Eddins Siblings Earn Top Spots At Weekend Tournaments

Over the weekend, the Lady Grizzly wrestlers attended the Madison Invitational tournament in Rexburg while the Grace and North Gem boys went to the Ririe Rumble Tournament in Ririe.  Most of the local wrestlers involved in both tournaments did extremely well with several placers.  With seventeen schools represented at the boys tournament and a whopping thirty four at the girls, the competition was fierce.  With terrific performances by so many it can be difficult to stand out in the crowd but last weekend a brother and sister duo stole the spotlight.

Senior Jack Eddins and his little sister Bella have made names for themselves as premier wrestlers for the Grace Grizzlies.  The brother and sister’s physical makeups give them a different appearance than what many would picture as being the prototypical body type for a wrestler.  The two are often much taller and leaner looking than their opponents.  The Eddins have learned to use their length to their advantage by being able to stretch and reach beyond their opponents abilities.  The siblings’ style and technique were on full display Saturday as each entered their respective tournaments.  Bella competes at 126 pounds while Jack wrestles in the 144 pound class. 

In her tournament Bella was awarded a first round bye.  In the next three rounds Bella tore through the competition earning pins against girls from Preston, Green Canyon Ut., and Idaho Falls.  Each of those matches lasted less than two minutes.  In her championship match Bella faced another opponent from Green Canyon.  Though it would take a little longer Bella once again emerged victorious by pinning her opponent and earning first place.

Just a short distance away from his sister Jack was facing some of the top talent in the state from 3A.  Jack’s bracket began with three rounds of pool matches.  Each wrestler would wrestle everyone in their pool before being seeded in a quick style bracket.  Jack made it out of the pool matches unscathed earning one technical fall and two pins.  Jack began his bracket matches facing off with a Ririe wrestler who Jack pinned in under a minute earning him a spot in the championship match.  In that match Jack took on a wrestler from Aberdeen.  It would take nearly two minutes longer but Jack once again earned the victory by pinning his opponent and capping off a day to remember for the Eddins family.

The rest of the results for the Grizzlies and Cowboys are listed below.

Madison Invite Results:

107 Ha.Ball 4-1 3rd, 126 B.Eddins 4-0 1st, 126 K.Hulse 1-2 DNP, 126 Ho.Ball 2-2 DNP, 138 G.Succetti 0-2 DNP, 145 J.Newby 2-1 2nd, 152 S.Cloud 2-1 2nd

Ririe Rumble Results: 

(Grace) 120 C.Newby 3-1 2nd, 126 D.Wood 2-3 4th, 132 C.Kimball 3-1 2nd, 138 B.Hobbs 3-1 2nd, 144 J.Eddins 5-0 1st, 165 M.Jorgensen 1-3 4th. (North Gem) 138 L.Rindlisbaker 2-2 5th, 138B J.Welker 1-3 4th, 144 L.Welker 3-2 5th, 165 H.Frandsen 2-2 3rd