Four Badgers finished in first place at the opening high school wrestling event of the season, the Dick Griswold Memorial, on Dec. 6. Bonners Ferry finished in second place in the girls bracket, while the boys finished in fifth out of 17 teams. 

BOYS 

Seniors Gaige Johnson and Taylor Dodd both finished in first place in their respective groups to lead Bonners Ferry.  

Johnson, the number one seed in his 15-wrestler bracket, won 3-0, 3-0 and 11-8 in the final.  

Taylor Dodd, also a one seed, won 3-0, 18-3 and 20-8 in the final. 

Freshman Mark Elliston III, in his first high school wrestling event, finished in second place. He won his first two matches, 5-2 and 3-0, respectively.   

Aiden Dodd finished in third place out of 14 wrestlers, shutting out his last two opponents after losing to the top-ranked competitor.  

Colt Barras, Eivind Falck and Ethan Matthews finished in their brackets.  

TEAM SCORES — 1, Clearwater Valley 131; 2, Priest River 124.5; 3, Colfax 119.5; 4, Pomeroy 113; 5, Bonners Ferry 112.5; 6, Kamiah 100; 7, Selkirk 73; 8, Enterprise 55; 9, Grangeville 44.5; 10, Lakeside 40; 11, Potlatch 35; 12, Dayton 24; 13, Waitsburg 22.5; 14, Lapwai 22; 15, Prairie 20; 16, Kootenai 6; 17, Tekoa-Rosalia 4 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES 

150 — Jaxon Green, Clearwater Valley, d. Mark Elliston III, Bonners Ferry, 7-0. 

175 — Gaige Johnson, Bonners Ferry, d. Orrin Farmer, Grangeville, 11-8. 

285 — Taylor Dodd, Bonners Ferry, md. Dominick Kager, Lakeside, 20-8. 

THIRD PLACE MATCHES 

157 — Aiden Dodd, Bonners Ferry, tf. Jackson Hutchens, Pomeroy, 15-0. 

GIRLS 

Sophomore Kylie Calderone and Aubree Graves finished at the top of their respective groups, as Bonners Ferry finished in second place out of 12 teams. 

Seeded second, Graves won all three of her matches, with the longest match being 63 seconds.  

Calderone, who recently went to state in cross country, won both of her matches, 12-0 and 3-0. 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Potlatch 49; 2, Bonners Ferry 37; 2, Tekoa-Rosalia 37; 4, Enterprise 35; 5, Prairie 33.5; 6, Clearwater Valley 32; 7, Priest River 18; 8, Pomeroy 14; 9, Grangeville 12; 10, Lapwai 11; 11, Kootenai 7; 11, Lakeside 7 

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES 

105 — Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry f. Kahlen Tonevold, Kootenai 3-0. 

125 — Aubree Graves, Bonners Ferry f. Brindle Beckner, Potlach 3-0. 

    Freshman Mark Elliston III finished second in his first high school wrestling tournament for Bonners Ferry.