Hilanders wrestle their way to 3A state championship Burns Sports Burns Wrestling Sports March 4, 2020March 4, 20200 Photos by LINDY WILLIAMS The Burns wrestling team took the 3A state title, and the Burns coaching staff was named 3A Coaches of the Year during the OSAA 3A State Wrestling Tournament at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland Feb. 28-29. The Hilanders’ Cody King goes for the pin. The Burns wrestling team is once again on top of the Oregon 3A wrestling world. All 15 Burns wrestlers that qualified for the state tournament scored team points as the Hilanders racked up 180 points to win the 3A state title. Dayton, who Burns beat in the finals of the Oregon Classic, placed second with 144.5 points, followed by Nyssa with 112, Willamina/Falls City 77.5, and La Pine 73 in the top five. The Hilanders had five wrestlers in the finals, with four winning their respective weight classes. Oliver Barnes (106), Justin Winn (132), Cody King (145), and Wyatt Epling (160) all took the top spot on the podium, while Mick Winn (195) placed second. The Hilanders’ Mick Winn. Hunter Kemper (138) and William Johnson (160) placed third for Burns. Also competing for Burns at the state tournament were Carter Lardy (106), Kevin Peasley (126), Corbett Graham (126), Levi Epling (138), Dawson Williams (145), Anthony Moulton (152), Garrett Goss-Bodily (170), and Trace Prosser (182). The Burns coaching staff was named 3A Coaches of the Year. The staff includes head coach Tyler Swartzlender, Ben Cate, George Swartzlender, Doug Gunderson, Matt King, and AJ Swartzlender. The state title is the first for Burns since their 10-year streak of state titles ended in 2011.