- This article will appear in the Jan. 3 edition of the Daily Bee

ST. MARIES — Orion Grimes (120), Colm McLaimtaig (138), and Caedan McLaimtaig (152) all won their respective weight classes to lead the Priest River boys wrestling team to a third place finish at the Chad E. Ross Invitational hosted by St. Maries High on Friday.

Grimes and Colm McLaimtaig pinned all three of their opponents en route to gold.

Grimes pinned Riley Johnson of Lewiston (5:05), Landyn Rollins of Kellogg (2:57), and Nakoa Rocha of Northwest Christian (2:55) in the championship match.

Colm McLaimtaig pinned Angel Gonzales of Clearwater Valley (1:54), Tanner Williams of Kellogg (4:00), and Conner Christensen of Clearwater Valley (2:00) in the championship match.

Caedan McLaimtaig pinned Liam Burke of Lakeland (0:26), defeated Brady Vergobbi of Kellogg via injury (5:05), pinned Jacob Fabbi of  Clearwater Valley (1:27), and won the championship match by a narrow 4-3 decision over Ridgeline’s Tyson Ramsey.

Liam Pettit (106) and Collin Magers (126) took home third place finishes for the Spartans.

On the girls side, Priest River’s Ezrah Vollendroff (100) finished second.

Priest River will be back in action Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Blackhawk Tournament hosted by Cheney High.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Kellogg 253.5. 2, St. Maries 211. 3, Priest River 168. 4, Ridgeline 143.5. 5, Clearwater Valley 142. 6, Enterprise 117. 7, Timberlake 101. 8, Potlatch 73. 9, Lakeland 72. 10, Lewiston 61. 11, Northwest Christian 41.5. 12, Lapwai 32. 13, Orofino 20. 14, Kootenai 19. 15, Lakeside 14. 16, Inchelium 6.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES 

98 — Johnny Stovern, Kellogg, d. Kevin Watson, Kellogg, 8-4. 106 — Colton Storey, Kellogg, p. Aiden Figueroa, Kellogg, 1:14. 113 — Kelby Harvey, St. Maries, p. James Royes, Enterprise, 2:51. 120 — Orion Grimes, Priest River, p. Nakoa Rocha, Northwest Christian, 2:55. 126 — Paul Sundstrom, Timberlake, d. Chase Scribner, Kellogg, 15-11. 132 — Kolter Wood, Kellogg, p. Landon Tweedy, St. Maries, 3:51. 138 — Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, p. Conner Christensen, Clearwater Valley, 2:00. 145 — Jaeger Hall, Kellogg, md. Estuardo Puderbaugh, Clearwater Valley, 12-3. 152 — Caeden McLaimtaig, Priest River, d. Tyson Ramsey, Ridgeline, 4-3. 160 — Aiden Yearout, St. Maries, p. Andrew Lewis, Kellogg, :56. 170 — Jonathan Hansen, Timberlake, p. Zack Sotin, St. Maries, :36. 182 — Trey Gibson, St. Maries, md. Luke Schell, Timberlake, 12-3. 195 — Leland Whitefoot, Lapwai, p. Giovanni Aquaro, Potlatch, 1:08. 220 — Porter Whipple, Clearwater Valley, p. Preston Wentling, Ridgeline, 3:42. 285 — Scott Sotin, St. Maries, md. Cade Cunningham, Enterprise, 14-6.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

98 — Peter Fabbi, Clearwater Valley, p. Zach Teal, Lakeland, 1:49. 106 — Liam Pettit, Priest River, p. Barrett Bronson, Enterprise, 4:13. 113 — Brody Lynch, Lewiston, d. Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 4-2. 120 — Landyn Rollins, Kellogg, p. Riley Johnson, Lewiston, 2:22. 126 — Collin Magers, Priest River, md. Ben Armas, Kootenai, 17-5. 132 — Wyatt Storey, Kellogg, d. Kaedyn Aurand, Ridgeline, 9-7. 138 — Hunter Gamble, Orofino, md. Zach David, St. Maries, 16-6. 145 — Gavin Shoemaker, Ridgeline, d. William Yearout, Potlatch, 10-5. 152 — Jacob Fabbi, Clearwater Valley, p. Mason Faling, Lewiston, 2:36. 160 — Tegan Evans, Enterprise, md. Kieson Watts, St. Maries, 9-0. 170 — David Colby, Ridgeline, p. Ashtyn Irwin, Enterprise, 4:13. 182 — Landynn Lynch, Lewiston, d. Cedar Betzold, Lewiston, 6-5. 195 — Daemon Huddleston, Lakeland, p. A.J. Peak, Kellogg, :59. 220 — Gunnar McDowell, Enterprise, p. Caleb Grow, Priest River, :12. 285 — Briley Arnett, Timberlake, d. Russell Fields, Kellogg, 6-0.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Potlatch 74. 2, Clearwater Valley 65. 3, Enterprise 45. 4, Kellogg 22. 5, Timberlake 18. 6 (tie), Lewiston, Priest River 12. 8, Lapwai 10. 9, Lakeland 9. 10, St. Maries 7.

100 — 1, Paetyn Labudie, Clearwater Valley. 2, Ezrah Vollendroff, Priest River. 3, Ella Bronson, Enterprise.

114 — Kaylee Eaves, Enterprise. 2, Riley Parsons, Clearwater Valley. 3, Teagan Patrick, Lakeland. 4, Sophia McLain, Kellogg.

120 — 1, Talluah April, Enterprise. 2, Jayden Ocain, Clearwater Valley. 3, Ariana Johnston, Potlatch. 4, Zoie Lawson, Kellogg.

126 — 1, Shelby Prather, Potlatch. 2, Brindle Beckner, Potlatch. 3, Maddison White, Kellogg.

138 — 1, Shelby Garten, Timberlake. 2. Megan Myers, Clearwater Valley. 3, Eavan Johnson, St. Maries.

152 — Hayley McNeal, Potlatch. 2, Emmalyn Boller, Clearwater Valley. 3, Izzy Davis, Kellogg. 4, Amaris Kager, Lapwai. 5, Miriam Grow, Priest River.

235 — 1, Tierney Prather, Potlatch. 2, Lyrica Peterson-Wagenborg, Lewiston. 3, Sicily Treetop, Lapwai.