Flathead advances 11 to semifinals in wrestling
The Daily Inter Lake
BOZEMAN - Eleven in the semifinals.
Friday was not too bad for the Flathead wrestling team as it returned to action at this weekend's Tom LeProwse Invitational wrestling tournament in Bozeman.
Not bad, considering a bit of adversity finally struck the team this week.
The Braves, coming off an intense December with wins at the Mining City Duals, the Tri-State Tournament in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and the Pat Weede Memorial Duals in Gillette, Wyo., are battling the flu.
In addition, they have one wrestler sitting out this tournament.
"Overall, it was a decent day, but definitely one of our more 'down' days. We have a couple of guys sick. But they're still trying to push through and wrestle," said Flathead assistant coach Suny Cheff.
David Lau and Ian Damon were both under the weather on Friday.
"They're doing well, but we're not used to that yet this year," Cheff said.
"We put high expectations on our team. Our goals are lofty. But you can't peak every weekend," he added.
"They're rallying together. They're not showing (illness) when they're on the mat," Cheff said.
Flathead will be represented in today's semifinals at the 98 pound weight class, then at 130 all the way through to heavyweight with the exception of the 189-pound weight class.
At 145 pounds, Flathead's Bryce Stacy and Ryan Thiel will meet in the semifinals.
"That'll be a good match there, a good showing for Kalispell," Cheff said.
"Thiel has been wrestling phenomenal - and improving a ton on top."
Cheff also complimented the efforts of Justin Waverek.
"He has stepped it up. We see a huge improvement," the coach said.
Today's action begins at 9 a.m.
Tom LeProwse Invitational
98
First round
Zach Reimnitz, Flat, pinned Josh Christoferson, BSV, :29; Matt McPherson, BSR, def. Anthony Bauerle, 11-10; Nick Richardson, BWT, pinned Wyatt Boyer, HHS, :40; Jade Rauser, Town, pinned Kevin Spiewak, Ana, 1:25; Dylan Mendenhall, GFHS, maj. dec. Holden Gagner, MHELL, 12-1; Collin Rupert, Boz, pinned Jake Kenison, BUCENT, 2:17; Carson Tillet, Park, pinned Austin Lundin, Cap, 1:09; Nik Hinebauch, HP, def. Cliff Evens, Sent, 7-0
Second round
Reimnitz pinned McPherson, 1:31; Rauser t.f. Richardson, 16-0; Mendenhall pinned Rupert, 3:40; Hinebauch pinned Tillet, :38
Consolation
First round
Christoferson pinned Bauerle, 1:40; Spiewak pinned Boyer, 4:55; Gagner pinned Kenison, 1:47; Evans pinned Lundin, :31
105
First round
Jake Dalleserra, Butte, t.f. Dante Swallow, MBS, 15-0; Jeff Meier, Sent, pinned Ryan Salcinski, Laur, 5:30
Second round
Dallaserra def. Mike Budeski, CMR, 4-3; Riley Berry, Boz, maj. dec. Renn Utter, Pow, 17-8; Val Rauser, Town, pinned Ty Girard, BWT, 3:09; Brennan Barta, BSV, pinned Meier, :56
112
First round
Tyler Christians, HHS, pinned David Mame, Sent, 1:48; Nick Lovell, Ana, maj. dec. Bryan Krueger, White, 12-4; Zach Hettick, Butte, maj. dec. Seth Wegner,BSR, 10-2
Second round
Cody West, CMR, maj. dec. Christians, 15-2; Ryan Swelland, Flat, pinned Skyler Reeves, Cap, 1:19
Cullen Buckley, Boz, pinned Lovell, 3:06; Laith Wilson, Park, maj. dec. Randy Self, Bel, 14-5; Hettick pinned Zack Spritzer, Town, 5:11; Jesse Craig, Pow, pinned Seth Hansen, Laur, 1:42; Snyder def. Natty Lambert, Boz, 9-8; Brice Gretch, BSV, pinned Schmitt, 5:05
Third round
West maj. dec. Swelland, 12-3; Buckley maj. dec. Willson, 10-1; Hettick pinnd Craig, 1:35; Gretch pinned Snyder, 1:19
Consolation
Second round
Schmitt pinned Mame, 2:11; Krueger pinned Hansen, 3:00; Wagner def. Self, 12-5
Third round
Schmitt maj. dec. Lambert, 12-4; Spritzer maj. dec. Krueger, 10-1; Wagner pinned Lovell, 4:26; Christians pinned Reeves, 1:25
119
First round
Colt Nix, Pow, pinned Joel Harvey, Town, 3:52; Mike Nguyen, BSV, pinned Donavan Carey, Butte, 1:26; Tanner Sprankle, BSR, t.f. Jacob Boyle, Cap, 20-4
Second round
Travis Lang, Boz, pinned Jacob Schwarts, MBS, 3:01; Austin Streadwick, White, pinned Dalton Ueland, Ana, 3:17; Stephen Montgomery, BWT, def. Nix, 8-4; Ryan Guenther, Bel, def. Jacob Dickson, CMR, 1-0; Tate Lucas, Bel, def. Nguyen, 8-3; Jake Sommers, Boz, pinned Clay Bruha, Dil, :58; Niko Guymon, HHS, def. Seth Snyder, HP, 9-8; Sprenkle def. Joaquin Calderon, Flat, 3-0
Third round
Lang pinned Ueland, 1:07; Guenther def. Montgomery, 7-2; Lucas maj. dec. Sommers, 16-3; Sprenkle def. Guymon, 5-2
Consolation
Second round
Harvey pinned Bruha, 2:51; Dickson maj. dec. Carey, 12-2; Schwartz maj. dec. Boyle, 14-6
Third round
Snyder def. Calderon, 9-7; Nguyen t.f. Harvey 18-1; Dickson def. Nix, 5-1; Schwartz pinned Streadwick, 1:33
125
First round
Levi Lovshin, Butte, pinned Tony Scheffleman, BWT, 1:54; Guy Nordahl, Cap, pinned Trent Birge, Park, 3:40; David Demo, Boz, maj. dec. Eric Gransberg, MHELL, 16-4; Kal Stoddard, Dil, pinned Brandon Webster, White, 1:48; Dale Oe, Shep, pinned Jarred Maddio, HHS, 3:34; Dan Jenkins, Flat, t.f. AC Dlutowski, HP, 15-0
Second round
Jake Love, Sent, pinned Stephen Horn, GFHS, 3:51; Lovshin pinned Brit Thompson, Town, 3:37; Klly Olds, CMR, pinned Desmond Frklic, Bel, 4:48; Baltazar Rodriguez, Pow, pinned Nordahl, 1:47; Demo def. Jeremy Conklin, 10-6; Tucker Sprenkle, BSR, def. Stoddard, 5-3; Cole Schram, Bel, def. Oe, 7-5l; Ezekial Concepcion, BSV, def. Jenkins, 4-2
Third round
Love pinned Lovshin, 1:39; Olds def. Rodriguez, 6-4; Sprenkle def. Demo, 5-4; Schram def. Concepcion, 3-2
Consolation
Second round
Oe pinned Schefflemen, 2:04; Stoddard pinned McCormack, 3:30; Conklin pinned Birge, 2:04; Nordahl pinned Gransberg; Frklic pinned Webster, 1:43; Thompson maj. dec. Maddio, 15-3; Horn def. Dlutowski, 12-5
Third round
Jenkins def. Oe, 9-3; Stoddard def. Conklin, 6-3; Frklic def. Norahl, 5-0; Thompson pinned Horn, 1:35
130
First round
Trevor Donarski, Pow, pinned Jordan Tillet, Park, :31; Kaleb Larson, Town, t.f. PJ Botch, HP, 16-1; Kyle Taranto, Boz, pinned Simon Asay, Cap, 5:20; Tanner Beaman, Flat, pinned Jordan Welsh, Butte, 1:04; Ryan Fuss, HHS, pinned Kenny Lindon, MHELL, 1:10; Nick Ramsey, Sent pinned Matt Brink, BSR, 1:57; Lucas Mears, Bel, pinned Julian Wichman, GFHS, 1:48
Second round
Donarski pinned Taylor Anderson, Boz, 1:41; Kooper Bond, BSV, maj. dec. PJ Neary, BWT, 12-4; Keith Dosland, White, pinned Larson, 1:03; Taranto pinned Tyler Trowbridge, MBS, 4:55; Beaman def. Easton Padden, Laur, 6-2; Logun Norris, Dil, def. Fuss, 7-3; Ramsey pinned Devin Tonkin, Ana, 1:50; Tranton Starkey, CMR, maj. dec. Mears, 12-0
Third round
Donarski def. Bond, 3-2; Taranto def. Dosland, 6-2; Beaman pinned Norris; Starkey def. Ramsey, 8-1
Consolation
Second round
Mears pinned Tillet, :52; Fuss def. Botch, 9-2; Padden pinned Asay, 2:36; Welsh pinned Trowbridge, 2:46; Lindon pinned Larson; Neary pinned Brink, 2:38; Wichman def. Anderson, 6-5
Third round
Mears pinned Conklin, 1:26; Padden def. Fuss, 4-3; Wesh pinned Lindon, 2:34
135
First round
Justin Ricker, Bel, pined Cody Tocher, Ana, 5:52; Zane Seader, Shep, def. Ben Wideman, White, 7-0; Frank Ramsey, GFHS, maj. dec. Pate Alsbury, MBS, 11-2; Cory Eden, Pow, pinned Jordan Nelson, Town, 1:33; Marshall Carpenter, Boz, def. Ross Wolfe, Dil, 9-8; Josh Schwarz, BWT, def. Hunter Chandler, Boz, 6-0; Mitch Rohrback, CMR, pinned Quinn Huppert, BCENT, :56
Second round
Brian Ham, Flat, def. Matias Sovola, BSR, 4-0; Austin Edwards, Sent, def. Ricker, 7-3; Seader pinned JT Street, HHS, 4:14; Ramsey def. CJ Kissell, Butte, 8-1; Brandon Hu, BSV, def. Eden, 5-3; Carpenter pinned Kyle Emge, Cap, 2:33; Schwarz, pinned Dustin Cain, HP, :59; Rohrback def. Brenden Leischner, Laur, 6-2
Third round
Ramsay def. Seader, 7-4; Hu def. Carpenter, 5-0
Consolation
Second round
Tocher pinned Cain, :41; Wideman pinned Emge, 2:10; Eden def. Alsbury, 7-0; Kissell t.f. Nelson, 17-0; Wolfe pinned Street, 2:16; Ricker def. Chandler, 6-3; Sovola pinned Huppert, :48
Third round
Leischner pinned Tocher, 4:34; Kissell pinned Wolfe, 3:40; Sovola def. Ricker, 9-5
140
First round
Derek Cook, Ana, pinned Derrick Sjostrom, Town, 1:10; Shawn Rohrer, Shep, pinned Casey McMillon, MBS, :45; Daniel Hamilton, Sent, def. Stetson Fancher, BSR, 5-2; Kevin Cox, BCENT, pinned Carl Uptmor, White, 5:01; TC Decker, Flat, forfeit over Robbie Erhardt, BCENT; Austin Bailey, CMR, maj. dec. Brad Boettcher, HHS, 13-4
Second round
Zach Mendenhall, GFHS, pinned Cook, 2:34; Michael Carpenter, Boz, def. Rohrer, 10-9; Hamilton def. Brian Ostler, BWT, 11-7; Bill Olson, t.f. Cox, 17-2; Decker pinned Tyler Kelly, Dil, :59; Kallen Kleinschmidt, Cap, pinned Cory Champney, BSV, 3:16; Tucker Taylor, Bel, def. Bailey, 6-3; Auston Carter, Pow, maj. dec. Fellows, 14-3
Consolation
Second round
Fellows pinned Slostrom, 1:39; Bailey pinned McMillon, 3:31; Champney def. Fancher, 6-2; Kelly pinned Uptmor, 4:44
Cox forfeit over Erhardt; Rohrer pinned Boettcher, 2:40; Cook pinned Garza, 2:42
145
First round
Bryce Stacy, Flat, pinned Dylan Grady, Butte, 1:32; Ryan Thiel, Flat, pinned Tad Logan-Maxson, BCENT, 1:09
Luke Jesson, Park, def. Joe Powell, Boz, 15-14; Derek Hall, BWT, def. Justin McBride, White, 9-2; Torrey Vezina, Dil, pinned Jeff Merataeller, Laur, 5:02
Second round
Stacy pinned Justin Mikkole, Sent, 1:49; Caleb Spangler, Cap, pinned Dalton Harris, Pow, 2:58; Thiel t.f. Jesse Long, Bel, 17-1; Wyatt def. Tyler Elm, BSV, 7-6; Nash Hallfrisch pinned Keenan Moreau, MBS, 1:48; Jesson pinned Adam Pfiefer, HHS, 2:33; Hall pinned Steven Deyoung, MHELL, 1:57; Brian Stieger, HP, maj. dec. Vezina, 12-1
Consolation
Second round
Vezina def. Grady, 11-7; Pfiefer pinned Logan-Maxson, 2:06; Norris pinned Moreau, 3:05; Powell def. Long, 6-2
Harris maj. dec. McBride, 12-2; Mikkole t.f Marstaeller, 15-2
152
First round
Garrett Bergum, BSV, pinned Shea Herman, Park, 3:18; Lucas Knight, HP, pinned Scott Merenz, Dil, 2:16
Second round
Tyler Wells, Flat, pinned Bergum, 1:53; Tanner Schmidt, GFHS, pinned Tyler Frohlich, BCENT, 3:21; Trevor St. John, MHELL, pinned Mike Solberg, BSR, 3:49; Reece Easterling, CAP, pinned Jim Boswell, Boz, 1:25; Obdullo Salazar, BWT, def. Connor Stahly, HHS, 9-3; Cody Kalberer, Pow, pinned Nick McMillon, MBS, 2:21; Knight def. Scott Hickey, SENT, 11-8; Todd Mulcahy, Butte, maj. dec. Coltan Howser, White, 12-0
Consolation
Second round
Howser maj. dec. Herman, 16-4; Frohlich pinned Merenz, 1:51
160
First round
David Lau, Flat, pinned Matt Wideman, White, 1:54; D.J. St. John, MHELL, pinned Nick Frickel, Laur, 1:06; Peter Garcia, Boz, pinned Kyle Dirrette, Park, :33; Brady DeCook, HP, pinned Enrique Delgado, Boz, 1:33; Brad Volkmann, SENT, pinned Monte Nickles, Pow, 2:46
Second round
Lau maj. dec. Matt Upham, HHS, 13-3; Cody Hert, BSR, def. Matt Merenz, Dil, 13-7; Joey Mancuso, BSV, pinned St. John, 1:36; Clark Hensley, Ana, pinned Garcia, 3:10; Don Widdicombe, MBS, def. Kirk Visser, Shep, 12-6; DeCook def. Nathan Kobold, Shep, 5-4; Connor LeProwse, Butte, def. Levi Cade, Bel, 10-7; Maxx Galland, GFHS, t.f. Volkmann, 19-2, 3:59
Consolation
Second round
Volkmann pinned Wideman, 3:21; Kobold pinned Frickel, 1:37; Visser pinned Dirrette, :28; Delgado def. St. John, 9-5
Nickles pinned Upham, 4:04
171
First round
Alex Chellni, HHS, pinned Skyler Carroll, Park, :29; Tanen Doty, SENT, pinned Matt Longle, Dil, 1:07; Kalob Smith, BSR, pinned Brad Heard, BCENT, 1:30
Second round
Luke Fischer, Flat, pinned Chellni, 1:35; DJ Renz, Butte, pinned Jacob Berry, BSV, :38; Taylor Kelly, HP, pinned Jon Hill, Laur, 1:43; Doty pinned Adam Hogan, CAP, :43; Patryk Webster, BWT, pinned Smith, 4:27; Kody Reed, MBS, pinned Colten Scholler, Ana, 1:04; Philip Prickett, Bel, pinned Chris Sowell, CMR, 2:43; Zach Wichman, GFHS, pinned Josh Leibers, White, :50
Consolation
Second round
Carroll pinned Leibers, 3:34; Smith pinned Longie, 1:25; Heard pinned Hogan, 3:16
189
First round
Justin Clevidence, Bel, pinned Andy Riordan, HHS, 1:55; Lance Wilkinson, BSR, pinned Jake Howard, MHELL, :56; Aleksei Grosulak, BCENT, pinned Taylor Scholler, Ana, 1:35; Logan Boucher, Laur, pinned Arturi Simila, White, 1:59; Dyami Barthalomew, Boz, pinned Jordy Creveling, SENT, 5:49; Mak Jones, Pow, pinned Ben Hannifin, BSV, 1:07
Second round
Ty Vinson, GFHS, t.f. Clevidence, 18-3, 5:05; Wilkinson def. Chris Henriche, HP, 10-3; Grosulak maj. dec. Marc Evans, Boz, 13-2; Mike Spence, Shep, pinned Kellan Standley, MBS, 1:43; Colton Fenner, CMR, pinned Boucher, 1:55; Chaseton Delziet, Boz, pinned Anthony Hogan, CAP, 3:40; Barthalomew pinned Russ Hildreth, Butte, 1:59; Jones maj. dec. Ian Damion, Flat, 12-1
Consolation
Second round
Damion def. Riordan, 4-1; Howard def. Hildreth, 7-6; Hogan pinned Scholler, :26; Standley pinned Simila, 1:24; Henriche pinned Creveling, :34; Hannifin def. Clevidence, 12-5
215
First round
Justin Parker, Park, def. Mack Ferko, Butte, 7-3
Second round
Jared Rohrback, CMR, maj. dec. Abe Smith, CAP, 12-2; Matt Kuske, BSV, pinned Alejandro Marquez, BSR, 1:14; Bently Alsup, SENT, pinned Cody Rustad, Ana, :32; Doug May, Boz, pinned Seth McCracken, MHELL, 1:21; Justin Waverek, Flat, def. Jake Haan, BWT, 5-3; Dan Orr, MBS, pinned Joaquin Burkhart, Boz, 4:31; Brandon Weis, HHS, pinned Robbie Doom, HP, 1:12; Tyler Carter, GFHS, pinned Parker, :57
Consolation
Second round
Smith pinned Ferko, 1:26
275
First round
Shaun Sampson, CAP, pinned Cody Haas, Butte, 5:33
Second round
Andrew Voorhees, CMR, pinned Philip Schmidt, BSR, :58; Steven Caudie, Bel, pinned Elias Groon, Pow, 5:25
Sampson pinned David Paull, Ana, 1:51; John Hundtofte, BWT, pinned Charlie Schmidt, BCENT, :21; Tyler Thomas, Flat, pinned Derek Treptow, BSV, 1:30; Josh Zimmer, GFHS, pinned Mark Hammond, Dil, 1:48; David Sandau, SENT, pinned Turner Daines, BCENT, 2:53; Toby Erickson, HHS, pinned Cody Hagerty, White, :20
Consolation
Second round
Haas maj. dec. Hammond, 9-1