Whitefish wrestling pins Libby

Whitefish wrestling scored its first dual win of the season last week with a gutsy performance against Libby.

The Dogs took five of nine matches to get the 36-28 victory at home.

Freshman 103-pounder Parker McWhirter scored a pin over Mason Sams at 3:41 to start the dual.

In one of the more exciting matches of the night, James Buckley went three rounds with Lane Young to score a 13-12 decision at 120 pounds.

Buckley scored five points in the first round to take an early advantage. The pair swapped 2-point reversals three times with the match knotted at 11-11. With 13 seconds left, Buckley scored a takedown for the win.

Garrett Rice won another hard-fought match at 132 pounds with a 7-5 decision over Reed Christiansen. Rice took an early 5-2 advantage with a near fall. After no points in the second round, Rice scored an escape to get the decision.

At 152 pounds, senior Matt Sampson scored a nice pin at 1:34 over Alex Yeadon.

Skyler Bowerman sealed the team win in an exciting match at 170 pounds. Trailing after the first round, Bowerman was able to pin Michael Miller at 3:04.

The win over Libby was the second half of a double dual with Polson where it was pin or be pinned.

The Pirates outlasted Whitefish in that conference dual 42-30.

Steven Quimby scored a pin at 285 pounds over Isaiah Williams at 5:24.

At 132 pounds, Rice pinned Jaben Wenzel.

152-pounder Sampson scored a quick pin over Stephen Ostberg in 53 seconds.

Judah Prestegaard pinned Noah Humphrey at 1:18 to score points at 160 pounds.

Polson 42, Whitefish 30

at Whitefish

182 – Tele Seemann, P, pin Matt Carr, 1:40; 205 – Mike Corrigan, P, pin Travis Catina, 3:27; 285 – Steven Quimby, W, pin Isaiah Williams, 5:24; 103 – Mateo Quinones, P, pin Parker McWhirter, 0:52; 113 – Shayne Pierre, P, win by forfeit; 120 – Cameron Brown, P, win by forfeit; 126 – Parker Adler, P, pin James Buckley, 1:43; 132 – Garrett Rice W, pin Jaben Wenzel, n/a; 138 – Skylar Knutson, P, pin Brooks Krause, 2:39; 145 – Malik Hayden, W, win by forfeit; 152 – Matthew Sampson, W, pin Stephen Ostberg, 0:53; 160 – Judah Prestegaard, W, pin Noah Humphrey, 1:18; 170 – Skyler Bowerman, W, win by forfeit.

Whitefish 36, Libby 28

at Whitefish

205 – Travis Catina, W, win by forfeit; 285 – Steven Quimby, W, win by forfeit; 103 – Parker McWhirter, W, pin, Mason Sams, 3:42; 113 – Tristen Howendobler, L, win by forfeit; 120 – Open; 126 – James Buckley, W, dec Lane Young, 13-12; 132 – Garrett Rice, W, dec Reed Christensen, 7-5; 138 – Dylan Roby, L, pin Brooke Krause, 1:08; 145 – Dylon Parrish, L, pin Malik Hayden, 1:00; 152 – Matthew Sampson, W, pin Alex Yeadon, 1:34; 160 – Zach Crace, maj dec Judah Prestegaard, 11-2; 170 – Skyler Bowerman, W, pin Michael Miller, 3:04; 182 – Garret Chapel, L, pin Matt Carr, 1:36.