Rollie Lane Invitational

The Rollie Lane Invitational is among the largest wrestling tournaments in the Western United States.  Dozens of schools from Idaho, California, Washington, Oregon, Utah and Nevada all came together last weekend at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.  With hundreds of top tier wrestlers in attendance just being in the tournament is a big accomplishment.  If you were able to pull out any wins or better yet place it becomes very impressive.

Several Grace wrestlers along with one from Soda Springs decided to make the trip to Nampa and try their hand in the very deep field of wrestlers.  Many of them were able to secure at least one win and a few were even able to earn a placing.

Lady Grizzly participants started with Valeria Chavez at 100 lbs.  Chavez was one of the few wrestlers that did not earn a win but did get some valuable experience.  Chavez finished with a 0-2 record.  Hayden Ball competed at 107 lbs and she was able to pick up a pair of wins finishing 2-2 in the tournament.  Kallie Hulse wrestled at 120 lbs and was able to get one victory before being eliminated with a 1-2 record.  Likewise Holland Ball at 126 lbs was also able to get a single win before being eliminated with a 1-2 record.  Giulia Succetti followed suit in the 145 lb bracket where she also finished with one win and a record of 1-2.  Skyla Cloud competed at 152 lbs and was the only other Lady Grizzly to fail to earn a win.  Cloud did survive all rounds of both matches losing by decision in each and finishing 0-2.  The two standouts for the Lady Grizzlies were Bella Eddins and Josie Newby.  Eddins wrestled at 120 lbs finishing with a staggering record of 8-2 and placing fourth overall.  Newby matched Eddins’ success finishing with a record of 7-2 and also placing fourth overall.

The Grizzlies also took a contingency of boy wrestlers to the tournament.  Cael Newby wrestled at 120 lbs and went 0-2 but wrestled very tough losing his second match by close decision.  The Kimball brothers Carter, and Kade both wrestled in the 126 lb bracket.  Kade failed to earn a win but gained some valuable experience.  Carter on the other hand was able to pull off a pair of wins but did not place, finishing with a 2-2 record.  Brett Hobbs and Dylan Wood both wrestled at 132 lbs where the going was once again tough for the Grizzlies.  Wood finished 0-2 while Hobbs did nab one win finishing 1-2.  Mack Jorgensen at 175 lbs and Christian Barrera at 215 lbs

 rounded out the Grizzly wrestlers.  Neither Jorgensen or Barrera were able to earn wins, each finishing 0-2 in the tournament. 

A lone Soda Springs wrestler was in attendance at the tournament.  Elijah Dilworth represented well at the large tournament.  Dilworth competed in the 190 lb weight class and finished with an impressive 5-2 record finishing in seventh place.  Like most of the brackets listed above Dilworth’s bracket contained over fifty participants making any top ten finish an incredible feat.

Catch all of these amazing wrestlers this week in Soda Springs at the district duals on
Wednesday evening.