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Screaming Eagles, Gorillas compete in Royal
Davenport's Brody Schillinger uses a leg ride to try to control Liberty's Jeshua Quik during a dual match Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Lancers held off the Gorillas 42-36.
DAVENPORT - In a close dual that featured solely wins by pin and forfeit, the Liberty Lancers were able to hold off the Gorillas 42-36 despite a late Davenport surge in a wrestling matchup Tuesday, Dec. 3.
The match, which succeeded a basketball doubleheader to create a rare winter sports tripleheader in the high school gymnasium, began with two exhibition girls matches.
Anna Perkins pinned Kayla Andrews in 44 seconds, while Moriah Strobel pinned Emma Cash in 1:16 for two exhibition Liberty wins.
The scoring got under way once the boys began to grapple, and Liberty grabbed an early lead when Maddex Strobel pinned River Crandall in 1:33 and Ashton Strobel pinned Solomon Holmberg.
Davenport got two wins to tie the match when Matthew Wines got a 41-second win by pin and Brody Schillinger pinned Clae Holling two seconds before the first round ended.
Jeshua Quik got Liberty back in the win column with a pin of Ryan Cash in 1:42. Sam Schneider got Davenport back in it with a pin of Aaron Roberts in 1:13.
Ren Wakai gave Liberty the advantage by pinning Noah Everett in 0:34, then the Lancers secured victory when Owen Prince pinned Malachi Hoff in 1:35.
Royal Christmas Tournament
Both Reardan and Davenport were in Royal for a Christmas Tournament Thursday, Dec. 29. Some local results included:
• Preston Neufeld of Reardan won the 106-pound division by pinning Miguel Depaz of Tonasket in 42 seconds, Victor Mateo of Wahluke in 1:01 and Keagan Baugh of Newport in 1:10.
• Hoff won the 126-pound division against Carson Kline of Reardan with a 2:32 pin.
• Conner Kline of Reardan finished in fourth place in the 170-pound division.
• Tristin Burrill of Reardan finished second in the 285-pound division with wins over Quinton Erickson of Hermiston, Anthony Cuevas of Wahluke and Xavier Cardona of Omak before falling to Joseph Cates of Okanogan in the first-place match.
• Cash finished in third in the 182-pound division by pinning Kenneth Owens of Newport in 40 seconds.
• Sam Schneider advanced to the 195-pound final by pinning Christian Avila of Quincy in 1:39.
Davenport and Reardan boys are at Colfax on Thursday, Jan. 5.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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