■ Head coach: Dahn Nikitins, 35 years with Billies; 4th-place last year in state was the highest finish in tenure and the highest Pleasant Hill has had in wrestling.
■ Total returners: 12
TOP RETURNERS – Boys
■ Jacob Boyles (120), Jr.
Note: 2024 state champion
■ Dean Scott (120-130), Jr.
Note: Placed at state
■ Jack Quinones (120-130), So.
Note: Placed at state
■ Ryder Swaim (285), Jr.
Note: Won district matches but didn’t place at state
TOP RETURNERS – Girls
■ Peyton Buckley (156), Sr.
Note: Qualified for state but didn’t place
COACH SPEAK
■”Super pleased with the way our team conducted themselves and competed,” Nikitins said. “Return a lot of production from last year.”
BOYS SCHEDULE
■ 12/3 at Tri-Dual Meet, at Cottage Grove HS, 6 p.m. (Cottage Grove, North Eugene, Pleasant Hill)
■ 12/6 at Perry Burlison Invitational at Cascade High School, 10 a.m.
■ 12/10 at Siuslaw Kickoff Duals, at Siuslaw HS, Florence, 4:30 p.m.
■ 12/12-13 at Culver HS Invitational, time TBD.
■ 12/23 Tri-Dual Meet at Harrisburg HS, 5 p.m. (Pleasant Hill, Willamina, Harrisburg)
■ 1/3 King of the Hill Invitational, at Pleasant Hill HS, 10 a.m. (Coquille, Pleasant Hill, South Umpqua)
■ 1/8 Tri-Dual Meet at Pleasant Hill HS, 5 p.m. (Lowell, Oakridge, Pleasant Hill)
■ 1/9-10 Special District 3 Dual Meet at Douglas HS, time TBD
■ 1/13 Tri-Dual Meet at Pleasant Hill HS, 5 p.m. (Pleasant Hill, Sisters, Siuslaw/Mapleton)
■ 1/16-17 at Nick Lutz Invitational at Siuslaw HS, time TBD.
■ 1/20 Tri-Dual Meet at Pleasant Hill HS, 5 p.m. (Elmira, La Pine, Pleasant Hill)
■ 1/24 Golden Yarn Challenge at Yamhill Carlton HS, time TBD. (Gladstone, Molalla, Pleasant Hill, South Umpqua, Yamhill-Carlton)
■ 1/27 Tri-Dual Meet at Creswell HS, 5 p.m. (Creswell, Pleasant Hill, Sutherlin)
■ 1/28 Tri-Dual Meet at Creswell HS, 6 p.m. (Creswell, Pleasant Hill, Sutherlin)
■ 2/6-7 Cottage Grove Invitational at Cottage Grove HS, time TBD.
GIRLS SCHEDULE
■ 12/5 Deven Dawson Invitational at Harrisburg HS, 10 a.m.
■ 12/10 Siuslaw Kickoff Duals at Siuslaw HS, Florence, 4:30 p.m. (Cottage Grove, Creswell, Pleasant Hill, Siuslaw/Mapleton)
■ 12/23 Four-way Dual Meet, Harrisburg HS, 5 p.m. (Cascade, Harrisburg, Pleasant Hill, Willamina)
■ 1/3 at Sutherlin HS tournament, 9 a.m.
■ 1/16-17 Nick Lutz Memorial at Siuslaw HS, 11 a.m.
■ 1/20 Dual Meet vs. La Pine at Pleasant Hill HS, time TBD
■ 1/20 Tri-Dual Meet, at Pleasant Hill, time TBD (Elmira/Crow, La Pine, Pleasant Hill)
■ 1/27 vs. Sutherlin in Dual Meet at Pleasant Hill HS, 5 p.m.
