Montana Wrestling: Results and Highlights from Recent Tournaments

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The Montana wrestling season is in full swing, with several exciting tournaments already completed. Here's a look at some of the top results and highlights.

C.M. Russell High Holiday Classic

Four Electric City grapplers took home top honors at the first major tournament of the wrestling season at the C.M. Russell High Holiday Classic. The tournament was held Saturday, Dec. 20, at CMR Fieldhouse.

Three Rustlers took home gold at the home meet featuring boys’ and girls’ teams from all levels across Montana, while Great Falls High had one.

Top Performers:

  • State champion Madalyn Deiter repeated as a Holiday champ for the CMR girls.
  • Two-time titlist Cael Floerchinger topped the podium for the Bison.
  • State placers Paydon De La Garza and Teagan Dixon of CMR were likewise the tops in their respective brackets.

The CMR boys finished fourth as a team, while Billings West ran away with the meet title with 331.5 points to second place Bozeman Gallatin’s 194.5.

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The Billings Senior girls were team champions with 253.5 points, followed by Kalispell Flathead with 235.5.

Individual Match Highlights

After a pair of pins and two technical falls to reach the title round, De La Garza took down Class B-C state champ Anson Taylor of Circle in the waning moments of the opening period and secured the fall to win at 118 pounds. De La Garza is a two-time state placer and made the finals at the Holiday for the second time in his career Saturday.

De La Garza was ranked No. 4 in the latest Class AA polls at 118 at the beginning of the week.

The Holiday win for Floerchinger was the third of his career as he’s looking to build off back-to-back state championships in his freshman and sophomore seasons. The junior dispatched with Aiden Sweat of Glacier - the No. 2 grappler at 126 in AA behind Floerchinger - by technical fall at 17-2 with 28 seconds left in the second frame.

Floerchinger was ranked nationally by FloWrestling in his class at No. 14 coming into the year and he placed in the top eight at the prestigious Super 32 in North Carolina in the fall.

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The junior Deiter took her second straight Holiday tourney as she works toward repeating at 125 for the Rustlers in February.

Deiter secured three straight pins to earn her way into the semis Saturday before picking up a 16-1 tech fall over Araeya Nelson of Billings West. In the finals, Deiter bested Rebel Montanez of Frenchtown by an 18-0 technical fall stoppage in the second round.

Dixon, a junior who placed third at state last season, picked up two tech falls and a pin on his way to the Holiday semis Saturday, where he earned a late takedown to best Sloan Giles of Fairfield 11-9.

Ranked fifth in the Class AA polls at 157, Dixon gutted out a 4-2 decision victory in the finals over ranked opponent Korbyn Barent of Billings West.

The Rustlers had a pair of athletes finish in the top three as Madden Jensen was third at 150 and Gage Allen took bronze at 190. Also placing for Great Falls High was Adrian Lara in third at 118 and Kolby Noble, who earned fifth at 215.

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CMR and Great Falls High boys will be back in action at the LeProwse Tournament in Bozeman on Jan.

Montana Wrestling State Championships

The Montana Wrestling State Championships go down February 13-15. Follow all the results right here.

Here are the top 6 placers for AA:

Raw highlights: State A wrestling finals

Wrestling

AA - 103

  1. 1st Place - Keegan Hunt of Butte
  2. 2nd Place - Hunter Beeman of Billings Senior High School
  3. 3rd Place - Carson Worthen of Belgrade
  4. 4th Place - Adrien Lara of Great Falls / MSDB
  5. 5th Place - Renzy LeProwse of Butte
  6. 6th Place - Luke Flack of Belgrade

AA - 110

  1. 1st Place - Jackson Roby of Billings West
  2. 2nd Place - Cody Westlake of Belgrade
  3. 3rd Place - Aiden Sweat of Glacier (Kalispell)
  4. 4th Place - Caleb Poe-Hatten of Flathead (Kalispell)
  5. 5th Place - Dayton Naldrett of Flathead (Kalispell)
  6. 6th Place - Tyler Hovland of Billings Skyview

AA - 118

  1. 1st Place - Zach Morse of Billings West
  2. 2nd Place - Danny Green of Billings Skyview
  3. 3rd Place - Wyatt Shull of Helena Capital
  4. 4th Place - Bradey Doyle of Butte
  5. 5th Place - Kellen Downing of Flathead (Kalispell)
  6. 6th Place - Reveles McEwen of Butte

AA - 126

  1. 1st Place - Cael Floerchinger of Great Falls / MSDB
  2. 2nd Place - Nolan Brown of Belgrade
  3. 3rd Place - Diesel Thompson of Flathead (Kalispell)
  4. 4th Place - Jayce Kolendich of Missoula Sentinel
  5. 5th Place - Cole Schaub of Billings Skyview
  6. 6th Place - Quinten Maxwell of Billings Senior High School

AA - 132

  1. 1st Place - Chris Grossman of Billings Skyview
  2. 2nd Place - Bayden Fandrich of Billings Senior High School
  3. 3rd Place - Hunter Arriaga of Flathead (Kalispell)
  4. 4th Place - Ryder Crawford of Gallatin (Bozeman)
  5. 5th Place - Ross Tolliver of Great Falls / MSDB
  6. 6th Place - Cashton Spolar of Helena Capital

AA - 138

  1. 1st Place - Makael Aguayo of Billings West
  2. 2nd Place - Gage Clothier of Great Falls / MSDB
  3. 3rd Place - Daniel Evert of Flathead (Kalispell)
  4. 4th Place - Ryder McEwen of Butte
  5. 5th Place - Madden Jensen of Great Falls CMR
  6. 6th Place - Darren Fuller of Missoula Sentinel

AA - 144

  1. 1st Place - Bode Hazlett of Butte
  2. 2nd Place - Aiden Downing of Flathead (Kalispell)
  3. 3rd Place - Devin Grossman of Billings Skyview
  4. 4th Place - Kade Wallace of Missoula Sentinel
  5. 5th Place - Brett Chivers of Flathead (Kalispell)
  6. 6th Place - John Jackson of Gallatin (Bozeman)

AA - 150

  1. 1st Place - Christopher Acuna of Billings Senior High School
  2. 2nd Place - Jerin Coles of Glacier (Kalispell)
  3. 3rd Place - Jace Komac of Great Falls / MSDB
  4. 4th Place - Dane Lake of Flathead (Kalispell)
  5. 5th Place - Connor Lamping of Helena
  6. 6th Place - Cooper McGovern of Gallatin (Bozeman)

AA - 157

  1. 1st Place - Kale Baumann of Great Falls / MSDB
  2. 2nd Place - Will Stepan of Butte
  3. 3rd Place - Teagan Dixon of Great Falls CMR
  4. 4th Place - Jack Ryan of Billings West
  5. 5th Place - Paul Murch of Billings Senior High School
  6. 6th Place - Luke Widman of Missoula Sentinel

AA - 165

  1. 1st Place - Niko Coles of Glacier (Kalispell)
  2. 2nd Place - Boden Bentley of Billings West
  3. 3rd Place - Lane Chivers of Flathead (Kalispell)
  4. 4th Place - Tanner Davis of Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart
  5. 5th Place - Matthew Ahner of Glacier (Kalispell)
  6. 6th Place - Mason Watson of Belgrade

AA - 175

  1. 1st Place - Gabe Rosales of Billings West
  2. 2nd Place - Loki Bigras of Flathead (Kalispell)
  3. 3rd Place - Payton Cicero of Billings West
  4. 4th Place - Mark Ahner of Glacier (Kalispell)
  5. 5th Place - Carson Shaw of Gallatin (Bozeman)
  6. 6th Place - Dane Butler of Helena Capital

AA - 190

  1. 1st Place - Anthony Garcia of Billings West
  2. 2nd Place - Cole Graham of Helena Capital
  3. 3rd Place - Quincy King of Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart
  4. 4th Place - Kohen Rilley of Flathead (Kalispell)
  5. 5th Place - Kolby Noble of Great Falls / MSDB
  6. 6th Place - Brayden Shaw of Gallatin (Bozeman)

AA - 215

  1. 1st Place - Colby Reichenbach of Billings West
  2. 2nd Place - Woodrow Shirley of Billings Senior High School
  3. 3rd Place - Conor Leduc of Flathead (Kalispell)
  4. 4th Place - Sean Polk of Missoula Sentinel
  5. 5th Place - Noah Dionne of Great Falls CMR
  6. 6th Place - Quinn Hale of Billings West

AA - 285

  1. 1st Place - Christian Allies of Billings West
  2. 2nd Place - Isaac Tolan of Great Falls / MSDB
  3. 3rd Place - JD McWalter of Gallatin (Bozeman)
  4. 4th Place - Noah Horn of Glacier (Kalispell)
  5. 5th Place - Josh Kenny of Missoula Sentinel
  6. 6th Place - Chuck Gehl of Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart

A - 103

  1. 1st Place - Jesse Grossman of Hardin
  2. 2nd Place - William Alves of Lockwood (Billings)
  3. 3rd Place - Eli Erdahl of East Helena
  4. 4th Place - Eli Lonski of Sidney / Fairview
  5. 5th Place - Chase Davis of Corvallis
  6. 6th Place - Owen Wegner of Billings Central/Joliet

A - 110

  1. 1st Place - Kaius Rivera of Billings Central/Joliet
  2. 2nd Place - Preston Johnson of Fergus (Lewistown)
  3. 3rd Place - Bodee Bright of Sidney / Fairview
  4. 4th Place - Tyson Syth of Sidney / Fairview
  5. 5th Place - James Cook of Laurel
  6. 6th Place - Marquis Abad of Butte Central

A - 118

  1. 1st Place - Aramis Rivera of Billings Central/Joliet
  2. 2nd Place - Konner Heath of Laurel
  3. 3rd Place - Philip Westrick of Lockwood (Billings)
  4. 4th Place - Will Merkel of Custer Co. (Miles City)
  5. 5th Place - Riley Orr of Libby / Troy
  6. 6th Place - Jonah Casterline of Custer Co. (Miles City)

A - 126

  1. 1st Place - Brody Ketterling of Lockwood (Billings)
  2. 2nd Place - Pita Fish of Browning
  3. 3rd Place - Aiden Smith of Custer Co. (Miles City)
  4. 4th Place - DJay Wipf of Billings Central/Joliet
  5. 5th Place - Emerson Nose of Laurel
  6. 6th Place - Haydan Frieboes of Custer Co. (Miles City)

A - 132

  1. 1st Place - Elijah Nose of Laurel
  2. 2nd Place - Ridge Cote of Ronan
  3. 3rd Place - Brenner Mullin of Sidney / Fairview
  4. 4th Place - Logan Barnes of Beaverhead Co. (Dillon) / Twin Bridges / Sheridan
  5. 5th Place - Tristan Swanson of Dawson County
  6. 6th Place - Xander McCann of Billings Central/Joliet

A - 138

  1. 1st Place - Dalton Hinebauch of Lockwood (Billings)
  2. 2nd Place - Aaron Schmitz of Sidney / Fairview
  3. 3rd Place - Jake Phalen of Custer Co. (Miles City)
  4. 4th Place - Jordan Warner of Frenchtown
  5. 5th Place - Matt Lemer of Havre
  6. 6th Place - Benjamin White of Stevensville / Victor

A - 144

  1. 1st Place - Reece Graves of Sidney / Fairview
  2. 2nd Place - Matthew Reske of Dawson County
  3. 3rd Place - Isiaha Otto of Havre
  4. 4th Place - Landree Aurand of Whitefish
  5. 5th Place - Michael Moorman of Laurel
  6. 6th Place - Matthew Mogan of Laurel

A - 150

  1. 1st Place - Cale Nedens of Hardin
  2. 2nd Place - Tahj Wells of Browning
  3. 3rd Place - Luke Knaub of Laurel
  4. 4th Place - Mathias Hogue of Three Forks/Ennis
  5. 5th Place - Boe Miles of Libby / Troy
  6. 6th Place - Ryan Carney of Dawson County

A - 157

  1. 1st Place - Dylan Delorme of Columbia Falls
  2. 2nd Place - Logan Knaub of Laurel
  3. 3rd Place - Brody Keysor of Sidney / Fairview
  4. 4th Place - Trace Steinmet of Lockwood (Billings)
  5. 5th Place - Tryst...

Class B-C Boys State Wrestling Tournament

The Class B-C boys state wrestling tournament took place Feb. 13-15 at First Interstate Arena at Metrapark in Billings.

Team Scores:

  • Huntley Project 277.5
  • Glasgow 154.5
  • Eureka 110.5
  • Conrad 108.5
  • Malta 93.5
  • Circle 86
  • Choteau 78.5
  • Columbus 78
  • Red Lodge 59.5
  • Forsyth 56.5
  • Colstrip 56
  • Baker 51
  • Wolf Point 50.5
  • Jefferson 46
  • Plains 45.5
  • Cascade 45
  • Whitehall 42.5
  • Florence 38.5
  • Townsend 38
  • Cut Bank 33.5
  • Broadus 33
  • Big Sandy 32
  • Anaconda 30.5
  • Deer Lodge 30.5
  • Fairfield 29.5
  • Chinook 27.5
  • Thompson Falls 22
  • Poplar 21
  • Manhattan 20
  • Fort Benton 19.5
  • St. Ignatius 19
  • Plentywood 18
  • Darby 14
  • Valier 14
  • Shepherd 12.5
  • Arlee 4
  • Simms 2.5

Individual Results

103

  • 1st Place Match - Anson Taylor (Circle) 42-10 won by fall over Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) 38-14 (Fall 3:15)
  • 3rd Place Match - Brogan Burton (Huntley Project (Worden)) 32-17 won by fall over Tate Crabb (Choteau) 32-13 (Fall 1:51)
  • 5th Place Match - Trent Shay (Lincoln County (Eureka)) 22-12 won by fall over Hunter Pierce (Glasgow) 12-13 (Fall 1:31)

110

  • 1st Place Match - Ethan Reynolds (Huntley Project (Worden)) 45-5 won by major decision over Riley McLeod (Conrad) 30-8 (MD 13-0)
  • 3rd Place Match - Mason Bazaldua (Red Lodge HS) 26-14 won by fall over Paden Nelson (Circle) 37-19 (Fall 1:00)
  • 5th Place Match - William Manning (Huntley Project (Worden)) 31-11 won by fall over Steel Smith (Baker) 23-16 (Fall 3:30)

118

  • 1st Place Match - Ryan Wiggins (Forsyth) 45-11 won by tech fall over Cody Kuka (Glasgow) 14-12 (TF-1.5 4:42 (17-2))
  • 3rd Place Match - Ruben Nelson (Circle) 33-17 won by major decision over Hunter Grieve (Lincoln County (Eureka)) 35-10 (MD 17-8)
  • 5th Place Match - Izaak Munski (Cascade) 30-6 won by fall over Weston Block (Thompson Falls / Noxon) 16-10 (Fall 2:24)

126

  • 1st Place Match - Timothy Schmidt (Lincoln County (Eureka)) 34-2 won by decision over Blaine VanDyke (Conrad) 44-9 (Dec 7-1)
  • 3rd Place Match - Roddy Wyant (Anaconda) 33-8 won by fall over Trey Starcher (Forsyth) 44-14 (Fall 4:28)
  • 5th Place Match - Tucker Miller (Baker) 33-17 won by fall over Wyatt Johannes (Huntley Project (Worden)) 20-22 (Fall 1:31)

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