Greenchain places fourth at Ted Kato

The wrestlers of the Greenchain placed fourth at the Ted Kato tournament held Jan. 22 and 23.

“I thought this weekend was the best that we have wrestled as a whole at a tournament all season,” said coach Kelly Morford. “We had a few guys place well, but beyond that, we had more guys that might not have placed but won multiple matches and racked up some team points. Every team in our division was there, so it was a perfect opportunity to see where we stand in that regard. We beat some divisional opponents that we had lost to previously so that is a good sign for us going into the postseason. They wrestled with great effort in those matches and will need to be able to replicate that in a few weeks at the Divisional Tournament.” 

Tim Carvey placed fourth in the 152-pound class. Laine Young finished third at 138. Reed Christensen and Buddy Doolin placed second in the 132 and 103-pound classes, respectively, and Dylan Parrish took the 160-pound class championship.

“Dylan Parrish had a great day and came away with first place,” Morford said. “He is a kid that isn’t afraid to go out there and hit any move in our toolbox. That makes him fun to watch for us coaches. I don’t think he got out of position one time all day, he was just really solid fundamentally and I am excited about how he is wrestling at the end of the year.”

Morford also singled out Reed Christensen as a wrestler who has worked diligently to improve his performance match after match, year after year.

“Probably the highlight of the day was watching Reed wrestle his way into the finals,” he said. “That kid has worked so hard to improve over the last few years. When he was a freshman, wins were pretty hard to come by for him. To see him go from that to wrestling in a championship match at a tournament is just awesome. He beat the Thompson Falls kid in the semis that beat him last week at home, so it was a key matchup for him. As excited as Reed was, his teammates were even more pumped for him. They mobbed him after the semifinal match and that was fun to watch as a coach.”

As the season winds to a close, Morford said his team is well positioned for divisionals.

“It is the goal of every team to wrestle their best at the end of the season and I think we are headed in that direction,” he said. “As inexperienced as this team was coming into to the year, we knew it would be a long process. We just need to keep our focus and power through to the end of the year. Any let downs this time of year can end your season so we need to just stay consistent in our effort and technique and we will be in good shape.”

Team Scores

1. Eureka 208.0

2. Ronan 135.0

3. Thompson Falls 116.0

4. Libby 110.0

5. Anaconda 77.0

6. Plains/Hotspings 72.5

7. Florence 71.0

8. Mission/Charlo 66.0

9. Big Sky JV 57.0

9. Flathead JV 57.0

11. Sentinel Jv 51.0

12. Bigfork 46.0

13. Polson 29.5

14. Arlee 11.0

15. Superior 10.0

16. Drummond/P-Burg 7.0

17. Glacier JV 3.5

Individual results

103: Colten Clemons (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Colten Clemons (Libby) received a bye

Quarterfinals - Tony Silviera (Big Sky) over Colten Clemons (Libby) (Fall 1:02)

Cons. Round 2 - Dominic Battello (Flathead High School J.V.) over Colten Clemons (Libby) (Dec 5-0)

103: Buddy Doolin (Libby) - 2nd

Champ. Round 1 - Buddy Doolin (Libby) over Shad Moore (Anaconda) (Fall 0:39)

Quarterfinals - Buddy Doolin (Libby) over Dakota Thomas (Sentinel Spartans) (Dec 10-5)

Semifinals - Buddy Doolin (Libby) over Garrett Jones (Thompson Falls) (Fall 5:10)

1st Place Match - David Crowe (Thompson Falls) over Buddy Doolin (Libby) (MD 11-3)

113: Mason Sams (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Dayne Martin (Big Sky) over Mason Sams (Libby) (MD 10-0)

Cons. Round 1 - Mason Sams (Libby) over Brendan Ryan (Arlee) (Fall 2:59)

Cons. Round 2 - Mason Sams (Libby) over Tyler Vantassel (Superior) (Dec 6-1)

Cons. Round 3 - Mason Sams (Libby) over Shawn Scholler (Anaconda) (Fall 3:31)

Cons. Semis - Kaleb Frank (Thompson Falls) over Mason Sams (Libby) (Fall 1:05)

132: Tim Brivka (Libby) - DNP

> Champ. Round 1 - Jarodd Farrier (Polson) over Tim Brivka (Libby) (Fall 0:44)

Cons. Round 1 - Sean Stinford (Big Sky) over Tim Brivka (Libby) (Dec 12-9)

132: Reed Christensen (Libby) - 2nd

Champ. Round 1 - Reed Christensen (Libby) over Ashtin Courville (Ronan High School) (Fall 2:59)

Quarterfinals - Reed Christensen (Libby) over James Fehr (Eureka) (Fall 3:04)

Semifinals - Reed Christensen (Libby) over Cody Garrison (Thompson Falls) (Dec 6-5)

1st Place Match - Brandon Bisch (Anaconda) over Reed Christensen (Libby) (Fall 2:29)

138: Laine Young (Libby) - 3rd

Champ. Round 1 - Laine Young (Libby) over Finn Sullivan (Flathead High School J.V.) (Fall 1:05)

Quarterfinals - Laine Young (Libby) over Alex Simon (Sentinel Spartans) (Fall 3:22)

Semifinals - Josh Schmidt (Eureka) over Laine Young (Libby) (Dec 3-0)

Cons. Semis - Laine Young (Libby) over Shade Youso (Bigfork) (Fall 1:22)

3rd Place Match - Laine Young (Libby) forfeit () (For.)

152: Tim Carvey (Libby) - 4th

Champ. Round 1 - Tim Carvey (Libby) over Clint Williams-Kehoe (Bigfork) (Fall 0:37)

Quarterfinals - Luke Lile (Plains) over Tim Carvey (Libby) (Fall 2:31)

Cons. Round 2 - Tim Carvey (Libby) over Sam Mann (Glacier) (Fall 1:20)

Cons. Round 3 - Tim Carvey (Libby) over Joey Robinson (Big Sky) (Fall 0:44)

Cons. Semis - Tim Carvey (Libby) over Jarrett Pecora (Eureka) (Fall 3:35)

152: Tanner Wood (Libby) - DNP

Champ. Round 1 - Luke Lile (Plains) over Tanner Wood (Libby) (Fall 4:31)

Cons. Round 1 - Tanner Wood (Libby) over Clint Williams-Kehoe (Bigfork) (Fall 0:34)

Cons. Round 2 - Tanner Wood (Libby) over Justin Mays (Ronan High School) (Fall 1:38)

Cons. Round 3 - Tanner Wood (Libby) over Shea Miller (Florence High School) (Fall 1:54)

Cons. Semis - Luke Lile (Plains) over Tanner Wood (Libby) (Dec 8-3)

160: Dylan Parrish (Libby) - 1st

Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Parrish (Libby) over Kelly Toney (Big Sky) (Fall 0:35)

Quarterfinals - Dylan Parrish (Libby) over Zane Holland (Big Sky) (Fall 2:28)

Semifinals - Dylan Parrish (Libby) over Levi Garcia (Eureka) (Fall 5:14)

1st Place Match - Dylan Parrish (Libby) over Colby Hommath (Eureka) (Dec 2-0)