Flathead first, Glacier sixth at Pacific NW Classic
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Another day, another tournament win for the Flathead Brave Brawlers. The Braves bested 18 teams to take top honors at the Pacific Northwest Classic, held at University High School in Spokane Valley.
Out of eight wrestlers that made the finals, Gabe Lake (160), Noah Poe-Hatten (182), Sawyer Troupe (195) and Anders Thompson (170). Anders Thompson faced his twin Gunnar in the final, and Gunnar forfeited to his brother.
Aiden Downing got caught in a pin in the 126 final and ended up second. Logan Stansberry (145) and Cade Troupe (152) were also second. At 120, Will Barnes was fourth.
“Overall, the Braves had some great competition and got in some quality matches before heading back to Montana to wrestle in the Rocky Mountain in Missoula next weekend,” Flathead coach Jeff Thompson said. “We still got some work to do but this team is really coming together and just seems to fight for every point. All the hard work over the off-season is really showing in our wrestling.”
Glacier was missing three wrestlers with injuries, but the 10 left put up a strong showing to earn a sixth place finish.
Teegan Vasquez continued his dominant season by winning the 132 bracket and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Josh Melton was second at 120, and Kaleb Shine (152) and Garrett Bosch (113) were fourth.
“Good first weekend out of the break for the Wolfpack,” Glacier coach Ross Dankers said. “Josh Melton wrestled really well to make the finals. He is really clicking on his feet and feeling confident. We had three of our starting varsity athletes out this weekend due to injury and to get sixth with some pretty tough teams at the top I was happy with that.”
Pacific Northwest Classic 2023
Saturday
Team scores — Flathead 294, Mead (WA) 225, Mt. Spokane (WA) 204, University (WA) 143, Hanford (WA) 142, Glacier 140, Richland (WA) 120, Deer Park (WA) 112, Ferris (WA) 108, Sandpoint (ID) 102, East Valley (WA) 101, Ridgeline (WA) 89, Freeman (WA) 86, West Valley (WA) 86, Shadle Park (WA) 84.
Individual scores
113
1st Place Match
Czar Quintanilla (University) dec. Jacob Chapa (Southridge), 9-4.
3rd Place Match
Diesel Thompson (Flathead) p. over Garrett Bosch (Glacier), 4:05.
5th Place Match
Billy Weisgerber (Mead) won by forfeit Joseph Stahl V (Shadle Park), For.
120
1st Place Match
Saul Salinas (Richland) dec. Joshua Melton (Glacier), 6-4.
3rd Place Match
Parker Hamilton (Deer Park) p. William Barnes (Flathead), 0:40.
5th Place Match
Jeison Ingram (Ferris) won by forfeit Eli Sepulveda (Southridge), For.
126
1st Place Match
Taylor Daines (University) p. Aiden Downing (Flathead), 4:59.
3rd Place Match
Jayson Bonnett (Mt. Spokane) dec. Ashlei Hawkins (Sandpoint), 4-2.
5th Place Match
Brock Berger (Deer Park) dec. Hunter Hawk (Freeman), 6-4.
132
1st Place Match
Teegan Vasquez (Glacier) p. Logan Utecht (West Valley), 1:03.
3rd Place Match
Braxton Smith (Mead) dec. Gannon Wisher (Flathead), 2-1.
5th Place Match
Brody Holcombe (Richland) p. Max Dillon (University), 2:38.
138
1st Place Match
Josh Neiwert (Mead) maj. dec. Sam Arai (Mead), 18-7.
3rd Place Match
Blaine Leonard (Lake City) dec. Chase Smith (Freeman), 8-3.
5th Place Match
Dane Lake (Flathead) v. Tyrese Guzman (Shadle Park) (DQ).
145
1st Place Match
Hudson Buth (Mt. Spokane) dec. Logan Stansberry (Flathead), 7-3.
3rd Place Match
Christian Troumbley-Karkoski (Sandpoint) dec. Tyson Ramsey (Ridgeline), 7-2.
5th Place Match
Corbin Jaurez (Shadle Park) maj. dec. Tyler Vandeventer (Mead), 13-2.
152
1st Place Match
Jake Hubby (Hanford) dec. Cade Troupe (Flathead), 6-0.
3rd Place Match
Diego Deaton (Moscow) dec. Kaleb Shine (Glacier), 3-2.
5th Place Match
Nathan Booth (Lake City) v. Mateo Escobar (Shadle Park,(For.)
160
1st Place Match
Gabe Lake (Flathead) inj. for. Caden Wilson (Hanford), Inj. 0:00.
3rd Place Match
Ivan Bogle (Deer Park) inj. for. Austin Justice (Mead), Inj. 1:13.
5th Place Match
Samuel Thomas (University) maj dec. Jonah Orndorff (Freeman), 9-0.
170
1st Place Match
Anders Thompson (Flathead) v. Gunnar Thompson (Flathead), (For.)
3rd Place Match
Ethan Frank (Deer Park) dec. Devin Pierce (East Valley), TB-1 2-1.
5th Place Match
Garrett Leonard (Lake City) v. Brayden Burgener (Shadle Park), For.
182
1st Place Match
Noah Poe-Hatten (Flathead) maj dec. Brendan Hughes (Mt. Spokane), 10-0.
3rd Place Match
Jackson Hale (Mt. Spokane) dec. Xander Winter (Flathead), 1-0.
5th Place Match
Eli Perkes (Hanford) dec. Calvin Hinds (Sandpoint), 12-5.
195
1st Place Match
Sawyer Troupe (Flathead) dec. Jarom Liljenquist (Mt. Spokane), 11-6.
3rd Place Match
Melvin Kreitzer (Richland) maj. dec. Braeden Harvey (Mead), 10-1.
5th Place Match
Nicholas Alexander (University) p. Josh Henning (Hanford),1:54.
285
5th Place Match
Jacob Gaitlin (Mead) p. Colton Vergeront (Glacier), 0:59.