PREP WRESTLING: Trojans do it right, win 11th Rumble title in 13 years

COEUR d’ALENE — Post Falls junior Tyson Barnhart is just the type of kid that coach Pete Reardon roots for.

“He just does everything right, both on the mat and the classroom,” Reardon said. “He works so hard at what he does, and does things the right way. And you’ve got to respect that.”

So facing an early hole against Buhl’s Bowen Brunson, a two-time state 3A champion, what’s Barnhardt to do.

Barnhardt caught Bowen in a cradle, earning a pin in 5 minutes, 22 seconds to capture the 132-pound title at the 13th annual North Idaho Rumble on Saturday at Coeur d’Alene High.

“Tyson went out and gave up the first takedown,” Reardon said. “But Tyson just clawed his way back into it. He’s just a tough kid.”

Post Falls had seven champions, Rider Seguine (106 pounds), John Rudebaugh (160), Jose Laguna (170), Keanyn DeGroat (182), Gentry Smith (195), Barnhart and Trevor Miller (220) en route to the tournament title, the program’s 11th in the tournament’s history.

“This tournament is a great measuring stick right before the postseason,” Reardon said. “Now, we’ll get back into the wrestling room, sharpen some things and get back to work.”

DeGroat pinned Garrett Leonard of Lake City in the 182-pound title match.

“Keanyn is really coming into his own lately,” Reardon said. “He’s always been tough, but never really put it all together. But today, he really came into his own.”

Lake City senior Zach Macdonald beat Bonners Ferry’s Brandon Williams 21-5 in the finals at 113 pounds.

“Zach’s always on the attack and looking to score points,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said. “He gives up some points sometimes, but he’s just fun to watch honestly.”

Blaine Leonard was runner-up at 138 for Lake City, which finished sixth with 125.5 points.

“Right now, we’re starting to look how we want to heading into the last part of the season,” Owen said. “The guys are wrestling aggressive and hard. Hopefully we can start to put it all together in the next couple of weeks.”

Rocco White (third at 98), Dax Larsen (third at 138), Mason Rogers (sixth at 113), Will Rossi (fifth at 120), Brett Meyers (sixth at 145), Brooklyn Anderson (third in girls 145) and Cara Brown (second in girls 152) also placed for Coeur d’Alene, which finished seventh with 120 points.

“It was a great tournament with really good competition,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “I thought our team competed well. We’re getting better, but still making some mistakes we need to improve on.”

Andrew Duke (third at 106), Christian Troumbley-Karkowski (fourth at 145), Calvin Hinds (third at 182) and Jorden Tyler (sixth at 195) placed for Sandpoint.

In the girls bracket, Coeur d’Alene’s Alyssa Randles (126), Post Falls’ Abigale Piper (152) and Sandpoint’s Sylvia Becker (165) and Grace Balch (235) claimed individual titles.

Randles was named girls co-Most Outstanding Wrestler along with Moscow's Skyla Zimmerman, who won at 120 pounds.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 304.5. 2, Caldwell 213.5. 3, Buhl 183.5. 4, American Falls 138. 5, Kellogg 127. 6, Lake City 125.5. 7, Coeur d’Alene 120. 8, Lewiston 96.5. 9, Mountain Home 94.5. 10, Lakeland 84. 11, Timberlake 73. 12, Gooding 69. 13, Moscow 58. 14, Priest River 56.5. 15, Bonners Ferry 30. 16, Potlatch 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

98 — Ryan Hirchert, Caldwell, p. Wyatt Carey, Timberlake, 1:07. 106 — Rider Seguine, Post Falls, md. Gabe Rosales, Mountain Home, 18-4. 113 — Zach Macdonald, Lake City, tf. Brandon Williams, Bonners Ferry, 21-5. 120 — Kolter Burton, American Falls, d. Draven Johns, Caldwell, 8-4. 126 — Hoyt Hvass, Lewiston, d. Julian Ruiz, Buhl, 12-5. 132 — Tyson Barnhart, Post Falls, p. Bowen Brunson, Buhl, 5:22. 138 — Grayson Williams, American Falls, p. Blaine Leonard, Lake City, 3:17. 145 — Hunter Bidelman, Caldwell, p. Trey Smith, Post Falls, 1:06. 152 — Kayd Craig, Gooding, d. Jake Hubby, Hanford, 9-5. 160 — John Rudebaugh, Post Falls, md. Ryder Sheen, Buhl, 9-0. 170 — Jose Laguna, Post Falls, md. Eli Perkes, Hanford, 19-5. 182 — Keanyn DeGroat, Post Falls, d. Garrett Leonard, Lake City, 6-5. 195 — Gentry Smith, Post Falls, d. Kendall Sage, Post Falls, 6-1. 220 — Trevor Miller, Post Falls, p. Matyus McLain, Priest River, 1:14. 285 — Miguel Perez, Caldwell, p. A.J. Villasenor, Pocatello, 1:55.

THIRD-FOURTH PLACE

98 — Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene, d. Jared Wallace, Post Falls 2-1. 106 — Andrew Duke, Sandpoint, d. Chase Scribner, Kellogg, 9-7. 113 — Jackson Norman, Caldwell, p. Alex Palmer, Moscow, 2:16. 120 — Koy Orr, Buhl, p. Stryker Huston, Timberlake, 2:35. 126 — Kolter Wood, Kellogg, d. Mason Aiken, American Falls, 3-1. 132 — Dominic Alcantara, Caldwell, p. Jaeger Hall, Kellogg, 1:59. 138 — Dax Larsen, Coeur d’Alene, d. Collin Robinson, Buhl, 6-4. 145 — Damion Hamilton, Post Falls, md. Christian Troumbley-Karkowski, Sandpoint, 11-3. 152 — Seth Martin, Post Falls, d. Gracin Go, Caldwell, 8-2. 160 — Cole Lockart, Lewiston, p. Jayce Garcia, Kellogg, 4:03. 170 — Cole Anderson, Gooding, d. Oakley Tennant, Buhl, 5-2. 182 — Calvin Hinds, Sandpoint, p. Andrew Royston, West Valley, 2:14. 195 — Wesley Hodges, Mountain Home, p. Josh Moreau, West Valley, 1:07. 220 — Malcolm Duthie, Post Falls, p. Demetri Smith, Mountain Home, 3:32. 285 — Robert Storm, Lewiston, d. Preston Jeffs, Lakeland, by injury default.

FIFTH-SIXTH PLACE

98 — Camus Book, Caldwell, d. Gage Loftin, Post Falls, 8-7. 106 — Blake Koyle, Gooding, d. Logan Loaiza, Post Falls, 7-0. 113 — Duke Williamson, Lakeland, md. Mason Rogers, Coeur d’Alene, 13-0. 120 — Will Rossi, Coeur d’alene, p. Wade Williams, American Falls, :24. 126 — Jayce Wolf, Caldwell, d. Zack Campbell, Post Falls, 6-2. 132 — Fabian Avalos, American Falls, d. Kaleb Hammer, Lakeland, by injury default. 138 — Marquez Arrendondo, Caldwell, d. Caeden McLaimtag, Priest River, 8-2. 145 — Caden Dutra, Lake City, d. Brett Meyers, Coeur d’Alene, 7-5. 152 — Diego Deaton, Moscow, p. Champ Bailey, West Valley, 3:50. 160 — Bryson Hansen, Mountain Home, d. Caden Wilson, Hanford, by injury default. 170 — Rafael Avalos, American Falls, d. Ramsey Rainio, Kellogg, 6-1. 182 — Hector Miramontes, Buhl, p. Josh Henning, Hanford, 2:58. 195 — Tanner Lee, Kellogg, p. Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, 1:50. 220 — Kaleb Homan, Buhl, p. Ben Duffield, Hanford, 1:00. 285 — Matt Ludwig, Post Falls, p. Garret Theurer, Buhl, 2:40.

GIRLS RESULTS

107 pounds — 1, Joely Slyter, Lewiston. 2, Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry. 3, Hannah Tatton, Buhl. 4, Kyrin Huber, Kellogg.

114 — 1, Taylor Hood, Buhl. 2, Allister Dillow, American Falls. 3, LeAnne Kissner, Pocatello. 4, Merely Belmonte, American Falls.

120 — 1, Skyla Zimmerman, Moscow. 2, Courtney Hunt, American Falls. 3, Alexxis Johnson, Lake City. 4, Shelby Prather, Potlatch.

126 — 1, Alyssa Randles, Coeur d’Alene. 2, Alyssa Foreman, Lakeland. 3, Kennedi Cope, Gooding. 4, Reese Bauer, Kellogg.

132 — 1, Anjolina Espinoza, Mountain Home. 2, Izzy Davis, Kellogg. 3, Madi Cook, Lake City. 4, Kamryn Lockart, Lewiston.

138 — 1, Hallie Stone, Pocatello. 2, Alissa Olsen, Pocatello. 3, Gena Kelsey, Bonners Ferry. 4, Sophia Stewart, Post Falls.

145 — 1, Abigale Piper, Post Falls, 2, Hayley McNeal, Potlatch. 3, Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene.

152 — 1, Savannah Rickter, Bonners Ferry. 2, Cara Brown, Coeur d’Alene. 3, Autumn Vanderpool, Mountain Home. 4, Lindsey Onstott, Bonners Ferry.

165 — 1, Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint. 2, Abby Garritson, Pocatello. 3, Miriam Grow, Priest River.

235 — 1, Grace Balch, Sandpoint. 2, Lilli Marti, Sandpoint.