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Malad takes second in Invitational Tournament


The Dragon wrestlers hosted their annual Malad Invitational Tournament this weekend.  The tournament was held Friday and Saturday with 10 teams in attendance.  Malad took a close 2nd  in the team points with 185 points.  The team points at the conclusion of the tournament were: 


North Fremont 191

Malad 185

West Side 158.5

Preston 146

Firth 129

West Jefferson 122

Declo 87

Grace 50

North Gem 23

Oakley 19


The Dragons had 9 individual wrestlers win medals at the tournament with three of the Malad seniors walking away as the tournament champions.  Zach Mills won the 126lb bracket as well as the tournament Outstanding wrestler award which is voted on by all of the different teams’ head coaches.  The match results of the Malad wrestlers that placed in the tournament

126

Zach Mills (10-2) placed 1st and scored 25.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Zach Mills (Malad High School) 10-2 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Zach Mills (Malad High School) 10-2 won by fall over Mac Hall (West Jefferson High School) 6-10 (Fall 2:22)
  • Semifinal - Zach Mills (Malad High School) 10-2 won by fall over Jack Eddins (Grace) 8-9 (Fall 0:42)
  • 1st Place Match - Zach Mills (Malad High School) 10-2 won by major decision over Wallace Durfee (Declo) 7-3 (MD 10-2)

 

145

Kole Willie (12-3) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Kole Willie (Malad High School) 12-3 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Kole Willie (Malad High School) 12-3 won by major decision over Thane Stringham (Oakley High School) 3-2 (MD 9-0)
  • Semifinal - Kole Willie (Malad High School) 12-3 won by fall over Nathan Scafe (North Fremont High School) 16-5 (Fall 3:42)
  • 1st Place Match - Kole Willie (Malad High School) 12-3 won by decision over Quinn Bradford (Preston High School) 15-5 (Dec 7-0)

 

152

Ruxton Tubbs (11-5) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Ruxton Tubbs (Malad High School) 11-5 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Ruxton Tubbs (Malad High School) 11-5 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Semifinal - Ruxton Tubbs (Malad High School) 11-5 won by fall over Sam Moon (North Fremont High School) 5-8 (Fall 2:27)
  • 1st Place Match - Ruxton Tubbs (Malad High School) 11-5 won by fall over Andrew Martin (North Fremont High School) 10-7 (Fall 3:47)

182

Blaiz Wright (14-6) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Blaiz Wright (Malad High School) 14-6 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Blaiz Wright (Malad High School) 14-6 won by fall over Diego Ratliff (West Side High School) 12-7 (Fall 2:50)
  • Semifinal - Blaiz Wright (Malad High School) 14-6 won by decision over Teysen Gunnell (North Fremont High School) 13-3 (Dec 5-3)
  • 1st Place Match - Micah Serr (Preston High School) 3-0 won by fall over Blaiz Wright (Malad High School) 14-6 (Fall 1:26)

98

Porter Mills (8-1) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Porter Mills (Malad High School) 8-1 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Porter Mills (Malad High School) 8-1 won by decision over Porter Campbell (Preston High School) 12-5 (Dec 12-8)
  • Semifinal - Colter Barzee (West Side High School) 12-1 won by fall over Porter Mills (Malad High School) 8-1 (Fall 3:26)
  • Cons. Semi - Porter Mills (Malad High School) 8-1 won by fall over Camden Worthington (Declo) 5-3 (Fall 0:35)
  • 3rd Place Match - Porter Mills (Malad High School) 8-1 won by major decision over Bryce Jensen (North Fremont High School) 10-5 (MD 15-4)

106

Jace Potter (12-8) placed 3rd and scored 12.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Jace Potter (Malad High School) 12-8 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Jace Potter (Malad High School) 12-8 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Semifinal - Luke Rindlisbaker (North Gem) 8-7 won by major decision over Jace Potter (Malad High School) 12-8 (MD 15-2)
  • Cons. Semi - Jace Potter (Malad High School) 12-8 won by fall over Caden Jeppson (Malad High School) 3-5 (Fall 0:51)
  • 3rd Place Match - Jace Potter (Malad High School) 12-8 won by fall over Will Osterhout (Declo) 6-3 (Fall 2:27)

120

Trevor Mills (13-6) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Mills (Malad High School) 13-6 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Trevor Mills (Malad High School) 13-6 won by decision over Brett Hobbs (Grace) 8-7 (Dec 10-4)
  • Semifinal - Peyton Keller (Preston High School) 16-4 won by fall over Trevor Mills (Malad High School) 13-6 (Fall 5:01)
  • Cons. Semi - Trevor Mills (Malad High School) 13-6 won by fall over Luke Hillman (West Jefferson High School) 7-5 (Fall 0:39)
  • 3rd Place Match - Trevor Mills (Malad High School) 13-6 won by decision over Brett Hobbs (Grace) 8-7 (Dec 9-5)

160

Hunter Wray (11-7) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Hunter Wray (Malad High School) 11-7 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Hunter Wray (Malad High School) 11-7 won by fall over Jacob Robertson (Declo) 4-5 (Fall 5:36)
  • Semifinal - Beau Ringel (Firth) 11-4 won by major decision over Hunter Wray (Malad High School) 11-7 (MD 20-9)
  • Cons. Semi - Hunter Wray (Malad High School) 11-7 won by fall over Bentley Lounsbury (West Jefferson High School) 9-7 (Fall 1:40)
  • 3rd Place Match - Hunter Wray (Malad High School) 11-7 won by fall over Daxton Rodgers (Declo) 2-2 (Fall 3:15)

195

Caleb Mathews (9-10) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Mathews (Malad High School) 9-10 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Caleb Mathews (Malad High School) 9-10 won by fall over Kenyon Adams (Declo) 2-8 (Fall 0:00)
  • Semifinal - Jason Buxton (West Jefferson High School) 11-1 won by fall over Caleb Mathews (Malad High School) 9-10 (Fall 1:38)
  • Cons. Semi - Caleb Mathews (Malad High School) 9-10 won by fall over Mayson Brees (Malad High School) 10-7 (Fall 4:20)
  • 3rd Place Match - Slade Barber (Firth) 5-1 won by fall over Caleb Mathews (Malad High School) 9-10 (Fall 1:40)

 

The lady Dragons wrestled at the Malad tournament on Friday and got an early start to travel to Ririe on Saturday for the Ririe Rumble Girls tournament.  The 3 Dragon wrestlers that wrestled in the tournament did really well with Cambree Howe earning the 4th place medal.  The girls are practicing hard and it is showing as they continue to improve on the mat.

 

Cambree Howe (10-4) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal - Lili Ana Mantufar (Rigby) 4-0 won by fall over Cambree Howe (Malad) 10-4 (Fall 1:11)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Cambree Howe (Malad) 10-4 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Cambree Howe (Malad) 10-4 won by fall over Cale Carter (Malad) 1-10 (Fall 3:52)
  • Cons. Semi - Cambree Howe (Malad) 10-4 won by fall over Jaysa Paulsen (Skyline) 2-3 (Fall 0:19)
  • 3rd Place Match - Heather Byrne (Bonneville) 7-4 won by fall over Cambree Howe (Malad) 10-4 (Fall 3:19)

 

“Our wrestlers did really well this weekend and continue to learn and improve as the season goes on.  The tournament went smoothly thanks to the amazing support the team and coaches get from the parents and fans of the wrestling team.  There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes of a tournament and we couldn’t do it without our wrestling family,” the coach remarked.  As always, the Malad wrestling fans showed up in a big way to support their team, the gym was packed with our home crowd cheering on their favorite wrestlers.  Over the Christmas break the wrestlers will continue to work toward their goals and prepare for the second half of the season.