TRI-STATE INVITATIONAL: Post Falls sits second after first day

COEUR d’ALENE — Post Falls, with two wrestlers advancing to the semifinals, is in second place after quarterfinal round at the 52nd annual Tri-State Invitational on Friday at North Idaho College.

Juniors Rider Seguine (120 pounds) and Seth Martin (170) advanced for the Trojans, who are seeking their first team title since 2019. 

“Seth’s really been putting in the work in the wrestling room,” Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said. “He’s a little unorthodox in how he wrestles, but he’s getting more comfortable in what he’s doing. We expected he’d put on a good showing, and he’s done that.”

Post Falls had 137 points after the quarterfinal round. The Trojans have eight remaining in the consolation bracket.

Mead High of Spokane leads the tournament with 150 points.

“Mead’s in the driver’s seat with a little bit of a lead and some tough kids,” Reardon said. “We’re coming in the morning to fight for everything we can. It’s going to be an exciting day.”

Coeur d’Alene sophomore Rocco White (98) and freshman Brock Armstrong (152) advanced to the semifinals. Coeur d’Alene, with five remaining in the consolation bracket, is tied for eighth with Chiawana of Pasco with 100 points.

Armstrong beat Ivan Acosta of Pullman, who won the Spokane Open last month at 149 pounds, in the third round.

“Brock had a heck of a day for a freshman,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “He’s one of the better wrestlers in the state of Washington, and Brock did a good job of wearing him out of gas and getting the win. He’s just wrestling great right now. For a freshman, he did outstanding.”

“Our kids are learning how to wrestle in a tough environment,” Moffat said. “There’s nothing to be done about this day. We’re hoping to get all seven on the podium. To finish in the top five or six would be a good step in the right direction.”

Lake City Garrett Leonard advanced to the semifinals at 195 pounds, as did Lakeland freshman Carson Leonard (113) and Timberlake senior Luke Schell (182).

Semifinals are scheduled for today at 11 a.m.., with championship finals at 5 p.m.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Mead 150.5. 2, Post Falls 137. 3, Tahoma 133.5. 4, Bishop Kelly 130. 5, Orting 128. 6, Coeur d’Alene 104. 7 (tie), Chiawana, Lake Stevens 103. 9, University 102. 10, Othello 98.5. 11, Hermiston 85.5. 12, Lakeland 76. 13, Kamiakin 63. 14 (tie), Castle Rock, La Grande 62. 16 (tie), Belgrade, Mt. Spokane 59. 18, Moses Lake 54. 19 (tie), Deer Park, Hanford, Tonasket 54. 22, Lake City 53. 23, Central Valley 52. 24 (tie), Kellogg, Riverside, Arlington 51. 28, Lewiston 49. 29, Pullman 46.5. 30, Clarkston 45.5. 31, Weiser 44. 32 (tie), Burlington-Edison, St. Maries 42. 34, West Valley (Spokane) 41.5. 35, Cashmere 41. 36, Anacortes 39. 37, Libby 38. 38 (tie), Omak, Royal 36. 40 (tie), Gonzaga Prep, Granger 34. 42, Lakeside 33. 43 (tie), East Valley, Timberlake 32. 45, Freeman 30.5. 46 (tie), Okanogan, Sandpoint 30. 48 (tie), Grandview, Moscow 29. 50 (tie), Colville, Priest River 25. 52, Cheney 24. 53, Medical Lake 23. 54, Reardan 22. 55 (tie), Lewis and Clark, Vashon Island 21. 57, Richland 20. 58, Eatonville 19. 59, Centralia 18. 60 (tie), Capital, Kelso 15. 62, Bonners Ferry 13. 63 (tie), Frenchtown, Lake Roosevelt, Grangeville, Liberty (Spangle) 12. 67, Newport 8. 68, Selkirk 6. 

SEMIFINAL MATCHES

98 — Holden Crane, Bishop Kelly vs. Kaden Harding, Orting; Bodey Schweiger, Riverside vs. Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene.

106 — Bragen Anderson, La Grande vs. Kaden Schaff, Grangeville; Kaysic Lundquist, Mead vs. Crew Lambro, Tahoma.

113 — Czar Quintanilla, University vs. Nolan Brown, Bel; Dominic Thomas, Orting vs. Carson Leonard, Lakeland.

120 — Rider Seguine, Post Falls vs. Trevor Anderson, Orting; Jesus Campos, Centralia vs. Owen Marshall, Tahoma.

126 — Juan Kaufman, Kamiakin vs. Evan Benitez, Grandview; Mason Gutenberger, Belgrade vs. Aidan Larson, Hermiston.

132 — Bryan Dickerson, Orting vs. Jake Castagneto, Bishop Kelly; Josh Neiwert, Mead vs. Blaine Beard, Central Valley.

138 — Quentin Harding, Orting vs. Logan Utecht, West Valley; Daeton Johnson, Chiawana vs. Braxton Smith, Mead.

145 — Israel Acosta, Pullman vs. Tommy Belding, La Grande; Joe Sullivan, Tahoma vs. Carlos Valdez, Bishop Kelly.

152 — Apollo Cruz, Orting vs. Jeroen Smith, Mead; Matthew Martino, Bishop Kelly vs. Brock Armstrong, Coeur d’Alene.

160 — Samuel Thomas, University vs. Dustin Baxter, Arlington; Jadon Skellinger, Bishop Kelly vs. Hugh Wheeler, Post Falls.

170 — Caden Wilson, Hanford vs. Ezekiel McEwen, Capital; Benjamin Larson, Hermiston vs. Seth Martin, Post Falls.

182 — Cody Northwind, Granger vs. Bayden Beard, Central Valley; Luke Schell, Timberlake vs. Asa Knutson, Hanford.

195 — Jace DeShazer, Libby vs. Joshua Limon-Garcia, Kamiakin; Kaleb Grove, Weiser vs. Garrett Leonard, Lake City.

220 — Koen Mattern, Lake Stevens vs. Landon Bolson, Chiawana; Braeden Harvey, Mead vs. Brendan Hughes, Mt. Spokane.

285 — Quinnton Flores, Lewis and Clark vs. Markus Fetcho, Mead; Mason Perez, Othello vs. Lane Hedrick, Chiawana.