Polson's Wenzel in semis at LeProwse wrestling tourney
BOZEMAN — Polson’s Bridger Wenzel has pinned his way into today’s semifinal round of the Tom LeProwse Invitational wrestling tournament.
The 132-pounder stuck Clay Fischer of Butte Central in 2:24 in the first round Friday and Jan Sanchez of Cody in the quarterfinals in 1:54.
Polson’s Parker Adler at 132, Hunter Fritsch at 160 and Noah Humphrey at 182 lost in the quarterfinals.
Tom LeProwse Invitational
At Bozeman — Friday’s Results
Team Totals
1, Bozeman 136; 2, Billings Skyview 109.5; 3, Great Falls 101.5; 4, Billings Senior 93; t-5, Butte 87; t-5, Helena 87; 7, Helena Capital 82.5; 8, Colstrip 76; 9, Powell (WY) 64; 10, Hardin 60.5; 11, Missoula Sentinel 60; 12, Polson 58; 13, Huntley Project 50; 14, Billings West 48; 15, Laurel 46.5; 16, Cody 44.5; 17, Missoula Big Sky 43; 18, Missoula Hellgate 39; 19, Livingston 37; 20, Dillon 36; 21, Belgrade 35; 22, Whitehall 31; 23, Forsyth 29; 24, Billings Central 25; 25, Butte Central 14; 26, Columbus-Absarokee 12.
Matches
103 pounds
First round – Isaac Romero, Hel, pin Roy Russell, BuCe, 3:17; Cameron Wanner, Sky, pin Wyatt Queer, But, 5:41; Clancy Russell, WH, dec. Ivan Lee, Lau, 9-5; Gentry Lamb, Sky, dec. Alejandr Madrid, Sen, 6-2.
Second round – Romero, Hel, pin Trevin Welzien, MBS, 4:51; Wil Queer, But, pin Wyatt Van Pelt, West, 3:07; Abraham Stapleton, Sen, dec. Tayt Rogers, Boz, 6-3; Wanner, Sky, maj. dec. Aden Rogge, Liv, 12-4; Clayton Donally, HP, dec. Zach Figg, West, 7-3; Logan Scott, West, pin Keith Pretty Weasel, Har, 2:52; Easton Shupe, GFH, pin Nick Ramsey, MHG, 1:28; Lamb, Sky, pin Russell, WH, :54.
Quarterfinals – Romero, Hel, pin Wil Queer, But, 2:55; Stapleton, Sen, dec. Wanner, Sky, 5-2; Donally, HP, pin Scott, West, 5:37; Lamb, Sky, pin Shupe, GFH, 2:45.
113 pounds
First round – Adam Bankert, Liv, pin Brody Skillicorn, MBS, 1:36; Roystanl Deguzman, Bel, pin Alex Derbyshire, BiCe, 2:27; Justen Unrein, Sen, pin Glory Konency, West, 2:16; Leif Schroeder, Boz, pin Dakota Thomas, MSN, :54; Michael Maddox, Pow, pin Mateo Quinones, Pol, 1:08; Nolan Dulaney, Cap, dec. Scout Allen, But, 10-3; Sterling Quinn, Boz, tech fall London Norris, Hel, 16-0 (5:29); Jaiden James, Boz, pin Jaxen Dean, HP, 1:48; Bridger Lamb, Sky, pin Gino Dalbec, Hel, 1:51.
Second round – Bankert, Liv, dec. Matthew DeWitt, Lau, 9-5; Unrein, Sen, pin Deguzman, Bel, 1:23; Tyler Coddington, Cap, pin Austin Rollins, Bel, 1:56; Schroeder, Boz, pin Wyatt Harmer, Har, 2:39; Maddox, Pow, pin Luke Huffaker, Dil, 2:42; Dulaney, Cap, dec. Jayden Ramirez, Sen, 6-0; Quinn, Boz, dec. James, Boz, 4-1; Tyler Casey, But, pin Lamb, Sky, 2:58.
Quarterfinals – Bankert, Liv, dec. Unrein, Sen, 3-2; Schroeder, Boz, pin Coddington, Cap, 4:23; Dulaney, Cap, dec. Maddox, Pow, 9-2; Quinn, Boz, dec. Casey, But, 6-2.
120 pounds
First round – Charlie Klepps, Sen, pin Clay Collins, Bel, 3:42; Gabe Tierney, But, pin Taylor Wiers, Boz, 3:11; John Mears, Bel, tech fall Kaleb Ripley, Lau, 15-0 (4:50); Keagan Campbell, Lau, pin Clay Haverland, C-A, :54; Chance McLane, Boz, pin Braeden Lomas, GFH, 3:55.
Second round – Klepps, Sen, pin 3:14; Brian Brazelton, Pow, 3:14; Conner May, MHG, pin Caleb Gilliland, Liv, 1:36; Austin Murhpy, Hel, pin Tierney, But, 4:34; Mears, Bel, pin Gabe DiAgneau, West, 2:42; Nick Kunz, Cap, maj. dec. Campbell, 14-4; Danny Maciel, Sky, pin Blake Zimmerman, HP, 1:25; Justin Kovalicky, MSN, maj. dec. Jalen Rambin, Sen, 10-0; McLane, Boz, pin Dayne Martin, MBS, 2:55.
Quarterfinals – Klepps, Sen, pin May, MHG, 2:20; Mears, Bel, maj. dec. Murphy, Hel, 8-0; Kunz, Cap, dec. Maciel, Sky, 9-4; McLane, Boz, pin Kovalicky, MSN, 4:29.
126 pounds
First round – Jackson Currier, Col, tech fall Jordan Michalski, West, 21-5 (3:29); Brandon Rockwell, Bel, dec. Kolten Unrein, Sen, 6-2; Tyler Vetter, But, pin Riley Forcella, WH, 3:31; Nathan Weber, For, pin Peyton Hettick, But, 1:10; Brider Hall, MHG, pin Keagan Thompson, Lau, 1:30; Brendan Gill, Liv, pin Ethan Asher, Pow, 1:58; Connor Johnson, WH, pin Brent Kelly, C-A, :32; Reece Eckley, MSN, pin Ethan Boyce, BiCe, 1:40; Bjorn Schroeder, Boz, pin Logan Lundin, Cap, 4:34.
Second round – Currier, Col, tech fall Jack Dresel, GFH, 23-8 (3:54); Vetter, But, pin Rockwell, Bel, :56; Brayden Schwalbe, Sky, tech fall Rico Martinez, Sen, 15-0 (5:08); Weber, For, pin Hall, MHG, 3:09; Justin Mayfield, MSN, pin Gill, Liv, 2:28; Eckley, MSN, pin Johnson, WH, 1:57; Schroeder, Boz, pin Jacob Williamson, Hel, 2:43.
Quarterfinals – Currier, Col, dec. Vetter, But, 8-5; Schwalbe, Sky, pin Nathan Gifford, Cody, 1:52; Weber, For, maj. dec. Mayfield, MSN, 9-1; Schroeder, Boz, pin Eckley, MSN, 3:07.
132 pounds
First round – Caleb James, Boz, pin Gabe Lacey, But, :58; Kwin Stoddard, Dil, pin Hunter Terry, Boz, :59; David Plummer, Cody, pin Luke Joy, MSN, 6:26; Devin Crawford, Hel, dec. Caden Hilliard, GFH, 1-0; Jahzriel Peak, Sen, pin Matt Glennon, Lau, 1:53; Wyatt Gordon, MBS, pin Cory West, But, :22; Bridger Wenzel, Pol, pin Clay Fisher, BuCe, 2:24; Jon Sanchez, Cody, pin Tamis Roe, Bel, :48; Josh Macy, Sky, pin Reese Karst, Pow, 6:45; Cam Hegel, MSN, pin Quinn Sandlin, Liv, :25; Zain Fitzgerald, Cody, pin Preston Innis, Boz, 1:08; Austin Ketchem, Sky, pin Miles Brown, Boz, 1:55.
Second round – James, Boz, pin Nate Brown, MHG, :50; Plummer, Cody, pin Stoddard, Dil, 5:34; Lee Lambrecht, Cap, dec. Crawford, Hel, 6-4; Peak, Sen, pin Gordon, MBS, 3:02; Wenzel, Pol, pin Jose Rodriguez, BiCe, 1:07; Sanchez, Cody, dec. Nate Goddard, C-A, 4-3; Hegel, MSN, pin Macy, Sky, :50; Fitzgerald, Cody, def. Ketchem, Sky, inj.
Quarterfinals – James, Boz, pin Plummer, Cody, 1:47; Peak, Sen, dec. Lambrecht, Cap, 8-7; Wenzel, Pol, pin Sanchez, Cody, 1:54; Hegel, MSN, pin Fitzgerald, Cody, 1:04.
138 pounds
First round – Sawyer Degen, Bel, pin Trevor Dillon, Sky, 4:55; Beau King, MSN, def. Austin Neives, BuCe, forf.; Matthew Contreraz, Sen, pin Rhys Sopp, Boz, 1:11; Brody Karhu, Pow, pin Kyle Schaff, HP, 1:28; Parker Adler, Pol, pin Dhawson McKinnis, Hel, 1:00; Jacob Morgan, BiCe, pin John Varian, Cody, 3:53; Cade Kay, Sky, dec. Seth Boyd, West, 8-5; Ty Bradley, Col, pin Connor Goddard, C-A, 2:18; Michael Weber, For, pin Keeghan Goddard, C-B, :34; Nick Manion, Boz, pin Alex Watson, Liv, 2:31; Conner Schwend, Hard, pin Kayne Johnson, Lau, 2:55; Kyle Tabbert, Hel, dec. Conall Powers, MSN, 7-3; Asa Hoerner, MHG, pin Cooper Hoffman, Dil, 1:49; Matthew Middleton, HP, ded. Kadin Lahtin, MBS, 7-5; Willie Anderson, But, pin Taron Morgan, HP, 2:47; Clayton Currier, Col, pin Kyle Gordon, MBS, 2:24.
Second round – Degen, Bel, tech fall King, MSN, 17-2 (5:14); Contreraz, Sen, pin Karhu, Pow, 2:45; Adler, Pol, pin Morgan, BiCe, :38; Bradley, Col, maj. dec. Kay, Sky, 11-1; Weber, For, pin Manion, Boz, 1:31; Tabbert, Hel, maj. dec. Schwend, Har, 10-0; Middleton, HP, pin Hoerner, MHG, 3:04; Currier, Col, pin Anderson, But, 1:22.
Quarterfinals – Degen, Bel, pin Contreraz, Sen, 1:46; Bradley, Col, dec. Adler, Pol, 7-5; Weber, For, pin Tabbert, Hel, 2:33; Currier, Col, tech fall Middleton, HP, 17-2 (4:41).
145 pounds
First round – Nakoda Siegel, Col, tech fall Jase Lewis, MHG, 18-3 (3:24); Tyler Loch, GFH, pin Sam Peterson, Dil, 3:24; Quinn Sullivan, But, pin Nick McVey-Touche, Cap, 3:10; Robbie Coleman, C-A, pin Cole Vandelinder, BiCe, 1:27; Connor Peterson, Sky, pin Braxtyn Armstrong, WH, 5:36; Ryan Swanson, Sen, pin Nate Palmer, C-A, 4:39; Tucker Crawford, Boz, pin Sam Schmidt, HP, 1:05; Travis Schulte, Cap, tech fall RJ Gill, Lau, 18-2 (4:36).
Second round – Siegel, Col, maj. dec. Loch, GFH, 8-0; Sullivan, But, dec, Ridge Troupe, Hel, 9-5; Jace Rhodes, West, pin Kadin Schonsberg, But, 1:42; Austin Carothers, Sky, pin Coleman, C-A, 4-33; KJ Swanson, MBS, maj. dec. Peterson, Sky, 12-2; Victor Howieson, Liv, dec. R. Swanson, Sen, 12-6; Crawford, Boz, pin Liam O’Hara, Cody, 1:51; Schulte, Cap, pin Bo Dearcom, Pow, 1:13.
Quarterfinals – Siegel, Col, maj. dec. Sullivan, But, 15-1; Rhodes, West, Carothers, Sky, 7-0; Swanson, MBS, maj. dec. Howieson, Liv, 13-3; Schulte, Cap, pin Crawford, Boz, 4:28.
152 pounds
First round – Brent Tezak, Dil, dec. Jett Rebish, MBS, 8-3; Jack Murphy, Cap, 2:46; Cody Blaede, Col, pin Shade Noble, Bel, 4:23; Izaac Sessums, MHG, pin Nathan Hollar, C-A, :56; Drai Ramsey, Cap, pin Rob Gunderson, BiCe, 5:22; Anthony Baldwin, MSN, dec. Caden Benboe, Sen, 4-1; Dominic Baird, GFH, pin Ty Greenfield, Har, 1:31; Garrett Smith, HP, pin Ethan Clark, 3:02; Dylan Faihl, C-A, pin Ryker Potter, LP, 1:11; Dalton Macy, Sky, pin Reese Rahn, MSN, 5:24; Dan Beaudrie, Cody, tech fall Kaelan Patten, Boz, 18-3 (3:57).
Second round – Tezak, Dil, pin Shattuck Swenson, Pow, 2:46; Murphy, Cap, dec. Blaede, Col, 6-2; Cory Kistler, HP, pin Sessums, MHG, 2:40; Josh Jones, Cody, pin Ramsey, Cap, 2:59; Keegan Mulhill, Boz, pin Baldwin, MSN, 3:17; Baird, GFH, pin Myles McCleman, But, :48; Raihl, C-A, dec. Smith, HP, 7-2; Beaudrie, Cody, dec. Macy, Sky, 6-4.
Quarterfinals – Brent Tezak, Dil, dec. Jack Murhpy, Cap, 3-1; Kistler, HP, pin Jones, Cody, 3:33; Mulhill, Boz, pin Baird, GFH, 1:13; Beaudrie, Cody, pin Raihl, C-A, 1:48.
160 pounds
First round – Brock Bushfield, Sky, pin Derek Steffenson, C-A; Kameron Moreno, But, pin Jack Studer, BiCe, 1:43; Hunter Fritsch, Pol, dec. Carl Anderson, But, 6-3; Wohlfeil, HP, pin Aspen Klein, Boz, 2:25; Quinton Dirette, Liv, pin Theron Nelson, BuCe, 2:42; Brady Needles, MBS, dec. Gidion Herbel, Har, 12-10; Brenden Roan, Har, pin Eric Amaya, Bel, :34; Jordan Komac, GFH, maj. dec. CJ Snyder, Cap, 14-2; Jordan Minow, Boz, dec. Shamus Bartmess, Cap, 9-6; Orin Oilar, Cody, pin Dale Meyer, Bel, 1:56; Jacob Fritzer, Sen, dec. Mason Fend, Lau, 6-2; Noah Manibusan, Hel, pin Wyatt Scheller, WH, :33.
Second round – Bushfield, Sky, pin Moreno, But, 2:55; Fritsch, Pol, pin Ira Mickelson, Cody, 1:41; Dirette, Liv, dec. Wohlfeil, 11-9; Roan, Har, maj. dec. Needles, MBS, 13-2; Komac, GFH, tech fall Nick Verlanic, Lau, 18-2 (3:58); Ken Woods, MHG, pin Minow, Boz, 3:27; Henry Koch, HP, pin Oilar, Cody, 3:58; Manibusan, Hel, maj. dec. Fritzler, Sen.
Quarterfinals – Bushfield, Sky, pin Fritsch, Pol, 1:46; Rona, Har, pin Dirette, Liv, 1:20; Komac, GFH, pin Woods, MHG, 3:25; Manibusan, Hel, pin Koch, HP, :51.
170 pounds
First round – Pat Griffin, Dil, pin Abraxas Brydon, MHG, 3:42; Skyler Christiaens, West, pin Jory Thatcher, But, :40; Brenner Bushfield, Sky, dec. Deonte Dillespie, Sen, 6-2; Owen Oilar, Cody, pin Ely Kraft, Lau, 1:08; Brenden Gallagher, MBS, pin Cameron Elk Shoulder, Har, :49; Chase Short, GFH, tech fall Chance Lee, Cap, 19-3 (4:15); Cameron Younger, Lau, pin Justin Zier, Har, :54; Cam Doty, MSN, pin Thomas Cooper, BiCe, 1:44; Wyatt Selman, HP, dec. Everest Klein, Boz, 6-2; Colter Stillwagon, BuCe, pin Clayton Moody, But, 2:28; Jake Malchuski, Sky, pin Adrian Bright, WH, :56.
Second round – Griffin, Dil, pin Christiaens, West, :45; Bushfield, Sky, pin Oilar, Cody, 4:18; Joel Clark, Hel, pin Dalton Goodwin, Liv, :25; Brandon Cooper, Boz, pin Gallagher, MBS, :54; Short, GFH, maj. dec. Younger, Lau, 12-2; Kory Broussard, Cap, pin Doty, MSN, 3:55; Wyatt Selman advance with bye; Jake Malchuski, Sky, pin Stillwagon, BuCe, 1:06.
Quarterfinals – Griffin, Dil, pin Bushfield, Sky, 3:30; Cooper, Boz, pin Clark, Hel, :59; Short, GFH, maj. dec. Broussard, Cap, 17-3; Malchuski, Sky, maj. dec. Selman, HP, 9-1.
182 pounds
First round – Hayden Schrull, Hel, pin Shawn Horner, Dil, 1:52; Andrew Garcia, West, pin Kaycee Feist, Liv, 2:41; Noah Thomas, Sky, maj. dec. Josh Lee, Cap, 16-5; Finn Vaughankraska, Boz, dec. Alan Larocque, GFH, 2-1; Dylan Goforth, MSN, pin Kyle Harding, But, 1:00; Riley Sletten, Lau, pin Luke Wilson, MHG, 3:53; Ty Dearcorn, Pow, pin Brydan Anderson, West, :49.
Second round – Schrull, Hel, advance on bye; Noah Humphrey, Pol, pin Garcia, West, :54; Shane Gibson, Liv, dec. Thomas, Sky, 8-2; VaughanKraska, Boz, pin Uriah Turner, Har, 2:48; Goforth, MSN, pin Jake Riekena, MBS, 7:23; JT Nygaard, Hel, pin Steven Adams, Bel, 1:20; Sletten, Lau, dec. David Long Sioux, Har, 5-3; Darcorn, Pow, pin Brett McBurney, Lau, 1:14.
Quarterfinals – Schrull, Hel, pin Humphrey, Pol, 1:01; VaughanKraska, Boz, dec. Gibson, Liv, 5-2; Nygaard, Hel, pin Goforth, MSN, 2:29; Dearcorn, Pow, pin Sletten, Lau, :30.
205 pounds
First round – Zach Easum, Pow, pin Kayden Howser, WH, :47; Jensen Poirier, GFH, pin Shane Morgan, MBS, 2:25; Tanner Stack, MSN, pin Austin Clowes, Boz, :48; Greyson Mandic, But, pin Aiden Rising Sun, Har, :28; Kayden Westlake, Boz, dec. Larz Sorrell, MHG, 11-8; Cullen Roll, Sen, pin Jesse Murdock, Har, :25.
Second round – Easum, Pow, pin Poirier, GFH, 1:04; Jacob Manibusan, Hel, dec. Trey Yates, Col, 4-3; Blake Johnston, Col, pin Jess Roethle, Bel, :20; Stack, dec. Eli Briggs, Pow, 7-1; Seth Jensen, Cap, pin Mandic, But, :24; Will Caprata, Har, pin Justin Jenks, Cap, 2:28; Roll, Sen, pin Westlake, Boz, 1:16.
Quarterfinals – Easum, Pow, pin Manibusan, Hel, :34; Johnston, Col, pin Tyler Laverty, Liv, 1:36; Jensen, Cap, pin Stack, MSN, 3:22; Caprata, Har, def. Roll, Sen, inj.
Heavyweight
First round – Jeff Queer, But, pin Carter Beer, C-A, 1:05; Kordell Miller, West, pin Ben Kruzich, Dil, 2:43; Carson Shuman, Cap, pin Ethan Hood, C-A, :41;™ Eric Flores, Cody, pin Connor Quick, Cap, 2:40; Grant Scalpcane, Har, pin Nick Clawson, West, 4:57; JJ Ellis, Sky, pin Enrique Ruiz, Bel, 1:00; Dawson Hoerauf, WH, pin Tyler Shilling, Boz, 1:25; Mason Roberts, BiCe, def. Torin Jackson, MSN, forf. Tom Walkup, Boz, pin Dakota Friesen, MGH, 1:01; O’Shon Old Mouse, Col, pin Kade Pendil, C-A, 1:31; Terrell Mitchell, GFH, pin Nicolin Hagerman, Har, :49; Merlin Whitedirt, Col, pin Logan Lamb, Pow, 2:39.
Second round – Queer, But, pin Miller, West, :52; Trey Copeland, HP, pin Shuman, Cap, 3:15; Scalpcane, Har, pin Flores, Cody, 3:00; Hoerauf, WH, pin Ellis, Sky, 1:41; Jarret Leinwand, Sen, pin Roberts, BiCe, :59; Walkup, Boz, dec. Terrance McLaughlin, Pow, 5-4; Old Mouse, Col, dec. Levi Malcolm, West, 5-2; Whitedirt, Col, pin Mitchell, GFH, 3:32.
Quarterfinals – Queer, But, def. Copeland, HP, inj.;Scalpcane, Har, dec. Hoerau, WH, 4-2; Leinwand, Sen, maj. dec. Walkup, Boz, 14-2; Old Mouse, Col, dec. Whitedirt, Col, 5-3.