WRESTLING: Polson, Columbia Falls and Eureka all ranked in first coaches poll
Havre, Polson and Columbia Falls are the top three ranked Class A wrestling squads in the first coaches poll of the season.
No. 1 Havre has five individuals ranked No. 1 at their respective weight classes compared to Polson’s two — Renee Pierre at 103 and Mike Corrigan at 205.
Polson is ranked second with Columbia Falls third.
In Class B, Colstrip, Choteau and Eureka are the top three teams, respectively.
Class A Wrestling Coaches Poll
Team Rankings
1. Havre, 2. Polson, 3. Columbia Falls, 4. Sidney, 5. Glendive, 6. Laurel, 7. Belgrade, 8. Lewistown, 9. Hamilton, 10. Dillon
Individuals
103 — 1. Renee Pierre, Polson; 2. Adam Bankert, Livingston; 3. Zach Blanchard, Frenchtown; 4. Austin Rollins, Belgrade; 5. Christian Dean, Sidney
113 — 1. Ben Stortz, Glendive; 2. Ryan Stewart, Havre; 3. Austin Nelson, Columbia Falls; 4. Talon Arndt, Fergus; 5. Eric LaFontaine, Hardin
120 — 1. Kohltin Starkel, Dillon; 2. Travis Kinn, Glendive; 3. Martin Wilkie, Havre; 4. Bridger Grover, Fergus; 5. Bridger Wenzel, Polson
126 — 1. Caleb Bridwell, Fergus; 2. Kwin Stoddard, Dillon; 3. Brandon Thomas, Columbia Falls; 4. Shane Pierre, Polson; 5. Brandon Rockwell, Butte Central
132 — 1. Hunter Braaten, Billings Central; 2. Sawyor Deegan, Belgrade; 3. Logan Pleninger, Havre; 4. Brady Gorder, Sidney; 5. Cameron Brown, Polson
138 — 1. Clayton Carter, Laurel; 2. Koby Pribyle, Havre; 3. Kaleb Gavelin, Columbia Falls; 4. Will Wissenback, Corvallis; 5. Brandon Held, Glendive
145 — 1. Jarrett Deegan, Belgrade; 2. Brent Tezak, Dillon; 3. Cody Warner, Frenchtown; 4. Parker Adler, Polson; 5. Calvin Racine, Browning
152 — 1. Parker Filius, Havre; 2. Parker Dean, Sidney; 3. John Blanchard, Frenchtown; 4. Colton Cote, Polson; 5. Bridger Nelson, Dillon
160 — 1. Dane Flammond, Havre; 2. Patrick Griffin, Dillon; 3. Chad Lander, Fergus; 4. Tyler Clapp, Glendive; 5. Bridger Coffman, Sidney
170 — 1. Walter White, Havre; 2. Kyle Cannon, Laurel; 3. Colten McPhee, Columbia Falls; 4. Ben Crews, Stevensville; 5. Bryce Lindbloon, Fergus
182 — 1. Jason Stokes, Havre; 2. Justin Hinson, Hamilton; 3. Jon Jares, Laurel; 4. Noah Humphrey, Polson; 5. Cody Lucke, Browning
205 — 1. Mike Corrigan, Polson; 2. Tyler Schaub, Havre; 3. Zach Wippert, Browning; 4. Kordale Channer, Corvallis; 5. Jake Freeman, Columbia Falls
HWT — 1. Travis Adams, Havre; 2. Hunter Severson, Sidney; 3. Bryce Blumenshein, Belgrade; 4. Luke Channers, Corvallis; 5. Steve Quimby, Whitefish
Class B/C Wrestling Rankings
Top Teams
Class B—1, Colstrip; 2, Choteau; 3, Eureka; 4, Fairfield/Simms; 5, Forsyth; 6, Ronan; 7, Huntley Project; 8, Conrad; 9, Cut Bank; 10, Shepherd.
Class C—1, Chinook; 2, Cascade; 3, Arlee.
Individual Rankings
103—1, Chase DeBoo, Choteau; 2, Gabe Hallock, Glasgow; 3, Dylan Riphenburg, Fairfield/Simms; 4, Buddy Doolin, Libby; 5, Matt Connelly, Valier; 6, Dean Kellogg, Conrad.
113—1, Mat Reyling, Glasgow; 2, Kaleb Frank, Thompson Falls; 3, Trevor Griffith, Baker; 4, Colin Rogers, Anaconda; 5, Tony Roso, Cascade; 6, Kyle Richter, Conrad.
120—1, Brock Johnson, Whitehall; 2, Jackson Courier, Colstrip; 3, Lane Bradley, Colstrip; 4, Parker Snyder, Huntley Project; 5, Josh Pepos, Cascade; 6, James Whitmus, Shepherd.
126—1, Nathan Weber, Forsyth; 2, Trevor Moore, Choteau; 3, Quinn Whitmus, Wolf Point; 4, Kolter Schipman, Malta; 5, Seth Cheff, Ronan; 6, Jack Dolan, Broadwater.
132—1, Clayton Currier, Colstrip; 2, Trey Simanton, Malta; 3, Keegan Kary, Baker; 4, Jonathan Schmidt, Eureka; 5, Michael Weber, Forsyth; 6, Brody White, Shelby.
138—1, Cole Giles, Fairfield/Simms; 2, Josh Schmidt, Eureka; 3, Mick Reyling, Glasgow; 4, T. Jay Allen, Harlem; 5, Laine Young, Libby; 6, Braxton Armstrong, Whitehall.
145—1, Tate Neideregger, Chinook; 2, Lane Torgerson, Colstrip; 3, Dawson Peterman, Fairfield/Simms; 4, Jared Neiss, Ronan; 5, Cody King, Glasgow; 6, Conner DeBruycker, Fort Benton.
152—1, Luke Weber, Forsyth; 2, Jake Norby, Chinook; 3, Trent Dennison, St. Ignatius; 4, Mike Ayers, Highwood; 5, Dalton Herbst, Baker; 6, Trevor VandenBos, Valier.
160—1, Tanner Stone, Choteau; 2, Ben Rausher, Conrad; 3, Bridger LaPierre, Superior; 4, Travis Tatenhorst, Shepherd; 5, Derek Bell, Chinook; 6, Spencer Doughtery, Shepherd.
170—1, Jace Berkram, Cut Bank; 2, Ken Pruttis, Chinook; 3, Kyle Snyder, Fairfield/Simms; 4, Hunter Blackwell, Forsyth; 5, Quincey Stormer, Circle; 6, Shiloh Rainey, Flint Creek.
182—1, Thane Hage, Costrip; 2, Alex Bertollt, Arlee; 3, Jess Dannels, Chinook; 4, Kai Dole, Huntley Project; 5, Jace Pancake, Florence; 6, James Slaugher, Fairfield/Simms.
205—1, Steeler French, Choteau; 2, Hunter Mycke, Conrad; 3, Kevin Young, Chinook; 4, Lex Heberle, Forsyth; 5, Gray Cook, Ronan; 6, Dillon Hoerhauf, Whitehall.
285—1, Jake Session, Colstrip; 2, Justin Pfeifer, Cut Bank’ 3, Ethan Goss-Dickey, St. Ignatius; 4, Lucas Dekker, Shepherd; 5, Coltin Stiffarm, Harlem; 6, Denver Krone, Choteau.