Braves settle for 3rd at Holiday Classic
The Daily Inter Lake
GREAT FALLS - The effort was there, but the points weren't as Flathead's wrestlers finished in third place at the Holiday Classic Saturday night with 201 points. Reigning state AA champion Billings Skyview placed first with 227.5 points, just 7.5 points ahead of Havre.
The Braves had nine tournament placers, but no individual champions. Brian Ham (105 pounds), Ricky Janes (119) and Austin Zapata (125) all advanced to the championship final match, but fell short. Janes forfeited his match because of a shoulder injury.
Ham lost his first match of the season to Myles Mazurkiewicz of Havre. Ham beat him last week at the Mining City Duals 4-3, but fell on Saturday night, 11-7.
"This was a great tournament overall," Flathead coach Jeff Thompson said. "The points didn't end up where we wanted, but we are happy with where we are at in the season. It's tough to rise to the occasion two weeks in a row."
The Braves finished second last week at Butte.
The CMR tourney, with 35 teams, is always a litmus test for the state tournament.
"Guys that can place here, they are going to do well at state," Thompson said.
Of the nine placers for Flathead, six of them lost their last match, many of them nail-biters. Duran Flaget and Levi Holt both finished on a high note, winning their third-place matches.
"Levi took third in a loaded weight class," Thompson said. "Flaget stepped up his game this weekend and wrestled real well."
Whitefish finished 14th with 86 points. The Bulldogs' Kevin Kaltschmidt placed fourth and Brad Watterud took second. The team had four wrestlers battling on the second day, and the showing bodes well for their hopes at state.
Whitefish and Flathead are both back in action Thursday with the Bulldogs hosting Libby and the Braves hosting Sentinel. The Braves are also just two weeks away from competing at the National Duals in Rochester, Minn.
Team Totals
Billings Skyview 227.5, Havre 220, Kalispell 201, Conrad 182, Great Falls High 157.5, C.M. Russell High 141.5, Billings Senior 140, Bozeman 133, Missoula Big Sky 103.5, Anaconda 103, Cut Bank 103, Fairfield 99.5, Cascade-Simms 98, Whitefish 86, Helena High 84, Helena Capital 83, Fort Benton 82.5, Glasgow 73.5, Shelby 70, Dillon 65.5, Choteau 51, Laurel 51, Harlem 38, Billings West 31.5, Missoula Hellgate 31, Lewistown 25.5, Anaconda JV 24, Chinook 22, Browning 21, Havre JV 19, Great Falls High JV 18, Belgrade 17.5, Valier 11, Big Sandy 10, CMR JV 10, Belgrade JV 7, Butte Central 5, Glasgow JV 2, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 4, Great Falls High extra 4, Anaconda extra 3, Great Falls High extra 3
Late Friday
Third Round Consolation
98 - Dan Jenkins, KAL, dec. Lovell, ANA
145 - Sutherland, HAV, dec. Brad Kuntz, WHS, 11-4; Luke Fischer, KAL, pinned Toavs, BWH, 2:39
160 - Schlender, BOZ, pinned David Lau, KAL, 2:30
189 - Scott Cassel, KAL, dec. Buzkirk, HAV, 7-2
215 - Scott, CAP, pinned Burns, WHS, 2:31
Saturday
Fourth Round Consolation
98 - Olds, CMR, tech. fall Dan Jenkins, KAL, 4:33
112 - T.C. Decker, KAL, dec. Ranes, HAV JV, 5-2
125 - Kevin Kaltschmidt, WHS, dec. Kuntz, GHS, 9-0
135 - Duran Flaget, KAL, dec. Galland, GHF, 12-6
145 - O'Haire, CAS, pinned Luke Fischer, KAL, 4:11
152 - Cody Mikesell, WHS, tch. fall Breding, CON, 3:47
171 - Tim Lehner, WHS, tech. fall Allen, HAR, 4:59
189 - Scott Cassel, KAL, won by default over Bret Martin, WHS
Fifth Round Consolation
98 - Bykonen, SHE, pinned Phillip Murphy, WHS, 4:04
112 - Norris, DIL, dec. T.C. Decker, KAL, 8-4
125 - Kevin Kaltschmidt, WHS, dec. Pulver, BSR, 7-1
135 - Duran Flaget, KAL, pinned Bradbury, HAV JV, :28
152 - Lowney, MBS, dec. Cody Mikesell, WHS, 11-8
171 - DeVore, BOZ, dec. Tim Lehner, WHS, 7-6
189 - Scott Cassel, KAL, dec. Ritchey, FER, 16-4
Championship Semifinals
98-Scott Schlosser, CON, pinned Ryan Shelstad, HAV, 3:59; Brice Gretch, BSV, pinned Chase Dirden, HAR, 2:42
105-Myles Mazurkiewicz, HAV, dec. David Demo, BOZ, 15-4; Brian Ham, KAL, pinned Mike Pfaff, MBS, 3:05
112-Loren Mack, HAV, dec. Jared Giard, CON, 9-3; Nash Hallfrisch, CMR, pinned Kallen Klienschmidt, CAP, :51
119-Trent Sprenkle, BSR, pinned Josh Harrison, CBH, 1:45; Ricky Janes, KAL, dec. Byron Hirst, FAR, 10-6
125-Beau LaSalle, HAV, dec. Ben Spencer, GFH, 8-2; Austin Zapata, KAL, dec. Paul Clark, CAS, 11-5
130-Leo Pattison, GHS, dec. Zach Gregoire, GFH, 7-2; Jeff Jones, BSV, dec. Buck Lunak, CBH, 8-0
135-Marcus Lussy, ANA JV, dec. Spencer Bailey, CMR, 6-0; Derek Solan, ANA, pinned Malcolm Kintzing, BSV, 3:43
140-Colby Johnson, CON, dec. Ryan Nelson, KAL, 12-7; Nick Lang, BOZ, dec. Andy Kohn, BSV, 4-3
145-Vince Salminen, BSV, dec. Bobby Vinson, GFH, 9-7; Thad Zempel, CON, dec. Daniel Madel, CHO, 7-1
152-Tel Todd, BOZ, dec. Ross Mosher, CHO, 5-3; Jordan Duffield, BSV, dec. Mikey Kuehne, KAL, 6-5
160-Trent Zempel, CON, dec. Ty Vinson, GFH, 8-4; Brad Watterud, WHS, pinned Cory Shilhanek, BSR, 3:58
171-Evan Hinebauch, HAV, pinned Tony May, FAR, 5:08; Jared Rohrback, CMR, dec. Levi Holt, KAL, 8-6
189-Alex Calvi, CBH, dec. Ryan Fetherston, HHS, 6-1; Chris Tacke, FAR, dec. Kendall Hazen, FBN, 10-1
215-Zach Jones, BSV, pinned Damien Farrier, KAL, 1:48; Matt Bellon, ANA, dec. Brandon Bouchee, BSR, 8-6
Hwt-Matt Schnittgen, HAV, pinned JD Olson, CAS, 2:30; Ethan Tweet, FBN, pinned Russell Patera, HHS, 1:22
FIFTH-SIXTH PLACE
98-Kelly Olds, CMR, dec. Shane Bykonen, SHE, 13-3
105-Nico Guyman, HHS, dec. Mike Pfaff, MBS, 12-5
112-Jared Giard, CON, dec. Kallen Klienschmidt, CAP, 7-2
119-Kal Stoddard, DIL, dec. Spencer Fox, LHS, 2-1
125-Paul Clark, CAS, pinned Chylo Laszloffy, LHS, 4:47
130-Donnie Ferrin, FAR, pinned Rosse Wolfe, DIL, 3:30
135-Jacob Schlosser, CON, pinned Malcolm Kintzing, BSV, 2:40
140-Tanner Schmid, GFH, dec. Colin Martin, HHS, 3-1
145-Bobby Vinson, GFH, dec. TJ Wanken, SHE, 1-0
152-Toby Bender, GFH, by injury default over Andrew Lowney, MBS
160-Jared Klienschmidt, CAP, pinned Alec LeFurgey, FBN, 4:38
171-Kirk DeVore, BOZ, dec. Greg Stuart, CON, 11-6
189-Scott Cassel, KAL, dec. Kendall Hazen, FBN, 8-3
215-Brandon Bouchee, BSR, dec. Damien Farrier, KAL, 4-3
Hwt-Russell Patera, HHS, dec. JD Olson, CAS, 6-3
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE
98-Ryan Shelstad, HAV, dec. Chase Dirden, HAR, 6-2
105-Zach Mendenhall, GFH, dec. David Demo, BOZ, 13-3
112-Ryan Leonard, CAS, dec. Logun Norris, DIL, 11-1
119-Josh Harrison, CBH, pinned Byron Hirst, FAR, 4:10
125-Ben Spencer, GFH, dec. Kevin Kaltschmidt, WHS, 14-6
130-Buck Lunak, CBH, dec. Zach Gregoire, GFH, 9-5
135-Duran Flaget, KAL, pinned Spencer Bailey, CMR, 2:59
140-Andy Kohn, BSV, dec. Ryan Nelson, KAL, 11-8
145-Tay Todd, BOZ, dec. Daniel Madel, CHO, 5-0
152-Ross Mosher, CHO, dec. Mikey Kuehne, KAL, 3-2
160-Cory Shilhanek, BSR, dec. Ty Vinson, GFH, 6-4
171-Levi Holt, KAL, dec. Tony May, FAR, 12-6
189-Ryan Fetherston, HHS, pinned Danny Laforge, MBS, 2:02
215-Logan Tweet, FBN, dec. Jack Scott, CAP, 8-4
Hwt-Skyler Best, BSR, dec. Andrew Voorhees, CMR, 8-3
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
98-Scott Schlosser, Conrad, pinned Brice Gretch, Billings Skyview, 5:22
105-Myles Mazurkiewicz, Havre, dec. Brian Ham, Kalispell, 11-7
112-Loren Mack, Havre, dec. Nash Hallfrisch, CMR, 3-1 in OT
119-Trent Sprenkle, Billings Senior, by default over Ricky Janes, Kalispell
125-Beau LaSalle, Havre, dec. Austin Zapata, Kalispell, 14-7
130-Jeff Jones, Billings Skyview, dec. Leo Pattison, Glasgow, 4-3
135-Derek Solan, Anaconda, dec. Marcus Lussy, Anaconda JV, 5-2
140-Colby Johnson, Conrad, dec. Nick Lang, Bozeman, 4-1
145-Vince Salminen, Billings Skyview, pinned Thad Zempel, Conrad, 3:19
152-Tel Todd, Bozeman, dec. Jordan Duffield, Billings Skyview, 7-6
160-Trent Zempel, Conrad, pinned Brad Watterud, Whitefish, 1:12
171-Evan Hinebauch, Havre, pinned Jared Rohrback, CMR, 1:54
189-Alex Calvi, Cut Bank, pinned Chris Tacke, Fairfield, 5:58
215-Zach Jones, Billings Skyview, pinned Matt Bellon, Anaconda, 1:56
Hwt-Matt Schnittgen, Havre, pinned Ethan Tweet, Fort Benton, 4:31