Colville Wrestling Defeats Medical Lake in Dual

The Colville wrestling team opened NEA League wrestling action on Wednesday, Jan. 21, downing the defending league champion Medical Lake, 37-33. The Crimson Hawks picked up key wins from Everett Bruchman at 215 pounds, who earned a 9-0 major decision over Robert Carson, and later added an exhibition pin against Junior Garcia. Mark Neel secured a quick fall at 113 pounds, while Samuel Miller (120 pounds) and Braedon Heater (190 pounds) collected forfeits. Bryce Davis delivered a dominant technical fall at 144 pounds, shutting out Mason Pierce 15-0, and Trent Seitters added a pin at 150 pounds. Jonathan Shaw also contributed with a 17-8 major decision at 157 pounds.

Medical Lake countered with several pins of its own, including wins at 126, 132, and 138 pounds, but Colville edged them out in a narrow 15-13 decision at 165 pounds to ultimately seal the dual victory.

On the girls side, Colville delivered a championship performance at the Pacific Northwest Classic, led by Haiden Sackman, who captured first place at 120 pounds. Sackman went 4-0 on the day, earning two pins and a major decision on her way to the title while scoring 27 team points for Colville.

Sackman opened the tournament with a bye before pinning Oakley Wicker of Hanford in the quarterfinals. She followed with a 15-4 major decision over Korie Giese of University in the semifinals, then closed the event with a championship-match pin of Jennifer Tian of Cheney.