PREP WRESTLING: Brown crowned George Wild Champion; Liermann picks up four wins

GIRLS

KELLOGG — Bonners Ferry High senior Sofia Brown (138 pounds) wrestled to George Wild gold and three other Lady Badgers were among the top three in their weight classes at the George Wild Invitational held this past Friday and Saturday in Kellogg. 

Brown won her first three bouts by way of a first round pin and topped off the weekend with a 13-3 win by major decision in her bracket's championship match.

Kylie Calderone (100) went 1-1, with a win by pin, and placed second; Neveah Therrien (114) went 4-1, winning all of her matches by pin, and placed third; and Aubree Graves (126) went 4-1, winning two of her matches by first round pin, one by major decision (16-2) and one by decision (7-5), and placed third.

Bonners Ferry, which placed fourth out of 15 teams, will head to Ronan High on Jan. 3 and 4 for the Western Montana Invitational. 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 150. 2, Post Falls 93. 3, Polson 92. 4, Bonners Ferry 82. 5, Lewiston 65. 6, Eureka 53. 7, Lapwai 52. 8, Coeur d'Alene 42. 9, Clearwater Valley 38. 10, Timberlake 31. 11, Kellogg 20. 12, St. Maries 15. 13, Lakeland 13.5. 14, Priest River 10. 15, Flathead (Kalispell) 7.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

100 — Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint, p. Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 0:48. 107 — Murphee Balich, Coeur d'Alene, p. Jaiden DeTienne, Coeur d'Alene, 1:03. 114 — Joely Slyter, Lewiston, p. Kooper Bugner, Lewiston, 1:29. 120 — Vada Hutchinson, Post Falls, p. Nya Eby, Sandpoint, 3:21. 126 — Izzy Stark, Sandpoint, p. Sammie Slyter, Lewiston, 1:26. 132 — Shelby Garten, Timberlake, p. Skyla Nielsen, Polson, 0:36. 138 — Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, md. Kahli Brown, Post Falls, 13-3. 145 — Amaris Kager, Lapwai, p. Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint, 3:02. 152 — Ciel Sattler, Lapwai, p. Sophia Stewart, Post Falls, 2:50. 165 (round robin) — 1, Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d'Alene; 2, Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint; 3, Kaysha Kimura, Sandpoint. 185-235 (round robin) — 1, Abighail Sorrell, Polson; 2, Lilli Marti, Sandpoint; 3, Bria Miller, Lewiston.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

100 — Ciri Nice, Polson, p. Ezrah Vollendorff, Priest River, 1:04. 107 — Avari Stone, Polson, p. Kricket Bridges, Eureka, 1:22. 114 — Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry, p. Hunter Edmondson, Sandpoint, 1:03. 120 — Samantha Day, Eureka, p. JoJane Barta, St. Maries, 1:55. 126 — Aubree Graves, Bonners Ferry, d. Vanessa Hood, Sandpoint, 7-5. 132 — Megan Myers, Clearwater Valley, p. Leanna Montes, Lewiston, 1:38. 138 — Jesse Rice, Clearwater Valley, p. Bayah Ratigan, Sandpoint, 0:31. 145 — Kalayah White, Kellogg, p. Makayla Reynolds, Post, 0:41. 152 — Venessa Wheeler, Polson, p. Maddie Morris, Eureka, 0:44.

BOYS

KELLOGG — Bonners Ferry High junior Stryder Liermann (138 pounds) won four of six bouts to pace the Badgers at the George Wild Invitational held this past Friday and Saturday in Kellogg.

Liermann won his opening round match by an 18-3 technical fall, his second by a 14-4 major decision, and then two more in the consolation rounds — one by a 19-5 major decision and the other by a first round pin.

Hunter Pope (144) added three wins, two by pin and one by a 13-0 major decision. Parker Hanson (150) notched two wins by pin while Gaige Johnson (165) two wins by decision — one by a 9-0 major decision and the other by an 8-6 decision.

Robert Kelsey (126), Eivind Falck (132), Israel Johnson (144) and Maddox Merzweiller (150) all won one match by pin while Jacob Solt (175) captured a 19-2 technical fall victory.

Bonners Ferry will head to Ronan High on Jan. 3 and 4 for the Western Montana Invitational.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 236. 2, Post Falls 195. 3, Sandpoint 178.5. 4, Kellogg 174. 5, St. Maries 153. 6, Moscow 145. 7, Eureka 121.5. 8, Clearwater Valley 112. 9, Timberlake 109. 10, Flathead 86.5. 11, Libby/Troy 81.5. 12, Coeur d'Alene (2) 66. 13, Grangeville 46. 14, Lakeside 44.5. 15, Priest River 42. 16, Bonners Ferry 38. 17, Polson 37. 18, Lakeland 34. 19, Lewiston 26. 20, Orofino 25.5. 21, Kootenai 15.5. 22, Kootenai Classical 11. 23, Lapwai 8.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

98 — Ty Wood, Sandpoint, p. Tristan Mendenhall, Post Falls, 4:26. 106 — Johnny Stovern, Kellogg, p. Kevin Watson, Kellogg, 2:48. 113 — Colton Storey, Kellogg, p. Dayton Naldrett, Flathead, 2:51. 120 — Carsun Hinkelmann, Kellogg, p. Jesse Villegas, Post Falls, 4:44. 126 — Eian Schwecke, Moscow, p. Timothy Schmidt, Eureka, 7-6. 132 — Kelby Harvey, St. Maries, d. Brandon Felix, Post Falls, 15-13. 138 — Jordan Schield, Coeur d'Alene, md. Hunter Gamble, Orofino, 18-8. 144 — Logan Bradley, Coeur d'Alene, md. Jerrett Brebner, St. Maries, 15-4. 150 — Colton Tucker, Coeur d'Alene, p. Aidan Prakash, Moscow, 2:43. 157 — Zach David, St. Maries, md. Conner Christensen, Clearwater Valley, 24-14. 165 — Brock Armstrong, Coeur d'Alene, p. Aiden Yearout, St. Maries, 1:19. 175 — James Greene, Moscow, tf. Jonathan Hansen, Timberlake, 18-2. 190 — Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, p. Jeramiah Palmer, Sandpoint, 1:34. 215 — Kyden Martin, Post Fall, md. Briley Arnett, Timberlake, 8-0. 285 — Wes Banks, Eureka, md. Paul Dixon, Moscow, 18-5.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

98 — Micah Miller, Coeur d'Alene, md. Saul Benzinger, Post Falls, 13-0. 106 — Chance Tucker, Coeur d'Alene, p. Levi Nick, Libby/Troy, 3:36. 113 — Ryker Allen, Post Falls, p. Justus Peregrina, Coeur d'Alene 2, 3:46. 120 — Will Rossi, Coeur d'Alene, d. Kaden Schaff, Grangeville, 6-2. 126 — Carter Newby, Coeur d'Alene, p. Sawyer Sage, Post Falls, 2:18. 132 — Colin Hickman, Eureka, p. Parker Cathey, Timberlake, 4:00. 138 — Chase Scribner, Kellogg, p. Ashlei Hawkins, Sandpoint, 0:43. 144 — Tanner Williams, Kellogg, p. Gage Martin, Sandpoint, 0:57. 150 — Jacob Fabbi, Clearwater Valley, p. Jayce Haynes, Kellogg, 1:45. 157 — Amado Stewart, St. Maries, tf. Carter Loutzenhiser, Timberlake, 16-1. 165 — Dennis Ward, Flathead, d. Estuardo Puderbaugh, Clearwater Valley, 7-2. 175 — Colton Austin, Post Falls, d. Jason Stone, Post Falls, 6-0. 190 — Zane Smith, Post Falls, p. Zack Sotin, St. Maries, 2:00. 215 — Jackson Holman, Sandpoint, p. Darien Ratzlaff, Priest River, 3:28. 285 — William Bomba, Sandpoint, p. Joe Banks, Eureka, 0:21.