Kager wins Bi-State title

LEWISTON, Idaho - A Tekoa-Rosalia wrestler won a Bi-State championship title Saturday competing at Lewiston High School.

Dominick Kager, a seventh-grader at Tekoa Middle School, pinned his way through the tournament, without going a single minute in any match.

Kager opened by pinning Gustavo Perez of Pullman in 19 seconds to advance to the semifinals.

In his second bout, he pinned Amadayus Bauer of Clarkston in 45 seconds to qualify for the championship match.

In the title bout, Kager used a head-and-arm to pin Sam Palmer of Clarkston in 39 seconds and claim gold.

Palmer later defeated Perez to finish second and third, respectively.

Tekoa-Rosalia's only other wrestler in the tournament, Brennon Polley, wrestled his way to a tie for fifth-place at 90 pounds.

Polley lost his opening bout by pin to Steven Mann of Clarkston in 49 seconds, then pinned Moscow's Shane Beebe in 33 seconds.

In the wrestle backs, he lost a 10-2 major decision to Slaiton Bowman of Asotin and was eliminated from the tournament.

Tekoa-Rosalia finished 12th overall in team standings with 19 points.

Idaho's Clearwater Valley won the team title with 151 points, followed by Moscow in second with 124 points and Sacajawea third with 116

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