Wrestlers continue to dominate on the mat

The Vikings wrestlers continued their outstanding season by winning three more duals this week while both the girls and boys basketball teams also went undefeated this week. The Valkyries swim team was in action with another strong performance in Polson.

VIKINGS WRESTLING

The Bigfork wrestling squad improved to 11-1 in dual this week with wins over Mission and Thompson Falls as well as Class A Columbia Falls.

Shelton Woll went 2-0 for the week, pinning Mission’s Charlie Adams in 1:39 and Columbia Falls wrestler Colton Hogan in 3:22. Traic Fainter also went 2-0 with pins of Mission’s Cody Dillard (2:26) and Columbia Falls wrestler Cash Byrd (0:38).

Eli Tidwell was 2-1 and Isaac Bjorge picked up an impressive win as he took down Class A No. 2 ranked Brandon Role of Columbia Falls, pinning him in 1:24.

Bigfork 36 Columbia Falls 33

103 Traic Fainter (B) won by Fall 0:38 over Cash Byrd (CF)

113 Json Merringer (B) lost by Fall 0:27 to Tyler Gilfry (CF)

120 Angus Anderson (B) won by Fall 0:53 over Reilly Logan (CF)

126 Forfeit (B) to Connor Venezio (CF)

132 Ryder Nollan (B) lost by 13-3 decision to Justin Windauer (CF)

138 Eli Tidwell (B) lost by 10-5 decision to Ty Allen (CF)

145 Shelton Woll (B) won by Fall 3:22 over Colton Hogan (CF)

152 Vaughn Pendlay (B) lost by 14-10 decision to Isaiah Roth (CF)

160 Archie Brevik (B) won by Fall 2:38 over Trey Torpen (CF)

170 Joseph Farrier (B) lost by Technical Fall 17-2 to Lucas Thacker (CF)

182 Evan Tidwell (B) lost by Fall 0:30 to Josh Bertam (CF)

205 Isaac Bjgorge (B) won by Fall 1:24 over Brandon Role (CF)

285 Fletcher Postalwait won by Fall 3:14 over Josh Price (CF)

Bigfork 48 Thompson Falls 28

103 Traic Fainter (B) won by Forfeit

113 Json Merringer (B) won by Forfeit

120 Angus Anderson (B) won by Forfeit

126 Forfeit (B) to Weston Brown (TF)

132 Ryder Nollan (B) lost by Fall 5:40 to Tray Thielmany (TF)

138 Eli Tidwell (B) won by Fall :41 over Walker Morefield (TF)

145 Shelton Woll (B) won by Forfeit

152 Vaughn Pendlay (B) lost by 13-4 decision to Shane Reishus (TF)

160 Archie Brevik (B) lost by Fall to Max Hanum (TF)

170 Joseph Farrier (B) won by Forfeit

182 Dale Relyea (B) lost by Fall 3:27 to Dane Chojnacky (TF)

205 Isaac Bjorge (B) won by Forfeit

285 Fletcher Postalwait (B) won by Forfeit

Bigfork 60 St. Ignatius (Mission)18

103 Traic Fainter (B) won by Fall 2:26 over Cody Dillard

113 Json Merringer (B) won by Forfeit

120 Angus Anderson (B) won by Forfeit

126 Forfeit (B) to Isaiah Field (M)

132 Ryder Nollan (B) won by Forfeit (M)

138 Eli Tidwell (B) won by Fall :30 over Codiak Killorn (M)

145 Shelton Woll (B) won by Fall 1:39 over Charlie Adams (M)

152 Vaughn Pendlay (B) lost by Fall 1:52 to Canyon Sargent (M)

160 Archie Brevik (B) won by Forfeit (M)

170 Joseph Farrier (B) won by Fall 0:21(M) over Christian Smith (M)

182 Dale Relyea (B) lost by 8-5 decision to Deigo Hostettler (M)

205 Isaac Bjorge (B) won by Forfeit (M)

285 Fletcher Postalwait (B) won by Forfeit (M)

VIKINGS BASKETBALL

The Vikings basketball squad picked up a trio of wins in the last week, erasing an early 13-point deficit to defeat Loyola Saturday after cruising past Mission Tuesday. The team also downed Eureka on the road Monday, 61-40.

The Vikings jumped out to an 18-9 lead after one quarter against Mission Tuesday and used balanced scoring to earn a 52-39 win. Walker Fisher led the Vikings with 10 points while Isak Epperly led the team in rebounds with eight.

The Vikings got off to a slow start against Loyola Saturday, falling behind 19-6 in the opening quarter before rallying to earn a 62-41 victory. Bigfork trailed 19-11 after one quarter of play, but held Loyola to just 22 points the rest of the game as the Vikings pulled away for the win.

“We regrouped at the end of the first quarter and used some good defense to take over the game,” head coach John Hollow said. “Our intensity wasn’t where it needed to be at the start of the game, but we buckled down and pulled out a good win for us.”

Fisher scored 15 to lead the Vikings while Cormac Benn and Levi Taylor were also in double figures with 10 points each.

The Vikings used a 16-4 third quarter run to pull away for a 61-40 win in Eureka Monday behind 11 points from Fisher and 10 from Benn. Bigfork led 31-25 at the half.

The Vikings improve to 5-2 with the wins and will be in action at Mission Thursday and at Troy Friday.

Bigfork 61, Eureka 40

Bigfork 12 19 16 14 - 61

Eureka 7 18 4 11 - 40

Walker Fisher 11, Comac Benn 10, Levi Taylor 9, Dave Hansen 9, Isak Epperly 7, Bryce Gilliard 6, Colin Wade 5, Nick Walker 2, Landon Byerman 2.

Bigfork 62, Loyola 41

Bigfork 11 18 16 17 - 62

Loyola 19 2 11 9 - 41

Fisher 15, Benn 10, Taylor 10, Gilliard 8, Walker 6, Wade 5, Epperly 4, Hansen 4.

Bigfork 52, Mission 39

Bigfork 18 10 11 13 - 52

Mission 9 13 9 8 - 39

Fisher 10, Benn 8, Taylor 8, Gilliard 8, Wade 6, Epperly 5, Hansen 4, Walker 2, Kyle Folwick 1.

VALKYRIES BASKETBALL

The Valkyries celebrated senior night Saturday with the program’s first win over Loyola in recent years. Led by 21 points from Emma Berreth, Bigfork knocked off second-ranked Loyola 54-37.

“We ended our week on a good note by getting a win over Loyola. I haven’t beaten them since I have been a part of the coaching staff here and I know none of the girls on this team have ever beaten them, so that was a big win for us,” Valkyries head coach Cortnee Gunlock said.

Along with Berreth’s 21 points, Callie Martinz added nine for the Valkyries in the win, Callie Gamballa had eight, Scout Nadeau scored seven, Madison Chappuis had five points and Audrey Buenz and Quinn Nissan each scored two.

The Valkyries also picked up a win earlier in the week as they took down Polson’s Lady Pirates at SKC in Pablo. Bigfork led 13-7 after one quarter but used an 11-4 run in the second to build a 24-11 halftime advantage en route to a 51-32 victory.

Berreth again led the way with 24 points while Alexis Saari and Nadeau were also in double figures with 10 points each.

The Valkyries will have a pair of home games this week as they host Mission Thursday and Troy Friday.

Bigfork 54, Loyola 34

Emma Berreth 21, Callie Martinz 9, Callie Gamballa 8, Scout Nadeau 7, Madison Chappuis 5, Audrey Buenz 2, Quinn Nissan 2.

Bigfork 51, Polson 32

Bigfork 13 11 13 14 - 51

Polson 7 4 13 8 - 32

Berreth 24, Alexis Saari 10, Nadeau 10, Buenz 5, Martinz 2.

VALKYRIES SWIMMING

The Valkyries were at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center in Polson Friday as they competed virtually in the Kalispell High School Swim Meet.

Sophi Logue and Shelby Thompson helped lead Bigfork to a fourth place finish as Logue won the 500 freestyle and was third in the 50 freestyle while Thompson was second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 100 breaststroke.

Bigfork had five other swimmers earn top-10 finishes in their events as Soraya Brevik was fourth in the 200 freestyle, Grace Stewart was fifth in the 200 freestyle, Allie Reichner was ninth in both the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, Olivia Pendlay was ninth in the 100 backstroke, Ashlyn McGill was ninth in the 100 freestyle and Erika Dowling was 10th in the 100 backstroke.

Along with the top-10 finishes, Brevik was 12th in the 50 freestyle, Stewart was 13th in the 100 breaststroke, Pendlay was 11th in the 100 freestyle, Dowling was 12th in the 100 freestyle, McGill was 14th in the 100 breaststroke, Kylie Kinslow was 13th in the 100 freestyle and 15th in the 100 breaststroke and Coralynn Shillam was 16th in the 50 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke.

The Valkyries 200 medley relay teams took fourth and seventh place.