Ballentines, O'Brien, Moore help Irish to third place

Top left: Waldport 160-pound wrestler Josh O’Brien hasn’t missed a beat since transferring from Sisters, pinning most of his opponents and going undefeated early in the season.Top right: Waldport 145-pound wrestler Ryan Ballentine pinned his way to the Central Linn Invitational finals and took second overall, falling by pin to Clay McClure. Bottom right: Waldport 285-pound Samson Nunez placed third at the Central Linn Invitational on Saturday. Nunez helped the Irish score 177 team points and place third overall. (Photos by Jovita Ballentine)

Two first, second, and third place medals thrusted the Waldport wrestling team to the top of the Harrisburg Invitational in their season opener on Dec. 2.

Ryan Ballentine (145 pounds) and Jason Moore (285 pounds) took home first, while 152-pound Robby Ballentine and 160-pound Josh O’Brien were second in their brackets. At 113 pounds, Phil Hawkins placed third, as did 145-pounder Dakota Wagner.

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