NAMPA — It might not have been the "goal", but Sandpoint High seniors Jeremiah Palmer and Jackson Holman cemented their legacies at the 5A State Championship held Friday and Saturday at the Ford Idaho Center.

Palmer, wrestling at 190 pounds, and Holman, wrestling at 215 pounds, both reached their respective finals matches and picked up silver medals for the Bulldogs. Palmer, a sixth-place finisher a year ago, stepped up and won three matches — two by pin and another by a 10-2 decision over Will Adams of Wood River in the semifinals. Holman, fighting through injuries all year, put together a valiant effort, winning his opener by a 10-6 decision and his quarterfinals bout by a 9-0 decision. The standout senior, who was also runner-up a year ago, then faced off against a familiar foe in Lakeland's Emmit Rivadeneira in the semifinals, where he used a 3-point takedown and an escape in the second period to fuel himself to a 4-3 win by decision.

Sophomores Ty Wood (106), Zak Wood (126) and John Holman (165) also found themselves on the podium after gritty performances at the two-day tournament. Ty Wood was fourth, producing two wins by pin, including a pin of Nampa's Isaiah Garcia in the consolation semifinals, and a win via a 9-1 decision. Zak Wood posted a win by medical forfeit, a win by a 19-2 technical fall, and a win by pin in the fifth-place bout over Middleton's Ashton Lewis. Holman collected two wins by major decision, by scores of 12-3 and 12-1, respectively, and two wins by pin, including a defeat of Twin Falls' Daniel Johnson in the fifth-place match shortly after a pivotal reversal.

Also representing Sandpoint and grappling to multiple wins at the state tournament were sophomore Conner Brown (132) and senior William Bomba (285). Bomba had two wins by pin — both in well under one minute — and Brown picked up a 10-4 win by decision a 3-2 win by decision thanks a 3-point takedown late in the first period. Junior Caiden Addington (150), freshman Dominic Ratigan (157), sophomore Gage Martin (144) and Paden Hinds (175) all added one win apiece to the team tally for the Bulldogs, which placed seventh out 26 scoring teams with 106.5 points, just two places behind their fifth-place finish a season ago.

For Priest River, Tadhg McLaimtaig (113) and Justin Hopkins (98) took home some hardware in the 3A ranks. McLaimtaig, a freshman, placed fourth after recording a win by pin, a win by a 21-3 technical fall, and another by an 11-0 major decision. Hopkins, also a freshman, had a win by pin in his opening quarterfinals bout against Brecken Price of Malad. Sophomore Bill Rapier (144) and freshman Grady Caudill (106) both added a win by pin each — their first ever wins at state — for the Spartans, which placed 20th out of 43 teams with 33.5 points.

Bonners Ferry's Taylor Dodd won a 285-pound state championship, winning three consecutive matches by pin and his finals bout by a 5-0 decision over Buhl's Caleb Carpenter, for the Badgers, which placed 13th out of 18 teams in 4A with 46.5 points.

5A

TEAM SCORES — 1, Minico 189. 2, Nampa 172.5. 3, Middleton 163.5. 4, Blackfoot 157. 5, Lakeland 155. 6, Bishop Kelly 125.5. 7, Sandpoint 106.5. 8, Shelley 82. 9, Pocatello 79.5. 10, Bonneville 77.5. 11, Mountain Home 76.5. 12, Jerome 69.5. 13, Preston 68.5. 14, Lewiston 57. 15, Century 55. 16, Emmett 41.5. 17, Twin Falls 37.5. 18, Skyline 30. 19, Wood River 29. 20, Burley 26. 21, Hillcrest 22. 22, Idaho Falls 19. 23, Columbia 16.5. 24, Moscow 14.5. 25, Skyview 13. 26, Vallivue 8.

4A

TEAM SCORES — 1, Snake River 290.5. 2, Homedale 255.5. 3, American Falls 227. 4, Fruitland 171. 5, Weiser 166.5. 6, Buhl 153.5. 7, Timberlake 144. 8, Marsh Valley 92. 9, Kimberly 82.5. 10, Teton 79. 11, South Fremont 77. 12, Sugar-Salem 71.5. 13, Bonners Ferry 46.5. 14, Gooding 42.5. 15, Bear Lake 38. 16, Payette 37. 17, McCall-Donnelly 34. 18, Filer 0.

3A

TEAM SCORES — 1, Malad 264.5. 2, Kellogg 176. 3 (tie), New Plymouth, St. Maries 122. 5, Ririe 101.5. 6, Tri-Valley 99. 7 (tie), Nampa Christian, West Side 75. 9, Firth 71. 10, West Jefferson 64.5. 11, Declo 59. 12, Grace 51. 13, Soda Springs 45.5. 14, Challis 45. 15, Glenns Ferry 39.5. 16, Aberdeen 38. 17, Grangeville 36.5. 18, Clearwater Valley 35.5. 19, North Fremont 34.5. 20, Priest River 33.5. 21 (tie), Parma, Salmon 31.5. 23 (tie), Kendrick, Oakley 28.5. 25 (tie), Lakeside, Valley, Wendell 27. 28, Orofino 26. 29, Nezperce 24. 30, Raft River 23. 31, Butte County 18.5. 32, Kamiah 10.5. 33, Hagerman 9. 34, Hansen 7. 35 (tie), Marsing, North Gem 6. 37, Melba 4. 38 (tie), Potlatch, Richfield 3. 40 (tie), Cascade, Lapwai, Prairie, Shoshone 0.