Wrestlers strong at Buzz Lucey
The Bulldog wrestling squad tallied
strong results last weekend at the Buzz Lucey Memorial tourney in
Eureka with two grapplers making the championship rounds.
Notably, 160-pounder Robby Neff clawed
his way into the finals before falling to Jake Tudahl.
“Robby has been wrestling really well
for us,” Whitefish coach Ryan Boyle said. “He was our wrestler of
the week. His leadership is coming out, and he’s taking the team
on.”
Neff was previously wrestling in the
189-class, well over his weight. Now he’s down to a more
competitive class and the results are showing, Boyle said.
A number of wrestlers on the team
scored the first wins of their careers, including Domonic Sargent
and Auston Bergeson.
“It was really exciting to see them do
so well,” Boyle said. “As a team, we wrestled better than we have
all year. Everybody wrestled better, whether they got a win or not.
It was a real morale booster.”
The team faces conference foes Libby
and Polson after Christmas break.
“We need more condition and to keep on
going hard,” Boyle said about the upcoming duals. “We have good
enough athletes to win, we just don’t have the experience. Right
now, we have to think about the moves instead of them coming
naturally. Once we’re not thinking about it, we’ll be OK.”
Neff and 98-pounder Kaleb Mohn made the
championship round at the Buzz Lucey. Andrew Timmons, Marcelo
Theodoro and Wolf Zinke all made the third-fourth place round.
Columbia Falls 203, Frenchtown 174,
Eureka 160, Libby 103, Polson JV 94.5, Whitefish 72, Plains 61,
Noxon 60, Glacier JV 59, Flathead JV 37.
Champion round
98 - Harland Jordan, CF p. Kaleb Mohn,
WF, 1:05
160 - Jake Tudahl, Gla, p. Robby Neff,
WF, :14
Third-Fourth
145 - Bryan Schaffer, CF, dec. Andrew
Timmons, WF, 4-3
171 - Austin Bailey, L, p. Marcelo
Theodoro, WF, 1:42
285 - Cody Bartos, CF, p. Wolf Zinke,
WF, 2:47
Dec. 15
Polson 78, Whitefish 9
98 - Lucas Polk, Polson, p. Caleb Mohn,
00:12; 105 - Carlos Quinones, Polson, won by forfeit; 112 - Dylan
Moll, Polson, p. Tryston Armstrong, 00:27; 119 - Craig Feistner,
Polson, p. Kyle Tracy, 00:41; 125 - Drew Fouty, Polson, p. Zachery
Snethen, 1:02; 130 - Jesse Alfiero, Polson, wins by forfeit; 135 -
Jose Quinones, Polson, p. Jason Newbury, 00:39; 140 - Jacob Young,
Polson, won by forfeit; 145 - Nick Grogan, Polson, p. Madison
Mcwhirter, 00:25; 152 - Mike Devlin, Polson, p. Andrew Timmons,
1:33; 160 - Colton Lenz, Polson, p. Robby Neff, 2:55; 171 - Austin
Bergison, Whitefish, won by forfeit; 189 - Marlin Burke, Polson, p.
Marcello Theadoro, 2:54; 215 - Jacob Forrest, Whitefish, dec. Jerel
Chief Stick, 20-14; 285 - Josiah Clairmont, P, p. Wolf Zinke,
:54