Arlee, Mission travel to Superior

SUPERIOR — Both Mission-Charlo’s and Arlee’s wrestling teams saw grapplers place on Saturday at the Superior Invitational.

Mission-Charlo merited a fifth-place finish behind a 170-pound victory from Jacen Petersen, a second-place finish from Steven Bravo at 195 pounds and third-place showings from 113-pounder Morgan Schultz and 120-pounder Gregory Weatherwax.

“We have a ways to go, but we’re sitting pretty good,” said Mission-Charlo coach Lyle Cronk.

Cronk was especially excited about Weatherwax’s effort.

“It was really a great day for Gregory Weatherwax,” he said. “He looked great and really started to get on his offense and moved really well on the mat.”

Schultz only fell to familiar foe Garrett White of Eureka in the 113-pound weight class, otherwise turning in a dominant performance.

“We were excited for the chance to wrestle him again, and we’re looking forward to getting another shot at him down the line,” Cronk said.

Petersen, undefeated so far this season, pinned Libby’s Garret Chapel in the 170-pound championship bout.

Another bright spot for Mission-Charlo was Swiss exchange student Manuel Amman, a first-time wrestler who went 2-2 on Saturday and has already won three matches early in the season. Kyle Couture and Tyler Spidel also posted 2-2 records.

Things may have gone even better had Mission-Charlo had 132-pounder Jamie Mullins, who was sidelined by a concussion he sustained in Thursday’s home quad match.

“We’ve really got a good group,” Cronk said. “We’re so excited to get our whole team in there together.”

Arlee, wrestling just five boys, saw sophomore Alex Bertollt take third place in the tough 170-pound bracket. The Warriors team netted 22.5 points to finish 12th.

Both teams hosted quad mixers on Thursday as well. Bertollt shone for Arlee in those bouts as well, pinning Plains’ Steven Clinkenbeard and Eureka’s Wyatt Miller.

At the Mission-Charlo mixer, Petersen and Bravo pinned both of their opponents as well.

Petersen and Schultz will travel to Couer d’Alene, Idaho this weekend in one of the Northwest’s premier tournaments of the season. The rest of the team will go to Corvallis.

“It’s just a matter of getting each individual to reach their own goals,” Cronk said.

Arlee will trek north to the Eureka Invitational this weekend.

Saturday, Dec. 14

Superior Invitational

Team standings – 1, Frenchtown, 180.5; 2, Eureka, 149.5; 3, Libby, 130; 4, Cut Bank, 96; 5, Mission-Charlo, 93.5; 6, Browning, 88.5; 7, Plains-Hot Springs, 72; 8, Thompson Falls, 59; 9, Superior, 51; 10, Kalispell Glacier, 39; 11, Noxon, 34; 12, Arlee, 22.5.

Individuals

98

Championship – Caleb Bagnell, FTN, pinned Blaine Parkin, SUP, 2:51.

Third place – TJay Osborne, BRN, pinned Lena Babcock, TF, 1:49.

106

Championship – Kahden Bakkila, EUR, pinned Cody Warner, FTN, 1:26.

Third place – Keaton Anderson, CB.

113

Championship – Garrett White, EUR, dec. Anthony Parkin, SUP, 12-4.

Third place – Morgan Schultz, MC, maj. dec. Cade Livoti, FTN, 14-2.

120

Championship – Zach Durden, EUR, pinned Dylan Roby, LIB, 1:13.

Third place – Gregory Weatherwax, MC, maj. dec. Preston Downnard, FTN, 9-0.

126

Championship – Tyler Ishler, FTN, dec. Josh Schmidt, EUR, 2-1.

Third place – Cody Kessel, LIB, dec. Weston Stover, TF, 6-1.

132

Championship – Russell Kujala, PHS, dec. Travis Vermulum, CB, 5-4.

Third place – Skyler Higareda, LIB, pinned Levi Lambertson, EUR, 2:37.

138

Championship – Zach Crace, LIB, pinned Bridger Lapierre, SUP, 3:48.

Third place – Jace Berkram, CB, maj. dec. Logan Goodwin, PHS, 10-2.

145

Championship – Cody Lemons, FTN, pinned Reid VandenBos, CB, 1:27.

Third place – Nikko Bakkila, EUR, pinned Colton Bray, TF, 1:05.

152

Championship – Evan Finstad, CB, dec. Brandon Gilham, BRN, 8-1.

Third place – Brett Jensen, FTN, dec. Joey Milner, TF, 6-5.

160

Championship – Josh Bowers, LIB, pinned Wyatt Miller, EUR, 3:29.

Third place – Isaac Saenz, GLA, maj. dec. Kyle Milner, TF, 9-0.

170

Championship – Jacen Petersen, MC, pinned Garret Chapel, LIB, 1:50.

Third place – Alex Bertollt, ARL, pinned Joe Detienne, PHS, 1:09.

195

Championship – Nathan Bennett, FTN, pinned Steven Bravo, MC, 5:00.

Third place – Michael Ollinger, BRN, tech fall Kaelan Yanick, 18-2.

220

Championship – Rand Pritzkau, FTN, pinned John Onofrey, NXN, 2:25.

Third place – Jason Gervais, BRN, pinned Jaiden Little Dog, CB, 1:08.

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Championship – Ben Gorham, PHS, pinned Dakota Rutherford, BRN, 2:06.

Third place – Eli Horn, GLA, pinned Dietrick House, TF, 2:15.

Thursday, Dec. 12

Arlee Mixer

Teams competing: Arlee (A), Plains-Hot Springs (P), Superior (S) and Eureka (E).

138 – Logan Goodwin, P, dec. Daniel Dunlop, A, 13-6.

138 – Bridger LaPierre, S, maj. dec. Jake Lile, P, 11-2.

170 – Alex Bertollt, A, pin Steven Clinkenbeard, Pl, 1:55.

220 – Kaelan Tanick, E, pin Caleb Connolly, P, 1:36.

152 – Colby Hammack, E, pin Ty Adams, A, 0:29.

113 – Anthony Parkin, S, pin Dahden Bakkila, E, 4:41.

138 – Daniel Dunlop, A, dec. James Dunn, E, 7-4.

138 – Bridger LaPierre, S, pin Logan Goodwin, P, 5:05.

170 – Alex Bertollt, A, pin Wyatt Miller, E, 3:18.

285 – Ben Gorham, P, pin Caleb Connolly, P, 1:43.

113 – Anthony Parkin, S, tech. TJ Knoll, A, 21-6.

132 – Russell Kujala, P, pin Josh Schmidt, E, 3:24.

138 – Bridger LaPierre, S, dec. Daniel Dunlop, A, 4-2.

St. Ignatius Mixer

Teams competing: St. Ignatius-Charlo (SI), Deer Lodge (DL), Florence (F), Noxon (N).

106 – Colin Rogers, DL, pin Danny Helmer, SI, 1:46.

120 – Morgan Schultz, SI, dec. Logan Danforth, DL, 7-5.

132 – Brady Wilson, N, pin Shay Miller, F, 1:11.

132 – Connor Rogers, DL, pin Dean Klakken, F, 2:35.

132 – Jamie Mullins, SI, pin Tristan Marjarison, DL, 1:21.

138 – Brett Volkman, F, maj. dec. Sean Cozby, DL, 14-0.

138 – Torren Lawson, F, pin Jay Wadsworth, SI, 3:11.

145 – Kory Neal, N, tech. Tristan Huff, DL, 15-0.

152 – Sheldon Danforth, DL, pin Kyle Couture, SI, 1:12.

160 – Jace Pankake, F, dec. Luke Crowe, N, 8-3.

160 – Manuel Amman, SI, pin Chance Sawyer, N, 3:00.

170 – Jacen Petersen, SI, pin Gary Wadman, N, 1:37.

195 – Ricky Clawson, DL, pin Austin Minzen, F, 2:38.

195 – Steven Bravo, SI, pin Alan Chanjacky , N, 1:11.

220 – Keenan Hendrickson, F, pin Ethan Goss, SI, 1:24.

285 – John Onofrey, N, pin Tyler Spidel, SI, 1:11

285 – Keenan Hendrickson, F, pin John Onofrey, N, 3:42.

126 – Brady Wilson, N, dec. Logan Danforth, DL, 11-2.

132 — Connor Rogers, DL, dec. Jamie Mullins, SI, 3-2.

132 – Dean Klakken, F, pin Tristan Marjarison, DL, 2:49.

138 – Brett Volkman, F, pin Jay Wadsworth, SI, 1:53.

132 – Sean Cozby, DL, pin Shay Miller, F, 1:51.

138 – Torren Lawson, F, pin Tristan Huff, DL, 3:00.

145 – Sheldon Danforth, DL, pin Cory Neal, N, 2:47.

152 – Luke Crowe, N, dec. Kyle Couture, SI, 7-3.

160 – Gary Wadman, N, pin Manuel Amman, 1:11

170 – Jacen Petersen, SI, pin Jace Pankake, F, 1:47.

195 – Alan Chanjacky, N, pin Austin Minzen, F, 1:49.

195 – Steven Bravo, SI, pin Ricky Clawson, DL, :23.

220 – John Onofrey, N, pin Ethan Goss, SI, 1:36.

285 – Tyler Spidel, SI, dec. Keenan Hendrickson, F, 2:18.

152 – Sheldon Danforth, F, pin Chance Sawyer, N, 1:30.

132 – Jamie Mullins, SI, disq. Dean Klakken, F.