Big Sky Martial Arts wins tourney

Big Sky Martial Arts ran away with the team title at the Big Sky Martial Arts Tournament at Flathead High School on Nov. 16.

BSMA tallied 323 team points to finish 200 points ahead of runner-up Missoula Taekwondo.

Mission Valley TKD (32) was third, followed by Lethbridge (18), Great Falls (15), Bozeman (11), Sandpoint, Idaho, (10), Libby (5), Livingston (3), and Butte (2).

Sean Miller of BSMA was named athlete of the meet. The black belt athlete finished first in sparring and second in poomse.

BSMA had seven individuals garner firsts in both poomse and sparring. They are: Danielle Smith, red belt; Aly Gottschlich, senior blue; Ziah Brown, senior green; L.J. Stringer, green; Kegan Stringer, yellow; Meg Miller, kinderkick; and Mason Price, kinderkick.

Brown also placed first in doubles.

All total, 24 BSMA competitors placed first in both poomse and sparring, while five took first in doubles.

Results for BSMA follow.

Black Belt

Alex Bondurant - 2. poomse; 3. sparring; Reid Clark - 1. sparring; Ethan Lannaghan - 1. poomse; 3. sparring; Zoe Loudermilk - 3. poomse and sparring; Cassidy Meade - 2. poomse; Sean Miller - 1. sparring; 2. poomse; Connor Naive - 3. poomse and sparring; Taylor Reed - 1. poomse; 2. sparring; Jake Schanda - 2. poomse; Jakeson Waldher - 1. sparring; 3. poomse; Jacob Williams - 1. poomse.

Senior Red

Craig Hill - 2. poomse; 3. sparring; Chris Rodwick - 1. poomse.

Red

Dakota Arndt - 1. doubles; 2. poomse; 3. sparring; B.J. Bach - 1. sparring; 3. poomse; Adam Bartlett - 1. sparring; 3. poomse; Heather Bodenhamer - 1. poomse; 2. sparring; Tyler Fralin - 1. sparring; 2. poomse; Zina Loudermilk - 1. poomse; 2. sparring; Stevi Meade - 2. sparring; 3. poomse; Danielle Smith - 1. poomse and sparring; Dillon Thomas - 3. poomse and sparring.

Senior Blue

Nick Cenis - 3. poomse and sparring; Aly Gottschlich - 1. poomse and sparring; Ryan Jeude - 2. poomse; 3. sparring; Brady Kazmier - 1. sparring; 2. poomse; Conagher McKinney - 2. poomse and sparring.

Blue

Kaitlyn Harrison - 1. sparring; 2. poomse; Dawson Hill - 3. poomse and sparring; Shawn Plummer - 1. poomse; 3. sparring; Mitch Zander - 2. poomse.

Senior Green

Ziah Brown - 1. poomse, sparring and doubles; Kali Hedges - 2. poomse; Tatum Lannaghan - 1. poomse; Christian Martin - 3. poomse and sparring; Thomas Reed - 2. poomse; Kayla Hoskinson - 2. poomse.

Green

Shanti Anderson - 2. sparring; 2. doubles; 3. poomse; Michael Bedford - 1. doubles; 2. poomse; Chad Clostio - 1. poomse; 3. sparring; Trent Clostio - 2. poomse and sparring; Andrew Dickey - 3. poomse; Sara Frings - 1. poomse; 3. sparring; Josiah Kauffman - 1. poomse; 2. sparring; Mason Lasco - 2. poomse; 3. sparring; Nicole Mehring - 2. sparring; Naomi Price - 2. poomse; J.D. Shew - 2. poomse; L.J. Stringer - 1. poomse and sparring; 3. doubles; Bella Waldher - 1. sparring; 3. poomse; Sira Wines - 1. poomse; 3. sparring.

Senior Yellow

Soran Anderson - 1. poomse; 2. doubles; Joey Brusati - 3. poomse and sparring; Kyah Gislason - 2. poomse and sparring; John Hinchey - 2. poomse; 3. sparring; Kennedy Kanter - 1. sparring; Alec Reitzel - 1. sparring.

Yellow

Kadon Boldt - 2. poomse; 3. sparring; Colby Clemons - 3. poomse and sparring; Mariah Dickey - 2. sparring; 3. poomse; Ethan Diede - 1. sparring; 2. poomse; Ethan Eagleton - 1. poomse; 2. sparring; Tracer Gislason - 1. poomse; 2. sparring; Willy Glover - 2. poomse; 3. sparring; Cale Jones - 2. poomse; 3. sparring; Rayce Neill - 2. sparring; 3. poomse; Kian Saadi - 1. sparring; 3. poomse; Taylor Spaulding - 3. poomse; Kegan Stringer - 1. poomse and sparring; Sage Vanterpool - 2. sparring.

Senior White

Karen Bach - 1. sparring; 2. poomse.

White

Cheyanne Arndt - 1. doubles; Jim Sevaly - 2. sparring.

Kinderkick

Emmett Aschim - 1. sparring; Lou Bartlett - 1. sparring; 2. poomse; Madison Becker - 2. poomse and sparring; Charlie Hinchey - 2. sparring; Dante Iffert - 1. poomse; 3. sparring; Keigan Knutson - 1. poomse; 3. sparring; Grayson Malone - 2. sparring; 3. poomse; Meg Miller - 1. poomse and sparring; Tali Miller - 1. poomse; Alexis Pandina - 3. poomse and sparring; Mason Price - 1. poomse and sparring; Harrison Sanders - 2. poomse and sparring; Tyson Schnell - 2. poomse and sparring; Isaac Schroeder - 1. sparring; 2. poomse; 2. doubles; Wylie Schroeder - 2. sparring and doubles; 3. poomse; Evan Sevaly - 1. sparring; Hunter Vastbinder - 3. poomse and sparring; Mark Whitney - 3. poomse.