BOYS

THOMPSON FALLS, Mont. — Sophomore Mason McLain (175) and senior Jorden Tyler (190) both won their brackets as the Bulldogs placed second out of 12 teams at the Ted Kato Memorial Tournament held Saturday at Thompson Falls High.

McLain won two matches en route to the title. In his opening round bout, he won by way of a second round pin and then followed that up with a 10-2 win by decision in the championship match. 

Tyler won three matches to earn gold — an 18-3 win by technical fall in the quarterfinals, by first round pin in the semifinals, and by third round pin in the championship, where he faced off against teammate Jeramiah Palmer (190), who went 2-1 with two first round pins on the day and placed second.

Eli Taylor (150) and Joseph Babin (165) both went 3-1 and also placed second for Sandpoint, which scored 121.5 points overall. Babin won three bouts by first round pin leading up to his championship match.

John Holman (150), who went 5-1 with four pins, finished third, and Jason Symons (120) and Jensen Sheetz (157) both went 3-2 and finished fourth in their respective weight classes to round out the Bulldogs' top performers.

Sandpoint will be back in action on Friday and Saturday at the North Idaho Rumble hosted by Coeur d'Alene High.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Plains/Hot Springs 166; 2, Sandpoint 121.5; 3, Bigfork 103; 4, Flathead 79.5; 5, St. Ignatius 72.5; 6, Thompson Falls 69; 7, Arlee 63; 8, Darby 52; 9, Superior 49.5; 10, Deer Lodge 46.5; 11, Missoula Big Sky 23; 12, Glacier 13.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

103 — Callen Ballard, Bigfork, md. Ethan Traver, Thompson Falls, 23-12. 110 — no matches. 118 — Weston Block, Thompson Falls, p. Joseph Cronk, St. Ignatius, 1:47. 126 — Dominick Haynes, Arlee, p. Ryder Conklin, Flathead. 3:06. 132 — Gavin Schrenk, Plains/Hot Springs, p. Andrew Waterbury, Plains/Hot Spings, 2:00. 138 — Cody West, Plains/Hot Springs, md. Billy Ray Holotta, Plains/Hot Springs, 11-3. 144 — Beau Crabb, Plains/Hotspings, p. Dakota Zeiler, St. Ignatius, 5:26. 150 — Brock Ryan, Plains/Hot Springs, p. Eli Taylor, Sandpoint, 4:35. 157 — John Waterbury, Plains/Hot Springs, inj. Turner Milender, Superior, 2:00. 165 — Wyatt Elwell, Bigfork, p. Joseph Babin, Sandpoint, 5:41. 175 — Mason McLain, Sandpoint, md. Eli Dickson, Deer Lodge, 10-2. 190 — Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, p. Jeramiah Palmer, Sandpoint, 5:18. 215 — Eli Spross, Darby, p. Lincoln Ledingham, Bigfork, 2:56. 285 — Holland Jantzen, Bigfork, d. Shannon Stuart, Darby, 1-0.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

103 — Raivis Sirs, Missoula Big Sky, p. Isaiah Harlow, Missoula Big Sky, 0:47. 110 — no matches. 118 — Matthew Thurston, Plains/Hot Springs, p. Jason Symons, Sandpoint, 2:42. 126 — Isiah Schulze, Plains/Hot Springs, p. Jacob La Notte, Flathead, 2:14. 132 — Bennett Fuller, Missoula Sentinel, md. Cannon Shubert, Asotin, 19-5. 138 — Wade Calloway, Superior, p. Gabe Tappan, Flathead, 0:42. 144 — Evan Monson, Missoula Sentinel, d. Dean Moran, Arlee, 8-3. 150 — John Holman, Sandpoint, d. Reynolds King, Missoula Sentinel, 7-0.157 — Bo Daniel, Deer Lodge, d. Jensen Sheetz, Sandpoint, 17-11. 165 — Noa Stevens, Thompson Falls, tf. Krugger Pierce, St. Ignatius, 15-0. 175 — Dillion Wink, Flathead, p. Peyton Johnson, Glacier, 5:00. 190 — Bridger Smith, Arlee, f. David Chapman, Plains/Hot Springs. 215 — Logan Downs, Flathead, tf. Jayden Grounds, Thompson Falls, 18-3. 285 — Ryan Sharbono, St. Ignatius, p. Ryder Jared, Asotin, 0:43.

GIRLS

THOMPSON FALLS, Mont. — Seniors Emma Garman (120) and Sylvia Becker (170), sophomores Izzy Stark (125) and Bayah Ratigan (140), and junior Lilli Marti (235) all won their respective weight classes as the Lady Bulldogs cruised to another team title at the Ted Kato Memorial Tournament held Saturday at Thompson Falls High.

Garman and Stark went 3-0 with three pins to capture gold, Ratigan went 3-0 with two pins, Becker 2-0 with two pins, and Marti won her only match with a pin in 33 seconds for Sandpoint, which scored 194 points, 82 more than runner-up Flathead.

Vanessa Hood (125), Summer Birch (115) and Teagan Newsom (145) all went 2-1 and placed second while Zxyloh Johnson (155) and Ariana Turnbull (170) both went 1-1 and also placed second in their brackets.

Violet Henney (100), Hunter Edmondson (110) and Avery Inge (130) all went 3-1, winning all their matches by pin, and placed third.

Sandpoint will be back in action on Friday and Saturday at the North Idaho Rumble hosted by Coeur d'Alene High.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 194; 2, Flathead 112; 3, Glacier 86.5; 4, St. Ignatius 80; 5, Deer Lodge 47; 6, Bigfork 39; 7, Missoula Sentinel, 32; 8, Thompson Falls, 29; 9, Darby 16; 10, Arlee 15; 11, Asotin 10; 12, Plains 3.5.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

100 — Katelyn Sphuler, Glacier, p. Ava Larsen, Bigfork, 3:19. 105 — Juiliette Cuevas, Flathead, p. Matea Keefe, Thompson Falls, 2:00. 110 — Lillian LaNotte, Flathead, p. Jaden Bewick, Thompson Falls, 1:47. 115 — Kaura Coles, Glacier, tf. Summer Birch, Sandpoint, 18-3. 120 — Emma Garman, Sandpoint, p. Kyra McMahon, Flathead, 4:55. 125 — Izzy Stark, Sandpoint, p. Vanessa Hood, Sandpoint, 0:54. 130 — Alonna Fulmer, Deer Lodge, p. Amelia Cronk, St. Ignatius, 1:32. 135 — No matches. 140 — Bayah Ratigan, Sandpoint, p. Kortni Speed, Glacier, 0:26. 145 — Olivia Carnell, St. Ignatius, p. Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint, 2:57. 155 — Meadow Ragen, St. Ignatius, p. Zxyloh Johnson, Sandpoint, 1:54. 170 — Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, p. Ariana Turnbull, Sandpoint, 2:32. 190 — no matches. 235 — Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, p. Laurin Padilla, St. Ignatius, 0:33.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

100 — Violet Henney, Sandpoint, p. Avery Corbin, Sentinel girls, 2:38. 105 — Lexi Volk-Ocacio, Thompson Falls, no contest. 110 — Gracie Ward, Flathead, no contest. 115 — Hunter Edmondson, Sandpoint girls, p. Mikaela Julius, Glacier, 1:55. 120 — Nicole Martens, Missoula Sentinel, md. Nya Eby, Sandpoint, 14-3. 125 — Kylie Shine, Glacier, p. Brynn Mailman, Flathead, 2:22. 130 — Avery Inge, Sandpoint, p. Lily Belle Buffalo, Arlee, 1:35. 135 — No matches. 140 — Haley Wilson, Flathead, p. Kirby Schindurling, Deer Lodge, 0:51. 145 — Elisa Bernabe, Flathead, p. Angela Farrier, Bigfork, 2:44. 155 — Halana May, Darby, p. Kaysha Kimura, Sandpoint, 3:42. 170 — Mercedes Shindurling, Deer Lodge, p. Hannah Appleford, Asotin, 2:08. 190 — No matches. 235 — No matches.