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Eureka's Schmidt winner at Cut Bank Invitational

by Daily Inter Lake
| January 11, 2020 1:23 AM

CUT BANK — Eureka’s Nathan Schmidt pinned Ty Curry of Valier to win at 138 pounds at Cut Bank Booster Invitational wrestling on Saturday.

Eureka nearly had another winner in Hank Dunn (152), who lost a tie breaker to Connor Harris of Havre in the first place match.

Another Eureka wrestler, Kyle Durden, won by decision over Roper Mycke to take third place at 126.

Johnny Fehr, who advanced to the 170 semifinal, was pinned by Isaiah Alik of Missio. Fehr took sixth after losing by decision to Gaten Wassenberg of Whitehall.

Camren Ross was Whitefish’s highest-placing wrestler, coming in fourth at 160, pinned by Orion Thivierge of Havre in the third-place match.

Eureka placed sixth overall out of 29 teams. Whitefish was 20th.

2020 Cut Bank Booster Invitational

at At Willie DeGroot Gymnasium, Cut Bank

103

Saturday’s Results

Consolation Round 4

Poncho Ibenez (Eureka) pinned Jeff Klompien (Three Forks), 1:00.

Consolation Round 5

Chris Hall (Browning) maj. dec. Poncho Ibenez (Eureka), 13-1.

113

Consolation Round 4

Kadin Brown (Whitefish) won by tech fall over Hagen Kalista (Choteau), 3:00.

Consolation Round 5

Cameron Mikesell (Malta) pinned Kadin Brown (Whitefish), 3:47

120

Consolation Round 4

Taye Payne (Shelby) dec. Carter Moran (Whitefish), 6-5.

126

Quarterfinal

Kyle Durden (Eureka) pinned Roman Sparks (Thompson Falls), 5:11.

Semifinal

Cooper Birdwell (Lewistown), won by tech fall over Kyle Durden (Eureka), 5:18.

Consolation Round 4

Roman Sparks (Thompson Falls) pinned Leroy Orel (Whitefish), 0:34.

Consolation Semifinal

Kyle Durden (Eureka) pinned Harold Miller (Shelby), 4:31.

3rd Place Match

Kyle Durden (Eureka) dec. Roper Mycke (Conrad), 2-1.

132

Championship Round 1

Dominick Peltier (Eureka) pinned Westin Brown (Thompson Falls), 2:54.

Championship Round 2

Drake Berreth (Chinook) pinned Dominick Peltier (Eureka), 1:27.

Consolation Round 2

Dominick Peltier (Eureka) pinned Karson Klapan (Whitehall) 1:58.

Consolation Round 3

Coltin Loberg (Lewistown) pinned Dominick Peltier (Eureka), 0:37.

138

Quarterfinal

Nathan Schmidt (Eureka) pinned Braden Evans (Fort Benton/Big Sandy), 0:53.

Semifinal

Nathan Schmidt (Eureka) pinned Mathew Larson (Cut Bank), 2:42.

1st Place Match

Nathan Schmidt (Eureka) pinned Ty Curry (Valier), 1:45.

145

Cons. Round 3

Chance Muller (Eureka) pinned Bryant Mertz (Shelby), 0:17.

Consolation Round 4

Coltin Siphakis (Manhattan) won by tech fall over Chance Muller (Eureka) 5:00.

152

Consolation Round 4

Darwin Adams (Mission/Charlo) pinned Rylee Creasey (Whitefish), 4:08.

Quarterfinal

Hank Dunn (Eureka) dec. Riley Forcella (Whitehall), 7-6.

Semifinal

Hank Dunn (Eureka) maj. dec. Miguel Perez (Fairfield), 12-4.

1st Place Match

Connor Harris (Havre) won tie breaker over Hank Dunn (Eureka), 4-3.

160

Consolation Round 3

Carter Woodson (Clarkfork) pinned Colyn Johnson (Eureka), 2:58.

Camren Ross (Whitefish) pinnedSamuel Mishler (Simms), 0:52.

Consolation Round 4

Camren Ross (Whitefish) pinned Miles Hoerauf (Whitehall), 3:42.

Consolation Round 5

Camren Ross (Whitefish) pinned Colter Ball (Fort Benton/Big Sandy), 2:48.

Consolation Semifinal

Camren Ross (Whitefish) dec. Garrit Weeda (Manhattan), 8-4.

3rd Place Match

Orion Thivierge (Havre) pinned Camren Ross (Whitefish), 2:16.

170

Semifinal

Isaiah Alik (Misson/Charlo) pinned Johnny Fehr (Eureka), 1:00.

Consolation Semifinal

JT Hauer (Chinook) pinned Johnny Fehr (Eureka), 4:00.

5th Place Match

Gaten Wassberg (Whitehall) dec. Johnny Fehr (Eureka) 2-1.

182

Consolation Round 4

Dominic Babcock (Eureka) won by forfeit over Mason Garfield (Wolf Point), For.

Consolation Round 5

Bryce Lohman (Conrad), won in sudden victory over Dominic Babcock (Eureka), 3-1.

205

Consolation Round 3

Miles Anderson (Misson/Charlo) pinned Dennis Schjetne (Eureka), 1:24.

Consolation Round 4

Brendyn Whiteman (Browning) pinned Kai Nash (Whitefish), 2:27.

275

Consolation Round 4

Stetson LeFurgey (Fort Benton/Big Sandy) pinned Brian Sweeney (Whitefish), 1:47.

Team scores

1 Havre 211.0

2 Fergus (Lewistown) 196.5

3 Whitehall 146.5

4 Misson/Charlo 135.0

5 Clarkfork 130.0

6 Eureka 121.0

7 Jefferson High School 112.0