Ronan Chiefs wrestlers get ready for Lewistown Duals

Ronan High School wrestling coach Dylan Kramer is on the cusp of being able to compete for hardware in what will be a talent-rich Class A state wrestling tournament that will happen Feb 9-10 at Billings Arena.

Kramer’s Chiefs really made a significant amount of progress Saturday at the Rocky Mountain Classic in Missoula.

Kramer had several wrestlers excel in the tournament and he said he felt that will be indicative of the direction his team will be headed with three weeks left prior to a grand finale at Class A.

Kramer stated his wrestlers’ contributions wouldn’t necessarily show up in the stat sheet in the newspaper.

“This weekend, you won’t see our contributions in the stat sheet in the newspaper and we weren’t all that impressive unless you were watching the game.” Kramer said. “Our kids really competed hard throughout the tournament and this was a valuable learning experience. Coming towards the state tournament, it will be hard to say how things will play out but I feel we will be in contention to win hardware.”

Kramer isn’t the type of coach to single out any of his talented lineup of wrestlers he will have as they prepare to head into the Class A Duals, a dual tournament that will feature every single team in Class A. He said he felt every member of his team is making progress with essentially three weeks left in the season.

“It’s hard to pick out just one wrestler but I would like to talk about all of our wrestlers,” Kramer said. “All of our wrestlers have bought in and they are doing everything they need to in order to succeed. One or two of our wrestlers are doing things that we didn’t quite expect of them and have really stepped up and become a leader. When you have one or two competitors going hard, everyone else feeds off of that.”

Kramer said the Lewistown Duals would be able to give his team a solid gauge on where they are at.

“I think this is kind of the last big hurrah before Divisionals,” Kramer said. “There are only three weeks before the big tournament and time goes fast. This is the last big tournament of the year before State and Divisionals.”

2018 Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic

Missoula Sentinel

Friday-Saturday, Jan.12-13

Wrestlers who sustain their second loss during early Rocky rounds are rerouted to the Missoula Big Sky venue of the John Fisher Invitational.

Team scores: 1. Bozeman 238; 2. Havre 200; 3. Mead 190.5; 4. Kalispell Flathead (Fla) 182.5; 5. University High 168; 6. Missoula Sentinel 136.5; 7. Great Falls (GFH) 130.5; 8. Fergus (Lewistown) 111.5; 9. Polson (Pol)109; 10. Butte 98.5; 11. Frenchtown (Frtwn) 86; 12. Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart (MBS) 85; 13. Central Valley (CV) 84; 14. Helena Capital (HCap) 78; 15. Columbia Falls 76; 16. Ronan (Ron) 66; 17. Libby 62; 18. Helena 61; 19. Powell, Wy 57.5; 20. Hamilton (Ham) 55. 21. Clarkston (Clk) 53; 22. CMR 43; 23. Corvallis 40; 24. Belgrade 39; T-25. Kalispell Glacier (Gla) 36; T-25. Lewiston 36; 27. Ferris 32; 28. Nampa 28; 29. Missoula Hellgate 24.5; 30. Superior 11. T-31. Coeur d’Alene 0; T-31. Lake City 0.

103 – 7th, Trapper McAllister, Ronan (4-2)

Eli Warner (Frtwn) 7-3 dec. Maysn Cowell (Pol); Cowell 5-2 d. Danzinger (MSent); Cowell 1:44 p. Emma Karhu (Pow); McAllister 2:31 p. Cowell.

Trapper McAllister (Ron) 3:28 p. Jason Franklin (Univ); McAllister 1:55 p. Ryland Silvis (Nampa); [qtr] Brendan Barnes (Fla) 4:32 p. McAllister; McAllister 2:31 p. Cowell; Wil Queer (Butte) 12-4 md. McAllister; [7th pl] McAllister 0:50 p. Hawkins (Clk).

113 – 7th, Mateo Quinones, Polson (4-2)

Mateo Quinones (Pol) 1:07 p. Traeton Duty (HCap); Isaac Romero (Hel) 12-0 md. Quinones; Quinones 0:28 p. Cameron Cox (Butte); Quinones 6-3 d. Tim Westbrook (Univ); Cameron Pleninger (Havr) 4:27 p. Quinones; [7th pl] Quinones 2:44 p. Walker Dyer (Frtwn)

120 – 7th, Spencer Stagg, Ronan

Spencer Stagg (Ron) 1:17 p. Jimmy Schmitt (Corv); Stagg 9-3 d. Connor Irvin (Ferris); Tyler Coddington (HCap) 10-8 d. Stagg; Stagg 11-3 md. Little (Gla); Tierney (Butte) 4:51 p. Stagg; [7th pl] Stagg 1:55 p. Cam Domke (Univ).

Ryan Stewart (Havr) 1:31 p. Kedrick Baker (Pol); Baker 1:20 p. Carter Corcoran (MBS); Domke 2:39 p. Baker; cf. Fisher Inv.

126 – 8th, Owen Brown, Ronan ()

Lief Schroeder (Boz) 3:30 p. Owen Brown (Ron); O.Brown 5-4 d. Braden Comer (Fla); O.Brown 10-5 d. Tanner Lange (Clk); O.Brown m.forf Dante Venema (Corv); [consol.qtr] Austin Murphy (Helena) 7-0 d. O.Brown; [7th pl] Issac Skillicorn (MBS) 4:53 p. O.Brown

132 – 2nd, Bridger Wenzel, Polson (4-1)

Bridger Wenzel (Pol) 0:46 p. Kaide Kindler (CMR); Wenzel 1:16 p. Dale Kent (Butte); Wenzel 1:17 p. Triston Davis (Corv); [semi] Wenzel 5-0 d. Lane Paulson (Havr); [championship] John Mears (Belg) 11-3 md. Wenzel.

Kolby Reum (Ron) 0:57 p. Wyatt Schneider (HCap); Yunadi Bogeyed (Mead) 1:57 p. Reum; Kyler Anstrom (Univ) 1:28 p. Reum; cf. Fisher Inv.

138

Martin Wilkie (Havr) 1:27 p. Jarod Farrier (Pol); bye; Farrier inj.def. Riley Gurr (Frtwn); Tanner Hutchens (Ferg) 16-5 md. Farrier; cf. Fisher Inv.

Reese Karst (Pow) 0:49 p. Eric Dolence (Ron); Dolence forf. Cory West (Butte); Dolence 9-4 d. Tagen Clift (Ferris); Bridger Williams (Ham) 2:15 p. Dolence; cf. Fisher Inv 145C.

145

Caleb Pierre (Pol) 3:56 p. Jacob Janke (CV); Beau King (MSent) 3:44 p. C.Pierre, POL, 3:44; Kole McGrath (Butte) 3:35 p. C.Pierre.

152 – 2nd, Parker Adler, Polson (3-1)

Parker Adler (Pol) bye; Adler 3:34 p. Bradley Wiggs (CV); [qtr] Adler 9-2 d. Brody Karhu (Pow); [semi] Adler 5-0 d. Farrar (Ferg); [championship] Keegan Mulhill (Boz) 12-3 d. Adler.

Seth Cheff (Ron) bye; Chase Farrar (Ferg) 8-2 d. S.Cheff; bye; S.Cheff 5-2 d. Liam Swanson (GFH); Karhu 7-0 d. S.Cheff.

160 – Daniel Collins-Bishop (Ron) 4:47 p. Croft; Jordan Komac (GFH) 2:22 p. Collins-Bishop; Collins-Bishop 5-2 d. Bautiste (CV); Hyme Anderson (Ham) 17-0 tf. Collins-Bishop 4:58.

Collins-Bishop 4:47 p. Garrett Croft (Pol); Coy Cohenour (Boz) 8-3 d. Croft.

170 – 4th, Hunter Fritsch, Polson (4-2)

Hunter Fritsch (Pol) 1:59 p. Mason Corcoran (MBS); Fritsch 0:13 p. Jesse Little Boy (Ron); [qtr] Fritsch 9-0 md. Bo Dearcorn (Pow,WY); [semi] Payton Hume (KFla) 6-4 sv. Fritsch; [cons.semi] Fritsch 0:40 p. Chris Homen (Ferris); [3rd pl] Ben Windauer (CF) 1:57 p. Fritsch.

Jesse LittleBoy (Ron) bye; Fritsch 0:13 p. LittleBoy; Tanner Wood (Lib) 0:46 p. LittleBoy.

182 –Noah Humphrey (Pol) bye; Ben Voigtlaender (Mead) 6-1 d. Humphrey; Humphrey 0:41 p. Alec McVey (HCap); Kameron Moreno (Butte) 4:07 p. Humphrey; cf. Fisher Inv.

Justin Mays (Ron) 1:24 p. Wesley Palmer (Gla); Mays 20-10 md. Zane Holland (MBS); Qtr: Wyatt Blythe (Ferg) 5-1 dec. Mays; Zach Strauss (Ferris) 9-6 d. Mays.

205 –Brady Boyce, FRG, p. Wesley Pablo, RON, 0:37; CR1: bye; Pablo 1:39 p. Kendahl Odell (MBS); Levi Downard (Ftn) 2:52 p. Pablo.

285 –Sam Mocabee (Ron) bye; Jesse Mecham (Ftn) 0:52 p. Mocabee; Ashton Thompson (Gla) 1:25 p. Mocabee.

ACRONYM KEY: d. (decision), md. (major decision), p. (pin/fall), sv. (sudden victory), pl. (place), tf. (technical fall), rnd (round), see team abbreviations in parentheses ( ) among team scores.

2018 John Fisher Invitational (JFI)

Missoula Big Sky

Saturday, January 13

JFI120A – 2nd, Kedrick Baker, Polson

Kedrick Baker (Pol) 10-6 d. Hunter Renville (GFH); Baker 10-7 d. Kyle Krstulich (Sentinel); Michael Maddox (Powell, WY) 0:42 p. Baker.

JFI132B – 2nd, Kolby Reum, Ronan

Kolby Reum (Ron) 12-6 d. Anthony Liva (Butte); Reum 0:36 p. Dawson Tuttle (GFH); Eric Gavin (University) 4-1 d. Reum.

JFI138A – 2nd, Jarod Farrier, Polson

Jarod Farrier (Pol) bye; Farrier 2-0 d. Keaton Potter (Fergus); Dougie Swanson (MBS/L) 0:54 p. Farrier.

JFI145C – 1st, Eric Dolence, Ronan

Eric Dolence (Ron) 0:38 p. Dylan Averyt (Butte); Dolence 1:03 p. Thomas LeProwse (Butte); Dolence 0:37 p. Kaleb McKay (Helena)

JFI182A – 3rd, Noah Humphrey, Polson

Noah Humphrey (Pol) bye; Ryan Longtime Sleep (Brn) 8-6 d. Humphrey; [Consol.semi] Humphrey 9-1 md. Noah Cannon (GFH); [3rd pl] Humphrey 2:33 p. Luke Wilson (MHH).

JFI205 – 2nd, Wesley Pablo, Ronan

Wesley Pablo (Ron) 0:41 p. Jess Roethle (Belg); Pablo 2:36 p. Connor DeReu (Gla); Kyle Anderson (Ham) 1:05 p. Pablo.

JFI285 – 4th, Sam Mocabee, Ronan

Sam Mocabee (Ron) 4-3 d. Larrison Stevens (Gla); Brandon Thompson (Pow) 2:36 p. Mocabee; Mocabee 0:50 p. Zayne Konkol (Belg); [3rd pl] Stevens 4-0 d. Mocabee

CHOTEAU CLASSIC

At Choteau

Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018

Team scores: 1. Malta 180; 2. Thompson Falls 164.5; 3. Whitehall 121.5; 4. Plains/Hot Springs 119; 5. Florence-Carlton 103; 6. Broadwater 93; 7. Jefferson County 90; 8. Columbus Absarokee 84; 9. Mission/Charlo 77; 10. Choteau 74; 11. Poplar 64.5; 12. Valier 63; 13. Wolf Point 51.5; 14. Chinook 46; 15. Fairfield 45; T-16. Arlee 42; T-16. Cut Bank 42; 18. Fort Benton 37; 19. Bigfork 35; 20. Great Falls Central 34; T-21. Cascade 32; T-21. Simms 32; 23. Anaconda 30; T-24 Harlem 28; T-24. Shelby 28; 26. Deer Lodge 9; 27. Frazer 6; 28. Highwood 6; T-29. Conrad 4; T-29. Manhattan 4; 31. Belt 0.

103 third place — Sam Lane, TOW, p. Jace Samsel, ARL, 2:39.

113 third place — Gavin Horn, HAR, p. Walker Murphy, MC, 3:43.

120 third place — Nathan Ostwald, TFL, dec. Robert Dempsey, MC, 6-5.

132 fifth place — Andrew Andersen, CUT, p. Cole Gilleard, MC, 1:56.

138 third place — Avery Meinzen, FLC, dec. Darwin Adams, MC, 8-7.

182 third place — George Shick, ARL, p. Brett Monroe, VAL, 3:33.