Glacier girls win Western Montana Invite
RONAN — The Glacier girls starred at the Western Montana Ronan Invitational and came away with the team title Saturday, helped along by multiple individual winners.
“I’m excited for the girls to see the progress that they have made so far come to fruition, I think it is a confidence booster moving towards the state tournament,” Glacier girls coach Mitchell Zander said.
Glacier scored 170 points in the win, and Flathead was second with 139.
At 103 pounds, Glacier’s Brooke Yeadon pinned Flathead’s Sage Hafer in the title match to come away with the win.
Emily Pedron (120), not only wrestled in some of the boys matches but was an individual winner as well, pinning Dakota Keller of Flathead in the blood round.
Paishance Heller was a winner at 285 pounds, and Kadence Rose (138), Leah Esser (170) and Madisyn Frazier (145) all placed
second for Glacier.
Temree Payne-Taylor (126) was third, as was Jasmine Cartwright (145). Avery Anderson (138) and Jessalyn Hewitt (132) were fourth, and Audrey Goodsell (170) was sixth.
Flathead’s Mykel Lee pinned Frenchtown’s Ryley Martin in the 113-pound final to come away with the win and Lily Conover beat her opponent from Plains in the 132 championship. Alivia Rinehart (138) was third and Alisa Leimkuehler was 2nd at 205.
Teegan Vasquez was Glacier’s only individual winner on the boys side in the 132-lb bracket.
Ethan Dimaio (285) was fourth, Garrett Bosch (113) was fifth and Clifford Nance (138), Grayson Barcus (160) and Aidan Baier (182) each placed sixth.
“Hats off to our guys that competed this weekend, they battled through a lot of adversity with the last-minute tournament change being unable to go to the Pacific Northwest classic in Spokane,” Glacier head coach Ross Dankers said. “Everyone is making nice incremental improvements in different areas. Teegan continues to set the tempo for our team and sets a great example of focus and intensity for our team.”
Justin Windauer (138) was an individual champion and helped Columbia Falls to second place in the team standings.
The Flathead boys were fourth overall. Mason Doran (170) was the Braves’ only individual winner.
Western Montana Ronan Invitational
Saturday
Girls
Team scores — 1, Glacier 170; 2, Flathead 139; 3, Frenchtown 64; 4, Ronan 62; 5, Plains 47; 6, East Helena 44; 7, Browning 38; 8, Deer Lodge 24; 9, Thompson Falls 4; 10, Polson 3.
Individual results
103
Round 5 - Saellah Hugs (Ronan) won by forfeit over Sage Hafer (Flathead) (For.); Round 5 - Reina Koehler (Flathead) won by forfeit over Desani Bewick (Thompson Falls) (For.); First place match - Brooke Yeadon (Glacier) pinned Sage Hafer (Flathead), 3:52.
113
First place match - Mykel Lee (Flathead) pinned Ryley Martin (Frenchtown), 1:21.
120
First place match - Emily Pedron (Glacier) pinned Dakota Keller (Flathead), 0:24.
126
Round 4 - Juliette Cheff (Ronan High School) pinned Temree Payne-Taylor (Glacier), 3:21; Round 5 - Willow Stagg (Frenchtown) pinned Peyton Walker (Flathead), 3:01.
132
3rd Place Match - Katie Dolence (Ronan High School) pinned Jessalyn Hewitt (Glacier), 0:46; 5th Place Match - Raimey Hull (Flathead) 1 pinned Mackenzie Brandt (Flathead), 2:10; 1st Place Match - Lily Conover (Flathead) pinned Brynn Courville (Plains), 0:00.
138
Round 5 - Kadence Rose (Glacier) pinned Avery Anderson (Glacier), 1:24; Round 5 - Alivia Rinehart (Flathead) pinned Meadow Smith (Flathead), 0:59.
145
5th Place Match - Isabella Shinn (Flathead) pinned Isabelle Brewer (Flathead), 1:19); 3rd Place Match - Jasmine Cartwright (Glacier) dec. Libby Clagg (East Helena), 5-4; 1st Place Match - Dakota Petersen (East Helena) dec. Madisyn Frazier (Glacier), 7-1.
152
Round 3 - Lillian MacDonald (Plains) won by forfeit over Myah Attard (Flathead) (For.)
170
Round 5 - Leah Esser (Glacier) won by forfeit over Audrey Goodsell (Glacier High School), For.; 1st place match - Tirza Two-Teeth (Ronan) pinned Alisa Leimkuehler (Flathead), 0:21.
285
First place match - Paishance Heller (Glacier) def. Astoria Beckstrom (Flathead) (DFF).
Boys
Team scores — 1, Frenchtown 252; 2, Columbia Falls 186; 3, Ronan 150; 4, Flathead 126, 5, Libby 103; 6, Browning 93; 7, Glacier 88; 8, Mission/Charlo 62; 8, Townsend 62; 10, Polson 29.
Individual results
113
5th Place Match — Garrett Bosch (Glacier) pinned Sami Jocks (Libby), 1:42; 3rd Place Match - Winslow Peter (Columbia Falls) pinned William Barnes (Flathead), 2:32.
120
5th Place Match - Darren Fuller (Missoula Sentinel) pinned Octavios Christianson (Columbia Falls), 3:41; 3rd Place Match - Marley Erickson (Libby) pinned Mason Fraley (Columbia Falls), 0:45.
126
3rd Place Match - Zekiah Meyers (Libby High School) pinned Logan Riley (Columbia Falls), 4:54.
132
1st Place Match - Teegan Vasquez (Glacier) pinned Josiah Kilman (Columbia Falls), 1:48).
138
5th Place Match - Ryder Nollan (Bigfork) pinned Clifford Nance (Glacier), 0:58; 3rd Place Match - Cade Gardner (Flathead) pinned Fortino Silva (Ronan), 1:58; 1st Place Match - Justin Windauer (Columbia Falls) pinned Quentin Campos (Browning), 4:47.
145
3rd Place Match - Colton Kuka (Flathead) pinned Rowdy Crump (Columbia Falls), 1:44.
152
3rd Place Match - Gunnar Thompson (Flathead) dec. Caleb Cheff (Ronan High School), 10-4.
160
5th Place Match - Chance Bockman (Mission/Charlo) pinned Grayson Barcus (Glacier), 0:49; 3rd Place Match - Smokey Stoker (Frenchtown) pinned Trey Torpen (Columbia Falls), 2:49.
170
1st Place Match - Mason Doran (Flathead High School) dec. Canyon Sargent (Mission/Charlo), 12-7.
182
5th Place Match - George Ranney (Mission/Charlo) pinned Aidan Baier (Glacier), 0:40; 3rd Place Match - Kristopher Musick (Missoula Sentinel) pinned Xander Winter (Flathead), 0:43.
205
3rd Place Match - Brody Harris (Frenchtown) dec. Josh Price (Columbia Falls), 7-0.
285
5th Place Match - Logan Speed (Columbia Falls) pinned James Whitcomb (Browning High School), 0:27; 3rd Place Match - Aydan Williamson (Libby) pinned Ethan Dimaio (Glacier), 1:24.