Owen, Lake City a close second to a relative at Owen invite

PABLO, Mont. — Lake City senior Caden Hess was the lone Timberwolve champion in the Owen Invitational, beating Frenchtown’s Eli Warner by pin 5:28 into the 113-pound championship match.

“Caden looked great all weekend,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said. “That kid beat him two years ago, but Caden just dominated the match and the entire tournament. He made some huge improvements over the summer. Caden took him down twice, and the improvements he’s made has made a huge difference.”

Other Lake City placers were Mahlon Clark (second at 205 pounds), Logan Parson (second at 285), Owen Hughes (third at 205), Matthew Whitcomb (third at 182), Porter Howard (third at 160), Seth Nutting (fourth at 170) and Gavin Tuttle (sixth at 152).

Lake City finished second with 179 points. Frenchtown, whose assistant is Corey Owen’s cousin Pat Owen, won the tournament with 186 points.

“It came down to the last match again, and if we win that, we win the tournament,” Corey Owen said. “It’s two years in a row that I’ve lost to a relative here. The kids came back and wrestled hard and really stepped up their game today.”

Lake City visits Post Falls on Thursday.

Romero, Reardon second for Trojans at Sidney invite

SIDNEY, Mont. — Roddy Romero (113 pounds) and Lane Reardon (132) finished runner-up in their respective weight classes for the Trojans in the Sidney Invitational.

Other Post Falls placers include: Ryan Graves (fourth at 120), Braxton Mason (fifth at 126), Isaac Jessen (fourth at 138), A.J. De La Rosa (sixth at 145) and Ethan Miller (fourth at 152).

Post Falls finished fifth in the 25 team tournament with 134 points. Sidney won the tournament with 253 points.

Post Falls hosts Lake City on Thursday.