Bravettes claim team crown at Hellgate Mixer
MISSOULA — With Bella Downing and Alisha Cook winning individual crowns, the Flathead Bravettes ruled the Missoula Hellgate Mixer girls wrestling tournament, winning the team title by 24 points Saturday.
Downing won the 115-pound title and Cook was the champion at 140 pounds, and Flathead placed a total of 11 wrestlers in the top six while piling up 193.5 points at the two-day meet.
“Sophomore Alisha Cook is bringing home her first championship after putting in a ton of time in the room the last two years,” Flathead coach Amber Downing noted. “We love to watch the kids improve and have success. Flathead had 15 girls make it to the second day.
“Bringing our full team of 30 girls was fun. Our newer wrestlers have all improved on their fundamentals and grit.”
Missoula Big Sky was next at 169.5; Browning, which had four wrestlers reach the podium — Prairie Down Sellers was second at 120 and Kendahl Guardipee was third at 235 — was third with 143 points. Ronan was next with 135 points.
Besides Downing and Cook, who won both their final matches by fall, Flathead had Juliette Cuevas (105), Julia Kay (125) and Kiera Lackey (135) finish second and Bridget Smith (155) take third.
Ronan had a pair of champions: River Cote pinned Cuevas for the 105 title, and Tirza Two Teeth defeated Maidens teammate Haven Houle in the 235 final. The Maidens also saw Destiny Finley reach the 130 final, Leona Dodson do the same at 155 and Marie Cheff lose by fall to Eureka’s Ayla Marsh for third at 110 pounds.
Glacier had five wrestlers reach the podium and finished 11th with 98 points.
Brooke Yeadon was second at 110 pounds to lead the Pack; Katelyn Sphuler (100) and Mikaela Julius (115) both placed third.
Notably, two-time state champion Kaura Coles defaulted out of the 115 bracket after winning her quarterfinal match by fall; she finished sixth.
Polson was fifth in the team race and had Abighail Sorrell (190) place second and Avari Stone (105) third to lead four Lady Pirates who got to the podium.
Columbia Falls was seventh, and had five wrestlers place, led by Samanth Larsen taking third at 145 pounds.
Whitefish’s Taylor Dorvall took third and 130 pounds and scored all of her team’s 25 points.
Hellgate Mixer
Friday and Saturday, Missoula Hellgate
Team scores: 1, Flathead 193.5; 2, Missoula Big Sky 169.5; 3, Browning 143; 4, Ronan 135; 5, Polson 129.5; 6, Butte 116.5; 7, Columbia Falls 115.5; 8, Great Falls CMR 104.5; 9, Lake City, Idaho 101.5; 10, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 100; 11, Glacier 98; 12, Havre 78; 13, Frenchtown 76; 14, Cut Bank 66.5; 15, Helena Capital 65.5; 16, Great Falls High 57.5; 17, Mead, Wash. 56; 18, Stevensville 42.5; 19, Bozeman 41; 20, Mission 39; 21, Helena 37.5; 22, Corvallis 26; 23, Whitefish 25; 24, Sentinel 24.5; 25, Timberlake, Idaho 18; 26, Hellgate 17; 27 (tie), Gallatin and Eureka, 13.
100
Fifth: Aubry Cavan, Havre, dec. Vanessa Nace, C-Falls, 5-1.
Third: Kately Sphuler, Glacier, p. Persephone Cox, Frenchtown, 3:56.
First: Peyton Liva, Butte, p. Isabella Cowan, Havre, 2:15
105
Fifth: Danica Hennell, Flathead, p. Avery Faler, Stevi, 1:41.
Third: Avari Stone, Polson, p. Hailey Milyard, Big Sky, 1:35.
First: River Cote, Ronan, p. Juliette Cuevas, Flathead, :52.
110
Fifth: Taylor Pascua, Mea, dec. Jaelynn Nace, C-Falls, 6-0.
Third: Ayla Marsh, Eureka, p. Marie Cheff, Ronan, 2:04.
Fifth: Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry, p. Brooke Yeadon, Glacier, 1:36.
115
Fifth: Sydney Drake, Capital, inj.default over Kaura Coles, Glacier.
Third: Mikaela Julius, Glacier, dec. Bella Amen, Frenchtown, 8-2.
First: Bella Downing, Flathead, p. Brooke Jamieson, Big sky, 1:05.
120
Fifth: Nicole Roberts, Big sky, inj.default over Robel Montanez, Ftn.
Third: Nicole Martens, Sentinel, maj.dec. Aubree Graves, Bonners Ferry, 14-6.
First: Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, dec. Prairie Down Sellers, Browning, 10-5.
125
Fifth: Kayle Shine, Glacier, p. Brynn Mailman, Flathead, 1:34.
Third: Lucia Schlapfer, Big Sky, p. Stella Wahl, Cut Bank, 4:05.
First: Madalyn Deiter, CMR, forfeit over Julia Kay, Flathead.
130
Fifth: Popy Schenk, forfeit over Arabella Nichols, CMR.
Third: Taylor Dorvall, Whitefish, p. Keenya Gibson, Stevi, 2:29.
First: Raenah Smith, Mead, tech.fall Destiny Finley, Ronan, 17-2.
135
Fifth: Sage Machado, Ftn, p. Skadi Smithk, Big Sky, 3:37.
Third: Jocelyn Covington, Corvallis, p. Anjenoux LaChance, C-Falls, 4:06.
First: Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, tech.fall Keira Lackey, Flathead, 21-5.
140
Fifth: Lola Schock, Ronan, dec. Piper Adams, Polson, 12-8.
Third: Brooke Johnson, Butte, dec. Haley Wilson, Flathead, 10-9 OT.
First: Alisha Cook, Flathead, p. Addison Clixby, Big Sky, 1:09.
145
Fifth: Venessa Wheeler, Polson, p. Kylie Amundson, Flathead, 3:31.
Third: Samantha Larsen, C-Falls, p. Justyce Dorn, Lake City, 4:30.
First: Kaitlyn Thorn, Bozeman, maj.dec. Mattie Stephan, B utte, 10-2.
155
Fifth: Meadow Ragen, Mission, p. Kaydence Edwards, Flathead, 2:46.
Third: Bridget Smith, Flathead, p. Hayden Edwards, Browning, 4:31.
First: Hattie Morrow, Big Sky, p. Leona Dodson Howe, Rona, 4:32.
170
Fifth: Harley Fetters, Cut Bank, forfeit over Ashtyn Dziekonski, Capital.
Third: Jazmyn Werk, Havre, p. Rylee Murgel, Helena, 2:18.
First: Bryton Kipp, Capital, dec. Katie Slade, GFH, 10-5.
190
Fifth: Bella Weaselhead, CMR, p. Kaci Costel, Browning, 1:40.
Third: Tilli Werk, Havre, forfeit over Kinsey Ward, C-Falls.
First: Kittalia Wise, CMR, dec. Abighail Sorrell, Polson, 5-2.
235
Third: Kendahl Guardipee, Browning, p. Judasha Ellsworth, Ronan, 4:24.
First: Tirza Two Teeth, Ronan, p. Haven Houle, Ronan, 1:00.