Cardinals sweep to close in on playoff berth

| November 3, 2018 1:00 AM

- VOLLEYBALL

COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College swept Yakima Valley 3-0 in its Northwest Athletic Conference East Region home finale at Christianson Gymnasium on Friday.

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NIC (23-13, 10-5 NWAC) travels to Treasure Valley (17-15, 9-6) on Sunday in the regular season finale for both schools. If NIC loses, the Cardinals and Chukars will have a play-in match to determime the fourth seed to the NWAC Tournament next week. NIC can clinch the fourth seed with a win Sunday.

Yakima Valley is 12-24, 5-10.

- WRESTLING

Providence 37

North Idaho 7

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Izaiah Duran started fast, and held off Jarren Komac for a 12-8 decision at 165 pounds for the Cardinals in a dual with the Argos of the NAIA.

“He got a big move off the bat and caught him off guard,” NIC coach Pat Whitcomb said. “Komac had to fight off his back the entire first period. Duran hit him with a double leg takedown and got a big win.”

Nicholas Hara also had a major decision win for NIC, which fell to Providence in the dual.

“We competed a lot better today, but still have a ways to go,” said Whitcomb, whose team opened with a 37-3 loss at Montana State-Northern on Thursday. “Hopefully we get a little tougher because we’ve got another tough road trip next weekend.”

NIC (0-2) travels to Iowa Central on Thursday.

“It’s going to be a hostile environment,” Whitcomb said. “We used to wrestle them in Powell (Wyo.), but it’s nice to get into their gym and see what they’re made of.”

125 — Michael Lefuel, UP, d. Jacob Garrison, 7-2. 133 — Nicholas Hara, NIC, md. Eli Walston, 15-6. 141 — Chris Mesa, UP, md. Dylan Lockwood, 9-1. 149 — Shonn Roberts, UP, p. Hasaan Hawthorne, 2:37. 157 — Casey Dobson, UP, p. Cooper McCullough, 5:00. 165 — Izaiah Duran, NIC, d. Jarren Komac, 12-8. 174 — Adrian Lyons-Lopez, UP, tf. Trager Abatti, 17-2. 184 — Tyler Webley, UP, d. Christian Grover, 7-5. 197 — John Hensley, UP, md. Hunter Gregerson, 13-5. 285 — Mathew Hopkins, UP, p. Connor Sullivan, 3:37.