Foster, McLeod win titles
NAMPA — Drake Foster and Seth McLeod won championships at the Rollie Lane Invitational on Saturday at the Idaho Center, helping the Trojans finish fifth with 59 points.
Lakeland finished tied for 18th in the 53-team tournament, with 21 points.
“Our guys competed well,” Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said. “Overall, it was a good weekend. There were definitely guys that are progressing. We are looking forward to hosting our own tournament.”
The Trojans saw Foster win the championship at 126 pounds, won by decision over Timmy Martinez of Pasco, 7-3 in the title match. McLeod won at 170 pounds, pinning Beau Billingsley of Lowry at the 4:54 mark.
“They did a great job,” Reardon said. “Both those guys competed really well in the finals. They competed great and they beat really tough guys. Drake won 7-3, he almost majored him (almost won by major decision). Seth put the opponent on his back and pinned him.’”
Alius De La Rosa finished third for the Trojans, at 120 pounds. TJ Wolf (138) and Justin Farnsworth (285) each finished sixth.
Crook County of Prineville, Ore., won the tournament with 106 points, with Kuna coming in second with 94 points.
For the Hawks, Brandon Mailhot (160) and Killian Estes (182) both finished fourth.
“They did well,” Lakeland coach Rob Edelblute said. “Brandon Mailhot and Killian Estes wrestled well. We ran into a couple of tough kids. Brandon Mailhot wrestled Grigsby in third and fourth, he wrestled him in the quarterfinals and lost earlier. Killian went to the semifinals, he wrestled tough and he wrestled well.”
Post Falls hosts Hermiston and Capital on Thursday, then hosts the River City Duals on Friday and Saturday.
Lakeland hosts Columbia and Nampa on Thursday, then wrestles in the River City Duals on Friday and Saturday.
ROLLIE LANE INVITATIONAL
LOCAL RESULTS
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
126 — Drake Foster, Post Falls, d. 7-3 over Timmy Martinez, Pasco.
170 — Seth McLeod, Post Falls, p. Beau Billingsley, Lowry, 4:54.
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE MATCHES
120 — Alius De La Rosa, Post Falls, p. Kurt Mode, Crook County, 2:07.
160 — Garrett Grigsby, Columbia, p. Brandon Mailhot, Lakeland, 2:13.
182 — John Hensley, Meridian, md. Killian Estes, Lakeland, 19-7.
FIFTH-SIXTH PLACE MATCHES
138 — Spencer Rich, Rocky Mountain, p. TJ Wolf, Post Falls, 3:54.
285 — Jason Williams, Crook County, p. Justin Farnsworth, Post Falls, 2:15.
Staub wins for Vikings at
Pacific Northwest Classic
SPOKANE — Hudson Staub won at 182 pounds as the Coeur d’Alene Vikings placed eight wrestlers and finished second at the Pacific Northwest Classic on Saturday at University High.
Anthony Price (113) and Phoenix Duncan (195) each placed second for the Vikings, Matt James (285) was third, Tristin Dunn (138) and Dakota Groves (220) each were fourth, Dylan Lockwood (126) was fifth, Colton Johnson (160) sixth.
“Hudson did a great job; he was in control in every match he wrestled,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “Phoenix Duncan had a real good tournament; he was winning (in the finals) and got caught. Matt James was inning in the semis, and he got caught and pinned. I thought the team did real well for as young as we are. This was a good confidence builder; hopefully we can build off of this.”
Coeur d’Alene returns to action Friday and Saturday at the River City Duals.
Lake City had three placers — Michael Carr (138) and Jacob Farnsworth (152) each were fifth, and Corey Cook (170) was sixth.
The Timberwolves wrestle Capital and Lewiston on Thursday at home.
Timberlake wrestling team finished 12th out of 15 teams.
“I thought we did pretty well,” Timberlake coach Ryan Montang said. “It was the biggest tournament when I was at the University of Idaho. We were the smallest school there. Last season, we had one placer and for us to place four this season is pretty decent.”
Tyler Badertsher was the highest-finishing wrestler who placed for the Tigers, who scored 73.5 points. In the 152-pound championship match, Badertsher finished second after he lost by major decision to Matt Miller of Deer Park, 13-3.
Tyson Jorgensen of Deer Park defeated Timberlake’s Dailyn Johnson in the 120-pound third-place match, pinning Johnson at the :45 mark. Also finishing fourth was Dillon Grafton, who lost to Klegen Schauer of Mt. Spokane, at 126 pounds.
Preston Rhodes pinned Colton Johnson of Coeur d’Alene at 160 pounds in the fifth-place match.
Timberlake will wrestle at Bonners Ferry in a league dual on Tuesday.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST CLASSIC
LOCAL RESULTS
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
113 — Dalton Young, Lakeside, p. Anthony Price, Cd’A, 1:00.
152 — Matt Miller, Deer Park md. Tyler Badertsher, Timberlake, 13-3.
182 — Hudson Staub, Cd’A, p. Donavin McElliott, Ferris, 1:47.
195 — Will Bishop, Hanford, p. Phoenix Duncan, Cd’A, 3:09.
THIRD-PLACE MATCHES
120 — Tysen Jorgensen, Deer Park, p. Dailyn Johnson, Timberlake, :40.
126 — Kiegen Schauer, Mt. Spokane, p. Dillon Grafton, Timberlake, 4:35.
138 — Gabe Meyer, East Valley, d. Tristin Dunn, Coeur d’Alene, 7-0.
220 — Chris Jordan, University, d. Dakota Groves, Cd’A, 1-0.
285 — Matt James, Cd’A, p. Dallon Grinder, Hanford, 4:45.
FIFTH-PLACE MATCHES
126 — Dylan Lockwood, Cd’A, d. Kavan Nielson, University, 5-2.
138 — Michael Carr, Lake City, inj. def. over Danny Navarro, Southridge.
152 — Jacob Farnsworth, Lake City, d. Tanner Whetzel, Mt. Spokane, 3-2.
160 — Preston Rhodes, Timberlake, p. Colton Johnson, Cd’A, 4:37.
170 — Jacob Soto, University, d. Corey Cook, Lake City, 5-2.