Bulldogs battle it out on home mat

by Whitefish Pilot
| February 4, 2015 9:00 PM

Whitefish was 2-3 on the wrestling mat Friday following the Whitefish Duals at home.

Columbia Falls lead with 5-0 in dual action. Eureka was 3-1, followed by Whitefish, then Browning at 1-3, Frenchtown was 0-2, and Bigfork 0-4.

“They wrestled well,” Whitefish coach Ryan Boyle said of his mat men.

“The last couple of weeks they have been wrestling as a team, doing everything as a team and doing better.”

Prior to that, he said his wrestlers had an individual mindset.

Whitefish had won six straight duals until falling to Frenchtown on Friday, 27-19.

He said a 38-36 dual win at Frenchtown on Jan. 15 is when the team turned the corner.

The Bulldogs followed that by going 4-2 last weekend at the Central A Duals in Belgrade.

“We haven’t been preaching wins,” Boyle said.

“We have goals on the board, we’re focusing on scoring points and learning from our mistakes.”

This marked the first time Whitefish has hosted the duals.

“We just wanted more matches,” Boyle said.

“In the past, we had maybe one dual, two duals at the end of the season before divisionals.”

Whitefish fell to Polson in A Northwestern dual Saturday in Polson, 51-15. Ronan defeated Whitefish in a dual the same day, 60-9.

Bulldogs Judah Prestegaard and Matt Sampson lead the team against Polson and Ronan.

Prestegaard pinned Noah Humphrey in the 160-pound matchup in 2:41 against Polson. Sampson won by decision over Polson’s Colton Cote, 7-4.

Sampson pinned Ronan’s Steven Michal in 4:40. Prestegaard won by decision over Ronan’s Jessie Herrer, 8-2.

The Bulldogs head to Polson for the Northwestern A divisional tournament on Saturday.

The Daily Inter Lake contributed to this story.

Whitefish Duals

Friday

Round 1

Whitefish 37, Bigfork 9

103 — Parker McWhirter, W, won by forfeit; 113 — Castor Conley, B, won by forfeit; 120 — James Buckley, W, pinned Connor Meyer, 1:27; 126 — Dillon Thorstenson, W, pinned Keaton O’Connor, :55; 132 — Garrett Rice, W, maj. dec. Shade Youso, 17-9; 138 — Brooks Krause, W, won by forfeit; 145 — Malik Hayden, W, dec. Tate Chenard, 12-8; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, pinned Levi Common, :45; 160 — Judah Prestegaard, W, won by forfeit; 170 — Dalton Weston, B, won by forfeit; 182 — Double forfeit; 205 — Vinny Quirk, B, dec. Travis Cantina, 11-9; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, won by forfeit.

Round 2

Frenchtown 27, Whitefish 19

103 — Caleb Bagnell, F, tech. fall Parker McWhirter, 15-0; 113 — Owen Inderland, F, won by forfeit; 120 — Cody Warner, F, tech. fall James Buckley, 15-0; 126 — Cade Livoti, F, dec. Dillon Thorsteinson, 11-7; 132 — Tyler Ishler, F, pinned Garrett Rice, 5:18; 138 — Brooks Krause, W, dec. Bryce Williams, 6-5; 145 — Jonathon Blanchard, F, pinned Malik Hayden, :14; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, maj. dec. Preston Downard, 9-0; 160 — Jorge Campomanes, F, won by forfeit; 170 — Judah Prestegaard, W, pinned Cole Jones, 1:29; 182 — Tristan Austin, F, won by forfeit; 205 — Nathan Bennett, F, dec. Travis Cantina, 6-0; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, won by forfeit.

Round 3

Columbia Falls 57, Whitefish 9

103 — Parker McWhirter, W, dec. Coby Clark, 9-8; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, won by forfeit; 120 — Mason Fetters, CF, pinned James Buckley, 1:35; 126 — Haze Bell, CF, pinned Dillon Thorsteinson, :48; 132 — Kaleb Gravelin, CF, pinned Garrett Rice, 1:19; 138 — Shonn Roberts, CF, pinned Brooks Krause, 1:35; 145 — Colton Gove, CF, pinned Malik Hayden, 1:01; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, dec. Wyatt Green, 3-2; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, dec. Judah Prestegaard, 2-1; 170 — Miguel Garate, CF, won by forfeit; 182 — Mikey Denison, CF, won by forfeit; 205 — Ike Schweikert, CF, won by forfeit; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, dec. Spencer Ross, 6-4.

Round 4

Whitefish 47, Browning 24

103 — Parker McWhirter, W, won by forfeit; 113 — Trevor James, B, won by forfeit; 120 — James Buckley, W, tech. fall Emmit Augare, 19-4; 126 — Dillon Thorsteinson, W, pinned Austin NewBreast, 3:28; 132 — Garrett Rice, W, won by forfeit; 138 — Brooks Krause, W, won by forfeit; 145 — Calvin Racine, B, pinned Malik Hayden, 1:25; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, pinned Ryan Long Time Sleeping, 1:17; 160 — Judah Prestegaard, W, pinned Justin NewBreast, :38; 170 — Cody Lucke, B, won by forfeit; 182 — Tristan Polk, B, won by frofeit; 205 — Double forfeit; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, pinned Terrydon Hall, 1:44.

Round 5

Eureka 40, Whitefish 30

103 — Parker McWhirter, W, won by forfeit; 113 — Kahden Bakkila, E, won by forfeit; 120 — Zach Durden, E, pinned James Buckley, :40; 126 — Dillon Thorsteinson, W, won by forfeit; 132 — Garrett Rice, W, won by forfeit; 138 — James Dunn, E, pinned Brooks James, :33; 145 — Josh Schmnidt, E, pinned Malik Hayden, :54; 152 — Garrett Graves, E, maj. dec. Matt Sampson, 14-2; 160 — Judah Prestegaard, W, won by injury default over Levi Garcia; 170 — Double forfeit; 182 — Joe Fehr, E, won by forfeit; 205 — Sam Johnson, E, won by forfeit; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, won by forfeit.??

Saturday

Polson 51, Whitefish 15

103 — Mateo Quinones, P, pinned Parker McWhirter, 1:49; 113 — Cameron Brown, P, won by forfeit; 120 — Parker Alder, P, pinned James Buckley, 1:29; 126 — Thunder Morales, P, dec. Dillon Thorsteinson, 11-5; 132 — Jaben Wenzel, P, pinned Garrett Rice, 4:56; 138 — Skylar Knutson, P, pinned Brooks Krause, 2:59; 145 — Alex Helgeson, P, pinned Malik Haydon, 1:06; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, dec. Colton Cote, 7-4; 160 — Judah Prestegaard, W, pinned Noah Humphrey, 2:41; 170 — Tele Seemann, P, won by forfeit; 182 — Double forfeit; 205 — Mike Corrigan, P, won by forfeit; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, won by forfeit.

Ronan 60, Whitefish 9

103 — Spencer Stagg, R, pinned Parker McWhirter, 2:53; 113 — Seth Cheff, R, won by forfeit; 120 — Hunter Peterson, R, dec. James Buckley, 11-7; 126 — Cole Snyder, R, pinned Dillon Thorsteinson, 1:48; 132 — Trevor McAlister, R, pinned Garrett Rice, 2:02; 138 — Stetson Jore, R, pinned Brooks Krause, 1:31; 145 — Jared Neiss, R, pinned Malik Haydon, 1:08; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, pinned Steven Michal, 4:40; 160 — Judah Prestegaard, W, dec. Jessie Herrera, 8-2; 170 — Grayden Irish, R, won by forfeit; 182 — Ray Little Boy, R, won by forfeit; 205 — Gray Cook, R, won by forfeit; 285 — Mike Irvin, R, dec. Steven Quimby, 6-3.