Cardinals nearly upset No. 3 Clackamas

| November 23, 2019 12:00 AM

• WRESTLING

COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College’s wrestling team almost celebrated like it was 2015 all over again.

Almost.

But alas, almost doesn’t quite count in wrestling.

NIC, ranked 11th in this week’s NJCAA poll, fell to third-ranked Clackamas 22-20 after dispatching 13th-ranked Northwest College of Powell, Wyo., 43-8 earlier on Friday at Christianson Gym.

NIC last beat Clackamas — the defending NJCAA champions — in a dual in January 2015 (21-16) in Oregon City.

“It was a back-and-forth match against Clackamas,” first-year NIC coach Mike Sebaaly said. “We got caught at 174 that could have won the dual for us, and it wound up being a real big swing match. We had some good matches, and it came down to heavyweight where we gave up a takedown trying to win the match.”

Isaac Lopez (125 pounds), Salvador Silva (149) and Jacob Swift (157) won both matches on the night for NIC.

“Isaac has been on fire to start the season,” Sebaaly said. “Salvador had a big win and has been wrestling well since the Trapper Open (Nov. 9 in Powell, Wyo.). We wrestled a lot better tonight.”

NIC hosts the Cardinal Duals today, facing Umpqua, Highline, Simon Fraser and Corban starting at noon.

CLACKAMAS 22, NORTH IDAHO 20

125 — Isaac Lopez, NIC, d. Eddie Daniel, Jr., 7-4. 133 — Jason Shaner, Clack, tf. Bryce Miller, 21-5. 141 — Marckis Branford, Clack, p. Isaac Lopez, :00. 149 — Salvador Silva, NIC, p. Gregory Guzman. 157 — Jacob Swift, NIC, d. Caiden Cohen, 20-4. 165 — Navarro Nanpuya, NIC, d. Beau Bradley, 7-2. 174 — Dax Bennett, Clack, p. Alan Badley. 184 — Romeo Manue, Clack, d. Isaac Gomez, 7-3. 197 — Hunter Gregerson, NIC, d. Kyle Richards, 3-1. 285 — Tommy Mommer, Clack, d. Cohle Feliciano, 4-1.

NORTH IDAHO 43, NORTHWEST 8

125 — Isaac Lopez, NIC, tf. Dawson Barfuss, 17-1. 133 — Van Bray, NW, d. Bryce Miller, 7-1. 141 — Alex Lopez, NIC, d. Carson Pinske, 7-4. 149 — Salvador Silva, NIC, p. Brayden Lowry. 157 — Jacob Swift, NIC, by forfeit. 165 — Jake Malchuski, NIC, by forfeit. 174 — Alan Badley, NIC, tf. Porter Fox, 16-0. 184 — Isaac Gomez, NIC, p. TJ Frazier. 197 — Majid Muratov, NW, tf. Zane Scott, 15-0. 285 — Samuel Peterson, NIC, by forfeit.

- WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

USU-Eastern 69

North Idaho 50

TWIN FALLS — Lake City High product Keara Simpson had 20 points and four rebounds for the Cardinals in a loss to the Golden Eagles in the Coca-Cola Invitational on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho.

Demi Randall scored eight points off the bench for NIC (1-1), which faces tournament host College of Southern Idaho tonight at 4:30.

Kacelyn Toomer scored 15 points for Utah State-Eastern (7-1).

UTAH STATE-EASTERN

Sharn Pupuke-Robati 7-11 0-0 14, Emmery Wagstaff 1-8 0-0 2, Margarett Otuafi 5-6 2-2 13, Kacelyn Toomer 6-12 2-2 15, Kinlee Toomer 2-3 1-2 5, Lamija Coric 2-4 0-0 5, Morgan Toluono 2-5 2-3 7, Harley Carlisle 2-7 1-2 5, Amiperia Tia 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 28-61 9-13 69.

NORTH IDAHO

Sydnie Peterson 1-4 0-0 2, Anna Schrade 0-5 4-6 4, Halle Eborall 3-10 0-0 6, Alex Carlton 2-5 0-0 4, Cheyenne Green 2-7 0-0 4, Brooke Stevens 0-0 0-0 0, Demi Randall 3-8 1-2 8, Rilee Mangun 1-2 0-0 2, Keara Simpson 6-13 7-8 20. Totals 18-54 12-16 50.

Utah State-Eastern 14 15 16 24 — 69

North Idaho 13 12 9 16 — 50

3-point goals — USUE 4-20 (Pupuke-Robati 0-2, Wagstaff 0-6, Otuafi 1-1, Ka. Toomer 1-4, Ki. Toomer 0-1, Coric 1-3, Toluono 1-3), NIC 2-10 (Peterson 0-1, Schrade 0-1, Eborall 0-1, Carlton 0-1, Randall 1-3, Simpson 1-3). Rebounds — USUE 46 (Toluono 11), NIC 25 (Schrade 5). Assists — USUE 15 (Ka. Toomer 6), NIC 10 (Randall 3). Team fouls — USUE 15, NIC 13. Fouled out — Pupuke-Robati, Simpson.

- VOLLEYBALL

NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

At The Greater Tacoma Convention Center

Thursday’s matches

Whatcom d. Mt. Hood 25-22, 25-19, 25-18

Spokane d. Lower Columbia 25-18, 25-20, 26-24

Treasure Valley d. Highline 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 29-27

Rogue d. Skagit Valley 25-20, 25-15, 25-16

Pierce d. Walla Walla 25-18, 26-24, 25-21

Edmonds d. Linn-Benton 21-25, 25-20, 17-25, 27-25, 15-11

Lane d. Bellevue 25-18, 25-21, 25-17

Tacoma d. North Idaho 25-11, 24-26, 25-19, 25-21

Lower Columbia d. Mt. Hood 25-21, 25-21 (loser out)

Highline d. Skagit Valley 25-19, 22-25, 15-8 (loser out)

Linn-Benton d. Walla Walla 25-14, 25-23 (loser out)

Bellevue d. North Idaho 25-16, 17-25, 17-15 (loser out)

Friday’s matches

Spokane d. Whatcom 18-25, 25-10, 25-22, 25-16

Treasure Valley d. Rogue 20-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-19

Pierce d. Edmonds 25-21, 25-16, 25-14

Lane d. Tacoma 18-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-13, 15-12

Rogue d. Linn-Benton 23-25, 25-20, 15-12 (loser out)

Bellevue d. Whatcom 23-25, 25-23, 15-12 (loser out)

Tacoma d. Lower Columbia 25-16, 23-25, 15-19 (loser out)

Highline d. Edmonds 25-22, 25-21 (loser out)

Spokane d. Treasure Valley 22-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-23, 15-13

Lane d. Pierce 25-20, 25-22, 25-19

Saturday’s matches

Match 23 — Tacoma (17-12) vs. Highline (20-6), 10 a.m. (loser out)

Match 24 — Rogue (28-4) vs. Bellevue (26-12), 10 (loser out)

Match 25 — Winner Match 23 vs. Treasure Valley (23-15), 11:45 (loser out)

Match 26 — Winner Match 24 vs. Pierce (35-3), 11:45 (loser out)

Match 27 — Spokane (34-2) vs. Lane (26-9), 1:30 p.m. (semifinal)

Match 28 — Winner Match 25 vs. Winner Match 26, 1:30 (loser fourth)

Match 29 — Winner Match 28 vs. Loser Match 29, 4;30 (loser third)

Sunday’s matches

Match 30 — Winner Match 27 vs. Winner Match 29, 2 p.m. (championship match)

Match 31 — Loser Match 30 vs. Winner Match 30, 4:30 (if-necessary match)