PREP DISTRICT WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS: Trojans take 11th straight district title

6A

COEUR d’ALENE — For the 11th straight time, Post Falls claimed the District 1 wrestling title, finishing with eight champions on Friday at Lake City High. 

“One of the boys was carrying the trophy and said ‘I can’t believe we’ve won this many in a row,’” first-year Post Falls coach Jeremy Zender said. “It’s just a testament to building that foundation over the past few years with coaches Pete Reardon, Abel De La Rosa and all those guys putting in the time to get better. It’s quite the undertaking to keep this machine rolling.”

Tristan Mendenhall (98 pounds), Gage Loftin (106), Matthew Hamilton (113), Logan Loaiza (120), Brandon Felix (132), Rider Seguine (138), Damion Hamilton (165) and Seth Martin (190) claimed titles for the Trojans, who finished with 390 points in the state-qualifying tournament. 

“That 113-pound bracket was probably the toughest four kids in the state,” Zender said. “All four of those guys battled and for Matthew to come through that gauntlet says a lot about how much he’s improved and gotten better.” 

Carter Newby (126), Logan Bradley (144), Colton Tucker (150) and Gabe Larsen (157) won district titles for Coeur d’Alene, which qualified nine to state.  

“Carter was solid and just keeps getting better and better,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “Both Logan and Colton controlled their matches really well. We weren’t sure with Gabe since he’d been out and hadn’t been in a tough match since Rollie Lane (Jan. 4) because of injury, but he was strong all day.” 

Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat hopes the Vikings will add a few more participants after the wild-card bids are determined after Sunday’s statewide seeding meeting via Zoom. 

“I thought all of our guys wrestled hard,” Moffat said. “It’s going to be tough with only two automatic bids, but we’re hoping we’ll get three to four more in.” 

Nathan Booth (175), Garrett Leonard (215) and Sebastian Mossman (285) won district titles for Lake City, with Connor Johnson finishing second at 126.  

“Those three champions had a great week of practice and you always hope it materializes,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said. “They were all solid and just locked in. I was really impressed with those kids tonight. Connor, he’s always been such a gritty kid. I think today, he found how to win his style of match. He wrestles so hard and did a good job of keeping it close in the first period and finding a way to win in the third.” 

The state 6A meet is next Friday and Saturday at the ICCU Dome in Pocatello. 

6A DISTRICT 1 TOURNAMENT 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 390. 2, Coeur d’Alene 324.5. 3, Lake City 153. 

(Top two advance to state, with wild-card available) 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES 

98 — Tristan Mendenhall, Post Falls, tf. Saul Benzinger, Post Falls, 18-3. 106 — Gage Loftin, Post Falls, p. Nash Larsen, Coeur d’Alene, 5:23. 113 — Matthew Hamilton, Post Falls, d. Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene, 4-0. 120 — Logan Loaiza, Post Falls, p. Colton Rush, Coeur d’Alene, :39. 126 — Carter Newby, Coeur d’Alene, d. Sawyer Sage, Post Falls, 9-6. 132 — Brandon Felix, Post Falls, d. Logan Nitti, Coeur d’Alene, 8-4. 138 — Rider Seguine, Post Falls, tf. Jordan Schield, Coeur d’Alene, 16-1. 144 — Logan Bradley, Coeur d’Alene, tf. Joshua Stone, Post Falls, 19-0. 150 — Colton Tucker, Coeur d’Alene, p. Tanner Piper, Post Falls, 2:40. 157 — Gabe Larsen, Coeur d’Alene, d. Kyle Miller, Post Falls, 6-5. 165 — Damion Hamilton, Post Falls, d. Brock Armstrong, Coeur d’Alene, 9-6. 175 — Nathan Booth, Lake City, d. Trey Smith, Post Falls, 9-8. 190 — Seth Martin, Post Falls, p. Zane Smith, Post Falls, 1:15. 215 — Garrett Leonard, Lake City, p. Kendall Sage, Post Falls, 3:08. 285 — Sebastian Mosman, Lake City, d. Xander Scholes, Post Falls, 2-1. 

SECOND-PLACE MATCHES 

98 — Saul Benzinger, Post Falls, d. Micah Miller, Coeur d’Alene, no challenge. 106 — Nash Larsen, Coeur d’Alene, d. Chance Tucker, Coeur d’Alene, no challenge.  113 — Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene, d. Ryker Allen, Post Falls, no challenge. 120 — Jesse Villegas, Post Falls, d. Colton Rush, Coeur d’Alene, 4-0. 126 — Connor Johnson, Lake City, d. Sawyer Sage, Post Falls, 6-1. 132 — Logan Nitti, Coeur d’Alene, d. Tanner George, Coeur d’Alene, no challenge. 138 — Jordan Schield, Coeur d’Alene, d. Dominic Prangley, Coeur d’Alene, no challenge. 144 — Finn Case, Coeur d ‘Alene, d. Joshua Stone, Post Falls 7-4. 150 — Tanner Piper, Post Falls, p. Alden Curto, Lake City, 5:00.  157 — Kyle Miller, Post Falls, d. Colton Austin, Post Falls, no challenge. 165 — Brock Armstrong, Coeur d’Alene, tf. Jack Murrell, Coeur d’Alene, 18-2. 175 — Trey Smith, Post Falls, d. Brett Myers, Coeur d’Alene, no challenge. 190 — Zane Smith, Post Falls, d. Cliff Eddington, Lake City, no challenge. 215 — Kendall Sage, Post Falls, tf. Kyden Martin, Post Falls 15-0.  285 — Xander Scholes, d. Logan Trujillo, Coeur d’Alene, 4-1. 

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES 

98 — Micah Miller, Coeur d’Alene, tf. Isaiah Aguilera, Lake City, 18-2. 106 — Chance Tucker, Coeur d’Alene, p. Ethan Ruth, Post Falls, 3:31. 113 — Ryker Allen, Post Falls, d. Justus Peregrina, Coeur d’Alene, 12-10. 120 — Jesse Villegas, Post Falls, d. Will Rossi, Coeur d’Alene, by forfeit. 126 — Connor Johnson, Lake City, d. Mason Rogers, Coeur d’Alene, 3-1. 132 — Tanner George, Cour d’Alene, d. Caden Ramey, Lake City, 6-0.  138 — Dominic Prangley, Coeur d’Alene, md. Josh Macdonald, Lake City, 22-9. 144 — Finn Case, Coeur d’Alene, d. Brycen Duboise, Lake City, 10-7. 150 — Alden Curto, Lake City, md. Jack Mayer, Coeur d’Alene, 10-0. 157 — Colton Austin, Post Falls, p. Tucker Bridwell, Lake City, 1:37.  165 — Jack Murrell, Coeur d’Alene, p. Brayden Schuler, Post Falls, 3:27. 175 — Brett Myers, Coeur d’Alene, d. Jason Stone, Post Falls, 9-8. 190 — Cliff Eddington, Lake City, p. Riley Berger, Coeur d’Alene, 1:47. 215 — Kyden Martin, Post Falls, d. James Vincent, Lake City, 6-0. 285 — Logan Trujillo, Coeur d’Alene, d. Cameron Gray, Lake City, 1-0. 

4A

Timberlake wins 

third straight district title

SPIRIT LAKE — Timberlake claim its third straight district title, outscoring Bonners Ferry 250-114 in the two-team state qualifying tournament at Timberlake High. 

Colton D’Avanzo (98 pounds), Wyatt Carey (106), Sawyer Huston (113), John Wingfleid (120), Paul Sundstrom (126), Parker Cathey (132), Cayden Knight (144), Chris Schmidt (150), Carter Loutzenhiser (157), Joseph Torr (165), Jonathan Hansen (175) and Briley Arnett (215) claimed district titles for Timberlake. 

The district champion, plus a wild-card advance to the state 4A tournament next Friday and Saturday at the ICCU Dome in Pocatello. 

4A DISTRICT 1 TOURNAMENT
At Timberlake High, Spirit Lake 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 250. 2, Bonners Ferry 114. 

(Winner to state, wild-card available) 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES  

98 — Colton D’Avanzo, Timberlake, received a bye. 106 — Wyatt Carey, Timberlake, received a bye. 113 — Sawyer Huston, Timberlake, received a bye. 120 — John Wingfield, Timberlake, p. Duff Wilson, Bonners Ferry, 1:15. 126 — Paul Sundstrom, Timberlake, p. Eivind Falck, Bonners Ferry, 1:12. 132 — Parker Cathey, Timberlake, p. Ethan Matthews, Bonners Ferry, 2:46. 138 — Stryder Liermann, Bonners Ferry, received a bye. 144 — Cayden Knight, Timberlake, p. Hunter Pope, Bonners Ferry, 2:51. 150 — Chris Schmidt, Timberlake, tf. Cole Hanely, Timberlake, 18-3. 157 — Carter Loutzenhiser, Timberlake, d. Job Wohali, Timberlake, 10-4. 165 — Joseph Torr, Timberlake, d. Gaige Johnson, Bonners Ferry, 8-6. 175 — Jonathan Hansen, Timberlake, received a bye. 190 — Jacob Solt, Bonners Ferry, d. Illikai Aitken, Bonners Ferry, 6-0. 215 — Briley Arnett, Timberlake, received a bye. 285 — Taylor Dodd, Bonners Ferry, p. Archer Higgins, Timberlake, 2:00. 

SECOND-PLACE MATCHES 

98 — no match. 106 — no match. 113 — no match. 120 — Duff Wilson, Bonners Ferry, received a bye. 126 — Dominic Collison, Timberlake, md. Eivind Falck, Bonners Ferry, 10-2. 132 — Ethan Matthews, Bonners Ferry, no challenge. 138 — no match. 144 — Hunter Pope, Bonners Ferry, no challenge. 150 — Cole Hanely, Timberlake, no challenge. 157 — Job Wohali, Timberlake, d. Israel Johnson, Bonners Ferry, no challenge. 165 — Gaige Johnson, Bonners Ferry, d. Hunter Hastings, Timberlake, no challenge. 175 — no match. 190 — Illikai Aitken, Bonners Ferry, d. Daniel Magsam, Timberlake, no challenge. 215 — no match. 285 — Archer Higgins, Timberlake, no challenge.