Glacier beats on Hellgate in mat dual

by The Daily Inter Lake
| January 24, 2017 1:07 AM

What better way to conclude a prep career in your final home wrestling dual of the season than with a pin.

Glacier seniors Justin Gibson (138) and Brandon Olsen (183) did just that on Tuesday as the Wolfpack whipped Missoula Hellgate 57-18 in a Western AA dual.

Gibson stuck Asa Hoerner in 3:50 while Olsen put Jake Wilson away in 55 seconds.

Glacier’s other senior, Sam Barber, was unable to see any action for this one. He injured his shoulder during football and wrestled with that until recently, when it was too painful for him to continue.

Last year he missed out on divisionals and state because of a concussion. Barber was one match away from placing at state his sophomore season.

“The boys did a great job tonight being aggressive, moving forward and putting on a show for the home crowd on senior night,” Glacier coach Ross Dankers said.

“I’m really proud of the work that these kids have put in throughout the year and seeing the improvements that we have made. I’m really excited for the end of the season.”

Glacier closes regular-season action on Saturday with a double dual in Helena versus Helena High and Capital.

Divisionals and state follow in February.

Against Hellgate, Cole McCollam (132), Adam Hussein (145), Andrew Glynn (152), Spencer Stubbert (205), Ashton Thompson (285) and Dylan Miller (103) also had pins.

The dual opened at 120 with Caden Willis posting a major decision over Hellgate’s Conner May, 16-2.

120 — Caden Willis, G, maj. dec. Conner May, 16-2; 120 — Bridger Hall, MH, pinned Lane Wilson, 1:52; 132 — Cole McCollam, G, pinned Nate Brown, 2:40; 138 — Justin Gibson, G, pinned Asa Hoerner, 3:50; 145 — Adam Hussein, G, pinned Jace Lewis, 1:08; 152 — Andrew Glynn, G, pinned Izaac Sessums, 3:45; 160 — Ken Woods, MH, pinned Mason Torrez,1:20; 170 — Abraxas Brydon, MH, won by forfeit; 182 — Brandon Olsen, G, pinned Jake Wilson, :55; 205 — Spencer Stubbert, G, pinned Larz Sorrell, 1:40; 285 — Ashton Thompson, G, pinned Dakota Friesen, 1:04; 103 — Dylan Miller, G, pinned Nick Ramsey, 1:50; 113 — Bridger Beach, G, won by forfeit.

Columbia Falls 60,

Whitefish 10

COLUMBIA FALLS — Pin and forfeits accounted for all of the scoring for Columbia Falls as the MatCats dominated the Northwest Dual with Whitefish.

Columbia Falls had six pins — Austin Nelson (113), Winfield West (120), Ayden Role (126), Hunter Peterson (132), Brandon Thomas (138) and Colton McPhee (160). Ben Windauer (145), Mason Fetters (152), Storm Kemppainen (170) and Kyler Koski (285) all won by forfeit.

Jackson Carson (103) had a pin and Travis Catina (205) won by major decision to account for all of Whitefish’s scoring.

“He has been wrestling really well lately,” Whitefish coach Ryan Boyle said of Catina.

“He hasn’t lost a match in a couple of weeks.”

Catina, a senior, won by major decision over Jakob Freeman, 17-6.

Freeman, who normally wrestles at 182, moved up a weight class for this dual to get some mat time to avoid forfeits at 182 and 205.

“I was proud of Freeman for doing that,” Boyle said.

Carson, a freshman, pulled off a big win with a pin in 4:42 of Garret Salminen.

Carson was nearly pinned twice earlier in the match.

“He (Salminen) was trying to cradle Jackson again,” Boyle said.

“He (Carson) swam an arm through, the kid was on his hip, he got him on his back and finished really well. I’ve never seen him quit, or give up.”

He said Carson tips the scales at 90 pounds, which means he give up 10 pounds or so for every match.

Bigfork, Eureka and Libby will compete in the Whitefish Invitational on Friday at 1 p.m.

Columbia Falls is back in action Thursday for a Northwest home dual with Polson at 6 p.m.

103 — Jackson Carson, W, pinned Garret Salminen, 4:42; 113 — Austin Nelson, CF, pinned Anwar Mirza, :17; 120 — Winfield West, CF, pinned Carlitos Bertelson, 3:08; 126 — Ayden Role, CF, pinned Eli Taylor, 1:36; 132 —‚ Hunter Peterson, CF, pinned Jack Eisenbarth, 1:52; 138 — Brandon Thomas, CF, pinned Dakota Flannery, 1:47; 145 — Ben Windauer, CF, won by forfeit; 152 — Mason Fetters, CF, won by forfeit; 160: Colton McPhee, CF, pinned Malik Heydon, :23; 170: Storm Kemppainen, CF, won by forfeit; 182: Open; 205: Travis Catina, W, maj. dec. Jakob Freeman, 17-6; 285: Kyler Koski, CF, won by forfeit.

Eureka Quad

EUREKA —Arlee, Libby and Plains joined Eureka in a quad event with no team scoring.

There were 21 matches in Round 1 with 16 decided by pin.

Pins dominated Round 2 with 14 in 18 matches.

There were seven pins in 12 matches in Round 3.

Round 1

103 — Buddy Doolin, L, pinned Jace Samsel, A, 2:38; 113 — Nathan Schmidt, E, pinned Terrence Caldwell, P, :27; 113 — Dillon Yeadon, L, pinned Gage Sanchez, A, :09; 120 — Kahden Bakkila, E, dec. Daniel Uli, P, 13-8; 120 — Conrad Vanderwall, P, dec. James Crazyboy, A, 9-5; 126 — Hank Dunn, E, maj. dec. Josiah Vanderwall, P, 14-6; 132 — Reed Christensen, L, pinned Brendan Ryan, A, :23; 132 — Trey Thompson, L, pinned Kenzie Angle, P, :28; 138 — Jonathan Schmidt, E, pinned Skyler Tilsworth, A, :10; 138 — Laine Yong, L, pinned Austin Stafford, P, 4:42; 138 — Michael Diller, L, pinned Mason Gannarelli, P, 1:11; 145 — James Dunn, E, maj. dec. Luke Lile, P, 16-4; 145 — Nathan Cargil, E, pinned Robert Mathews, P, 1:38; 152 — James Detienne, P, maj. dec. Cannan Smith, E, 11-8; 152 — Tim Carvey, L, pinned Damian Byrd, E, 1:23; 160 — Tanner Woods, L, pinned Ashley Potts, A, :54; 170 — Colby Hammack, E, pinned George Schick, A, 2:53; 182 — Austyn Sherwood, E, pinned Cyrus Sweedman, L, 1:05; 205 — Joe Fehr, E, pinned Clancy Gout, L, :31; 285 — Kaelan Yanak, E, pinned Sam Johnson, E, 2:31; 132 — Michael Diller, L, pinned Brandon Ryun, A, 3:22;

Round 2

113 — Terrence Caldwell, P, pinned Gage Sanchez, A, 1:04; 113 — Mason Sams, L, dec. Nathan Schmidt, E, 5-2; 120 — Kahden Bakkila, E, pinned Conrad Vanderwall, P, 1:09; 120 — Daniel Uli, P, pinned James Crazyboy, A, 1:12; 126 — Josiah Vanderwall, P, maj. dec. Trey Thompson, L, 14-6; 132 — Hank Dunn, E, pinned Brendan Ryan, A 1:13; 132 — Reed Christensen, L, tech fall Kenzie Angle, P, 15-0; 138 — Jonathan Schmidt, E, pinned Austin Stafford, P, 1:31; 138 — Skyler Tilsworth, A, pinned Mason Gannarelli, P, 1:23; 145 — Luke Lile, P, pinned Nathan Cargil, E, 1:00; 145 — James Dunn, E, pinned Robert Mathews, P, 2:03.; 152 — James Detienne, P, pinned Damian Byrd, E, :06; 160 — Kane Lawson, P, pinned Ashley Potts, P, 1:26; 160 — Cannan Smith, E, pinned Tanner Wood, L, :32; 170 — Colby Hammack, E, dec. Dylan Parrish, L, 3-0; 182 — Garrett Graves, E, pinned Cyrus Sweedman, L, :36; 138 — Laine Young, L, pinned Skyler Tilsworth, A, 1:47; 285 — Clancy Gout, L, pinned Sam Johnson, 1:18

Round 3

113 — Buddy Doolin, L, pinned Terrance Caldwell, P, 5:47; 113 — Dillon Yeadon, L, dec. Nathan Schmidt, E, 5-2; 113 — Mason Sams, L, tech fall Gage Sanchez, A, 16-0; 120 — Kahden Bakkila, E, pinned James Crazyboy, A, :10; 126 — Hank Dunn, E, dec. Trey Thompson, L, 4-0; 132 — Redd Christensen, L, tech fall Josiah Vanderwall, P, 18-3; 132 — Kenzie Angle, P, pinned Brendan Ryan, A, 3:57; 138 — Nathan Cargil, E, pinned Mason Gannarelli, P, 1:28; 138 — Austin Stafford, P, pinned Skyler Tilsworth, A, 1:04; 160 — Kane Lawson, P, pinned Tanner Wood, L, :54; 205 — Garrett Graves, E, pinned Clancy Gout, L, 5:57; 285 — Sam Johnson tech fall Cyrus Sweedman, L, 16-7.

Big Sky 49, Ronan 13

MISSOULA — Big Sky picked up six pins and won the last eight weight classes to beat Ronan in a nonconference mat dual.

After the Eagles pulled out to a 9-0 lead behind a pin at heavyweight and a decision at 103 pounds, Ronan earned three straight decisions to take a 12-9 lead. The Chiefs’ Spencer Stagg earned a 4-1 decision at 113 pounds, Owen Brown a pin at 120 and Hunter Peterson a decision at 126.

Big Sky won each of the remaining matches, however, to run away with the win.

285 - Bo Hahn, B, p. Ethan Christopher, :50; 103 - Trevin Welzien, B, dec. Caden Rhine, 3-0; 113 - Spencer Stagg, R, dec. Brody Skillicorn, 4-1; 120 - Owen Brown, R, p. Isaiah Silveira, 1:46; 126 - Hunter Peterson, R, dec. Douglas Swanson, 4-1; 132 - Wyatt Gordon, B, dec. Noah Cheff, 9-7; 138 - Kaden Lahti, B, p. Kane McAllister, 1:41; 145 - Tristin Hauerwas, B, dec. Tyler Uhrich, 5-2; 152 - KJ Swanson, B, p. Happy Cheff, 4:14; 160 - Brady Needles, B, p. Brendon Blood, 5:44; 170 - Brenden Gallagher, B. p. Steven Weynt, 4:58; 182 - Jake Riekena, B, p. Justin Mays, 3:03; 205 - Shane Morgan, B, dec. Landon Lynch, 5-0.