Wildcats edge Broncs at Western Montana Invite
RONAN — Columbia Falls edged Frenchtown Saturday at the Western Montana Ronan Invitational, bolstered by a number of strong individual performances at the tournament.
Among those standouts were Justin Windauer (160), Winslow Peter (138), Tyler Gilfry (126) and Blaise Cronk (152), all individual champions.
Wildcats Cash Byrd (120), Chris Rathjen (138), Brandon Role (182) all placed second, and Dylan Delorme (132) and Rowdy Crump (170) were third placers.
Libby had a winner in Jace Deshazer at 205, and James Warner (170 ended up second.
Whitefish wrestlers Henry Bennetts (160), Kai Nash (205) and Kadin Brown (113) all placed third.
Western Montana Ronan Invitational
Team scores — Columbia Falls 233, Frenchtown 224, Ronan 172, Libby 157, Plains 87, Florence 85, Hamilton 77, Browning 65, Whitefish 63, Corvallis 61.
Individual scores
103
1st Place Match
Isaac Stewart (Frenchtown) p. Ian Dillard (Ronan), 2:32.
3rd Place Match
Riley Osborn (Libby) maj. dec. Jaxson Sterling (Columbia Falls), 11-2.
5th Place Match
Max Rosenthal (Florence) dec. Colton Morgan (Hamilton), 7-2.
113
1st Place Match
Ridge Cote (Ronan) maj dec. Corbin Long (Frenchtown), 9-0.
3rd Place Match
Kadin Brown (Whitefish) maj. dec. Todd Whitescarver (Stevensville), 12-2.
5th Place Match
Gavin Schrenk (Plains) p. Tyler Jorgenson (Glacier), 1:42.
120
1st Place Match
Ryder Hansen (Frenchtown) p. Cash Byrd (Columbia Falls), 3:24
3rd Place Match
Jon Post (Florence) p. Luc Cheff (Ronan), 4:14.
5th Place Match
Sami Jocks (Libby) p. JR Harrell (Townsend) 3:19.
126
1st Place Match
Tyler Gilfry (Columbia Falls) dec. Cole Johnson (Frenchtown), 5-1.
3rd Place Match
Jacob Schulze (Plains) p. William Chiavarini (Stevensville), 1:50.
5th Place Match
Jairyn Krause (Ronan) p. Sean Davis (Corvallis), 0:53.
132
1st Place Match
Jesse Anson (Hamilton) dec. Koy McAllister (Ronan), 2-1.
3rd Place Match
Dylan Delorme (Columbia Falls) p. John Waterbury (Plains), 2:15.
5th Place Match
Marley Erickson (Libby) v. Seth Allen (Corvallis), Inj. 0:00.
138
1st Place Match
Winslow Peter (Columbia Falls) dec. Chris Rathjen (Columbia Falls), 6-4.
3rd Place Match
Fortino Silva (Ronan) p. Zekiah Meyers (Libby), 0:59.
5th Place Match
Bradyn Rate (Frenchtown) p. La`Braun Shooter (Browning), 2:20.
145
1st Place Match
Tahj Wells (Browning) dec. Koda King (Ronan), 9-4.
3rd Place Match
Colton Kuka (Flathead) p. Billy Gustafson (Columbia Falls), 2:51.
5th Place Match
Mason Elliott (Plains) dec.r Korbin Baldwin (Glacier), 4-3.
152
1st Place Match
Blaise Cronk (Columbia Falls) p. Daniel Peterson (Polson), 1:27.
3rd Place Match
Brody Hardy (Frenchtown) p. Joey Wise (Libby), 2:15.
5th Place Match
Dominque McKay (Ronan) dec. Clifford Nance (Glacier), 4-0.
160
1st Place Match
Justin Windauer (Columbia Falls) maj. dec. Jonny Williams (Corvallis), 11-0.
3rd Place Match
Henry Bennetts (Whitefish) p. Branch Martin (Frenchtown), 1:53.
5th Place Match
Chance Bockman (Mission/Charlo) dec. Brady Schrenk (Plains), 10-8.
170
1st Place Match
Canyon Sargent (Mission/Charlo) p. James Warner (Libby), 2:09.
3rd Place Match
Rowdy Crump (Columbia Falls) p. Dillon Warner (Frenchtown), 1:54.
5th Place Match
Brenden Vanderwall (Plains) p. Carter Morgan (Hamilton), 4:08.
182
1st Place Match
Noah Rausch (Frenchtown) maj. dec. Brandon Role (Columbia Falls), 10-2.
3rd Place Match
Conor Leduc (Flathead) p. Walker Spurlock (Townsend), 2:18.
5th Place Match
Dallas Blair (Florence) p. Clayton Beall (Hamilton), 2:54.
205
1st Place Match
Jace DeShazer (Libby) p. Derrick Saltzman (Hamilton), 2:58.
3rd Place Match
Kai Nash (Whitefish) dec. Trevor Lewis (Hamilton), 8-2.
5th Place Match
Gunner Rathjen (Columbia Falls) v. Lomar Wandering Medicine (Ronan), Inj. 0:00.
285
1st Place Match
Philip Herald (Frenchtown) dec. Brendyn Whiteman (Browning), 8-4.
3rd Place Match
Tyler Smith (Libby) p. Arie McLaughlin (Florence), 1:21.
5th Place Match
Layne Powers (East Helena) dec. Brody Bulette (Polson), 3-1.