TRI-STATE INVITATIONAL: Trojans second after first day to Hermiston
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Post Falls High’s Tanner Johnson shoots a duck-under on University High School’s Jimmy Garrison in the 126-pound match of the first round of the Tri-State wrestling tournament Friday at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Lake City’s Nate Lambert takes down North Central’s Cameron Bowerman with a single-leg during a 145-pound match.</p>
Lovett, Grimm, Wolf, De La Rosa, Lockwood, Edelblute in semifinals
COEUR d’ALENE — Ridge Lovett (98 pounds), Jordan Grimm (106), Tyler Wolf (138) and Alius De La Rosa (138) advanced to today’s semifinal round of the 44th annual Tri-State Invitational with quarterfinal wins on Friday night at Christianson Gym.
Post Falls, the defending team champion, trails Hermiston 136-131.5 for the team lead after the first day.
“It was a good first day for us,” Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said. “I thought they wrestled and competed well. We had a few ups and downs, and some matches we’d like to have back, but honestly had more that we grinded out and found a way to win.
Post Falls has seven wrestlers remaining in the consolation bracket.
“We couldn’t be much closer to Hermiston and have a chance to do something in the morning,” Reardon said. “But it’s going to take a complete team effort.”
Coeur d’Alene senior Dylan Lockwood advanced to the semifinals at 138. The Vikings are 14th with seven wrestlers still alive in the consolation bracket.
“Dylan wrestled tough all day,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “He beat the No. 3 seed (Hunter Garland-Cruz of Moses Lake), who beat him in the finals last week (at the Inland Empire Classic at Central Valley). We knew he had a chance to get him with a close match last week. Overall as a team, to be bringing eight back for the second day, that’s pretty good for not fielding a full team. We’ve got a tough road, but we’ll see what happens. They’re getting better and everyone is giving a good, hard effort.”
William Edelblute advanced to the semifinals at 98 pounds for Lakeland, which is 16th with 71 points.
Action resumes today with consolation rounds at 9 a.m. Championship semifinals begin at noon, with finals tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Hermiston 136. 2, Post Falls 131.5. 3, University 99.5. 4, Central Valley 99. 5 (tie), Havre, Moses Lake 98.5. 7, Lake Stevens 98. 8, Mead 93. 9, Colville 88. 10, Orting 86. 11, Tahoma 79. 12, Sentinel 75. 13, Mt. Spokane 74.5. 14, Coeur d’Alene 73. 15, East Valley 71.5. 16, Lakeland 71. 17, Bethel 70. 18, Edmonds-Woodway 63.5. 19, North Central 61. 20, Kelso 56. 21, Sandpoint 54.5. 22, Freeman 48.5. 23, Kuna 46.5. 24, Deer Park 44.5. 25, Tonasket 44. 26, Lakeside 43. 27, Shadle Park 41. 28, Graham-Kapowsin 39. 29, Polson 34. 30, Snohomish 33.5. 31, Kentridge 33. 32 (tie), Royal, Lewiston 32. 34, Vashon Island 31. 35 (tie), Kellogg, Reardan 27. 37, Lake City 24. 38, Ferris 23. 39, La Grande 21. 40, Darrington 19. 41 (tie), Kent-Meridian, Priest River, Union 17. 44, Libby 16. 45, Potlatch 15. 46 (tie), Moscow, Richland 13. 48, Liberty Bell 12. 49 (tie), Mission Bell, Timberlake 11. 51, Quincy 10. 52, St. Maries 9.5. 53, Meadowdale 9. 54, Inglemoor 8. 55, Bonners Ferry 7. 56 (tie), Frenchtown, Liberty (Spangle) 4. 58, Northwest Christian 2. 59 (tie), Chiawana, Juanita, Mary Walker, Omak, Othello, Riverside, Selkirk, Wapato, Washington 0.
SEMIFINAL MATCHES
98 — William Edelblute, Lakeland, vs. Noah Cortez, Graham-Kapowsin; Chase Tebbets, Mead, vs. Ridge Lovett, Post Falls.
106 — Ethan Rorondo, Union, vs. Blake Haney, Mt. Spokane; Jordan Grimm, Post Falls, vs. Ryan Stewart, Havre.
113 — Alex Cruz, Orting, vs. Everett Pierce, Deer Park; Liam Tarvin, Hermiston, vs. Derek Freitag, Kentridge.
120 — TJ Baun, Colville, vs. Martin Wilkie, Havre; Nick Hara, Moses Lake, vs. Jake Howerton, Mt. Spokane.
126 — Alec Hoover, Mt. Spokane, vs. Clai Quintanilla, North Central; Nick Whitehead, Tahoma, vs. Bryson Beard, Central Valley.
132 — Dalton Young, Lakeside, vs. Trevor Peterson, Tonasket; Cam Sorensen, University, vs. Cooper McCullough, Moses Lake.
138 — Tyler Wolf, Post Falls, vs. Bridger Beard, Central Valley; Dylan Lockwood, Coeur d’Alene, vs. Jake Douglas, Lake Stevens.
145 — Alius De La Rosa, Post Falls, vs. Riley Seward, Edmonds-Woodway; Trysten Perales, Lake Stevens, vs. CJ Hendon, Hermiston.
152 — Parker Filus, Havre, vs. Bryce Hoisington, Vashon Island; Cristian Hunter, Mead, vs. Dante Springsteen, Bethel.
160 — Mason McDaniel, Edmonds-Woodway, vs. Phillip Springsteen, Bethel; Ryley Smith, Colville, vs. Malachi Lawrence, Lake Stevens.
170 — Trey Meyer, East Valley, vs. Hudson Mauseth, Moses Lake; Logan Nelson, Vashon Island, vs. Michael Soler, Lake Stevens.
182 — Casey Randles, Sandpoint, vs. Bob Coleman, Hermiston; Dylan Morris, Moses Lake, vs. Josey Anderson, Reardan.
195 — Levi Perry, Kuna, vs. Tyler Schaub, Havre; Sebastian Hyta, Freeman, vs. John-Henry Line, Hermiston.
220 — Sam Colbray, Hermiston, vs. Tim Jarrad, Lakeside; Trevor Eicher, Deer Park, vs. Mason McKenzie, Darrington.
285 — Hunter Mullins, Orting, vs. Ethan Goss-Dickey, Mission; Avylon Fisher, Bethel, vs. Nick Workman, Richland.
LOCAL QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
98 — Willam Edelblute, Lakeland, p. Markus Johnson, Lake Stevens, 3:19; Ridge Lovett, Post Falls, p. Chandler Axtell, Lakeland, 2:24.
106 — Jordan Grimm, Post Falls, p. Mitchell Martinez, Edmonds-Woodway, 1:21.
126 — Bryson Beard, Central Valley, d. Larry Johnson, Lakeland, 8-3.
132 — Dalton Young, Lakeside, d. Wyatt Shelly, Post Falls, by injury default; Trevor Peterson, Tonasket, p. Hayden Humphrey, St. Maries, 5:22; Cam Sorensen, University, p. Jason Burchell, Post Falls, 3:13.
138 — Tyler Wolf, Post Falls, p. Dylan Duffalo, Sentinel, 5:07; Dylan Lockwood, Coeur d’Alene, d. Hunter Garland-Cruz, Moses Lake, 3-2.
145 — Alius De La Rosa, Post Falls, p. Bryden Uyehara, Shadle Park, 5:56.
160 — Malachi Lawrence, Lake Stevens, p. Anthony Reimer, Coeur d’Alene, 1:20.
170 — Trey Meyer, East Valley, tf. Vince Rey, Coeur d’Alene, 15-0.
182 — Josey Anderson, Reardan, p. Jared Walker, Lakeland, 5:04.
220 — Sam Colbray, Hermiston, p. Alex Marshall, Coeur d’Alene, 3:32; Mason McKenzie, Darrington, p. Danian Robinett, Coeur d’Alene, 1:00.