Little Guy Wrestling hits the mats in Superior
Kathleen Woodford Mineral Independent | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 8 months AGO
Little Guy Wrestlers warm up to compete with Novice and Middle teams in Superior for the Valley Qualifier on Sat. March 10. Clark Fork Mountain Cats walked away with seven first place wins. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
In Novice, 65 pound, Gannon Quinlan (front) placed second and Tristan Avila (back) placed third. Cat Phineas Cataldo placed first and Brydon Drey fifth during Little Guy Wrestling in Superior on Saturday. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent)
Cat Cameron Anderson pins his opponent in Novice, 85 pound, during Little Guy Wrestling in Superior on March 10. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
The Valley Qualifier for Little Guy Wrestling was held in Superior on Saturday, March 10, where five teams gathered for the Valley Qualifier. Beginners, Novice and Middle levels competed, however Juniors did not compete at this event.
Teams from Bonner (BON), Thompson Falls (TFS), Plains/Hot Springs (PHS), Frenchtown (FTN), and Alberton/Superior (CFK) were there for week four out of a six week season.
Clark Fork Mountain Cats Coach, Charlie Crabb, said the teams looked good this year and he was pleased to see a good balance between Alberton and Superior kids competing.
Out of all the teams, seven Clark Fork Mountain Cats wrestlers walked away with a first place win and the Cats dominated the 65 pound Novice level placing four out of the top five slots.
In the Middle level at 70 pounds, Clark Fork Mountain Cat, Micah Acker came in first place, as did Decker Milender in the 90 pound class. Jaxson Green was first in 147 pound and Kaleb Pierce at 187 pound.
In Novice, Cat Phineas Cataldo came in first in 65 pound class, Gannon Quinlan came in second in that class, Trizten Avila third and Brydon Drey fifth. At 80 pounds Turner Milender was first and Wade Calloway second and at 90 pounds Landon Richards was first.
Unit 3 Middle
65
Isaiah Shoupe BON
70
Micah Acker CFK
Isaiah Sprecher TFS
Gavin Kelley BON
75
Bow Petersen FTN
Grady Caton BON
Gunnar Gannarelli PHS
Luke Widman FTN
Andrew Allen CFK
Logan Pederson BON
80
Johnny Waterbury PHS
Ben Brown BON
Gage Rausch FTN
Tyler Lyscio PHS
85
Lucas Kovalsky CFK
Drew Carey PHS
Ben Haley BON
Gabe Mobley FTN
Waylen Scheffer FTN
90
Decker Milender CFK
Porter Tollefson FTN
Thatcher Pier FTN
Devin Barnes PHS
95
Jake Jamieson BON
Aaron Pfister PHS
Henry Sawfer BON
Mason Elliot PHS
100
Brody Hardy FTN
Spur Ryan PHS
Brayden Rate FTN
Dillon Gunlock BON
Brody Black PHS
Aidan Rich PHS
105
Brady Schrenk PHS
Branch Martin FTN
Owen Doyle CFK
110
Grant Hoskinson FTN
Dillon Warner FTN
120
Braedyn Smetana BON
Dyrse Davey FTN
130
Jace Koshatka BON
Alexis Degele BON
Kamdyn Henderson FTN
147
Jaxson Green CFK
Austin Brush FTN
166
Will Tatum PHS
187
Kaleb Pierce CFK
Kaden Golding BON
Unit 3 Novice
55
Isiah Mathers PHS
Thaeoden Wilsey FTN
60
Kade Bagley FTN
Matthew Thurston PHS
65
Phineas Cataldo CFK
Gannon Quinlan CFK
Trizten Avila CFK
Brenner Warren FTN
Brydon Drey CFK
Danny Downard FTN
Michael Koskela TFS
70
Jordan Warner FTN
Wyatt Hubley BON
Khalil Brown BON
Weston Lamoroux CFK
Tam Dau CFK
Cash Bolenbaugh FTN
Dylan Prather FTN
Carter Golding BON
75
Gavin Schrenk PHS
Bill Detienne PHS
Gabe Martin FTN
Kort Craft PHS
Braden Shumard BON
Odin Max PHS
Brody Gendrow BON
Mikey MacNair PHS
80
Turner Milender CFK
Wade Calloway CFK
Vinny Paffhausen BON
Drew Fuller BON
Sergi Chinikaylo FTN
Brody Sentell FTN
Gavin Hafner PHS
Clayton Mitchell FTN
85
Nick McCAllister PHS
Chance Angle PHS
Liam Pallister TFS
David Jackson FTN
Beau Crabb PHS
Jonny Felix PHS
Christian Culdice FTN
Cameron Anderson CFK
90
Landon Richards CFK
Levi Brown BON
TJ Eslinger FTN
Sam Doughty CFK
95
Alexander Henkins BON
100
Brady Schmill BON
Cole Houlihan FTN
Westin Wagoner PHS
Noa Stevens TFS
Arrow Hyde PHS
Gage Rate FTN
110
Roper Woodard FTN
Morgan Hoskinson FTN
124
Hank Smith FTN
140
Zhander Moua FTN
Wyatt Hoskinson FTN
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