13 Badger boys wrestlers off to state
EMILY BONSANT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 11 months AGO
Senior, Donald "Donnie" Riess received a bye at districts and will compete at the state wrestling tournament.
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(left) Eli Leyden (160) and Marcus Regehr (160) advance to the state championship. Regehr won the district championship.
(right) Porter Blackmore takes first at 3A IML districts.
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SPIRIT LAKE — Thirteen Badger boy wrestlers will head off to state after qualifying at 3A Intermountain league districts on Feb. 15.
The Badgers took second at districts, losing out to Timberlake 214-200. This is the Tigers first district title since 2020 with nine individual champions.
The district, down to Timberlake and Bonners Ferry after Kellogg and Priest River dropped to 2A this year, advanced the top two in each weight class to the state 3A tournament starting next Thursday at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.
District champions from Bonners Ferry included Saber Blackmore (106), Brandon Williams (113), Porter Blackmore (145), Marcus Regehr (160) and Andrew Erhardt (195). Donald “Donnie” Riess (285) had a bye.
Taking second and advancing to state as well is Stryder Liermann (120), Hunter Pope (126), Hunter Fulton (132) Israel Johnson (138), Alex Taylor (152), Eli Leyden (160) and Jackson Holdman (182).
Badger girls wrestle at Moscow tomorrow for districts.
TEAM SCORES — Timberlake 214, Bonners Ferry 200.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
98 — Wyatt Carey, Timberlake, d. Sawyer Huston, Timberlake, :53. 106 — Saber Blackmore, Bonners Ferry, p. Owen Zahnow, Timbelake, 2:59. 113 — Brandon Williams, Bonners Ferry, p. Paul Sundstrom, Timberlake, 5:58. 120 — Stryker Huston, Timberlake, p. Hunter Pope, Bonners Ferry, 1:50. 126 — Ayden Meehan, Timberlake, md. Stryder Liermann, Bonners Ferry, 9-0. 132 — Cayden Knight, Timberlake, p. Hunter Fulton, Bonners Ferry, 1:58. 138 — Cole Hanely, Timberlake, p. Israel Johnson, Bonners Ferry, 1:27. 145 — Porter Blackmore, Bonners Ferry, p. Jacob Howell, 3:37. 152 — Jonathan Hansen, Timberlake, p. Alexander Taylor, Bonners Ferry, :57. 160 — Marcus Regehr, Bonners Ferry, p. Eli Leyden, Bonners Ferry, 1:56. 170 — Zachary Schultz, Timberlake, had a bye. 182 — Luke Schell, Timberlake, p. Jackson Holman, Bonners Ferry, 3:32. 195 — Andrew Erhardt, Bonners Ferry, d. Carson Smith, Timberlake, by DQ. 220 — Isaiah Schultz, Timberlake, had a bye. 285 — Donald Riess, Bonners Ferry, had a bye.
SECOND-PLACE MATCH
132 — Hunter Fulton, Bonners Ferry, d. James Graves, Bonners Ferry, by injury default.
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