PREP WRESTLING: Sandpoint's Tyler rallies for Rollie Lane title

NAMPA — With 13 seconds remaining, Sandpoint High senior Jorden Tyler trailed 7-4 to three-time Oregon state champion Easton Kemper.

As the clock ticked down, Tyler spun into a two-point reversal and was eventually granted a four-point near-fall, claiming the 195-pound title 10-7 in the annual Rollie Lane Invitational at the Ford Idaho Center on Saturday.

"Emotionally, watching the way he finished, do what he did, it's just unreal — it's hard to put into words," Sandpoint coach Josh Ratigan said. "He just put it all together at once ... he had roughly 13 seconds and scored six points."

Earlier, Tyler beat two-time Idaho state champion Preston Sonner-Cranney of Minico with a second-round pin. Tyler lost to Sonner-Cranney by a 4-2 decision in the state 4A title match last year.

"That's more than big, beating someone you know you lost to before, knowing there should have been a better outcome," Ratigan said. "You have to make the outcome different this year ... and Jorden did that. We figured things would go our way, especially with the way Jorden has been wrestling. He's been top notch all year, clicking on all cylinders. Heck of a captain."

Meridian claimed the boys team title with 221 points. 

Coeur d’Alene junior Brooklyn Anderson, who won at 152 pounds last year and was fifth as a freshman, defeated Elianna Santos-Banks of Reed, Nev., 6-2 in the 160-pound final in the girls tournament. 

“She just does a good job on the mat,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “She’s got a lot of mat sense, and it really hard to score on. She knows situations and when she can score and doesn’t make mistakes. She can win 1-point matches, and is really good at it. Winning again is really good to build her confidence and keep moving forward throughout the year.” 

Brock Armstrong (second at 165), Justus Peregrina (fifth at 113), Jordan Schield (sixth at 138) and Gabe Larsen (eighth at 157) also placed for Coeur d’Alene, which was sixth with 125 points. 

“Brock wrestled hard but had a tough kid in the finals (Bend’s Leif Larwin),” Moffat said. “He had a good tournament, and every match today was tough. Jordan (Schield) beat a defending state champion, then lost three in a row. Justus came back and had a great tournament, kept winning matches and did a good job. We hit a good stride this weekend and now we’ve got to stay healthy and keep moving forward.” 

Lakeland sophomore Zach Teal, who won at Tri-State on Dec. 14, finished second at 98 pounds. Tristan Mendenhall of Post Falls was eighth at 98.

Senior Sylvia Becker was fifth at 165 and junior Lilli Marti sixth at 235 for Sandpoint.

Freshman Kahli Brown (138) and sophomore Chloe Thomas (eighth at 145) placed for the Post Falls girls.

“Kahli was working through a lot of different moves and was fully dedicated to what she was doing,” Post Falls girls coach Leah Brown said. “She executed really well and didn’t get ahead of herself and absolutely killed it.”

ROLLIE LANE INVITATIONAL 

BOYS 

Local placing matches 

Championship 

98 — Jakobe Valle, Homedale, p. Zach Teal, Lakeland, 5:24. 165 — Leif Larwin, Bend, md. Brock Armstrong, Coeur d’Alene, 10-1. 190 — Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, d. Easton Kemper, Burns, 10-7. 

Fifth-place matches 

113 — Justus Peregrina, Coeur d’Alene, d. Willian Shallenberger, Wasatch, 9-5. 138 — Mason Aiken, American Falls, md. Jordan Schield, Coeur d’Alene, 14-3. 

Seventh-place matches 

98 — Wyatt Meppen, Thunder Ridge, tf. Tristan Mendenhall, Post Falls, 17-2. 157 — Maverick Heimbuck, Scappoose, d. Gabe Larsen, Coeur d’Alene, by medical forfeit. 

GIRLS 

Local placing matches 

Championship matches 

165 — Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene, d. Elianna Santos-Banks, Reed, 6-2. 

Third-place matches 

132 — Shelby Garten, Timberlake, tf. Renae Cook Forest Grove, 15-0. 138 — Kahli Brown, Post Falls, d. Danin Lacouture, Siuslaw, 11-8. 

Fifth-place match 

165 — Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, p. Ellili Hansen, Madison, 2:01. 235 — Charlie Robinson, Rigby, p. Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, 1:27. 

Seventh-place matches 

145 — Bianca Cluff, Wasatch, d. Chloe Thomas, Post Falls, 8-2. 

Seguine, Martin go unbeaten

at The Clash in Wisconsin

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Rider Seguine (139 pounds) and Seth Martin (189) capped unbeaten weekends by going 3-0 for the Trojans on the second day of The Clash at the La Crosse Center. 

Post Falls defeated Staley (Mo.) 40-24, fell to Washington (Ill.) 34-28, then beat Arlington Heights of Hersey, Ill., 37-22 in the third bracket to finish runner-up in their bracket. 

"The kids competed really well," Post Falls coach Jeremy Zender said. "We ran into some tough kids and to come back here and not know anything about them, sometimes it's good to not know a lot heading into the match."

Seguine was named to the all-tournament team at 139 pounds.

Post Falls hosts Thunder Ridge on Thursday.

POST FALLS 40, STALEY 24 

152 — David Gleason, Staley, p. Kyle Miller, 1:02. 160 — Damion Hamilton, PF, d. Merrik Murray, by injury default. 172 — Trey Smith, PF, p. Max Joiner, 3:25. 189 — Seth Martin, PF, p. TJ Shanks, 2:54. 215 — Kendall Sage, PF, md. Maer Deng, 14-2. 285 — Noah Cooper, Staley, p. Xander Scholes, :34. 107 — Gunner Dahms, Staley, p. Gage Loftin, 5:32. 114 — Matthew Hamilton, PF, md. Karsyn Redeker, 10-0. 121 — Parker Leverknight, Staley, md. Logan Loaiza, 17-7. 127 — Sawyer Sage, PF, p. Conner Anderson, 1:28. 133 — Zayne Reynolds, Staley, md. Brandon Felix, 10-2. 139 — Rider Seguine, PF, p. Eli Lawson, :49. 145 — Tanner Piper, PF, d. Matthew Shomin, 4-3. 

WASHINGTON 34, POST FALLS 28 

160 — Damion Hamilton, PF, md. Cruise Brolley, 12-4. 172 — Trey Smith, PF, tf. Braden Brown, 17-2. 189 — Seth Martin, PF, tf. Wyatt Leman, 19-4. 215 — Josh Hoffer, Wash, p. Kendall Sage, 2:47. 285 — Sean Thornton, Wash, p. Xander Scholes, 1:38. 107 — Symon Woods, Wash, d. Gage Loftin, 4-2. 114 — Matthew Hamilton, PF, p. Lucas Bach, :47. 121 — Noah Woods, Wash, tf. Logan Loaiza, 18-3. 127 — Sawyer Sage, PF, d. Logan Makiney, 9-4. 133 — Cayden Park, Wash, d. Brandon Felix, 5-0. 139 — Rider Seguine, PF, tf. Michael Mendoza, 19-3. 145 — Peyton Cox, Wash, p. Tanner Piper, :28. 152 — Wyatt Medlin, Wash, tf. Kyle Miller, 19-4. 

POST FALLS 37, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 22 

172 — Trey Smith, PF, md. Grant Moga, 15-2. 189 — Seth Martin, PF, p. John Slump, 1:23. 215 — Kendall Sage, PF, p. Nick Larsen, :44. 285 — Xander Scholes, PF, p. Harrison Lacaeyse, :28. 107 — Gage Loftin, PF, d. Cole Anselmi, 7-4. 114 — Matthew Hamilton, PF, d. Danny Lehman, 10-7. 121 — Anthony Orozco-Diaz, AH, p. Logan Loaiza, 1:55. 127 — Riddick Variano, AH, p. Sawyer Sage, :57. 133 — Elijah Garza, AH, tf. Brandon Felix, 17-2. 139 — Rider Seguine, PF, d. Nolan Variano, 8-2. 145 — Maksim Mukhamdedaliyev, AH, tf. Tanner Piper, 22-2. 152 — Kyle Miller, PF, d. Rodrigo Arceo, 5-1. 160 — Damion Hamilton, PF, d. Luke Koclanis, 8-1. 

Lake City takes third in

Pacific Northwest Classic

SPOKANE VALLEY — Nathan Booth (175), Garrett Leonard (215) and Sebastian Mosman (285) claimed individual titles for the Timberwolves in the Pacific Northwest Classic at University High. 

Booth pinned Mark Ahner of Glacier High in Kalispell, Mont., in 5:36 in the 175-pound final. Leonard defeated Braeden Harvey of Mead by a 7-2 decision in the 215-pound final in a rematch of the championship match at the Tri-State Invitational on Dec. 14 at North Idaho College. 

Mosman defeated Noah Horn of Glacier by a 6-1 decision in the 285-pound title match. 

Jordyn Lupton (fifth at 132), Tucker Bridwell (fourth at 157) and Cliff Eddington (fifth at 190) also placed for Lake City, which finished third with 170 points. 

Mead won the team title with 247.5 points, followed by University with 224. 

St. Maries wins 

at Orofino Invitational

OROFINO — Kelby Harvey (132 pounds), Kody Tefft (150), Zach David (157), Aiden Yearout (165) and Zack Sotin (190) won individual titles for the Lumberjacks in the Orofino Invitational at Orofino High. 

Dylan Hansen (third at 144), Amado Stewart (second at 157), Keltan Allmen (second at 175), Kristoffer Brusseau (third at 215), Rustle Brusseau (second at 215) and Beau Wentzel (fifth at 132) also placed for St. Maries, which claimed the 10-team title with 182.5 points. 

“The boys wrestled tough as we continue to try and get healthy,” St. Maries coach Dennis Humphrey said. “Kody had a great outing. He finally got to his target weight and looked really solid and comfortable there.” 

In the girls tournament, JoJane Barta finished runner-up in the 114-120 bracket. 

St. Maries hosts Timberlake on Wednesday. 

    Courtesy photo The Lake City High boys wrestling team finished third in the Pacific Northwest Classic on Saturday at University High in Spokane Valley. In the front row, from left are Chris Romo, coach Corey Owen, Nathan Booth, Garrett Leonard, Alden Curto, Sebastian Mosman and Jordyn Lupton. In the back are Joey Gallagher, Caden Kemper, Tucker Bridwell and Clifford Eddington.