SPARTAN ROUNDUP: 5 Spartans take home gold; Priest River second at Dick Griswold Invite
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
Priest River wrestlers pose with their awards from the Dick Griswold Invitational held at Potlatch High School on Saturday. From left, Darien Ratzlaff, Caeden McLaimtaig, Colm McLaimtaig, Orion Grimes, Brayden Lamanna, and Caleb Grow.
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I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | December 4, 2023 4:00 PM
POTLATCH — Priest River wrestling finished second out of 11 teams at the Dick Griswold Invite on Saturday held at Potlatch High School. Brayden Lamanna (113), Orion Grimes (120), Colm McLaimtaig (138), Caedan McLaimtaig (152) and Darien Ratzlaff (182) all pinned their opponents in their respective championship matches.
Caleb Grow (220) also took home a third-place finish while Jesse Hopkins (106) and Garrett Reynolds (132) finished fourth.
Priest River will head to the George Wild Invite held at Kellogg High School on Dec 8-9.
TEAM SCORES
1, Clearwater Valley 199; 2, Priest River 195; 3, Enterprise 161; 4, McCall-Donnelly 82; 5, Potlatch 75; 6, Clarkston 62; 7, St. Maries 54; 8, Pomeroy 48; 9, Asotin 33; T10, Lapwai 24; T10, Orofino 24.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES (Priest River)
113 – Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 3-0, p. Raiden Douglas, Clarkston, 1-1, 2:28. 120 – Orion Grimes, Priest River, 3-0, p. Luke Patterson, Enterprise, 1:41. 138 – Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, 2-0, p. Hunter Gamble, Orofino, 1-1, 1:19. 152 – Caeden McLaimtaig, Priest River, 4-0, p. Jacob Fabbi, Clearwater Valley, 3-1, 1:49. 182 – Darien Ratzlaff, Priest River, 3-0, p. Peyton Cannon, Pomeroy, 1-1, 1:37.
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE (Priest River)
106 – Barrett Bronson, Enterprise, 2-3, d. Jesse Hopkins, Priest River, 2-2, 7-3. 132 – Magnus Bryngelson, Potlatch, 4-1, p. Garrett Reynolds, Priest River, 3-2, 0:36. 220 – Caleb Grow, Priest River, 4-1, p. Leland Whitefoot, Lapwai, 0:51.
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