Polson grapplers slip by C-Falls by 9
Polson’s Hunter Fritsch wrestles Libby’s Tanner Wood at 170 pounds on Tuesday. Fritsch won by decision. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Polson’s RJ PIerre works toward a pin of Columbia Falls’ Garhet Salminen at 113 pounds on Tuesday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls’ Ben Windauer works toward a pin against Polson’s Hunter Fritsch at 170 pounds on Tuesday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Libby’s Jeff Offenbecher wrestles Polson’s Jarod Farrier at 138 pounds at Columbia Falls High School on Tuesday. Offenbecher won by decision. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Polson’s Hunter Fritsch wrestles Libby’s Tanner Wood at 170 pounds at Columbia Falls High School on Tuesday. Fritsch won by decision. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Polson’s Parker Adler works toward a pin of Libby’s Dawson Young at 152 pounds at Columbia Falls High School on Tuesday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Polson’s Bridger Wenzel works toward a pin of Libby’s Cody Crace at 132 pounds at Columbia Falls High School on Tuesday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Polson’s Jarod Farrier works toward a pin of Columbia Falls’ Easton Sempf at 132 pounds on Tuesday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls’ Ben Windauer works toward a pin against Polson’s Hunter Fritsch at 170 pounds on Tuesday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Polson’s Parker Adler works toward a pin of Columbia Falls’ Isaac Balla at 152 pounds on Tuesday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Libby’s Buddy Doolin pins Polson’s RJ PIerre at 113 pounds at Columbia Falls HIgh School on Tuesday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls’ Braydon Stone works toward a pin of Polson’s Caleb Pierre at 160 pounds on Tuesday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Polson’s RJ Pierre wrestles Libby’s Buddy Doolin at 113 pounds at Columbia Falls High School on Tuesday. Doolin won by pin. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
COLUMBIA FALLS — The lower and middle weights all favored Polson in a Northwest A conference wrestling dual on Tuesday evening at Columbia Falls High School.
Polson, the fourth ranked team in last week’s Class A Coaches Poll, won every weight class from 103-152 for a hard-fought 39-30 victory over the ninth-ranked MatCats.
Columbia Falls did all of its scoring on back-to-back pins by Braydon Stone (160) and Ben Windauer (170) and received 18 easy points on forfeits at 182, 205 and 285.
Polson totaled four pins — Rene Pierre (113), Jarod Farrier (138), Cameron Brown (145) and Parker Adler (152) — and added six more points off a Columbia Falls forfeit at 103.
Polson’s Kedrick Baker (126) pulled out a 4-2 decision while Bridger Wenzel (132) won 4-3. Polson’s Mateao Quinones (120) also had a decision by a 9-4 score.
Columbia Falls earned a split on the night by beating Libby/Troy 39-27.
In the other dual, Polson topped Libby/Troy 41-25.
Polson 39, Columbia Falls 30
103 — Maysn Cowell, P, won by forfeit; 113 — Rene Pierre, P, pinned Garhet Salminen, 1:08; 120 — Mateo Quinones, P, dec. Austin Nelson, 9-4; 126 — Kedrick Baker, P, dec. Jaxon Heinz, 4-2; 132 — Bridger Wenzel, P, dec. Brandon Thomas, 4-3; 138 — Jarod Farrier, P, pinned Easton Sempf, 3:35; 145 — Cameron Brown, P, pinned Nathan Hader, 5:17; 152 — Parker Adler, P, pinned Issac Balla, 1:44; 160 — Braydon Stone, CF, pinned Caleb Pierre, 1:50; 170 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Hunter Fritsch, 3:36; 182 — Colton McPhee, CF, won by forfeit; 205 — Jakob Freeman, CF, won by forfeit; 285 —Taylor Gladeau, CF, won by forfeit.
Polson 41, Libby/Troy 25
103 — Maysn Cowell, P, won by forfeit; 113 — Buddy Doolin, L/T, pinned Rene Pierre, 5:52; 120 — Mateo Quinones, P, pinned Zack Morrison, 1:46; 126 — Xander Spady, L/T, maj. dec. Kedrick Baker, 11-3; 132 — Bridger Wenzel, P, pinned Cody Crace, 1:25; 138 — Jeffery Offenbecher, L/T, dec. Jarod Farrier, 9-2; 145 — Cameron Brown, P, won by forfeit; 152 — Parker Adler, P, pinned Dawson Young, :48; 160 — Caleb Pierre, P, won by forfeit; 170 — Hunter Fritsch, P, tech. fall Tanner Wood, 18-1 (3:56); 182 — Ethan Borden, L/T , won by forfeit; 205 — Double Forfeit 285 — Cyrus Sweedman, L/T, won by forfeit
Columbia Falls 39, Libby/Troy 27
103 — Double forfeit 113 — Buddy Doolin, L/T, pinned Garhet Salminen, 1:52; 120 — Dillon Yeadon, L/T, pinned Austin Nelson, 1:06; 126 — Zack Morrisonm L/T, pinned Jaxon Heinz, :41; 132 — Brandon Thomas, CF, pinned Cody Crace, :58; 138 — Jeffery Offenbecher, L/T, pinned Easton Sempf, :48; 145 — Jason Dobson, CF, won by forfeit; 152 — Dawson Young, L/T, dec. Nathan Hader, 13-9; 160 — Braydon Stone, CF, won by forfeit; 170 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Tanner Wood, 1:37) 182 — Colton McPhee, CF, pinned Ethan Borden, 1:21; 205 — Jakob Freeman, CF, won by forfeit; 285 — Kyler Koski, CF, dec. Cyrus Sweedman, 4-0
Glacier 56, Hellgate 18
MISSOULA — Glacier recorded five pins, won twice by major decisions and via forfeits and once by disqualification to pin a Western AA conference dual loss on Missoula Hellgate.
Posting pins for Glacier were Dylan Miller (103), Tristan Little (120), Caden Willis (132), Andrew Glynn (152) and Trey Krause (285).
Major decision winners were Lance Fretwell (126) and Barak Baines (145).
“Tonight was a good effort by everyone, up and down the lineup,” Glacier coach Ross Dankers said. “We had three of the young guys who wrestled really well in Lance Fretwell, Barak Baines and Cole McCollam. Unfortunately Cole had to injury default, but was wrestling a really good match leading up to that point. All three of those young guys had a good couple practices leading up to the dual, which I think showed in tonight’s matches.”
103 — Dylan Miller, G, pinned Jordan Tack, :34; 113 — Kael Willis, G, won by forfeit; 120 — Tristan Little, G, pinned Nick Ramsey, 1:18; 126 — Lance Fretwell, G, maj. dec. Finnegan MacKinney, 12-0; 132 — Caden Willis, G, pinned Ben Crow, 2:25; 138 — Conner May, MH, won by injury default over Cole McCollam; 145 — Barak Baines, G, maj. dec. Hunter Goldring, 14-4; 152 — Andrew Glynn, G, pinned Kellen Maart, 3:22; 160 — Caden Gilmond, won by forfeit; 170 — Mason Torrez, G, won by disqualification over Stuart Butler; 182 — Abraxas Bryden, MH, pinned Wesley Palmer, :51; 205 — Luke Wilson, MH, pinned Connor DeReu, 4:47; 285 — Tre Krause,G, pinned Drekin Kelly, 1:09.