Glacier wins Polson Invitational; Flathead fourth
POLSON - Saturday was a pretty good day for the local wrestling teams.
Three teams placed in the top five at the annual Polson Tournament. The Glacier Wolfpack scored 221.5 points to claim the title, followed by Corvallis, 171.5, Sentinel 156.5, Flathead, 143.5 and Polson, 95.5.
The Wolfpack had 12 placers - four champions, four second place finishers and four third place finishers.
Glacier champions were Quin Barber (98), Alek Mitchell (125), Zach Barber (135), and Mac Sutherland (275).
Flathead had eight placers, including champions Jacob Egley (152) and Larry Francis (171).
Carlos Quinones won the 112-pound weight class for the Pirates.
"It was kind of a nice little tournament to start off the year, get tuned up and see where we are at," said Glacier coach Mark Fischer.
"I am really proud of these kids for their effort and the heart they showed," he said.
"It's a tough little tournament. A lot of those smaller towns, they produce a lot of tough kids.
"I think our kids went out with a lot of heart. Some kids wrestled really well. We know we have some things we have to work on, but it's early and that's what makes it fun," Fischer said.
Flathead's Matt Owen was also pleased with his team.
"We did awesome, really well," he said.
"(The Braves) rolled it over, right where they left off against Butte (on Friday).
"Overall, I thought from top to bottom, every one of our kids went out and wrestled to win. We showed a lot of heart on the mat," he said.
The Braves brought 13 wrestlers to Polson, so Owen was happy to see eight of them placed.
"We have a little bit younger team this year, so that's a great finish for us. I think we're going to see a lot of improvement throughout the season," he said.
"Some of our younger kids got their first wins. It was just a good overall performance by the entire team.
"It was a fun weekend, good start to the season," he added.
Owen Polson Wrestling Tournament
Team results: Glacier 221.5, Corvallis 171.5, Sentinel 156.5, Flathead 143.5, Polson 95.5, Ronan 75, St. Ignatius 74, Columbia Falls 73, Thompson Falls 43.5, Hamilton 37.5, Whitefish 32, Eureka 27, Superior 18.5, Frenchtown 16
Individuals
98: 1. Quin Barber, G p. Dyan Guzman, F, 1:07; 3. Anthony Parkin, Sup, p. Jordan Hughes, CF, :48. 105: 1. Chase Connors, Cor JV, dec. Cody Decker, G, 18-6; 3. Josh Venema, Cor, p. Cole Snyder, R; 112: 1. Carlos Quinones, P, p. Gavyn Wilson, F, 3:46; 3. Taylor Martin, P, p. Wade Gascon, TF, 1:15; 119: 1. Dylan Schulte, Sent JV, def. Tyler Olsen, Corv; 3. Christian Knopp, G, dec. Dylan Moll, Pol, 3-2; 125: 1. Alek Mitchell, G, dec. Craig Feistner, Pol, 4-2; 3. Jordan Hegel, Sent, dec. Tim Allsop, Corv, 7-2; 130: Brandon Edwards, Sent, dec. Scott Gilleard, SI, 12-6; 3. Coty Piasecki, F, won by inj def over Caleb Caicedo, Cor; 135: Zach Barber, G JV, dec. Lucas Mantel, G, 8-5; 3. Eric Mason, Sent, p. Adam Richardson, CF, :48; 140: Travis Davis, Cor, tech fall Alex Nystom, Pol, 22-6; 3. Jackson Barber, G, p. Nate Brooks, R, 4:44; 145: Devan Williams, Cor, dec. Joey Hiett, Sent, 7-0; 3. Cooper Sipe, G, dec. Suny Cheff, F, 2-0 (OT); 152: 1. Jacob Egley, F, maj. dec. Grant Tafoya, G, 13-2; 3. Kohl Thompson, CF, dec. Quincy Jessop, Cor, 3-2; 160: Riley Nagel, Cor, maj. dec. Jacen Peterson, SI, 14-2; 3. Dustin Goldsby, R, dec. Quenton Denton, R JV, 7-2; 171: 1. Larry Francis, F, dec. Riley Pisk, G, 6-5; 3. David Wilson, Eur, dec. Bryce Dahl, S, 3-2; 189: Forest Fortney, Ham, maj. dec. Baret Sargent, SI, 14-6; 3. Jake Tudahl, G, p. Eric Milner, TF, 1:39; 215: Jayden Wilson, Sent, p. Colby Roberts, R, :34; 3. James Weidow, Cor, dec. Chad Anderson, SI, 8-4; 275: 1. Mac Sutherland, G, dec. Wolf Zinke, WF, 7-2; Axel Bladholm, F, p. Bowen Smith, F, 2:54.
Havre Invitational
HAVRE - Kyle Leir won a decision over Lewistown's Jim Melone to claim the 145-pound championship at Saturday's Havre Invitational wrestling tournament.
Mitch Haugen placed second at 130 pounds for the Loggers, who scored 169 points to place fourth among 14 teams at the tournament.
Havre Invitational
Team Scores
1. Great Falls High 313; 2. Havre 277.5; 3. CMR 200.5; 4. Libby 169; 5. Lewistown 117; 6. Glasgow 92; 7. Fort Benton 80; 8. Chinook 76; 9. Butte Central 69; 10. Cut Bank 63.5; 11. Browning 61; 12. Malta 57.5; 13. CJI 44; 14. Big Sandy 18.
Championship matches
98: Jarren Komac (GFH) p. Grayson Brenna (HAV) 3:01; 105: Casey Dodson (GFH) dec. Dylan Stewart (HAV) 10-5; 112: Josh Smart (GFH) p. Riley Wavra (CMR) 1:26; 119: Kessler Leonard (GFH) dec. Zach Crace (LIB) 16-9; 125: Austin Shupe (GFH) p. Travis Vermulm (CB) :54; 130: Riley DeBrucker (FB) dec. Mitch Haugen LIB) 16-6; 135: Josh Morin (GFH) p. Keighton Svejkovsky (BC) 2:38; 140: Cole Mendenhall (GFH) dec. Luke Zeiger (GLS) 6-5; 145: Kyle Leir (LIB) dec. Jim Melone (LEW); 152: Ell Hinebauch (HAV) p. Leonard Pugsley (CJI) 3:01; 160 Kameron Pribyl (HAV) p. Ryan Bergtoll (GLS) 3:21; 171: Tyler Weaver (GFH) dec. Austin Bailey (LIB) 4-2; 189: Benjamin Stroh (CHI) p. Casey Schaub (HAV) 1:40; 215: Jorell Jones (CHI) dec. Andreas Gemios (GFH) 13-2; 285: Bridger Wren (GFH) p. Connor Cappis (CMR) :46.