Boys wrestle at Tri-County Classic

Roger Harnack, Whitman County Gazette | Dec 30, 20210

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At 120 pounds, Garfield-Palouse wrestler Walker Montgomery (above) works for a standing cradle on Joseph Nixon, of Mount Spokane.

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SPOKANE VALLEY - Four Whitman County boy wrestlers earned top spots at the Tri-County Classic on Dec. 23.

Walker Montgomery wrestled at 120 pounds for Garfield-Palouse. Tekoa-Rosalia's Bryce Casey and Cullen Billings competed at 145 pounds and Timberwolf teammate Koa Razo at 160.

Montgomery (2-2) opened the tournament by pinning Joseph Nixon (2-2), of Mount Spokane, in 1:22 to advance to the quarterfinals, where he was pinned by Colin Smith (5-8), of Hanford, in 2:06.

In the wrestlebacks, Walker pinned Adolfo Duran (3-4), of Cheney, in 59 seconds to stay alive. But in the third consolation rou...