WRESTLING: Unbeaten Flathead pounds Hellgate, Glacier falls at Big Sky

MISSOULA — Flathead pushed its dual wrestling mark to 5-0 with a dominating 51-24 Western AA victory over Missoula Hellgate on Thursday evening.

Trae Vasquez (120), Austin Gabbert (126), Tucker Nadeau (160), Logan Wilson (182) and Payton Boyce (205) all won by pin for the Braves.

Vasquez, Nadeau and Boyce are all 5-0 on the season along with Payton Hume (145), who won by forfeit.

Flathead’s Dominic Battello (103) and Cody DeVall (113) also won by forfeit.

The 132-pound weight class was open.

Anthony Wright (170) had the other win for Flathead, a decision.

Flathead is back in action today at the Mining City Duals in Butte. That tournament ends Saturday.

Big Sky 49, Glacier 18

MISSOULA — Ashton Thompson (205) posted a pin, Eli Horn (285) won by injury default and Justin Gibson (132) and Tyler Eierdam (138) both left the mats with decisions in Glacier’s Western AA dual wrestling loss to Missoula Big Sky.

“The boys battled well,” Glacier coach Ross Dankers said.

“I’m happy with how they did.”

Glacier’s Sam Barber (152) lost on a 4-2 decision in overtime.

Glacier, which opened the season forfeiting four weight classes, had just two open for this dual.

“Bouncing back from the Butte dual (63-12 loss), we showed a lot of toughness after a good week of practice,” Dankers said.

Glacier is back on the mats for two-days of action at the Mining City Duals in Butte.

103 - Dayton Evans, B, pin Caden Willis 1:09; 113 - John Conklinm, B, pin Wayne Wilson, 2:23; 120 - Wyatt Gordon, B, pin Kyle Mulcahy, :32; 126 — Big Sky won by forfeit; 132 - Justin Gibson, G, dec. Kaden Lahci, 7-0; 138 - Tyler Eierdam, G, dec. Kyle May, 11-5; 145 - Logan McGreevey, B, pin Sam Mann, :40; 152 - KJ Swanson, B, dec. Sam Barber, 4-2 (OT); 160 - Braxton Wilcox, B, pin Andrew Glynn, 1:51; 170 - John Andres, B, dec. Donovan Marura, 11-0; 182 — Big Sky won by forfeit; 205 - Ashton Thompson, G, pin Shane Morgan, 4:30; 285 — Eli Horn, G, won by injury default.