Camas junior Gideon Malchewski scored a two-point takedown with nine seconds remaining to win the 170-pound title at the Tri-State Invitational in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Saturday.
Malychewski beat Navarro Nanpuya of Omak 6-4 after trailing 3-1 after two rounds.
Camas wrestlers Daniel Craig and Jack Latimer each earned third-place finishes.
Craig, a state champ at 132-pounds, bounced back from a 9-8 loss in the 138-pound quarterfinals to two-time state champion Chase Tebbets of Mead. Craig then went on to win three straight consolation matches.
Latimer reached the semifinals at 132 pounds. He lost 2-0 to Ridge Lovett of Post Falls (Idaho), who entered the tournament 85-0 in his career.
The event features top wrestlers from Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Union’s Snediker dominates at Hammerhead — Reigning state champion Danny Snediker rolled to the 170-pound championship at the Hammerhead Invitational in Bremerton.
The Union senior collected four straight pins to reach the title match, where he beat Tre Phillips of Rogers (Spokane) 21-8.
Union’s Six Buck reached the finals at 160 pounds, where he lost to Deyondre Davis of South Kitsap
17-0.
Union’s Noah Talavera placed third at 152 and Kyle Brosius placed third at 170.
In the girls tournament, reigning state champ Allison Blaine of Hudson’s Bay pinned Riley Aamold of Union in the 135-pound title match.
Union’s girls had a strong showing. Krista Warren won the title at 145 pounds, Annabelle Helm won the titleat 170 pounds and Nevaeh Cassidy placed second at 155 pounds.
Woodland’s Ashlyn Daugherty won the title at 110 pounds. Washougal’s Aleksi Donahue won the title at 125 pounds.
Heritage’s Newberry wins Morin title — Heritage sophomore Alex Newberry won the 152-pound title at the Graham Morin Invitational in Bellingham. He beat Jaden Schwarz of Ferndale 5-4 in the title match.
