C-Falls 5-0 at Whitefish Duals; Eureka goes 3-1

WHITEFISH — When six hours of mat action was completed, Columbia Falls and Eureka emerged as the top two teams in the Whitefish Duals on Friday.

Columbia Falls, ranked third in the Class A coaches poll, went 5-0 in dual action.

Eureka, ranked fifth in Class B, posted a 3-1 mark.

Host Whitefish was 2-3, followed by Browning 1-3, Frenchtown 0-2, and Bigfork 0-4.

Frenchtown is eighth ranked in Class A.

In the closest matches of the day, Browning edged Bigfork 35-30, and Eureka rallied by Whitefish 40-30 in the final dual.

Eureka, trailing 30-28 heading into the final two matches with Whitefish, registered back-to-back first-period pins by James Dunn (138) and Josh Schmidt (145) to pull it out.

“They wrestled well,” Whitefish coach Ryan Boyle said of his mat men.

“The last couple of weeks they have been wrestling as a team, doing everything as a team and doing better.”

Prior to that, he said his wrestlers had an individual mindset.

Whitefish had won six straight duals until falling to Frenchtown on Friday, 27-19.

He said a 38-36 dual win at Frenchtown on Jan. 15 is when the team turned the corner.

The Bulldogs followed that by going 4-2 last weekend at the Central A Duals in Belgrade.

“We haven’t been preaching wins,” Boyle said.

“We have goals on the board, we’re focusing on scoring points and learning from our mistakes.”

This marked the first time Whitefish has hosted the duals.

“We just wanted more matches,” Boyle said.

“In the past, we had maybe one dual, two duals at the end of the season before divisionals.”

Whitefish concludes regular-season action today with duals in Polson versus Polson and Ronan.

The Northwestern A divisional is Feb. 7 at Polson.

Whitefish Duals

Friday

Round 1

Eureka 46, Browning 12

126 — Garrett White, E, pinned Austin NewBreast, :38; 132 — Double forfeit; 138 — James Dunn, E, won by forfeit; 145 — Josh Schmidt, E, maj. dec. Calvin Racine, 16-4; 152 — Garret Graves, E, pinned Justin NewBreast, 1:39; 160 — Levi Garcia, E, pinned Ryan Long Time Sleeping, :20; 170 — Double forfeit; 182 — Joe Fehr, E, pinned Cody Lucke, 2:51; 205 — Tristan Polk, B, pinned Sam Johnson, 3:43; 285 — Kolton Wippert, B, won by forfeit; 103 — Double forfeit; 113 — Kahden Bakkila, E, pinned Trevor James, :56; 120 — Zach Garden, E, pinned Emmit Augare, 1:26.

Whitefish 37, Bigfork 9

103 — Parker McWhirter, W, won by forfeit; 113 — Castor Conley, B, won by forfeit; 120 — James Buckley, W, pinned Connor Meyer, 1:27; 126 — Dillon Thorstenson, W, pinned Keaton O’Connor, :55; 132 — Garrett Rice, W, maj. dec. Shade Youso, 17-9; 138 — Brooks Krause, W, won by forfeit; 145 — Malik Hayden, W, dec. Tate Chenard, 12-8; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, pinned Levi Common, :45; 160 — Judah Prestegaard, W, won by forfeit; 170 — Dalton Weston, B, won by forfeit; 182 — Double forfeit; 205 — Vinny Quirk, B, dec. Travis Cantina, 11-9; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, won by forfeit.

Columbia Falls 54, Frenchtown 13

103 — Caleb Bagnell, F, maj. dec. Coby Clark, 15-3; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Owen Inderland, 1:56; 120 — Mason Fetters, CF, pinned Cody Warner, 1:19; 126 — Haze Bell, CF, pinned Cade Livoti, 1:13; 132 — Kaleb Gravelin, CD, dec. Tyler Ishler, 9-5; 138 — Shonn Roberts, CF, pinned Bryce Williams, 1:05; 145 — Colton Gove, CF, won by forfeit; 152 — Preston Downard, F, dec. Wyatt Green, 6-4; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, won by forfeit; 170 — Miguel Garate, CF, dec. Cole Jones, 5-3; 182 — Mikey Denison, CF, pinned Tristan Austin, :22; 205 — Nathan Bennett, F, pinned Bekzat Abdyrazokov, 1:48; 285 — Spencer Ross, CF, won by forfeit.

Round 2

Frenchtown 27, Whitefish 19

103 — Caleb Bagnell, F, tech. fall Parker McWhirter, 15-0; 113 — Owen Inderland, F, won by forfeit; 120 — Cody Warner, F, tech. fall James Buckley, 15-0; 126 — Cade Livoti, F, dec. Dillon Thorsteinson, 11-7; 132 — Tyler Ishler, F, pinned Garrett Rice, 5:18; 138 — Brooks Krause, W, dec. Bryce Williams, 6-5; 145 — Jonathon Blanchard, F, pinned Malik Hayden, :14; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, maj. dec. Preston Downard, 9-0; 160 — Jorge Campomanes, F, won by forfeit; 170 — Judah Prestegaard, W, pinned Cole Jones, 1:29; 182 — Tristan Austin, F, won by forfeit; 205 — Nathan Bennett, F, dec. Travis Cantina, 6-0; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, won by forfeit.

Eureka 48, Bigfork 18

126 — Garrett White, E, pinned Keaton O’Connor, 1:09; 132 — Shade Youso, B, won by forfeit; 138 — James Dunn, E, won by forfeit; 145 — Josh Schmidt, E, pinned Tate Chenard, 2:47; 152 — Garrett Graves, E, pinned Levi Common, 1:55; 160 — Levi Garcia, E, won by forfeit; 170 — Dalton Western, B, won by forfeit; 182 — Joe Fehr, E, won by forfeit; 205 — Vinny Quirk, B, pinned Sam Johnson, :20; 285 — Double forfeit; 103 — Double forfeit; 113 — Kahden Bakkila, E, pinned Castor Conley, 1:08; 120 — Zach Durden, E, pinned Connor Meyer, 5:04.

Columbia Falls 67, Browning 6

103 — Austin Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Trevor James, :41; 120 — Winfield West, CF, dec. Emmitt Augare, 7-0; 126 — Nathan Hader, CF, pinned Austin NewBreast, :57; 132 — Hunter Peterson, CF, won by forfeit; 138 — Kalob Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 145 — Colton Sweeney, CF, maj. dec. Calvin Racine, 16-7; 152 — Cody Walters, CF, pinned Ryan Long Time Sleeping, :35; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, Justin NewBreast, :52; 170 — Cody Lucke, B, pinned Dale Meyer, 2:28; 182 — Mikey Denison, CF, pinned Tristan Polk, :31; 205 — Ike Schweikert, CF, won by forfeit; 285 — Spencer Ross, CF, pinned Kolton Wippert, 1:08.

Round 3

Columbia Falls 57, Whitefish 9

103 — Parker McWhirter, W, dec. Coby Clark, 9-8; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, won by forfeit; 120 — Mason Fetters, CF, pinned James Buckley, 1:35; 126 — Haze Bell, CF, pinned Dillon Thorsteinson, :48; 132 — Kaleb Gravelin, CF, pinned Garrett Rice, 1:19; 138 — Shonn Roberts, CF, pinned Brooks Krause, 1:35; 145 — Colton Gove, CF, pinned Malik Hayden, 1:01; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, dec. Wyatt Green, 3-2; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, dec. Judah Prestegaard, 2-1; 170 — Miguel Garate, CF, won by forfeit; 182 — Mikey Denison, CF, won by forfeit; 205 — Ike Schweikert, CF, won by forfeit; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, dec. Spencer Ross, 6-4.

Browning 35, Bigfork 30

103 — Double forfeit; 113 — Castor Conley, Bf, pinned Trevor Jones 1:37; 120 — Connor Meyer, Bf, pinned Emmit Augare, 1:04; 120 — Keaton O’Connor, Bf, pinned Austin New Breast, 3:58; 132 — Shade Youso, Bf, won by forfeit; 138 — Double forfeit; 145 — Calvin Racine, Br, tech. fall Tate Chenard, 22-5; 152 — Ryan Long Time Sleeping, Br, pinned Levi Common, :40; 160 — Justin NewBreast, Br, won by forfeit; 170 — Cody Lucke, Br, pinned Dalton Western, :42; 182 — Tristan Polk, Br, won by forfeit; 205 — Vinny Quirk, Bg, won by forfeit; 285 — Kolton Wippert, Br, won by forfeit.

Round 4

Columbia Falls 50, Eureka 15

103 — Austin Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Kahden Bakkila, 3:56; 120 — Zach Durden, E, dec. Mason Fetters, 11-5; 126 — Haze Bell, CF, won by forfeit; 132 — Kaleb Gravelin, CF, won by forfeit; 138 — Shonn Roberts, CF, pinned James Dunn, 5:23; 145 — Josh Schmidt, E, dec. Colton Gove, 10-5; 152 — Garrett Graves, E, dec. Cody Walters, 4-2; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, dec. Levi Garcia, 1-0; 170 — Miguel Garate, CF, won by forfeit; 182 — Joe Fehr, E, pinned Mikey Denison, 2:19; 205 — Ike Schweikert, CF, pinned Sam Johnson, 1:21; 285 — Blake Arneson, CF, won by forfeit.

Whitefish 47, Browning 24

103 — Parker McWhirter, W, won by forfeit; 113 — Trevor James, B, won by forfeit; 120 — James Buckley, W, tech. fall Emmit Augare, 19-4; 126 — Dillon Thorsteinson, W, pinned Austin NewBreast, 3:28; 132 — Garrett Rice, W, won by forfeit; 138 — Brooks Krause, W, won by forfeit; 145 — Calvin Racine, B, pinned Malik Hayden, 1:25; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, pinned Ryan Long Time Sleeping, 1:17; 160 — Judah Prestegaard, W, pinned Justin NewBreast, :38; 170 — Cody Lucke, B, won by forfeit; 182 — Tristan Polk, B, won by frofeit; 205 — Double forfeit; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, pinned Terrydon Hall, 1:44.

Round 5

Columbia Falls 65, Bigfork 12

103 — Austin Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Castor Conley, 5:17; 120 — Winfield West, CF, pinned Connor Meyer, 4:47; 126 — Nathan Hader, CF, pinned Keaton O’Connor, 1:32; 132 — Hunter Peterson, CF, won by forfeit; 138 — Kalob Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 145 — Colton Sweeney, CF, tech. fall Tate Chenard, 15-0; 152 — Wyatt Green, CF, pinned Levi Common, :31; 160 — Cody Waters, CF, won by forfeit; 170 — Dalton Western, B, pinned Dale Meyer, :49; 182 — Miguel Garate, CF, won by forfeit; 205 — Vinny Quirk, B, pinned Bekzat Abdyrazakov, :51; 285 — Blake Arneson, CF, won by forfeit.

Eureka 40, Whitefish 30

103 — Parker McWhirter, W, won by forfeit; 113 — Kahden Bakkila, E, won by forfeit; 120 — Zach Durden, E, pinned James Buckley, :40; 126 — Dillon Thorsteinson, W, won by forfeit; 132 — Garrett Rice, W, won by forfeit; 138 — James Dunn, E, pinned Brooks James, :33; 145 — Josh Schmnidt, E, pinned Malik Hayden, :54; 152 — Garrett Graves, E, maj. dec. Matt Sampson, 14-2; 160 — Judah Prestegaard, W, won by injury default over Levi Garcia; 170 — Double forfeit; 182 — Joe Fehr, E, won by forfeit; 205 — Sam Johnson, E, won by forfeit; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, won by forfeit.