Bulldogs ready for divisional wrestling

Whitefish showed some fight at a trio of Northwestern A wrestling duals last week as the Bulldogs ready for the divisional tourament this weekend in Libby.

Whitefish opened the week by defeating Libby on Tuesday for its second team win of the season.

James Buckley won by major decision at the 113-pound weight class with a 17-2 victory over Ty Hight, and Matt Sampson pinned Braydon Thom at 152 to pace the Bulldogs.

On Friday, Whitefish dropped a pair of duals at home, 62-14 to Frenchtown and 48-24 to Polson.

The Dogs were in the mix against the Pirates.

At 113 pounds, Dillon Thorsteinson pinned Cody Hedeen in 55 seconds, and 138-pounder Skyler Bowerman pinned Alex Helegson at 5:30.

Bowerman scored a pair of takedowns and an escape before earning the pin in the third round.

152-pounder Sampson also picked up a win, pinning Ryan Burland in 36 seconds. Judah Prestegaard won by injury default at 145 pounds.

Whitefish 41, Libby 30

98 — open. 106 — Dillon Thorsteinson, W, won by forfeit. 113 — James Buckley, W, major dec. Ty Hight, 17-2. 120 — Sage Cornelius, W, won by forfeit. 126 — Dylan Roby, L, pinned Garrett Rice, 3:45. 132 — Brooks Krause, W, won by forfeit. 138 — Skyler Higareda, L, pinned Skyler Bowerman, 5:21. 145 — Zach Crace, L, pinned Judah Prestegaard, 1:32. 152 — Matt Sampson, W, pinned Braydan Thom, 2:50. 160 — Josh Bowers, L, pinned Marcus Jackson, 1:20. 170 — Garret Chapel, L, pinned Travis Catina, 2:27. 182 — open. 195 — Matt Carr, W, won by forfeit. 220 — open. 285 — Steven Quimby, W, won by forfeit.

Frenchtown 62, Whitefish 14

106 – Cody Warner, F, dec. Dillon Thorsteinson, 7-0; 113 – Cade Livoti, F, tech. fall Sage Cornelius, 20-5; 120 – Preston Downard, F, maj. dec. Garrett Rice, 14-6; 132 – Bryce Williams, F, maj. dec. Brooks Krause, 9-0; 138 – Jon Blanchard, F, dec. Skyler Bowerman, 8-4; 145 – Cody Lemons, F, pinned Judah Prestegaard, :37; 160 – Matthew Sampson, W, dec. Tyler King, 5-3; 195 – Nathan Bennett, F, pinned Matt Carr, 2:00; Hwt – Open.

Frenchtown won 98, 126, 170, 182 and 220 by forfeit.

Whitefish won 152 by forfeit.

Polson 48, Whitefish 24

98 – Open; 106 – Open; 113 – Dillon Thorsteinson, W, pinned Cody Hedeen, :55; 120 – Gaben Wenzel, P, pinned Garrett Rice, 3:57; 132 – Skylar Knutson, P, pinned Brooks Krause, :40; 138 – Skyler Bowerman, W, pinned Alex Helegson, 5:30; 145 – Judah Prestegaard, W, won by injury default over Jared Young; 152 – Matthew Sampson, W, pinned Ryan Burland, :36; 160 – Tristan Martin, P, pinned Marcus Jackson, 1:35; 195 – Mike Corrigan, P, pinned Matt Carr, 1:02; Hwt – Open.

Polson won 126, 170, 182 and 220 by forfeit.