Blue Hawks eighth, Savage Horsemen tie for ninth, Clark Fork 11th at Bob Kinney Classic

Despite taking only four wrestlers, Thompson Falls/Noxon finished in eighth place at the 12-school annual Bob Kinney Classic held Saturday in Superior.

All four of the Blue Hawks grapplers were medal winners, led by individual champion freshman Trae Thilmony, adding to the team total of 70 points.

Plains/Hot Springs tied for ninth place with Glacier, each totaling 67 points. Clark Fork, the Superior-Alberton co-op, finished 11th with 52 points.

Last Thursday, Plains/Hot Springs hosted a quad in Hot Springs that also included Thompson Falls/Noxon, Arlee and Eureka. Plains/Hot Springs also competed in the Superior Mixer on Friday in Superior. There were no team scores kept in those quads.

Thilmony accounted for about half of Thompson Falls/Noxon’s team points in the Bob Kinney Classic, winning his second tourney title in just his second week of high school competition.

The Blue Hawks freshman needed only 17 seconds to pin Caleb Simpson of Cutbank and win the 112-pound class. He won by fall over all three of his opponents, including Hunter Kennedy of Cutbank in the quarterfinals, and Jacob Prescott of Florence in the semifinals.

“He’s a pretty solid wrestler,” Thompson Falls/Noxon head coach Ian Taylor said. “I’m looking forward for him doing some good things this year.”

For the Blue Hawks, Dakota Irvine earned second at 182 pounds. He was pinned by JR Seewald of Cutbank, one of the top-rated wrestlers in his class, in the finals.

Shane Reishus finished fourth at 126 pounds, and Dane Chojnacky was fourth at 160.

“They all finished in the top four. I’m happy with that,” Taylor said. “We always want to win our last match of the day and finish the tournament as high as we can … They wrestled well. They’re coming (along). They’re still pretty young and inexperienced. They’ll get better as the year goes on.”

Taylor said the other five wrestlers on the team did not make the trip to Superior.

The coach saw some good things during last Thursday’s dual at Hot Springs.

“We just went out and got some mat time,” Taylor said. “We’ve got some things for kids to work on.”

He believes Thilmony will see his toughest competition of the early season this coming weekend at the CMR (CM Russell) Classic in Great Falls, held Friday and Saturday. Five Blue Hawks wrestlers should compete in that tourney.

PLAINS/HOT SPRINGS had a trio of place winners at the Bob Kinney Classic in Superior.

Conrad Vanderwall was second at 132 pounds, and Josiah Vanderwall was runnerup at 138. Peter Carey finished by winning the third-place medal at 120.

In his title match, Conrad Vanderwall lost a 5-0 decision to Zack Morrison of Libby. Josiah Vanderwall was pinned by Dakota Flannery of Whitefish at 3:42.

Carey won his consolation finals match, pinning Kierrin Rooney of Cutbank at 3:48.

Bert DeTienne, at 145 pounds, led Caden Plasmier of Florence late in the consolation semifinals, but was turned and pinned with six seconds remaining in the match.

“I thought the effort on all of them was good,” Savage Horsemen head coach Jeff Kujala said. “I was pretty pleased. They showed some things we need to work on.”

Both Vanderwalls won their matches at the quads last Thursday and Friday, Kujala said.

CLARK FORK Mountain Cat Trey Green placed third in the 182-pound class; Isaiah Kovalsky was fourth in 145; and Wesley Buchannen also placed fourth at 132 pounds.

BOB KINNEY CLASSIC

Held in Superior

Fri. & Sat., Dec. 7 & 8

TEAM SCORES

1, Cutbank (CutB) 132; 2, Whitefish (Wf)117; 3, Mission/Charlo (M/C) 110.5; 4, Florence (Flo) 99; 5, Corvallis (Corv) 91; 6, Libby (Lib) 83; 7, Stevensville (Stev) 79; 8, Thompson Falls (TF) 70; t9, Glacier 67; t9, Plains/HotSprings (PHS) 67; 11, Clark Fork (CF), 52; 12, Arlee (Arl) 32.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

103

1st Place - Nathan Sproul of Whitefish

2nd Place - Oliver Post of Florence

3rd Place - Thomas Putnam of Glacier

4th Place - Mark Spencer of Corvallis

1st Place Match

Nathan Sproul (Whitefish) 7-1, So. over Oliver Post (Florence) 5-3, So. (Fall 5:04)

3rd Place Match

Thomas Putnam (Glacier) 3-1, Fr. over Mark Spencer (Corvallis) 2-2, Fr. (Fall 2:43)

113

1st Place - Trae Thilmony of Thompson Falls

2nd Place - Caleb Simpson of Cutbank

3rd Place - Jacob Prescott of Florence

4th Place - Jackson Carson of Whitefish

1st Place Match

Trae Thilmony (Thompson Falls) 7-0, Fr. over Caleb Simpson (Cutbank) 1-1, Fr. (Fall 0:17)

3rd Place Match

Jacob Prescott (Florence) 2-1, Fr. over Jackson Carson (Whitefish) 3-4, Jr. (Dec 7-0)

120

1st Place - Walker Murphy of Saint Ignatius/Charlo

2nd Place - Dean Kellogg of Whitefish

3rd Place - Peter Carey of Plains/Hot Springs

4th Place - Kierrin Rooney of Cutbank

1st Place Match

Walker Murphy (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) 3-0, Jr. over Dean Kellogg (Whitefish) 3-1, Sr. (Fall 3:55)

3rd Place Match

Peter Carey (Plains/Hot Springs) 3-1, So. over Kierrin Rooney (Cutbank) 2-2, Fr. (Fall 3:48)

126

1st Place - Dante Venema of Corvallis

2nd Place - Matt Larson of Cutbank

3rd Place - Kellen Robbins of Stevensville

4th Place - Shane Reishus of Thompson Falls

1st Place Match

Dante Venema (Corvallis) 4-0, Sr. over Matt Larson (Cutbank) 2-1, Fr. (MD 13-2)

3rd Place Match

Kellen Robbins (Stevensville) 4-1, Sr. over Shane Reishus (Thompson Falls) 4-4, Fr. (Fall 1:08)

132

1st Place - Zack Morrison of Libby

2nd Place - Conrad Vanderwall of Plains/Hot Springs

3rd Place - Carter Brown of Corvallis

4th Place - Wesley Buchanan of Superior/Alberton

1st Place Match

Zack Morrison (Libby) 7-1, So. over Conrad Vanderwall (Plains/Hot Springs) 3-1, Jr. (Dec 5-0)

3rd Place Match

Carter Brown (Corvallis) 4-1, Sr. over Wesley Buchanan (Superior/Alberton) 5-4, . (Fall 1:09)

138

1st Place - Dakota Flannery of Whitefish

2nd Place - Josiah Vanderwall of Plains/Hot Springs

3rd Place - Triston Davis of Corvallis

4th Place - Cole Gilleard of Saint Ignatius/Charlo

1st Place Match

Dakota Flannery (Whitefish) 10-1, Jr. over Josiah Vanderwall (Plains/Hot Springs) 3-1, Sr. (Fall 3:42)

3rd Place Match

Triston Davis (Corvallis) 4-1, Jr. over Cole Gilleard (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) 2-2, Sr. (MD 10-0)

145

1st Place - Trey Thompson of Libby

2nd Place - Andrew Andersen of Cutbank

3rd Place - Darwin Adams of Saint Ignatius/Charlo

4th Place - Isaiah Kovalsky of Superior/Alberton

1st Place Match

Trey Thompson (Libby) 6-1, Jr. over Andrew Andersen (Cutbank) 3-1, Jr. (Fall 5:01)

3rd Place Match

Darwin Adams (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) 3-1, Jr. over Isaiah Kovalsky (Superior/Alberton) 2-2, . (Fall 2:56)

152

1st Place - Austin Vanek of Cutbank

2nd Place - Isaac DuMontier of Saint Ignatius/Charlo

3rd Place - Cody Crace of Libby

4th Place - Tucker Masters of Libby

1st Place Match

Austin Vanek (Cutbank) 4-0, Fr. over Isaac DuMontier (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) 2-1, Sr. (Fall 1:47)

3rd Place Match

Cody Crace (Libby) 7-3, So. over Tucker Masters (Libby) 7-4, So. (MD 9-0)

160

1st Place - Kyler Pancake of Stevensville

2nd Place - Avery Meinzen of Florence

3rd Place - Camren Ross of Whitefish

4th Place - Dane Chojnacky of Thompson Falls

1st Place Match

Kyler Pancake (Stevensville) 8-1, Sr. over Avery Meinzen (Florence) 7-1, Jr. (MD 14-4)

3rd Place Match

Camren Ross (Whitefish) 7-4, So. over Dane Chojnacky (Thompson Falls) 5-4, So. (Dec 4-0)

170

1st Place - Isaiah Alik of Saint Ignatius/Charlo

2nd Place - Troy Matt of Saint Ignatius/Charlo

3rd Place - Zach Cather of Florence

4th Place - John Tinnell of Libby

1st Place Match

Isaiah Alik (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) 2-0, Jr. over Troy Matt (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) 2-1, Jr. (Fall 1:10)

3rd Place Match

Zach Cather (Florence) 3-3, Sr. over John Tinnell (Libby) 2-4, Sr. (Fall 0:50)

182

1st Place - JR Seewald of Cutbank

2nd Place - Dakota Irvine of Thompson Falls

3rd Place - Trey Green of Superior/Alberton

4th Place - Daniel Rigney of Libby

1st Place Match

JR Seewald (Cutbank) 3-0, Sr. over Dakota Irvine (Thompson Falls) 4-4, Jr. (Fall 0:42)

3rd Place Match

Trey Green (Superior/Alberton) 6-2, over Daniel Rigney (Libby) 2-4, Sr. (Fall 0:56)

205

1st Place - Spencer Jones of Florence

2nd Place - Miles Anderson of Saint Ignatius/Charlo

3rd Place - Sebastian Driver of Stevensville

4th Place - Ashton Akey of Whitefish

1st Place Match

Spencer Jones (Florence) 6-0, Sr. over Miles Anderson (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) 1-1, Jr. (Fall 1:08)

3rd Place Match

Sebastian Driver (Stevensville) 1-3, Jr. over Ashton Akey (Whitefish) 0-2, Fr. (Fall 0:21)

HWT (285)

1st Place - Justin Olson of Glacier

2nd Place - Jacob Woods of Stevensville

3rd Place - Dylan Sullivan of Cutbank

4th Place - Brian Sweeney of Whitefish

1st Place Match

Justin Olson (Glacier) 3-0, So. over Jacob Woods (Stevensville) 2-1, Jr. (Fall 1:05)

3rd Place Match

Dylan Sullivan (Cutbank) 3-1, over Brian Sweeney (Whitefish) 2-2, Fr. (Fall 0:57)