PREP WRESTLING: Trojans win fight, claim River City title

POST FALLS — First-year Trojan coach Jeremy Zender knew that his team was going to be for a battle when they saw Mead advance to the championship match of the River City Duals at Post Falls High on Saturday. 

“Mead’s a tough team, and (Mead coach) Phil (McLean) always has them ready to roll,” Zender said. “We knew we’d be in a dogfight.” 

In the championship match, Post Falls beat Mead 46-28, winning the team title, the program’s ninth since the tournament began in 1998.

“The guys competed in every position,” Zender said. “It was awesome to see that level of competition and the guys continue to get better.” 

Rider Seguine (138 pounds), Trey Smith (175), Seth Martin (190), Xander Scholes (285) and Matthew Hamilton (113) finished unbeaten for Post Falls, which hosts Lewiston on Wednesday. 

“I think we’re in the right spot mentally going into the final six weeks and the guys are continuing to get better,” Zender said. “They’re wrestling fearless and trying to score points. We’re heading in the right direction now.” 

Coeur d’Alene beat Lakeland 53-27 to finish third. Jordan Schield (138), Logan Bradley (144), Colton Tucker (150), Brock Armstrong (165) and Rocco White (113) went unbeaten for the Vikings. 

“Our guys wrestled hard all weekend, with seven duals in three days,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “I thought we were a little sluggish against Lakeland, but they did a good job overall. We’ve still got some things to work on, but I really like what I saw out of our guys.” 

Garrett Leonard went unbeaten at 215 for Lake City, which finished 12th in the 32-team tournament.

GOLD BRACKET 

CHAMPIONSHIP DUAL 

POST FALLS 46, MEAD 28 

132 — Ben Jaime, Mead, d. Brandon Felix, 14-8. 138 — Rider Seguine, PF, p. Nolan Lofstedt, 1:20. 144 — Evan Urann, Mead, d. Joshua Stone, 5-4. 150 — Tanner Piper, PF, p. Lars Weaver, 1:25. 157 — Kyle Miller, PF, d. Tyler Vandeventer, 5-4. 165 — Colton Austin, PF, p. Brenan Patton, 4:57. 175 — Trey Smith, PF, md. Caden Brooks, 18-9. 190 — Seth Martin, PF, p. Logan Ullah, 1:56. 215 — Braeden Harvey, Mead, p. Kendall Sage, 3:52. 285 — Xander Scholes, PF, d. Tyler Wells, 11-9. 98 — Tristan Mendenhall, PF, by forfeit. 106 — Bodie Slater, Mead, md. Gage Loftin, 21-8. 113 — Matthew Hamilton, PF, p. Andrew Aguidius, 3:13. 120 — Kaysic Lundquist, Mead, p. Logan Loaiza, 3:57. 126 — Billy Weisgerber, Mead, p. Sawyer Sage, 2:38. 

THIRD-PLACE DUAL 

COEUR d’ALENE 53, LAKELAND 27 

132 — Justin Baxter, LL, p. Tanner George, :41. 138 — Jordan Schield, Cd’A, tf. Cash Lund, 19-1. 144 — Logan Bradley, Cd’A, tf. Cole Cooper, 17-1. 150 — Colton Tucker, Cd’A, p. Austin Howell, 2:58. 157 — Gage McWatters, LL, p. Jack Mayer, 2:54. 165 — Brock Armstrong, Cd’A, tf. Thayer Sabatke, 17-2. 175 — Brett Myers, Cd’A, p. Peyton Sardinha, 1:24. 190 — Ty Paulin, Cd’A, by forfeit. 215 — Riley Berger, Cd’A, by forfeit. 285 — William Fairbanks, Cd’A, p. Zane Gray, :47. 98 — Zach Teal, LL, p. Micah Miller, 1:04. 106 — Nash Larsen, Cd’A, md. Caleb Adams, 9-1. 113 — Rocco White, Cd’A, md. Kade Knopp, 15-4. 120 — Carson Leonard, Cd’A, p. Will Rossi, 1:32. 126 — Jaren Knopp, LL, d. Carter Newby, 11-9. 

KAMIAKIN 45, SANDPOINT 38

132 — Joe Ethan Tristan, Kam, p. Ashlei Hawkins, 2:23. 138 — Gage Martin, Spt, tf. Jose Arroyo, 17-0. 144 — Braden Mills, Kam, p. William Gish, 0:55. 150 — John Holman, Spt, p. Ignacio Aguilar, 1:10. 157 — Colter Cates, Spt, by forfeit. 165 — Ashton Slover, Kam, p. Daniel Holman, 3:54. 175 — Jimmy Castillo, Kam, d. Charlie Beckert, 5-3. 190 — Jorden Tyler, Spt, by forfeit. 215 — Jarrett Peck, Kam, p. Jackson Holman, 1:41. 285 — Brooks Knight, Kam, p. Gavin Walters, 1:48. 98 — Ty Wood, Spt, by forfeit. 106 — Connor Ball, Kam, by forfeit. 113 — Aidan Rork, Spt, d. Teague Meagher, 3-2. 120 — Zak Wood, Spt, p. Tom Le, 5:40. 126 — Cannon Meagher, Kam, p. Conner Brown,  1:24. 

SILVER BRACKET  

CHAMPIONSHIP DUAL 

KELLOGG 51, TIMBERLAKE 34 

132 — Wyatt Storey, Kell, by forfeit. 138 — Chase Scribner, Kell, p. Cayden Knight, 2:46. 144 — Tanner Williams, Kell, p. Parker Cathey, 1:43. 150 — Brady Vergobbi, Kell, d. Chris Schmidt, 11-9. 157 — Jayce Haynes, Kell, p. Cole Hanely, 5:38. 165 — Coltin Duncan, Kell, by forfeit. 175 — Jonathan Hansen, TL, p. Andrew Lewis, 2:17. 190 — Levi Brown, Kell, by forfeit. 215 — Briley Arnett, TL, p. A.J. Peak, 3:25. 285 — Archer Higgins, TL, p. Kyle VanVleet, :26. 98 — Colton D’Avanzo, TL, by forfeit. 106 — Wyatt Carey, TL, p. Johnny Stovern, 2:30. 113 — Colton Storey, Kell, p. Sawyer Huston, 1:40. 120 — Carsun Hinklemann, Kell, p. John Wingfield, 1:00. 126 — Paul Sundstrom, TL, md. Ricky Haralson, 18-10. 

THIRD-PLACE DUAL 

KENNEWICK 46, LAKE CITY 31 

132 — Mark Kucheryaviy, Kenn, tf. Jordyn Lupton, 17-2. 138 — Krew Sparhawk, Kenn, tf. Eli Gross, 20-4. 144 — Abel Noriega, Kenn, p. Duncan Morrow, 5:29. 150 — Joey Gallagher, LC, d. Elias Aguayo, 19-13. 157 — Caleb Lihosit, Kenn, p. Tucker Bridwell, 4:48. 165 — Jonathan Hardin, Kenn, by forfeit. 175 — Nathan Booth, LC, p. Manu Laititi, 3:35. 190 — Cliff Eddington, LC, md. Hunter Brower, 10-1. 215 — Garrett Leonard, LC, p. Brendan Freeman, 1:04. 285 — Sebastian Mosman, LC, tf. Robert McMillen, 16-1. 98 — Isaiah Aguilera, LC, md. Benjamin Avalos Alcantar, 16-10. 106 — Garet Craft, Kenn, by forfeit. 113 — Abraham Noriega, Kenn, p. James Swanson, 2:11. 120 — Jacob Priest, Kenn, p. Enzo Attali, 3:47. 126 — Connor Johnson, LC, md. Hector Cardenas, 15-4. 

GIRLS

Sandpoint finishes second to

Thunder Ridge at River City

POST FALLS — Lilli Marti (235) won both of her contested matches as the Lady Bulldogs captured second out of eight teams after all was said and done at the River City Duals held Friday and Saturday at Post Falls High.

In the semifinal match against Post Falls, Sandpoint won the first three matches with Emma Garman (120), Vanessa Hood (126) and Avery Inge (132) all picking up wins by pin for a quick 18-0 lead. Teagan Newsom (145) then won by decision, Zxyloh Johnson (152) and Marti (235) by pin and the Lady Bulldogs picked up three wins by forfeit on their way to a 57-12 victory.

In the championship match against the defending state champions of Thunder Ridge, Izzy Stark (126) won by pin and Inge (132) by forfeit as the Lady Bulldogs mounted a 12-0 lead early. The Lady Titans, however, won the next five matches by pin to sweep the middle-upper weights.

Down 30-12, Marti (235) won by pin, Mackenzee Donenfeld (100) by a 5-4 decision, Summer Birch (107) by major decision, and Hunter Edmonsdon (114) by pin to bring the match to a nail-biting score of 31-30, Lady Bulldogs in front.

Thunder Ridge eventually took the final match by pin for a 35-31 victory. Despite the loss, it proves Sandpoint is set to be a top contender in the state this season. 

Overall, Sandpoint won four of their five duals and Hood, Inge, Donenfeld, Stark, Edmondson and Marti went undefeated throughout the entire tournament.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

THUNDER RIDGE 35, SANDPOINT 31

100 — Mackenzee Donenfeld, Spt, d. Aubry Scott, 5-4. 107 — Summer Birch, Spt, md. Akiyah Rhead, 11-2. 114 — Hunter Edmondson, Spt, p. Anabelle Andrews, 4:29. 120 — Gracie Price, TR, p. Emma Garman, 2:25. 126 — Isabella Stark, Spt, p. Caydence Landers, 5:59. 132 — Avery Inge, Spt, by forfeit. 138 — Ava Price, TR, p. Bayah Ratigan, 0:45. 145 — Emma Lowder, TR, p. Teagan Newsom, 1:40. 152 — Peyton Reeves, TR, p. Zxyloh Johnson, 2:29. 165 — Aurora Siqueiros, TR, p. Kaysha Kimura, 1:05. 185 — Shauna Anderson, TR, p. Ariana Turnbull, 0:38. 235 — Lilli Marti, Spt, p. Sophie Thoman, 0:34.

St. Maries takes third

at Schmunk Invitational

WARDEN, Wash. — Zachary David was the lone champion for the Lumberjacks at the Jeremiah Schmunk Invitational at Warden High, leading St. Maries to a third-place finish. 

Aiden Yearout (second at 165), Rustle Brusseau (second at 215), Zack Sotin (third at 175), Kelby Harvey (fourth at 138) and Dylan Hansen (fourth at 144) also placed for the Lumberjacks, who finished with 156 points.  

“The boys wrestled well,” St. Maries coach Dennis Humphrey said. “With some great competition we never see and our younger kids showed a lot of improvement. Some never made the podium, but gained great mat time that should pay dividends later in the season.” 

Tonasket won the tournament with 197.