Polson takes second at home meet

This past weekend, Polson hosted an opening wrestling tournament. Many local athletes competed well.

Polson

The Polson wrestling team took second place at their home meet behind Class AA Sentinel. They had two first place finishers, two second, one third and one fourth. Winning their weight classes were Renee Pierre at 103 and Mike Corrigan at 205. Pierre, a freshman, went 3-0 on the day and defeated Dakota Thompson of Sentinel in the championship. Corrigan, a senior, also went 3-0 and defeated Jake Freeman of Columbia Falls for first place. Shane Pierre and Cameron Brown each took home second place in their respective weight classes. Pierre lost to Brandon Thomas of Columbia Falls in the championship match for the 126 weight class. Brown was defeated by Jake Hegel of Sentinel in the 132 weight class. Bridger Wenzel took third place in the 120 weight class with a record of 5-1. He defeated Bailey Weible of Mission/Charlo to take third. Jaben Wenzel took fourth place after losing to Kaleb Gravelin in the third place match for the 138 weight class.

Ronan

The Chiefs finished right in the middle of the pack as a team. They had one first place finisher and two fourth place finishers. The champion in the group was Jared Neiss, who defeated Cody Warner of Frenchtown in the championship match in the 145 weight class. Taking fourth place for the Chiefs was sophomore Seth Cheff, who went 3-2 on the day and lost to Beau King of Sentinel in the third place match. Also placing fourth, this time in the 205 weight class, was Gray Cook, who went 3-2 on the day and lost to Tanner Stack of Sentinel for third place. Coach Jaime Muir said the team was missing a few kids due to illness, but said he thought the team looked strong in the opening weekend of wrestling.

Mission/Charlo

The Mission/Charlo wrestling team finished ninth in the tournament with 59 points. They had one first place finisher, one second place finisher, and one fourth place finisher. Earning first place was Ethan Goss-Dickie, who won at 285 and went 4-0 on the day. He defeated Jake Rebish for Sentinel for the championship. Taking second place in the 152 weight class was Trent Dennison, who lost to Chandler Paulson of Sentinel to finish 3-1 on the day. In fourth place in the 120 weight class was Bailey Weible, who lost to Bridger Wenzel of Polson in the third place match. He finished 4-2 on the day.

Team Scores

Name, Points, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Total

1. Sentinel, 265.0, 6, 3, 3, 1, 13

2. Polson, 147.0, 2, 2, 1, 1, 6

3. Columbia Falls, 143.0, 1, 3, 1, 1, 6

4. Eureka, 115.0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 5

5. Hamilton, 94.0, 1, 1, 0 1, 3

6. Glacier, 74.5, 0, 0, 2, 1, 3

7. Ronan, 65.0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 3

8. Corvallis, 61.0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2

9. Mission/Charlo, 59.0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 3

10. Whitefish, 49.0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1

11. Florence, 44.0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2

11. Stevensville, 44.0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2

13. Frenchtown, 41.0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 2

14. Thompson Falls, 32.5, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1

15. Bigfork, 20.0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0

16. Superior, 17.5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Polson Invitational

Tournament Results

103 Results

1st Place - Renee Pierre of Polson

2nd Place - Dakota Thomas of Sentinel

3rd Place - Caden Willis of Glacier

4th Place - Carter Brown of Corvallis

1st Place Match

Renee Pierre (Polson High School) 3-0, Fr. over Dakota Thomas (Sentinel High School) 2-1, So. (Fall 3:02).

3rd Place Match

Caden Willis (Glacier High School) 2-1, Fr. over Carter Brown (Corvallis High School) 1-2, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:00 (16-0).

113 Results

1st Place - Reece Eckley of Sentinel

2nd Place - Austin Nelson of Columbia Falls High School

3rd Place - Kaleb Frank of Thompson Falls

4th Place - Michael Golden of Hamilton

1st Place Match

Reece Eckley (Sentinel High School) 4-0, Fr. over Austin Nelson (Columbia Falls High School) 2-1, . (Fall 1:11).

3rd Place Match

Kaleb Frank (Thompson Falls High School) 3-1, So. over Michael Golden (Hamilton High School) 3-2, Fr. (Fall 1:33).

120 Results

1st Place - Cameron Hegel of Sentinel

2nd Place - Kahdan Bakkila of Eureka

3rd Place - Bridger Wenzel of Polson

4th Place - Bailey Weible of Mission/Charlo

1st Place Match

Cameron Hegel (Sentinel High School) 3-0, So. over Kahdan Bakkila (Eureka High School) 2-1, Jr. (MD 15-2).

3rd Place Match

Bridger Wenzel (Polson High School) 5-1, over Bailey Weible (Mission/Charlo High School) 4-2, So. (Fall 4:00).

126 Results

1st Place - Brandon Thomas of Columbia Falls High School

2nd Place - Shane Pierre of Polson

3rd Place - Beau King of Sentinel

4th Place - Seth Cheff of Ronan High School

1st Place Match

Brandon Thomas (Columbia Falls High School) 4-0, over Shane Pierre (Polson High School) 2-1, . (Fall 1:42).

3rd Place Match

Beau King (Sentinel High School) 4-1, . over Seth Cheff (Ronan High School) 3-2, So. (Fall 2:54).

132 Results

1st Place - Jake Hegel of Sentinel

2nd Place - Cameron Brown of Polson High School

3rd Place - Jonathan Schmidt of Eureka High School

4th Place - Justin Gibson of Glacier

1st Place Match

Jake Hegel (Sentinel High School) 4-0, Sr. over Cameron Brown (Polson High School) 3-1, . (Fall 5:15).

3rd Place Match

Jonathan Schmidt (Eureka High School) 4-1, So. over Justin Gibson (Glacier High School) 2-2, Jr. (MD 9-0).

138 Results

1st Place - Josh Schmidt of Eureka

2nd Place - Jace Kovalicky of Sentinel High School

3rd Place - Kaleb Gravelin of Columbia Falls High School

4th Place - Jaben Wenzel of Polson

1st Place Match

Josh Schmidt (Eureka High School) 4-0, Sr. over Jace Kovalicky (Sentinel High School) 2-1, Sr. (Dec 13-8).

3rd Place Match

Kaleb Gravelin (Columbia Falls High School) 3-1, . over Jaben Wenzel (Polson High School) 2-2, Sr. (Fall 2:18).

145 Results

1st Place - Jared Neiss of Ronan

2nd Place - Cody Warner of Frenchtown High School

3rd Place - Dylan Duffalo of Sentinel

4th Place - Dean Kalkken of Florence

1st Place Match

Jared Neiss (Ronan High School) 3-0, Sr. over Cody Warner (Frenchtown High School) 2-1, . (Dec 10-3).

3rd Place Match

Dylan Duffalo (Sentinel High School) 4-1, Sr. over Dean Kalkken (Florence High School) 4-2, . (Fall 2:45).

152 Results

1st Place - Chandler Paulson of Sentinel

2nd Place - Trent Dennison of Mission/Charlo

3rd Place - Jon Blanchard of French

4th Place - Cannon Smith of Eureka

1st Place Match

Chandler Paulson (Sentinel High School) 3-0, Sr. over Trent Dennison (Mission/Charlo High School) 3-1, Jr. (MD 15-5).

3rd Place Match

Jon Blanchard (Frenchtown High School) 4-1, . over Cannon Smith (Eureka High School) 4-2, Jr. (Dec 2-1).

160 Results

1st Place - Chance Stack of Sentinel

2nd Place - Manny Rivera of Hamilton

3rd Place - Donavon Macura of Glacier High School

4th Place - Troy Meyer of Columbia Falls High School

1st Place Match

Chance Stack (Sentinel High School) 4-0, Sr. over Manny Rivera (Hamilton High School) 3-1, Jr. (MD 10-2).

3rd Place Match

Donavon Macura (Glacier High School) 5-1, Sr. over Troy Meyer (Columbia Falls High School) 4-2, . (MD 14-2).

170 Results

1st Place - Bryar Newbary of Sentinel

2nd Place - Colten McPhee of Columbia Falls High School

3rd Place - Garrett Graves of Eureka

4th Place - Ben Crews of Stevensville High School

1st Place Match

Bryar Newbary (Sentinel High School) 3-0, So. over Colten McPhee (Columbia Falls High School) 3-1, . (Fall 1:43).

3rd Place Match

Garrett Graves (Eureka High School) 3-1, So. over Ben Crews (Stevensville High School) 3-2, Jr. (Fall 1:40).

182 Results

1st Place - Justin Hinson of Hamilton High School

2nd Place - Mason Griffin of Stevensville High School

3rd Place - Jace Pancake of Florence High School

4th Place - Dylan Goforth of Sentinel High School

1st Place Match

Justin Hinson (Hamilton High School) 4-0, Jr. over Mason Griffin (Stevensville High School) 2-1, Jr. (Fall 3:01).

3rd Place Match

Jace Pancake (Florence High School) 5-1, . over Dylan Goforth (Sentinel High School) 3-2, So. (Dec 8-3).

205 Results

1st Place - Mike Corrigan of Polson High School

2nd Place - Jake Freeman of Columbia Falls High School

3rd Place - Tanner Stack of Sentinel High School

4th Place - Gray Cook of Ronan High School

1st Place Match

Mike Corrigan (Polson High School) 3-0, Sr. over Jake Freeman (Columbia Falls High School) 3-1, . (Fall 0:33).

3rd Place Match

Tanner Stack (Sentinel High School) 5-1, So. over Gray Cook (Ronan High School) 3-2, Jr. (Dec 3-1).

285 Results

1st Place - Ethan Goss-Dickey of Mission/Charlo High School

2nd Place - Jake Rebish of Sentinel High School

3rd Place - Luke Channer of Corvallis High School

4th Place - Steven Quimby of Whitefish High School

1st Place Match

Ethan Goss-Dickey (Mission/Charlo High School) 4-0, Sr. over Jake Rebish (Sentinel High School) 3-1, Sr. (Fall 2:54).

3rd Place Match

Luke Channer (Corvallis High School) 4-1, . over Steven Quimby (Whitefish High School) 3-2, Sr. (Fall 1:08).