Wrestling: Sweedman 2nd at Rocky Mountain; LHS loses by 1 point to Ronan

Libby High School’s Kyle Sweedman finished second in the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic wrestling tournament in Missoula on Saturday but his loss in the championship bout came to an old nemesis – Brock Picard.

The Polson grappler snagged his third victory this season over Sweedman with a 5-2 decision in the finals at 171 pounds. Overall, Libby had five wrestlers earn top-six placings that added up to a 15th-place finish among the 30 schools competing.

Sweedman cruised into the championship match with pins over Zach Heigel of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Kevin Moore of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and Casey Schaub of Havre.

Kyle Leir placed fifth at 135, Kody Berget was sixth at 189, Mike Roby placed seventh at 125 and Cody Elliott ended up eighth at 140. Among those not placing but winning matches for the Greenchain were Mitch Haugen (130), Robin Kyes (152) and Austin Bailey (160).

Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic

Saturday at Missoula Sentinel

Team Scoring

University High 238.5, Havre 189, Kalispell Flathead 179.5, Mead 165, Coeur d’Alene 149, Great Falls High 148, Missoula Sentinel 133, Ronan 120, Central Valley 112, Kalispell Glacier 111.5, Polson 99, Corvallis 95.5, Lewistown 86, Frenchtown 85.5, Libby 81.5, Bonners Ferry 81, Great Falls Russell 74, West Valley 73.5, Butte 68, Lake City 68, Ferris 60.5, Clarkston 55, Missoula Big Sky 48, Columbia Falls 48, Arlington 46, Missoula Hellgate 45, Hamilton 18, Superior 14, Whitefish 13.

Libby Results

98 – Isaac King (0-2): Lost by tech. fall to Levi Parsley, West Valley, Wash.; pinned by Jordan Hegel, Sentinel, 2:48.

119 – Aaron Seefeldt (0-2): Pinned by Cody Tally, Flathead, 0:31; pinned by Jesse Alfiero, Polson, 2:29.

125 – Mike Roby (4-2, 7th): Pinned by Jeremy Golding, Mead, Wash., 4:32; pinned Landon Faulk, Hamilton, 0:23; pinned Kyle Lawson, Ronan, 0:47; dec. Kenny Thomas, Corvallis, 3-1; pinned by Sam Howard, Couer d’Alene, Idaho, 0:40; dec. Braden Davis, Central Valley, Wash., 4-2 (seventh-place match).

130 – Mitch Haugen (2-2): Pinned by Dalton Rice, Whitefish, 3:32; tech. fall Jeremy Hamilton, Hamilton, 16-0 (4:36); pinned Logan Shrader, Butte, 2:23; lost by maj. dec. to Steel Hahn, Flathead, 10-0.

135 – Kyle Leir (5-2, 5th): Dec. Jacob Young, Polson, 5-2; pinned Lang Sloan, Ferris, Wash., 5:01; lost by dec. to Cody West, C.M. Russell, 14-7; dec. Stephen Horn, Great Falls, 4-1; maj. dec. Garrett Stephens, Superior, 11-3; lost by maj. dec. to Kevin Harder, University, Wash.; dec. Ben Watt, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 3-0 (fifth-place match).

140 – Cody Elliott (4-3, 8th): Pinned Jon Strickland, Clarkston, Wash., 1:38; pinned by Shawn Lau, Flathead, 3:13; pinned Alex Greenfield, Ronan, 1:28; pinned Mike Devlin, Polson, 1:35; pinned Matt Fry, University, Wash., 0:57; lost by tech. fall to Kyle Moyer, Big Sky, 18-3 (5:00); lost by dec. to Tyson Gruber, Havre, 15-8.

145 – Dylan Berget (0-2): Pinned by Taylor Keeton, University, Wash., 5:51; lost by maj. dec. to Scott Davis, Ferris, Wash., 10-0.

152 – Robin Kyes (1-2): Pinned by Brock Beeler, Clarkston, Wash., 3:24; dec. Adam Lund, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 7-5; lost by maj. dec. to Morgan Williams, Corvallis, 9-1.

160 – Austin Bailey (1-2): Pinned by Jake Mason, University, Wash., 1:22; pinned Nick Hawn, Hellgate, 2:48; pinned by Travis Woodland, Glacier, 3:18.

171 – Kyle Sweedman (3-1, 2nd): Pinned Zach Heigel, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 2:21; pinned Kevin Moore, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 4:22; pinned Casey Schaub, Havre, 1:07; lost by dec. to Brock Picard, Polson, 5-2 (championship match).

189 – Kody Berget (2-3, 6th): Pinned Forest Fortney, Hamilton, 3:42; dec. Russell Stinson, Ferris, Wash., 3-2; pinned by Jace Prideaux, Sentinel, 2:39; pinned by Trevor Beaman, Flathead, 3:44; lost by dec. to Russell Stinson, Ferris, Wash., 7-2 (fifth-place match).

Ronan 42, Libby 41

Earlier in the week, the Greenchain lost a dual by one point for the second time in two weeks.

Ronan’s Cameron Neiss pinned Libby’s Kyle Leir in the dual’s final bout on Thursday night for a 42-41 victory. The pin occurred with 37 seconds remaining in the second period.

Winning matches for the Greenchain were Mike Roby (125), Mitch Haugen (130), Cody Elliott (140), Dylan Berget (145), Kyle Sweedman (171) and Kody Berget (215).

Each school forfeited victories at two weight classes. On the mat, Libby won six of the 11 matches.

Up next for LHS will be the State Class A Duals on Friday and Saturday at Lewistown.

Ronan 42, Libby 41

98 – Lukas Conklin, R, pinned Isaac King, 4:51.

105 – Libby won by forfeit.

112 – Ronan won by forfeit.

119 – Libby won by forfeit.

125 – Mike Roby, L, pinned Kyle Lawson, 3:43.

130 – Mitch Haugen, L, dec. Shelby Grant, 4-3.

135 – Cameron Neiss, R, pinned Kyle Leir, 3:23.

140 – Cody Elliott, L, tech fall Alex Greenfield, 16-1.

145 – Dylan Berget, L, dec. Dustin Goldsby, 6-4.

152 – Micky Cheff, R, pinned Robin Kyes, 1:43.

160 – Cole McArthur, R, pinned Austin Bailey, 4:59.

171 – Kyle Sweedman, L, pinned Tyler Wheeler, 3:38.

189 – Toby Cheff, R, pinned Wes Weichel, 1:10.

215 – Kody Berget, L, pinned Colby Roberts, 1:20.

Hwt – Ronan won by forfeit.