Wrestling Roundup
Clark Fork Mountain Cats held their final meet in Superior on Tuesday, January 10. (Douglas Wilks photo/Valley Press)
The Clark Fork Mountain Cats wrestling team hosted their final meet of the season with the Superior Mixer in Superior on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Teams from Libby, Dillon, and Mission participated in the match-up. It was also Senior Night for Superior, where team manager, Catherine Shope was honored.
At 113, Mason Sams, Libby, pinned Walker Murphy, Mission, 2:28; Dillon Yeadon, Libby, pinned Mike Parkin, Clark Fork, 1:45; Mason Sams, Libby, dec. Mike Parkin, Clark Fork, 8-3; Dillon Yeadon, Libby pinned Robert Dempsey, Mission, 1:33.
At 120, Tyler VanTussel, Clark Fork, maj. dec. Cole Gilleard, Mission, 12-0.
At 126, Trey Thompson, Libby, pinned Isaiah Kovalsky, Clark Fork, 4:30; Trey Thompson, Libby, pinned Cole Gilleard, Mission, 3:11; Darwin Adams, Mission, pinned Wes Buchanen, Clark Fork, 3:18.
At 138, Reed Christiansen, Libby, tech. fall Darwin Adams, Mission, 18-2; Reed Christiensen, Libby, dec. Jesse Shaske, Clark Fork, 9-3.
At 145, Lane Young, Libby, dec. Troy Mitchell, Mission, 9-3; Tucker Mclees, Clark Fork, pinned Troy Mitchell, Mission, 1:45; Lane Young, Libby, pinned Miles Anderson, Mission, 1:05.
At 152, Jack Mitchell, Clark Fork, pinned Miles Anderson, Mission, 1:52.
At 160, Trey Green, Clark Fork, tech. fall Tanner Wood, Libby, 22-7; Ryan Cahalin, Clark Fork, pinned Miles Anderson, Mission, 3:22. Tanner Wood, Libby, pinned Ryan Cahalin, Clark Fork,:59.
At 182, Gus Bosley, Mission, pinned Cyrus Sweedman, Libby, :18.
At 285, Chris Anderson, Mission, Evan Hall, Clark Fork, 2-0; Clancy Gout, Libby, dec. Chris Anderson, Mission, 3-0; Clancy Gout, Libby, dec. Evan Hall, Clark Fork, :26.
Also in wrestling, Clark Fork Mountain Cats participated in the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic tournament. Hosted by Sentinel High School and MCPS, 33 teams from the Northwest showed up to compete including those from Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Wyoming.
The Cats came in 31st out of 32 teams with a score of four. Havre took first place with 193, followed by Sentinel in second with 165 points. In the 113 pound bracket, Superior student, Tyler VanTassel made it to the third match, but lost to Missoula Big Sky’s Dayne Martin.