Ronan's Peterson takes second at Rocky Mountain Classic

This past week, wrestling teams started to wind down their regular seasons, preparing for the divisional meets held at the beginning of February.

Polson

Last Tuesday, Polson held their senior night wrestling dual against Columbia Falls. The Pirate wrestlers came out on top, defeating the Wildcats 43-24. Among the winners were Bridger Wenzel, Cameron Brown, Parker Adler, Colton Cote, Noah Humphrey, and Mike Corrigan, who all pinned their opponents.

On Friday and Saturday, Polson traveled to Missoula for the Rocky Mountain Classic against some stiff competition from A, AA and out of state teams. The highest placing Pirates were RJ Pierre, Cameron Brown, and Mike Corrigan, who all took fourth place in their respective weight classes. As a team, Polson took 14th place.

Polson 43, Columbia Fall 24

103 — Austin Nelson, CF, pinned Mateo Quinones, :42; 113 — RJ Pierre, P, dec. Winfield West, 9-5; 120 — Bridger Wenzel, P, pinned Aiden Role, :49; 126 — Ben Windauer, CF, dec. Thunder Morales, 6-4; 132 — Cameron Brown, P, pinned Hunter Peterson, 2:24; 138 — Kaleb Gravelin, CF, pinned Jaben Wenzel, 5:25; 145 — Parker Adler, P, pinned Nathan Fetters, 4:46; 152 — Colton Cote, P, pinned Colton Sweeney, 3:36; 160 — Koby Garcia, P, dec. Colton McPhee, 11-7; 170 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, won by forfeit; 182 — Noah Humphrey, P, pinned Miguel Garate, 5:48; 205 — Mike Corrigan, P, pinned Dale Meyer, :56; 285 — Kyler Koski, CF, dec. Nick Marquardt, 9-6.

Ronan

Ronan traveled to Mission on Thursday night to dual against the Bulldogs for their senior night. A few of the winners included Noah Cheff at 120, who pinned his opponent, Jared Neiss, who defeated his opponent at 145, and Gray Cook at 205, who defeated Chris Anderson.

On Friday and Saturday, Ronan traveled to Missoula and competed against some much larger schools. The highest placing Chief was Hunter Peterson, who took second place overall in his 113 weight class. Jared Neiss also had a good tournament, placing seventh overall. Jesse Herrera won two matches before losing in the quarterfinals. As a team, Ronan tied for 19th place with CMR.

Ronan at Mission

103- Zane Walchuck RON (open) – 113- Hunter Peterson RON (open) – 120- Noah Cheff RON pin Cole Gilleard MC (2:12) – 126- Seth Cheff RON (open) – 132- Ashton Courville RON (open) – 138- open – 145- Jared Neiss RON def. Troy Mitchell MC – 152- Justin Mays RON (open) – 160- Israel Umphrey MC def. Jesse Herrera RON – 170- Steven Michael RON (open) – 182- Kail Cheff RON (open) – 205- Gray Cook RON pin Chris Anderson MC (1:32) – HWT- Ethan Goss-Dickie MC pin Ethan Christopher RON (:54)

Extra- 120- Cole Gilleard MC def. Seth Cheff RON – 145- Troy Mitchell MC pin Justin Mays RON (:46) – 160- Israel Umphrey MC pin Steven Michael RON (:27) – 205- Chris Anderson MC pin Persephone S. RON (:32)

Mission/Charlo

The Bulldogs hosted their senior night on Thursday against Ronan. Israel Umphrey and Ethan Goss-Dickie, the two seniors on the team, both won their matches.

On Friday and Saturday, Mission/Charlo traveled to Choteau. They competed against some of the top Class B/C teams in the state. Israel Umphrey had a great tournament, placing sixth in the 160 weight class. Gus Bosley also had a good tournament, placing fifth in the 182 weight class. Ethan Goss-Dickie was the third Bulldog to place. He took third overall in the 285 weight class.

Arlee

Arlee also traveled to Choteau this past weekend. TJ Knoll took second place in the 145 weight class, as did Alex Bertollt in the 182 weight class. No results were available from Arlee’s other meets last week.

Choteau Classic

145: Jake Lile, Plains-Hot Springs; TJ Knoll, Arlee

160: Taner Stone, Choteau; Ben Rauscher, Conrad; Derek Bell, Chinook; Spencer Dougherty, Shepherd; Kane Lawson, Plains-Hot Springs; Israel Umphrey, St. Ignatius-Charlo.

182: Steeler French, Choteau; Alex Bertollt, Arlee; Jesse Dannels, Chinook; James Slaughter, Fairfield-Simms; Gus Bosley, St. Ignatius-Charlo

285: Justin Pfeifer, Cut Bank; Denver Krone, Choteau; Ethan Goss-Dickie, St. Ignatius-Charlo

JUG BECK ROCKY MOUNTAIN CLASSIC

Team scores – 1, Havre 193; 14, Polson 94; t-19, Great Falls CMR 54.5; t-19, Ronan 54.5

103 pounds

Second round – R.J. Pierre, POL, pin Caden Willis, GLA, 1:28

Quarterfinals – Pierre pin Nelson, 5:04

Third place – Tebbets, MED, dec. Pierre, POL, 8-3.

Semifinals – Dalton Port, CLK, dec. Chase Tebbets, MED, 6-0; Chance McLane, BOZ, pin R.J. Pierre, POL, 1:45.

113 pounds

Second round – Hunter Peterson, RON, tech Martin, 16-1; Sanders, pin Mateo Quinones, POL, 5:40

Quarterfinals – Peterson dec. Eckley, 13-7

Semifinals – Bjorn Schroeder, BOZ, pin Kaleb Macioseck, CDA, 3:02; Hunter Peterson, RON, pin. Ryan Stewart, HAV, 1:39.

Championship – Bjorn Schroeder, BOZ, maj. dec. Hunter Peterson, RON, 9-1.

120 pounds

First round – Nick Kunz, CAP, maj. dec. Bridger Wenzel, POL, 10-1; Caleb Birdwell, FRG, dec. Noah Cheff, RON, 7-3

126 pounds

First round – Seth Cheff, RON, dec. Tanner Terzo, HLG, 2-0; Thunder Morales, POL, pin Aric Fortin, LCT, :59; Reese Karst, POW, pin Mitchell Moffat, CDA, :44.

Second round – Justin Gibson, GLA, pin Cheff, :34; Morales dec. Wienholz, 6-4

Quarterfinals – Degen pin Morales, 3:10.

132 pounds

First round – Tanner Benton, CLK, pin Ashtin Courville, RON, :23; Cameron Brown, POL, pin Kaleb Ververis, SUP, 1:08

Second round – Brown dec. Massey, 6-2

Quarterfinals – Brown maj. dec. Benton, 10-0

Semifinals – Cam Sorenson, UHI, dec. Logan Pleninger, HAV, 3-0; Jake Hegel, MSN, pin Cameron Brown, POL, 1:43.

Third place – Pleninger, HAV, dec. Brown, POL, 8-2.

138 pounds

First round – Kai Stewart, CMR, dec. Jaben Wenzel, POL, 10-4

145 pounds

First round – Jared Niess, RON, pin Tanner Snodderly, CLK, 1:13; Parker Adler, POL, pin Ken Woods, MHG, 1:37

Second round – Niess pin Anderson, 5:18; Adler pin Falk Eberhahn, LCT, :20

Quarterfinals – Degen maj. dec. Niess, 25-11; Komac maj. dec. Adler, 13-4.

Seventh place – Jared Niess, RON, pin Mason Fetters, CF, 2:25.

152 pounds

First round – Colton Cote, POL, pin Justin Mays, RON, 1:02

Second round – Filius pin Cote, 3:14

160 pounds

First round – Tucker Darrah, POW, pin Koby Garcia, POL, 2:30; Jesse Herrera, RON, dec. Manny Rivera, HAM, 9-2

Second round – Herrera maj. dec. Zach Baker, MHG, 10-1

Quarterfinals – Flammond pin Herrera, :26.

170 pounds

Second round – Newbary pin Steven Michael, RON, 2:30

182 pounds

First round – Caiden Crawford, HEL, pin Wesley Pablo, RON, :38; Noah Humphrey, POL, pin Miguel Garate, CF, 1:28

Second round – Meinzinger pin Humphrey, :42.

205 pounds

First round – Mike Corrigan, POL, pin Billy McDaniels, GFC, :15

Second round – Corrigan pin Rusty Dan, LCT, :53; Moldenhauser pin Gray Cook, RON, 2:26

Quarterfinals – Corrigan dec. Hinson, 11-7

Semifinals – Dylan Beeler, CLK, pin Tyler Rickel, UHI, 3:05; Zach Easum, POW, pin Mike Corrigan, POL, 1:25.

Third place – Justin Hinson, HAM, dec. Corrigan, POL, 7-5.

285 pounds

First round – Nick Marquardt, POL, pin Ethan Christopher, RON, 1:40

Second round – Wyatt Wickham, CV, pin Marquart