PREP BOYS WRESTLING: Sandpoint JV finishes sixth at largest ever Blizzard Invite

by MAX OSWALD
Sports Reporter | December 3, 2023 12:00 AM

SANDPOINT — Joseph Babin (152B), Charlie Becker (170C), and Jeremiah Palmer (195B) took home first place finishes for Sandpoint, who finished sixth, at the largest ever JV Blizzard Invite held Saturday at Sandpoint Middle School.

Sandpoint’s Caiden Addington (132A), Colter Cates (145A), and Matthew Clifton (170D) placed second in their individual brackets. Kaiden Rose (120B), Lincoln Balch (145B), and Alan Butcher (152A) notched third place finishes.

Priest River’s Elijah Blaine (152B) and Logan Troumbley (195B) also took home third place finishes.

Head coach Josh Ratigan said the tournament consisted of 247 wrestlers and had 447 bouts.

“Overall, it was a very successful tournament for us,” Ratigan said.

Sandpoint heads to the George Wild Invite at Kellogg on Friday. Priest River will dual St. Maries, Kellogg on Tuesday.

JV TEAM SCORES

1, Coeur d'Alene 270; 2, Lakeland 219.5; 3, Post Falls 212; 4, Moscow 210; 5, Lake City 194; 6, Sandpoint 181; 7, Kellogg 106.5; 8, Priest River 57; 9, Bonners Ferry 52; No score – Lewiston, Orofino, Potlatch, St. Maries, Timberlake, Wallace.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES (Sandpoint and Priest River)

98 – Kevin Watson, Kellogg, d. Zach Teal, Lakeland, 4-1. 106 – Connor Fiest, Post Falls, p. Ryder Perry, Moscow, 1:14. 113 – Carter Newby, Coeur d'Alene, p. Jacob Werner, Lake City, 0:35. 120A – Scott Pickens, Coeur d'Alene, d. Max Hain, Moscow, 7-1. 120B – Kutter O`Brien, Lakeland, p. Xavior Counts, Coeur d'Alene, 2:44. 126A – Marcus Swift, Moscow, p. Evan Alexander, Coeur d’Alene, 3:08. 126B – Trevor Booze, Coeur d’Alene, p. Bruce Mocko, Post Falls, 1:53. 132A – Dominic Prangley, Coeur d'Alene, p. Caiden Addington, Sandpoint, 2:58. 132B – Finn Case, Coeur d’Alene, p. Hunter Fulton, Bonners Ferry, 3:26. 132C – Reese Kinerson, Coeur d'Alene, p. James Lupton, Lake City, 0:44. 138A – Cole Cooper, Lakeland, md. Jayce Haynes, Kellogg, 8-0. 138B – Chief Allen, Coeur d'Alene, d. Coburn Dalton, Kellogg, 8-3. 145A – Asher McLean, Post Falls, p. Trayvin Williamson, Lakeland, 2:52. 145B – Cruz Harris, Lake City, p. Gage McWatters, Lakeland, 1:12. 145C – Tanner Williams, Kellogg, p. Colter Cates, Sandpoint, 2:32. 145D – Jayden Terry, Lakeland, p. Andrew Downs, Coeur d'Alene, 4:52. 152A – Conn Perryman, Moscow, p. McNearney, Kellogg, 0:41. 152B – Joseph Babin, Sandpoint, d. Isaac Frati, Coeur d'Alene, 4-0. 160A – Peyton Sardinha, Lakeland, d. Will Severinsen, Coeur d'Alene, 9-6. 160B – Jack Mayer, Coeur d'Alene, p. Blake Williams, Post Falls, 3:56. 170A – Marc Fischer, Lakeland, p. Isaiah Sanftner, Coeur d'Alene, 1:43. 170B – Riley Berger, Coeur d'Alene, p. Kodyn Foreman, Post Falls, 0:58. 170C – Charlie Becker, Sandpoint, p. Dawson Cushman, Coeur d'Alene, 1:05. 170D – Christian Palmer, Moscow, p. Matthew Clifton, Sandpoint, 2:00. 182A – Landon Moore, Post Falls, p. Gabe Wullenwaber, Lake City, 3:51. 182B – Lucas Deaton, Moscow, p. Jacob Garcia, Post Falls, 3:08. 195A – Owen Frydenlund, Coeur d'Alene, p. Wade Peterson, Lake City, 1:01. 195B – Jeramiah Palmer, Sandpoint, p. Anthony Gillie, Coeur d' Alene, 1:59. 220A – James Vincent, Lake City, d. Paul Dixon, Moscow, 5-0. 220B – Cameron Gray, Lake City, p. Matt Jank, Coeur d'Alene, 0:48. 285 – Xander Schole, Post Falls, p. Jackson Portner, Post Falls, 4:29.

THIRD-FOURTH PLACE (Sandpoint and Priest River)

98 – Joziah Koonce, Lakeland, default. 106 – Ashton Duboise, Lake City, d. Niko Lucky, Coeur d'Alene, 10-9. 113 – Eian Schwecke, Moscow, md. Cole Moorman, Post Falls, 10-0. 120A – Andrew Overland, Coeur d'Alene, d. Colton McGuire, Coeur d'Alene, 2-1. 120B – Kaiden Rose Sandpoint p. Luke Hughes, Post Falls, 0:45. 126A – Caden Ford, Lake City, md. Seamus Byrne, Post Falls, 10-2. 126B – Braden Hayes, Kellogg, p. Ethan Cates-Shelton, Lakeland, 1:30. 132A – Griffin Tamagni, Lakeland, p. Haiden Leach, Priest River, 0:52. 132B – Kamryn Chase (Coeur d'Alene, p. Kellan Walther, Lake City, 0:27. 132C – Jordyn Lupton, Lake City, p. Gaden Marble, Priest River, 3:52. 138A – Noah Mobley, Moscow, d. Chris Romo, Lake City, 12-6. 138B – Bodey Clauson, Lakeland, p. Gabe Godfrey, Moscow, 2:00. 145A – Kayden Seldon, Moscow, p. Mason McLain, Sandpoint, 1:27. 145B – Lincoln Balch, Sandpoint, p. Christian Sanders, 2:40. 145C – Jack Murrell, Coeur d'Alene, d. Israel Johnson, Bonners Ferry, 10-6. 145D – Cole Brunson, Moscow p. Tucker Overland, Sandpoint, 2:32. 152A – Alan Butcher, Sandpoint, p. Joby Staudt, Priest River, 0:57. 152B – Elijah Blaine, Priest River, p. Jacob Dorn, Kellogg, 2:21. 160A – Dawson Riley, Coeur d'Alene, d. Anders Torgersen, Lake City, 9-4. 160B – Alex Stolley, Bonners Ferry, p. Wyatt Crouse, Coeur d'Alene, 3:40. 170A – Chance Browne, Lake City, p. Matthew Kunde, Sandpoint, 2:27. 170B – Sullivan Hull, Post Falls, p. Ezra Godinez, Lakeland, 1:51. 170C – Tayson Shaffer, Post Falls, p. Jacob Solt, Bonners Ferry, 2:19. 170D – Westen Sobel-Schlewitz, Lakeland, p. Ryder Torgersen, Lake City, 1:54. 182A – Christian Logan, Post Falls, p. Jacob Moore, Post Falls, 0:29. 182B – Connor Rosebrook, Coeur d'Alene, p. Solomon Agidius, Post Falls, 1:40. 195A – Dakota Andersen, Lakeland, p. Kaden Leffler, Post Falls, 1:00. 195B – Jack Simmons, Lake City, p. Logan Troumbley, Priest River, 1:44 (Troumbley received third due to earlier win over Gillie). 220A – Ernie Steele, Lakeland, p. Jeremiah Michaels, Coeur d'Alene, 0:12. 220B – Kaden Anglin, Post Falls, p. Devan Paul, Lake City, 1:36. 285 – Kyler Miller, Post Falls, p. Zane Gray, Lakeland, 1:31.