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MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING: Priest River finishes fifth at District 1 Championship meet

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 hours, 31 minutes AGO
by MAX OSWALD
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | December 25, 2025 1:00 AM

PRIEST RIVER — David Rapier won two bouts by pin and one by an 8-1 decision to capture an individual title at 110 pounds to lead the Priest River Junior High Warriors to a fifth-place team finish at the District 1 Championships held Dec. 6 at Priest River Jr./Sr. High.

Wyatt Fenton (92) and Gideon Rapier (116) claimed second after 2-1 efforts, and Torin McLaimtaig (74), Eli Schneider (80), Rusty Caudill (104), Cael Schneider (110) and Easton Schmaltz (130) tallied third-place finishes in their contest brackets for Priest River, which scored 146.5 points in total.

St. Maries came away with four golds, three silvers and three bronze to win the meet.

TEAM SCORES — 1, St. Maries 218.5. 2, Timberlake 205. 3, Bonners Ferry 195.5. 4, Kellogg 158.5. 5, Priest River 146.5. 6, Kootenai Classical 70.5. 7, Lakeside 14. 8, Kootenai 0.

FIRST-PLACE MATCHES

74 — Clayton O'Neill, Kellogg, p. Bridger Jennison, St. Maries, 2:14. 80 — Austin Fay, Timberlake, p. Dolph Hoch, Kellogg, 2:05. 86 — Grayden Harvey, St. Maries, p. Wolf Knopp, Kootenai Classical, 0:24. 92 — Daniel Edwards, St. Maries, d. Wyatt Fenton, Priest River, 13-8. 98 — Weston MacArthur, Timberlake, md. Andrew Sullivan, Timberlake, 15-7. 104 — Kash Haynes, Kellogg, p. Archer Alderson, Timberlake, 0:45. 110 — David Rapier, Priest River, d. Emmett Thornton, Timberlake, 8-1. 116 — Dalton Regehr, Bonners Ferry, tf. Gideon Rapier, Priest River, 15-0. 123 — Micah Alverson, Timberlake, tf. Peter Nelson, St. Maries, 19-3. 130 — Graycen Wakefield, Timberlake, p. Samuel Brown, Bonners Ferry, 4:11. 137 — Bowdi Szabo, Kellogg, p. James Cedderquist, Bonners Ferry, 2:29. 144 — Bradlee White, Kellogg, p. Carson Solom, St. Maries, 0:50. 151 — Rylen Harvey, St. Maries, p. Cody Russell, Bonners Ferry, 2:04. 160 — Warren Hummel, Bonners Ferry, p. Killian Spradley, Kootenai Classical, 0:52. 170 — No match. 185 — Brody Swift, Bonners Ferry, p. Roscoe Schreler, Kellogg, 1:10. 215 — Lane Ware, St. Maries, p. Brady McLaughlin, 0:51. 285 — No match.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

74 — Torin McLaimtaig, Priest River, p. Ben Ferguson, Kootenai Classical, 0:46. 80 — Eli Schneider, Priest River, p. Jackson Flores, Kellogg, 2:54. 86 — Brody Arnett, Timberlake, d. Jackson Runyon, Bonners Ferry, 3-2. 92 — Sterling Huston, Timberlake, p. Matejo Amaya, St. Maries, 1:00. 98 — Samuel Jones, St. Maries, d. Tyce Dunbar, Timberlake, 1-0. 104 — Rusty Caudill, Priest River, tf. Easton Wakefield, Timberlake, 15-0. 110 — Cael Schneider, Priest River, mf. Vincent Herzog, St. Maries. 116 — Luke Scarborough, Bonners Ferry, p. Logan White, Bonners Ferry, 1:17. 123 — Wyatt Riek, Bonners Ferry, md. Gavin Fuston, Timberlake, 12-4. 130 — Easton Schmaltz, Priest River, p. James Wendel, Kellogg, 0:49. 137 — Mack Renner, St. Maries, p. Wyatt Wimpee, Timberlake, 2:38. 144 — Nathan Stolley, Bonners Ferry, p. Oren Mayshar, Kootenai Classical, 2:43. 151 — Ryder Knight, Timberlake, p. Kalsa Malava, Timberlake, 2:43. 160 — Keagan Maier, St. Maries, p. Brantley Belford, Timberlake, 0:22. 170 — No match. 185 — No match. 215 — No match. 285 — No match.

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