PREP WRESTLING: Post Falls wins 10th straight 5A Region 1 title

5A

POST FALLS — The Post Falls won their 10th straight 5A Region 1 wrestling championship on Saturday at The Arena.

Not that that was what the Trojans were focused on this day.

“What’s funny is, I didn’t know that until a kid looked at the trophy and said that,” Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said.  “It’s really something to be proud of; an achievement for our program as a whole.”

More important on this day was qualifying as many kids to state, scheduled for next Friday and Saturday at ICCU Arena (formerly Holt Arena) in Pocatello.

Post Falls qualified 16 to state by finishing in the top three in their weight class. Coeur d’Alene qualified 13, Lake City seven. 

A handful of wild cards statewide are also up for grabs, to be determined at a seeding meeting today. 

Post Falls had nine regional champions — Matthew Hamilton (106 pounds), Logan Loaiza (113), Rider Seguine (120), Tanner Piper (138), Tyson Barnhart (145), Damion Hamilton (152), Trey Smith (160) and Seth Martin (170).

Coeur d’Alene had three regional champs — Rocco White (98), Boston Spear (126) and Gabe Grassel (182).

Lake City had two winners — Garrett Leonard (195) and Sebastian Mosman (220).

Reardon had praise in particular for Seguine and Smith, who recently returned from injuries.

Seguine, a two-time state champion, suffered a broken hand at Tri-State in December, and recently returned to action. Smith had an infection in his knee, and regionals was his first match since.

“I want to brag about how tough those guys are, and sticking with it, and seeing it through,” Reardon said. 

It was the first regional title for White, Spear and Grassel. 

“I thought everybody wrestled well and competed hard,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “Colton Tucker got beat at 145, but lost 4-2 to the top guy in the state (Barnhart). Rocco has been steady all year. Good to see Gabe Grassel do something at the end.”

Leonard won his title by major decision.

“He’s a good kid,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said of Kendall Sage of Post Falls, “a returning state placer, and Kendall put it on him.”

Owen also had praise for junior Alden Curto (145), who lost his first match of the day, then fought all the way back to the third-place match, where he beat the same kid he lost to in the first round to earn a berth to state. 

“To lose your first one and come all the way back, he was fantastic,” Owen said. 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 451.5. 2, Coeur d’Alene 318.5. 3, Lewiston 243. 4, Lake City 233.

(Top 3 to state; wild cards available)

FIRST-PLACE MATCHES

98 — Rocco White, Cd’A, d. Gage Loftin, PF, 2:44. 106 — Matthew Hamilton, PF, p. Justus Peregrina, Cd’A, 3:33. 113 — Logan Loaiza, PF, p. Brody Lynch, Lew, :48. 120 — Rider Seguine, PF, p. Will Rossi, Cd’A, :33. 126 — Boston Spear, Cd’A, md. Mason Rogers, Cd’A,  9-0. 132 — Hoyt Hvass, Lew, p. Jordan Schield, Cd’A, 2:22. 138 — Tanner Piper, PF, p. Gunnar Whitlock, Lew, 5:27. 145 — Tyson Barnhart, PF, d. Colton Tucker, Cd’A, 4-2. 152 — Damion Hamilton, PF, p. Taycen Genatone, PF, 3:09. 160 — Trey Smith, PF, md. Gabe Larsen, Cd’A, 11-2. 170 — Seth Martin, PF, p. Cole Lockart, Lew, 3:40. 182 — Gabe Grassel, Cd’A, d. Brice Cuthbert, Lew, 10-7. 195 — Garrett Leonard, LC, md. Kendall Sage, PF, 13-2. 220 — Sebastian Mosman, LC, d. James Vincent, LC, 4-2. 285 — King David Rhodes, Lew, p. Xander Scholes, PF, 4:37.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

98 — Saul Benzinger, PF, md. James Swanson, LC, 19-7. 106 — Jesse Villegas, PF, p. Emmett McLachlan, Cd’A, 4:04. 113 — Carter Newby, Cd’A, d. Isaiah Cramer, PF, 6-2. 120 — Tanner George, Cd’A, d. Connor Johnson, LC, 7-0. 126 — Coen Roberts, Lew, d. Joey Gallagher, LC,  6-2. 132 — Jase Hendren, Lew, p. Dominic Prangley, Cd’A, 3:16. 138 — Logan Bradley, Cd’A, d. Brycen Duboise, LC, 5-2. 145 — Alden Curto, LC, p. Logan Clark, PF, 2:35. 152 — Caden Dutra, LC, d. Jack Mayer, Cd’A, 11-7). 160 — Nathan Booth, LC, p. Kyle Miller, PF, 3:00. 170 — Anthony Browning, Cd’A, p. Zane Smith, PF, 4:11. 182 — Landon Moore, PF, d. Jason Stone, PF, 4-2. 195 — Harman Gaby, LC, d. Colton Austin, PF, 3-2. 220 — Kyden Martin, PF, p. Christopher Click, PF, 1:55. 285 — James Gibbs, Lew,p. Cliff Eddington, LC, 1:52.

2A

Kellogg has six champs, wins district title again

ST. MARIES — Kellogg won its third straight district title — and second straight 2A District I-II title after moving down from 3A.

Kellogg had six district champions — Johnny Stovern (98), Ricky Haralson (120), Chase Scribner (126), Kolter Wood (132), Jaeger Hall (145) and Ramsey Rainio (170).

Priest River had two champs — Colm McLaimtag (138) and Caeden McLaimtaig (152).

St. Maries had two winners — Aiden Yearout (160) and Scott Sotin (285).

The top three placers in each weight qualify for state, which is Friday and Saturday at the ICCU Dome in Pocatello. Wild cards are also available, to be determined today.

"Great district tournament," St. Maries coach Dennis Humphrey said. "I haven’t seen as competitive of a district tournament in a long time. Hats off to Kellogg, they wrestled lights out in an almost flawless tournament from the first whistle. Very happy for some of our young kids."

TEAM SCORES — 1, Kellogg 423. 2, St. Maries 304.5. 3, Priest River 231.5. 4, Clearwater Valley 137. 5, Potlatch 94. 6, Grangeville 83. 7, Lakeside 72. 8, Kamiah 53. 9 (tie), Kootenai, Nezperce 31. 11, Lapwai 28. 12, Kendrick 26.5. 13, Orofino 23. 14 (tie), Highland (Craigmont), Wallace 0.

(Top 3 to state; wild cards available)

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

98 —Johnny Stovern, Kellogg, d. Peter Fabbi, Clearwater Valley, 4-0. 106 — Kaden Schaff, Nezperce, , d. Colton Storey, Kellogg, 10-3. 113 — Eian Schwecke, Kendrick, tf. Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 15-0. 120 — Ricky Haralson, Kellogg, d. Orion Grimes, Priest River, 7-5, OT. 126 — Chase Scribner, Kellogg, p. Ben Armas, Kootenai, 1:28. 132 — Kolter Wood, Kellogg, p. Wyatt Storey, Kellogg, 3:30. 138 — Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, tf. Conner Christensen, Clearwater Valley, 21-3. 145 — Jaeger Hall, Kellogg, md. Estuardo Puderbaugh, Clearwater Valley, 12-3. 152 — Caeden McLaimtaig, Priest River, d. Carson Yearout, Potlatch, 9-4. 160 — Aiden Yearout, St. Maries, by forfeit over Brady Vergobbi, Kellogg. 170 — Ramsey Rainio, Kellogg, d. Travis Eixenberger, Kellogg, 5-0. 182 — Parker Farmer, Grangeville, d. Rustle Brusseau, St. Maries, 6-3. 195 — Bass Myers, Clearwater Valley, d. Trey Gibson, St. Maries, 10-8, OT. 220 — Porter Whipple, Kamiah, p. Caleb Grow, Priest River, 0:37. 285 — Scott Sotin, St. Maries, p. Russell Fields, Kellogg, 1:16.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

98 — Kevin Watson, Kellogg, p. Jack Zalewski, Priest River 2:50. 106 — Aiden Figueroa, Kellogg, p. Liam Pettit, Priest River, 2:26. 113 — Kelby Harvey, St. Maries, p. Micheal Nyman, Kootenai, 2:27. 120 — Landyn Rollins, Kellogg, d. Liam Walle, Clearwater Valley, 9-2. 126 — Collin Magers, Priest River, d. Jaxon Green, Clearwater Valley, 8-4. 132 — Landon Tweedy, St. Maries, tf. Tanner Labrum, Kamiah, 15-0. 138 — Hunter Gamble, Orofino, d. Tanner Williams, Kellogg, 7-5. 145 — Jerrett Brebner, St. Maries, d. William Yearout, Potlatch, 3-1, OT. 152 — Jacob Fabbi, Clearwater Valley,  d. Amado Stewart, St. Maries, 14-10. 160 — Lucas Wren, Grangeville, p. Carson Jay Marshall, Potlatch, 4:18. 170 — Zack Sotin, St. Maries, p. Keagin Poirier, Priest River 0:36. 182 — Kris Brusseau, St. Maries, d. Julian Moffitt, Lakeside, 5-3. 195 — Gunnar Eversole, Priest River, p. A.J. Peak, Kellogg, 4:13. 220 — Jackson Nantell, St. Maries, p. Kyle VanVleet, Kellogg, 0:58. 285 — Lucky Matt, Lakeside, p. Mathias Fox, Lapwai, 1:27.