PREP WRESTLING: Bonner County wrestlers among some of the top at Tri-State

COEUR d’ALENE – Priest River’s Colm McLaimtaig (138) placed fourth at the prestigious Tri-State wrestling tournament held at North Idaho College this past Friday and Saturday. He was the highest placer from Bonner County at the event.

On the weekend, McLaimtaig went 5-2 with three pins and had two victories via injury default. After two pins on opening day, he also pinned Logan Bradley of Coeur d’Alene (0:40) en route to the third-fourth place match.

Also in the 138-pound bracket was Sandpoint’s Shane Sherrill who finished fifth overall. Sherrill went 6-2 with one pin, three wins via decision (one major), one by technical fall, and won the fifth-place match via injury default. After going 3-1 on opening day, he defeated Lawrence Muhat of Lake Stevens via decision (10-6) and Jayson Bonnett of Mt. Spokane via decision (4-2).

Sandpoint’s Jorden Tyler (195), after falling to Garrett Leonard of Lake City via decision (4-3) in his opening match, made his way to a seventh-place finish after winning four of his five matches in the consolation bracket. Three of those four wins were via pin: Miguel Zunigam, Othello (1:09); Bridger Cloninger, Lewis and Clark (1:53); and Conner Kline, Reardan (1:18); the other came via technical fall over Pablo Lara of Chiawana (4:00, 16-0). He went 5-2 on the weekend.

    Sandpoint's Jorden Tyler (second from right) poses with his seventh-place medal from the Tri-State Inviational held in Coeur d'Alene on Friday and Saturday.

Sandpoint finished 38th (46) and Priest River 42nd (41) out of 68 total teams. Bishop Kelly won the event with 218 points; Post Falls was third with 209.

Sandpoint and Priest River will dual on Monday at Sandpoint High.

TEAM SCORES 

1, Bishop Kelly 218. 2, Mead 211.5. 3, Post Falls 209. 4, Orting 203. 5, Tahoma 195.5. 6, Chiawana 146. 7, Lake Stevens 144. 8, University 127. 9, Coeur d’Alene 121.5. 10, Hermiston 109.5. 11, Othello 107.5. 12, Lakeland 97. 13, Belgrade 92. 14 (tie), La Grande, Mt. Spokane 92. 16, Pullman 76.5. 17, Hanford 72. 18, Kamiakin 71. 19, Castle Rock 69. 20, Lewiston 67. 21, Omak 66. 22, Lake City 65. 23, Arlington 62. 24, St. Maries 61. 25 (tie), Moses Lake, Weiser 58. 27, Libby 57. 28, Sunnyside 56. 29 (tie), Central Valley, Deer Park, Tonasket 54. 32, Kellogg 53. 33, Clarkston 52.5. 34, Riverside 51. 35, Burlington-Edison 50. 36, Granger 49. 37, Timberlake 48. 38, Sandpoint 46. 39, Cashmere 45. 40, Grandview 44. 41, West Valley (Spokane) 41.5. 42, Priest River 41. 43, Anacortes 39. 44 (tie), East Valley, Gonzaga Prep 38. 46 (tie), Lakeside, Royal 36. 48 (tie), Cheney, Vashon Island 33. 50, Freeman 30.5. 51, Okanogan 30. 52, Moscow 29. 53 (tie), Capital, Lewis and Clark 26. 55, Colville 25. 56, Reardan 24. 57 (tie), Centralia, Medical Lake 23. 59, Richland 20. 60, Eatonville 19. 61, Grangeville 17. 62, Kelso 15. 63, Bonners Ferry 13. 64 (tie), Frenchtown, Lake Roosevelt, Liberty (Spangle) 12. 67, Newport 8. 68, Selkirk 6.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

98 — Kaden Harding, Orting, md. Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene, 15-3. 106 — Crew Lambro, Tahoma, d. Bragen Anderson, La Grande, 6-4. 113 — Czar Quintanilla, University, d. Dominic Thomas, Orting, 2-0. 120 — Trevor Anderson, Orting, d. Owen Marshall, Tahoma, 3-2. 126 — Evan Bentinez, Grandview, d. Aidan Larson, Hermiston, 5-2. 132 — Josh Neiwart, Mead, d. Jake Castagneto, Bishop Kelly, 6-4. 138 — Quentin Harding, Orting, d. Manuel Valdez, Bishop Kelly, 12-10. 145 — Israel Acosta, Pullman, md. Joe Sullivan, Tahoma, 11-3. 152 — Matthew Martino, Bishop Kelly, d. Jeroen Smith, Mead, by injury default. 160 — Jadon Skellenger, Bishop Kelly, d. Dustin Baxter, Arlington, 10-4. 170 — Seth Martin, Post Falls, p. Ezekiel McEwen, Capital, 3:56. 182 — Cody Northwind, Granger, d. Asa Knutson, Hanford, 9-4. 195 — Jace DeShazer, Libby, p. Kaleb Grove, Weiser, :54. 220 — Brendan Hughes, Mt. Spokane, d. Koen Mattern, Lake Stevens, 4-2. 285 — Lane Hedrick, Chiawana, p. Markus Fetcho, Mead, 1:08.

THIRD-FOURTH PLACE

98 — Wyatt Carey, Timberlake, d. Holten Crane, Bishop Kelly, 3-2. 106 — Cody Westlake, Belgrade, d. Kaden Schaff, Grangeville, 6-0. 113 — Nolan Brown, Belgrade, d. Carson Leonard, Lakeland, 8-4. 120 — Jacob Christianson, Lake Stevens, d. Jesus Campos, Centralia, 5-1. 126 — Mason Gutenberger, Belgrade, d. Juan Hoffman, Kamiakin, 4-0. 132 — Hoyt Hvass, Lewiston, d. Bryan Dickerson, Orting, by injury default. 138 — Daeton Johnson, Chiawana, p. Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, :32. 145 — Tyson Barnhart, Post Falls, d. Colin McIntyre, Vashon Island, 6-0. 152 — Apollo Cruz, Orting, d. Ivan Acosta, Pullman, 7-1. 160 — Trey Smith, Post Falls, d. Cyrus Comia, Tahoma, 4-3. 170 — Caden Wilson, Hanford, d. Seiya Thompson, Bishop Kelly, 6-0. 182 — Trey Gibson, St. Maries, p. Tayten Cissne, Chiawana, 1:06. 195 — Garrett Leonard, Lake City, md. Kendall Sage, Post Falls, 8-0. 220 — Braeden Harvey, Mead, d. Dylan Scott, Lakeland, by injury default. 285 — Noah Morago-Bigboy, Omak, p. Quinnton Flores, Lewis and Clark, :32.

FIFTH-SIXTH PLACE

98 — Gage Loftin, Post Falls, d. Bodey Schweiger, Riverside, by injury default. 106 — Kaysic Lundquist, Mead, d. Tanner Crosby, Mt. Spokane, 4-1. 113 — Ahmad Banishamsa, Lake Stevens, d. Samuel Valencia, Sunnyside, 3-0. 120 — Troy Valentine, Lake Stevens, d. Rider Seguine, Post Falls, 4-0. 126 — Jake Mescher, Bishop Kelly, d. Mason Russell, Othello, 8-6. 132 — Dawson Bailey, Clarkston, d. Blaine Beard, Central Valley, 4-1. 138 — Shane Sherrill, Sandpoint, d. Logan Utecht, West Valley (Spokane), by injury default. 145 — Toimmy Belding, La Grande, d. Carlos Valdez, Bishop Kelly, by injury default. 152 — Isac Deonigi, Tahomas, md. Brock Armstrong, Coeur d’Alene, 14-5. 160 — Hugh Wheeler, Cashmere, p. Samuel Thomas, University, 1:50. 170 — Benjamin Larson, Hermiston, d. Ridge Kehr, La Grande, 10-3. 182 — Bayden Beard, Central Valley, d. Luke Schell, Timberlake, 3-0. 195 — Trenton Moore, Cheney, d. Joshua Limon-Garcia, Kamiakin, 3-0. 220 — Xavier Cardona, Omak, p. Landon Bolson, Chiawana, 2:40. 285 — Mason Perez, Othello, d. Maximus Ugarte, Hermiston, 3-0.

SEVENTH-EIGHTH PLACE

98 — Trandyn Lundquist, Mead, p. Johnny Stovern, Kellogg, 2:54. 106 — Libby Roberts, University, d. Matthew Hamilton, Post Falls, 5-2. 113 — Will Rossi, Coeur d’Alene, p. Carter Tughan, Tahoma, 1:46. 120 — Chris Lopez Gonzales, Burlington-Edison, p. Ben Sommers, Burlington-Edison, :20. 126 — Cooper Williams, Castle Rock, p. Gavin McCloy, Pullman, 1:37. 132 — Darrell Nanpuya, Omak, md. Taylor Daines, University, 9-1. 138 — Jayson Bonnett, Mt. Spokane, d. Braxton Smith, Mead, by injury default. 145 — Tensei Thompson, Bishop Kelly, d. Michael Fritz, Orting, 3-0. 152 — Jordan Tobias, Chiawana, d. Damion Hamilton, Post Falls, 7-5. 160 — Nathan Booth, Lake City, d. Aiden Yearout, St. Maries, 5-3. 170 — Kash Cobb, Weiser, d. Devin Pierce, East Valley, 7-3. 182 — Brice Cuthbert, Lewiston, d. William Jackson, Gonzaga Prep, 3-1. 195 — Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, p. Conner Kline, Reardan, 1:18. 220 — Liam Hamilton, Lakeside, d. Micah Burkhart, East Valley, 2-1. 285 — Brooks Knight, Kamiakin, d. Dominic Echeverria, Hermiston, 3-2.