Colville Wrestlers Edged By Riverside in Tight Dual

The Colville Crimson Hawks wrestling team came up just short in a tightly contested dual, falling 41-39 to the Riverside Rams on Thursday, Jan. 28.

The match swung back and forth throughout the lineup, with both teams trading pins and bonus-point wins. Riverside built an early edge with falls at 106 and 113 pounds and a technical fall at 120 pounds, but Colville answered with momentum of its own in the middle weights.

At 126 pounds, Jacob Klauder recorded a 16-0 technical fall over Colby Scarpelli to put Colville on the board. The Crimson Hawks followed with back-to-back pins from Tegan Martin at 138 pounds and Bryce Davis at 144 pounds to take the lead.

Colville continued to score bonus points at 157 pounds, where Trent Seitters earned a 12-2 major decision over Luke DesRoches. Ashton Donaldson (165 pounds) and Coen Burns (190 pounds) also picked up wins by forfeit.

Riverside stayed within striking distance with pins at 132, 150, 175, and 285 pounds, including a decisive fall by Jacob Schuch at heavyweight. The Rams ultimately sealed the dual with those bonus-point victories, narrowly outpacing Colville on the team score.

Braedon Heater added another highlight for the Crimson Hawks with a pin at 215 pounds.