HOMEDALE, Idaho — The Baker/Powder Valley girls wrestling team placed seventh out of nearly 40 teams at the Ardis Nash Memorial tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 and 7. 

The Bulldogs amassed 86 points. Eagle, Idaho, won the team title with 138 points.

Kate Norton placed second in the 165-pound division. Madison Meyer was fourth at 235.

Baker/Powder Valley coach Chris Price said the Bulldogs “did exceptionally well” at the tournament.

“I was impressed and honored to be their coach by how they handled themselves and represented Baker High School,” Price said. “After the first 20 matches in only five weight classes, we had 18 victories by pin and one win by technical fall. This is the start of a tournament that coaches dream up. As we progressed through day one, our wrestlers had some competitive matches that made us dig deep and test our skills. At the end of day one, we still had five wrestlers in the championship brackets, with two of them in the semi-finals.

“As the tournament progressed, we lost a few matches against tough opponents ultimately leaving Kate Norton in the finals at the 165 weight class and Madison Meyer wrestling for 3rd and 4th in the 235 weight class. This tournament had over 300 girl wrestlers and almost 40 schools represented. For the first tournament of the year, we could not ask for a better start to our season. This only makes me, as the coach, extremely excited to see what is in store for us.”

The Bulldogs will compete in the Safeway Buckle tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14, at La Grande High School. The Baker/Powder Valley boys team will compete in the Muilenburg tournament in La Grande, also on Friday and Saturday.

Ardis Nash Memorial tournament

Baker/Powder Valley individual results

114 pounds

Tessa Garrick — 10 team points

Round 2: Def. Mikaiala Aberasturi, Homedale, by major decision, 12-4

Round 3: Def. Gabriella Nelson, Centennial, 12-9

Quarterfinal: Lost to Tommy Stone, Eagle, by fall, 48 seconds

Consolation Round 6: Def. Brooklyn Johnson, Eagle, by fall, 1:55

114

Kylie Martin — 7 team points

Round 2: Def. Jayda Keffer, Fruitland, by major decision, 16-7

Round 3: Lost to Ali Svancara, Buhl, by fall, 1:05

Consolation Round 4: Def. Mikaiala Aberasturi, Homedale, 9-2

Consolation Round 5: Def. Elizabeth Harper, Homedale, 5-3

Consolation Round 6: Lost to Rihanna Mora, Vallivue, by fall, 45 seconds

120

Neva Lynch — 10 team points

Round 2: Def. Heidi Gomez, Meridian, by fall, 57 seconds

Round 3: Def. Rylee Hulet, Canyon Ridge, by fall, 1:01

Quarterfinal: Lost to Maliyah Garcia, New Plymouth, by fall, 3:36

Consolation Round 6: Lost to Audry Winkles, Tri-Valley, 12-9

132

Lilly Collins — 14.5 team points

Round 1: Def. Eliana White, Emmett, by technical fall, 15-0

Round 2: Def. Emily Myers, Ontario, by fall, 1:02

Round 3: Def. Angelina Santana, Nyssa, by fall, 3:22

Quarterfinal: Lost to Madeline Hatchett, Glenns Ferry, by fall, 5:55

Consolation Round 6: Def. Ruby Rayhill, Boise, by fall, 50 seconds

Consolation Round 7: Lost to Lexeigh Dowd, Twin Falls, by fall, 4:25

132

Taryn Niday — 12.5 team points

Round 2: Def. Svenja Buddenkotte, Capital, by fall, 33 seconds

Round 3: Def. Estelle Bender, Middleton, by technical fall, 15-0

Quarterfinal: Lost to Payton Perry, Vale, by fall, 1:07

Consolation Round 6: Def. Angelina Santana, Nyssa, by fall, 4:18

Consolation Round 7: Lost to Elazae Flores, Columbia, by fall, 2:47

165

Alicia Chaves

Round 2: Lost to Hailie Ballou, Nyssa, by fall, 1:35

Consolation Round 2: Lost to Aubree Anderson, Vallivue, 6-1

165

Marli Lind — 12 team points

Round 1: Def. Sage Hansen, Bonneville, by fall, 1:37

Round 2: Def. Adeilyn Reeve, Boise, by fall, 3:42

Quarterfinal: Def. Emma Minton, Emmett, by fall, 1:58

Semifinal: Lost to Ella Elordi, Eagle, by fall, 3:25

Consolation semifinal: Lost to Gavin Brown, Rocky Mountain, 5-0

165

Kate Norton, 2nd, 26 team points

Round 1: Def. Lila Fairchild, Ridgevue, by fall, 1:28

Round 2: Def. April Lahti, Emmett, by fall, 22 seconds

Quarterfinal: Def. Dulce Spangenberg, Meridian, by fall, 13 seconds

Semifinal: Def. Hailie Ballou, Nyssa, by fall, 56 seconds

Final: Lost to Ella Elordi, Eagle, by fall, 56 seconds

235

Madison Meyer, 4th place, 13 team points

Round 2: Def. Elena Koch, Jerome, by fall, 3:08

Round 3: Lost to Shauna Anderson, Thunder Ridge, by fall, 30 seconds

Consolation semifinal: Def. Ada Stucki, Twin Falls, by fall, 1:18

Third-place match: Lost to Charlie Robinson, Rigby, by fall, 2:02