Libby wrestlers finish 17th at Rocky Mtn.
Flathead's Michael Lee works toward a pin of Glacier's Ashton Thompson in the heavyweight match on Thursday at Flathead High School. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Tucker Nadeau, top, wrestles Glacier's Wes Palmer at 182 pounds on Thursday at Flathead High School. Nadeau won by pin. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
MISSOULA — Tucker Nadeau and Michael Lee captured individual titles, Payton Hume was a runner-up and Flathead settled for a disappointing fourth-place finish as a team at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic wrestling tournament on Saturday.
Nadeau (182) decisioned Wyatt Blythe of Lewistown in the final round 8-3 to remained undefeated on the season.
Lee (285) pinned Wyatt Wickham of Central Valley, Washington, in his championship round match in 4:23.
Hume, the Braves’ other finalist, lost a tough 5-3 decision to Alex Wickens of Lewistown at 170 pounds.
Polson had two in the finals — Bridger Wenzel (132) and Parker Adler (152). Both were second.
Flathead, the defending Rocky champions,
finished with a 182 1/2 point total.
Bozeman, 238, came out on top with Havre, 200, second and Mead High School from Spokane, Washington, third with a 190 1/2 score.
Polson, 109, was ninth,
Columbia Falls 15th, Libby 17th and Glacier tied for 25th.
Finishing third were Brendan Barnes (103) of Flathead and Ben Windauer (170) of Columbia Falls.
“Tucker Nadeau and Michael Lee both wrestled very well this weekend,” Flathead coach Jeff Thompson said.
“Michael had a hard-fought win in the finals, getting a head and arm for the pin with the score tied 1-1 at the time. Tucker did what Tucker does, getting another tournament win and adding to his undefeated season.
“Overall, we are not happy with fourth, but it does help take the target off our backs and we just have to go back to work and prepare for a real tough Bozeman team. We have our work cut out for us, but this team is up for the challenge. “Also, Kenyon Fretwell, Garrett Rieke and Brendan Barnes all had a great day on the mats. We just need to get back to attacking and a little adversity won’t hurt this group.”
Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic
Friday/Saturday At Missoula Sentinel
Final Results
Team Totals
1. Bozeman 238; 2. Havre 200; 3. Mead 190.5; 4. Flathead 182.5; 5. University High 168; 6. Missoula Sentinel 136.5; 7. Great Falls 130.5; 8. Fergus (Lewistown) 111.5; 9. Polson 109; 10. Butte 98.5; 11. Frenchtown 86; 12. Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart 85; 13. Central Valley 84; 14. Helena Capital 78; 15. Columbia Falls 76; 16. Ronan 66; 17. Libby 62; 18. Helena 61; 19. Powell 57.5; 20. Hamilton 55. 21. Clarkston 53; 22. CMR 43; 23. Corvallis 40; 24. Belgrade 39; T-25. Glacier 36; T-25. Lewiston 36; 27. Ferris 32; 28. Nampa 28; 29. Missoula Hellgate 24.5; 30. Superior 11. T-31. Coeur d’Alene 0; T-31. Lake City 0.
Matches
103 pounds
Championship — Tayt Rogers, BOZ, dec. Luke Grisafi, CV, 6-4.
Third place — Brendan Barnes, FLT, p. Wil Queer, BUT, 4:24.
Fifth place — Mick Chagnon, HAV, p. Eli Warner, FTN, 1:48.
113 pounds
Championship — Cooper Birdwell, FRG, maj. dec. Jaiden James, BOZ, 11-2.
Third place — Chase Randall, MED, dec. Isaac Romero, HH, 11-9.
Fifth place — Cameron Pleninger, HAV, wins by forfeit (Buddy Doolin, LIB).
120 pounds
Championship — Jake Bibler, FTN, dec. Chase Tebbets, MED, 5-2.
Third place — Sterling Quinn, BOZ, dec. Ryan Stewart, HAV, 3-0.
Fifth place — Tyler Coddington, CAP, dec. Gabe Tierney, BUT, 6-3.
126 pounds
Championship — Leif Schoeder, BOZ, p. Michael Golden, HAM, 5:31.
Third place — Terrell Sanders, UHI, p. Justin Mason, MED, 2:26.
Fifth place — Austin Murphy, HH, inj. dec. Marc Ramirez, HAV, 0:00.
132 pounds
Championship — John Mears, BEL, maj. dec. Bridger Wenzel, POL, 11-3.
Third place — Reece Eckley, MSN, p. Lane Paulson, HAV, 2:30.
Fifth place — Yunadi Bogatyrev, MED, maj. dec. Triston Davis, COR, 12-4.
138 pounds
Championship — Martin Wilkie, HAV, tech fall, Reese Karst, POW, 16-1 (5:00).
Third place — Brock Rodrigues, BOZ, dec. Devin Crawford, HH, 4-1.
Fifth place — Russell Wieholz, GFH, dec. Cade Arriens, MED, 3-2.
145 pounds
Championship — Chance McLane, BOZ, dec. Kyle Gordon, MBS, 6-5.
Third place — Jake Freeman, CLK, SV-1, Connor Harris, HAV, 8-6.
Fifth place — Travis Schulte, CAP, maj. dec. Beau King, MSN, 9-0.
152 pounds
Championship — Keegan Mulhill, BOZ, maj. dec. Parker Adler, POL, 12-3.
Third place — Cameron Crawford, MED, maj. dec. Chase Farrar, FRG, 13-1.
Fifth place — Kenyon Fretwell, FLT, p. Bradley Wiggs, CV, 4:56.
160 pounds
Championship — Jordan Komac, GFH, p. Mason Dionne, HAV, 5:21.
Third place — Coy Cohenour, BOZ, dec. Garrett Rieke, FLT, 11-7.
Fifth place — Carl Anderson, BUT, p. Reese Rahn, MSN, 3:25.
170 pounds
Championship — Alex Wickens, FRG, ult. tie breaker Payton Hume, FLT, 5-3.
Third place — Ben Windauer, CFS, p. Hunter Fritsch, POL, 1:57.
Fifth place — Jason Crawford, MED, p. Chris Homen, FER, 4:57.
182 pounds
Championship — Tucker Nadeau, FLT, dec. Wyatt Blythe, FRG, 8-3.
Third place — Ben Voigtlaender, MED, dec. Dylan Goforth, MSN, 7-1.
Fifth place — Reed Kannapien, UHI, maj. dec. Colten McPhee, CFS, 9-1.
205 pounds
Championship — Hunter Gregerson, UHI, dec. Tyler Schaub, HAV, 8-7.
Third place — Alan LaRocque, GFH, tie break Bryar Newbary, MSN, 4-3.
Fifth place — Seth Jensen, CAP, SV-1 Jakob Freeman, CFS, 9-7.
285 pounds
Championship — Michael Lee, FLT, p. Wyatt Wickham, CV, 4:23.
Third place — Caleb Thomas, UHI, p. Tanner Stack, MSN, 0:51.
Fifth place — KC Buday, CMR, dec. Tom Walkup, BOZ, 8-1.