St. Maries Plays Host To Wrestlers

Thu., Jan. 28, 1999

The last major wrestling tournament - the St. Maries Invitational - is Saturday.

St. Maries has won its tourney two straight years. But the Lumberjacks are expected to be challenged by A-3 power Parma, Moscow and Kellogg.

Among other teams attending the 12-team tourney are Coeur d’Alene, Lake City, Post Falls and Bonners Ferry.

The tourney has long served as a preview to the Intermountain League districts. Priest River and Lakeland are not competing in the tourney, but Grangeville and Orofino, District II independents which will join IML teams at district, will be there.

Action begins at 10 a.m. The championship finals are scheduled for 5 p.m.

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