Broncos host wrestling in Gilson Gym

RITZVILLE - Freezing fog and coronavirus issues kept away many Bronco Invite teams, but didn't shutter wrestling completely Saturday, Jan. 15.

Kettle Falls, Liberty (Spangle), Davenport and other wrestling teams canceled, as did others.

But Pomeroy, Colfax, Garfield-Palouse, Wilbur-Creston-Keller, Almira/Coulee-Hartline, Tekoa-Rosalia and Selkirk made the trip to Gilson Gymnasium for the scheduled tournament.

Due to the much-smaller turnout, coaches agreed to move away from a traditional tournament to a mix-and-match event to get wrestlers as many matches as possible.

The decision helped ensure most boys had at least two matches. But the girls making the trip were denied mat time, as no weight fielded more than one competitor.

In the boys competitions, Trevor McPartlen and Gabe Smith wrestled for the Broncos.

McPartlen wrestled against William Allsbrook of Almira/Coulee-Hartline in his first match at 138 pounds, and Everett Jolley of Wilbur-Creston in his second.

At 182 pounds, Smith faced off against Braedyn White in his first match and Nick Hastings of Pomeroy in his second.

Individual results were not available at press time.

This week, the Broncos are scheduled to travel to Davenport on Thursday, Jan. 20, for a league mix-and-match.

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