Titans Honor Seniors; Dominate Pine Eagle Tournament in Preparation for Districts
The Titan wrestlers had a busy week in the last push to prepare for the upcoming district tournaments. The Titans traveled to the Western Idaho Conference teams duals hosted by Marsing to match up with New Plymouth, Melba and Marsing. In-conference matches up are critical for district seeding. The Titans were able to have a strong showing in some weight classes.
The Cambridge High School gym was a full house for the team duals vs McCall and Nampa Christian the following Friday evening. The event started early to allow for some much needed fundraising organized by Abby Ochoa and Sabrina May. Special thanks to these two Titan Boosters for all their work to organize the event. Thank you to all the community members who came out to help the wrestling team raise funds. Six Titan wrestlers were honored for senior night. Ben Binder, Gage Warren, Heath Fortin, Russell Noah, Madison Gerlock and Beth Phillips were recognized by their team, coaches, families and titan fans. Both team duals showcased the growth of the Titan wrestlers and provided spectators with some exciting matches.
The next morning, the Titan team traveled to Halfway Oregon for the Pine Eagle Tournament. Facing off against 13 other teams from Idaho and Oregon, the Titans successfully defended their title bringing home the first place team trophy. The titans overall wrestled strong in all weight categories. Tri-Valley Titans were able to earn 183.5 team points, followed by second place Nyssa at 138 and Enterprise at 124.
Noteworthy performances included: Emma Ford - 3rd Place Girls, Maddie Gerlock - 1st Place Girls, Logan May - 4th place @ 113lbs, Jace Steele - 2nd Place @ 120lbs, Eli Noah - 1st Place @ 150lbs, Toby Walker - 1st Place @ 157lbs, Russell Noah - 1st Place @ 165lbs, Gage Warren - 1st Place @ 175lbs, Elias DeVries - 3rd Place @ 175lbs, Wyatt Moura - 1st Place @ 190lbs, Ben Binder - 1st Place @ 215lbs, Heath Fortin - 2nd Place @ 215lbs, and Bridger Miller - 3rd Place @ 215lb.
The Titan Girls will travel to the Idaho Central Arena on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week for their district tournament. The boys will travel to New Plymouth High School on Thursday, February 15th for the Western Idaho Conference district tournament. The event in New Plymouth will start at 4:30 p.m. Both events will determine the state qualifiers. Look for updates on the Tri-Valley Titans Facebook page. State qualifiers and details surrounding the state event will be available next week.
