LCW heads to a few tourneys this weekend for coverage. UC Davis is the site of the 2010 Pac 10 Championships and we are there.  We will also be on hand for the 2010 Oregon High School State Championships, live from Portland, Oregon.

Stay tuned for our coverage of the great action.

Utah Valley scored their first win ever over a ranked opponent, defeating Pac 10 power Boise State on Friday night, 22-20.  BSU was without Matt Casperson at 197, Andrew Hochstrasser at 133 and Levi Jones at 141.  BSU did win the 141 bout, but fell in the other two. 

Ben Kjar came up big with a major decision over Alan Bartelli for the Wolverines, who return to action tonight against the #1 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes. Nate Lee was also the victim of an upset for BSU, which aided Utah Valley's bid to come out on top.

Once again,  Montana State University is hosting a Division 1 college wrestling dual in Bozeman.  This year it is #9 Boise State vs. North Dakota State.  It is being held the same weekend as a big high school tournament in Bozeman. Last year, Michigan and Oregon State battled it out in Bozeman. This article talks a lot about the push to bring Division 1 college wrestling to the state. 


http://billingsgazette.com/sports/high-school/wrestling/article_20908c52-ff4f-11de-9c7b-001cc4c002e0.html

Boise  State finished 5th at the NWCA National Duals over the weekend. BSU opened with a victory over Buffalo, before being defeated by Iowa. They came back with wins over Northern Iowa, Wisconsin and Cornell to finish 5th.  Going unbeaten on the weekend were Andrew Hochstrasser at 133, Adam Hall at 157,  and Kirk Smith at 184.

Full Tri State brackets, curtousy of Idaho Wrestling News. Lots more Tri State matches and interviews coming, please be patient.  Very slow wireless service in gym, should be up tonight.


http://idahowrestlingnews.com/results/tournaments/0910/tristate/TriState_Rd1.asp

 103 Andrew vs. Solar, Hopkins vs. Peterson

112 Heinzer vs. Kirkendall, Maynes vs. Miller

119 Adams vs. Meza, Templeman vs. Rodrigo

125 Calderon vs. Ost, Perales vs. N Brown

130 Beard vs Pereti, Gannon vs Giberson

135 Mowry vs Mann, George vs Rodriquez

140 Schmidt vs Riehle, McLeod vs Lamb

145 Bacon vs Silva, Metz vs Frisbey

152 Richardson vs Zumwalt, Villani vs King

160 Mason vs Allen-Schmidt, Anderson vs Rogers

171 Pickard vs beckstrom, Millard vs. Rutledge

189 Meeks vs. Steed, Bayer vs. Johnson

215 Knutsen vs Chamberlain, Orgill vs Trotter

285 Burton vs Taylor, Laden vs White

Here are the Reno TOC brackets:


http://www.akmat.org/Results/09-10Results/HighSchool/Reno/2009%20Reno%20HS%20Brackets.pdf

Fifty teams from four states will invade the small gym of North Idaho College on Friday and Saturday, for the annual Tri State Invitational.  The action promises to be heavy from the first whistle, as several squads battle for trophies.  A few thousand people crowded into a small gym provides for a great environment. Individually, there are several stacked weights that should provide for some great matches and drama.  

Teams that look to be in contention are University of Spokane, Lake Stevens, Hermiston, Orting, and Flathead HS out of Kalispell, Montana.  Don't overlook Deer Park either. Lake Stevens, Hermiston,University, Moses Lake, Deer Park and Orting appear to have the most seeded wrestlers in the early seeds, but we will have to see if they hold.  Efrain Aguilar is the preliminarily the top seed at 125, but he was beaten last night in a dual meet.  Aguilar has to contend with Nathan Brown of North Central this weekend.

The 135 weight class looks to be pretty good, as several quality wrestlers will battle it out.  Braden Mowry of Coeur D Alene gets the top seed here.  Others to watch include Josh Lauderdale, Casey george of Lewiston, Steven Walkley of Lake Stevens and Garrett Mann of Orting.

Another quality weight class is 152. Idaho state champion Brandon Richardson, Tyler King of Mountain View, Josh Villani of Lake Stevens, Idaho state champ Colby Kloetzer of Caldwell, and Washington state runner-up Ryan Zumwalt of University make this weight interesting.

Two state champs only get the 5th and 6th seeds at 119 lbs.  Joey Delgado of Hermiston earns the 5th seed. He was an Oregon state champion last year as a freshman. Drew Templeman, goes in as the 6th seed. He was also a state champ as a freshman. Blake Adams of Deer Park is the top seed. 

Two Washington state champs earn the top seeds at 160 lbs.  Jacob Mason of University and sophomore Jordan Rogers of Mead gain the top seeds. At 189 pounds, top seeded Taylor Meeks looks to stay on track against a tough field.  Dustin Johnson, Tri State runner-up a year ago gets the two seed.  Two time Washington State Champ Nick Bayer comes in at number 3 seed, with Mitch Steed of Emerald Ridge and Cadet all american Curtis Berger of Hermiston getting the 4th and 5th seeds.