Tiger matmen go 6-1 at Buck's Bags Boise Duals meet

The Mountain Home Tigers wrestling team went 6-1 over the weekend at the Bucks's Bags Boise Duals, losing only to Mountain View.

Mtn. Home 52

Timberline 30

The Tigers won nine of the 14 matches against Timberline, with five by pins. Winning by pins for the Tigers were Kaeo Doronio (130 pounds), Ty Kleffner (135), Nico Pinque (140), Colby Lord (215) and James Bailey (285).

Winning by forfeit for the Tigers were Calvin Vivier (145), Chris Knudson (171) and Matt Ward (189). Kamron Spaulding won a 17-5 major decision.

Mountain Home forfeited at 103, 112 and 119 pounds. Irwin Ruiz lost by pin at 125 pounds, and Tanner Carpenter lost by pin at 160 pounds.

Mtn. View 45

Mtn. Home 22

The Tigers claimed just four wins against the tough 5A Mavericks. Kaeo Doronio (130), Ty Kleffner (135) and Cal Vivier (145) won by pins, and Kamron Spaulding won a 13-2 major decision. Matt Ward (189) lost a 7-6 decision, Colby Lord (215) lost a 6-5 decision, James Bailey (285) lost a 4-0 decision, Chris Knudson (171) lost a 15-4 major decision, and Tanner Carpenter (160) lost an 18-2 technical decision. Irwin Ruiz (125) lost by pin, and the Tigers forfeited at 103, 112 and 119.

Mtn. Home 49

Centennial 29

The Tigers final match Friday night was against Centennial, and Mountain Home won nine of the 14 matches in picking up the win.

Winning by pins were Kaeo Doronio (130), Nico Pinque (140), Calvin Vivier (145), Tanner Carpenter (160), Chris Knudson (171), Matt Ward (189) and Colby Lord (215). Kamron Spaulding (152) won an 11-1 major decision, and Ty Kleffner (135) won a 9-2 decision. Irwin Ruiz (125) lost an 18-5 technical decision and James Bailey (285) lost by pin. The Tigers again forfeited at 103, 112 and 119.

Mtn. Home 45

Hillcrest 33

The Tigers started Saturday off with a 45-33 win over Hillcrest of Idaho Falls. Mountain Home picked up eight wins, five by pins, two by forfeit. Winning by pins were Nico Pinque (140), Calvin Vivier (145), Kamron Spaulding (152), Tanner Carpenter (160), and Colby Lord (215). Winning by forfeit were Irwin Ruiz (125) and Matt Ward (189). Ty Kleffner (135) won a 7-1 decision. Chris Knudson (171) lost a 3-2 decision, Kaeo Doronio (130) and James Bailey (285) lost by pins, and the Tigers forfeited at 103, 112, and 119 pounds.

Tigers 68

Eagle 21

The Tigers picked up points in 12 of the 14 matches. Winning by pins for the Tigers were Kaeo Doronio (130), Ty Kleffner (135), Tanner Carpenter (160), Colby Lord (215) and James Bailey (285). Winning by forfeits were Calvin Vivier (145), Kamron Spaulding (152) and Matt Ward (189). Nico Pinque (140) won an 18-3 technical decision, and Chris Knudson won a 4-2 decision.

Irwin Ruiz lost a 6-1 decision, and the Tigers forfeited at 112. The 103 and 119 weights were double-forfeited.

Tigers 58

Borah 24

The Tigers won 10 of 14 matches from the Lions, five by pins and three by forfeit. Winning by pins were Ty Kleffner (135), Cal Vivier (145), Tanner Carpenter (160), Chris Knudson (171) and Marty Ward (189). Winning by forfeit were Nico Pinque (140), Colby Lord (215), and James Bailey (285). Kaeo Doronio (130) and Kamron Spaulding (152) both won by technical falls. Irwin Ruiz (125) lost by pin, and the Tigers forfeited at 103, 112 and 119.

Tigers 42

Caldwell 34

The Tigers final match of the day Saturday was against Caldwell, and they each won seven matches, but six of Mountain Home's seven wins were by pins, so the Tigers won, 42-34.

Winning by pins for the Tigers were Kamron Spaulding (152), Tanner Carpenter (160), Chris Knudson (171), Matt Ward (189), Colby Lord (215) and Kaeo Doronio (130). Ty Kleffner (135) won by forfeit. Nico Pinque (140) lost a 6-3 decision, Cal Vivier (145) lost a 20-13 decision, Irwin Ruiz lost a 16-1 technical decision and James Bailey lost by pin. The Tigers forfeited at 103, 112 and 119 pounds.

Tiger wrestling coach Lynn Knudson was pleased with their first efforts of the season.

"What I asked the guys to do was just improve each and every match, and as you go down through our dual matches you'll see the number of kids that really did improve a lot during the two-day tournament, and I was really pleased with their effort and the things that they needed to do in order for us to win these duals. When we needed pin points they made that happen and came out on top in a lot of good duals."

The Tigers travel to Bishop Kelly tonight for a conference dual with the Knights. The Tigers go to Idaho Falls this weekend for the Bonneville Duals.

"We're looking forward to it," said Coach Knudson of the Bonneville Duals. "I think we improved a lot during this whole last weekend, and I know that the kids are getting in better shape and being in that tournament helped us get better, and we look forward to some good things happening down there at the Bonneville duals."