Greenchain competes at Buzz Lucey Tournament

Assistant Greenchain coach John Love took a group of wrestlers, many of them underclassmen, to Eureka over the weekend to wrestle in the Buzz Lucey Tournament. The Greenchain placed 11 out of 12 teams, but coach Love said wins and losses aren’t tantamount in Morford wrestling. What matters is good fundamentals and making progress where it needs to be made.

“We did well,” said Love, “we took a bunch of young kids and they are right at the level they should be this time of year.”

Michael Miller took fourth place wrestling at 160 pounds, as did Laine Young at 126 pounds.

Laine Young’s performance was singled-out. The freshman wrestler bounced back from a loss earlier in the season to Dillon Thorsteinson of Whitefish. That kind of victory shows progress, which is just what Greenchain wrestling strives for.

After a tough early season schedule Greenchain wrestlers will get a break until Dec. 29 when they resume practice.

Their next competition is scheduled for Jan.2-3 in Ronan for the Western Montana Duals.

Libby Results

103: Mason Sams (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Mason Sams (Libby) received a bye

Quarterfinals - Mason Sams (Libby) over Eli Scheeler (Columbia Falls High School) (MD 11-0)

Semifinals - Mateo Quinones (Polson) over Mason Sams (Libby) (Fall 0:22)

Cons. Semis - Austin Nelson (Columbia Falls High School) over Mason Sams (Libby) (Fall 0:45)

120: Tim Brivka (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Tim Brivka (Libby) received a bye

Quarterfinals - Austin Stafford (Plains) over Tim Brivka (Libby) (Fall 1:07)

Cons. Round 2 - Tim Brivka (Libby) received a bye

Cons. Round 3 - Tj Knoll (Arlee) over Tim Brivka (Libby) (MD 11-2)

126: Michael Lehnert (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Michael Lehnert (Libby) over John Moore (Polson) (Fall 4:34)

Quarterfinals - Nathan Hader (Columbia Falls High School) over Michael Lehnert (Libby) (Fall 0:32)

Cons. Round 2 - Keaton O’Connor (Bigfork) over Michael Lehnert (Libby) (Fall 0:26)

126: Laine Young (Libby) - 4th

Champ. Round 1 - Laine Young (Libby) over Michael Schmeusser (Flathead High School) (Fall 2:55)

Quarterfinals - Brandon Thomas (Columbia Falls High School) over Laine Young (Libby) (Fall 3:11)

Cons. Round 2 - Laine Young (Libby) over Taylor Hooper (Glacier) (Fall 1:08)

Cons. Round 3 - Laine Young (Libby) over Dillon Thorsteinson (Whitefish High School) (Dec 4-0)

Cons. Semis - Laine Young (Libby) over Nathan Hader (Columbia Falls High School) (Dec 9-2)

3rd Place Match - Brandon Thomas (Columbia Falls High School) over Laine Young (Libby) (Dec 2-0)

132: Reed Christensen (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Reed Christensen (Libby) received a bye

Quarterfinals - Luke Lile (Plains) over Reed Christensen (Libby) (Dec 8-2)

Cons. Round 2 - Reed Christensen (Libby) over Martin Chandler (Columbia Falls High School) (Dec 8-1)

Cons. Round 3 - Garrett Rice (Whitefish High School) over Reed Christensen (Libby) (Fall 3:30)

132: Dillon Koehler (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Dillon Koehler (Libby) over Martin Chandler (Columbia Falls High School) (Fall 1:53)

Quarterfinals - Zach Durden (Eureka) over Dillon Koehler (Libby) (Fall 0:32)

Cons. Round 2 - Santos Parra (Whitefish High School) over Dillon Koehler (Libby) (Fall 0:28)

138: Tanner Wood (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Tanner Wood (Libby) over James Durham (Glacier) (Fall 1:22)

Quarterfinals - Jake Lile (Plains) over Tanner Wood (Libby) (TF 19-2 2:59)

Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Olsen (Glacier) over Tanner Wood (Libby) (Dec 7-1)

160: Michael Miller (Libby) - 4th

Champ. Round 1 - Michael Miller (Libby) over Dale Meyer (Columbia Falls High School) (Fall 1:05)

Quarterfinals - Brett Jensen (Noxon) over Michael Miller (Libby) (Fall 0:38)

Cons. Round 2 - Michael Miller (Libby) over Tyler Potts (Arlee) (Fall 0:39)

Cons. Round 3 - Michael Miller (Libby) over Dylan Parrish (Libby) (Dec 6-1)

Cons. Semis - Michael Miller (Libby) over Colby Hammack (Eureka) (Fall 1:14)

3rd Place Match - Brett Jensen (Noxon) over Michael Miller (Libby) (Fall 0:50)

160: Dylan Parrish (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Luke Crowe (Noxon) over Dylan Parrish (Libby) (Fall 5:00)

Cons. Round 1 - Dylan Parrish (Libby) over Triston Foster (Bigfork) (Fall 2:19)

Cons. Round 2 - Dylan Parrish (Libby) over Noah Humphrey (Polson) (Fall 0:59)

Cons. Round 3 - Michael Miller (Libby) over Dylan Parrish (Libby) (Dec 6-1)

160: Alex Yeadon (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Alex Yeadon (Libby) over Triston Foster (Bigfork) (Fall 2:29)

Quarterfinals - Luke Crowe (Noxon) over Alex Yeadon (Libby) (Fall 5:08)

Cons. Round 2 - Alex Yeadon (Libby) over Chance Sawyer (Noxon) (Fall 1:40)

Cons. Round 3 - Alex Yeadon (Libby) over Clay Skonard (Flathead High School) (Fall 3:39)

Cons. Semis - Brett Jensen (Noxon) over Alex Yeadon (Libby) (Fall 0:55)