COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Lakes Stevens junior Kelly Kubec won his second title and teammate Kai VanLeuven won one of his own as the Vikings finished in a tie for third place in the 55-team Tri-State wrestling tournament at North Idaho College Saturday.
University of Spokane won the tournament with 152.5 points. The other Western Conference school at the tournament, the Monroe Bearcats, took 38th overall.
Kubec won the 130-pound championship, a year after winning the 112-pound title.
After pinning his first two opponents, and following that by winning two straight matches by major decisions, Kubec defeated Brent Parks of Hermiston, Ore., 8-6 in the final.
VanLeuven won his title at the 140-pound weight class. The senior stopped Lewis &Clark Anthony Varnell 3-1 in overtime.
Sam Ottow was the Bearcats’ top finisher, taking fifth in the 112-pound division.
At North Idaho College
Team scores-University 152.5, Libby 132, Hermiston 118.5, Lake Stevens 118.5, Auburn 111, Pendleton 106, Kelso 103.5, Tahoma 87.5, Auburn Riverside 87, Battle Ground 86, Central Valley 83.5, East Valley 76, Lakeside 70, Moses Lake 69.5, LaGrande 69, Lewiston 67, Sandpoint 65, Bonners Ferry 63.5, Lakeland 61.5, Missoula Sentinel 59, Mt. Spokane 58, Vashon Island 56, Evergreen 50, Hoquiam 44, Eagle 42.5, Republic 41, Medical Lake 37, Ferris 36, Deer Park 35, Royal City 34, Kamiah 33.5, North Central 32, Tonasket 32, Reardon 27, Freeman 24, Lewis &Clark 24, Kentlake 23, Monroe 23, Polson 22.5, Newport 22, Liberty Bell 21, Riverside 20, Mead 20, Oregon City 17, Central Kitsap 15, Okanogan 14, Liberty 12, Priest River 12, Gonzaga 10, Coeur D’Alen 9, Kamiakin 8.5, Chewelah 8, Walla Walla 5, Mark Walker 5, Moscow 0.
103-Love (MS) pinned Cambron (CV), 1:30; 112-Gateman (VI) pinned Mathews (FR), 5:39; 119-Hayes (BG) dec. Owen (U), 3-1; 125-Mangrum (Aub) dec. Fio (SP), 5-4; 130-Kubec (LS) def. Park (H), 8-6; 135-Palaniuk (Lak) dec. Chester (CV) 3-2; 140-VanLeuven (LS) dec. Varnell (LC), 3-1 OT; 145-Hall (BG) pinned Hatton (MTSP), 0:43; 152-A. Hall (BF) dec. Johnson (Tah), 7-3; 160-Sitch (Kel) dec. Onufer (Aub), 3-1; 171-Swartz (Aub) dec. Spencer (Lib), 6-3; 189-Foster (Kam) pinned Sharp (Hoq), 4:37; 215-Hjort (Lib) dec. Williams (Pen), 12-7; 275-Jolley (EV) pinned Skogrand (Lew), 3:23.
Lynnwood Classic At Lynnwood, the Royals had four first-place finishers and took second overall in the Lynnwood Classic. Cody Mason (119 pounds), Jordan Williams (125), Josh Miller (130) and Tanner Detschman (145) all took first place in their respective weight divisions for the Royals. The big winner on the night was Blanchet, which finished first in the tournament and had five wrestlers win their weight class.
At Lynnwood H.S.
Team scores-Blanchet 231, Lynnwood 155.5, Mercer Island 146, Meadowdale 140, Bremerton 127, Meridian 111, Redmond 110.5, Eastside Catholic 101, Granite Falls 24
103-Hostak (E) pinned Faith (MI), 1:14; 112-Phillips (BR) pinned Francisco (BL), 5:34; 119-Mason (L) pinned Chance (Meri), 1:55; 125-Williams (L) pinned Parco (BL), 0:17; 130-Miller (L) dec. Long (R), 11-10; 135-Sawyers (BR) pinned LaPointe (Meri), 5:13; 140-Agnew (MI) pinned Foss (BL), 1:47; 145-Detschman (L) pinned McNageten (BL), 5:30; 152-Thorpe (BL) dec. Jennings (Mea), 7-0; 160-Polich (BL) major dec. Montanari (Mea), 11-3; 171-McNaghten (BL) dec. Risenmay (R), 5-3; 189-Kohring (BL) technical fall over Porter (MI), 16-0; 215-Still (BL) pinned Garton (Mea), 3:32; 275-Kurowski (E) pinned Sands (Meri), 3:16.
SunDome Classic Wrestling Tournament: At Yakima, Mariner’s Mohammad Mustafa defeated every opponent by pin or technical fall to take first place at 189 pounds in the SunDome Classic Wrestling Tournament. Jackson’s Ramsey Nijem finished second at 160.
At Yakima
Team scores-Wenachee 208, Mariner 188.5, Othello 171, Kamiakin 158.5, Ellensburg 156, Ephrata 146.5, Jackson 144, West Valley (Spokane) 128, Olympic 121, Toppenish 119, West Valley (Yakima) 119, Cheney 119, Ferndale 117, Thomas Jefferson 97, Wapato 94, Selah 93, Seaside 91, East Valley 89, Klahowya 88.5, Prosser 86, Eastlake 86, Eisenhower 86, Davis 83.5 Naches 57.5, Seahome 43
Results
103-Do (Mariner) 4th; 112-Hammond (Mariner) 7th; 119-Yee (Mariner) 4th; 125-Bush (Mariner) 5th, Birkett (Jackson) 8th; 130-n/a; 135-Link (Mariner) 6th; 140-Kintner (Mariner) 3rd; 145-Reynolds (Jackson) 6th, Hendrickson (Mariner) 8th; 152-Zuzula (Jackson) 10th; 160-Nijem (Jackson) 2nd; 171-Lucero (Jackson) 5th; 189-Mustafa (Mariner) 1st, Bittinger (Jackson) 7th; 215-Rydzak (Mariner) 1st, Warner (Jackson) 3rd; 275-n/a.
Graham Morin Tournament: At Bellingham, Arlington’s Zach Byers earned the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament honors and placed first at 145 pounds to help Arlington place second overall. Shohomish won the tournament with four first-place finishers: Jordan Walsh(103 pounds), Paul Their (112), Harry Wolff (125) and Nick Mundell (189).
At Squalicum H.S.
Team results-1. Snohomish 238.5, 2. Arlington 183.5, 3. Squalicum 137, 4. Edmonds-Woodway 127, 5. Nooksack 102, 6. Bainbridge 75.5, 7. Port Angeles 60, 8. Lynden 56, 9. Auburn Mountainview 56, 10. Woodinville 54.5.
103- 1. Walsh (Sn) 2. Lombard (AM) 3. Montanez (Sq) Zender (n/a); 112-1. Thier (Sn) 2. Tuttle (Sq) 3. Ritualo (B) 4. Bosch (N); 119-1. Nagel (Ar) 2. McAuliff (Sn) 3. Le (Sq) 4. Kim (EW); 125-1. Wolff (Sn) 2. Larson (n/a) 3. Rediger (N) 4. M. Kelley (L); 130-1. Lewis (Ar) 2. Perry (Sn) 3. Barron (Sq) 4. Toma (EW); 135-1. Guzman (Ar) 2. Harjkins (EW) 3. Walker (Sn) 4. Johnson (Sq); 140-1. Erickson (Ar) 2. Siers (n/a) 3. Hale (n/a) 4. B. Alfi (EW); 145-1. Byers (Ar) 2. D. Alfi (EW) 3. St. Marie (Sn) 4. S. Kelley (N); 152-1. Pautler (EW) 2. Reed (Sn) 3. Brooks (B) 4. Spear (Ar); 160-1. Robert (B) 2. Irwin (Ar) 3. Korthuis (L) 4. Gere Sn); 171- 1. Winchester (Sq) 2. Hollister (W) 3. Nygrad (N) 4.Bonneywell (Sn); 189-1. Mundell (Sn) 2. Anderson (Ar) 3. Wizzynski (EW) 4. Saike (AM); 215-1. Valdez (P) 2. Torres (N) 3. Reinard (Sn) 4. Larsen (Sq); 275-1. Stannard (EW) 2. Zylstra (N) 3. Hafer (P) 4. Johnson (n/a).
Paul Reimann Invitational: At Mount Vernon, Casey Finnicum of Mountlake Terrace earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors with a first-place finish at 160-pounds.
At Mount Vernon H.S.
Team scores-1. Blaine 217, 2. Burlington Edison 202, 3. Sunnyside 167, 4. Mountlake Terrace 128, 5. Anacortes 96 6. Mount Vernon 94, 7. South Whidbey 62, 8. LaConner 18.
103-I. Romero (SUN), J. Humphrey (BL), D. Todd (BE), D. Brown (AN); 112-R. Rivera (SUN), J. Gaspar (SUN). G. Hausauer (MV), D. Duncan (BL); 119-J. Gonzalez (SUN), J. Schorr (SW), B. Brown AN), C. Cavanaugh (BE); 125-S. Sanchez (SUN), T. Reijm (BE), M. Broyan (BL), A. Mannie (SW); 130-G. Yousling (BE), S. Abrams (BL), T. Pena (SUN), A. Larson (MLT); 135-J. Kilthau (BL), B. Thompson (MV), A. Breckenridge (BE), N. Dabling (MLT); 140-C. Moore (BL), M. Jones (BE), C. Dempsey (BE), B. Morgen (SW); 145-D. Stremler (BL), D. Thurmond (BE), Z. Galvan (SUN), M. Alvarez (BL); 152-K. Cundy (MLT), P. Simpson (AN), M. Graham (SUN), J. Brady (BL); 160-C. Finnicum (MLT), N. Jordan (BL),R. Bargewell (BE), J. Johnson (MV); 171-S. Hicks (BL), N. Rehon (BL), B. Wise (BE), K. Ryder (SW); 189-J. De Los Rios (BE), B. Brandenburger (BL), B. Rabenstein (MV), M. Chavez(BE); 215-D. Evans (AN), L Campbell (MV), J. Carey (MLT), D. Osburn (MV); 275-B. Bonner (AN), D. Miyasato (MLT), A. Salazar (SUN), M. Reyna (BE).
Cashmere Tournament: At Cashmere, the Sultan Turks had four wrestlers place in the top five of the 10-team Cashmere tournament. The Turks’ top finisher was 125 pound Jake Grohl who finished third with a 4-1 record. Josh Mann (140 pounds) and Nick Henrickson (160) both placed fourth in their respective divisions. Robbie Knowlton was fifth at 130 pounds.
Boys basketball
South Whidbey 48, Liberty Bell 39: At Langley, senior Duncan Adams led all scorers with 17 points to give South Whidbey the win in the non-conference game.
At South Whidbey H.S.
Li berty Bell76917-39
South Whidbey10131114-48
Liberty Bell-Sigler 4, Rowland 7, Walsh 2, Scott 15, Donnet 2, Ahrens 3, Clements 4, Nations 2. South Whidbey-Ward 2, Adams 17, Bailey 3, Anderson 11, Gulvin 10, Blakey 4, Burnett 1. Records-Liberty Bell not reported. South Whidbey 1-1, 3-3.
Friday Harbor 62, Mount Vernon Christian 41: At Friday Harbor, John Hamilton scored a game-high 24 points to lead Friday Harbor to the Northwest A/B victory.
At Friday Harbor H.S.
Mount Vernon Christian7101410-62
Friday Harbor14211215-41
Mount Vernon Christian-Merriott 4, Westra 13, Hogan 4, Van Der Kooy 16, Devries 6. Friday Harbor-Hart 4, McNary 3, Guard 10, Roe 6, Stoddard 15, Hamilton 24. 3-point goals-Westra 1, McNary 1, Stoddard 1. JV score-Friday Harbor def. Mount Vernon Christian. Records-Mount Vernon Christian 2-2 in league, 3-2 overall. Friday Harbor 2-0, 3-1.
Lopez Island 49, Bear Creek School 29: At Lopez Island, senior Bubba Smith scored 25 points and added 14 rebounds for Lopez Island in the non-conference win. Smith’s brother, sophomore Jordan Smith also finished with a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds).
At Lopez Island H.S.
Bear Creek School4988-29
Lopez Island15101014-49
Bear Creek-Brown 2, Graham 7, Erickson 4, N. Castle 7, Sanger 9. Lopez Island-Ja. Smith 25, McCoy 2, Jardine 5, Jo. Smith 10, Elings 6, Tijerina 1, Yukluk. 3-point goals-Ja. Smith 2, Jardine 1. Records-Bear Creek 3-2 overall. Lopez Island 3-4.
Girls basketball
Archbishop Murphy 54, Spectrum, B.C. 40: At Victoria, B.C., Krista Eknes scored 15 points and the Wildcats defeated Spectrum, B.C., to finish the Santa Slam tournament 3-0. Lauren Jelinek grabbed 11 rebounds and Ashley Reinig added 12 points for the Wildcats.
At Stelly’s Gym
Archbishop Murphy1420119-54
Spectrum, B.C.129127-40
Archbishop Murphy-Nelson 3, Lasswell 2, Eknes 15, Coate 9, Burns 4, Smith 2, Reinig 12, Westliund 3, Jelinek 4. Spectrum-Morris 5, Carlson 2, Koronko 2, Ash 5, Lau 7, Burton 7, Beaumont 12. 3-point goals-Weslin 1, Eknes 2, Morris 1, Burton 1. Records-Archbishop Murphy 7-1 overall. Spectrum not reported.
Granite Falls 52, Blaine 47: At Granite Falls, Tera Bauer scored 16 points, including four clutch free throws with less than a minute to play, to seal the non-conference victory for the Tigers.
At Granite Falls
Blaine1013816-47
Granite Falls1412818-52
Blaine-McDonald 2, Richardson 3, Hendrickson 16, Crews 9, Stull 6, Place 3, Freeman 8. Granite Falls-Setzer 2, Alexander 9, Dudder 4, Bauer 16, Haug 6, Anderson 6, Murphy 9. 3-point goals-Hendrickson 2, Alexander 1. JV score-Granite Falls 34, Blaine 25. Records-Blaine not reported. Granite Falls 4-2.
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