Post Falls Wrestlers Use 5 Pins To Slip Past Lakeland, 39-32
Wrestling
Post Falls High School senior Esteban Arana registered a pin in the final match to preserve the Trojans’ 39-32 Inland Empire League wrestling victory over visiting Lake City Tuesday night.
The Trojans won five matches via pins.
Lake City posted four pins, including 189-pounder John Conner, a state placer last year.
Al Mack (103) got Post Falls off to a quick start by pinning his opponent in 29 seconds.
Frontier League
A plumb of a Frontier League wrestling match Tuesday went East Valley’s way thanks to Jimmy Plumb.
Plumb, a 101-pounder, pinned Jay Myers in 47 seconds as the visiting Knights (2-0) edged Cheney 36-34 to tie idle Colville for first place.
The final six matches were decided by pin, with the lead changing each time. Ben Wise (215) put EV in position to win by pinning Tom Jud, who was 16-0 going in.
Cheney started strongly as Jacinto Shamp (129) earned a thirdround pin after trailing 9-8 and Gabe Schaefer (135) surprising Matt Eastman 16-7.
At Pullman, Paul Bain (108), Cory Richardson (122), Josh Ludwig (129) and Dave Cooper (135) had pins to start West Valley (1-0) to a 36-0 lead during a 52-16 win over the Greyhounds (0-3).
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