PREP WRESTLING: Sandpoint boys win Ted Kato Invitational; Priest River finishes 2nd

THOMPSON FALLS – After a quick turnaround from Battle for the Paddle, Sandpoint’s Shane Sherrill (138), Ashlei Hawkins (145), and Jorden Tyler (205) all won their respective weight classes to lead the Bulldogs to victory at the Ted Kato Invitational held at Thompson Falls High Saturday.

Sherrill went 4-0 on the weekend, defeating all his opponents via pin; Tyler pinned all three of his opponents as well en route to gold. Hawkins won by pin in the quarterfinals, by major decision in the semifinals, and by a narrow 3-2 decision in the championship match.

Orion Grimes (120) took home an individual championship for Priest River, who finished second out of the 16 teams who competed Saturday. Grimes won his first two matches via pin and then by an 11-2 major decision in the championship match.

Sandpoint’s Jeremiah Palmer (205) and Priest River’s Caeden (152) and Colm McLaimtaig (138) picked up second place finishes.

Carter Happell (103), Aidan Rork (113), Caiden Addington (132), Colter Cates (145), and Jackson Holman (182) all picked up crucial third place finishes for Sandpoint. For Priest River, Caleb Grow (285) notched a third place finish over Sandpoint’s Gavin Walters, who took fourth.

Sandpoint girls wrestling was also in action on Saturday, taking part in the first annual Ted Kato Girls Mixer held in Plains, Mont. The mixer was what would now be considered a 'throwback' style wrestling event... just one gym, one mat, and a paper bout sheet. Although official results were not available, head coach Valerie Johansen said the girls did great on short rest. 

"This was a good experience," Johansen said. "We got to see a variety of wrestlers. Anytime we can help support the growth of girls wrestling, it's a win-win."

Sandpoint will be back in action Wednesday at home for the Battle for the ‘B’ Cup. Priest River is set to dual St. Maries at home on Wednesday.

TEAM SCORES

1, Sandpoint, 170.5; 2, Priest River 140.5; 3, Plains/Hot Springs 129; 4, Fairfield 109; 5, Superior 100; 6, Cascade 97; 7, Fort Benton 85.5; 8, Thompson Falls 80.5; 9, St Ignatius 73; 10, Whitefish 57; 11, Arlee 41; 12, Darby 22; 13, Valier 18; 14, Deer Lodge 13.5; 15, Missoula Sentinel 12; 16, Missoula Big Sky 3.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

103 – Weston Block, Thompson Falls, 16-6, p. Korbin Pearson, Fairfield, 13-12, 2:49. 113 – Elijah Kennerson, Cascade, 9-4, p. Ashyr Tweet, Fairfield, 15-6, 1:11. 120 – Orion Grimes, Priest River, 21-9, md. Izaak Munski, Cascade, 12-7, 11-2. 126 – Gavin Schrenk, Plains/Hot Springs, 18-5, d. Cole Standley, Cascade, 12-7, 7-5. 132 – Landree Aurand, Whitefish, 14-0, p. Sloan Giles, Fairfield, 24-8, 3:39. 138 – Shane Sherrill, Sandpoint, 22-4, p. Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, 29-8, 1:04. 145 – Ashlei Hawkins, Sandpoint, 5-5, d. Layne Carter, Fairfield, 19-6, 3-2. 152 – Lucas Kovalsky, Superior, 31-7, p. Caeden McLaimtaig, Priest River, 32-7, 4:19. 160 – Turner Milender, Superior, 27-3, mf. Henry Bennetts, Whitefish, 11-3, 0:00. 170 – Cade Ball, Fort Benton, 20-4, tf. David Chapman, Plains/Hot Springs, 14-5, 2:35 (15-0). 182 – McCoy Banner, Fairfield, 19-2, sv. Max Hannum, Thompson Falls, 24-4, 10-8. 205 – Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, 21-2, p. Jeramiah Palmer, Sandpoint, 21-8, 1:28. 285 – Jaxson Green, Superior, 22-7, p. Shannon Stuart, Darby, 18-10, 1:31.

THIRD-FOURTH PLACE

103 – Carter Happell, Sandpoint, 9-12, p. Isaac Edmundson, Cascade, 1-2, 0:31. 113 – Aidan Rork, Sandpoint, 11-8, md. Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 12-16, 12-2. 120 – Brody Smith, Arlee, 22-12, p. Tyrus Reimer, Fort Benton, 15-10, 4:22. 126 – Cody West, Plains/Hot Springs, 10-9, p. Garrett Monroe, Valier, 13-12, 3:00. Caiden Addington, Sandpoint, 17-11, md. Garrett Reynolds, Priest River, 14-19, 12-0. 138 – Brock Ryan, Thompson Falls, 18-7, d. Dakota Zeiler, St. Ignatius, 6-2, 9-3. 145 – Colter Cates, Sandpoint, 14-9, md. Jacob Sateren, Priest River, 15-17, 11-0. 152 – John Waterbury, Plains/Hot Springs, 21-3, p. Krugger Pierce, St. Ignatius, 10-11, 0:36. 160 – Kelby Dumont, St. Ignatius, 8-3, p. Charlie Becker, Sandpoint, 11-9, 1:47. 170 – Brenden Vanderwall, Plains/Hot Springs, 9-8, p. Keagin Poirier, Priest River, 14-14, 1:51. 182 – Jackson Holman, Sandpoint, 16-12, p. Gabe Rasmussen, Plains/Hot Springs, 10-11, 4:04. 205 – Damian Ort, Fort Benton, 19-7, p. Jaden Hughes, Superior, 7-18, 0:13. 285 – Caleb Grow, Priest River, 15-12, p. Gavin Walters, Sandpoint, 14-7, 1:47.