Houston grappler finishes second in ACS tourney

ANCHORAGE — A pair of Houston Hawks earned top-3 individual finishes during the final day of the Lime Solar Anchorage Christian School Invitational in Anchorage Saturday.

Aaron Drake finished as the runner-up in the 120-pound bracket. Drake, the third seed in the weight class, upset second-seeded Avery Chiklak of Bethel in the semifinals. Top-seeded Brettlyn Reich of Kotzebue pinned Drake at the 3:53 mark.

Drake recorded a pair of pins and two wins by decision en route to the finals.

Ryan Radmer, the top seed in the 152-pound class, posted a third-place finish in the tough bracket. Radmer beat Bethel’s Brandon Oulton 5-1 to take third.

Radmer opened his tournament with consecutive pins and a 2-1 win over Mt. Edgecumbe’s Jason Young, but suffered a 2-0 loss to Thorne Bay’s Luke Jenson in the semifinals.

Houston finished ninth in the 42-team tourney with 85 total points. The Hawks were without Luke Wagner, Houston’s two-time defending state champion, who was out with an injury.

Mitchell Pinard led Susitna Valley with a sixth-place finish in the heavyweight class.

Lime Solar ACS Invite

Saturday, Anchorage Christian School

Team scores (Top 10):

1. Bethel 240; 2. Kotzebue 224; 3. Nome 163; 4. Skyview 163; 5. Valdez 157.5; 6. Dillingham 147.5; 7. Homer 98; 8. Mt. Edgecumbe 98; 9. Houston 85; 10. Seward 81.

Championship finals:

98 pounds — G. Maslen, Glen p. T. Evan, Bet 0:27; 106 — A. Gray, Nome d. A. Craig, Sky 4-2; 113 — S. Hutchison, Sky d. G. Hoffman, Bet 5-1; 120 — B. Reich, Kot p. A. Drake, Hou 3:53; 126 — L. Erickson, Nome d. C. Greene, Val 5-3; 132 — J. Mendenhall, Bet d. J. Williams, Nap 3:57; 138 — E. Booshu, Nome t.f. A. Coplin, Bet 22-7; 145 — J. Sumuang, Sit m.d. G. Eakin, Kot 15-7; 152 — A. Downing, Val d. L. Jensen, TB 11-7; 160 — I. Seaton, Val p. D. Phillips, Kotz 1:09; 170 — A. Rake, Val m.d. Z. Haviland, Kotz 14-3; 182 — J. Roetman, Kotz p. J. White, Glen 3:09; 195 — L. Johnson, Nik d. D. Nanout, Kotz 7-6; 220 — P. Johanson, ME d. T. Hoseth, Dill 7-5; 285 — G. Hubbard, Sew p. T. Scott, ACS 2:47.

Third-place match:

98 pounds — J. Virgin, Glen won by fft; 106 — T. Hensley, Bet p. M. Blanza, Bar 1:54; 113 — C. Johnson, Hom p. S. LeMay, ACS 1:12; 120 — A. Chiklak, Bet d. K. Savo, Dill 5-2; 126 — C. McIntyre, Bet p. G. Valquette, Sky 1:59; 132 — N. Ezell, Eie d. A. Olsen, Bet 9-3; 138 — S. Woods, Kotz d. G. Sorensen, Gra 5-3 OT; 145 — B. Blumentritt, Sky d. C. Schlagel, Dill 9-2; 152 — R. Radmer, Hou d. B. Oulton, Bet 5-1; 160 — J. Erikson, Nome t.f. K. McIntosh, Val 20-4; J. Rooney, WHS p. T. Skaflestad, HC 0:26; 182 — C. Howard, Cor p. D. Magnusen, Una 5:12; 195 — S. Carpenter, Bet d. P. Hamilton, KC 6-5; 220 — T. Alexander, Met p. K. Gillian, Bet 1:09; 285 — J. Roehl, Hut p. T. Macrae, Sky 3:01.

Fifth-place match:

98 pounds — E. Paniptchuk, Shak p. C. Bartlett, Sit 5:11; 106 — J. Brant, Hom m.d. J. Nelson, Bar 12-3; 113 — R. Marquez, Una d. C. Phillips, Val 7-0; 120 — B. Evans, Bet p. T. Creed, ME 5:18; 126 — T. Tripple, TB d. K. Dunlap, Eie 7-4; 132 — G. Kalugin, Voz d. A. Johnson, Una 8-5; 138 — T. Handley, Nik p. A. Galila, Qui 2:33; 145 — B. Allen, Val d. F. Hoogendorn, ME 10-8; 152 — A. Brueckner, Ani p. J. Bologergen, Nome 1:48; 160 — T. Berry, Sew won by fft; 170 — G. Nelson, Kotz d. D. Amling, Bar 4-2; 182 — C. Nay, Dill d. G. Austin, Nome 8-7; 195 — S. Hill, Sky d. O. Hoogendorn, Nome 3-1; 220 — S. Hyatt, Kotz p. J. Reynolds, Hom 3:03; 285 — M. Pinard, SV won by DQ.