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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Funeral Service For Tim Patrick

Tim Patrick lettered for Oregon State in 2008-09. His sudden and unexpected death occurred after a run on July 13, 2016.

Brandon Perkins, friend of Tim and Treasurer for "The FALL" shared the news with me and asked that I share this with all of you:


He (Tim) passed away last Wednesday. Service is at 10390 SW Canyon Rd Beaverton OR at St Matthew Lutheran Church at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 23.

Tim was a FILA Junior National Champion in Greco and an All American in Freestyle— at this tournament, he broke his neck but continued to wrestle through the tournament and placed 3rd (freestyle). He would have had a great career in front of him if he did not have that career ending injury.


Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to Tim's family. He will be missed. May he rest in Peace.

For you, Tim - Go Beavs!

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Finley Services Set

Services will be held for Ron Finley at Mac Court (U of O, Eugene, OR) on Sunday July 24 at 2:00 pm. Thanks to Coach Kevin Roberts for providing these details.

In case you missed the last email, Ron lost his battle with cancer on July 4th. Among his accomplishments, Ron was an All-American wrestler for Oregon State, later he coached the U of O wrestling team for many years. In recent years he worked tirelessly to restore wrestling at the U of O. Ron was also a faithful member of "The FALL" Fan Club for his alma mater, Oregon State.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. He will be missed.

Go Beavs!

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Ron Finley Loses Battle With Cancer

Ron Finley lost his battle with cancer, passing away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.

Ron had many roles in wrestling in the state of Oregon, among them, Oregon State All-American wrestler, Head Coach of Wrestling at rival school - the University of Oregon, tireless worker for the re-instatement of wrestling at the U of O, and also faithful member of "The FALL" Fan Club, cheering for his alma mater and hanging out with fellow OSU wrestling fans.

More about Ron's life can be found in stories online, here are three of them:
Intermat story
OSU Beavers article and
Register Guard newspaper article

I was unable to find out any further information on funeral services at this time.

Thanks for all you did for wrestling, Ron, you will be missed. Rest in Peace.

Go Beavs!

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Zalesky Announces New Coaching Line-Up

 Head Coach Jim Zalesky has made the announcement everyone has been waiting for since Associate head Coach Troy Steiner left to restart the wrestling program at Fresno State.

Assistant Coach Kevin Roberts is moving into the slot vacated by Steiner and former All-American Beaver Taylor Meeks makes his return to Gill as Roberts' replacement. The recent addition of former Kent State star Ian Miller as the Volunteer Assistant Coach rounds out the coaching staff.

For more details, see the article at Oregon State's site.

Congratulations to Coach Kevin Roberts and welcome back home to Taylor Meeks!!

This is wrestling camp season at OSU, so the coaching staff will have plenty to keep them busy. If you'd like more information on the camps, check the camp pages.

Don't forget, the Dale Thomas Golf Classic is coming up later this month, Monday, July 18 at the Corvallis Country Club. It's not too late to sign up to play, sponsor or just join in on the dinner at the end. Contact Coach Kevin Roberts for more details.

Go Beavs!

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Thomas & Hamblin - Named Hansen Medal Winners from OSU

A couple of items in this weeks' news pertaining to wrestling. First, Seth Thomas has been awarded the Hansen Medal from the Pac-12, along with Ruth Hamblin. Congratulations to Seth and Ruth!

To learn all the details, read the article at Oregon State.

One other article that I thought might be interesting, this one is about a Haitian wrestler who had to work extra hard to be admitted to the Olympics. Check out the story at the NPR website. Best of luck to him!

Go Beavs!

Monday, June 13, 2016

Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner In Salem - Tuesday Evening

Rulon Gardner, Olympic Gold Medalist Heavyweight  Greco-Roman wrestler and brother of Reynold Gardner - FALL Board member and former Beaver wrestler - will be coming to Salem for a talk.

Rulon's presentation will take place at 7:30 at the Elsinore Theater in Salem on Tuesday, June 14.

Find the details in this article by the Statesman-Journal.

Thanks to Craig Scharer for sharing this link.

Reminder - the Dale Thomas Golf Classic has been changed from June 10  to July18. If you'd like to participate, contact Coach Kevin Roberts!

Go Beavs!

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Dale Thomas Golf Classic Details & Entry Form

Coach Roberts has provided the details for the Golf Classic's new date, etc. (Note: if you are not a golfer, you can still join in by attending the dinner only for $25/person.)

Go Beavs!

Here is his message:

Greetings to all-

We want to invite everyone to our 8th Annual Dale Thomas Golf Outing, with a rescheduled date of July 18th!  We have rescheduled this great day of fun and important fundraiser for Oregon State Wrestling and The Orange Crush Wrestling Club, still to be held at The Corvallis Country Club. We are extending an invitation and hope many of you will take us up on the opportunity for a great day of fun, benefiting a great cause. The Orange Crush Wrestling Club benefits wrestlers of all ages in The Willamette Valley and beyond. The Orange Crush offers year-round wrestling opportunities for local youth, free weekend camps and clinics, funding for out of season competition for the college athletes, and sponsorship for post collegiate wrestlers chasing their Olympic and International Wrestling Dreams. Without the support of The Orange Crush and friends and supporters of the club, none of this would be possible! Attached is information on the Dale Thomas Golf Outing for 2016!

The event will include lunch, 18 holes of Golf, a Golf Cart, Awards, Dinner, and Silent Auction. Coach Zalesky and staff will be on hand and want to share some updates with the program-staff additions, new recruits, and a 2016-2017 season schedule and outlook. We are excited about many returners and some fresh faces joining the program. We have had a good spring season of lifting and training and are looking forward to the challenges ahead.

We are looking for individual golfers, foursomes and hole sponsors! Please let me know if you can make it! Call me to sign up over the phone, or please sign up through mail on attached form. Enjoy the great weather and see you soon.


Kevin Roberts

541-230-0613