PREP WRESTLING: Girls take second at Hellgate, River City Duals

GIRLS

MISSOULA — The final match of the day ended up deciding the winner of the Hellgate Girls Invitational held Friday and Saturday at Hellgate High. 

In a classic “North Idaho showdown,” Lilli Marti of Sandpoint pinned Hallie Hartman (8-6) of Bonners Ferry in the third round of the third-fourth-place heavyweight match to help the Bulldogs capture the championship trophy.

The Badgers took second with 121 points, behind Sandpoint with 130 points.

Senior Aubrey Wells (145, 8-4) and sophomore Nevaeh Therrien (114, 18-3, 3-1) led the Badgers placing second.

Wells earned a bye and went 3-1 until being pinned in the finals by Hattie Morrow of Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart. 

Therrien also went 3-1, earning a bye before falling 3-0 to Libby Roberts of University by pin in the finals. 

Junior Sofia Brown (132, 19-3) and freshman Eva Willis (185, 6-2) notched third place. Emma Roberts (152, 12-7) and Hallie Hartman (HWT) took fourth. Aubree Graves (145, 15-7) finished in fifth with Ireland Grady (120, 7-9) and Rylann Lewis (152, 6-9) taking third. 

“Sandpoint came into this morning in third place and just rose to the occasion,” said head coach Valerie Johansen. “They each battled physically and mentally today. I continue to be amazed by this group of young women and how well they represent womens wrestling.”

Bonners Ferry made a class act move after the tournament ended. The team offered Sandpoint a ride home with them after hearing the Sandpoint bus had broken down.

“It was pretty amazing to be on a bus with the top two teams of the tournament, both of which are from North Idaho.”

TEAM SCORES

1, Sandpoint 130; 2, Bonners Ferry 121; 3, Ronan 118.5; 4, Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart 100; 5, Havre 91; 6, Columbia Falls 72; 7, Frenchtown 63; 8, Lake City 61; 9, Coeur d'Alene 50; 10, University 39; 11, Missoula Hellgate 36; 12, Missoula Sentinel 18

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

100 – River Cote, Ronan, 19-0, p. Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint, 8-8, 0:45. 114 – Libby Roberts, University, 3-0, p. Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry, 16-2,1:39. 120 – Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, 15-1, d. Emma Garman, Sandpoint, 12-3, 6-3. 126 – Lucia Schlapfer, Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart, 3-0, p. Katie Dolence, Ronan, 25-3, 3:47. 132 – Madi Cook, Lake City, 21-2, p. Rebel Montanez, Frenchtown, 15-7, 3:02. 138 – Cara Brown, Coeur d'Alene, 10-2, inj. Brynn Courville, Ronan, 18-2, 0:00. 145 – Hattie Morrow, Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart, 3-0, p. Aubrey Wells, Bonners Ferry, 8-4, 3:48. 152 – Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d'Alene, 12-0, d. Leona Dodson Howe, Ronan, 20-10, 3-2. 165 – Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, 7-4, p. Kinsey Ward, Columbia Falls, 0-1, 1:14. 185 – Elizabeth Henkins, Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart, 2-0, p. Angelina Siebanaller, Havre, 1-1, 3:26. HWT – Tirza TwoTeeth, Ronan, 12-0, p. Aliyah Stiffarm, Havre, 1-1, 2:51.

THIRD-FOURTH PLACE

100 – Jaelynn Nace, Columbia Falls, 22-9, p. Vanessa Nace, Columbia Falls, 12-13, 4:25. 114 – McKenna Caplette, Havre, 3-1, p. Adeline Stewart, Frenchtown, 16-6, 0:19. 120 – Nicole Martens, Missoula Sentinel, 19-24, d. Brooklyn Wilting, Havre, 3-2, 10-4. 126 – Izzy Stark, Sandpoint, 15-3, p. Justa Curtiss, Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart, 3-2, 0:44. 132 – Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, 15-3, p. Aspen Murphy, Missoula Hellgate, 12-15, 2:18. 138 – Sage Machado, Frenchtown, 9-6, md. Emily Zuetrong, Lake City, 3-10, 14-6. 145 – Jaici Watt-Duran, Columbia Falls, 13-10, p. Brylee Rees, Frenchtown, 7-6, 1:52. 152 – Samantha Larsen, Columbia Falls, 12-12, p. Emma Roberts, Bonners Ferry, 9-6, 1:17. 165 – No match. 185 – Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, 6-2, p. Emma Hilton, Sandpoint, 0-8, 0:40. HWT – Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, 7-4, p. Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 6-6, 4:44.

BOYS

POST FALLS — Saber Blackmore (120) and Stryder Liermann (132) went undefeated at the River City Duals, going 5-0 as the Bonners Ferry boys finished in second, winning four out of five duals in the copper bracket on Friday.  

Blackmore won four of his matches by fall and earned a forfeit in the dual against Freeman. 

He won by fall East Valley’s Jackson Krogseth at 27 seconds, Lakeland (JV) Kutter O’Brien at 1:56, Post Falls (JV) Bruce Mocko at 38 seconds, and Alex Guitterez of Ephrata at 3:24 minutes. 

Liermann won three of his matches by fall, one by decision, and earned a forfeit in a dual against Freeman. He won by fall over Mekhi Cameau of East Valley at 1:26, Landen Mattson of Post Falls (JV) at 1:28, and Josenrique Ruvio at 24 seconds. Liermann won by decision over Justin Baxter of Lakeland (JV) 13-8. 

Fellow Badgers also performed well over the weekend, Brandon Williams (126) went 4-1, Taylor Dodd (285) also went 4-1. Gage Kunsky (195) and Matt Treutelaar (182) went 3-2. 

The Badgers fell to East Valley 47-36, but won the next four duals over Freeman 48-41, Lakeland (2) 45-42, Post Falls (3) 60-19 and Ephrata 39-37. 

The Badgers will compete at home against the Timberlake boys at 2 p.m. during the Backwoods Brawl on Friday, Jan. 19. Badger girls will compete at Othello. Bonners Ferry will face Sandpoint away for the B-Cup on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 6 p.m.  

River City Pod E Copper Bracket - Bonners Ferry

Match #1: East Valley defeated Bonners Ferry 47-36

98 - Double Forfeit

106 - Jase Plumb (East Valley) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 - Kalob Riccelli (East Valley) over Eivind Falck (Bonners Ferry) Fall 2:30

120 - Saber Blackmore (Bonners Ferry) over Jackson Krogseth (East Valley) Fall 0:27

126 - Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Fall 3:07

132 - Stryder Liermann (Bonners Ferry) over Mekhi Cameau (East Valley) Fall 1:26

138 - Conner Nicholson (East Valley) over Hunter Fulton (Bonners Ferry) Fall 1:52

145 - Talan Hughes (East Valley) over Israel Johnson (Bonners Ferry) Fall 0:19

152 - Hunter Nicholson (East Valley) over Gaige Johnson (Bonners Ferry) Fall 2:43

160 - Eli Leyden (Bonners Ferry) over Jarrett Dickson (East Valley) Fall 0:29

170 - Devin Pierce (East Valley) over Illikai Aitken (Bonners Ferry) TF 16-0

182 - Jayden Shull (East Valley) over Matt Treutelaar (Bonners Ferry) Fall 1:01

195 - Gage Kunsky (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

220 - David Greenwood (East Valley) over Blake Heimer (Bonners Ferry) Fall 1:33

285 - Taylor Dodd (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #2: Bonners Ferry defeated Freeman 48-41

98 - Quinten Malone (Freeman) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

106 - Bearret Murphey (Freeman) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 - Levi Vetter (Freeman) over Eivind Falck (Bonners Ferry) Fall 1:51

120 - Saber Blackmore (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

126 - Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) over Eli Schweiger (Freeman) Fall 1:46

132 - Stryder Liermann (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

138 - Chase Smith (Freeman) over Hunter Pope (Bonners Ferry) TF 19-3

145 - Lincoln Wright (Freeman) over Israel Johnson (Bonners Ferry) Fall 1:45

152 - Gaige Johnson (Bonners Ferry) over Tucker Hawk (Freeman) Fall 1:41

160 - Jonah Orndorff (Freeman) over Eli Leyden (Bonners Ferry) Fall 3:24

170 - Giovanni Sutherland (Freeman) over Illikai Aitken (Bonners Ferry) Fall 1:15

182 - Matt Treutelaar (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

195 - Gage Kunsky (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

220 - Blake Heimer (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 - Taylor Dodd (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #3: Bonners Ferry defeated Lakeland 2 45-42

126 - Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) over Griffin Tamagni (Lakeland 2) Fall 1:33

132 - Stryder Liermann (Bonners Ferry) over Justin Baxter (Lakeland 2) Dec 13-8

138 - Hunter Fulton (Bonners Ferry) over Bodey Clauson (Lakeland 2) Fall 1:58

145 - Jayden Terry (Lakeland 2) over Israel Johnson (Bonners Ferry) Fall 1:13

152 - Gage McWatters (Lakeland 2) over Gaige Johnson (Bonners Ferry) Fall 3:51

160 - Eli Leyden (Bonners Ferry) over Westen Sobel-Schlewitz (Lakeland 2) Fall 3:06

170 - Wyatt Berger (Lakeland 2) over Illikai Aitken (Bonners Ferry) Fall 0:20

182 - Marc Fischer (Lakeland 2) over Matt Treutelaar (Bonners Ferry) Fall 1:11

195 - Gage Kunsky (Bonners Ferry) over Dakota Andersen (Lakeland 2) Fall 1:19

220 - Ernie Steele (Lakeland 2) over Blake Heimer (Bonners Ferry) Fall 0:44

285 - Taylor Dodd (Bonners Ferry) over Zane Gray (Lakeland 2) Fall 2:55

98 - Caleb Adams (Lakeland 2) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

106 - Teagan Patrick (Lakeland 2) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 - Eivind Falck (Bonners Ferry) over Isacc Brown (Lakeland 2) Fall 1:33

120 - Saber Blackmore (Bonners Ferry) over Kutter O`Brien (Lakeland 2) Fall 1:56

Match #4: Bonners Ferry defeated Post Falls 3 60-19

132 - Stryder Liermann (Bonners Ferry) over Landen Mattson (Post Falls 3) Fall 1:28

138 - Benjamin Kurowski (Post Falls 3) over Hunter Fulton (Bonners Ferry) Fall 1:22

145 - Israel Johnson (Bonners Ferry) over Asher McLean (Post Falls 3) Fall 3:42

152 - Gaige Johnson (Bonners Ferry) over Jesse Craig (Post Falls 3) Fall 3:55

160 - Blake Williams (Post Falls 3) over Eli Leyden (Bonners Ferry) Dec 6-0

170 - Illikai Aitken (Bonners Ferry) over Tayson Shaffer (Post Falls 3) Fall 4:56

182 - Matt Treutelaar (Bonners Ferry) over Jaren Hansen (Post Falls 3) Fall 1:52

195 - Gage Kunsky (Bonners Ferry) over Victor Chacon (Post Falls 3) Fall 2:53

220 - Blake Heimer (Bonners Ferry) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 - Taylor Dodd (Bonners Ferry) over Kyler Miller (Post Falls 3) Fall 1:55

98 - Double Forfeit

106 - Mason Perkins (Post Falls 3) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 - Cole Moorman (Post Falls 3) over Eivind Falck (Bonners Ferry) Maj 12-1

120 - Saber Blackmore (Bonners Ferry) over Bruce Mocko (Post Falls 3) Fall 0:38

126 - Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) over Seamus Byrne (Post Falls 3) Fall 0:32

Match #5: Bonners Ferry defeated Ephrata 39-37

98 - Double Forfeit

106 - Nathan Sandoval (Ephrata) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 - Zander Boyd (Ephrata) over Eivind Falck (Bonners Ferry) Fall 0:35

120 - Saber Blackmore (Bonners Ferry) over Alex Guitterez (Ephrata) Fall 3:24

126 - Jorge Rodriguez (Ephrata) over Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) Fall 4:41

132 - Stryder Liermann (Bonners Ferry) over Josenrique Ruvio (Ephrata) Fall 0:24

138 - Hunter Fulton (Bonners Ferry) over Jacob Reyes (Ephrata) Fall 1:46

145 - Israel Johnson (Bonners Ferry) over Jett Johnson (Ephrata) Dec 11-7

152 - Tavone Mantese (Ephrata) over Gaige Johnson (Bonners Ferry) Maj 10-0

160 - Eli Leyden (Bonners Ferry) over Jonathan Ramirez (Ephrata) Fall 3:34

170 - Illikai Aitken (Bonners Ferry) over Hunter Keen (Ephrata) Fall 0:16

182 - Matt Treutelaar (Bonners Ferry) over Ramon Alcanter (Ephrata) Fall 3:32

195 - Andy Addink (Ephrata) over Gage Kunsky (Bonners Ferry) Fall 4:43

220 - Peyton Woods (Ephrata) over Blake Heimer (Bonners Ferry) Fall 0:39

285 - Michah Sandberg (Ephrata) over Taylor Dodd (Bonners Ferry) Dec 7-4

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The Hagadone News Network contributed to this report.