Short-handed Ponies compete hard in Bozeman

It isn’t often that the Havre High wrestling team falls out of the top two or three in team standings at the conclusion of a tournament.

It happened this time weekend, but that is a testament to the kind of competition the Blue Ponies face on a week-to-week basis.

Friday-Saturday, the Central A Ponies faced a tough field at the Tom LeProwse Memorial Open in Bozeman.

The Ponies finished as the No. 8 team with 144 points. Great Falls High was first with 255, while Missoula Big Sky was second with 194, and Forsyth was third with 185. Missoula Sentinel, Bozeman, Helena Capital and Colstrip also finished ahead of the Ponies in the team standings.

And in rare fashion, the Ponies were nearly split right down the middle when it came to placing in the top six or not. The Ponies aren’t wrestling at 100 percent, but when they are, they have made it a habit of pushing the majority of their grapplers deep into tournaments. In Bozeman, seven individuals placed while seven came up short.

The Ponies were open at 106 pounds and 195 pounds. Tate Munyon (98), Dane Flammond (126), Gunnar Aageson (145), Jared Laux (160), Jake Williams (170), Dustin Odegard (182), and Travis Adams (285) all wrestled hard, but came up short on the weekend.

The HHS grapplers who did place, continued to perform well. Any losses didn’t come until after the quarterfinals, as Keegan Kennelly (113), Grayson Brenna (120), Dylan Stewart (126), Thomas Gruber (132), Parker Filius (138), Jase Stokes (152), and Tyler Adams (220) all placed in the top six, though the Ponies did not get any No. 1 finishes.

Brenna, Adams, and Filius all took second place. Brenna fell in 3:21 in the finals, but did earn a major decision and two falls prior to the loss in the chipper. Filius lost 11-2 in the finals after running into a very familiar Austin Shupe of Great Falls High once again. Filius had a first round bye, but earned a technical fall and a 9-6 decision before running into Shupe. Adams suffered a 3-1 loss in the 220-pound finals, but earned his spot after a 6-1 decision and win by fall prior.

Kennelly took third place by earning a win to finish off his weekend. His loss came after the quarterfinal round, but in the third-place match Kennelly earned a win by default over Clay Stillwagon of Butte Central. Kennelly also earned two pins to start his weekend, as well as a major decision win on route to another big weekend.

Stewart, Gruber, and Stokes all finished in sixth place. Stewart lost his placing match by way of major decision, while Gruber lost a 4-0 decision, and Stokes was pinned.

The Ponies will look to get back on track at the Cut Bank Invitational in Cut Bank Friday and Saturday.

Tom LeProwse Memorial

Team scores: 1. Great Falls 255, 2. Missoula Big Sky 194.5, 3. Forsyth 185.5, 4. Missoula Sentinel 180, 5. Bozeman 165.5, 6. Helena Capital 160.5, 7. Colstrip 160, 8. Havre 144, 9. C.M. Russell 132, 10. Butte 121, 11. Belgrade 117, 12. Hardin 109, 13. Helena 100.5, 14. Anaconda 96.5, 15. Dillon 90, 16. Huntley Project 77, 17. Cody, Wyo. 76, 18. Butte Central 58.5, 19. Bozeman JV 51, 20. Laurel 43.5, 21. Whitehall 31.5, 22. Miles city 14, 23. Livingston 4.

Championships:

98 - Schroeder, BOZ, maj. dec. S. Degen, BEL, 14-6; 106 - – J. Hegel, MST, def. J. Conklin, MBS by default; 113 - S. Schroeck, CAP, dec. C. Currier, COL 6-4; 120 - G. Currier, COL, pinned Grayson Brenna, HAV, 3:21; 126 - M. Weber FOR, d. T. McMillen GFH, 6-2; 132 - C. Dobson, GFH, dec. J. Degen, BEL, 6-4; 138 - A. Shupe, GFH, dec. Parker Filius, HAV, 11-4; 145 - L. Weber, FOR, dec. B. Armstrong, ANA, 5-0; 152 – B. Weber, FOR, dec. J. Dickson, CMR, 3-2; 160 – C. Niler, FOR, maj. dec. J. Beaudrie, CODY, 11-1; 170 - L. Entzel, MBS, dec. S. Landerman, CODY, 4-3; 182 - R. Keesler, GFH, dec. A. Schmitz, CAP 6-5; 195 - K. Buckley, BOZ, pinned L. Cannon, BUT, 3:55; 220 - J. Wilson MST, D. Tyler Adams, HAV 3-1; 285 - D. Hucke, DIL, dec. C. Miller, MBS, 3-0.

Third/Fourth

98 - L. Bradley, COL, pinned N. Kunz, CAP, 4:52; 106 – K. Starkel, DIL, dec. N. Durnell, CMR, 5-0; 113 - Keegan Kennelly, HAV, def. C. Stillwagon, BUC, by default; 120 - L. Bailey, HEL, dec. K. Evans, GFH 5-3; 126 - S. Hopkins, BOZ, pinned B. Henningsen, BUT, 1:41; 132 - S. Currier, COL, dec. L. Harms, FOR, 4-1; 138 - L. McGreevey, MBS, dec. Z. Hart, BUC, 5-04; 145 - L. Renz, BUT, dec. I. Yates, CMR, 3-1; 152 - K. Leonard, GFH, pinned C. McElhinney, GFH, 3:59; 160 - W. Ferda, GFH, dec. J. Riekena, MBS, 9-7; 170 - E. Reich, ANA, pinned T. Brugman, CMR, 2:13; 182 - C. Wiers, BOZ, pinned C. Murdock, HDN, :35; 195 - PINNED Tezak, DIL, dec. K. Dole HTP 6-4; 220 - D. Koffman, CAP, dec. E. Weaver, GFH, 2-1; 285 - B. Wigert, ANA, pinned C. Hammock MST, 1:18.

Fifth/Sixth

98 - D. Altenburg, CMR, tf. I. Renfro, MST, 19-3; 106 - B. Johnson , WHL, dec. W. Gordon, MBS 5-0; 113 0 T. Meyer, GFH, dec. D. Koures, MBS 4-2; 120 - J. Komac, GFH, maj. dec. C. McDaniel FOR, 8-0; 126 - D. Duffalo, MST, pinned Dylan Stewart, HAV, 4:31; 132 - D. Schulte, MST, dec. Thomas Gruber, HAV 4-0; 138 - C. Rushing, CAP, pinned L. Degen, BEL, 4:51; 145 - G. Bentley, GFH, dec. B. Manion BOZJV 2-0; 152 - A. Blaede, COL, pinned Jase Stokes, HAV, 1:58; 160 - B. Bilbrey, GFH, pinned T. Delp, HDN, 4:52; 170 - J. Harbison, MST, pinned C. Fredericks, HDN, :37; 182 - M. Ammatto-Cattaneo, GFH, pinned M. Bertelsen, BOZJV 2:12; 195 - C. Gordon, MBS, dec. T. Erickson, HEL, 7-2; 220 - S. Hilborn, HEL, pinned T. Brewer, MBS, 1:56; 285 - R. Smith, GFH, pinned R. Becker, HDN :32.

Quarterfinals

98 – Schroeder, BOZ, pinned Casey, BUT, :14; Renfro, MST, pinned Robins, BOZJV, 1:26; Degen, BEL, pinned Witzelm, WHL, 1:33; Altenburg, CMR, pinned Bradley, COL, 5:41.

106 – Conklin, MBS, pinned Burnell, CMR, 5:27; Starkel, DIL, pinned Meyer, ANA, 3:48; Johnson, WHL, pinned Rolfe, CAP, :52; Hegel, MST, pinned Gordon, MBS, 3:17.

113 – Stillwagon, BUC, pinned Rickard, DIL, 1:04; Currier, COL, pinned James, BOZ, 3:57; Schroeck, CAP, def. Carter, LAU by default; Keegan Kennelly, HAV, maj. dec. Schilling, GFH, 11-2.

120 – Currier, COL, pinned Evenson, BOZ, 3:33; Bailey, HEL, dec. Evans, GFH, 6-1; Grayson Brenna, HAV, pinned McDaniel, FOR, 2:40; Komac, GFH, pinned Reinschmist, WHL, 1:09.

126 – Weber, FOR, maj. dec. Hopkins, BOZ, 13-4; Duffalo, MST, pinned Dickerman, CODY, 5:54; Dylan Stewart, HAV, pinned Torgerson, COL, 2:56; McMillen, GFH, pinned Metcalf, HDN, 3:59.

132 – Degen, BEL, pinned Caldwell, HEL, 1:08; Harms, FOR, pinned Currier, COL, 3:47; Dobson, GFH, dec. James, BOZ, 3-2; Schulte, MST, maj. dec. Thomas Gruber, HAV, 14-0.

138 – Shupe, GFH, pinned Ramirez, HDN, 1:52; Rushing, CAP, pinned Degen, BEL, 1:51; Parker Filius, HAV, dec. Hart, BUC, 9-6; McGreevey, MBS, pinned McBroom, CAP, 1:03.

145 – Weber, FOR, maj. dec. Manlon, BOZJV, 15-6; Yates, CMR, maj. dec. Lemon, HDN, 15-1; Renz, BUT, dec. Ryan, HEL, 12-6; Armstrong, , dec. Bentley, 9-4.

152 – Weber, FOR, pinned Mavrinac, ANA, 2:58; Leonard, GFH, maj. dec. Branson, MBS, 17-5; Jase Stokes, HAV, dec. Purcell, HDN, 12-7; Dickson, CMR, pinned Stack, MST, 1:04.

160 – Nile, FOR, pinned Anderson, BUT, :30; Ferda, GFH, dec. Pickle, BEL, 3-0; Delp, HDN, maj. dec. VanDyke, HEL, 14-5; Beaudrie, CODY, Graseschi, CMR, 2:30.

170 – Entzel, MBS, dec. Harbison, MST, 6-0; Fredericks, HDN, pinned Flickenger, CODY, 2:59; Brugman, CMR, pinned Reich, ANA, 5:55; Landerman, CODY, pinned Van Dyke, HEL, 1:04.

182 – Keesler, GFH, pinned Danielson, CMR, 2:49; Wiers, BOZ, dec. Bertelsen, BOZJV, 6-5; Murdock, HDN, pinned Cinningham, BEL, 1:18; Schmitz, CAP, pinned Ammatto-Cattaneo, GFH, 3:10.

195 – Buckley, BOZ, maj. dec. Gordon, MBS, 14-3; Dole, HTP, pinned Rebish, MST, 2:54; Tezak, DIL, pin. Williams, GFH, 2:44; Cannon, BUT, pinned Erickson, HEL, 3:06.

220 – Tyler Adams, HAV, pinned Scott, HDN, 3:56; Hilborn, HEL, pinned Nordell, CMR, 5:58; Koffman, CAP, dec. Hart, BOZ, 5-2; Wilson, MST, dec. Weaver, GFH, 8-3.

285 – Hicke, DIL, pinned Becker, HDN, :50; Smith, GFH, pinned Murillo, :26; Miller, MBS, pinned Rue-Zindell, GFH, 1:52; Wiegert, ANA, pinned Bell, FOR, :19.