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PREP BOYS WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Sandpoint claims four weight classes at district tournament

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 hours, 23 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. | February 25, 2026 1:00 AM

RATHDRUM — Zak Wood (126), John Holman (165), Jeremiah Palmer (190) and Jackson Holman (215) all captured individual titles as the Bulldogs finished second out of four teams with 282 points at Saturday's 5A District 1-2 Championship tournament held at Lakeland High.

Wood won both his matches by pin, Palmer won his opener by a 10-5 decision and won via forfeit in the gold-medal match, John Holman won all three of his bouts by pin, and Jackson Holman picked up a win by forfeit, a win by pin, and claimed gold with a victory by an 8-5 decision in the championship match — one in which he used an escape and 3-point takedown in the second period to pull away.

Ty Wood (106), Gage Martin (144), and William Bomba (285) all finished with silver medals, with Martin (13-7) and Wood (4-1) winning one match each via decision and Bomba posting a 17-second win by pin for Sandpoint, which will compete next at the 5A State Championship tournament set to be held Feb. 27 and 28 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

Conner Brown (132) Jason Symons (138), Caiden Addington (150), Dominic Ratigan (157), Paden Hinds (175) and Wyatt Haynes (285) all garnered third-place finishes to help the Bulldogs' cause.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lakeland 383.5. 2, Sandpoint 282. 3, Lewiston 271. 4, Moscow 125.

(Top two to state, wildcard available for third-place and fourth-place finishers)

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

98 — Bryan Patrick, Lakeland, by default. 106 — Zach Teal, Lakeland, d. Tyler Wood, Sandpoint, 5-0. 113 — Colby Adams, Lakeland, d. Joziah Koonce, Lakeland, by forfeit. 120 — Carson Leonard, Lakeland, d. Caleb Adams, Lakeland, by forfeit. 126 — Zak Wood, Sandpoint, p. Brody Lynch, Lewiston, 1:02. 132 — Kade Knopp, Lakeland, tf. Riley Johnson, Lewiston, 15-0. 138 — Marcus Swift, Moscow, tf. Cameron Lamphere, Lewiston, 17-1. 144 — Cole Cooper, Lakeland, p. Gage Martin, Sandpoint, 1:39. 150 — Coen Roberts, Lewiston, md. John Neff, Lakeland, 9-1. 157 — Mason Faling, Lewiston, d. Kalab Hammer, Lakeland, 6-5. 165 — John Holman, Sandpoint, p. Keith Gulbrandsen, Moscow, 1:33. 175 — Gage McWatters, Lakeland, d. Joe Markuson, Moscow, by medical forfeit. 190 — Jeremiah Palmer, Sandpoint, d. Peyton Sardinha, Lakeland, by forfeit. 215 — Jackson Holman, Sandpoint, d. Emmit Rivadeneira, Lakeland, 8-5. 285 — Parker Bagley, Lewiston, d. William Bomba, Sandpoint, by forfeit. 

SECOND-PLACE MATCHES

126 — Brody Lynch, Lewiston, p. Jackson Young, Moscow, 3:15. 138 — Cameron Lamphere, Lewiston, tf. Jason Symons, Sandpoint, 20-5. 157 — Kalab Hammer, Lakeland, p. Dominic Ratigan, Sandpoint, 2:17. 165 — Keith Gulbrandsen, Moscow, p. Landon Puzio, Lakeland, 3:00.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

98 — no match. 106 — Cruz Knopp, Lakeland, p. Knoxx Rains, Lewiston, 2:04. 113 — James Sams, Lewiston, had a bye. 120 — Mylo Tate, Lewiston, p. Ryder Perry, Moscow, 2:51. 126 — Jackson Young, Moscow, p. Milo Burk, Lakeland, :33. 132 — Conner Brown, Sandpoint, p. Jackson Casey, Lewiston, 4:00. 138 — Jason Symons, Sandpoint, md. Quinn Miller, Lakeland, 10-2. 144 — Porter Clauson, Lakeland, tf. Ryker Smith, Lewiston, 17-0. 150 — Caiden Addington, Sandpoint, p. Nicholas Wetzel, Lewiston, 4:46.  157 — Dominic Ratigan, Sandpoint, p. Josh Anderson, Moscow, 1:49. 165 — Landon Puzio, Lakeland, p. Christopher Wetzel, Lewiston, 2:42. 175 — Paden Hinds, Sandpoint, p. Ty Tincup, Lakeland, 1:20. 190 — Bradley Waits, Lewiston, p. Benjamin Palmer, Sandpoint, 4:08. 215 — Jacob Louis, Lewiston, d. Bryson Walker, Lewiston, 5-3. 285 — Wyatt Haynes, Sandpoint, p. Silas Jensen, Lewiston, 1:42.

Spartans pick up six automatic state bids

ST. MARIES — Priest River's Justin Hopkins and Levi Holbrook finished first and second, respectively, as the only two competitors in the 98-pound weight class, Grady Caudill (106) and Tadhg McLaimtaig (113) put together third-place finishes, and the Spartans placed third out of 15 teams with 127 points at the 3A District 1-2 tournament held Saturday at St. Maries High.

Bill Rapier (144) had two wins by pin and Haiden Leach (157) picked up a win by pin and another by a 16-0 technical fall to round out the automatic state qualifiers for the Spartans. Liam Pettit (132) also posted two wins by pin and finished fifth for Priest River, which will compete next at the 3A State Championship tournament set to be held Feb. 27 and 28 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Kellogg 385.5. 2, St. Maries 346. 3, Priest River 127. 4, Clearwater Valley 118. 5, Potlatch 90. 6, Lakeside 86. 7, Grangeville 85. 8, Nezperce 58.5. 9, Lapwai 56. 10, Orofino 43. 11, Kamiah 35. 12, Kendrick 29.5. 13, Prairie 12.5. 14, Kootenai 7. 15, Troy 0.

(Top four to state, wildcard available)

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

98 — Justin Hopkins, Priest River, p. Levi Holbrook, Priest River, 1:41. 106 — Lowden White, Kellogg, d. Nayton O’Neill, Kellogg, 13-7. 113 — Colton Storey, Kellogg, d. Kevin Watson, Kellogg, 9-3. 120 — Kaden Schaff, Nezperce, p. Johnny Stovern, Kellogg, 1:47. 126 — Carsun Hinklemann, Kellogg, tf. Luke Nelson, Clearwater Valley, 21-6. 132 — Eian Schwecke, Kendrick, p. Peter Fabbi, Clearwater Valley, :55. 138 — Hunter Gamble, Orofino, tf. Jackson Spry, Kellogg, 15-0. 144 — Kelby Harvey, St. Maries, md. Chase Scribner, Kellogg, 16-2. 150 — Zach David, St. Maries, md. Jayce Haynes, Kellogg, 17-3. 157 — Amado Stewart, St. Maries, tf. Hollis Elliot, Grangeville, 15-0. 165 — Aiden Yearout, St. Maries, d. Conner Christensen, Clearwater Valley, 4-2. 175 — Orrin Farmer, Grangeville, p. John Brownfield, Kellogg, 4:38. 190 — Zack Sotin, St. Maries, p. Julian Moffitt, Lakeside, 1:19. 215 — A.J. Peak, Kellogg, md. Jacob Keck, Potlatch, 13-4. 285 — Lander Mitzkus, Clearwater Valley, p. Dominick Kager, Lakeside, :59.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

98 — no match. 106 — Grady Caudill, Priest River, had a bye. 113 — Tadhg McLaimtaig, Priest River, p. Liam Koehler, Grangeville, :34. 120 — Aiden Figueroa, Kellogg, p. Devon Welch, Orofino, 1:47. 126 — Landyn Rollins, Kellogg, p. Brody McGreal, Potlatch, 2:08. 132 — Braden Hayes, Kellogg, md. Beau Wetzel, St. Maries, 9-1. 138 — Wyatt Stewart, St. Maries, d. Tomas Gonzalez, Kamiah, 7-2. 144 — Tanner Labrum, Kamiah, d. Bill Rapier, Priest River, 8-3. 150 — Dylan Hansen, St. Maries, d. Jaxon Green, Clearwater Valley, 6-5. 157 — Gabe Halloran, St. Maries, d. Haiden Leach, Priest River, 9-3. 165 — Parker Thomas, St. Maries, p. Coltin Duncan, Kellogg, 2:13. 175 — Gatlin Griffith, Nezperce, p. Eli Morris, Lakeside, 2:44. 190 — Kristoffer Brusseau, St. Maries, d. Josiah Miller, Kellogg, 5-2. 215 — Rustle Brusseau, St. Maries, d. Asher Blankenship, St. Maries, by forfeit. 285 — Zayden Tobon, St. Maries, p. Elijah Sifford, Lakeside, 2:18.

FOURTH-PLACE MATCHES

98 — no match. 106 — no match. 113 — Liam Koehler, Grangeville, no challenge. 120 — Devon Welch, Orofino, d. Luke Stark, Grangeville, no challenge. 126 — Brody McGreal, Potlatch, d. Ashton Lewis, Kootenai, no challenge. 132 — Beau Wetzel, St. Maries, d. Liam Pettit, Priest River, no challenge. 138 — Clinton Hansen, St. Maries, p. Tomas Gonzalez, Kamiah, 4:19. 144 — Bill Rapier, Priest River, d. Deegan Franklin, Potlatch, no challenge. 150 — Jaxon Green, Clearwater Valley, d. Wyatt Cessnun, Potlatch, no challenge. 157 — Haiden Leach, Priest River, d. Ashton Martin, Prairie, no challenge. 165 — Coltin Duncan, Kellogg, d. Noah Johnson, Nezperce, no challenge. 175 — Eli Morris, Lakeside, d. Colt Greene, Lapwai, no challenge. 190 — Josiah Miller, Kellogg, d. Braxton Ledford, Potlatch, no challenge. 215 — Asher Blankenship, St. Maries, d. Dante Davis, Lapwai, no challenge. 285 — Elijah Sifford, Lakeside, d. Michael Enick, St. Maries, no challenge.

    Sandpoint High senior Jackson Holman, middle, stands atop the podium after winning the 215-pound weight class of the 5A District 1-2 tournament.

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