Wrestling club grapplers go to Lakeland meet

The weather kept their numbers down in Lakeland Saturday, but the Blue Hawk Wrestling Club sent several members into a meet there just the same.

Club coach Mike Thilmony says that wrestlers will attend the North Idaho League Championships in Sandpoint Saturday. The meet will be the last of the season for the Peewee and Bantam grapplers in the club.

Thilmony said foul weather fouled up the club’s plans last week.

“We were expecting to have 13 Peewees and Bantams wrestling in Lakeland,” he said, “but only two made it because of the weather and bad roads.”

Although the numbers for the Lakeland meet were down, Thilmony said overall club numbers are way up this season.

“We moved eight kids up into the high school program this season, and were glad to do that,” he said. “We have 25 to 30 in the club overall and will take everyone to Sandpoint this week.”

The only Blue Hawk Bantams wrestling in Lakeland were Weston Block at 53 pounds and Mason Bartlett at 47. Block won second place in his class and Bartlett did not place.

Trevor Peterson and Andrew Sundstrom wrestled in the Intermediate division in Lakeland, Peterson at 63 pounds and Sundstrom at 79, although neither one placed.

In the Middle School division, Shane Reishus took first place at 119 pounds, defeating teammate Max Hannum in the championship match. Trae Thilmony won third place in the Middle School-106 class.

Coach Thilmony said Reishus and Hannum have become quite familiar with each other this fall. “They have met in the finals of every meet we’ve been at,” he said.

He added that the season is now winding down for the club.

The Bigfoot Classic will be wrestled in Spokane Nov. 17-18 and the King of the Mountain meet will be held in Denver Dec. 1-2