Sandpoint Legacy Wrestling Club wraps up fall season

SANDPOINT, Idaho — The North Idaho Wrestling League (NIWL) teams started practicing in September and the first tournament was held in Bonners Ferry on October 20. Sandpoint Legacy Wrestling Club had eight wrestlers on tournament mats for the first time and a couple others returning after a year or more away. The strong veteran group in the Novice and Middle School divisions had almost everyone making it to the finals in their weight class. Even though many kids were still doing fall school sports so they didn’t go to the tournament, Legacy had the highest winning percentage of all the teams at 65% with 75 wins and 41 losses.

Bantams 8U: Braxley Hatfield 43lbs – 1st, Clarissa Birch 56lbs – 3rd, Beau Bradshaw 62lbs – 1st, Jaxen Fournier 74lbs – 3rd, Eirnin Dunn 74lbs – 2nd

Intermediates 10U: Jeremiah Richins 56lbs – 3rd, Kaleb Erickson 59lbs – 1st, Rocco Ringer 59lbs – 2nd, Dominik Watson 63lbs – 1st, Tristan Porter 67lbs – 1st, Kaleb Bogadi 84lbs – 1st, Kormac Dunn 84lbs – 3rd

Novice 12U: Augie Fisher 70lbs – 2nd, Damen Therrien 78lbs – 2nd, Lucas Porter 82lbs – 4th, Maxx Watson 92lbs – 1st, Jacob Neff 92lbs – 2nd, Beau Cates 92lbs – 3rd, Tommy Holman 98lbs – 1st, Logan Wood 98lbs – 2nd

Middle School 14U: Tyler Wood 83lbs – 4th, Zak Wood 87lbs – 1st, Conner Brown 97lbs – 1st, Summer Birch 97lbs – 2nd, Axel Jones 102lbs – 3rd, Vanessa Hood 102lbs – 4th, Brower Lindgren 106lbs – 3rd, John Holman 136lbs – 1st, Daniel Holman 136lbs – 2nd

Legacy had a little rougher time at the Kellogg Tournament as fewer kids made the trip. Tami reminded parents that “Each time the kids take the mat – they are learning.” Eighteen wrestlers made the finals, and fourteen medals were earned along with 3-blue ribbons for the one lone Pre-Bantam.

Pre-Bantam: Finn Bradshaw, 3 wins

Bantams 8U: Braxley Hatfield 43lbs – 1st, Wolf Bagnall 49lbs – 4th, Beau Bradshaw 62lbs – 2nd, Eirnin Dunn 70lbs – 2nd

Intermediates 10U: Rocco Ringer 59lbs – 3rd, Kaleb Erickson 63lbs – 2nd, Tristan Porter 67lbs – 2nd, Kaleb Bogadi 84lbs – 1st, Kormac Dunn 84lbs – 4th

Novice: Damen Therrien 78lbs – 4th, Maxx Watson 92lbs – 1st, Jacob Neff 92lbs – 3rd, Logan Wood 98lbs – 2nd

Middle School: Zak Wood 87lbs – 1st, Conner Brown 97lbs – 2nd, Axel Jones 102lbs – 4th, Dominic Ratigan 114lbs – 1st, Daniel Holman 147lbs – 3rd

The next tournament was in Rathdrum at Lakeland High School for the Battle for the North. Legacy was four team points away from taking first place in the small team division, second to St. Maries, 43-40 and tied with Lakeland for third place overall. Besides the battle going on for the team trophy, Legacy wrestlers were battling for the chance to bring home their own first-place trophy. In addition to a fun little group of Pre-Bantams, collecting hard-earned ribbons, they had 45 wrestlers spread throughout the rest of the age divisions, with 33 making the finals and 26 earning a spot on the podium.

Those super cool 1st place trophies went to: Bantams Wolf Bagnell (49lbs), Beau Bradshaw (62lbs) and Braxley Hatfield (45lbs); Intermediate Tristan Porter (67lbs); Novices Jacob Neff (92lbs) and Maxx Watson (86lbs); and Middle Schooler Zak Wood (87lbs). Other Legacy wrestlers in the finals included:

Pre-Bantam – 6U: Abram Johnson – 3 Blue, Finn Bradshaw – 2 Blue, 1 Red, Beau Webb – 2 Blue, 1 Red

Bantam – 8U: Reed Russel 40lbs – 3rd, Clarissa Birch 56lbs – 3rd, Eirnin Dunn 70lbs – 3rd

Intermediate – 10U: Kaleb Erickson 59lbs – 2nd, Rocco Ringer 59lbs – 3rd, Jack Balch 59lbs – 3rd, Dominik Watson 63lbs – 3rd, Michael Balch 67lbs – 3rd, Caz Zeretzke 71lbs – 4th, Aiden Spottedthunder 114lbs – 3rd

Novice – 12U: Augie Fisher 67lbs – 4th, Dalton Regehr 78lbs – 2nd, Lucas Porter 82lbs – 2nd, Beau Cates 86lbs – 4th, Tommy Holman 92lbs – 2nd, Logan Wood 98lbs – 2nd, Cole Martin 108lbs – 3rd, Paden Hinds 117lbs – 2nd

Middle School – 14U: Jason Symons 92lbs – 4th, Summer Birch 97lbs – 4th, Conner Brown 97lbs – 2nd, Axel Jones 102lbs – 4th, Gage Martin 114lbs – 3rd, Dominic Ratigan 114lbs – 4th, John Holman 136lbs – 2nd, Daniel Holman 136lbs – 3rd

The North Idaho Panhandle Championships took place on Saturday November 12, at the Courts at Real Life in Post Falls. With over 650 registered wrestlers it was a big day of wrestling; unfortunately, Legacy numbers were a little down due to several kids out sick and a couple still out due to injury. The championship format gave the bracketed Pre-Bantams a chance to win a medal and in the older age divisions some weight classes had 16-man brackets, so kids wrestled through extra rounds to earn a spot in the top six. Amid an exciting day of wrestling, Legacy had a sobering moment late in the tournament when teammate Beau Cates had to be wheeled from the mat on a stretcher due to a broken collar bone.

After eight and half hours of wrestling, Jason Symons wrestled the last match of the night for his 4th place finish in the Middle School 92lbs class – bringing the team’s medal count to 30. Usually, the Panhandle Championship caps off the league’s fall schedule but there is still one more chance to hit the mats at the Lake City NIWL tournament or the regional Bigfoot Tournament in Spokane on November 19 before officially wrapping up the fall season.

Pre-Bantam: Finn Bradshaw 43lbs – 1st, Mavrick Roos 53lbs – 2nd, Beau Webb 53lbs – 3rd

Bantam – 8U: Reed Russell 40lbs – 2nd, Braxley Hatfield 45lbs – 2nd, Wolf Bagnall 49lbs – 2nd, Conner Darren 53lbs – 3rd, Beau Bradshaw 62lbs – 1st, Eirnin Dunn 77lbs – 2nd

Intermediate – 10U: Jack Balch 59lbs – 5th, Dominik Watson 63lbs – 5th, Tristan Porter 67lbs – 1st, Michael Balch 67lbs – 6th, Kaleb Bogadi 84lbs – 6th, Aiden Spottedthunder 114lbs – 4th

Novice – 12U: Dalton Regehr 78lbs – 3rd, Tyson Symons 82lbs – 2nd, Lucas Porter 82lbs – 4th, Maxx Watson 86lbs – 1st, Beau Cates 86lbs – 6th, Jacob Neff 92lbs – 1st, Tommy Holman 92lbs – 2nd, Logan Wood 98lbs – 5th, Cole Martin 108lbs – 3rd

Middle School – 14U: Zak Wood 86lbs – 1st, Jason Symons 92lbs – 4th, Conner Brown 97lbs – 3rd, Axel Jones 102lbs – 4th, Vanessa Hood 102lbs – 6th, Gage Martin 112lbs – 3rd

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