3 Cards triumph at HUB tourney; women win four in four days

WRESTLING

LIBERTY LAKE - Kyle McCrite (125 pounds), Jeremy Bommarito (157) and Jamelle Jones (197) won championships during the 12-team Inland Empire Championships at the HUB Sports Center.

"I thought that our three champions wrestled well," NIC coach Pat Whitcomb said. "Even some of our guys filling in at some weights got some matches and placed well. McCrite, Bommarito and Jones all wrestled a bunch of tough matches. It was a good showing for them.

NIC returns to action Dec. 3-4 at the Las Vegas Invitational.

125 - Kyle McCrite, won championship 4-3 over Estevan Cabanas of Cherritos.

133 - Brock Banta, lost to James Roberts of Oregon State for second place.

141 - Gabe Miranda, 3-2. failed to place.

149 - McKray Jones, placed second.

157 - Jeremy Bommarito, won championship over Michael Hader of Great Falls 8-3.

165 - Jake Mason placed third, defeated W.V. Meyer of NIC 8-4.

174 - Jesse Nielsen placed second, losing to Tarrance Williams of Clackamas 6-4 in championship match.

184 - Justin Korthius lost by pin to Ryan Smith of Oregon State for fourth.

197 - Jamelle Jones pinned Bo Younker of Southwest Oregon 7-3 for championship.

197 - Nick Waierski lost by decision to Mak Jones of Oregon State for fourth.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

North Idaho 69

Colby College 52

CASPER, Wyo. - Sophomore Tugce Canitez had 16 points and five assists as the 14th-ranked Cardinals defeated the Mules from Colby, Kan., in the 20th annual Pizza Hut Women's Invitational at Casper College.

"After playing four games in a row, we're starting to click," NIC coach Chris Carlson said. "There was definitely a fatigue factor we had to push through today, but we still played hard, pressured the ball and were able to execute our zone offense really well."

NIC (8-0) was the only team to finish the three-day tournament unbeaten, finishing a stretch of four games in four nights away from home after beating Sheridan College in a nonconference game on Wednesday.

"I am real happy with four straight wins on the road," Carlson said. "It's not easy to do, especially with the travel. It was a great effort by the entire team."

Deanna Dotts had 11 points and 13 rebounds starting in place of sophomore Kiki Edwards-Teasley, who was out with an ankle injury.

"She actually tweaked it a couple games ago, but played through it Friday," Carlson said. "It swelled up on her before the game, but we got her taped and ready to play, but we felt if we could keep her off the court, we would."

Carlson expects Edwards-Teasley back when the Cardinals travel to the Community Colleges of Spokane on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

NORTH IDAHO

Camille Reynolds 3-9 0-0 7, Amy Warbrick 1-6 1-2 3, Kama Griffitts 3-7 0-0 7, Deanna Dotts 4-10 3-7 11, Tugce Canitez 5-9 4-7 16, Chantel Divilbiss 3-9 0-0 7, Timena Shebala 1-5 0-0 3, Korina Baker 2-6 0-2 5, Julia Salmio 2-3 0-0 4, Amanda Carlton 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 27-69 8-18 69.

COLBY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Kelli Crittenden 4-6 1-2 11, Morgan Rickwartz 1-4 1-2 3, Hannah Thorton 2-7 2-2 6, Liga Vente 6-14 3-8 15, Tayler Puttergill 1-6 2-2 4, Elina Gutmane 0-2 0-0 0, Brooke Bursiek 2-5 0-2 4, Brittany Schamberger 2-2 0-0 4, Crysta Kindernecht 1-2 0-0 2, Kinley Kee 1-1 0-0 3, Christina Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-49 9-18 52.

Halftime - NIC 42-21. 3-point goals - NIC 7-29 (Reynolds 1-3, Warbrick 0-2, Griffitts 1-4, Dotts 0-1, Canitez 2-4, Divilbiss 1-5, Shebala 1-5, Baker 1-3, Carlton 0-2). CCC 3-8 (Crittenden 2-3, Rickwartz 0-1, Puttergill 0-1, Gutmane 0-1, Kindernecht 0-1, Kee 1-1). Rebounds - NIC 42 (Dotts 13). CCC 33 (Vente 8). Assists - NIC 20 (Canitez 5). CCC 12 (Bursiek 3). Team fouls - NIC 12, CCC 15. Fouled out - none.