• GIRLS

OTHELLO, Wash. — Lake City senior Alexxis Johnson won by major decision to claim the 120-pound title at the Othello Lady Huskies Tournament on Saturday at Othello High. 

Johnson beat White River sophomore Amanda Lillie 14-2 in the championship match, her second straight title after winning at the Hellgate Invitational on Jan. 18. 

“Alexxis felt she should have been in the finals here last year and missed out on placing,” Lake City girls coach Nathan DeLeon said. “She just came out and wrestled smart and more calculated than she’s been. She’s focused on being patient and it’s paying big dividends for her.” 

Timberlake junior Shelby Garten pinned Jalisca Holmgren of Cheney in 42 seconds in the 125-pound championship. 

Post Falls freshman Kahli Brown was fourth, while Bonners Ferry senior Sofia Brown was sixth at 135. 

Bonners Ferry junior Nevaeh Therrien was fifth at 110. 

Sandpoint girls win again

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 Bulldogs cruised to another team title at the Ted Kato Memorial Tournamentat 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 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.

SANDPOINT RESULTS

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

 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. 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. 235 — Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, p. Laurin Padilla, St. Ignatius, 0:33.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

100 — Violet Henney, Sandpoint, p. Avery Corbin, Sentinel, 2:38. 115 — Hunter Edmondson, Sandpoint, p. Mikaela Julius, Glacier, 1:55. 120 — Nicole Martens, Missoula Sentinel, md. Nya Eby, Sandpoint, 14-3. 130 — Avery Inge, Sandpoint, p. Lily Belle Buffalo, Arlee, 1:35. 155 — Halana May, Darby, p. Kaysha Kimura, Sandpoint, 3:42. 

• BOYS

Sandpoint second at Thompson Falls tourney

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 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.

SANDPOINT RESULTS

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

150 — Brock Ryan, Plains/Hot Springs, p. Eli Taylor, Sandpoint, 4:35. 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.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

118 — Matthew Thurston, Plains/Hot Springs, p. Jason Symons, Sandpoint, 2:42. 150 — John Holman, Sandpoint, d. Reynolds King, Missoula Sentinel, 7-0.157 — Bo Daniel, Deer Lodge, d. Jensen Sheetz, Sandpoint, 17-11.