NIC ROUNDUP: No. 1 Clackamas tops No. 6 NIC
JASON ELLIOTT/Press North Idaho College freshman Earl Blake slams Clackamas redshirt sophomore Isaac Lopez to the mat during their bout at 133 pounds in Friday's dual at Christianson Gymnasium.
JASON ELLIOTT/Press North Idaho College freshman Jett Strickenberger waits to make his move on Clackamas redshirt sophomore Nic Aguilar during their bout at 125 pounds on Friday night at Christianson Gymnasium.
• WRESTLING
COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College freshman Sal Silveria believes he’s the best in the country.
After a quick wakeup, his teammates almost proved it to the top team in the NJCAA nation.
Silveria won his bout at 141 pounds against Marckis Brandford by a 20-4 major decision, but Clackamas — the top-ranked team in the NJCAA — held off the sixth-ranked Cardinals 25-19 at Christianson Gymnasium on Friday.
“Sam believes he can beat anyone in the country,” said NIC interim coach Chase Clasen, who took over the program after previous coach Mike Sebaaly was named the school’s interim president on Nov. 10. “He had no mental or physical breaks between the entire match and I look forward to seeing his continued improvement throughout the season.”
As the match began, Brandford was deducted a point for slapping Silveria in the face.
“The rivalry between our two teams brings a certain level of intensity that makes both of our teams better,” Clasen said. “I’m excited for the rest of our season and our future matches.”
Navarro Nanpuya (174), Devin Winston (184) and Cohle Feliciano (285) also had wins for NIC on the night.
“I was extremely impressed with the way those guys won,” Clasen said. “Those guys aren’t just looking to win. They’re looking to dominate, which is something we preach. Our guys that lost are remaining positive, and are eager to work on the small details and get better.”
Isaac Lopez, who wrestled at NIC as a freshman two years ago, won at 133 for Clackamas.
NIC competes in the Spokane Open on Sunday starting at 9 a.m. at the Spokane Convention Center.
125 — Nic Aguilar, Clack, d. Jett Strickenberger, 5-0. 133 — Isaac Lopez, Clack, d. Earl Blake, 5-0. 141 — Sam Silveria, NIC, md. Marckis Branford, 20-4. 149 — Victor Jacinto, Clack, p. Kana’i Tapia, 4:40. 157 — Alex Ramirez, Clack, d. Brandon Bollinger, 7-3. 165 — Ledger Petraceck, NIC, d. Jake Richardson, 9-2. 174 — Navarro Nanpuya, NIC, md. Josiah Green, 16-0. 184 — Devin Winston, NIC, d. Romeo Manue, 8-1. 197 — Michael Gasper, Clack, p. Mikey Rhea, 5:40. 285 — Cohle Feliciano, NIC, p. Kyle Richards, 1:56.
• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lower Columbia 61
North Idaho 50
PENDLETON, Ore. — Freshman Payton Hagy scored 12 points for the Cardinals in a loss to the Red Devils in the season opener for both schools in the Red Lion Classic at Blue Mountain Community College.
Sophomore Maggie Graves and Layla Beam had seven points each for NIC, which shot 19 of 57 on the night.
Jazlynn Novelli scored 14 points off the bench for Lower Columbia.
NIC faces Clark College today at 1 p.m.
LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE
Michaela Harris 3-7 1-2 7, Katelynn Foster 3-5 0-0 6, Danica Schmidt 5-8 0-0 10, Ally Harman 2-7 0-0 5, Jodi Noyes 2-6 2-3 6, Samantha Collins 3-6 0-0 6, Katie Hanson 0-0 0-0 0, Jazlynn Novelli 4-10 2-2 14, Asia Castillo 0-0 0-0, Chinedu Nnadi 1-4 3-4 5, Kamelai Powell 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 24-55 8-11 61.
NORTH IDAHO
Payton Hagy 5-11 0-0 12, Catherine Uschmann 0-2 0-0 0, Maggie Graves 3-6 1-4 7, Layla Beam 3-6 0-0 7, Kolby Pimperton 2-16 4-8 8, Paige Beem 1-2 0-0 2, Kaylee Banks 2-4 0-0 4, Ashlynn Shanley 0-0 0-0 0, Mary Mpoyo 2-7 3-5 7, Xuriyah Harry 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 19-57 8-17 50.
Lower Columbia 11 12 21 17 — 61
North Idaho 12 14 13 11 — 50
3-point goals — LCC 5-17 (Harris 0-1, Forner 0-1, Schmidt 0-2, Harman 1-6, Collins 0-1, Novelli 4-5, Nnadi 0-1), NIC 3-14 (Hagy 2-6, Uschmann 0-1, Beam 1-1, Pimperton 0-5, Mpoyo 0-1). Rebounds — LCC 35 (Schmidt 11), NIC 31 (Pimperton 6). Assists — LCC 13 (Forner, Harman 4), NIC 5 (Pimperton 2). Team fouls — LCC 20, NIC 13. Fouled out — none.
