Top prep wrestlers to face off

by The Daily Inter Lake
| February 20, 2010 2:00 AM

GREAT FALLS — The second annual Tournament of Champions wrestling tournament is set for 11 a.m. today at Great Falls High School Old Gym.

The tournament features 58 wrestlers from classes AA, A, and B/C, including 30 state champions and the nationally-ranked Rauser brothers of Broadwater.

Jade Rauser (119) is a national champion, 3-time state champ who has never lost a high school match.

Val Rauser (125) was second at last year’s national championship and is a two-time state champ.

Other repeat state champs include Ryan Martin of Lewistown, Brock Picard of Polson and Robert Stroh of Chinook.

Ticket prices are $5 for students, $8 for adults.

98 pounds

First round

Tyler Kinn, Glendive, vs. Kaleb Mitchell, Glacier

Josh Mann, Colstrip, vs. Craig Feistner, Polson.

105 pounds

First round

Luke Schlosser, Conrad, vs. Holden Gagner, Hellgate.

Bryce Weatherston, Belgrade, vs. Taylor French, Forsyth.

112 pounds

First round

Chris Wagner, Broadwater, vs. Trey McDaniel, Forsyth.

Duel Stadel, Havre, vs. Colin Rupert, Bozeman.

119 pounds

First round

Jade Rauser, Broadwater, vs. Culley Buckley, Bozeman.

Cole Mendenhall, Great Falls High, vs. Braden Hallock, Glasgow.

125 pounds

First round

Val Rauser, Broadwater, vs. Garrett Rath, Forsyth.

Josh Morin, Great Falls High, vs. Travis Davis, Corvallis.

130 pounds

First round

Dylan Mendenhall, Great Falls High, vs. Derek Rogers, Cascade-Simms.

Second round

Luke Zeiger, Glasgow, vs. Mendenhall/Rogers winner.

135 pounds

First round

Dallen Brauer, Forsyth, vs. Dalton Roundy, Derby.

Garrett Tennant, Glendive, vs. Jesse Werdal, Choteau.

140 pounds

First round

Shay Christiansen, Broadwater, vs. Tyson Gruber, Havre.

Second round

Ryan Martin, Fergus, vs. Christiansen/Gruber winner.

Cole Rice, Arlee, vs. Kyle Moyer, Big Sky.

145 pounds

First round

Rex Martin, Fergus, vs. Jame Peterson, St. Ignatius.

Second round

Eli Hinebauch, Havre, vs. Martin/Peterson winner.

152 pounds

First round

Michael Carpenter, Bozeman, vs. Britt Thompson, Broadwater.

Kent Pattison, Havre, vs. Willie Miller, Chinook.

160 pounds

First round

Connor Malone, Fergus, vs. Tucker Holstein, Glasgow.

Second round

Robert Stroh, Chinook, vs. Malone/Holstein winner.

171 pounds

First round

Adam Moore, Noxon, vs. Casey Schaub, Havre.

Second round

Brock Picard, Polson, vs. Moore/Schaub winner.

Ben Stroh, Chinook, vs. Kyle Sweedman, Libby.

189 pounds

First round

Kody Berget, Libby, vs. Jake Stewart, Columbus.

Second round

Chaz Hopstad, Glasgow, vs. Berget/Stewart winner.

215 pounds

First round

Kelly Houle, Columbia Falls, vs. Jorrell Jones, Chinook.

Bentley Alsup, Sentinel, vs. Parker Miller, Glasgow.

Heavyweight

First round

Tyrel Shumway, Glasgow, vs. Tucker Erickson, Helena.

Mitch Schnittgen, Havre, vs. Dan Gilbert, Glacier.