JR. HIGH WRESTLING: Sandpoint finishes fourth at middle school state championship
Wrestlers from Sandpoint Middle School pose for a group photo at the middle school wrestling state championships held in Nampa this past Saturday. Pictured, right to left, John Holman, Gage Martin, Tyler Wood, Conner Brown, Jason Symons, Zak Wood, Maxx Watson, Daniel Holman and Summer Birch. Not pictured, Dalton Regehr.
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NAMPA — The Sandpoint Legacy Wrestling Club had five wrestlers – Dalton Regehr, Daniel Holman, John Holman, Gage Martin, and Summer Birch – who placed among the top five in their respective weight divisions at the Idaho Middle School State Championships held at the Ford Idaho Center this past Saturday.
Summer Birch, Girls 105
Summer reached the state championship match after winning three straight matches – two via decision (Murphee Balich, Lakes, 5-4 and Airianna Ayala, Taylorview, 3-2) and one via major decision (Maritza Medina, Syringa, 9-1). She finished second out of 21 wrestlers in her weight class.
Dalton Regehr, Boys 80
Dalton went 6-1 at the state championship and pinned three of his matches via pin (Drexdyn Coleman, Meridian, 0:35; Kash Barendregt, Kimberly, 0:34; and Liam Takashige, New Plymouth, 0:26). After falling in the quarterfinals, Dalton won four straight matches in the consolation bracket to take home third place out of 33 wrestlers in his weight class.
Gage Martin, Boys 132
Gage placed fifth in his weight class at the state championship after going 4-2 on Saturday. Gage won his first three matches – one via pin over Brody Donohoo of Meridian (0:53), one via major decision over Ernesto Gonzalez of Weiser (13-2) and one in overtime over Brogan Bingham of the 208 Senators (15-13). After falling in the championship semifinals and consolation semifinals, Gage pinned his opponent in his next match to take fifth out of 25 wrestlers.
John Holman, Boys 147
John reached the state championship match after winning four straight matches Saturday. John defeated his first two matches via pin (Jonas Bollwinkel, O’Leary, 0:29 and Levi Leavitt, Franklin, 1:51) and then won his next two via major decision (Jonah Tatro, Jerome, 8-0 and Joel Davis, Les Bois, 11-3). Overall, John went 4-1 on the weekend and placed second out of 25 wrestlers in his weight class after falling in overtime in the championship match.
Daniel Holman, Boys 165
Daniel went 5-2 at the state championship and pinned four of his matches via pin (Klayton Maxwell, Middleton, 0:17; Wyatt Thomas, Adrian, 1:07; Keen Wilson, 0:46; Hunter Arthur, West Minico, 3:55). After winning the consolation semifinals via a 9-0 major decision, Holman fell in the third-place match, taking home fourth out of 30 wrestlers in his weight class.
OTHER
Tyler Wood (90, 2-2), Maxx Watson (95, 3-2), Jason Symons (100, 2-2), Zak Wood (110, 2-2), Conner Brown (115, 3-2) all contributed points towards Sandpoint Middle School’s fourth place finish out of over 65 total schools.
TOP 10 TEAMS
1, Canfield, 201.5; 2, Homedale 183; 3, Middleton 168.5; 4, Sandpoint 146; 5, Madison 143; 6, Meridian 111.5; 7, Kuna 94; 8, Mountain View, 89; Fruitland 87; 10, South Fremont 86.5.