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Polson, C-Falls, Whitefish, Libby all qualify wrestlers at seeding tourney

Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 1 month AGO
by Daily Inter Lake
| February 8, 2020 12:39 AM

RONAN — Polson qualified 13 wrestlers for the state tournament on Saturday at the Northwest A Divisional tournament in Ronan.

Whitefish has seven, Columbia Falls nine and Libby eight wrestlers headed to states on Feb. 14-15.

For Polson: Braedon Illif (103 pounds), Gavin Knutson (113), Kedrick Baker (126), Kellen Norman (132), Tyren Stidham (138), Jaren Keene (145), Caleb Pierre (152), Logan Adler (160), Garrett Croft (170), Sean Calahan (170), Hunter Pittsley (182), Aaron O’Roake (205) and Alexander Mathewson (285).

Libby qualified Cael Schwindt (103), Xander Spady (126), Zan Nordwick (138), Trey Thompson (152), Cody Crace (160), Tucker Masters (160), Tyler Smith (205) and Ayden Smith (285).

For Whitefish: Carter Moran (120), Leroy Orel 9126), Jackson Carson (126), Kolter Kidrick (138), Rylee Creasey (152), Camren Ross (160) and Brian Sweeney (285).

Columbia Falls wrestlers qualified for the state tournament: Dale Blickhan (103), Justin Windauer (113), Orion Barta (120), Ty Allen (132), Lucas Thacker (152), Josh Bertram (170), Brayden Stone (182) and DJ Laycock (182).

The All-Class state wrestlng tournament is Feb. 14-15 at Billings MetraPark.

Northwest A Divisional Wrestling Tournament

At Ronan High School

Team Scores

1. Frenchtown 274.0; 2. Browning 200.5; 3. Hamilton/Darby 171.0; 4. Libby/Troy 162.0; 5. Polson 158.0; 6. Columbia Falls 135.0; 7. Corvallis 123.0; 8. Dillon 99.5; 9. Whitefish 89.0; 10. Ronan 47.0; 11. Stevensville/Victor 27.0; 12. Butte Central 7.0.

Individual Results

103

3rd Place Match

Cael Schwindt (Libby/Troy) maj dec. Chris Hall (Browning), 14-6)

5th Place Match

Braedon Illif (Polson) won by fall over Parker Smith (Dillon), 1:48.

7th Place Match

Dale Blickhan (Columbia Falls) dec. Kiera Davis (Corvallis), 10-7.

113

1st Place Match

Walker Dyer (Frenchtown) won by fall over Justin Windauer (Columbia Falls), 1:52.

3rd Place Match

Jesse Anson (Hamilton/Darby) won by fall over Josiah Kilman (Columbia Falls), 3-1.

5th Place Match

Johnathan Williams (Corvallis) maj. dec. Seth Allen (Hamilton/Darby), 14-0

7th Place Match

Gavin Knutson (Polson) maj. dec. Irish Cenicola (Polson),12-2.

120

1st Place Match

Eli Warner (Frenchtown) won by fall over Maysn Cowell (Polson), 5:46.

3rd Place Match

Nicholai Blanchard (Frenchtown) dec. Noah Huffaker (Dillon) 7-4.

5th Place Match

Orion Barta (Columbia Falls) dec. Ashton Flamand (Browning), 5-2.

7th Place Match

Kanyon Stoker (Corvallis) won by fall Carter Moran (Whitefish), 0:42.

126

1st Place Match

Jake Bibler (Frenchtown) won by fall over Kedrick Baker (Polson), 1:46.

3rd Place Match

Xander Spady (Libby/Troy) won by fall over Jackson Carson (Whitefish), 4:04.

5th Place Match

Leroy Orel (Whitefish) won by tech fall over Roman Duke (Frenchtown), 4:39.

7th Place Match

Gunner Wright (Dillon) won by fall over Peterson Watkins (Ronan), 2:23.

132

1st Place Match

Zane Schroeder (Frenchtown) dec. Quentin Campos (Browning), 9-5.

3rd Place Match

James Wissenbach (Corvallis) dec. Kellen Norman (Polson) 3-2.

5th Place Match

Jason Davis (Corvallis) won by fall over Kaden Pittman (Dillon), 2:43.

7th Place Match

Deegan Martin (Hamilton/Darby) maj dec. Ty Allen (Columbia Falls), 13-1.

138

1st Place Match

John Warner (Frenchtown) won by fall over Zane Nordwick (Libby/Troy), 4:44.

3rd Place Match

Cole Anson (Hamilton/Darby) won by fall over Jeff Madman (Browning), 2:34.

5th Place Match

Kolter Kidrick (Whitefish) won by fall over Tyren Stidham (Polson), 4:17.

7th Place Match

Nate Davis (Corvallis) maj. dec. Eli Carlos (Dillon), 11-2.

145

1st Place Match

Triston Davis (Corvallis) won by fall over Kolby Reum (Ronan), 1:26.

3rd Place Match

Smokey Stoker (Frenchtown) dec. Aaron Wells (Browning), 10-5.

5th Place Match

Peyton Hicks (Frenchtown) dec. Aaron Springer (Stevensville/Victor), 7-4.

7th Place Match

Jaren Keene (Polson) won by fall over Trey Torpen (Columbia Falls), 1:58.

152

1st Place Match

Trey Thompson (Libby/Troy) won by fall over Lucas Thacker (Columbia Falls), 1:50.

3rd Place Match

Ethan Chavez (Corvallis) dec. Rylee Creasey (Whitefish), 10-7.

5th Place Match

Peter Gibson (Dillon) maj. dec. Caleb Pierre (Polson), 9-1.

7th Place Match

Ethan Cramer (Hamilton/Darby) won by fall over Dylan Janes (Stevensville/Victor), 0:52.

160

1st Place Match

Bridger Williams (Hamilton/Darby) won by fall over Cody Crace (Libby/Troy), 1:39.

3rd Place Match

Tucker Masters (Libby/Troy) dec. Chance Kittson (Browning), 3-1.

5th Place Match

Camren Ross (Whitefish) dec. Logan Adler (Polson), 7-0.

7th Place Match

Daniel Collins Bishop (Ronan) dec. Noah Rausch (Frenchtown), 5-2.

170

1st Place Match

Cooper Hoffman (Dillon) won by tech fall over Josh Bertram (Columbia Falls), 4:51.

3rd Place Match

Garrett Croft (Polson) dec. Noah Hurst (Hamilton/Darby), 7-6.

5th Place Match

Brennyn Running crane (Browning) won by fall over Cody Fisher (Hamilton/Darby), 1:56.

7th Place Match

Bryce Weidow (Corvallis) won by fall over Sean Calahan (Polson), 1:40.

182

1st Place Match

Charlie Bullcalf (Browning) 30-8, Sr. over Canyon Shope (Frenchtown), 5-4.

3rd Place Match

Braydon Stone (Columbia Falls) dec. DJ Laycock (Columbia Falls), 7-1.

5th Place Match

Sahkaia Wehr (Stevensville/Victor) won by fall over Hunter Pittsley (Polson), 2:45.

7th Place Match

Ben Holtzen (Corvallis) won by fall over Tommy Cambell (Browning), 1:36.

205

1st Place Match

Tate Jones (Frenchtown) dec. over Jayden Salios (Browning), 5-3.

3rd Place Match

Preston Hales (Dillon) won by fall over Brendyn Whiteman (Browning), 1:54.

5th Place Match

Cadogan Wheat (Hamilton/Darby) won by fall over Aaron O’Roake (Polson), 2:20.

7th Place Match

Kai Nash (Whitefish) won by fall over Tyler Smith (Libby/Troy), 3:27.

285

1st Place Match

Chuck Braverock (Browning) won by fall over Aydan Williamson (Libby/Troy), 5:43.

3rd Place Match

Brock Jones (Hamilton/Darby) won by fall over Alexander Mathewson (Polson), 2:09.

5th Place Match

Max Morency (Ronan) won by fall over Brian Sweeney (Whitefish), 2:08.

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