Catina, Flannery lead Bulldogs at Superior invite
Strong performances from Travis Catina and Dakota Flannery led Whitefish at the Bob Kinney Classic in Superior on Saturday.
Catina took first at 205, defeating Clancy Gout from Libby, and Flannery took fourth at 138 after falling to Peyton Irvine of Thompson Falls.
The Bulldogs took eighth overall. Libby, Thompson Falls and Plains-Hot Springs rounded out the top three teams.
Head coach Ryan Boyle said the effort of his team impressed him and they were close to having more wrestlers in the top four of their classes.
“It’s one of those things where we were hoping to get a couple more placers in there,” he said. “There were some close matches, kids wrestled all three periods and just came up short.”
Boyle said his young team is going to keep gaining experience and momentum with each tournament, but he’s seeing a lot of positives early on in the season.
“We’re being really aggressive. We’re making contact and we’ve been preaching that all year. You have to initiate everything, and they’re doing that,” he said.
Whitefish will travel to Eureka on Saturday for the Buzz Lucey Invitational, and a few select wrestlers will also travel to Coeur d’Alene for the Tri-State Invitational.
Boyle said Whitefish hasn’t participated in the Coeur d’Alene tournament in the past, but he’s looking forward to seeing how the kids stack up to some of the top wrestlers in the Northwest.
“It’s a really tough tournament,” he said. “There’s some good teams there. We’re just trying to go and see if we can compete at a different level with some of our guys.”
Bob Kinney Classic
Team Totals
1, Libby 159.5; 2, Thompson Falls 148; 3, Plains-Hot Springs 129; 4, Corvallis 126; 5, Mission-Charlo 102.5; 6, Clark Fork 81.5; 7, Stevensville 66; 8, Whitefish 59; 9, Browning 46; 10, Arlee 41; 11, Cut Bank 38; 12, Kalispell Glacier 16; 13, Flint Creek 6.
103 pounds
Championship – Buddy Doolin, Lib, dec. Carter Brown, Cor, 6-1.
Third place – Caleb Olsen, Ste, dec. Kellen Robbins, Ste, 13-6.
113 pounds
Championship – Kaleb Frank, TF, pin Dillon Yeadon, Lib, 1:14.
Third place – Michael Parkin, CF, pin Elliot Vanosdell, Ste, 3:40.
120 pounds
Championship – Daniel Uli, P-H, pin Dante Venema, Cor, 5:40.
Third place – Bailey Bieble, M-C, pin Tyler VanTassel, CF, :53.
126 pounds
Championship – Isaac DuMontier, M-C, pin Cole Gilleard, M-C, :32.
Third place – Isaiah Kovalski, CF, pin Josiah Vanderwall, P-H, 2:15.
132 pounds
Championship – Reed Christensen, Lib, pin Kaleb Ververis, CF, 3:56.
Third place – Darwin Adams, M-C, dec. Tristian Fountain, TF, 8-1.
138 pounds
Championship – Will Wissenbach, Cor, pin Laine Young, Lib, 5:21.
Third place – Peyton Irvine, TF, pin Dakota Flannery, Whi, 1:15.
145 pounds
Championship – Luke Lile, P-H, dec. Sam Ostwald, TF, 9-8.
Third place – Drew Schmitt, Cor, maj. dec. Troy Mitchell, M-C, 13-3.
152 pounds
Championship – James Detienne, P-H, pin Cody Garrison, TF, 5:14.
Third place – Tim Carvey, Lib, pin Daylon Moore, Cor, :56.
160 pounds
Championship – Kane Lawson, P-H, tech Tanner Wood, Lib, 16-0 (3:42).
Third place – TJ Knoll, Arl, dec. Trey Green, CF, 4-2.
170 pounds
Championship – Jase Sorenson, TF, pin George Shick, Arl, 1:51.
Third place – Dylan Parrish, Lib, dec. Emmit Augare, Bro, 1:51.
182 pounds
Championship – Gus Bosley, M-C, pin Jerry Cassidy, Ste, 3:00.
Third place – Hunter Barron, Cor, pin Jacob Woods, Ste, 2:58.
205 pounds
Championship – Travis Catina, Whi, dec. Clancy Gout, Lib, 7-0.
Third place – Austin Cooper, TF, dec. Cyrus Sweedman, Lib, 6-0.
Heavyweight
Championship – Justin Pfeifer, CB, pin Garret Hunt, Cor, 2:55.
Third place – Wacey Zuback, Bro, pin Blaine Jansen, CB, 1:22.