Area grapplers advance to Class B-C state meet

The Class B-C wrestling landscape has changed recently with just two divisions, and the Eastern B-C, held Friday and Saturday in Colstrip was as tough as expected.

Fort Benton was the highest-finishing local team with 86 points, which was sixth place overall. Chinook finished in 10th place with 63 points, while Harlem was 16th with 20. Huntley Project rolled to the divisional championship with 288 points, while Glasgow was second and Columbus was third.

The Longhorns advanced six wrestlers to state, led by Brock Hanford, who win the heavyweight title with a pin of Chinook Wyatt Dunbar in the championship match. Trevor O'Hara added a third-place finish at 103 pounds, while Colter Ball was fourth at 182, Cade Ball finished fifth at 160 and Teagan Reimer took fifth at 126. Damian Out added an eight-place finish for the Longhorns was 205.

Dunbar was one of a pair of Sugarbeeters to reach the finals Saturday. Tyler Schoen gave Chinook a title with a win at 170 pounds. Schoen beat HP's Wylee Lindeen in the final, 7-4. Lane Snider also punched his ticket to state for the Beeters with a fifth-place finish at 145 pounds.

Harlem had three wrestlers in the field and advanced Landen Gray to the state tournament with a seventh-place finish at 132 pounds. Chester-Joplin-Inverness' Ryder Cole is also on his way to state with a sixth-place showing at 138 points.

All of the local wrestlers who placed at the Eastern B-C Divisional, plus all the local girls teams will move on to this week's All-Class State Tournament, Friday and Saturday in Billings.

Eastern B-C

at Colstrip High School

Team scores: Huntley Project 288, Glasgow 153.5, Columbus-Absarokee-Park City 142.5, Colstrip 132.5, Circle 125, Fort Benton 86, Poplar 85.5, Malta 73, Baker 69, Chinook 63, Shepherd 58, Red Lodge 57, Wolf Point 38, Broadus 30.5, Forsyth 24, Harlem 20, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 15, Roundup 15, White Sulphur Springs 7, Big Sandy 2, Custer-Hysham 1.

Individual order of finish

103: Baylor Burton, HP; Evan VonOlnhausen, HP: Aiden Walkowiak, RL; Ruben Nelson, Cir; Seth Kornick, C-A-PC; Landon Young, Pop; Cayden Saboe, WSS; Santiago Alonzo, Cir.

113: Jake Kuka, Gla; Payne Reilly, For; Trevor O'Hara, FB; Navarjo Escarcega, Pop; Nolan Evenson, RL; Tucker Miller, Bak; Ted See, Gla; Jaren Lingle, Bak.

120: Riley Davis, Bak; Gavin Nedens, HP; Jase Frederick, Pop; Guy Williams, C-A-PC; Wyatt Nelson, Col; Aiden Black, Cir; Raiden Aurand, Bro.

126: Cooper Lane, HP; Langdon Smith, She; Derek Lachenmeier, HP; Wyatt Hood, C-A-PC; Teagan Reimer, FB; Kail Irish, Bro; Stran Lytton, RL; Kohner Shipman, Mal.

132: Tugg Taylor, Cir; Cooper Cook, C-A-PC; Ty Borge, Col; Hayden Ramaeker, HP; Lane DeSaveur, C-A-PC; Tegan Miller, Bak.

138: Tyler Niles, She; Weston Timberman, C-A-PC; Bryson Bartelson, Cir; Jack Cornwell, Gla; Kameron Reum, Pop; Ryder Cole, C-J-I; Ted Tryan, Gla; Sheldon Serrano, Rou.

145: Brady Ellison, C-A-PC; Zaden Heck, Col; Grady Schmidt, HP; Shawn Gilkerson, Mal; Lane Snider, Chi; Mitchell Youngman, Pop; Michael King, Gla; Taylin Johannesen, Mal.

152: Canyon Casterline, Cir; Jaron Taylor, Cir; Ian Willoughby, Col; Mason Donaldson, Gla; Alex Nelson, HP; Hayden VonOlnhausen, HP; Trevin Bradley, Col; Dalton Duncan, C-H.

160: Zach Valdez, Col; Garrett Sholey, HP: Devon Nesbitt, Gla; Zach Cox, Col; Cade Ball, FB; Remington DeSarro, RL: Colton Mears, Mal; Jessie Brawley, Bak.

170: Tyler Schoen, Chinook; Wylee Lindeen, HP; Damien Nesbitt, Gla; Spencer Gibbs, Mal; Darrius LongKnife, Har; Tanner Stott, HP; Sam Mycke, RL; Alex Edwards, Bro.

182: Camryn Mears, M; William Loveridge, HP; Garrett Buckalew, Col; Colter Ball, FB; Dakota Holbrook, Bro; Mike King, Har; Austin Hughes, Gla.

205: Mason Garfield, WP; Kyler Hallock, Gla; Stran Selman, HP; Chance Smith, WP; Marcos Gallegos, Bak; Kix Telford, C-A-PC; Jerome Johnson, Rou; Damian Ort, FB.

285: Brock Hanford, FB; Wyatt Dunbar, Chi; Jacob Berger, Pop; Gunnar Oblander, HP; Tye Jones, Mal; Spencer Higareda, HP; Malcolm Mann, RL; Ethan Short, C-A-PC.