Harlem, Chinook look strong in Choteau

The Harlem wrestling team has been powerful all season long. But the Wildcats keep learning that it’s going to be very tough to unseat the Choteau Bulldogs at next month’s Class B-C state tournament in Billings.

This past weekend, Harlem crowned three individual champions at the Choteau Classic, but the Wildcats still finished well behind the Bulldogs. Choteau won its own tournament with 215 points. Huntley Project was a distant second and Fairfield was third. Harlem finished the two-day tournament with 127 points, while Class C Chinook was ninth with 91 points.

The Choteau Classic is an elite tournament, and the Wildcats did well to advance four grapplers into the finals. And for the second straight week, stars Shay Snider and Teague Jones were crowned champions. Snider beat Columbus’ Jake Hall 9-6 in the 126-pound final, while Jones pinned Plains-Hot Springs’ Russell Kualja in the 132-pound title bout.

The Wildcats also got a 220-pound title from top-ranked Seth Adams, who beat Huntley’s Tanner Miller by a fall in the finals. Brendan Johnson reached the 145-pound title match before losing to Cut Bank’s Reid VandenBos. Trent Noel placed third for the Wildcats at heavyweight as well.

The Choteau tourney was one of Chinook’s best of the season as w

Choteau Classic

Championship matches

98 – Parker Snyder, HP, md. Tony Roso, CCS 11-2; 106 – Trevor Moore, CHO, d. Morgan Schultz, SIC 7-2; 113 – Garrett White, EUR, tf. Donovan Moon, CHI, 16-1; 120 – Tate Neideregger, CHI, p. Eli Walston, C-A, 4:24; 126 – Shay Snider, HRL, d. Jake Hall, C-A, 9-6; 132 – Teague Jones, HRL, p. Russell Kujala, PHS 3:22; 138 – Rico Stormer, CIR, d. JJ Werdal, CHO, 4-0; 145 – Reid VandenBos, CTB, d. Brenden Johnson, HRL, 10-9; 152 – Trey Stone, CHI, 0. Joel Graf, FF, 3:36; 160 – Nolan Simanton, MAL, d. Garrett Moritz, CON, 6-3; 170 – Jacen Petersen, SIC, p. Streeter French, CHO, 3:18; 182 – Hunter Mycke, CON, d. David Hopson , WP, 4-1; 195 – Jake French, CHO, d. Koni Dold, HP, 7-2; 220 – Seth Adams, HRL, p. Tanner Miller, HP, 4:46; 285 – Ben Gorham, PHS, p. Kelin King, MAL 1:46.

3rd place matches

98 – Chase DeBoo, CHO, p. Brandon Whitzekl, WHL, 1:55; 106 – Robert Rhodes, FF, over Maestro Martinez, WP by forfeit; 113 – Cole Giles, FF, dec. Kasey Seyfert GLA, 6-3; 120 – Zach Durden, EUR, p Jake Reinschmidt, WHL, 3:29; 126 – Travis Vermulm, CB, d. Conner Rogers, DL, 3-2; 132 – Logan Schwope, TWN, p Morgan Koenig, CON, 2:21; 138 – Ryan Lefsofski, FF, d. Logan Goodwon, PHS, 7-0; 145 – Adam Lesofaski, FF, d. John Manning, HP, 3-1; 152 – Justin Meier, C-A, p. John Pepos, CCS, 2:26; 160 – Alex Bertolt, Arlee, d. James Herring, SHP, 7-6; 170 – Hunter Croff, BELT, p. Blake Jessen, HP, 1:29; 182 – Steven Bravo, SIC, p. Kevin Young, CHI, :56; 195 – Dylan Reed, FF, p. Ronald Kinyon, SHB, 3:36; 220 – Denver Krone, CHO, d. Eli Hohn, TOW, 6-1; 285 – Trent Noel, HRL, d. Lucas Dekker, SHP, 4-3.

5th place matches

98 – Devon Rowe, WHL, d. Colin Rogers, DL, 6-5; 106 – Kaden BAkkila, EUR, p. Brock Johnson, WHL, 4:32; 113 – Michael Werk, SHP, tf. Robbie Coleman, C-A, 16-1; 120 – Taner Stone, CHO, p. James Spence, SHP, 2:37; 126 – Jamie Mullins, SIC, d. Jake NOrby, CHI, 6-4; 132 – Hunter Meier, C-A, d. Cody King, GLA, 6-4; 138 – Jace Berkram, CTB, over Blaine Berg, CON, by default; 145 – Evan Finstad, CTB, p. PJ Ayers, FTB, 3:12; 152 – Brandon French, CON, p. Ty Pocha, DPB, 4:22; 160 – Joey Clark, CHO, over Jesse Daniels, CHI by forfeit; 170 – Evander Wilbur, TOW, md. Roman LoRance, CCS, 11-3; 182 – Vinny Quirk, BGF, p. Kian Brown, HP, 1:47; 195 – Kaelan Yanak, EUR, d. Travis Field, CHO, 3-1; 220 – Che Little Dog, CB, p. Streeter Stirling, SHB, :36; 285 – Kalvin Rohrer, CCS, p Tyler Spidel, SIC, 2:28.