Pirates wrestlers plagued by injuries headed into second half
The Polson Pirates wrestling team has had three key injuries to key players that has Coach Bob Owen concerned as postseason rapidly approaches.
During the Bozeman Invitational, 160-pounder Fritsch turned his ankle. RJ Pierre, the Pirates 103-pounder, dislocated his elbow and Cameron Brown is recovering from perineal-nerve damage sustained from accidentally shooting himself in the left leg.
Owen said he isn’t optimistic about his team hosting Thursday night’s dual against Columbia Falls until they get key pieces healthy.
“Columbia Falls is good and we will have a hard time winning dual meets until we get these kids healthy,” Owen said. “We have looked better each match and we need to not worry about the team score. I think our success is going to be totally dependent on getting healthy. If we can get those three back in the lineup, I feel fairly strongly about our chances of being in the top three at the end of the year but I don’t know where we are with those three.”
Polson’s Bridger Wenzel has pinned his way into today’s semifinal round of the Tom LeProwse Invitational wrestling tournament. The 132-pounder stuck Clay Fischer of Butte Central in 2:24 in the first round Friday and Jan Sanchez of Cody in the quarterfinals in 1:54.
Polson’s Parker Adler at 132, Hunter Fritsch at 160 and Noah Humphrey at 182 lost in the quarterfinals.
Wenzel, the Pirate’s 126-pound wrestler, finished fourth as the team’s highest placer at the Invite. Parker Adler finished fifth in the 138-pound division and Humphrey finished sixth in the 182-pound weight class.
Brown is eyeing a comeback after his wrestling career was in jeopardy after accidentally shooting himself in the left leg. According to Owen, he has made progress
“Brown has been cleared to start drilling in wrestling in two weeks,” Owen said. “I am hopeful that he returns. We are depending on our trainer to get us back into position and we can contend for trophies in the divisional and state,” Owen said. “We did get good news on Brown who has been cleared to start drilling in wrestling. Hopefully we get him back for the last two dauls. He received a second opinion from a doctor in Missoula and said he didn’t feel like he severed any nerves. He got a brace for his ankle and cleared him to start to drill in the practice room.”
Tom LeProwse Invitational
At Bozeman — Friday’s Results
Team Totals
1, Bozeman 136; 2, Billings Skyview 109.5; 3, Great Falls 101.5; 4, Billings Senior 93; t-5, Butte 87; t-5, Helena 87; 7, Helena Capital 82.5; 8, Colstrip 76; 9, Powell (WY) 64; 10, Hardin 60.5; 11, Missoula Sentinel 60; 12, Polson 58; 13, Huntley Project 50; 14, Billings West 48; 15, Laurel 46.5; 16, Cody 44.5; 17, Missoula Big Sky 43; 18, Missoula Hellgate 39; 19, Livingston 37; 20, Dillon 36; 21, Belgrade 35; 22, Whitehall 31; 23, Forsyth 29; 24, Billings Central 25; 25, Butte Central 14; 26, Columbus-Absarokee 12.
Matches
103 pounds
First round – Isaac Romero, Hel, pin Roy Russell, BuCe, 3:17; Cameron Wanner, Sky, pin Wyatt Queer, But, 5:41; Clancy Russell, WH, dec. Ivan Lee, Lau, 9-5; Gentry Lamb, Sky, dec. Alejandr Madrid, Sen, 6-2.
Second round – Romero, Hel, pin Trevin Welzien, MBS, 4:51; Wil Queer, But, pin Wyatt Van Pelt, West, 3:07; Abraham Stapleton, Sen, dec. Tayt Rogers, Boz, 6-3; Wanner, Sky, maj. dec. Aden Rogge, Liv, 12-4; Clayton Donally, HP, dec. Zach Figg, West, 7-3; Logan Scott, West, pin Keith Pretty Weasel, Har, 2:52; Easton Shupe, GFH, pin Nick Ramsey, MHG, 1:28; Lamb, Sky, pin Russell, WH, :54.
Quarterfinals – Romero, Hel, pin Wil Queer, But, 2:55; Stapleton, Sen, dec. Wanner, Sky, 5-2; Donally, HP, pin Scott, West, 5:37; Lamb, Sky, pin Shupe, GFH, 2:45.
113 pounds
First round – Adam Bankert, Liv, pin Brody Skillicorn, MBS, 1:36; Roystanl Deguzman, Bel, pin Alex Derbyshire, BiCe, 2:27; Justen Unrein, Sen, pin Glory Konency, West, 2:16; Leif Schroeder, Boz, pin Dakota Thomas, MSN, :54; Michael Maddox, Pow, pin Mateo Quinones, Pol, 1:08; Nolan Dulaney, Cap, dec. Scout Allen, But, 10-3; Sterling Quinn, Boz, tech fall London Norris, Hel, 16-0 (5:29); Jaiden James, Boz, pin Jaxen Dean, HP, 1:48; Bridger Lamb, Sky, pin Gino Dalbec, Hel, 1:51.
Second round – Bankert, Liv, dec. Matthew DeWitt, Lau, 9-5; Unrein, Sen, pin Deguzman, Bel, 1:23; Tyler Coddington, Cap, pin Austin Rollins, Bel, 1:56; Schroeder, Boz, pin Wyatt Harmer, Har, 2:39; Maddox, Pow, pin Luke Huffaker, Dil, 2:42; Dulaney, Cap, dec. Jayden Ramirez, Sen, 6-0; Quinn, Boz, dec. James, Boz, 4-1; Tyler Casey, But, pin Lamb, Sky, 2:58.
Quarterfinals – Bankert, Liv, dec. Unrein, Sen, 3-2; Schroeder, Boz, pin Coddington, Cap, 4:23; Dulaney, Cap, dec. Maddox, Pow, 9-2; Quinn, Boz, dec. Casey, But, 6-2.
120 pounds
First round – Charlie Klepps, Sen, pin Clay Collins, Bel, 3:42; Gabe Tierney, But, pin Taylor Wiers, Boz, 3:11; John Mears, Bel, tech fall Kaleb Ripley, Lau, 15-0 (4:50); Keagan Campbell, Lau, pin Clay Haverland, C-A, :54; Chance McLane, Boz, pin Braeden Lomas, GFH, 3:55.
Second round – Klepps, Sen, pin 3:14; Brian Brazelton, Pow, 3:14; Conner May, MHG, pin Caleb Gilliland, Liv, 1:36; Austin Murhpy, Hel, pin Tierney, But, 4:34; Mears, Bel, pin Gabe DiAgneau, West, 2:42; Nick Kunz, Cap, maj. dec. Campbell, 14-4; Danny Maciel, Sky, pin Blake Zimmerman, HP, 1:25; Justin Kovalicky, MSN, maj. dec. Jalen Rambin, Sen, 10-0; McLane, Boz, pin Dayne Martin, MBS, 2:55.
Quarterfinals – Klepps, Sen, pin May, MHG, 2:20; Mears, Bel, maj. dec. Murphy, Hel, 8-0; Kunz, Cap, dec. Maciel, Sky, 9-4; McLane, Boz, pin Kovalicky, MSN, 4:29.
126 pounds
First round – Jackson Currier, Col, tech fall Jordan Michalski, West, 21-5 (3:29); Brandon Rockwell, Bel, dec. Kolten Unrein, Sen, 6-2; Tyler Vetter, But, pin Riley Forcella, WH, 3:31; Nathan Weber, For, pin Peyton Hettick, But, 1:10; Brider Hall, MHG, pin Keagan Thompson, Lau, 1:30; Brendan Gill, Liv, pin Ethan Asher, Pow, 1:58; Connor Johnson, WH, pin Brent Kelly, C-A, :32; Reece Eckley, MSN, pin Ethan Boyce, BiCe, 1:40; Bjorn Schroeder, Boz, pin Logan Lundin, Cap, 4:34.
Second round – Currier, Col, tech fall Jack Dresel, GFH, 23-8 (3:54); Vetter, But, pin Rockwell, Bel, :56; Brayden Schwalbe, Sky, tech fall Rico Martinez, Sen, 15-0 (5:08); Weber, For, pin Hall, MHG, 3:09; Justin Mayfield, MSN, pin Gill, Liv, 2:28; Eckley, MSN, pin Johnson, WH, 1:57; Schroeder, Boz, pin Jacob Williamson, Hel, 2:43.
Quarterfinals – Currier, Col, dec. Vetter, But, 8-5; Schwalbe, Sky, pin Nathan Gifford, Cody, 1:52; Weber, For, maj. dec. Mayfield, MSN, 9-1; Schroeder, Boz, pin Eckley, MSN, 3:07.
132 pounds
First round – Caleb James, Boz, pin Gabe Lacey, But, :58; Kwin Stoddard, Dil, pin Hunter Terry, Boz, :59; David Plummer, Cody, pin Luke Joy, MSN, 6:26; Devin Crawford, Hel, dec. Caden Hilliard, GFH, 1-0; Jahzriel Peak, Sen, pin Matt Glennon, Lau, 1:53; Wyatt Gordon, MBS, pin Cory West, But, :22; Bridger Wenzel, Pol, pin Clay Fisher, BuCe, 2:24; Jon Sanchez, Cody, pin Tamis Roe, Bel, :48; Josh Macy, Sky, pin Reese Karst, Pow, 6:45; Cam Hegel, MSN, pin Quinn Sandlin, Liv, :25; Zain Fitzgerald, Cody, pin Preston Innis, Boz, 1:08; Austin Ketchem, Sky, pin Miles Brown, Boz, 1:55.
Second round – James, Boz, pin Nate Brown, MHG, :50; Plummer, Cody, pin Stoddard, Dil, 5:34; Lee Lambrecht, Cap, dec. Crawford, Hel, 6-4; Peak, Sen, pin Gordon, MBS, 3:02; Wenzel, Pol, pin Jose Rodriguez, BiCe, 1:07; Sanchez, Cody, dec. Nate Goddard, C-A, 4-3; Hegel, MSN, pin Macy, Sky, :50; Fitzgerald, Cody, def. Ketchem, Sky, inj.
Quarterfinals – James, Boz, pin Plummer, Cody, 1:47; Peak, Sen, dec. Lambrecht, Cap, 8-7; Wenzel, Pol, pin Sanchez, Cody, 1:54; Hegel, MSN, pin Fitzgerald, Cody, 1:04.
138 pounds
First round – Sawyer Degen, Bel, pin Trevor Dillon, Sky, 4:55; Beau King, MSN, def. Austin Neives, BuCe, forf.; Matthew Contreraz, Sen, pin Rhys Sopp, Boz, 1:11; Brody Karhu, Pow, pin Kyle Schaff, HP, 1:28; Parker Adler, Pol, pin Dhawson McKinnis, Hel, 1:00; Jacob Morgan, BiCe, pin John Varian, Cody, 3:53; Cade Kay, Sky, dec. Seth Boyd, West, 8-5; Ty Bradley, Col, pin Connor Goddard, C-A, 2:18; Michael Weber, For, pin Keeghan Goddard, C-B, :34; Nick Manion, Boz, pin Alex Watson, Liv, 2:31; Conner Schwend, Hard, pin Kayne Johnson, Lau, 2:55; Kyle Tabbert, Hel, dec. Conall Powers, MSN, 7-3; Asa Hoerner, MHG, pin Cooper Hoffman, Dil, 1:49; Matthew Middleton, HP, ded. Kadin Lahtin, MBS, 7-5; Willie Anderson, But, pin Taron Morgan, HP, 2:47; Clayton Currier, Col, pin Kyle Gordon, MBS, 2:24.
Second round – Degen, Bel, tech fall King, MSN, 17-2 (5:14); Contreraz, Sen, pin Karhu, Pow, 2:45; Adler, Pol, pin Morgan, BiCe, :38; Bradley, Col, maj. dec. Kay, Sky, 11-1; Weber, For, pin Manion, Boz, 1:31; Tabbert, Hel, maj. dec. Schwend, Har, 10-0; Middleton, HP, pin Hoerner, MHG, 3:04; Currier, Col, pin Anderson, But, 1:22.
Quarterfinals – Degen, Bel, pin Contreraz, Sen, 1:46; Bradley, Col, dec. Adler, Pol, 7-5; Weber, For, pin Tabbert, Hel, 2:33; Currier, Col, tech fall Middleton, HP, 17-2 (4:41).
145 pounds
First round – Nakoda Siegel, Col, tech fall Jase Lewis, MHG, 18-3 (3:24); Tyler Loch, GFH, pin Sam Peterson, Dil, 3:24; Quinn Sullivan, But, pin Nick McVey-Touche, Cap, 3:10; Robbie Coleman, C-A, pin Cole Vandelinder, BiCe, 1:27; Connor Peterson, Sky, pin Braxtyn Armstrong, WH, 5:36; Ryan Swanson, Sen, pin Nate Palmer, C-A, 4:39; Tucker Crawford, Boz, pin Sam Schmidt, HP, 1:05; Travis Schulte, Cap, tech fall RJ Gill, Lau, 18-2 (4:36).
Second round – Siegel, Col, maj. dec. Loch, GFH, 8-0; Sullivan, But, dec, Ridge Troupe, Hel, 9-5; Jace Rhodes, West, pin Kadin Schonsberg, But, 1:42; Austin Carothers, Sky, pin Coleman, C-A, 4-33; KJ Swanson, MBS, maj. dec. Peterson, Sky, 12-2; Victor Howieson, Liv, dec. R. Swanson, Sen, 12-6; Crawford, Boz, pin Liam O’Hara, Cody, 1:51; Schulte, Cap, pin Bo Dearcom, Pow, 1:13.
Quarterfinals – Siegel, Col, maj. dec. Sullivan, But, 15-1; Rhodes, West, Carothers, Sky, 7-0; Swanson, MBS, maj. dec. Howieson, Liv, 13-3; Schulte, Cap, pin Crawford, Boz, 4:28.
152 pounds
First round – Brent Tezak, Dil, dec. Jett Rebish, MBS, 8-3; Jack Murphy, Cap, 2:46; Cody Blaede, Col, pin Shade Noble, Bel, 4:23; Izaac Sessums, MHG, pin Nathan Hollar, C-A, :56; Drai Ramsey, Cap, pin Rob Gunderson, BiCe, 5:22; Anthony Baldwin, MSN, dec. Caden Benboe, Sen, 4-1; Dominic Baird, GFH, pin Ty Greenfield, Har, 1:31; Garrett Smith, HP, pin Ethan Clark, 3:02; Dylan Faihl, C-A, pin Ryker Potter, LP, 1:11; Dalton Macy, Sky, pin Reese Rahn, MSN, 5:24; Dan Beaudrie, Cody, tech fall Kaelan Patten, Boz, 18-3 (3:57).
Second round – Tezak, Dil, pin Shattuck Swenson, Pow, 2:46; Murphy, Cap, dec. Blaede, Col, 6-2; Cory Kistler, HP, pin Sessums, MHG, 2:40; Josh Jones, Cody, pin Ramsey, Cap, 2:59; Keegan Mulhill, Boz, pin Baldwin, MSN, 3:17; Baird, GFH, pin Myles McCleman, But, :48; Raihl, C-A, dec. Smith, HP, 7-2; Beaudrie, Cody, dec. Macy, Sky, 6-4.
Quarterfinals – Brent Tezak, Dil, dec. Jack Murhpy, Cap, 3-1; Kistler, HP, pin Jones, Cody, 3:33; Mulhill, Boz, pin Baird, GFH, 1:13; Beaudrie, Cody, pin Raihl, C-A, 1:48.
160 pounds
First round – Brock Bushfield, Sky, pin Derek Steffenson, C-A; Kameron Moreno, But, pin Jack Studer, BiCe, 1:43; Hunter Fritsch, Pol, dec. Carl Anderson, But, 6-3; Wohlfeil, HP, pin Aspen Klein, Boz, 2:25; Quinton Dirette, Liv, pin Theron Nelson, BuCe, 2:42; Brady Needles, MBS, dec. Gidion Herbel, Har, 12-10; Brenden Roan, Har, pin Eric Amaya, Bel, :34; Jordan Komac, GFH, maj. dec. CJ Snyder, Cap, 14-2; Jordan Minow, Boz, dec. Shamus Bartmess, Cap, 9-6; Orin Oilar, Cody, pin Dale Meyer, Bel, 1:56; Jacob Fritzer, Sen, dec. Mason Fend, Lau, 6-2; Noah Manibusan, Hel, pin Wyatt Scheller, WH, :33.
Second round – Bushfield, Sky, pin Moreno, But, 2:55; Fritsch, Pol, pin Ira Mickelson, Cody, 1:41; Dirette, Liv, dec. Wohlfeil, 11-9; Roan, Har, maj. dec. Needles, MBS, 13-2; Komac, GFH, tech fall Nick Verlanic, Lau, 18-2 (3:58); Ken Woods, MHG, pin Minow, Boz, 3:27; Henry Koch, HP, pin Oilar, Cody, 3:58; Manibusan, Hel, maj. dec. Fritzler, Sen.
Quarterfinals – Bushfield, Sky, pin Fritsch, Pol, 1:46; Rona, Har, pin Dirette, Liv, 1:20; Komac, GFH, pin Woods, MHG, 3:25; Manibusan, Hel, pin Koch, HP, :51.
170 pounds
First round – Pat Griffin, Dil, pin Abraxas Brydon, MHG, 3:42; Skyler Christiaens, West, pin Jory Thatcher, But, :40; Brenner Bushfield, Sky, dec. Deonte Dillespie, Sen, 6-2; Owen Oilar, Cody, pin Ely Kraft, Lau, 1:08; Brenden Gallagher, MBS, pin Cameron Elk Shoulder, Har, :49; Chase Short, GFH, tech fall Chance Lee, Cap, 19-3 (4:15); Cameron Younger, Lau, pin Justin Zier, Har, :54; Cam Doty, MSN, pin Thomas Cooper, BiCe, 1:44; Wyatt Selman, HP, dec. Everest Klein, Boz, 6-2; Colter Stillwagon, BuCe, pin Clayton Moody, But, 2:28; Jake Malchuski, Sky, pin Adrian Bright, WH, :56.
Second round – Griffin, Dil, pin Christiaens, West, :45; Bushfield, Sky, pin Oilar, Cody, 4:18; Joel Clark, Hel, pin Dalton Goodwin, Liv, :25; Brandon Cooper, Boz, pin Gallagher, MBS, :54; Short, GFH, maj. dec. Younger, Lau, 12-2; Kory Broussard, Cap, pin Doty, MSN, 3:55; Wyatt Selman advance with bye; Jake Malchuski, Sky, pin Stillwagon, BuCe, 1:06.
Quarterfinals – Griffin, Dil, pin Bushfield, Sky, 3:30; Cooper, Boz, pin Clark, Hel, :59; Short, GFH, maj. dec. Broussard, Cap, 17-3; Malchuski, Sky, maj. dec. Selman, HP, 9-1.
182 pounds
First round – Hayden Schrull, Hel, pin Shawn Horner, Dil, 1:52; Andrew Garcia, West, pin Kaycee Feist, Liv, 2:41; Noah Thomas, Sky, maj. dec. Josh Lee, Cap, 16-5; Finn Vaughankraska, Boz, dec. Alan Larocque, GFH, 2-1; Dylan Goforth, MSN, pin Kyle Harding, But, 1:00; Riley Sletten, Lau, pin Luke Wilson, MHG, 3:53; Ty Dearcorn, Pow, pin Brydan Anderson, West, :49.
Second round – Schrull, Hel, advance on bye; Noah Humphrey, Pol, pin Garcia, West, :54; Shane Gibson, Liv, dec. Thomas, Sky, 8-2; VaughanKraska, Boz, pin Uriah Turner, Har, 2:48; Goforth, MSN, pin Jake Riekena, MBS, 7:23; JT Nygaard, Hel, pin Steven Adams, Bel, 1:20; Sletten, Lau, dec. David Long Sioux, Har, 5-3; Darcorn, Pow, pin Brett McBurney, Lau, 1:14.
Quarterfinals – Schrull, Hel, pin Humphrey, Pol, 1:01; VaughanKraska, Boz, dec. Gibson, Liv, 5-2; Nygaard, Hel, pin Goforth, MSN, 2:29; Dearcorn, Pow, pin Sletten, Lau, :30.
205 pounds
First round – Zach Easum, Pow, pin Kayden Howser, WH, :47; Jensen Poirier, GFH, pin Shane Morgan, MBS, 2:25; Tanner Stack, MSN, pin Austin Clowes, Boz, :48; Greyson Mandic, But, pin Aiden Rising Sun, Har, :28; Kayden Westlake, Boz, dec. Larz Sorrell, MHG, 11-8; Cullen Roll, Sen, pin Jesse Murdock, Har, :25.
Second round – Easum, Pow, pin Poirier, GFH, 1:04; Jacob Manibusan, Hel, dec. Trey Yates, Col, 4-3; Blake Johnston, Col, pin Jess Roethle, Bel, :20; Stack, dec. Eli Briggs, Pow, 7-1; Seth Jensen, Cap, pin Mandic, But, :24; Will Caprata, Har, pin Justin Jenks, Cap, 2:28; Roll, Sen, pin Westlake, Boz, 1:16.
Quarterfinals – Easum, Pow, pin Manibusan, Hel, :34; Johnston, Col, pin Tyler Laverty, Liv, 1:36; Jensen, Cap, pin Stack, MSN, 3:22; Caprata, Har, def. Roll, Sen, inj.
Heavyweight
First round – Jeff Queer, But, pin Carter Beer, C-A, 1:05; Kordell Miller, West, pin Ben Kruzich, Dil, 2:43; Carson Shuman, Cap, pin Ethan Hood, C-A, :41;™ Eric Flores, Cody, pin Connor Quick, Cap, 2:40; Grant Scalpcane, Har, pin Nick Clawson, West, 4:57; JJ Ellis, Sky, pin Enrique Ruiz, Bel, 1:00; Dawson Hoerauf, WH, pin Tyler Shilling, Boz, 1:25; Mason Roberts, BiCe, def. Torin Jackson, MSN, forf. Tom Walkup, Boz, pin Dakota Friesen, MGH, 1:01; O’Shon Old Mouse, Col, pin Kade Pendil, C-A, 1:31; Terrell Mitchell, GFH, pin Nicolin Hagerman, Har, :49; Merlin Whitedirt, Col, pin Logan Lamb, Pow, 2:39.
Second round – Queer, But, pin Miller, West, :52; Trey Copeland, HP, pin Shuman, Cap, 3:15; Scalpcane, Har, pin Flores, Cody, 3:00; Hoerauf, WH, pin Ellis, Sky, 1:41; Jarret Leinwand, Sen, pin Roberts, BiCe, :59; Walkup, Boz, dec. Terrance McLaughlin, Pow, 5-4; Old Mouse, Col, dec. Levi Malcolm, West, 5-2; Whitedirt, Col, pin Mitchell, GFH, 3:32.
Quarterfinals – Queer, But, def. Copeland, HP, inj.;Scalpcane, Har, dec. Hoerau, WH, 4-2; Leinwand, Sen, maj. dec. Walkup, Boz, 14-2; Old Mouse, Col, dec. Whitedirt, Col, 5-3.