By Marc Esquivel Posted January 12, 2011
The Lowry wrestling took a trip to Nampa, Idaho, for the Rollie Lane Wrestling Invitational. The team did exceptionally well at the tournament and even got a few wrestlers into the championship rounds.
The tournament invited over 40 teams from six different states, and out of those 40-plus teams, Lowry worked hard enough to get fifth place.
The tournament had the scoring different, so not all wrestlers got points for their matches if they didn’t place. Lowry had quite a few wrestlers who made it past the “Round Robin” portion of the tournament. These wrestlers included Daniel Pollock at 103s, Aaron Nelson at 112s, Brandon Okuma at 130s, Gus Duncan at 140s, Mario Bautista at 145s, and Fernando Herrera at heavyweight.
The team had two wrestlers wrestling for first and second, Jace Billingsley at 152s and Ryan Nelson at 171s. Billingsley was defeated in his championship bout, and Nelson managed to win his match in a close 4-3 win over Austin Tolman from Oregon. The Buckaroos also had Michael Billingsley wrestling for third place at 160; he won by a major decision over Joey Dondero from Kuna, Idaho.
“We had a pretty good showing, there were 48 teams at the tournament, six states, and 44 state champions,” said sophomore Michael Billingsley. ”We ended up taking fifth as a team with three wrestlers placing high so overall not too bad.”
The Lowry wrestlers are going to practice hard and look for a third straight win in Spring Creek at the Kiwanis Invitational.
Team scores
- Hermiston (OR) 75, 2. Columbia (ID) 72, 3. Caldwell (ID) 57, 4. Post Falls (ID) 56, 5. Lowry (NV) 46
