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COEUR d'ALENE — Sandpoint High senior Jackson Holman, wrestling at 215 pounds, won four of his five matches at Saturday's 54th annual Tri-State Invitational at North Idaho College to lead the Bulldogs to a 25th-place team finish out of 55 scoring teams.

Coming into the week, Holman wasn’t sure if he’d be healthy enough to compete after dealing with some back issues. Well, he was, and did maybe even better than he expected. After winning his opener by pin, his second-round matchup by a 24-6 technical fall, and his quarterfinals and semifinals bouts by pin, which included defeating an opponent he fell to last season, Holman finished runner-up to Mead High senior Logan Ullah, falling by a 20-5 major decision in the finals.

“He is having an incredible year so far and there is much more to come," Sandpoint High head coach Josh Ratigan said of the 2024 5A state runner-up. "Very proud of him. A true example of a teammate, captain and leader."

Ty Wood (106), Zak Wood (126), Conner Brown (132), Eli Taylor (150), Caiden Addington (157), John Holman (165) and Jeremiah Palmer (190) all qualified and competed for the Bulldogs. 

Ty Wood rattled off three consolation round wins — one by major decision and two by decision — while brother Zak Wood won three bouts across the weekend — one apiece by pin, decision and major decision. Addington won a consolation match by pin and one by medical forfeit while Palmer won his opener by pin and a consolation bout by a 13-0 major decision to help Sandpoint to a total of 63.5 points, .5 ahead of 5A Inland Empire League rival Lewiston. With the Bulldogs' 25th-place finish this year, they'll be eligible to bring their full team next season.

For Priest River, Justin Hopkins (98), Tadhg McLaimtaig (113), Jack Zalewski (120), Liam Pettit (126), Bill Rapier (144) and Darien Ratzlaff (215) all qualified and competed. Ratzlaff won two matches by pin, Rapier one match by pin to lift the Spartans to a tie for 52nd place overall with 11 points.

Bonners Ferry's Taylor Dodd (285) placed fifth to lead the Badgers, which finished 45th with 22 points.

For full agate: https://cdapress.com/news/2025/dec/21/tri-state-invitational/ or view Sunday/Monday print version of Coeur d'Alene Press/Daily Bee shared sports section.

Four Bulldogs finish second at Arlee Christmas Classic

ARLEE, Mont. — Jason Symons (138), Mason McLain (215) and Wyatt Haynes (285) all finished second as the Bulldogs placed fourth out of 12 teams at the Arlee Christmas Classic Tournament held Saturday at Arlee High.

Symons won two of his three bouts by pin while McLain and Haynes won one match apiece by pin on their way to silver medals. Dominic Ratigan (165) and Paden Hinds (175) rounded out the Bulldogs' top scorers with third-place finishes of their own. Ratigan won his opener via a 21-5 technical fall, his consolation semifinals bout by medical forfeit (was leading 10-1 prior to opponent exit) and the third-place match via pin. Hinds won three of his four matches by pin, two of which came in the first round, for Sandpoint, which scored 94 points in total.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Flathead JV 197.5. 2, Ronan 140. 3, Lincoln County 122.5. 4, Sandpoint 94. 5, Darby 87.5. 6, Plains 79. 7, Polson 65. 8, Florence 64. 9, Powell County 62. 10, Arlee 43. t-11, Big Sky JV, Superior 0.

FIRST-PLACE MATCHES

103 — Beau Little, Ronan, p. Hayden Kuper, Flathead JV, 0:54. 118 — Trent Shay, Lincoln County, p. Drextin Evers, Darby, 4:47. 126 — Brander McCollum, Ronan, d. Hunter Grieve, Lincoln County, 6-3. 132 — Matthew Thurston, Plains, p. Landon Serevaag, Florence, 3:00. 138 — Dominick Haynes, Arlee, md. Jason Symons, Sandpoint, 8-0. 144 — Collin Hickman, Lincoln County, p. Isaac Nicoson, Florence, 4:52. 150 — Bo Daniel, Powell County, p. Billy Ray Holotta, Plains, 1:51. 157 — Beau Crabb, Plains, p. Brennus Ernsberger, Flathead JV, 0:25. 165 — Gunner Busic, Flathead JV, d. Brett Riley, Florence, 5-4. 175 — Rogan Lytle, Lincoln County, p. Grady O'Connor, Arlee, 1:54. 190 — Ruben Dalke, Ronan, p. Marco Biesiot, Darby, 0:54. 215 — Cooper Wayman, Ronan, tf. Mason McLain, Sandpoint, 15-0. 285 — Joe Banks, Lincoln County, d. Wyatt Haynes, Sandpoint, 6-0. 

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

103 — Liam Iverson, Flathead JV, tf. Deziel Rose, Polson, 16-0. 118 — Peter Smith, Flathead JV, p. Mason Hickman, Lincoln County, 1:00. 126 — Brian Best, Lincoln County, p. Phillip Nott, Darby, 1:13. 132 — Kash Crawford, Flathead JV, tf. Cooper Helland, Darby, 18-2. 138 — Van Hansen, Powell County, d. John Owen Jermyn, Plains, 11-8. 144 — Jacob LaNotte, Flathead JV, tf. Wyatt Boogerd, Polson, 4:42. 150 — Mark Sandoval, Darby, d. Cory Tappen, Flathead JV, 15-10. 157 — Carter Wiggington, Flathead JV, p. Carter Leonard, Flathead JV, 4:22. 165 — Dominic Ratigan, Sandpoint, p. Reagan Christopherson, Darby, 3:11. 175 — Paden Hinds, Sandpoint, p. Isaiah Smith, Ronan, 5:26. 190 — Damien Kato, Polson, p. Halan Medicine Bull, Lincoln County, 4:21. 215 — Tate Smith, Powell County, p. Tristan Whitcomb, Darby, 0:52. 285 — Uriah Reed, Ronan, p. Jacob Ottolini-Messuri, Lincoln County, 2:41. 

McLaimtaig wins at Lakeland JV meet

RATHDRUM — Wrestling at 113 pounds, Priest River High freshman Tadhg McLaimtaig won three consecutive matches to clinch gold at the Lakeland JV Tournament, which saw a mix of large-school junior varsity teams and small-school varsity's this past Saturday at Lakeland High.

McLaimtaig came back from a 3-0 deficit to win his quarterfinals match by a 4-3 decision, won in the semifinals by a 14-0 major decision, and pinned his opponent from Lakeland in 4 minutes, 20 seconds on his way to an individual title.

Jack Zalewski (120) won his first two championship matches by pin and two consolation matches to finish third on the afternoon as did Liam Pettit (132B), who won his opener via a 17-2 technical fall and two consolation bouts by pin.

Grady Caudill (106) placed fourth for Priest River, which finished 10th out of 16 teams with 85 points and will return to the mats on Dec. 30 for a dual against St. Maries.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 347. 2, Lake City 215. 3, Coeur d'Alene 186.5. 4, St. Maries 167.5. 5, Lakeland 160. 6, Kellogg 153.5. 7, Belgrade 110.5. 8, Lewiston 106. 9, Mount Spokane 93.5. 10, Priest River 85. 11, Timberlake 56.5. 12, Bonners Ferry 53.5. 13, Kootenai 29.5. 14, Kootenai Classical 22. t-15, Lakeside, Moscow 0.

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Sandpoint claims handful of titles to win Arlee Christmas Classic

ARLEE, Mont. — Paloma Parr-Coffin (115), Summer Birch (120), Izzy Stark (135), Teagan Newsom (145) and Kaysha Kimura (155) all grappled their way to individual titles as the Lady Bulldogs took home the team title in dominant fashion at the Arlee Christmas Classic Tournament held Saturday at Arlee High.

Parr-Coffin won three consecutive matches via first-round pin, Kimura three bouts by pin, and Birch, Stark and Newsom won their two matches apiece via pin for Sandpoint, which recorded 299 points, 202 more than runner-up Lincoln County. Lilli Marti was uncontested and took home a crown at 235 pounds.

Mackenzee Donenfeld (105), Avery Inge (125), Vanessa Hood (135), Oriana Lopez (155) and Ariana Turnbull (170) all finished with silver medals while Allison Esposito (105), Rhaelyn Schedlbauer (115) and Shayne Pirlot (145) captured bronze.

Sandpoint will compete next at the 26th annual Rollie Lane Wrestling Invitational, set to be held Jan. 2 and 3 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 299. 2, Lincoln County 97. 3, Powell County 59. 4, Flathead JV 43. 5, Arlee 42. 6, Plains 36. 7, Florence 28. 8, Darby 17. t-9, Big Sky JV, Polson 0.

FIRST-PLACE MATCHES

105 — Kricket Bridges, Lincoln County, d. Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint, 8-6. 115 — Paloma Parr-Coffin, Sandpoint, p. Audrey Blair, Florence, 0:46. 120 — Summer Birch, Sandpoint, p. Samantha Day, Lincoln County, 3:26. 125 — Aspen Ayers, Powell County, p. Avery Inge, Sandpoint, 1:53. 130 — Anola Naugle, Arlee, p. Khylnn Kesteleyn, Flathead JV, 0:37. 135 — Isabella Stark, Sandpoint, p. Vanessa Hood, Sandpoint, 1:08. 145 — Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint, p. Ella Knoll, Arlee, 1:39. 155 — Kaysha Kimura, Sandpoint, p. Oriana Lopez, Sandpoint, 1:25. 170 — Keara Wieczorek, Lincoln County, p. Ariana Turnbull, Sandpoint, 3:26. 235 — No match.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

105 — Allison Esposito, Sandpoint, tf. Serenity Neubert, Flathead JV, 18-0. 115 — Rhaelyn Schedlbauer, Sandpoint, p. Isabella Symons, Sandpoint, 1:22. 120 — Gizelle Beck, Powell County, p. Izzy Belsner, Lincoln County, 2:38. 125 — Kamryn Rottmar, Powell County, md. Daphne Krenelka, Sandpoint, 18-7. 130 — Klara Brown, Plains, p. Aly Workman, Lincoln County, 1:49. 135 — Ireland Corbin, Plains, p. Kiera Balch, Sandpoint, 1:49. 145 — Shayne Pirlot, Sandpoint, p. Ava Newkirk, Florence, 3:17. 155 — Halana May, Darby, p. Maddie Morris, Lincoln County, 1:53. 170 — Tarakona Bell, Flathead JV, p. Morgan Sandoval, Darby, 4:38. 235 — No match.

    The Sandpoint High girls wrestling team is all smiles after winning yet another tournament, the Arlee Christmas Classic, held this past Saturday at Arlee High, located in Lake County, Mont. Team members who competed at the meet include Allison Esposito, Ariana Turnbull, Avery Inge, Daphne Krenelka, Izzy Stark, Isabella Symons, Kaysha Kimura, Kiera Balch, Lilli Marti, Mackenzee Donenfeld, Oriana Lopez, Paloma Parr-Coffin, Rhaelyn Schedlbauer, Shayne Pirlot, Summer Birch, Taylor Jenkins, Teagan Newsom and Vanessa Hood.