Quimby leads Whitefish wrestling at Buzz Lucey
Matt Baldwin / Whitefish Pilot | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years AGO
Whitefish 285-pound senior Steven Quimby took home an individual championship to lead the Bulldogs at the Buzz Lucey Memorial wrestling tournament Saturday in Eureka.
Quimby pinned Eureka’s Kaelan Yanak in 1:45 to secure the title. He won by fall over Columbia Falls’ Kyler Koski in the semifinals.
Quimby’s 26 points helped lift Whitefish to a fourth place tournament finish with 108 team points. Eureka won their home tourney with 217 points.
Whitefish 170-pound senior Konrad Zinke and Dillon Thorsteinson at 126 pounds each made the championship round.
Zinke pinned Bigfork’s Matt Farrier in the semifinals, while Thorsteinson won by fall over Polson’s Shane Pierre to reach the championship.
James Buckley placed third at 138 pounds, pinning Flathead’s Kenyon Fretwell at 3:20. He won by a 15-3 decision over Flathead’s Finn Sullivan in the consolation semifinals.
Parker McWhirter placed fourth at 113 pounds. He pinned teammate Taisuke Matsuo in the consolation semifinals.
Buzz Lucey Memorial Tournament
Team Totals
1. Eureka 217, Polson 146, Flathead JV 116 1/2, Whitefish 108, Plains 104, Columbia Falls JV 80, Libby 68, Arlee 50, Bigfork 48, Glacier JV 43.
Championship Round
103 — Rene Pierre, Pol, pinned Austin Nelson, CF, 5:47
113 — Winfield West, CF, pinned Daniel Uli, Pla, 3:03
120 — Kahdan Bakkila, Eur, pinned Cody Moats, Fla, :19
126 — Jonathan Schmidt, Eur, pinned Dillon Thorsteinson, Whi, 2:40
132 — Bryce Henning, Pol, pinned Austin Stafford, Pla, 1:52
138 — Josh Schmidt, Eur, dec. James Dunn, Eur, 1-0
145 — Jake Lile, Pla, dec. Cannan Smith, Eur, 8-5
152 — Colton Cote, Pol, pinned Taylor Morton, Fla, 2:34
160 — Kane Lawson, Pla, dec. Colby Hammack, Eur, 8-2
170 — Garrett Graves, Eur, pinned Konrad Zinke, Whi, 5:21
182 — Alex Bertolt, Arl, pinned Joe Fehr, Eur, 3:47
205 — Stefan Karchut, Fla, pinned Alex Paull, Fla, 1:42
285 — Steven Quimby, Whi, pinned Kaelan Yanak, Eur, 1:45
Third/Fourth Place
103 — Colten Clemons, Lib, pinned Conner Waggner, Fla, 1:09
113 — Mateo Quinones, Pol, pinned Parker McWhirter, Whi, 2:30
120 — Terrence Caldwell, Pla, dec. Kyle Mulcahy, Gla, 15-13
126 — Shane Pierre, Pol, pinned Bo Meyer, Fla, 1:37
132 — Connor Meyer, Big, pinned Reed Christensen, Lib, 1:19
138 — James Buckley, Whi, pinned Kenyon Fretwell, Fla, 3:20
145 — Isaac Petz, Eur, pinned Adam Bartlett, Gla, 2:31
152 — Jarrett Pecora, Eur, pinned Sam Mann, Gla, 1:35
160 — Tim Carvey, Lib, pinned Kolby Garcia, Pol, 1:46
170 — Matt Farrier, Big, dec. Dechlan Sparrow, 7-4
182 — Hunter Wellcome, Fla, dec. Noah Humphrey, Pol, 5-1
205 — Sam Johnson, Eur, pinned Clancy Gout, Lib, 1:23
285 — Kyler Koski, CF, pinned Chris Howell, CF, :26