Whitefish wrestlers earn spots on podium in Libby, Eureka
Whitefish wrestlers got plenty of time on the mat this past week.
Last Tuesday they competed at a triangular meet in Libby, where they faced the Loggers and wrestlers from Ronan.
The Bulldogs fell to Libby/Troy 59-13 and to Ronan 58-13.
Nathan Buckley (126) and Dakota Flannery (138) picked up the sole wins for Whitefish against Libby, and Flannery, Camren Ross (170) and Robert Bertelsen (160) picked up the team’s wins over Ronan.
On Saturday wrestlers headed to the Buzz Lucey Invitational in Eureka.
Nathan Sproul (103), Flannery (138) and Jack Eisenbarth (145) all took home gold for the Bulldogs.
Jackson Carson (103) and Dean Kellogg (113) both took fourth, and Bertlesen (160) took third.
Head coach Ryan Boyle said it was one of the best outings he’s seen in his time as head coach.
“They wrestled really well,” he said. “That was the best finals that we’ve ever had since I’ve been here, just being in the finals and finishing out the tournament. To win all three of them was really good.”
Whitefish wrestlers will head to Browning for the Browning Invitational on Thursday before starting winter vacation. That will start at 11 a.m. in Browning.
Boyle said the focus right now is to not slow down after a successful tournament.
“Sometimes they get really excited about doing well in tournaments, and in years past I’ve seen teams back off a little bit after, instead of continuing to grow and work. Hopefully they come in with a little success but still feeling like there’s a lot to work on.”
With a long holiday break coming, Boyle said they won’t be trying to add too much new stuff in the weeks of practices.
“It’s just polishing stuff, it’s not like you need to get a bunch of stuff in there, we’re still working on week one stuff and getting better.”
Libby/Troy 59, Whitefish 13
103 — Jackson Carson, Whi, won by forfeit; 113 — Buddy Doolin, LT, pinned Tristan Welch, 1:04; 120 — Xander Spady, LT, pinned Dean Kellogg, 1:40; 126 —Nathan Buckley, Wfsh, dec. Mason Sams, 15-11; 132 — Michael Diller, LT, pinned Sidney Cooke, 2:30; 138 — Dakota Flannery, Wfsh, maj. dec. Trey Thompson, 12-1; 145 — Jeffery Offenbecher, LT, pinned Carlitos Bertelsen, :36; 152 — Laine Young, LT, tech. fall Jack Eisenbarth, 17-0; 160 — Tim Carvey, LT, pinned Robert Bertelsen, 1:35; 170 — Tanner Wood, LT, pinned Camren Ross, 1:05; 182 — Ethan Borden, LT, won by forfeit; 205 — Gabe Van Orden, LT, won by forfeit; 285 — Cyrus Sweedman, LT, pinned Keegan Wold, 5:30.
Ronan 58, Whitefish 13
103 — Trevor Bartel (RONA) over Jackson Carson (WHIT) (Fall 0:00); 113 — Trapper McAllister (RONA) over Tristan Welch (WHIT) (Fall 0:16); 120 — Spencer Stagg (RONA) over Dean Kellogg (WHIT) (Fall 0:09); 126 — Owen Brown (RONA) over Nathan Buckley (WHIT) (Fall 0:04); 132 — Noah Cheff (RONA) over Sidney Cooke (WHIT) (Fall 0:19); 138 — Dakota Flannery (WHIT) over Kolby Reum (RONA) (TF 20-5 4:14); 145— Hunter Peterson (RONA) over Carlitos Bertelsen (WHIT) (Fall 0:05); 152 — Seth Cheff (RONA) over Jack Eisenbarth (WHIT) (MD 12-3); 160 — Robert Bertelsen (WHIT) over Daniel Collins Bishop (RONA) (MD 18-7); 170 — Camren Ross (WHIT) over Jesse Littleboy (RONA) (MD 12-3); 182 — Justin Mays (RONA) over (WHIT) (For.); 205 — Persephone Sandoval (RONA) over (WHIT) (For.); 285 — Wesley Pablo (RONA) over Keegan Wold (WHIT) (Fall 2:00)
Buzz Lucey Invitational
Eureka
103 —
Champ. Round 1 - Tristan Welch (Whitefish) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jace Samsel (Arlee) 6-1 won by fall over Tristan Welch (Whitefish) 1-2 (Fall 1:06)
Cons. Round 2 - Tristan Welch (Whitefish) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Tristan Welch (Whitefish) 1-2 won by fall over Anthony Price (Whitefish) 0-2 (Fall 1:12)
Cons. Semi - Jackson Carson (Whitefish) 7-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Tristan Welch (Whitefish) 1-2 (SV-1 7-5)
Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Price (Whitefish) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Dylan Schneider (Glacier) 5-3 won by fall over Anthony Price (Whitefish) 0-2 (Fall 0:55)
Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Price (Whitefish) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Tristan Welch (Whitefish) 1-2 won by fall over Anthony Price (Whitefish) 0-2 (Fall 1:12)
Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Sproul (Whitefish) 9-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Nathan Sproul (Whitefish) 9-4 won by fall over Brody Soderquist (Polson) 0-2 (Fall 3:08)
Semifinal - Nathan Sproul (Whitefish) 9-4 won by decision over Jackson Carson (Whitefish) 7-4 (Dec 7-4)
1st Place Match - Nathan Sproul (Whitefish) 9-4 won by major decision over Jace Samsel (Arlee) 6-1 (MD 16-6)
Champ. Round 1 - Jackson Carson (Whitefish) 7-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jackson Carson (Whitefish) 7-4 won by fall over Dylan Sotin (St. Maries) 1-2 (Fall 4:18)
Semifinal - Nathan Sproul (Whitefish) 9-4 won by decision over Jackson Carson (Whitefish) 7-4 (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Semi - Jackson Carson (Whitefish) 7-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Tristan Welch (Whitefish) 1-2 (SV-1 7-5)
3rd Place Match - Dylan Schneider (Glacier) 5-3 won by decision over Jackson Carson (Whitefish) 7-4 (Dec 9-2)
113 —
Champ. Round 1 - Dean Kellogg (Whitefish) 8-6 won by fall over Austin Warren (Eureka) 5-7 (Fall 2:57)
Quarterfinal - Dean Kellogg (Whitefish) 8-6 won by fall over Myles Hanson (St. Maries) 2-2 (Fall 0:53)
Semifinal - Austin McKinnon (Wallace) 2-1 won by fall over Dean Kellogg (Whitefish) 8-6 (Fall 1:40)
Cons. Semi - Dean Kellogg (Whitefish) 8-6 won by fall over Austin Warren (Eureka) 5-7 (Fall 1:21)
3rd Place Match - Peter Carey (Plains) 9-8 won by fall over Dean Kellogg (Whitefish) 8-6 (Fall 2:48)
120 —
Champ. Round 1 - Zach Morrison (Libby) 3-2 won by fall over Nathan Buckley (Whitefish) 10-6 (Fall 2:35)
Cons. Round 1 - Nathan Buckley (Whitefish) 10-6 won by fall over Kale Barker (Glacier) 0-2 (Fall 0:51)
Cons. Round 2 - Nathan Buckley (Whitefish) 10-6 won by fall over Trin Collins (Flathead) 1-2 (Fall 1:28)
Cons. Round 3 - Xander Spady (Libby) 4-2 won by decision over Nathan Buckley (Whitefish) 10-6 (Dec 7-3)
Champ. Round 1 - Leroy Orel (Whitefish) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Leroy Orel (Whitefish) 1-2 won by fall over Trin Collins (Flathead) 1-2 (Fall 3:28)
Semifinal - Nathan Schmidt (Eureka) 11-2 won by fall over Leroy Orel (Whitefish) 1-2 (Fall 0:47)
Cons. Semi - Sam Martin (St. Maries) 5-1 won by fall over Leroy Orel (Whitefish) 1-2 (Fall 0:27)
126 —
Champ. Round 1 - Thomas Peters (Columbia Falls) 1-2 won by fall over Courtny Moran (Whitefish) 1-2 (Fall 0:21)
Cons. Round 1 - Courtny Moran (Whitefish) 1-2 won by forfeit over Zane Gardener (Bigfork) 2-3 (For.)
Cons. Round 2 - Jaxon Heinz (Columbia Falls) 4-2 won by fall over Courtny Moran (Whitefish) 1-2 (Fall 1:05)
132 —
Champ. Round 1 - Trey Thompson (Libby) 6-2 won by fall over Sidney Cooke (Whitefish) 0-2 (Fall 1:01)
Cons. Round 1 - CJ Morris (Flathead) 1-2 won by major decision over Sidney Cooke (Whitefish) 0-2 (MD 12-3)
138 —
Champ. Round 1 - Dakota Flannery (Whitefish) 14-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Dakota Flannery (Whitefish) 14-3 won by fall over Jesse Uski (Plains) 5-9 (Fall 1:28)
Semifinal - Dakota Flannery (Whitefish) 14-3 won by fall over Derek Knoll (Flathead) 2-3 (Fall 3:15)
1st Place Match - Dakota Flannery (Whitefish) 14-3 won by major decision over Bo Meyer (Flathead) 3-1 (MD 9-0)
145 —
Champ. Round 1 - Archie Brevik (Bigfork) 3-3 won by fall over Max Grimes (Whitefish) 0-2 (Fall 3:55)
Cons. Round 1 - Max Grimes (Whitefish) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Terren Winebark (Libby) 2-2 won by decision over Max Grimes (Whitefish) 0-2 (Dec 4-3)
Champ. Round 1 - Jack Eisenbarth (Whitefish) 11-5 won by fall over Bobby Dewbre (Columbia Falls) 0-2 (Fall 0:24)
Quarterfinal - Jack Eisenbarth (Whitefish) 11-5 won by tech fall over Terren Winebark (Libby) 2-2 (TF-1.5 4:31 (15-0))
Semifinal - Jack Eisenbarth (Whitefish) 11-5 won by fall over Isaac Petz (Eureka) 2-2 (Fall 2:48)
1st Place Match - Jack Eisenbarth (Whitefish) 11-5 won by decision over Jason Dobson (Columbia Falls) 3-1 (Dec 8-2)
152 —
Champ. Round 1 - Robert Bertelsen (Whitefish) 14-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Robert Bertelsen (Whitefish) 14-7 won by fall over Abel Kimmel (Polson) 2-2 (Fall 0:41)
Semifinal - Dawson Young (Libby) 12-4 won by major decision over Robert Bertelsen (Whitefish) 14-7 (MD 11-2)
Cons. Semi - Robert Bertelsen (Whitefish) 14-7 won by fall over Brayden Boyle (Flathead) 3-2 (Fall 1:50)
3rd Place Match - Robert Bertelsen (Whitefish) 14-7 won by fall over Finn Sullivan (Flathead) 4-2 (Fall 1:14)
160 —
Champ. Round 1 - Camren Ross (Whitefish) 1-2 won by fall over Robert Johnson (Columbia Falls) 0-2 (Fall 3:35)
Quarterfinal - Caden Hall (St. Maries) 7-3 won by fall over Camren Ross (Whitefish) 1-2 (Fall 1:08)
Cons. Round 2 - Wyatt Mischke (Bigfork) 5-2 won by fall over Camren Ross (Whitefish) 1-2 (Fall 1:57)
Champ. Round 1 - Aalec Pace (Whitefish) 2-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jonathan Schmidt (Eureka) 10-0 won by fall over Aalec Pace (Whitefish) 2-2 (Fall 0:33)
Cons. Round 2 - Aalec Pace (Whitefish) 2-2 won by decision over Robert Johnson (Columbia Falls) 0-2 (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Aalec Pace (Whitefish) 2-2 won by fall over Ashley Potts (Arlee) 0-2 (Fall 0:27)
Cons. Semi - Caden Hall (St. Maries) 7-3 won by fall over Aalec Pace (Whitefish) 2-2 (Fall 0:48)
285 —
Champ. Round 1 - Keegan Wold (Whitefish) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ashton Thompson (Glacier) 5-1 won by fall over Keegan Wold (Whitefish) 0-2 (Fall 3:16)
Cons. Round 2 - Aydan Prieto (Flathead) 3-2 won by fall over Keegan Wold (Whitefish) 0-2 (Fall 2:34)