NIC ROUNDUP: Holmes, Thomas shine for Cardinal men
Courtesy photo The North Idaho College wrestling team finished third in the NJCAA Coaches Duals tournament on Saturday at Northeast Oklahoma A&M. In the back, from left, are coach Derrick Booth, Ben Mitchell, Ledger Petracek, Kaden Krouse, Bradley Whitwright, Ethan Miller, Ryan Graves, Brandon O'Brien, Brant Porter and assistant coach Cooper Thomas. In the front are Kyle Caldwell, Travis Waldner, Kobi Johnson, Lane Reardon and Kanai Tapia.
Courtesy photo The North Idaho College wrestling team finished third in the NJCAA Coaches Duals tournament on Saturday at Northeast Oklahoma A&M. In the back, from left, are coach Derrick Booth, Ben Mitchell, Ledger Petracek, Kaden Krouse, Bradley Whitwright, Ethan Miller, Ryan Graves, Brandon O'Brien, Brant Porter and assistant coach Cooper Thomas. In the front are Kyle Caldwell, Travis Waldner, Kobi Johnson, Lane Reardon and Kanai Tapia.
• MEN'S BASKETBALL
COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College matched beef with beef in its 100-67 rout of Walla Walla Community College in Northwest Athletic Conference play Saturday afternoon at Rolly Williams Court.
Phil Holmes (6-foot-9, 220 pounds) got his first start of the year for NIC, matched up against Walla Walla’s Kyson Rose (6-9, 240). Holmes held Rose to three field goals and 11 points.
“Phil is our biggest kid, and he did the job,” NIC coach Corey Symons said.
Kamryn Thomas hit 3 of 3 3-pointers and scored 17 points off the bench for NIC (16-0, 4-0 NWAC), ranked No. 1 in the conference’s coaches poll.
“He’s been trying to find his role,” Symons said. “That was a big spark off the bench. He’s long and athletic. Our whole bench played well.”
Cobi Campbell, in his first game back after suffering a minor fracture in his right (non-shooting) thumb, scored 13 points off the bench, and Kyle Karstetter added 11 off the bench.
Taden King of NIC led all scorers with 20 points, and Julius Mims added 10 points, 15 rebounds and two blocked shots.
Josh Gillespie scored 13 points for Walla Walla (13-4, 2-2).
NIC plays at Blue Mountain on Monday.
WALLA WALLA
Covy Kelly 3-7 0-0 7, Spencer Wright 5-13 0-0 12, Trey Arland 4-14 0-0 11, Josh Gillespie 5-11 2-2 13, Kyson Rose 3-7 4-6, Aidan Fraly 2-6 0-1 6, Justice hart 1-2 0-0 3, Isaiah Zunic 0-4 0-0 0, Alex Stith 1-1 0-0 2, Austin Steinwand 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan Hymas 0-0 0-0 0, Harrison Fletcher 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Kelly 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 25-67 6-9 67.
NORTH IDAHO
Julius Mims 4-10 2-2 10, Xavier Bailey 3-8 2-2 8, Brendan Johnson 4-6 2-2 12, Phil Holmes 2-5 0-0 4, Taden King 8-14 2-2 20, Cobi Campbell 5-6 1-2 13, Vanti Erving 0-0 3-3 3, Jeremiah Sibley 1-2 0-0 2, Michael Durkin 0-1 0-0 0, Kamryn Thomas 7-8 0-2 17, Kyle Karstetter 3-9 3-4 11. Totals 37-69 15-19 100.
Halftime — NIC 46-24. 3-point goals — WW 11-36 (C. Kelly 1-4, Wright 2-4, Arland 3-13, Gillespie 1-4, Rose 1-2, Fraly 2-3, Hart 1-2, Zunic 0-4), NIC 11-23 (Mims 0-1, Bailey 0-1, Johnson 2-2, King 2-5, Campbell 2-3, Sibley 0-1, Thomas 3-3, Karstetter 2-7). Rebounds — WW 24 (Wright 4), NIC 44 (Mims 15). Assists — WW 8 (Wright 4), NIC 15 (Bailey 5). Fouled out — none. Total fouls — WW 18, NIC 10.
• WRESTLING
Cardinals take third
at NJCAA Coaches duals
MIAMI, Okla. — Cardinal freshman Travis Waldner beat Cayden Felts 3-1 at 184 pounds to clinch a 23-21 win over Carl Albert State of Poteau, Okla., in the third-place match at the NJCAA Coaches Duals tournament at Northeast Oklahoma A&M.
NIC beat Northeast Oklahoma A&M 23-21 in the quarterfinals, then fell to Triton College 28-13 in the semifinals on Saturday after going 2-1 on Friday to advance.
Sophomore Brant Porter went unbeaten at 141 pounds for NIC.
Iowa Western beat Triton 31-9 in the championship dual.
NIC hosts Simon Fraser on Thursday and Clackamas on Friday.
THIRD-PLACE MATCH
NORTH IDAHO 23, CARL ALBERT STATE 21
125 — Kobi Johnson, NIC, p. Caden Betz, 1:31. 133 — Thaddeus Long, CAS, by forfeit. 141 — Brant Porter, NIC, d. RT Noel, 6-3. 149 — Kayson Kenney, CAS, d. Ryan Graves, 6-2. 157 — Noah Smith, CAS, d. Lane Reardon, 13-7. 165 — Ledger Petracek, NIC, tf. Matthan Mason, 16-0. 174 — Ethan Miller, NIC, p. Alex Foster, 1:30. 184 — Travis Waldner, NIC, d. Cayden Felts, 3-1. 197 — Hunter Hall, CAS, d. Bradley Whitwright, 6-2. 285 — Emmett Bivens, CAS, p. Kyle Caldwell, :54.
• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Walla Walla 57
North Idaho 51
COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore Paige Beem scored a game-high 19 points for the Cardinals, who were held to 16-of-49 shooting in a Northwest Athletic Conference loss to the East Region-leading Warriors at Rolly Williams Court.
“Our kids played their hearts out and played really tough,” NIC coach Nathan Covill said. “We did a lot of things defensively to give ourselves a chance to win the game. Walla Walla hit some shots down the stretch to pull away, and we didn’t. I’m extremely proud of the kids and where the program is going. We just need to keep getting better day by day.”
NIC (8-7, 2-2) has lost two straight after winning its first two conference games.
Paige Pentzer had 15 points and seven rebounds for Walla Walla (14-2, 4-0).
NIC travels to Blue Mountain of Pendleton, Ore., on Monday.
WALLA WALLA
Kylie Wood 3-5 2-2 10, Dylan Lovett 2-10 3-6 8, Paige Pentzer 5-8 5-6 15, Darbi Avery 3-5 0-0 6, McKenzie Long 6-15 0-0 13, Hollie Ziegler 2-4 0-0 5, Emma Leber 0-2 0-0 0, Samantha Chatfield 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 10-14 57.
NORTH IDAHO
Katie Blume 1-3 0-0 2, Solei Elletson 1-9 5-5 7, Addie Kiefer 2-3 0-2 4, Paige Beem 6-11 7-7 19, Kaylee Banks 2-6 0-0 5, Laney Smith 0-5 2-2 2, Sorrell Aldendorf 2-5 0-0 6, Adior Juang 0-0 0-0 0, Marishka Boris 0-0 0-0 0, Meghan Calley 2-7 1-2 6, Aguau Makol 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-49 15-18 51.
Halftime — Tied 26-26. 3-point goals — WWCC 5-19 (Wood 2-4, Lovett 1-5, Pentzer 0-1, Long 1-6, Ziegler 1-3), NIC 4-16 (Blume 0-1, Elletson 0-3, Banks 1-4, Smith 0-3, Aldendorf 2-3, Calley 1-2). Rebounds — WWCC 31 (Avery 9), NIC 22 (Kiefer 9). Assists — WWCC 11 (Avery 4), NIC 8 (Elletson 3). Team fouls — WWCC 16, NIC 14. Fouled out — none.
