MatCats go 5-0 in duals tourney
In a final tune-up to the postseason, the Columbia Falls wrestling team proved dominant at the Whitefish duals on Jan. 30.
The MatCats beat Frenchtown 54-13, Browning 67-6, Whitefish 57-9, Eureka 50-15 and Bigfork 65-12.
As team, the MatCats recorded 21 pins as they went 5-0. Ben Windauer (113) had a particularly good tourney, winning four matches, all of them by pins. Shonn Roberts (138) also had pins in the three matches he wrestled in. Mason Fetters (120) had a good tourney, pinning third-ranked Cody Warner of Frenchtown and Storm Kemppainen (160) beat Judah Judah Prestegaard of Whitefish who is ranked fifth in the state. Coach Jessie Schaeffer mixed the lineup for the MatCats throughout the tournament. A lot of different wrestlers saw mat time.
“We’re feeling really good about the team,” Schaeffer said. “And we’re still not 100 percent.”
The team will travel to Polson on Friday and Saturday for the divisional tourney, where they’ll look to qualify 17 wrestlers for the state competition in Billings. In some weight classes, the MatCats could find themselves wrestling teammates for titles.
Columbia Falls 54, Frenchtown 13
103 — Caleb Bagnell, F, maj. dec. Coby Clark, 15-3; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Owen Inderland, 1:56; 120 — Mason Fetters, CF, pinned Cody Warner, 1:19; 126 — Haze Bell, CF, pinned Cade Livoti, 1:13; 132 — Kaleb Gravelin, CD, dec. Tyler Ishler, 9-5; 138 — Shonn Roberts, CF, pinned Bryce Williams, 1:05; 145 — Colton Gove, CF, won by forfeit; 152 — Preston Downard, F, dec. Wyatt Green, 6-4; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, won by forfeit; 170 — Miguel Garate, CF, dec. Cole Jones, 5-3; 182 — Mikey Denison, CF, pinned Tristan Austin, :22; 205 — Nathan Bennett, F, pinned Bekzat Abdyrazokov, 1:48; 285 — Spencer Ross, CF, won by forfeit.
Columbia Falls 67, Browning 6
103 — Austin Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Trevor James, :41; 120 — Winfield West, CF, dec. Emmitt Augare, 7-0; 126 — Nathan Hader, CF, pinned Austin NewBreast, :57; 132 — Hunter Peterson, CF, won by forfeit; 138 — Kalob Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 145 — Colton Sweeney, CF, maj. dec. Calvin Racine, 16-7; 152 — Cody Walters, CF, pinned Ryan Long Time Sleeping, :35; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, pinned Justin NewBreast, :52; 170 — Cody Lucke, B, pinned Dale Meyer, 2:28; 182 — Mikey Denison, CF, pinned Tristan Polk, :31; 205 — Ike Schweikert, CF, won by forfeit; 285 — Spencer Ross, CF, pinned Kolton Wippert, 1:08.
Columbia Falls 57, Whitefish 9
103 — Parker McWhirter, W, dec. Coby Clark, 9-8; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, won by forfeit; 120 — Mason Fetters, CF, pinned James Buckley, 1:35; 126 — Haze Bell, CF, pinned Dillon Thorsteinson, :48; 132 — Kaleb Gravelin, CF, pinned Garrett Rice, 1:19; 138 — Shonn Roberts, CF, pinned Brooks Krause, 1:35; 145 — Colton Gove, CF, pinned Malik Hayden, 1:01; 152 — Matt Sampson, W, dec. Wyatt Green, 3-2; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, dec. Judah Prestegaard, 2-1; 170 — Miguel Garate, CF, won by forfeit; 182 — Mikey Denison, CF, won by forfeit; 205 — Ike Schweikert, CF, won by forfeit; 285 — Steven Quimby, W, dec. Spencer Ross, 6-4.
Columbia Falls 50, Eureka 15
103 — Austin Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Kahden Bakkila, 3:56; 120 — Zach Durden, E, dec. Mason Fetters, 11-5; 126 — Haze Bell, CF, won by forfeit; 132 — Kaleb Gravelin, CF, won by forfeit; 138 — Shonn Roberts, CF, pinned James Dunn, 5:23; 145 — Josh Schmidt, E, dec. Colton Gove, 10-5; 152 — Garrett Graves, E, dec. Cody Walters, 4-2; 160 — Storm Kemppainen, CF, dec. Levi Garcia, 1-0; 170 — Miguel Garate, CF, won by forfeit; 182 — Joe Fehr, E, pinned Mikey Denison, 2:19; 205 — Ike Schweikert, CF, pinned Sam Johnson, 1:21; 285 — Blake Arneson, CF, won by forfeit.
Columbia Falls 65, Bigfork 12
103 — Austin Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 113 — Ben Windauer, CF, pinned Castor Conley, 5:17; 120 — Winfield West, CF, pinned Connor Meyer, 4:47; 126 — Nathan Hader, CF, pinned Keaton O’Connor, 1:32; 132 — Hunter Peterson, CF, won by forfeit; 138 — Kalob Nelson, CF, won by forfeit; 145 — Colton Sweeney, CF, tech. fall Tate Chenard, 15-0; 152 — Wyatt Green, CF, pinned Levi Common, :31; 160 — Cody Waters, CF, won by forfeit; 170 — Dalton Western, B, pinned Dale Meyer, :49; 182 — Miguel Garate, CF, won by forfeit; 205 — Vinny Quirk, B, pinned Bekzat Abdyrazakov, :51; 285 — Blake Arneson, CF, won by forfeit.