CLUB WRESTLING: Sherrill wins in both Freestyle, Greco-Roman at Victory in the Valley Tourney
Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry wrestlers pose with their hardware from the Victory in the Valley Tournament held at Granger High this past weekend. Back row, from left, Eli Leyden and Dalton Regehr. Front row, from left, Saber Blackmore, Shane Sherrill, and Aidan Rork.
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GRANGER, Wash. — Sandpoint’s Shane Sherrill (Junior 144) started off the club wrestling season by capturing both the Greco-Roman and freestyle titles at the WSWA Victory in the Valley Tournament held March 9-10 at Granger High.
Sherrill, wrestling for Bonners Ferry Wrestling Club, defeated Caleb Reardon of Burbank by technical fall (10-2) and Oscar Rojas of Tri-Cities by technical fall (10-0) to win the Greco-Roman title. In the freestyle bracket, Sherrill picked up four straight wins by technical fall to take home gold: Oliver Russell of RiverHawk (12-2), Oscar Rojas of Tri-Cities (11-0), Caleb Reardon of Burbank (11-0), and Ethen Mehlenbacher of Burbank (11-0).
Bonners Ferry standout Saber Blackmore (U16 138), won in freestyle and took second in Greco-Roman. Blackmore defeated all opponents by decision to pick up gold in freestyle: Joe Ethan Tristan of Tri-Cities (14-14, TB), Cristian Garcia of Sunnyside (10-6), and Carson Kline of Inland Northwest Wrestling (6-4).
Bonners Ferry’s Eli Leyden (Junior 165) took fourth in freestyle. Sandpoint’s Aidan Rork (Junior 126) also attended the tourney and fought hard, but fell in both of his Greco-Roman matches.
Also wrestling for Bonners Ferry was Dalton Regehr (86-97), who won five overall titles in various 12U and 14U brackets. Regehr took home titles in the U12 and U14 freestyle, the U12 and U14 folkstyle, and the U12 Greco-Roman; he also took home second in the U14 Greco-Roman. He compiled a 14-1 record over the weekend.