Baker seventh grader Bruin Bloomer wins state wrestling triple crown
Published 11:42 am Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Baker's Bruin Bloomer competes at the state middle school wrestling tournament in Albany. Bloomer placed fourth. (Jessica Hilton/Contributed Photo)
Bruin Bloomer, a seventh grader at Baker Middle School, is the triple crown winner in the Oregon Wrestling Association this year, winning the state title in the 14 and under division in all three styles of wrestling: folkstyle, freestyle and Greco Roman.
Bloomer won the state titles at 126 pounds in the freestyle and Greco Roman styles last weekend in Newberg.
He won the folkstyle event in January in Redmond.
Several other Baker wrestlers also placed in the top four at the freestyle and Greco Roman finals in Newberg.
• Cooper Bain, 2nd, 14U freestyle, 132 pounds; 3rd, Greco Roman
• Mason Shank, 4th, 14U freestyle, 110 pounds; 4th, Greco Roman
• Coby Johnson, 4th, 14U freestyle, 88 pounds; 4h, Greco Roman
Jayson has worked at the Baker City Herald since November 1992, starting as a reporter. He has been editor since December 2007. He graduated from the University of Oregon Journalism School in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism.
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