PREP BOYS WRESTLING: Priest River's McLaimtaig captures Rumble gold
- Extended Recap from Sunday's Paper
COEUR d'ALENE — A winner in 24 of his last 25 matches, Colm McLaimtaig cannot be stopped.
The Priest River High senior, who holds a 39-5 record on the year, won three matches by pin and by a 21-6 technical fall in the championship match to win the 144-pound bracket of the North Idaho Rumble tournament held Friday and Saturday at Coeur d'Alene High.
It's McLaimtaig's third tournament win of the year, and he has a second-and-third-place finishes to his name as well.
Senior Orion Grimes (126) had two wins by pin in the championship rounds and one by decision in the consolation ladder for Priest River, which finished 18th out of 29 scoring teams.
For Sandpoint, freshman Ty Wood (98) placed second and finished 2-1 with two pins while senior Jorden Tyler (190) placed third with a tournament record of 5-1, including three wins by pin.
Freshman Zak Wood (120) was 4-2 with four wins by pin, Jackson Holman (215) was 3-2 with three wins by pin and the two placed fourth. Both placing fifth for the Bulldogs, which finished fifth with 139 points, were junior Jeramiah Palmer (190), who went 6-2, and sophomore Charlie Becker (175), who went 5-2.
Sandpoint will travel to Lewiston for a dual Tuesday. Priest River will head to Bonners Ferry for the Conrad Garner Invite, which starts Friday.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 349.5 2, Coeur d’Alene 258. 3, Lakeland 175.5. 4, Lewiston 149.5. 5, Sandpoint 139. 6, Caldwell 125.5. 7, Post Falls (2) 121.5. 8, Timberlake 115. 9, University 114.5. 10, Kellogg 108. 11, Lake City 103. 12, Coeur d’Alene (2) 92.5. 13, Vallivue 84.5. 14, West Valley 83.5. 15, Pocatello 81. 16, East Valley 66.5. 17, Mountain Home 65.5. 18, Priest River 60. 19, Potlatch 53.5. 20, Hanford 49.5. 21, Moscow 47.5. 22, Selkirk 42. 23, Lakeland (2) 41.5. 24, Bonners Ferry 37. 25, Gonzaga Prep 33. 26, Columbia (Burbank, Wash.) 18.5. 27, Kootenai 15. 28, Lakeside 11. 29, Kootenai Classical 2.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
98 — Tristan Mendenhall, Post Falls, md. Ty Wood, Sandpoint, 12-3. 106 — Wyatt Carey, Timberlake, d. Gage Loftin, Post Falls, 12-8. 113 — Colton Storey, Kellogg, d. Justus Peregrina, Coeur d’Alene (2), 14-8. 120 — Carson Leonard, Lakeland, p. Will Rossi, Coeur d’Alene, 1:51. 126 — Jaren Knopp, Lakeland, p. Eian Schwecke, Moscow, 3:42. 132 — Draven Johns, Caldwell, tf. Coen Roberts, Lewiston, 18-2. 138 — Rider Seguine, Post Falls, md. Jordan Schield, Coeur d’Alene, 14-0. 144 — Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, tf. Logan Bradley, Coeur d’Alene, 21-6. 150 — Jayce Wolf, Caldwell, p. Colton Tucker, Coeur d’Alene, 3:29. 157 — Kyle Miller, Post Falls, d. Colton Austin, Post Falls (2), 8-6. 165 — Brock Armstrong, Coeur d’Alene, d. Damion Hamilton, Post Falls, 3-2. 175 — Trey Smith, Post Falls, md. Nathan Booth, Lake City, 13-1. 190 — Seth Martin, Post Falls, p. Asa Knutson, Hanford, 3:08. 215 — Garrett Leonard, Lake City, p. James Vincent, Lake City, 1:22. 285 — Sebastian Mosman, Lake City, d. Ryan Sulpizio, University, 6-3.
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE
98 — Micah Miller, Coeur d’Alene, d. Saul Benzinger, Post Falls 2, 10-8. 106 — Kevin Watson, Kellogg, d. Nash Larsen, Coeur d’Alene, 5-2. 113 — Matthew Hamilton, Post Falls, d. Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene, 6-3. 120 — Jesse Villegas, Post Falls (2), d. Zak Wood, Sandpoint, 1-0. 126 — Carter Newby, Coeur d’Alene, d. Callister Crosby, University, 9-4. 132 — Brandon Felix, Post Falls, p. Tanner George, Coeur d’Alene, 3:54. 138 — Kaden Bunderson, Pocatello, p. Chase Scribner, Kellogg, 4:07. 144 — Cole Cooper, Lakeland, d. Gunnar Whitlock, Lewiston, 5-3. 150 — Mason Faling, Lewiston, p. Tanner Piper, Post Falls, 3:48. 157 — Jameson Davis, Selkirk, p. Cedar Betzold, Lewiston, 4:29. 165 — Lawrence Jackson, Gonzaga Prep, p. Carson Yearout, Potlatch, 1:06. 175 — Jonathan Hansen, Timberlake, d. Nathan Rasmussen, Selkirk, 7-2. 190 — Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, md. Brice Cuthbert, Lewiston, 8-0. 215 — Briley Arnett, Timberlake, p. Jackson Holman, Sandpoint, 2:33. 285 — Logan Riley, West Valley, d. Taylor Dodd, Bonners Ferry, 4-3.