'Beeters, Wildcats will lay it all on the line this weekend in Malta at the Northern B/C Divisional
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Chinook freshman Garrett Pruttis controls his opponent in a match earlier this season. Pruttis and his teammates will join the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds and the Harlem Wildcats at the Northern B/C Divisional in Malta this Saturday.
The time is now for high school wrestlers across the state and that means the Chinook Sugarbeeters, Harlem Wildcats and Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds will be working hard this week in preparation for the Northern B/C Divisional Wrestling Tournament in Malta this Saturday.
The teams got one last chance on the mat this past Saturday at the Malta Invitational and performed very well overall.
Chinook sophomore JT Hauer finished second in the 152 pound weight class going 2-1 Saturday.
He began the tournament with pin of Patrick Follett from Frazer in just :10. Hauer followed with a semifinal win over Marcus Woods of Malta in :40.
In the championship, Hauer held his own for much of the match but in the end fell by pinfall to Ceaton Mears (Malta/Whitewater) at the 5:04 mark.
Harlem senior Gavin Horn has consistently placed for the Wildcats all season and finished third at the Malta Invitational,
Horn pinned Hunter Velk of Havre in 1:20 to begin the day. In his semifinal match, Horn faced Tristen Kemp of Wolf Point. Kemp won by technical fall (15-0) sending Horn into the Consolation semifinal.
Horn bounced back to defeat Jay Nicholson (Malta/Whitewater) by pinfall in 1:12. In his third place match Horn again won by fall, this time pinning Havre's Dylan Young in 1:43.
Chinook junior Ross Reed also earned a third place finish on Saturday. Reed began the day with 4-2 decision over James Etsey of Cut Bank. In the semifinal Reed fell to Havre's Martin Wilkie by pin (:14).
Reed received a bye through the consolation semifinal and then won a rematch with Etsey 1-0 to finish third.
Sugarbeeter sophomore Reubin Swenson continued to perform well on the mat earning himself a third place finish as well.
Swenson opened with a major decision win (10-1) over Dylan Sullivan of Cut Bank. Swenson lost his semifinal match by pinfall at 5:42 to Cooper Larson from Glasgow.
Swenson rebounded to pin Danny Eder of Poplar in 4:24 and then pinned Luke Lawless (Malta/Whitewater) in 1:59.
The Sugarbeeters also received a fourth place effort from freshman Garrett Pruttis. After beginning the day with a pin of Travis Pew (Circle, 1:50). Pruttis fell to Keagan Thompson in a semifinal match and then defeated Xian Phillips of Havre by Major Decision (9-0) before falling in the third place match to Jacob Lone Bear from Poplar.
Malta Invitational
Tournament Team Scores
1.) Havre 184.5; 2.) Glasgow 151; 3.) Malta/Whitewater 130; 4.) Poplar 79; 5.) Circle 73; 6.) Chinook 61; 7.) Cut Bank 33.5; 7.) Wolf Point 33.5; 9.) Harlem 19; 10.) Frazer 16; 11.) Hays/Lodge Pole 0.
Individual Results - Chinook
120 - Rebecca Stroh (10-17) placed 4th and scored 4.00 team points. Quarterfinal Received a bye. Semifinal - Lost to Krayle Stormer (Circle) by fall (Fall 0:18); Cons. Semi - Received a bye; 3rd Place Match - Lost to Alex Ost (Glasgow) by fall over (Fall 0:00).
120 - Garrett Pruttis (22-22) placed 4th and scored 10.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Won by fall over Travis Pew (Circle) 1:50; Semifinal - Lost to Keagan Thompson (Glasgow) by fall 3:21; Cons. Semi - Won by major decision over Xian Phillips (Havre) 9-0; 3rd Place Match - Lost to Jacob Lone Bear (Poplar) by fall 4:30.
145 - Ross Reed placed 3rd and scored 10.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Won by decision over James Estey (Cut Bank) 4-2; Semifinal - Lost to Martin Wilkie (Havre) by fall 0:14; Cons. Semi - Received a bye; 3rd Place Match - Won by decision over James Estey (Cut Bank) 1-0.
152 - JT Hauer (24-16) placed 2nd and scored 18.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Won by fall over Patrick Follet (Frazer) 0:10; Semifinal - Won by fall over Marcus Woods (Malta / Whitewater) 0:40; 1st Place Match - Lost to Ceaton Mears Malta / Whitewater) 2-0 won by fall 5:04.
170 - Tye Mitchell (17-18) Scored 4.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Won by fall over Michael Loves Him (Poplar) 0:44; Semifinal - Lost to Mason Dionne (Havre) by fall 1:02; Cons. Semi - Lost to Jazz Schroeder (Havre) by decision 6-0.
205 - Reubin Swenson (27-16) Placed 3rd and scored 15.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Won by major decision over Dylan Sullivan (Cut Bank) 10-1; Semifinal - Lost to Cooper Larson (Glasgow) by fall 5:42; Cons. Semi - Won by fall over Danny Eder (Poplar) 4:24; 3rd Place Match - Won by fall over Luke Lawless (Malta / Whitewater) 1:59.
Individual Results - Harlem
113 - Zack Jackson Quarterfinal -Lost to Cameron Pleninger (Havre) by fall 0:34; Cons. Round 1 - Lost to Jay Nicholson (Malta / Whitewater) by fall 0:09.
113 - Gavin Horn (29-9) Placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Won by fall over Hunter Velk (Havre) 1:20; Semifinal - Lost to Trisetan Kemp (Wolf Point) by tech fall 15-0; Cons. Semi - Won by fall over Jay Nicholson (Malta / Whitewater) 1:12; 3rd Place Match - Won by fall over Dylan Young (Havre) 1:43.
Former Chinook high school wrestling State Champions, Ben Stroh and Willie Miller along with several of the current Sugarbeeter varsity wrestlers held a camp recently to instruct the younger kids. The group had nearly 20 participants at its height but a winter storm had dwindled the attendees on picture day.
138 - Andrew Rasmussen (15-24) Scored 3.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Lost to John Cremer (Glasgow), by fall 0:50; Cons. Round 1 - Won by fall over Tyler Eggebrecht (Circle) 0:46; Cons. Semi - Lost to Kaelen Smith (Poplar), by fall 1:48.
160 - Moses Smith - Quarterfinal - Lost to Taylor Gopher (Havre), by fall 2:36; Cons. Round 1 - Lost to Carson Lunak (Havre), by fall 2:46.
285 - Xavier Walker - (5-25) Champ. Round 1 - Lost to Clay Longee (Poplar), by fall 1:28; Cons. Round 1 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 2 - Lost to Franky Werk (Malta / Whitewater, by fall 2:00.
Individual Results - Hays/L.P.
160 - Gabriel Werk Quarterfinal - Lost to Dalton Estey (Cut Bank), by fall 0:23; Cons. Round 1 - Received a bye; Cons. Semi - Lost to Taylor Gopher (Havre), by fall 0:14.
285 - Mikkel Main (29-9) Champ. Round 1 -
Received a bye; Quarterfinal - Lost to Austin Ratliff (Havre), by fall 5:00; Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 3 - Lost to Franky Werk (Malta/Whitewater), by fall 3:35.
