LR wrestlers do well versus bigger schools

Lake Roosevelt's wrestling team distinguished itself at a tournament full of much larger schools Dec. 30, earning placings in enough weights to take fourth in the Freeman Winter Classic.

"Our success is coming from everyone contributing and finding a way to win," Head Coach Casey Brewster said. "They are wrestling the whole match and making it very difficult on their opponents."

The 2B Raiders took fourth with a score of 107 behind 3A-4A size teams like Post Falls (194), West Valley (149) and Shadle Park. But they bested Cheney, Deer Park, Freeman, Okanogan Cashmere, Clarkston, Riverside, Chewelah, Omak, University High, Lewis and Clark, Chelan, and Mary Walker.

The Raiders were the highest scoring B team at the tournament.

Raider Rodger Cate took the championship at the 113-pound weight, prevailing over Omak's Tameron Hall in the final bout.

Landon Krohn defeated Chelan's Zimri Kelling for a chance to win the 152 bracket but took second after Cashmere's Hugh Wheeler.

The weight-class dominance of Cate and Krohn, Brewster said, "is a great example and helps motivate and set a tone for our team."

He praised the team leadership of seniors Krohn, Teyten Flores and Christian Carson. He said the team's freshmen are "stepping up in a big way," and

sophomores and juniors are pulling their weight. "If we continue to do this we are going to continue to improve every showing."

Raider placers at Freeman

106: Zach Elwell-2nd

113: Rodger Cate- 1st

113: Dillan Yazzie- 5th

152: Landon Krohn- 2nd

152: Teyten Flores- 3rd

220: Blake Chuckalnaskit-6th

Other Raider contributors

138: Dakota Green: 3-2

145: Christian Carson: 1-2

182: John Desautel: 1-2

195: Terek Bush: 3-1

285: Caleb Wallace: 2-2