PREP WRESTLING: Sandpoint, Bonners Ferry girls tie for 1st at George Wild Invite
Members of the Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry girls wrestling teams pose with their individual awards and the George Wild Tournament first-place trophy after the conclusion of the tournament on Saturday. The teams both posted a total of 106 points.
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KELLOGG – Sandpoint’s Emma Garman (120) and Izzy Stark (126) won individual titles at the George Wild Invite to help the Bulldogs tie Bonners Ferry for first place on Saturday.
Junior Emma Garman pinned Jayden Ocain of Clearwater Valley (0:49) and Bonners Ferry’s Ireland Grady (0:52) in the championship match in order to secure gold.
Freshman Izzy Stark pinned all three of her opponents on Saturday. In the first round, she pinned Alexandrea Schroeder of Lakeland (1:48); in the second round, Sammie Slyter of Lewiston (2:06); and in the championship match, Keira Zimmerman of Moscow (2:51). Stark was also named the 2023 George Wild Tournament’s most outstanding wrestler.
Sylvia Becker (165) finished second for Sandpoint after winning two other matches on the day. Mackenzie Donenfeld (107), Teagan Newsom (145), Zxyloh Johnson (152), and Emma Hilton (185) all finished in third place for the Bulldogs.
Sandpoint will dual Timberlake on the road on Wednesday.
TEAM SCORES
T1, Bonners Ferry, 106; T1, Sandpoint 106; 3, Post Falls 82; 4, Lewiston, 71; 5, Clearwater Valley 68.5; 6, Kellogg, 43; 7, Lakeland 29. 8; Timberlake 24. 9, Moscow 22. 10, Lapwai 20; 11, St. Maries T12, Kootenai 4; T12, Priest River 4. 14, Grangeville 0.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
107 – Paetyn Labudie, Clearwater Valley, 3-2, tf. Adelaide Heigel, Bonners Ferry, 2-1, 6:00-18-3. 114 – Joely Slyter, Lewiston, 8-0, p. Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry, 4-1, 3:04. 120 – Emma Garman, Sandpoint, 3-1, p. Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 3-2, 0:52. 126 – Izzy Stark, Sandpoint, 6-1, p. Keira Zimmerman, Moscow, 5-3, 2:51. 132 – Shelby Garten, Timberlake, 3-0, p. Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, 4-1, 1:44. 138 – Megan Myers, Clearwater Valley, 5-2, p. Aubree Graves, Bonners Ferry, 3-1, 0:33. 145 – Izzy Davis, Kellogg, 5-0, p. Emmalyn Boller, Clearwater Valley, 4-2, 2:49. 152 – Amaris Kager, Lapwai, 3-0, p. Sophia Stewart, Post Falls, 2-1, 3:09. 165 – Annika Thompson, Lakeland, 2-0, d. Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, 2-3, 6-2. 185 – Emma Rivera, Lewiston, 4-2, p. Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, 1:36. 235 – Gracelyn Brockman, Post Falls, 3-0, p. Ava Storm, Lewiston, 2-1, 0:50.
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE
107 – Mackenzie Donenfeld, Sandpoint, 3-1, d. Sophia McLain, Kellogg, 2-4, 8-4. 114 – Isabella Rice, Post Falls, 3-1, p. Hunter Edmondson, Sandpoint, 4-3, 2:35. 120 – Zoie Lawson, Kellogg, 2-3, p. Jayden Ocain, Clearwater Valley, 3-5, 1:24. 126 – Sammie Slyter, Lewiston, 5-3, p. Raylee Reynolds, Post Falls, 2-2, 3:32. 132 – Kamryn Lockart, Lewiston, 5-3, d. Emma Younger, Post Falls, 2-2, 3-0. 138 – Bria Miller, Lewiston, 5-3, p. Addison Antonowicz, Post Falls, 2-2, 0:59. 145 – Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint, 3-3, p. Kaysha Kimura, Sandpoint, 1-2, 1:12. 152 – Zxyloh Johnson, Sandpoint, 2-4, p. Miriam Grow, Priest River, 0-3, 1:53. 165 – Shariece Vandever, Lakeland, 0-2, by default. 185 – Emma Hilton, Sandpoint, 1-3, by default. 235 – Devlyn Hernandez, Post Falls, 1-2, p. Lyrica Peterson-Wagenborg, Lewiston, 0-3, 3:04.