Post Falls 3-peats at River City Duals

POST FALLS — Effort went a long way for the Post Falls Trojans in making a third straight River City Duals championship at The Arena on Saturday.

Facing Columbia High of Nampa, a team that beat the Trojans 46-21 on Thursday, the Trojans returned the favor with a 40-25 win in the championship dual of the 24-team tourney.

“The biggest difference was our effort,” Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said. “We stepped it up a few notches, and that’s what you’ve got to do when you’re faced with adversity. They knew what was on the line, and we as coaches were really, really pleased to see them respond when challenged.”

Braxton Mason (98 pounds), Brelane Huber (98/106), Ridge Lovett (113/120), Jordan Grimm (113/120), Matt McLeod (126), Jason Burchell (138), Braydon Huber (145), Wyatt Shelly (152), Brad Noesen (220) went unbeaten for Post Falls, which claimed its third-straight team title at the event.

“I think this year was more of a battle than a struggle with the previous two years,” Reardon said. “Those other two teams were just matchups they had, we were the favorite. But because of what happened the other night, with this much of a swing, it makes it better. I just told them to do everything you can, and don’t give an inch of the mat without a fight.”

Alessio Lemmon also went unbeaten for the Post Falls No. 2 team at 126.

Lakeland finished fourth in the gold bracket. The Hawks battled Columbia in the semifinals before losing 35-30, then lost to Kamiakin of Kennewick, Wash., 40-33 in the third-place match.

“The final match we went out flat; I think the kids were just kinda bummed to come so close to Columbia, and fall short,” Lakeland coach Rob Edelblute said. “We gave up quite a few pins that hurt us early in the match (vs. Kamiakin). But overall, I was pretty happy with the kids; we’re still getting better.”

Five Lakeland wrestlers went 5-0 on the weekend — Alex Edelblute (98), Sam Edelblute (106), Tavis Woempner (113), Larry Johnson (138) and Jared Walker (195).

Rob Edelblute also had praise for another of his nephews, William Edelblute, who bumped up a weight to 120 to help give the Hawks a better dual lineup. Edelblute finished 4-1.

Sandpoint finished third in the silver bracket.

In the bronze bracket, Post Falls No. 2 finished second, Priest River third, Timberlake fifth.

Lakeland wrestles at home Tuesday against Bonners Ferry and Priest River. On Friday, Lakeland wrestles Sandpoint at home in the middle event of the basketball/wrestling Battle for the Paddle spirit event at Lakeland.

Post Falls hosts Lewiston on Thursday.

GOLD BRACKET

Quarterfinals

Columbia 62, West Valley 15

Lakeland 51, Eureka 27

Kamiakin 52, Freeman 25

Post Falls 62, East Valley 21

Semifinals

Columbia 35, Lakeland 30

Post Falls 52, Kamiakin 30

Consolation

Eureka 51, West Valley 33

East Valley 39, Freeman 34

Placing matches

Post Falls 40, Columbia 25 (championship)

160 — Micah McLeod, PF, p. Allomar Alexander, 3:21. 170 — Nathaniel Clements, Col, p. Kaden Noesen, :40. 182 — Tyler Smith, Col, md. Isaac Shadduck, 15-1. 195 — Michael Cox, Col, p. Tyler Sterritt, 4:54. 220 — Brad Noesen, PF, p. Ethan Call, 3:37. 285 — Brandon Kipper, Col, p. Cody Cantrell, 1:18. 98 — Braxton Mason, PF, d. Josh Scott, 7-6. 106 — Brelane Huber, PF, d. Kadin Wheeler, 1-0. 113 — Jordan Grimm, PF, p. Levi Cluff, 1:43. 120 — Ridge Lovett, PF, d. Angel Rios, 5-0. 126 — Matt McLeod, PF, d. Dylan Morgan, 3-2. 132 — Kekana Fouret, Col, d. Mathias De La Rosa, 1-0. 138 — Jason Burchell, PF, d. Kade Grigsby, 6-5. 145 — Braydon Huber, PF, md. Chris Velasco, 8-0. 152 — Wyatt Shelly, PF, d. Alex Martinez, 5-3.

Kamiakin 40, Lakeland 33 (third place)

160 — Sione Halo, Kam, p. Sage Dalka, 5:25. 170 — Jacob Olson, Kam, p. Jordan Plonka, 1:12. 182 — Zach Borisch, Kam, p. Nathanael Dansereau, 2:40. 195 — Jared Walker, LL, p. Luke Eskelsen, 1:10. 220 — Tristan Barnett, Kam, p. Jack Peed, 3:16. 285 — Brock McCue, Kam, d. Lucas Gardner, 4-2. 98 — Alex Edelblute, LL, by forfeit. 106 — Sam Edelblute, LL, by forfeit. 113 — Tavis Woempner, LL, p. Tanner Bushman, 3:19. 120 — Austin Almaguer, Kam, d. William Edelblute, 5-2. 126 — Jesus Ramos, Kam, d. Brian Edeblute, 6-4. 132 — Joey Chavez, Kam, d. Ryan Quimby, 9-4. 138 — Larry Johnson, LL, p. Rece Quintana, 1:45. 145 — Logan Kelley, LL, d. Liam Walker, 6-2. 152 — Cyle DeLeon, Kam, md. Wyatt Gatten, 10-2.

Eureka 58, East Valley 21 (fifth place)

Freeman 39, West Valley 37 (seventh place)

SILVER BRACKET

Quarterfinals

Pasco 48, Davis 33

Sandpoint 56, Shadle Park 21

Columbia 2 43, Bonners Ferry 42

Medical Lake 43, Moscow 36

Semifinals

Pasco 48, Sandpoint 33

Medical Lake 39, Columbia 2 36

Consolation

Davis 43, Shadle Park 30

Moscow 49, Bonners Ferry 30

Placing matches

Pasco 51, Medical Lake 27 (championship match)

Sandpoint 57, Columbia 2 30 (third-place match)

160 — Isaiah Fleck, Spt, by forfeit. 170 — Andrew Webster, Spt, by forfeit. 182 — Owen Stebbins, Spt, by forfeit. 195 — Calum Wilcox, Spt, by forfeit. 220 — Miguel Gonzalez, Col, p. Zach Alamillo, :39. 285 — Bailey Bringman, Col, by forfeit. 98 — Tyson Bushnell, Spt, p. Coby Armstrong, 3:00. 106 — Casey Olesen, Spt, by forfeit. 113 — Parker Coon, Spt, p. Payton Lanningham, 3:25. 120 — Jose Sanchez, Col, by forfeit. 126 — Skylar Watson, Col, by forfeit. 132 — Isaac Crace, Col, p. Tucker Hall, 1:58. 138 — Scout Nash, Spt, p. Vadim Iko, :40. 145 — Brady Nelson, Spt, by forfeit. 152 — Preston Bunty, Spt, d. Liam Rivera, 9-2.

Davis 48, Moscow 30 (fifth-place match)

Shadle Park 40, Bonners Ferry 35 (seventh-place match)

BRONZE BRACKET

Quarterfinals

Priest River 46, Gonzaga Prep 21

Post Falls 2 54, Florence 18

Lewis and Clark 46, Whitefish 22

Ephrata 57, Timberlake 30

Semifinals

Post Falls 2 43, Priest River 38

Ephrata 40, Lewis and Clark 34

Consolation

Florence 38, Gonzaga Prep 24

Timberlake 66, Whitefish 15

Placing matches

Ephrata 42, Post Falls 2 42 (championship match)

Priest River 35, Lewis and Clark 24 (third-place match)

Timberlake 57, Florence 24 (fifth-place match)

160 — Sam Dzuris, TL, p. Dax Miller, 1:00. 170 — Spencer Jones, Flo, p. Tuxton Wilson, 2:00. 182 — Brady Jerome, TL, by forfeit. 195 — Dustin Carlson, TL, by forfeit. 220 — double forfeit. 285 — Reise Peightal, TL, by forfeit. 98 — Brayden Herbert, TL, by forfeit. 106 — Isaiah Evans, TL, by forfeit. 113 — Rory Davis, TL, by forfeit. 120 — Louis Powell, TL, p. Aaron Edens, 4:55. 126 — Noah Herbert, TL, by forfeit. 132 — Anthony Dulac, Flo, p. Trey McCorkle, 1:23. 138 — Jethro Thorne, Flo, p. Caleb Miller, 1:32. 145 — Kyler Pancake, Flo, p. Ian Broxson, 1:41. 152 — Joey Follini, TL, d. Kyler Alm, 3-2.

Whitefish 42, Gonzaga Prep 42 (seventh-place match)

Randles wins

without wrestling

in Rocky Mountain Classic finals

MISSOULA, Mont. — Coeur d’Alene senior Casey Randles won the 182-pound championship without having to step in the spotlight, helping the Vikings to an 11th-place finish at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic.

Randles won via injury default over Trevor Senn of Mead, who Randles beat in the finals at Tri-State and the Inland Northwest Classic.

Alex Marshall, a 217-pound senior from Coeur d’Alene, finished second by a 5-2 decision at heavyweight to Jeff Queer of Butte.

“It would have been nice to see him again in the spotlight over here, but things happen,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “Alex wrestled a tough kid in the finals. He gave a good effort, but it was hard to score on the guy. He was a legit wrestler, but he had to earn it.”

Isaiah Skinner finished seventh for Coeur d’Alene, which finished 11th.

Griffin Schoch was sixth at 160, Andrew Olvera fourth at 182 and Zane Lettau sixth at 285 for Lake City, which finished tied for 22nd with Ferris.

Flathead High of Kalispell won the team title with 202.5 points.