County grapplers roll to Liberty meet

Colfax and Garfield/Palouse wrestlers are scheduled to head for Liberty today for a NE league meet after competing in back-to-back tournaments during the Christmas break. Friday the team entered the Freeman Winter Classic which had a lineup of 17 teams topped by big-school teams in the Spokane and north Idaho areas.

Colfax scored 17 team points in a meet which saw University of Spokane Valley win with 194 team points. Deer Park finished second, just one point behind University, and host Freeman finished third with 149 points.

Colfax was the lone team from the NE league team in the lineup.

Travis Knauff of GP placed third in the 152-pound class, and Nolan Burrill placed sixth in the 106 class.

The Colfax/GP contingent went to Freeman after wrestling the day before at the big Pomeroy Christmas Tournament, where they placed ninth with 68 points.

Clarkston's Bantams took the meet with 209 team points. Potlatch wrestlers finished fourth with 106 points, and Pullman finished fifth with 103.

Dane Hall of Colfax placed third in the 152 class after wrestling Travis Knauff of GP in the consolation final. Both were bumped into the consolation bracket after losing their second match. Hall won the team showdown with a 4-2 decision. Knauff placed fourth.

Chris Jones finished fourth in 145 after losing to the weight class winner, Frankie Zumwalt of Grangeville, in the second round.

Also placing for the local entry were Burrill, fourth in the 106 class at 2-2; Garrett Phillips (GP), fifth at 113 with a 1-2; Joey Rogers (GP), sixth at 126 with a 1-2, and Augie Allenbach, sixth at 220 with a 1-3 mark.

FREEMAN MEET

106-Burrill-bye, to Devine Hill-Post Falls 0-2, over Chis Widget-Timberlake 4-2, to Jason Franklin-University 1-7 for sixth place.

113-Phillips-bye, pinned by Matthew Jorgensen-Deer Park 2:45, pinned by Jeremy Blom-Cheney 2:45.

145-Jones pinned Matthew Hoffer-West Valley 2:51; pinned by Andrew Guenthner-Lewis & Clark 2:49; over Jj Lltz-Freeman 2-1; to Francisco Martinez-Cheney 2-4.

152-Nate Barney pinned by Bailey Corkrum-Newport, 2:27, pinned by Larry Naccarato-Priest River :24.

152-Knauff pinned Gage Norton-St. Maries :24, pinned Joey Follin-Timberlake 2:43, to Micka McLeod-Post Falls 1-3 in semi-final, over Keven Shaffer-Lewis & Clark 4-2 for third place.

220-Allenbach pinned by Nate Degraw-Post Falls :59, bye, pinned by Walker Osbourne-Omak :59.

POMEROY MEET

106-Burrill bye, pinned by Steve Beckman-Joseph 3:20, bye, over Wilder Cross-Clearwater 4-1, over Luke Foster-Hanford 4-0, pinned by Beckman :50 for fourth place.

113-Phillips bye, bye, pinned by Zach Dahmen-Pullman :47, pinned Eli Cooper-Hanford 3:50 for fifth place.

126-Joey Rogers bye, pinned Gavin Gould-Pomeroy 1:22, pinned by Cole Powell-Enterprise 1:31, pinned by Preston Lawhead-Hanford 4:05, pinned by Gould 2:46 for sixth place.

145-Jones pinned Devin Powers-Kittitas 1:02, pinned by Frankie Zumwalt-Grangeville 5:22, pinned Adam Draper-Clearwater 2:42, forfeited to Leighton Nedrow-Clarkston for fourth place.

152-Hall over Tristan Bledsoe-Grangeville 16-11, pinned Jace Duckworth-Hanford 2:25, to Carson Morrow-Clearwater 3-9, pinned Bledsoe 4:47, over Knauff-GP 4-2 for third place.

152-Knauff bye, pinned Camden Nelson-Hanford :53, to Tommy Ott-Kittatas 3-11, pinned Duckworth :51, to Hall for fourth place.

220-Allenbach bye, pinned by Jackson Lee-Kittitas 1:05, pinned Cole Kiesooker-Joseph 1:18; pinned by Brandon Stomp-Orofino 1:43, pinned by Kelton Saad-Potlach 3:10 for sixth place.

220-Jonathon Nelson bye, pinned by Dietrik, Mueller-Pullman 1:24, pinned by Saad 1:58.