Rested and ready to hit the mat again, the Skaneateles wrestling team began its 2011 portion of the schedule when it visited Deposit High School for last Saturday’s Stan Elinsky Tournament. Out of 13 teams in the field (three of them state-ranked), the Lakers finished sixth and saw two of its stars, Kevin Pembridge and Jacob Brillo, reach the championship round. Pembridge, entering the tournament unbeaten, pinned Deposit’s Brock Martin in 19 seconds and Binghamton’s Kevin Nieves in 3:01 to reach the 140-pound title match. Against Tioga’s Derak Heyman (a state finalist last year), Pembridge nearly made it 18 wins in a row, only to fall to Heyman in an exciting 14-10 decision. As for Brillo, at 160 pounds he went through three rounds, pinning Joe Maranto (Calvert Hall) and Joe Jackson (Oxford), then surprised favorite Justin Hoffmeir (Newark Valley) 6-0 in the semifinals. Only in the championship match did Brillo run out of magic, falling to Deposit’s Justin Bronson in a second-period pin. Three other Lakers had third-place finishes. Garrett Navaroli, at 285 pounds, grabbed that spot, as did Chris Wise at 171 pounds as he pinned Travis Phillips (Newark Valley) in 2:58 to win the consolation bracket. Jacob Valentino worked his way to third place at 145 pounds by beating Mark Caulfield (Duanesburg) 7-0, his fourth win of the tournament. Tyler Saunders went 2-2 to earn fifth place at 119 pounds, while Ryan Dick (125 pounds) and Josh Brillo (96 pounds) both finished sixth. Skaneateles is home Thursday night against West Genesee and is back in OHSL Liberty division action Jan. 18 against Cazenovia.