Green, Lapinski, Buchannen place at Owen Invite tourney
Kathleen Woodford Mineral Independent | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 11 months AGO
The Clark Fork Mountain Cats Superior/Alberton co-op had three place-winners at the Owen Invitational wrestling tournament held at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo last weekend, hosted by Polson High School on Friday and Saturday. Medals were awarded to the top six in each class. Overall, the Mountain Cats came in 15th in the 20-team field.
Polson claimed the team title with 202 points, and Lake City from Couer d’Alene, Idaho, was second — just one point behind with 201.
Trey Green led the Cats at the tournament, earning third place in the 182-pound class. He won by a first-period fall in 1:28 over Kevin Aiken of Belgrade to earn the medal.
Jacob Lapinski of Clark Fork won a medal by finishing fourth in the 285-pound class, losing to Justin Olson of Glacier in a first-period fall in the battle for third place. Wesley Buchannen placed sixth at 132 pounds. He lost a 12-2 major decision to Ricky Thomas of Lake City in his final match.
The Cats’ next meet will be the Superior Quad on Friday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m., followed by the Bob Kinney Classic on Saturday, Dec. 8 starting at 9 a.m. in Superior.
Owen Invitational Team Results
1 Polson High School 202
2 Lake City High School 201
3 Frenchtown High School 157
4 Sentinel High School 129.5
5 Columbia Falls High School 111
6 Eureka High School 104.5
7 Belgrade High School 102
8 Libby High School 99.5
9 Florence High School 95
10 Mission/Charlo High School 89.5
11 Thompson Falls High School 89
12 Glacier High School 73
13 Corvallis High School 70
13 Hamilton High School 70
15 Superior High School 68
16 Browning High School 62
17 Whitefish High School 58
18 Ronan High School 51.5
19 Stevensville High School 46
20 Hellgate High School 31