* WRESTLING

COEUR d'ALENE - Jeremy Golding turned the tide at 149 pounds and Nico Moreno kept it going at 157 as the top-ranked North Idaho College wrestling team bounced back from Friday's loss to second-ranked Northwest College of Powell (Wyo.), beating fourth-ranked Clackamas of Oregon City, Ore., 24-17 in a dual at Christianson Gym on Saturday afternoon.

"Jeremy beating Kenny Martin really shifted the match for us," NIC coach Pat Whitcomb said. "He pretty much handled him and right after that, Moreno goes out in a great match and has a pin. It was good to see them bounce back, but we'll have to wrestle them three more times and we know we can beat Northwest and Clackamas can beat us."

Later, NIC whipped Southwestern Oregon of Coos Bay, Ore., 48-5.

Golding, Terrance McKinney (141) and Taylor Kornoely each won twice on Saturday by pin for NIC (7-2), which returns to action Jan. 16 at Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash.

In other matches at NIC on Saturday, Northwest beat Clackamas 21-20 and Southwestern Oregon 37-9.

NORTH IDAHO 24, CLACKAMAS 17

125 - Kamron Day, Clack, p. Jared Miller, 3:58. 133 - Cary Palmer, Clack, d. Carlos Lozoya, 9-3. 141 - Terrance McKinney, NIC, p. Daniel Leonard, 2:10. 149 - Jeremy Golding, NIC, d. Kenny Martin, 8-3. 157 - Nico Moreno, NIC, p. Eleazar DeLuca, 6:19. 165 - Kyle Bateman, Clack, d. Dylan Miller, 7-5. 174 - Dustin Harris, Clack, d. Derrick Booth, 4-2. 184 - Adrian Salas, Clack, d. Matt Hopkins, 9-3. 197 - V.J. Giulio, NIC, p. Ihoghama Odighizuwa, 3:40. 285 - Taylor Kornoely, NIC, d. Brandon Johnson, 11-5.

NORTH IDAHO 48, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON 5

125 - Jared Miller, NIC, p. Chris Ungerecnt, 1:29. 133 - Lucas Garza, SO, by injury default. 141 - Terrance McKinney, NIC, p. Jaxson Ward, :45. 149 - Jeremy Golding, NIC, p. Aaron Nabinger-Villarin, 4:48. 157 - Nico Moreno, NIC, d. Tyler Strenke, 5-2. 165 - Dylan Miller, NIC, p. Andrew Orr, 3:58. 174 - Derrick Booth, NIC, d. Kris Newport, 7-5. 184 - Matt Hopkins, NIC, p. Trevor Davis, 3:45. 197 - V.J. Giulio, NIC, by forfeit. 285 - Taylor Kornoely, NIC, p. Caleb Green, 4:09.

* MEN'S BASKETBALL

North Idaho 91

Colo. N'western 80

RANGELY, Colo. - Will Dorsey scored 21 points off the bench for the 23rd-ranked Cardinals, which defeated the Spartans in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game.

"We got up 10 early on and couldn't get much over that," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "We couldn't quite pull away, but we found a way to get it done and get the win. Will played really well for us and Bryce (Leavitt) did a little bit of everything for us again."

Leavitt had 16 points, six assists and two steals for NIC (13-3, 1-1), which returns to action Dec. 28 at home against Treasure Valley.

"It was a survival trip for us," Phay said. "We just wanted to get a win and get out of here. Colorado Northwestern is playing good and they'll beat someone in our conference this year. But we don't want that to be us."

Brandon Pasker scored 19 points for Colorado Northwestern (6-9, 0-2).

In other SWAC play, No. 24 Utah State-Eastern (13-1, 2-0) beat No. 7 Southern Idaho (12-2, 1-1) 95-85 in Price, Utah, and No. 14 Salt Lake (13-1, 1-0) defeated Snow (7-7, 0-1) in Ephraim, Utah.

NORTH IDAHO

Braxton Tucker 5-14 2-2 12, Tatafu Nuku 5-7 1-2 11, Bryce Leavitt 6-11 2-2 16, Cole Kesler 3-7 0-0 9, Brad Wallace 3-4 0-0 8, Jason Wheelock 0-0 0-0 0, Nathan Rathbun 1-3 1-4 3, Will Dorsey 8-10 2-3 21, Fuquan Niles 0-1 1-4 1, Jordon King 3-4 1-3 10, Ty Higbie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-61 13-21 91.

COLORADO NORTHWESTERN

Brandon Pasker 4-8 11-14 19, RayJon Craig 3-6 2-4 8, Ivan Sifuentes 2-6 0-0 5, Leonard Hurst 2-7 3-3 7, Adrian Williams 3-7 2-2 9, Terrylee Wedgeworth 1-4 5-6 8, Jay Bradley 0-1 2-2 2, Chris Spotser 3-5 0-0 7, Ty Johnson 4-6 4-5 14, William Van Deren 0-1 1-4 1. Totals 22-51 19-30 80.

Halftime - NIC 39-27. 3-point goals - NIC 10-19 (Leavitt 2-4, Kesler 3-6, Wallace 2-3, Dorsey 3-5, King 0-1), CNCC 6-19 (Craig 0-2, Sifuentes 1-3, Hurt 0-1, Williams 1-3, Wedgeworth 1-4, Bradley 0-1, Spotser 1-2, Johnson 2-3). Rebounds - NIC 38 (Kesler 6), CNCC 28 (Pasker 5). Assists - NIC 13 (Leavitt 6), CNCC 16 (Sifuentes 8). Team fouls - NIC 27, CNCC 17. Fouled out - Rathbun, Niles.

* WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

North Idaho 72

Colo. N'western 51

RANGELY, Colo. - Freshman Kara Staggs scored 18 points off the bench on 7-of-11 shooting from the field to lead the 10th-ranked Cardinals past the Spartans in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game.

"She played really well after a disappointing night on Thursday (in a loss at Utah State-Eastern)," NIC coach Chris Carlson said. "She was just all over the floor and really played like a sophomore. She's good and playing really well right now."

Renae Mokrzycki had 20 points and 17 rebounds for NIC (12-2, 1-1 SWAC), which is off until the Lower Columbia tournament in Longview, Wash., where the Cardinals open vs. Tacoma on Dec. 27.

"Renae was a monster on the boards tonight," Carlson said. "That's one of the things that Colorado does well, but I'm glad we got the win tonight. With the whole Scenic West level of play, it was a good response from Thursday night. We came out more focused and ready to fight like we need to."

Julie Harless scored 12 points for Colorado Northwestern (6-9, 0-2).

In other SWAC play on Saturday, No. 3 Southern Idaho (12-1, 2-0) defeated Utah State-Eastern (5-8, 1-1) 77-73 in Price, Utah, and Salt Lake (10-4, 1-0) defeated Snow (5-8, 0-1) 58-52 in Ephraim, Utah.

NORTH IDAHO

Renae Mokrzycki 8-18 3-8 20, Panisessi Taimani 3-7 1-2 7, Georgia Stirton 2-4 2-2 7, Jansen Butler 3-8 0-0 7, Bailey Schroeder 1-2 0-1 3, Katie King 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan Grier 0-2 0-0 0, Ryleigh Swagerty 1-2 0-0 3, Kara Staggs 7-11 1-2 18, Caitlyn Behymer 2-8 3-4 7, Maggie Kirscher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 10-21 72.

COLORADO NORTHWESTERN

Ana Trost 0-0 0-0 0, Coco Epps 4-13 1-2 10, Julie Harless 3-10 3-4 12, Kehana Gray 2-11 3-4 9, Kendra Martin 3-7 2-5 8, Kayla Strobel 2-6 0-0 4, Nyahok Bile 1-5 6-11 8, Emoney Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Attirah Munir 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-54 15-28 51.

Halftime - NIC 29-21. 3-point goals - NIC 8-20 (Mokrzycki 1-5, Stirton 1-2, Butler 1-4, Schroeder 1-1, Grier 0-1, Swagerty 1-1, Staggs 3-5, Behymer 0-1), CNCC 6-8 (Epps 1-3, Harless 3-3, Gray 2-2). Rebounds - NIC 46 (Mokrzycki 17), CNCC 42 (Epps 8). Assists - NIC 11 (Butler 4), CNCC 7 (Harless 5). Team fouls - NIC 22, CNCC 18. Fouled out - none.