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| February 23, 2018 12:00 AM

Today, Saturday

at Holt Arena, Pocatello

First two rounds on Friday

Championship semifinals on Saturday at 7:30 a.m., with finals scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. PST

Other placing matches from 12:15 to 2 p.m. on Saturday

Defending champion: Columbia

Area regional champions: Roddy Romero (98 pounds), Post Falls; Lane Reardon (106), Post Falls; Isaac Jessen (113), Post Falls; Jordan Grimm (120) Post Falls; Ridge Lovett (126), Post Falls; A.J. De La Rosa (132), Post Falls; Matt McLeod (138), Post Falls; Jason Burchell (145), Post Falls; Wyatt Shelly (152), Post Falls; Braydon Huber (160), Post Falls; Coleton Kazmierczak (170), Post Falls; Quin Bennett (220), Post Falls; Terran Sharbrough (285), Post Falls.

Notes: Post Falls, which had its hopes of a third-straight team title ended by Columbia of Nampa in 2017, qualified 18 for state and is loaded again ... In the past six years, the Trojans have finished second, second, third, first, first and second at state ... Lovett, a junior who is 121-0 in his career, will attempt to win his third straight title ... McLeod, a senior who won the last two years at 120 and 126, is one of four past state champions at 138 this week ... Huber, a senior, enters state with 95 career wins ... Coeur d’Alene qualified nine wrestlers to state ... Lake City will also send nine to state. Six Timberwolves qualified by winning the third-place match, in which the loser didn’t qualify. “In three of the matches, we beat kids that had beaten us all year,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said, noting in one of the matches, the T-Wolves beat an opponent they were 0-5 against the last three years. “That’s probably the most fun 30 minutes I’ve had coaching in a while,” Owen said.

Defending champion: Minico

Area regional champions: Tanner Korst (98 pounds), Lakeland; Alex Edeblute (106), Lakeland; Sam Edellbute (113), Lakeland; William Edelblute (126), Lakeland; Luke Hellem, (132), Lakeland; Ryan Quimby (138), Lakeland; Larry Johnson (145), Lakeland; Colton Boettcher (152), Lakeland; Logan Kelley (160), Lakeland; Nathanael Dansereau (195), Lakeland.

Notes: Lakeland, which qualified 16 wrestlers for state, is aiming for the program’s first title since a 3A crown in 1989. The Hawks have finished fourth, second and third the last three years ... Johnson (37-1) is bidding to become the first four-time individual champion at Lakeland, but he’s seeded second at 145, thanks to a loss to Christian Hudson (38-0) of Caldwell in the finals at the Rollie Lane tournament in Nampa in January. Hudson is the No. 1 seed ... The team record for individual champions in one tournament is four set by Columbia ... Alex Edelblute, Sam Edelblute and William Edelblute — all nephews of coach Rob Edelblute — are also defending individual champions for the Hawks.

Defending champion: Sugar-Salem

Area district champions: Brayden Herbert (98), Timberlake; Isaiah Evans (120), Timberlake; Ian Broxson (152), Timberlake; Joey Follini (170), Timberlake; Connor Yanez (182), Timberlake; Reise Peightal (285), Timberlake.

Notes: Timberlake won its first district title in program history last weekend at the District 1 tournament at Lakeland High in Rathdrum, and qualified 14 wrestlers ... Evans finished third last year at 106 ... Herbert and Yanez were sixth ... Timberlake finished 8th last year.

Defending champion: Ririe

Area district champions: Dylan Sotin (98 pounds), St. Maries; Sam Martin (113), St. Maries; Hayden Villa (138), St. Maries; Caden Hall (160), St. Maries.

Notes: Ririe has won the past three team titles ... Hall finished third last year at 160 for St. Maries, which finished 12th. St. Maries won the 2A District 1-2 title last week.