What a fantastic tournament! The Parade of Champions with its stirring background music was inspirational and a reminder of how popular high school wrestling is. It was actually one of the best OSAA tournaments I have attended since we first started awarding the trophy in 2016. Congrats go out to Kelly Foster, the tournament director! Well done!
Our 2025 TSW Memorial Trophy girl recipient was Aurianna Van Houten, 120 lb. bracket, from 2A Oakland High School, Oakland, OR. Congratulations, Aurianna! (Unfortunately, we do not have a photo to share of her trophy presentation.)
Our 2025 TSW Memorial Trophy boy recipient was Owen Hull from Grants Pass. It was an exciting night for him as he not only received the trophy but also capped it off by winning his championship match, placing 1st in the 165 lb. 6A bracket!! Congratulations, state champion Owen! Retrieved from: https://www.osaa.org/today/article/4254/view: "Grants Pass senior Owen Hull (165), who won a title as a sophomore but missed the end of his junior season after having knee surgery, picked up his second championship. The top-seeded Hull pinned the No. 2 seed, Sprague senior Sullivan Puckett, in 50 seconds. βIt's kind of an exclamation point,β Hull said. βI wanted to come out and make a statement in my final match in high school.β
Our fantastic team of TSWWF directors and supporters deserve special thanks as follows:
As TSWWF president, I am personally grateful to our outstanding group of directors for their individual and team contributions to our cause as we continue to establish our nonprofit reputation to maintain Tyrone's heroic legacy as an American hero and to provide financial support for these fantastic young athletes.
Looking forward to the 2025-26 wrestling season! We hope you are, too.
TSWWF Cheryl, Kirk, Debbie, Doug, Bill, Chris, Jeff, Melissa, and Pat