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Cascade, Dayton thrive Cascade Wins Inaugural Burlison Tourney 
The
tourney is named after former teacher and coach who died
BY ROB HOLDERNESS The Stayton Mail December 21 TURNER – Perry Burlison probably had the best seat Friday at Cascade, watching his team win its own eight-team tournament. With people walking back and forth from mat to mat and a host of parents toting cameras trying the get the perfect shot of their student-athlete, it can be a challenging feat to catch a perfect view of any wrestling tournament. This wasn’t the case for Burlison Friday, because he was looking down from above. Friday, Cascade held the inaugural Perry Burlison Memorial Tournament. Burlison, who passed away in September from heart complications, was a former Cascade wrestler, teacher, announcer, tournament organizer and wrestling enthusiast. “Perry Burlison was a member of our program when he was in high school back in the ‘80s,” Cascade head coach Tom Phillips said. “He graduated from Cascade and went to Oregon State University. He then came back and taught agriculture here for four years,” Phillips said. One of the many things Burlison did for wrestling was running the Capital Conference district meet for 16 years. “He was the kind of person we could ask and he would do anything; but we didn’t have to ask him,” said Phillips, who has coached for 30 years. Burlison would have been proud of his team Friday as the Cougars edged out a tough Tillamook team by 4 1/2 points to claim the tournament championship. “It was kind of a surprise,” Phillips said of beating Tillamook. “We wrestled them at Tillamook last week and they beat us.” Phillips cited a change in the lineup as one reason why his team was able to overtake the Cheesemakers. “We didn’t have everyone in the lineup then that we have now,” Phillips said. However, Phillips also felt there was a stronger reason why his team did so well. “I think emotions have a lot to do with it.” Phillips said. “Most of these kids knew who Perry Burlison was.” Individually, Cascade took first in six of the 14 weight classes. Mike Coleman took first in his weight class at 119. “Mike Coleman at 119 came back strong this week,” Phillips said. “He got pinned against a kid from Tillamook wrestling 125 last week. It says a lot for him to come back after not having the success that he wanted last week and beat some pretty tough kids this week.” Travis White (140), Will Goette (189), and Jarred Kamstra (171) also had stellar performances to win their weight classes. Kamstra’s victory was especially dramatic. He pinned his opponent in less than a minute. “All through the lineup I was pleased with the kids,” Phillips said. “We have pretty good balance – seniors, juniors, sophomores and some freshmen.” One of those freshmen, Junior Gates, won the 152-pound weight class. However, one of the top performances of the tournament went to No. 1-ranked Tyler Phillips at 125. Phillips, a defending state champion whose older brother graduated from Cascade and wrestled two years at Oregon State, won his weight class and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament in the lightweight category. “He’s pretty scrappy,” Phillips said of his son. “It’s fun to watch him. When he gets into a scramble situation, he moves pretty well.” Coach Phillips also stressed the importance of the whole team. “They are all champions,” Phillips said. He especially noted the performances of those on his team who came back from the consolation bracket and who won a third-fourth or fifth-sixth match. “All those (matches) in tournaments like this make a big difference,” Phillips said. “That extra win gives you extra team points.” The Cascade Cougars had a lot to be proud of Friday. But what would Burlison say? “I think he’s pretty thrilled,” Phillips said.
Athletic
Director: Matt
Thatcher
Phone: 503-749-8253 Head
Coach: Tom Phillips
Fax: 503-749-8324 Asst.
Coach: Jason Lovell
and
Jake
Huffman
e-mail:
mthatcher@cascade.k12.or.us |
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