.” “I’m actually pretty happy,” said Schijvens, who suffered a harsh defeat to Thompson during the season. TMHS 215-pound junior Denali Schijvens, who attends JDHS, wrestled his best match of the season, but lost 5-4 to KTN junior Paul Thompson. This season has been amazing, everybody on the team has been awesome, I can’t wait for next season.” It feels great having the team supporting me, everybody cheering me on, and ending Ketchikan’s streak. “I won regionals (middle school) last season and wanted two in a row. “It meant everything to me,” Foster said. TMHS 285-pound freshman Darren Foster booked his ticket to state just halfway through the first period pinning KTN sophomore Brian Burns without giving up a point. It feels good to beat Ketchikan after such a long time, I mean, it is in my age that we haven’t won… I am glad we sealed the bag and won over Ketchikan for regions.” I came out with a lot of energy, I was real happy. “Had to been in the match mindset but also be happy to be here, happy for the team. “I feel good but I guess I have to prepare for state now,” Jim said. TMHS 171-pound freshman Jaxin Jim dominated KTN freshman Wyatt Balluta before pinning him 15 seconds into the final period. If you get him on his back you can’t keep him long…I just made sure to stick him hard and not let him go.” He is really funky, a great roll-through guy. I just made sure to stay on top of it and not get too close. “It was nerve-wracking,” Hass said of an opponent he had beaten at Kayhi earlier in the season. TMHS 160-pound junior co-captain Carvin Hass won by fall over KTN sophomore Amook Bullock 51 seconds into the second period. Even if they are losing they keep supporting and that brings more and more people to the wrestling room.” Each team has their own different things they do, their own warm ups, they all love each other a different way. ![]() One of the more experienced grapplers on the team, Darbonne said a team’s culture comes from “the love and how close the wrestling family is. I wanted to beat a Ketchikan kid in the finals, but Alex is a really good kid and he has been working really hard in practice and he gave me a good fight.” To be a region champ means a lot…I’m really excited. Everyone was working hard at practice and showed out at regions. “After all the years I have been wrestling, we have been striving and striving to beat Ketchikan and win by points,” Darbonne said. Thunder Mountain High School junior Hayden Aube attempts to pin Ketchikan High School sophomore Cayden Harney in the 145-pound Division I championship match of the 2023 ASAA Region V wrestling tournament Saturday at TMHS. TMHS 152-pound junior Justus Darbonne, a team co-captain, won by a 12-1 major decision over sophomore teammate Alex Marx-Beierly. We are always at each other’s matches, cheering each other on…this team is great.” It was a grind, I’m happy to finally dethrone that 15-year win streak and hopefully Thunder Mountain can start one twice as long. “I just kept rolling around, kept wrestling him even at my most tired moments. TMHS 145-pound junior co-captain Hayden Aube won by 16-6 major decision over KTN sophomore Cayden Harney, scoring with three escapes, two near falls and two takedowns. I am proud of myself and proud of the team.” We had a great freshman class come in, too. I look up to my peers always, the upperclassmen have been great mentors the whole entire year. It means a lot to help the school…to finally pull it off feels great. “Plus the team won, first time in 15 years, a pretty good feeling. “Exciting to win in my first-ever regional tournament,” Davis said.
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