Little Guy wrestlers pack Linderman for Western Montana Championships

Polson wrestlers placed third in the large-team standings at the Little Guy Wrestling Western Montana Championships held at Linderman Gym over the weekend.

More than 500 wrestlers representing teams from all around western Montana attended, with competition in five age groups — Novice (age 9-10), Middle (11-12), Middle Girls (11-12), Junior (13-14) and Junior Girls (13-14). The event is the season finale for the region’s Little Guy Wrestling programs.

Competition in the Junior and Junior Girls groups took place Friday, followed by Novice, Middle and Middle Girls groups on Saturday.

Polson Little Guy Wrestling agreed to host the event just weeks before it was held, after groups in Hamilton and Kalispell backed out. The local event was put on by a team led by Polson Mayor and Pirates wrestling head coach Eric Huffine.

Main matches were held on four large mats that were placed on the gym floor. During preliminaries, two matches could be held on each mat with a maximum of eight matches taking place at any given time.

Despite the late notice, matches flowed well, with wait times held to a minimum, and the event wrapped up on time late Saturday afternoon.

Top team points

Large team: 1. Corvallis, 370.5; 2. Libby/Troy, 325; 3. Polson, 298; Medium team: 1. Kalispell Wrestling Club, 217; 2. Eureka, 201.5; 3. Florence, 196; Small team: 1. Whitefish, 123; 2. Wolf Pack Wrestling Club, 93; 3. Bonner, 65.

Complete results are available online at trackwrestling.com.

The following are top placers from the Mission Valley:

Arlee

IzzaBella Ellison, second, Middle Girls 85; Malia Standing Rock, third, Middle Girls 105; Talyn Belcourt, fourth, Junior 145B; Eli O`Neill, fourth, Junior 160; Raiden Garwood, fourth, Junior 182; Saiawna Haynes, second, Junior Girls 90.

Mission-Charlo

Levi Dwelle, fourth, Novice 100; William Sharbono, second, Novice 124; Clem Cole, first, Novice 158; Lyla Wanberg, first, Middle Girls 120; Tristan Brooks, second, Junior 100; Grady O’Conner, third, Junior 138.

Polson

Tucker Wolfenden, third, Novice 55; Tucker Doble, first, Novice 65; Blane Jaeger, second, Novice 85; Merick Ramesar, second, Middle 90; Christopher Sorrell, third, Middle 166; Amadeus Old Shoew, second, Middle 224; Logan Clairmont, second, Junior 90; Gerandro Alvarez, second, Junior 95; Max Ramesar, third, Junior 100; Jayce Hill, fourth, Junior 100; Ryatt Maley, third, Junior 105; Caleb Starkel, third, Junior 120A; Daniel O’Roake, third, Junior 145A; Ciri Nice, first, Junior Girls 90; Shyloh Huffine, second, Junior Girls 126; Olivia Valentine, first, Junior Girls 135.

Ronan

Zabrea Clairmont, second, Novice 140; Jax Brown, third, Novice 140; Bennett Adams, first, Novice 190; Justus Orman-Bergman, second, Middle 95; Skylar Sias, third, Middle 95; Cooper Wayman, fourth, Middle 147; Fred Webster, third, Middle 147; Isaiah Smith, fourth, Middle 166; Oliver Reynolds, second, Junior 85; Tommy Dillard, first, Junior 95; Sadler McCollum, third, Junior 112B; Kj Pierce, fourth, Junior 205; Masyn Wayman, first, Junior 205; Angel Finley, third, Junior Girls 120.