2014-2015 pictures
Every year is special in the eyes of the coaches, but this group of athletes will always stand out in the coaches minds as rare. The seniors in this group were the last to have organized middle school wrestling before Salem-Keizer cancelled it (Wrestling and a few other middle school sports were reinstated four or five years later). The 2014-2015 group was a very talented one. Senior Sam Hirons pinned his way through the regional tournament, including a first round fall over a Sprague opponent in the finals. Senior Cameron Harris also ended with a gold medal at the GVC regional tournament and was voted by league coaches to be the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Harris also led a large squad of Salem wrestlers to Reno Worlds and earned himself all-American honors by placing 7th at that national tournament. Senior Andy Carroll was a leader in this program for years, always modeling good behavior and a great work ethic. Andy had a pretty decorated career at North Salem, qualifying for state and placing in Freestyle/Greco state tournaments multiple years.