JR. HIGH WRESTLING: Priest River boys capture District 1 title
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years AGO
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 8, 2023 4:25 PM
KELLOGG — Priest River’s Justin Hopkins (80), Royce Redinger (92), Elijah Moore (98), Billy Rapier (110), and Ukiah Martinez (Heavyweight), all won their respective weight classes to lead the Priest River middle school boys wrestling team to a district title Thursday.
Grady Caudill (74), Tadhg McLaimtaig (86), Easton Schmaltz (92), David Harbinson (104), Layton Goins (137), and Devon Long (160), all took second place for the Spartans.
Khayden Kurlio (80), Gideon Rapier (86), Chris Barns (110), and Nicholas Grow (170) all notched crucial third place finishes to help propel Priest River to victory.
TEAM SCORES
1, Priest River 227.5; 2, Kellogg 213; 3, St. Maries 175; 4, Timberlake 152; 5, Bonners Ferry 136; 6, Kootenai Classical Academy 77. No score – Kootenai.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
74 – Thomas Urbina, KCA, 7-2 p. Grady Caudill, Priest River, 7-1, 3:46. 80 – Justin Hopkins, Priest River, 12-1, p. Easton Mckerlie, St. Maries, 2-1, 0:35. 86 – Dalton Regehr, Bonners Ferry, 12-1, md. Tadhg McLaimtag, Priest River, 9-3, 10-2. 92 – Royce Redinger, Priest River, 12-2, p. Easton Schmaltz, Priest River, 11-4, 2:20. 98 – Elijah Moore, Priest River, 7-2, p. Braeden Rush, Timberlake, 7-4, 0:38. 104 – Bowdi Szabo, Kellogg, 11-1, d. David Harbinson, Priest River, 6-6, 5-2. 110 – Billy Rapier, Priest River, 12-4, p. Dominick Collison, Timberlake, 11-2, 1:12. 116 – Carsun Hinkelmann, Kellogg, 12-1, p. Gabe Halloran, St. Maries, 2-1, 0:31. 123 – Parker Cathey, Timberlake, 9-1, d. Lowden White, Kellogg, 9-3, 6-2. 130 – Aidric Ballance, Timberlake, 11-1, p. Emmett Hegbloom, Kellogg, 9-3, 2:09. 137 – Owen Chatigny, St. Maries, 2-0, p. Layton Goins, Priest River, 7-2, 1:27. 144 – John Brownfield, Kellogg, 6-2, p. Gabe Bartlet, St. Maries, 2-1, 2:13. 151 – Joe Torr, Timberlake, 9-2, p. Donnie Johnson, St. Maries, 2-1, 1:57. 160 – Nate Brothers, Bonners Ferry, 9-1, p. Devon Long, Priest River, 2-8, 0:19. 170 – Emmit Rivadeneira, Kellogg, 11-0, p. Levi Brown, Kellogg, 8-5, 1:13. 185 – Sean O`Neill, KCA, 6-2, p. Grayson Haynes, Kellogg, 8-1, 1:08. HWT – Ukiah Martinez, Priest River, 9-4, P. Alex Nelson, Bonners Ferry, 6-4, 4:03.
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE
74 – Kashton Haynes, Kellogg, 11-4, md. Sterling Huston, Timberlake, 5-8, 9-0. 80 – Khayden Kurlio, Priest River, 7-3, md. Colter Schoepp, Timberlake, 7-4, 10-0. 86 – Gideon Rapier, Priest River, 11-2, md. Myle Tuula, Kellogg, 7-3, 12-0. 92 – Luke Scarborough, Bonners Ferry, 6-3, p. Eithan Stringer, Timberlake, 7-7, 0:17. 98 – Easton Harvey, St. Maries, 3-1, p. Drake Larson, Timberlake, 3-8, 2:49. 104 – Hudson Krejci, Bonners Ferry, 12-1, p. Kaden Woodall, KCA, 4-7, 1:39. 110 – Chris Barns, Priest River, 9-6, d. Rylen Harvey, St. Maries, 3-2, 6-5. 116 – Colt Barras, Bonners Ferry, 11-6, d. Brody Swift, Bonners Ferry, 12-3, 7-0. 123 – Parker Thomas, St. Maries, 3-1 p. Landon Myers, Priest River, 7-10, 1:44. 130 – Sawyer Schmidt, Timberlake, 8-6, p. Koebi Gumaer, Priest River, 9-11, 2:39. 137 – Payton Loutzenhiser, Timberlake, 8-5, p. Kyler Barnhart, Timberlake, 5-8, 1:52. 144 – Austin Goodnight, Bonners Ferry, 6-1, d. Caden Bates, Bonners Ferry, 7-3, 7-4. 151 – Carson Price, Kellogg, 9-2, md. Mason Davis, Priest River, 8-8, 9-1. 160 – No match. 170 – Nicholas Grow, Priest River, 5-9, d. Couper Hart, Bonners Ferry, 3-7, 4-1. 185 – Vinncent Sartan-Braton, St. Maries, 1-1, d. Dominic O’Sullivan, KCA, 1-7, 6-1. HWT – Jaxton Jones, Kellogg, 3-4, by default.
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