PR and Sandpoint's female grapplers take on districts
Six of the 11 wrestlers that placed for the Spartans at the Chad E. Ross Memorial Tournament pose for a photo. Pictured (from left): Aidan Troumbley, Hayden Sorbel, Keith Poirier, Colm McLaimtaig, Helena White and Kailee Davis.
(Photo courtesy of PRIEST RIVER SPARTAN WRESTLING/FACEBOOK)
COEUR d’ALENE — Priest River and Sandpoint’s female grapplers competed in the first ever sanctioned wrestling district tournament in Idaho on Friday at Coeur d’Alene High School.
Sandpoint placed eighth as a team with 39 points and Priest River finished tied for 12 with 13 points.
For Sandpoint, sophomore Rylie Hancock took first at 132 pounds.
She pinned Highland’s Keira White in 3:32.
120-pounder Emma Garman went 0-2 at the tournament.
Auria Palmer also went two-and-out at 145.
For Priest River, it had two girls compete, Kailee Davis at 106 and Helena White at 145.
Davis, who had a tough regular season at 2-23, took third.
She got tech falled against Moscow’s Kiera Zimmerman in the opening round of the tournament and defeated Potlatch’s Marlo Kampster 9-7 in the third and fourth place matches.
White finished fourth after losing in her consolation finals match to Gena Kelsey of Bonners Ferry.
Team scores - 1. Bonners Ferry 59. 2. Moscow 49. 3. Potlatch 48. 4. Orofino 46. 5. Coeur d’Alene 43. T5. Lake City 43. 7. Post Falls 42. 8. Sandpoint 39. 9. Lewiston 38. 10. Highland 24. 11. Prairie 21. 12. Lakeland 20. T12. Priest River 20. 14. Clearwater Valley 7. 15. Kootenai 5. 16. St. Maries 3.
Sandpoint individuals - 120 - Emma Garman 1-2. 132 - Rylie Hancock 1-0. 145 - Auria Palmer 0-2.
Priest River Individuals - 106 - Kailee Davis 2-2. 145 - Helena White 1-2.