Powell Tribune

PHS wrestlers 
do well in 
prestigious 
three-state meet

The Powell wrestlers got plenty of bang for their travel buck on a trip to Gillette, where they parlayed one round trip bus ride and two night's lodging into duals against seven opponents from three states Thursday and Friday, Jan. 5 and 6.

Even better was that the lodging and several meals were provided by sponsors of the Pat Weede Memorial - Gillette Invitational.

The Panthers of Coach Steve Zawacki defeated Rock Springs (45-18), Alliance, Neb. (29-27), Broomfield, Colo. (43-25) and the host Camels (42-32). They were beaten by Uintah High School of Vernal, Utah (50-15), Star Valley (41-19) and Green River (50-18).

Zawacki went to Gillette expecting to be impressed by 4A top contender Green River, and he was. The Wolves cut a wide swath through the field.

"They beat everybody," said the Panther coach. "We scored as many or more points on them as anyone."

The surprise for Zawacki was how good the Star Valley Braves turned out to be.

"I've seen Worland and right now I'd have to rank them (Star Valley) on top in 3A," he said of how he views the pecking order.

The Panthers' individual standout was Shane Zawacki.

He ended up with an unblemished record, defeating each of his seven opponents, and was the all-tournament team's 152-pound selection. The senior won four matches by pin and three via decision.

Carson Kleinfeldt (171) lost only once in seven trips to the mat and posted a two-day record of 6-1. Jacob Jarrett (189), Andy Scott (145), Ryan Richardson (140) and Jared Shuler (125) were all 5-2

"It was a great experience," said Coach Zawacki of the format as well as the quality of opponents. "Our younger kids kind of took it on the chin, but they all got a win. Now they know what kind of intensity you need to be really good."

Zawacki appreciated the format, a rotating series of seven head-to-head dual meets, for the way it kept every wrestler in the competition all the way through.

"In a regular invitational, some of those kids would only have wrestled twice and been out," he said. "But in this one every kid got seven matches."

The Panthers' next action comes Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12 and 13 at the Miles City Invitational in Miles City, Mont. After that it's the team's next-to-last home date of the season, Thursday, Jan. 18 against Greybull/Riverside at 6 p.m.

Results - Powell (P), Gillette (G), Uintah (U), Star Valley (SV), Broomfield (B), Alliance (A), Rock Springs (RS), Green River (GR):

· 103 pounds - Kanin Asay (P) pinned by Sterling Oglesby (G), :38; pinned by Chad Young (U), :53; pinned by Mike Welker (SV), 5:25; lost to John Walsh (B), 14-4 major decision; def. Andy Brown (A), 16-0 technical fall; pinned by Matt Hautala (RS), 1:04; pinned by Eli Harris (GR), 1:28.

· 112 pounds - Nate Nix (P) pinned by Ben Ailey (G), 5:25; lost by default to Cory Hacking (U), :18; won by forfeit over Star Valley; lost to Nathan Stabnow (A), 13-0 major decision; pinned by Rafael Chaves (RS), :15; pinned by Curtis Christensen (GR), 1:41.

· 112 pounds - Todd Richardson (P) pinned by Isaian Garcia (B), 1:20.
· 119 pounds - Tanner Shuler (P) pinned Trevor Cool (G), 1:31; pinned by Blake Cook (U), :50; pinned by Mike Humphreys (SV), 3:05; def. Matt Ondereo (B), 8-1; lost to Derek Harris (A), 2-0; def. Mark Piaia (RS), 6-4; pinned by Zach Terry (GR), 3:22.
· 125 pounds - Jared Shuler (P) pinned Chris Mittleider (G), 5:58; def. Dallen McKee (U), 9-5; lost to Devin Simpson (SV), 4-0; pinned Todd Flores (B), 3:59; def. Rusty Girard (A), 7-2; def. George Moore (RS), 6-3; lost to Thomas Huntington (GR), 5-0.
· 130 pounds - Patrick Kawano (P) def. Bryan Borgialli (G), 17-0 technical fall; won by forfeit over Uintah; pinned by Jace Clark (SV), 2:58; lost to Cassidy Klements (B), 5-4; lost to Josh Montgomery (A), 7-3; pinned by K.P. Stromberg (RS), 5:57; lost to Steve Harmon (GR), 15-0 technical fall.
· 135 pounds - George Laughlin (P) lost to Dennis Taylor (G), 19-3 technical fall; pinned by Cody Gurr (U), 1:26; lost to Tyler Banta (SV), 16-0 technical fall; pinned Chad Johnson (B), 3:49; lost to Jesse Robins (A), 19-4 technical fall; def. Carrey Gunderson (RS), 7-5; pinned by Clayton Wright (GR), 1:52.
· 140 pounds - Ryan Richardson (P) lost to Jason Weede (G), 13-7; lost to Pat Sharp (U), 17-0 technical fall; def. Dan Barnes (SV), 17-4 major decision; pinned Ben Peterson (B), 1:54; pinned Cory Parkhurst (A), 2:32; pinned Matt McIntosh (RS), 4:29; def. Joe Harris (GR), 12-9.
· 145 pounds - Andy Scott (P) pinned Garrett Rogers (G), 4:51; pinned by C.J. Lewis (U), 3:09; def. Zach Ivie (SV), 8-4; def. Ryan Odil (B), 17-4 major decision; def. Matt Weingart (A), 7-3; def. Dale Riley (RS), 7-3; pinned by Trevor Smith (GR), 2:14.
· 152 pounds - Shane Zawacki (P) pinned Roland Scott (G), 2:57; def. Ben Batty (U), 11-4; def. Matt Dana (SV), 9-2; pinned John Dewey (B), 1:51; pinned Ryan Dorshorst (A), :49; pinned Chris Hamm (RS), 2:35; def. Bryce Davis (GR), 9-3.
· 160 pounds - Trevor Gillett (P) def. Steven Peak (G), 8-2; lost to Wayne Duncan (U), 9-3; lost to Derek Hyde (SV), 8-7; pinned by Josh Curtis (B), 5:29; pinned by Travis Montgomery (A), 1:29; pinned Ryan Phelps (RS), :33; lost to Sean Faris (GR), 6-0.
· 171 pounds - Carson Kleinfeldt (P) pinned Levi Krehmeyer (G), 3:33; lost to Elgin McCurdy (U), 5-2; def. Nick Hokanson (SV), 8-6; pinned Jeff Tatum (B), 1:15; pinned James Girard (A), 5:10; pinned Mike Hruska (RS), :34; pinned Mike Grabusnik (GR), 2:54.
· 189 pounds - Jacob Jarrett (P) def. Andy Urlab (G), 9-1 major decision; def. Mickey Anderson (U), 10-5; lost to Tony Nardacci (SV), 8-5; pinned Rob Baker (B), 3:55; lost to Dennis Robbins (A), 8-6; def. Richie Kaumo (RS), 9-2; def. Nick Twitchill (GR), by default.
· 215 pounds - Powell was open against all seven opponents.
· 275 pounds - Tom Fulton (P) pinned by Clay Rodgers (G), 3:20; lost to B.J. Honeycutt (U), 7-3; lost to Jason Ivie (SV), 2-0; pinned by Josh Ingrim (B), :24; lost to Mike Randall (A), 7-1; pinned Nicholas Paulding (RS), 2:25; lost to Wilson Gilmore (GR), 5-0.