PREP WRESTLING: Coeur d'Alene's White shines at North Idaho Rumble

COEUR d’ALENE — Before they can dance at the state tournament, wrestlers have to show they’ve got the right stuff throughout the season.

So in Saturday’s 14th annual North Idaho Rumble, it was none other than Coeur d’Alene sophomore Rocco White who might have opened some eyes.

White beat Timberlake sophomore Sawyer Huston in the 98-pound final at Coeur d’Alene High.

“Rocco did a great job all weekend,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “He was the class of the weight for sure. He’s having a great season so far. We’ll see what he can do at the big dance, but he’s been really consistent all season.”

Jordan Schield (132) and Colton Tucker (145) finished runner-up for Coeur d’Alene, which finished third with 203 points.

“Jordan wrestled really well, but ran into a two-time state champion (Lewiston’s Hoyt Hvass) in the finals,” Moffat said. “It was good for a freshman in a tough weight class. Colton lost a one-point match to a kid (Caldwell’s Gracin Go) that pinned him at Rollie Lane, so he’s really closed the gap on him. We think Colton can compete with anybody, and we’re happy for him.”

Other Coeur d’Alene placers were Tanner George (third at 120), Boston Spear (fourth at 126), Gabe Larson (third at 160) and Gabe Grassel (third at 182).

Lake City juniors Nathan Booth (160) and Garrett Leonard (182) notched titles for the Timberwolves, who finished fifth with 140.5 points.

“Both Nathan and Garrett were really dominant today,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said. “They just poured it on all weekend. They’re wrestling great right now, which is what you want to see at the end of the year.”

Lakeland freshman Carson Leonard beat Moscow’s Eian Schwecke by pin in the 113-pound final. Lakeland was fourth with 166 points.

Tanner Piper (138) and Kyle Miller (152) were runner-up for Post Falls, which finished eighth with 119 points. The Trojans, who had won 11 of the previous 13 tournaments, rested a handful of starters this weekend.

Wyatt Carey (106) and Luke Schell (182) were runner-up for Timberlake, which finished sixth with 134 points.

Gavin Walters (fourth at 285), Jeremiah Palmer (sixth at 195) and Shane Sherrill (sixth at 138) placed for Sandpoint.

American Falls won the boys team title with 214.5 points, the first time someone other than Post Falls (11 titles) or Coeur d'Alene (twice) won the tournament.

Draven Johns of Caldwell, who won the 126-pound title, was named outstanding wrestler in the boys tournament.

In the girls tournament, junior Alexxis Johnson (120) and senior Madi Cook (132) won titles for Lake City.

“Alexxis wrestled a really gutty match in the finals,” said Owen of Johnson, who beat Sandpoint’s Emma Garman 3-1. “She fought hard until the end. It was close the entire match. But when it’s close, she’s a hard-nosed kid and know that she’s going to come out on top.”

Cook beat Courtney Hunt of American Falls in the finals.

“That girl was second at state last year, so it was a really impressive win for Madi,” Owen said. “Both of them are just wrestling really well right now.”

Sandpoint freshman Teagan Newsom (138) did not just win an individual title; she also was named the girls tournament’s most outstanding wrestler after upsetting her opponent in the championship match.

Newsom, en route to gold, pinned Rylann Lewis of Bonners Ferry in the semifinal (2:46) and then defeated Hayden Palmer of Moscow via an 8-6 decision in the championship match.

“Teagan came back with purpose today and fought for every point,” Sandpoint coach Valerie Johansen said. “We are incredibly proud of this freshman.”

Following Newsom was Emma Garman (120) who finished second after notching three wins on the weekend. Mackenzee Donenfeld (100), Hunter Edmondson (107), and Lilli Marti (235) all finished third. Sylvia Becker (165) finished fourth after picking up three wins in a tough bracket.

Lakeland’s Annika Thompson (160) was also an individual champion.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, American Falls 214.5. 2, Caldwell 213. 3, Coeur d’Alene 203. 4, Lakeland 166. 5, Lake City 140.5. 6, Timberlake 134. 7, Lewiston 132.5. 8, Post Falls 119. 9, Gallatin (Bozeman, Mont.) 112. 10, Moscow 111. 11, Hanford 106. 12, East Valley 98.5. 13, Sandpoint 86. 14, Mountain Home 80.5. 15, Rocky Mountain 79. 16, Bonners Ferry 77. 17, Pocatello 74. 18, Vallivue 55.5. 19, Newport 49. 20, Central Valley 33.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

98 — Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene, p. Sawyer Huston, Timberlake, 3:14. 106 — Camden Kuntz, Mountain Home, d. Wyatt Carey, Timberlake, 5-0. 113 — Carson Leonard, Lakeland, p. Eian Schwecke, Moscow, 1:19. 120 — Jaxson Freeman, Caldwell, p. Evan Simms, American Falls, 3:53. 126 — Draven Johns, Caldwell, tf. Brandon Williams, Bonners Ferry, 19-2. 132 — Hoyt Hvass, Lewiston, p. Jordan Schield, Coeur d’Alene, 1:03. 138 — Mason Aiken, American Falls, p. Tanner Piper, Post Falls, 1:15. 145 — Gracin Go, Caldwell, d. Colton Tucker, Coeur d’Alene, 3-2. 152 — Jayce Wolf, Caldwell, d. Kyle Miller, Post Falls, 6-0. 160 — Nathan Booth, Lake City, md. Camron Pedigo, Mountain Home, 10-2. 170 — Caden Wilson, Hanford, md. James Greene, Moscow, 12-4. 182 — Blaise Turner, American Falls, d. Luke Schell, Timberlake, 9-4. 195 — Garrett Leonard, Lake City, md. Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, 11-3. 220 — Micah Burkhart, East Valley, d. Josh Henning, Hanford, 9-8. 285 — King David Rhodes, Lewiston, md. Taylor Dodd, Bonners Ferry, 11-3.

THIRD-FOURTH PLACE

98 — Chance Povey, American Falls, d. Zach Teal, Lakeland, 8-7. 106 — Francisco Burrola, American Falls, p. Camus Cook, Caldwell, 1:20. 113 — Hunter Duncan, Hanford, p. Yousof Rahimi, Central Valley, :14. 120 — Tanner George, Coeur d’Alene, d. Tyler Irish, Rocky Mountain, 6-2. 126 — Eric Vera, American Falls, d. Boston Spear, Coeur d’Alene, 5-3. 132 — Kaden Bunderson, Pocatello, p. Kelvin Martin-Gomez, Caldwell, 4:15. 138 — Marquez Arredondo, Caldwell, d. Wade Williams, American Falls, 3-2. 145 — Fabian Avalos, American Falls, d. Kros O’Brien, Lakeland, 8-5. 152 — Dennis Ward, Pocatello, d. Austin Howell, Lakeland, 5-4. 160 — Gabe Larsen, Coeur d’Alene, d. Cooper McGovern, Gallatin, 9-3. 170 — Devin Pierce, East Valley, p. Jonathan Hansen, Timberlake, 2:38. 182 — Gabe Grassel, Coeur d’Alene, d. Tyler Wells, Rocky Mountain, 4-3. 195 — Wesley Hodges, Mountain Home, d. Kendall Sage, Post Falls, 3-1. 220 — Sebastian Mosman, Lake City, d. Paul Dixon, Moscow, 7-4. 285 — Carter Vanek, Lakeland, p. Gavin Walters, Sandpoint, 3:00.

FIFTH-SIXTH PLACE

98 — Caleb Adams, Lakeland, d. Cobe Binenstock, Gallatin, 4-0. 106 — Rohid Salih, Central Valley, d. Austin Juarez, Rocky Mountain, 7-6. 113 — Kai Christiansen, American Falls, d. Aidan Rork, Sandpoint, by forfeit. 120 — Duke Williamson, Lakeland, d. Coen Roberts, Lewiston, 9-5. 126 — Ty Laslovich, Gallatin, p. Geoff Brooks, Post Falls, 2:23. 132 — Nate Galloway, Rocky Mountain, d. Jase Hendren, Lewiston, 6-1. 138 — Dominic Alcantara, Caldwell, d. Shane Sherrill, Sandpoint, by medical default. 145 — Aidan Prakash, Moscow, d. Quinn Haarer, Gallatin, 7-2. 152 — Caden Dutra, Lake City, d. Hunter Nicholson, East Valley, 7-1. 160 — Thayer Sabatke, Lakeland, d. Cameron Vogl, Moscow, 5-4. 170 — Brayden Shaw, Gallatin, d. Cole Lockart, Lewiston, by injury default. 182 — Ares Swain, Newport, d. Brice Cuthbert, Lewiston, 5-0. 195 — Jacob Andrae, Vallivue, d. Jeramiah Palmer, Sandpoint, 7-6. 220 — James Vincent, Lake City, p. Christopher Click, Post Falls, 4:09. 285 — Julian Torres, East Valley, d. Roman Tannehill, Newport, by injury default.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bonners Ferry 184. 2, Lewiston 111.5. 3, Sandpoint 103. 4, Hanford 93. 5, Caldwell 77.5. 6, Post Falls 74. 7 (tie), American Falls, Lake City 74. 9. Pocatello 59. 10, Potlatch 55. 11, Lakeland 49. 12, Moscow 44. 13, Mountain Home 43. 14, Kellogg 39. 15, Coeur d’Alene 38. 16, Newport 31. 17 (tie), Timberlake, Vallivue 18. 19, East Valley 7. 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

100 — Sienna Benavidez Sanchez, Caldwell, p. Genesis Cambron, Hanford, :37. 107 — Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry, p. Nia Avelino, Caldwell, 4:21. 114 — Joely Slyter, Lewiston, p. Kinzie Williams, American Falls, 3:32. 120 — Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, d. Emma Garman, Sandpoint, 3-1. 126 — Keira Zimmerman, Moscow, d. Shelby Prather, Potlatch, 7-3. 132 — Madi Cook, Lake City, p. Courtney Hunt, American Falls, 1:18. 138 — Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint, d. Hayden Palmer, Moscow, 8-6. 145 — Izzy Davis, Kellogg, d. Cara Brown, Coeur d’Alene, by injury default. 152 — Savannah Rickter, Bonners Ferry, d. Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene, 8-1. 160 — Annika Thompson, Lakeland, p. Aubrey Wells, Bonners Ferry, 3:43. 185 — Emma Rivera, Lewiston, d. Gracelyn Brockman, Post Falls, by injury default. 235 — Amie Hartman, Mountain Home, p. Madisen Pillers, Newport, 4:37.

THIRD-FOURTH PLACE

100 — Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint, md. Kylie Potts, Caldwell, 10-0. 107 — Hunter Edmondson, Sandpoint, p. Layla Smith, Hanford, 1:14. 114 — Toni Avelino, Caldwell, d. Makayla Smith, Mountain Home, 4-2. 120 — Tamsin Hoffer, Pocatello, p. Sammie Slyter, Lewiston, 2:46. 126 — Emma Younger, Post Falls, p. Aubree Graves, Bonners Ferry, 1:11. 132 — Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, p. Shelby Garten, Timberlake, 2:41. 138 — Bria Miller, Lewiston, p. Rylann Lewis, Bonners Ferry, 3:46. 145 — Emma Roberts, Bonners Ferry, p. Chloe Thomas, Post Falls, 4:04. 152 — Hayley McNeal, Potlatch, p. Jordyn Kearn, American Falls, 2:59. 160 — Abby Foster, Hanford, p. Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, 2:13. 185 — Zoey Braun, Post Falls, d. Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, 5-4. 235 — Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, p. Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 1:16.

FIFTH-SIXTH PLACE

100 — Sophia McLain, Kellogg, had a bye. 107 — Teagan Patrick, Lakeland, md. Marlene Benitez, Hanford, 8-0. 114 — Mackenzie Shupe, Hanford, p. Grace Mickelson, Pocatello, :56. 120 — Ambree Christensen, Pocatello, p. Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 2:06. 126 — Raylee Reynolds, Post Falls, md. Addison Stigall, Newport, 13-0. 132 — Kamryn Lockart, Lewiston, p. Addison Antonowicz, Post Falls, 2:56. 138 — Emily Zuetrong, Lake City, p. Amelia Curr, Pocatello, 3:13. 145 — Aaron Jimenez, Pocatello, p. Brie Riggs, Hanford, 3:44. 152 — Chloe Bennett, East Valley, d. Dayna Enderlin, Hanford, by injury default. 160 — KeAnna Ceniceros, Caldwell, d. Aubree Anderson, Vallivue, 8-5. 185 — Tierney Prather, Potlatch, p. Ariyah DeMartinis, Pocatello, 2:31. 235 — Devlyn Hernandez, Post Falls, p. Lyrica Peterson-Wagenborg, Lewiston, 2:47.

St. Maries claims team title

at North-South duals tourney

KOOSKIA — St. Maries notched wins over West Side, Salmon, North Gem and Lapwai, then beat Central Idaho League rival Kellogg on criteria for the team title at the Clearwater Valley North/South duals tournament at Clearwater Valley High.

St. Maries beat West Side 63-23, Salmon 69-12, North Gem 73-6 and Lapwai 69-9.

Kellogg defeated Ririe 60-15, McCall-Donnelly 63-24, Tri-Valley 45-37 and Nampa Christian 76-12.

The Lumberjacks were awarded the team title on total points scored and allowed, holding a 19 point difference.

“I’m proud of the kids,” St. Maries coach Dennis Humphrey said. “They kept battling all weekend and definitely deserved the finish they earned. The north teams definitely wrestled well this weekend.”

Kelby Harvey (113 pounds), Aiden Yearout (160), Trey Gibson (195) and Scott Sotin (285) finished unbeaten in the tournament for St. Maries.

Johnny Stovern (98), Ricky Haralson (120), Chase Scribner (126), Kolter Wood (132) and Russell Fields (285) went unbeaten for the Wildcats.

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Lakeland freshman Carson Leonard attempts to put Moscow sophomore Eian Schwecke on his back during the 113-pound championship match of the North Idaho Rumble on Saturday at Coeur d'Alene High.
  

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Lake City junior Alexxis Johnson fights off Sandpoint junior Emma Garman during the late stages of the 120-pound girls championship at the North Idaho Rumble on Saturday at Coeur d'Alene High.
  

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Lake City junior Nathan Booth attempts to put Mountain Home sophomore Camron Pedigo on his back during the 160-pound championship match at the North Idaho Rumble at Coeur d'Alene High on Saturday.