POST FALLS, Idaho — The Tiger boys wrestling squad faced stiff competition at the River City Duals on Jan. 9-10, wrestling six duals over two days against Capital (Olympia), Coeur d'Alene, Timberlake (Spirit Lake, Idaho), Lakeland (Rathdrum, Idaho), Sunnyside and Shadle Park (Spokane).

The Tigers picked up wins over Shadle Park (54-24) and Capital (45-35) on Friday and fell to Coeur d'Alene (79-6). Saturday saw losses to Sunnyside (58-24), Lakeland (74-6) and Timberlake (59-15).

"It was pretty tough sledding for us on Saturday," head coach Joe Knox said.

Louden Leenhouts led the Tigers, compiling a 4-2 record at 106 pounds. His wins included building a 8-4 lead before pinning Coeur d'Alene's Dylan Coulson at the 3:49 mark, and a 6-1 decision over Timberlake's Colton D'Avanzo.

Six Ephrata wrestlers finished with 3-3 records: Nathan Sandoval (120), Mike Ramirez (132), Colt Staples (165), Austin Smith (175), Mike Schnegelberger (190) and Payton Woods (215).

Staples picked up a 15-0 technical fall over Shadle Park's Blake Doolittle and pinned wrestlers from Capital and Lakeland. Ramirez opened with a second-period 10-0 fall against Capital’s Keaton Bogdanoff and added two first-period pins against Shadle Park and Sunnyside.

Sandoval romped to a 14-0 lead before a first-period pin against Capital, followed by a 4-1 decision over Sunnyside, and finishing with a first-period pin over Shadle Park’s Brogan Brunette after getting the takedown for a 3-0 lead.

Smith earned an 8-4 decision against Capital and a second-period pin against Shadle Park, while Schnegelberger took a 4-0 lead before scoring a first-period fall in the Capital dual. 

Woods ended his day with a 13-2 major decision over Shadle Park’s Kane Johnson, scoring on three takedowns, a reversal, and a nearfall.

Ephrata returns to Central Washington Athletic Conference action this Thursday, Jan. 15, at Selah. The dual begins at 7 p.m.