Class A wrestling: Columbia Falls, Polson ranked in initial poll
Columbia Falls is fourth and Polson is eighth in the first Class A wrestling poll of the season.
Columbia Falls’ Shonn Roberts and Bryan Shaffer, who are ranked second at 126 and 152 pounds, respectively, are among nine Wildcats in the initial poll. Mikey Dennison is ranked third at 220 pounds. Kaleb Gravelin, 120, Zayne Brunz, 145, Andrew Burgess, 195, and Spencer Ross, 285, are fourth in their weight classes.
Polson also has nine ranked wrestlers, including Taylor Martin, Jared Young and Mike Corrigan, who are ranked third at 113, 152 and 195 pounds, respectively. Dylan Moll, 138, and Tel Motichka, 170, are ranked fourth.
While Libby didn’t crack the top 10 as a team, the Loggers have two highly-ranked wrestlers in Garret Chapel, second at 170, and Zach Crace, third at 138.
Defending state champion Havre is the top-ranked team. Sidney is second and Belgrade is third.
Teams - 1, Havre; 2, Sidney; 3, Belgrade; 4, Columbia Falls; 5, Frenchtown; 6, Hardin; 7, Corvallis; 8, Polson; 9, Dillon; 10, Anaconda.
Individuals
98 - Deegan, Belgrade; Caleb Bagnell, Frenchtown; Munyen, Anaconda; Osborne, Browning
106 - Kennelly, Havre; Cody Warner, Frenchtown; Kohltin Startel, Dillon; Carson Meyer, Anaconda; Winfield West, Columbia Falls; Travis Kinn, Glendive
113 - Clay Stillwagon, Butte; Pleniger, Havre; Taylor Martin, Polson; Philip Vasko, Sidney; Brandt Anckerman, Glendive; Rising Sun, Hardin
120 - Grayson Brenna, Havre; Zach Wall, Billings Central; Chase Connor, Corvallis; Kaleb Gravelin, Columbia Falls; Jaben Wenzel, Polson; Trace Jones, Sidney
126 - Gresh Jones, Sidney; Shonn Roberts, Columbia Falls; Stewart, Havre; Venema, Corvallis; Metcalf, Hardin; Carter, Laurel
132 - Deegan, Belgrade; Ethan Graves, Sidney; Gruber, Havre; Grover, Lewistown; Carlos Quinones, Polson; Olsen, Corvallis
138 - Armstrong, Anaconda; Tennant, Glendive; Zach Crace, Libby; Dylan Moll, Polson; Filius, Havre; Dorn, Hardin
145 - Jordan Stevens, Sidney; Lemon, Frenchtown; Pribyl, Havre; Zayne Brunz, Columbia Falls; Lemon, Hardin; Smith, Miles City
152 - Mavrinac, Anaconda; Bryan Shaffer, Columbia Falls; Jared Young, Polson; Kucera, Lewistown; Riley Jessop, Corvallis; Stokes, Havre
160 - Purcell, Hardin; Jessop, Corvallis; Cody Johnson, Sidney; Pickle, Belgrade; Cody Walters, Columbia Falls; Warren Wood, Polson
170 - Reich, Anaconda; Garrett Chapel, Libby; Cody Christian, Sidney; Tel Motichka, Polson; Williams, Havre; Blythe, Lewistown
182 - Blythe, Lewistown; Dace Fisher, Sidney; Schaffer, Hamilton; Odegard, Havre; Cogdill, Billings Central; Salois, Browning
195 - Billy, Havre; Tezack, Dillon; Mike Corrigan, Polson; Andrew Burgess, Columbia Falls; Murdock, Hardin; Olinger, Browning
220 - Adams, Havre; Raitzkaw, Frenchtown; Mikey Dennison, Columbia Falls; Blumenschein, Belgrade; Isaiah Williams, Polson; Gervais, Browning
285 - Dakota Rutherford, Browning; Donovan Hucke, Dillon; Wigert, Anaconda; Spencer Ross, Columbia Falls; Adams, Havre; Becher, Havre