It doesn't seem long ago that Chinook Sugarbeeter senior Rebecca Stroh was making history at the State B/C Wrestling Tournament in Billings as a freshman. Stroh won the first ever all female wrestling match on the big stage and became just the third female to ever earn a spot on the podium.

Flash forward to her senior season she leaving behind a legacy that will include participating at the first ever Montana All-Class Girls Wrestling Tournament to be held at Lockwood High School in Billings, February 19-20. Joining her in Helena will be freshman standout Ryley Hofeldt.

Both Hofeldt and Stroh competed in Cascade last Tuesday in their first ever All-Girl wrestling mixer. The Cascade event was the first of its kind for any B/C school and the third in state.

Hofeldt has dominated her opponents winning match after match by pin fall. Tuesday in Cascade she was one of only six in the field of 34 to win both her matches. Hofeldt wrestling at 138 pounds, pinned Isabella Brewer of Flathead in 1:00 in round one. In her second match of the day, she pinned Flathead's Hannah Embry in 1:50.

Stroh wrestled in the 113 pound division and won her first match by pin fall over Hanla Halverson of Flathead High at the 4:53 mark. In round number two, Stroh was defeated by Hannah Hurst of Hamilton by pin fall (3:10).

When the pair heads to the All-Class State Girls Wrestling Tournament they will be part of a field that will include 169 girls from all four classifications. Originally the girls were divided into seven weight classes but being the first year and all, MHSA officially monitored participation numbers as well as weigh ins and adjusted the field to include 10 weight classes.

Those weight classes include: 103. 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 170 and 205. Because no qualifying standards are in place for girls wrestling all competitors will qualify for the state tournament.

Unlike the girls, the boys will not compete in the traditional All-Class format this year do to Covid-19. The MHSA recently approved a proposal for the Class B/C State Tournament to be held in Shelby on March 5. The Eastern C Divisional will be in Glasgow February 26-27. Chinook and Harlem are now part of the Eastern C Division

Cascade All-Girls Mixer, January 26, 2021

Chinook senior Rebecca Stroh and freshman Ryley Hofeldt took part in their first ever All-Girl wrestling mixer last Tuesday in Cascade. The pair will represent the Sugarbeeters later this month at the first ever Montana All Class State Girls Wrestling Tournament at Lockwood High School in Billings, February 19-20. Stroh left and Hofeldt as they wait for their next match in Malta.

Teams: Cascade, Chinook, Choteau, Corvallis, Flathead, Great Falls High, Hamilton, Shelby, Simms, Valier; Round 1 – 103 Lb. Alyssa Poe-Hatten, Flathead, Defeated Kierra Davis (Corvallis) Fall 2:50; Kaylin Taylor, Great Falls High, defeated Anna Morrison, Flathead by MD 9-0;113 Lb. Rebecca Stroh, Chinook defeated Hania Halverson, Flathead Fall 4:53; Skye Shelmerdine, Flathead defeated Hannah Hicks, Hamilton Fall 4:32; Harley Wade, Simms defeated Denali Lucas, Hamilton Fall 2:39; 126 Lb. Lily Schubarth, Simms defeated Cadence Denney, Flathead Fall 3:27; Hannah Hurst, Hamilton defeated Trinity Boluin, Flathead Fall 3:06; Hannah Green, Flathead defeated Bailee Jones, Cascade by Decision 8-2; Bella Arriaga, Flathead defeated Skylar Connelly, Valier Fall 2:49; 138 Lb. Emma Gambino, Flathead defeated Maddy Ward, Hamilton Fall 4:45; Ryley Hofeldt, Chinook defeated Isabella Brewer, Flathead Fall 1:00; Lily Conover, Flathead defeated Berlin Larson, Shelby Fall 1:46; 152 Lb. Sadie George, Choteau defeated Sarah Harrison, Flathead Forfeit; Anna Stutz, Choteau, defeated Aleeya Derlatka, Flathead Fall 1:15; Aleeya Derlatka, Flathead defeated Lindsey Faldzinski, Cascade Fall 2:42; 205 Lb. Skye Smith, Cascade defeated Lucille Libby, Flathead Fall 0:45.

Round 2 – 103 Lb. Kaylin Taylor. Great Falls High, defeated Alyssa Poe-Hatten, Flathead, Fall 4:54; Kierra Davis, Corvallis defeated Anna Morrison, Flathead by Injury Default;113 Lb. Hania Halverson,Flathead, defeated Harley Wade, Simms Fall 1:01; Skye Shelmerdine, Flathead, defeated Denali Lucas, Hamilton Fall 1:46; Hannah Hurst, Hamilton defeated Rebecca Stroh, Chinook Fall 3:10; 126 Lb. Hannah Hicks, Hamilton, defeated Cadence Denney, Flathead Fall 4:41; Trinity Boulin, Flathead, defeated Bailee Jones, Cascade by Decision 9-8; Lily Schubarth, Simms, defeated Bella Arriaga, Flathead Fall 3:16; Skylar Connelly, Valier defeated Chloe Yeadon, Flathead Fall 2:26; 138 Lb. Ryley Hofeldt, Chinook defeated Hannah Embry, Flathead Fall 1:50; Berlin Larson, Shelby, defeated Bella Shin, Flathead Fall 3:50; Lily Conover, Flathead, defeated Maddy Ward, Hamilton Fall 1:52; 152 Lb. Anna Stutz, Choteau , defeated Isabella Brewer, Flathead Fall 0:48; Lindsey Faldzinski, Cascade, defeated Sadie George, Choteau Fall 0:47; 205 Lb. Lucille Libby, Flathead, defeated Skye Smith Cascade Fall 2:34.