Grapplers begin season at Owen Invite
Hot Springs/Plains wrestler Johnny Waterbury on his way to a pin over Columbia Falls' Dylan Delome during their match this past weekend at the Owen Invitational in Polson. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press)
Plains wrestler Drew Carey controls Eureka's John Lambertson in their 145 pound match at this past weekend's Owen Invitational in Polson. Carey took second at 145 pounds. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press)
Thompson Falls 182 pound senior Max Hannum was the upper hand on his way to the 182-pound title at this past weekend's Owen Invitational wrestling event in Polson. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press).
Perhaps nowhere is it more appreciated to be competing against non-teammate opponents than the conclusion of preseason training among high school wrestlers.
And if early results are any indication, the three high schools in the Mineral and Sanders Counties area that field wrestling teams are in for a pretty good season after going up against teammates the past several weeks during pre-season practices.
This past weekend wrestlers from Thompson Falls, Superior and Plains, including co-op partners Hot Springs (with Plains) and Noxon (with T Falls) brought home a respectable amount of honors hardware from the Owen Invitational tournament this past Friday and Saturday in Polson’s Linderman Gym.
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