Dogs pin Frenchtown for dual win

by Whitefish Pilot
| January 20, 2015 9:45 PM

Four pins helped lift Whitefish wrestling to a Northwest A dual win over Frenchtown on Thursday.

The Dogs won six of nine matches to take the team victory.

126-pounder Dillon Thorsteinson scored a pin at 2:28 over Dee Vang.

Brooks Krause at 138 pounds pinned Hunter Allen at 1:53. Matt Sampson at 170 pounds scored a pin at 3:20 over Tyler King. At 205 pounds, Travis Catina pinned Nathan Bennett at 5:14.

Whitefish also picked up points from Judah Prestegaard at 160 pounds. He dominated Preston Downard in the 18-3 decision.

Matt Carr won with a 8-6 decision over Cole Jones at 182 pounds.

Whitefish scored two pins in a 58-12 dual loss on Tuesday at Columbia Falls.

Sampson won the 170-pound match against Dale Meyer with a second-period fall in 3:46. Heavyweight junior Steven Quimby pinned Blake Arneson in 3:15.

Whitefish 38, Frenchtown 36

120 — Cody Warner, F, pin James Buckley, 1:44; 126 — Dillon Thorsteinson, W, pin Dee Vang, 2:28; 132 — Tyler Ishler, F, pin Garrett Rice, 3:17; 138 — Brooks Krause, W, pin Hunter Allen, 1:53; 145 — Jon Blanchard, F, pin Malik Hayden, 2:36; 160 — Judah Prestegaard, W, tech fall Preston Downard, 18-3; 170 — Matt Sampson, W, pin Tyler King, 3:20; 182 — Matt Carr, W, dec Cole Jones, 8-6; 205 — Travis Catina, W, pin Nathan Bennett, 5:14.

Frenchtown won forfeits at 103, 113, 152. Whitefish won forfeit at 285.

Col Falls 58, Whitefish 12

103 — Austin Nelson, CF, pin Parker McWhirter, 2:44; 113 — Colby Clark, CF, win by forfeit. 120 — Ben Windauer, CF, maj. dec. James Buckley, 14-2; 126 — Brandon Thomas, CF, win by forfeit; 132 — Nathan Hader, CF, def. Garrett Rice, 10-7; 138 — Kalob Nelson, CF, pin Brooks Krause, 5:24; 145 — Colton Sweeny, CF, pin Malik Hayden, 1:06; 152 — Troy Meyer, CF, win by forfeit; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, def. Judah Prestegaard, 7-6; 170 — Matt Sampson, WF, pin Dale Meyer, 3:46; 182 — Miguel Garate, CF, pin Matt Carr, :44; 205 — Ike Schweikert, CF, pin Travis Catina, 3:29; 285 — Steven Quimby, WF, pin Blake Arneson, 3:15.