Sports - High Schools

POSTED: Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008

BOYS' PREP WRESTLING: Blaine wins Battle at Border title

For the first time since the tournament was revamped in 2000, the Blaine wrestling team won the Battle of the Border in Blaine.

The Borderites finished with 191.5 team points to beat second place Riverside (170) in the 27-team tournament. Ferndale finished fifth with 127.5 and Bellingham was tied for ninth with 111.5.

Blaine’s Jeremy Holbas won the 215 title and improved to 10-0 on the season, while teammate Jacob Humphrey won the 119 champi-onship, for his second Battle for the Border title.

“The kids battled really hard and won a lot of close matches,” Blaine coach Craig Foster said. “It was kind of a state-level feel with a lot of champions and medalists in the brackets. To be able to compete at that level is going to help kids down the road.”

Bellingham’s Reid Chivers won the 189 championship and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament, as voted by coaches.

Team scores: Blaine 191.5, Riverside 170, Kentwood 137, Todd Beamer 129.5, Ferndale 127.5, Decatur 125, Black Hills 117, Selah 112, Bellingham 111.5, Everett 111.5, Aberdeen 95, Sequim 94.5, Burlington-Edison 93, Mount Vernon 92, Issaquah 90.5, Mark Morris 80, Hoquiam 77.5, Steilacum 67, Elma 66.5, Squalicum 66.5, Mount Baker 52, South Whidbey 47, Sehome 46, Vashon 44, Kalama 40, Lynden 37, Cascade 26. 103: Reuben Nevejas (KW) d. Ren Bishop (Squl) 12-1; Issac Robison (Fern), sixth; 112: Kyler Roden (MM) d. Brad Watson (Elm) 10-3; 119: Jacob Humphrey (Bla) d. Ares Carpio (TB) 18-8; Greg Debruin (Lyn), fifth; 125: Nick Burnham (BkH) d. Tony Jordan (Bla) 14-2; 130: Dillon Krenz (Fern) d. Jordan Watts (MV) 7-5, OT; Jimmy Calhoun (MB), fifth; 135: Robert Espinoza (Sel) d. Trevor Mills (TB) 6-4; Kyler Mackowika (Bla), fifth; 140: Tyler Enos (TB) d. Tyson Foster (Bla) 10-0; Camden Nix (Bla), sixth; 145: Cody Quinn (Kwd) d. Chris Rowe (Sel) 2-0; 152: Tyler Michaelis (BH) d. Dylan Apris (Dec) 20-3; Colby Wiebe (Bel), third; 160: Connor Brame (Fern), fifth d. Jimmy Belville (BH) d. Jacob Desroches (RvS) 9-4; Tristan Greig (Fern), fifth; 171: Adam Wolfe (Stil) p. Jordan Flynn (Stil), 3:00; Pedro Mungaroo (Fern) third, Alex Pennington (Bla), fourth; Thayne Yazzie (She), fifth; 189: Reid Chivers (Bel) d. Darren Faber (Dec) 10-0; Ethan Hinton (Squl), fifth; 215: Jeremy Holbas (Bla) d. Salier Smith (Abe) 12-9; Gavin Snyder (Seh, fifth; 285: Tevyn Tillman (Dec) p. Trapper Rawles (SW) 1:24; Thomas Gallagher (Squal), foufth; Darryl Price (Bla), fifth; Walter Hathaway (Bel), sixth.