PREP WRESTLING: Lake City, Post Falls, Lakeland, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint girls nab titles at season-opening tournaments

• BOYS

POLSON, Mont. — Brycen Duboise (144 pounds), Alden Curto (150), Nathan Booth (175) and Garrett Leonard (215) brought home individual titles for Lake City, which also claimed the team title at the Owen Invitational at Linderman Gymnasium. 

Lake City, which was second after the first day, finished with 237.5 points. Libby (Mont.), the leader after the first day, finished second with 177. 

“The kids had a really good Day 2, with a lot of tough, gritty, but dominant wins,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said. “High school kids, they’re always looking for momentum, and it just got to where they didn’t want to let each other down.” 

Other Lake City placers were James Swanson (fifth at 110), Caden Ramey (fourth at 126), Josh MacDonald (fifth at 144), Tucker Bridwell (fourth at 157), Caden Kemper (fourth at 175), Cliff Eddington (fourth at 190), James Vincent (second at 215), Sebastian Mosman (second at 285) and Cameron Gray (fourth at 285). 

Alexxis Johnson was third at 120, Emily Zuetrong fourth at 130, Justyce Dorn third at 145 in the girls tournament for Lake City. 

Post Falls romps to team title

at Sidney Invitational

SIDNEY, Mont. — Post Falls, behind five individual champions, ran away with the Sidney Invitational title at Sidney High. 

Logan Loaiza (118 pounds), Rider Seguine (138), Damion Hamilton (165), Trey Smith (175) and Seth Martin (190) claimed titles for Post Falls, which finished with 236.5 points. 

“We were really pleased with the way the kids wrestled,” Post Falls assistant coach Dave Herndon said. “Here, you always get tough kids and you’re wrestling kids you probably won’t see again this year. They tend to be more physical and it’s good for us to see that kind of wrestling right away.” 

Other Trojan placers were Gage Loftin (second at 110), Matthew Hamilton (sixth at 126), Kyle Miller (third at 157), Kendall Sage (fourth at 215) and Xander Scholes (fourth at 285). 

Post Falls also went unbeaten on Friday to claim the duals tournament title. 

Lakeland captures 

Inland Empire Classic

SPOKANE VALLEY — Lakeland, with 10 pins in the finals, beat Central Valley 67-12 in the championship match to claim the Inland Empire Classic at Central Valley High. 

Lakeland beat Mead (Gold) 67-12, University 41-27 and Hanford 54-30 to advance. 

Caleb Adams (106 pounds), Zach Teal (106), Carson Leonard (120), Jaren Knopp (126), Austin Howell (150) and Kaleb Hammer (157) went unbeaten for Lakeland. 

“The guys have been wrestling tough, gritty and being annoying to wrestle,” Lakeland coach Will Edelblute said. “They’re getting in guys face and being persistent for six minutes and just wrestling hard right now.” 

Lakeland faces Lake City and Coeur d’Alene at Coeur d’Alene High on Wednesday. 

Coeur d'Alene wins at 

Griswold Invitational

POTLATCH — Micah Miller (98 pounds), Nash Larsen (106), Justus Peregrina (113), Emmett McLachlan (120) and Carter Newby (132) claimed individual titles for the Vikings, who won the team title at the Dick Griswold Invitational at Potlatch High.

Priest River senior Colm McLaimtaig won the 144-pound title while freshman Billy Rapier placed second at 126 pounds to lead the Spartans to a fourth-place team finish.

McLaimtaig, who won the 2A 138-pound title in 2024 and is riding a 22-match win streak dating back to last season, won all of his matches by pin. Rapier, in his varsity debut, won two matches by pin and won by a major decision before falling just shy in the finals.

Levi Holbrook (98) was second, Liam Pettit (120) third, and Jack Zalewski (113) and Orion Grimes (132) fourth for the Spartans, who compete in the Tri-State Invitational next Friday and Saturday at North Idaho College.

Murphee Balich of Coeur d'Alene won the 114-pound title and St. Maries' JoJane Barta won at 120 in the girls tournament.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 206. 2, St. Maries 162. 3, Clearwater Valley 111. 4, Priest River 103. 5, Potlatch 96.5. 6, Enterprise/Wallowa 87. 7, Colfax 76. 8, Selkirk 60.5. 9, McCall-Donnelly 58. 10, Orofino 50. 11, Lakeside 44. 12, Northwest Christian 37.5. 13, Lapwai 24. 14, Pomeroy 16.5.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

98 (round robin) — 1, Micah Miller, Coeur d'Alene; 2, Levi Holbrook, Priest River; 3, Caden Moden, Northwest Christian. 106 (round robin) — 1, Nash Larsen, Coeur d'Alene; 2, Chance Tucker, Coeur d'Alene; 3, Kason Heitstuman, Potlatch; 4, Jayden Wilson, Lakeside. 113 — Justus Peregrina, Coeur d'Alene, p. Peter Fabbi, Clearwater Valley, 3:19. 120 — Emmett McLachlan, Coeur d'Alene, p. Colton Rush, Coeur d'Alene, 3:30. 126 — James Royes, Enterprise/Wallowa, p. Billy Rapier, Priest River, 0:34. 132 — Carter Newby, Coeur d'Alene, p. Cooper Phillips, Colfax, 5:27. 138 — Hunter Gamble, Orofino, p. Magnus Bryngelson, Potlatch, 3:31. 144 — Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, p. Jerrett Brebner, St. Maries, 3:27. 150 — Jacob Fabbi, Clearwater Valley, p. Jaxson Chantry, Selkirk,1:38. 157 — Zach David, St. Maries, tf. Conner Christensen, Clearwater Valley, 21-5. 165 — Aiden Yearout, St. Maries, d. Jameson Davis, Selkirk, 7-4. 165B — Justyn Lane, Potlatch, p. Jackson Hutchens, Pomeroy, 0:40. 175 — Nathan Rasmussen, Selkirk, sv. Brett Myers, Coeur d'Alene,10-7. 190 — John Spilotros, McCall-Donnelly, tf. Julian Moffitt, Lakeside, 15-0. 215 — Gunnar McDowell, Enterprise/Wallowa, md. Rustle Brusseau, St. Maries, 11-2. 285 — Dominick Kager, Lapwai, d. Charlton, Enterprise/Wallowa, 6-0.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

113 — Ty Scott, Colfax, p. Jack Zalewski, Priest River, 0:59. 120 — Liam Pettit, Priest River, p. Micah Rocha, Northwest Christian, 2:36. 126 — Cameron Mathia, Colfax, p. Luke Patterson, Enterprise/Wallowa, 2:27. 132 — Kelby Harvey, St. Maries, p. Orion Grimes, Priest River, 4:59. 138 — Dominic Prangley, Coeur d'Alene, p. Dillon Gassenberg, Colfax, 0:45. 144 — Benjamin Johnson, Potlatch, d. Tanner Labrum, Clearwater Valley, 7-2. 150 — Dylan Hansen, St. Maries, p. Kaleb Kessinger, Orofino, 3:14. 157 — William Yearout, Potlatch, p. Pearce Schnetzky, Enterprise/Wallowa, 2:36. 165 — Amado Stewart, St. Maries, d. Estuardo Puderbaugh, Clearwater Valley, 8-5. 165B — Corban Benson, Northwest Christian, p. Greg Vaughn, Enterprise/Wallowa, 1:50. 175 — Tristan Vanarsdall, Selkirk, d. Logan Poesy, Potlatch, 15-9. 190 — Zack Sotin, St. Maries, p. Damian Nuno, McCall-Donnelly, 1:31. 215 — Ty Paulin, Coeur d'Alene, p. Peyton Cannon, Pomeroy, 2:16. 285 — Logan Trujillo, Coeur d'Alene, p. Marcello Alvarez, McCall-Donnelly, 4:10.

• GIRLS

Seven Bulldogs claim titles

at Blizzard Invitational

SANDPOINT — Seven different Bulldogs won their weight classes as Sandpoint cruised to a commanding win at The Blizzard Girls Tournament  at Sandpoint High.

Mackenzee Donenfeld (100 pounds), Vanessa Hood (126), Avery Inge (132B), Teagan Newsom (145), Zxyloh Johnson (152), Sylvia Becker (185) and Lilli Marti (235) all took home titles for Sandpoint, which finished with 187 points, 53.5 more than runner-up Post Falls.

Violet Henney (107), Emma Garman (120), Izzy Stark (132A) and Kaysha Kimura (165) finished third in their respective weight classes to help the Bulldogs, which placed third at this tournament last year, to victory.

Sandpoint returns to action Saturday at The Lakeland Girls Tournament.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 187. 2, Post Falls 133.5. 3, Lewiston 72. 4, Moscow 59. 5, Bonners Ferry 47. 6, Timberlake 47. 7, Lakeland 46. 8, Kellogg 45. 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

100 (round robin) — 1, Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint; 2, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry; 3, Ezrah Vollendorff, Priest River. 107 — Zoie Lawson, Kellogg, p. Teagan Patrick, Lakeland, 4:59. 114 — Kooper Bugner, Lewiston, d. Isabella Rice, Post Falls, 11-6. 120 — Joely Slyter, Lewiston, p. Vada Hutchinson, Post Falls, 1:19). 126 — Vanessa Hood, Sandpoint, p. Sammie Slyter, Lewiston, 5:47. 132A — Shelby Garten, Timberlake, p. Keira Zimmerman, Moscow, 1:19. 132B — Avery Inge, Sandpoint, md. Addison Vieux, Moscow, 16-3. 138 — Kahli Brown, Post Falls, p. Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, 3:06. 145 — Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint, p. Hayden Palmer, Moscow, 5:26. 152 — Zxyloh Johnson, Sandpoint, p. Sophia Stewart, Post Falls, 5:30. 165 (round robin) — 1, Zoey Braun, Post Falls; 2, Shariece Vandever, Lakeland; 3, Kaysha Kimura, Sandpoint; 4, Avah Clark, Lakeland. 185 (round robin) — 1, Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint; 2, Ariana Turnbull, Sandpoint; 3, Bria Miller, Lewiston. 235 (round robin) — 1, Lilli Marti, Sandpoint; 2, Devlyn Hernandez, Post Falls; 3, Kassie Voss, Post Falls.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES 

107 — Violet Henney, Sandpoint, p. Eva Waggoner, Timberlake, 1:49. 114 — Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry, p. Summer Birch, Sandpoint, 1:51. 120 — Emma Garman, Sandpoint, tf. Aubrey Vogl, Moscow, 18-0. 126 — Aubree Graves, Bonners Ferry, p. Emma Younger, Post Falls, 0:52. 132A — Izzy Stark, Sandpoint, p. Karma Nutter, Post Falls, 0:57. 132B — Rose Gates, Timberlake, p. Taylor Musser, Lewiston, 3:25. 138 — Adalyn Lisenbe, Lakeland, p. Viviann Evans, Sandpoint, 0:53. 145 — Chloe Thomas, Post Falls, p. Kalayah White, Kellogg, 2:09. 152 — Brooke Hayes, Kellogg, p. Kiera Balch, Lakeland, 1:07.