Post Falls rumbles again
Hunter Schueller, right, of Coeur d’Alene attempts to take down Isaiah Evans of Timberlake in the 126-pound final of the North Idaho Rumble on Saturday at Coeur d’Alene High. Evans beat Schueller by a 6-3 decision in overtime. JASON ELLIOTT/Press
JASON ELLIOTT/Press Terran Sharbrough of Post Falls attempts to take down Ethan Simpson of West Valley during the 285-pound championship of the North Idaho Rumble on Saturday at Coeur d’Alene High. Sharbrough won by pin in 3:21.
JASON ELLIOTT/Press Roddy Romero of Post Falls chases Cooper Evans of American Falls off the mat during the 98-pound championship at the North Idaho Rumble at Coeur d’Alene High.
COEUR d’ALENE — Post Falls, spurred on by six individual champions, ran away with the team title at the ninth annual North Idaho Rumble on Saturday at Coeur d’Alene High.
Since its start in 2011 when host Coeur d’Alene won the team title, Post Falls has won the tournament the last eight years.
“It’s kind of hard to believe,” said Post Falls coach Pete Reardon, in his 10th year as coach. “We’re super blessed to have a program that we’ve gotten rolling and kept rolling. We’ve had good parents, and coaches that have wanted to buy into what we’re trying to do and be a part of it. To hear eight-straight (titles), that’s pretty humbling to be a part of. Our kids are wrestling well right now. They’re attacking, scoring points and having fun competing. It’s been good to be a part of.”
Roddy Romero (98 pounds), Braxton Mason (106), A.J. De La Rosa (138), Ridge Lovett (145), Wyatt Shelly (170) and Terran Sharbrough (285) won titles for Post Falls, which finished with 296.5 points.
Chandler Axtell (120) and Colton Boettcher (160) won individual titles for Lakeland, which finished second with 166.5 points.
“Both Chandler and Colton just wrestled hard this weekend,” Lakeland coach Rob Edelblute said. “They’re just putting it together right now and watching them flow on the mat so well, it makes a coach happy.”
Riley Siegford finished runner-up at 132 for Lakeland.
“I was pretty happy with our performance,” Edelblute said. “We had a few guys step up and win, and some kids with some minor hiccups. Hopefully we’ll have them ready by districts.”
Gunner Giulio beat teammate Garrett Ashby in the 152-pound final for Coeur d’Alene, which finished third with 156.5 points. Nick Dohm (182), Hunter Schueller (126) and Nolan Randles (138) finished runner-up for Coeur d’Alene.
“I think we’re getting better each day, but need to get everyone healthy,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “I was really happy with the effort by our guys all weekend. Overall, we had a lot of bright spots. They’re improving all the time, and I really like that as a coach.”
Other area champions were Timberlake’s Isaiah Evans (126) and Joey Follini (182), as well as Kellogg’s Judson Hall (132) and Evan Barajas (113) of Bonners Ferry.
“It’s wrestling at the end of January,” said Lake City coach Corey Owen, noting most teams held a few guys out for various reasons, with the state-qualifying tournaments just three weeks away. “We’re all trying to get healthy for the postseason.”
For the first time, a separate girls tournament featuring 20 wrestlers was also held at the Rumble.
“Having a girls-only tournament was really neat this year,” Moffat said. “It was nice to give them a chance to wrestle under the spotlight.”
TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 296.5. 2, Lakeland 166.5. 3, Coeur d’Alene 156.5. 4, Lake City 146.5. 5, American Falls 100. 6, Timberlake 94. 7, Caldwell 92.5. 8, Kellogg 89. 9, Bonners Ferry 87. 10, Sandpoint 86.5. 11, Mountain Home 86. 12, Potlatch 62. 13, Moscow 53. 14, West Valley 49.5. 15, Lewiston 49. 16, Priest River 40. 17, Orofino 26. 18, Cheney 22.5.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
98 — Roddy Romero, Post Falls, p. Cooper Evans, American Falls, 4:35. 106 — Braxton Mason, Post Falls, d. Caden Hess, Lake City, 6-3. 113 — Evan Barajas, Bonners Ferry, p. Gage Wilson, Mountain Home, 1:19. 120 — Chandler Axtell, Lakeland, p. Lane Reardon, Post Falls, 5:51. 126 — Isaiah Evans, Timberlake, d. Hunter Schueller, Coeur d’Alene, 6-3. 132 — Judson Hall, Kellogg, d. Riley Siegford, Lakeland, 4-1. 138 — A.J. De La Rosa, Post Falls, p. Nolan Randles, Coeur d’Alene, 5:04. 145 — Ridge Lovett, Post Falls, p. Jacob Herrboldt, Mountain Home, 2:28. 152 — Gunner Giulio, Coeur d’Alene, md. Garrett Ashby, Coeur d’Alene, 15-4. 160 — Colton Boettcher, Lakeland, d. Seth Nutting, Lake City, 9-2. 170 — Wyatt Shelly, Post Falls, d. Carlos Flores, Caldwell, 4-1. 182 — Joey Follini, Timberlake, d. Nick Dohm, Coeur d’Alene, 4-2. 195 — George Bolling, Orofino, d. Gabe See, Bonners Ferry, 1-0. 220 — Wyatt Kearn, American Falls, p. Aaron Reyes, Priest River, :25. 285 — Terran Sharbrough, Post Falls, p. Ethan Simpson, West Valley, 3:21.
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE
98 — Tristan Bremer, Lewiston, d. Mario Sotelo, Caldwell, 7-0. 106 — Dylan Moffat, Coeur d’Alene, d. Ryan Graves, Post Falls, 2-0. 113 — Tanner Dickson, Sandpoint, p. Dom Jessos, Coeur d’Alene, :59. 120 — Casey Olesen, Sandpoint, p. Devin Sorrelle, Lake City, 1;29. 126 — Isaac Jessen, Post Falls, p. Hayden Phillips, Caldwell, 1:24. 132 — Ricky Thomas, Lake City, p. Ethan Miller, Post Falls, 2:53. 138 — Nicholas McLeod, Post Falls, d. Manuel Naccarato, Bonners Ferry, 4-1. 145 — Gabe Prather, Potlatch, p. Jonathan Hill, Post Falls, 1:02. 152 — Mathias De La Rosa, Post Falls, d. Gavin Hazell, Mountain Home, 1-0. 160 — Isaiah Fleck, Sandpoint, p. Christian Hodges, Mountain Home, :58. 170 — Kenon Brown, Potlatch d. Britton Needham, Moscow, 11-5. 182 — Luke McGreevy, Moscow, d. Zane Monaghan, Lake City, 6-0. 195 — Isaiah Laguna, Post Falls, p. Mahlon Clark, Lake City, 3:54. 220 — Connor Dremann, Lake City, p. Kelton Saad, Potlatch, 2:41. 285 — Sam Feusier, Lakeland, p. Trevor Cady, Timberlake, 1:15.
FIFTH-SIXTH PLACE
98 — Jake Summerfield, Bonners Ferry, md. Carter Stepro, Kellogg, 9-1. 106 — Aiden Go, Caldwell, d. Austin McKinnon, Kellogg, 9-3. 113 — Bryce Smith, Post Falls, p. Nick Lara, Coeur d’Alene, 2:58. 120 — Ethan Guy, Kellogg, d. Rome Borley, Coeur d’Alene, 6-5. 126 — Ryker Permann, American Falls, d. Sam Edelblute, Lakeland, by forfeit. 132 — Zack Park, Mountain Home, p. Taistan Shaw, Post Falls, 1:18. 138 — Mason Bangeman, Sandpoint, p. Isac Avalos, American Falls, 1:19. 145 — Ryan Quimby, Lakeland, p. Eli Richards, Bonners Ferry, 1:17. 152 — Caleb Miller, Timberlake, d. Jackson Showalter, Cheney, by forfeit. 160 — Austin Stepro, Kellogg, p. Jose Cervantes, American Falls, 1:27. 170 — Matthew Whitcomb, Lake City, p. Damon Shaw, Lewiston, 2:42. 182 — Hunter Oles, Lakeland, d. Reuben Thill, Lewiston, 6-2. 195 — Taggert Benefield, Sandpoint, p. Hayden Berger, Lakeland, 3:24. 220 — Logan Parson, Lake City, p. Vincent Claudio, Caldwell, :21. 285 — Myles Hayman, Kellogg, p. Austin Portner, Post Falls, :23.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, East Valley 36. 2, Lakeland 26. 3, Post Falls 24. 4, Potlatch 18. 5, Timberlake 14. 6, Mountain Home 9. 7, Coeur d’Alene 6. 8, West Valley 0.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
128 — Savannah Kidwell, Lakeland, p. Taylor McPherson, Potlatch, 2:26. 148 — Jaselyn Jones, Post Falls, p. Taylor Cook, Post Falls, 3:27. 215 — Grace Todhunter, East Valley, p. Anni Austin, Timberlake, 2:29.
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE
128 — Wen Suko, Lakeland, p. Alexis Rivera, Coeur d’Alene, 1:07. 148 — Emma Todhunter, East Valley, p. Shelby McIntosh, Lakeland, 3:37. 215 — Amanda Dominguez, Mountain Home, d. Rachel Throckmorton, East Valley, by forfeit.