Kettle Falls Wins Banks Lake Brawl

The Kettle Falls wrestling team produced five tournament champions at the Banks Lake Brawl, and won the team title as the Bulldogs nearly doubled up the second-place team with points scored.

Kettle Falls' champions included Charlie Hood at 144 pounds, Baylor Rosen at 150 pounds, Kincaid Freer at 157 pounds, and Landon Tryon at 165 pounds. Harley Rowe added another first-place finish for the Bulldogs at 215 pounds, highlighting a day that saw Kettle Falls wrestlers competing deep into their respective brackets.

Several Bulldogs earned runner-up finishes, including Lee Fowler (106 pounds), Michael Winn (120 pounds), Joseph Young (126 pounds), Tanner Schumacher (132 pounds), and Nathan Thurman (138 pounds). Josh Bair placed third at 113 pounds, while Ezekiel Evans finished third at 150 pounds, placing Kettle Falls near the top in one of the tournament’s deeper weight classes.

The Bulldogs also picked up valuable team points from fourth-place finishes by Michael Moreau at 190 pounds, Hunter Smith-Rowe at 215 pounds, and Zhaine Herrera at 285 pounds, rounding out a complete team effort across the weights.