Su Valley grappler wins Homer Rumble title; Hawks 3rd in team standings

HOMER — The Houston Hawks scored a top-3 finish in the team standings and a Susitna Valley grappler won gold during the Homer Rumble Saturday in Homer.

Susitna Valley’s Marshall Pinard pinned his way to the title at 285 pounds. The Rams heavyweight finished 5-0 in the Rumble. Pinard needed 40 seconds or less to pin three of his opponents, and only one match last until the second round. Pinard pinned Houston’s Ezra Lincecum at the 2:54 mark of the heavyweight final.

Pinard advanced to the state championship match last season, and finished as the runner-up at 285 in the 123A state tournament.

Houston placed 10 athletes in the top 4 to post a third-place finish in the Homer Rumble team standings.

Bryan Conrad (138 pounds), Etienne Kinney (145), Michael House (195), Sean Lang (220) and Lincecum (285) each finished second in their respective weight classes for the Hawks. Terry Jackson (152), Jes Seims (182), Malaki Barrett (195) and Dylan Jackson (285) added third-place finishes. Samuel Chapson was fourth at 132.

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Homer Rumble

Saturday, Homer

Team scores:

1. South Anchorage 267.5; 2. Homer 178.5; 3. Houston 141; 4. Soldotna 112; 5. Nikiski 57.5; 6. Voznesenka 38.5; 7. Susitna Valley 35; 8. Kodiak 34; 9. Kenai Central 29.

Championship finals:

98 pounds — W. Newman, Hom d. T. McAlpin, Sou 12-3; 106 — S. Martin, Sou m.d. G. Hutchison, Sol 17-4; 113 — 1. D. Lincoln, Sou; 2. T. Howell, Sol (round-robin bracket); 120 — 1. T. Cox, Nik d. S. Harris, Sou 9-7; 126 — M. Glover, Sou p. J. Shack, Sou 2:00; 132 — G. Shack, Sou d. S. Hutchison, Sol 7-0; 138 — W. Martin, Sou t.f. B. Conrad, Hou 16-0; 145 — N. Ottum, Sou d. E. Kinney, Hou 3-0; 152 — 1. T. Woo, Hom; 2. K. McEnemy, Ken; 3. T. Jackson, Hou (round-robin bracket); 160 — R. Pellumbi, Sou d. T. Cook, Hom 5-3; 170 —1. A. Schrader, Sol; 2. L. King, Hom (round-robin bracket); 182 — R. Bankston, Sou d. K. Wells, Hom 7-4; 195 — 1. A. Correa-Medina, Sou; 2. M. House, Hou; 3. M. Barrett, Hou (round-robin bracket); 220 — 1. E. Wright, Sou; 2. S. Lang, Hou (round-robin bracket); 285 — M. Pinard, SV p. E. Lincecum, Hou 2:54.

Third-place matches:

98 — M. Kusnetsov, Voz m.d. N. Chavez, Ken 8-0; 106 — S. Inama, Hom d. S. Blaine, Hom 5-1; 120 — L. Fasulo, Hom p. D. Martishev, Voz 2:52; 126 — J. Anderson, Ken d. D. Smith, Nik 7-2; 132 — J. Brant, Hom p. S. Chapson, Hou 2:40; 138 — M. Cook. Hom m.d. A. Long, Sol 15-4; 145 — B. Metcalf, Sol p. J. Rios, Hom 3:58; 152 — T. Croft, Hom p. N. Johnson, Sou 0:44; 182 — J. Seims, Hou p. W. Gage, Nik 1:33; 285 — D. Jackson, Hou p. S. Street, Sou 1:50.

Homer Rumble Duals

Friday, Homer

Rumble Duals A team standings:

1. South Anchorage; 2. Homer; 3. Houston; 4. Soldotna

Rumble Duals B team standings:

1. Kodiak; 2. Nikiski; 3. Susitna Valley

South 79, Houston 12

120 pounds — D. Lincoln, Sou p. L. Guim, Hou 0:27; 126 — J. Shack, Hou m.d. R. House, Hou 14-3; 132 — G. Shack, Sou p. S. Chapson, Hou 1:45; 138 — W. Martin, Sout p. B. Conrad, Hou 3:01; 145 — N. Ottum, Sou d. E. Kinney, Hou 4-0; 152 — L. Nerland, Sou d. T. Jackson, Hou 9-6; 160 — R. Pellumbi, Sou p. T. Dehart, Hou 5:09; 170 — N. Jackson, Sou p. N. Plumb, Hou 2:46; 182 — R. Bankston, Sou p. J. Seims, Hou 2:49; 195 — A. Correa-Medina, Sou p. M. House, Hou 2:46; 220 — S. Lang, Hou p. E. Wright, Sou 1:59; 285 — E. Lincecum, Hou p. S. Street, Sou 0:44; 98 — L. Mancari, Sou won by fft; 106 — T. McAlpin, Sou won by fft; 113 — S. Martin, Sou p. K. Anderson, Hou 4:23.

Houston 54, Soldotna 35

126 — R. House, Hou won by fft; 132 — S. Hutchison, Sol p. T. Nicholai, Hou 0:31; 138 — B. Conrad, Hou p. A. Lang, Sol 2:46; 145 — E. Kinney, Hou won by fft; 152 — T. Jackson, Hou p. B. Tennis, Sol 1:56; 160 — T. Dehart, Hou p. B. Werner, Sol 3:24; 170 — E. Van Hout, Sol p. N. Plumb, Hou 2:24; 182 — J. Seims, Hou won by fft; 195 — M. House, Hou won by fft; 220 — S. Lang, Hou p. N. Schmelzenbach, Sol 1:46; 285 — D. Jackson, Hou p. A. Reeves, Sol 1:17; 98 — L. Craig, Sol won by fft; 106 — C. Meyer, Sol won by fft; 113 — G. Hutchison, Sol t.f. K. Anderson, Hou 19-2; 120 — T. Howell, Sol p L. Guim, Hou 4:13.

Homer 42, Houston 40

132 — J. Brant, Hom p. S. Chapson, Hou 2:56; 138 — B. Conrad, Hou p. M. Cook, Hom 1:14; 145 — E. Kinney, Hou m.d. J. Rios, Hom 20-6; 152 — T. Woo, Hom m.d. T. Jackson, Hou 16-5; 160 — T. Croft, Hom t.f. T. Dehart, Hou 17-2; 170 — T. Cook. Hom p. N. Plumb, Hou 2:59; 182 — K. Wells, Hom d. R. Ritter, Hou 10-6; 195 — M. Barrett, Hou won by fft; 220 — S. Lang, Hou p. H. Harrington, Hom 1:16; 285 — E. Lincecum, Hou p. J. Mann, Hom 0:59; 98 — W. Newman, Hom won by fft; 106 — S. Inama, Hom won by fft; 113 — K. Anderson, Hou p. I. Stovall, Hom 1:39; 120 — L. Fasulo, Hom p. L. Guim, Hou 4:48; 126 — R. House, Hou p. A. Wells, Hom 0:38.

Kodiak 42, Susitna Valley 18

132 — B. Drover, SV won by fft; 138 — M. Alonzo, Kod won by fft; 145 — C. Brewer, Kod won by fft; 152 — C. Wiesolowski, Kod won by fft; 160 — W. Mayberry, Kod won by fft; 285 — M. Pinard, SV p. J. Fernandez, Nik 1:58; 106 — E. Valdez, Kod won by fft; 113 — A. Smothers, SV won by fft; 120 — K. Manivong, Kod won by fft; 126 — J. Alonzo, Kod won by fft.