Twice is nice for Arlee’s Rice: Warriors’ Cole Rice earns 2nd straight state title
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HAMILTON – Cole Rice of Arlee finished off his successful high school wrestling career the only way possible: Defending his title. Rice took down Bobby Ray of Powell County (Deer Lodge) in the championship round of the 145-pound weight class at the state tournament Saturday.
Rice won the match by major decision 11-1, taking home the gold medal. He finished off his career at Arlee 170-18 overall, and 42-2 for the season.
Rice went 4-0 in the 145 weight class Friday and Saturday, first by defeating Alex Roberts of Broadwater, then also defeating Travis Austin of Glasgow, before moving on to Lathan Crossland in the semifinals, and Bobby Ray in the championship bout.
It was during semifinals that Rice faced his toughest competition in Lathan Crossland of Cascade/Simms. Rice was greatly tested by Crossland, fighting for every point, but able to win the bout in the third period by a 12-10 decision. Arlee finished the tournament 16th overall, with 40 points.
Austin Rubel of Arlee finished the tournament with a 0-2 record in the 125-pound weight class, losing to Nolan Simanton of Malta, and Ty Aukshun of Huntley Project.
Cameron Dominick of Arlee finished the tournament with a 1-2 record in the 130-pound weight class, first losing to Val Rauser of Broadwater. Dominick then came back to defeat Kasey Martin of Big Sandy, then fell to Nick Keen of Cascade/Simms.
Nathan Bertollt of Arlee finished the tournament with a 1-2 record in the 140-pound weight class, first by losing to Jesse Werdal of Choteau/Augusta. Bertollt then defeated Brandon French of Conrad and lost to Layne Durfee of Choteau/Augusta.
Zach Tameler of Arlee finished the tournament with a 1-2 record in the 140-pound weight class. Tameler first defeated Dustin Stengrimson of Fairfield/Power, but then lost his next two matches - first to Chris Shupe of Harlem, and then Boone Helm of Broadwater.
Leif Rova of Arlee finished the tournament with a 0-0 record in the 152-pound weight class, forfeiting to Michael Moore of Choteau/Augusta.
Albert Plant of Arlee finished the tournament with a record of 0-2 in the 160-pound weight class. Plant lost his first match to Kyle Fulton of Forsyth, and also lost to Cole Werdal of Choteau/Augusta.
Clayton Trimble of Arlee finished 0-2 in the tournament in the 171-pound weight class. Trimble first fell to Freeman Kluver of Colstrip, then also lost his match against Chauncei Saunders of Broadwater.
Curt Seidel of Arlee finished with a 1-2 record in the tournament’s 215-pound weight class. During Seidel’s first match, he was defeated by Austin Burshia of Poplar. Seidel then won his match against Roman Schumacher of Fort Benton, but fell to Rob Smartnick of Jefferson (Boulder).
Mission finished the tournament with a tie for 17th along with Fairfield/Power.
For the 130-pound weight class Scotty Gilleard of Mission took third place, finishing 4-1. Gilleard first defeated Hunter Croff of Belt by major decision 17-6. He then faced off with Travis Koenig of Baker by 7-4 decision.
Gilleard fell to Brandon Weber of Forsyth, but fought back with a 11-4 decision win against Dustion Morigeau of Powell County (Deer Lodge). Gilleard took home third place by winning in a 2-1 decision against Tanner Evers of Darby.
Jacen Petersen of Mission finished fourth in the tournament with a 3-2 record for the 152-pound weight class. Petersen won his first two bouts, first against Matt McKenzie of Choteau/Augusta in a major decision 12-2, then defeated Buster Pickett of Baker by fall.
Petersen then lost to Shay Christiansen of Broadwater in a 6-5 decision, however, Petersen fought back to defeat Zach Newbary of Florence Carlton with a 7-1 decision. Buster Pickett came back to prevent Petersen from taking the third place bronze in a 5-3 loss by decision.
Dillon Edwards of Mission finished the tournament with a 2-2 record in the 105-pound weight class. Edwards lost his first bout with Kylan Berkram of Cut Bank, but fought back to defeat Ryan Tuthill of Whitehall and Logan Domino of Broadwater. Edwards fell in his next match to Tyler Addy of Thompson Falls.
Colton Toren of Mission took home a record of 1-2 in the tournament in the 145-pound weight class. Toren lost his first match to Lathan Crossland of Cascade/Simms. He then defeated Nate Carlson of Malta, but lost his next match to Mason Melby of Baker.
Chad Anderson of Mission finished the tournament with a 0-2 record in the 215-pound weight class. Anderson first lost to Damus Ard of Huntley Project, and then to Drew Irvine of Belt.
Summary
Team scores
Forsyth 194.5, Choteau-Augusta 152.5, Glasgow 143, Colstrip 134, Townsend 123, Harlem 117, Cascade-Simms 91.5, Florence 83, Chinook 77.5, Darby 74.5, Conrad 66, Cut Bank 65.5, Eureka 52, Baker 50, Drummond-Philipsburg 50, Arlee 40, Fairfield-Power 39, St. Ignatius-Charlo 39, Deer Lodge 38.5, Noxon 37, Thompson Falls 36, Boulder 32, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 30, Superior 27.5, Circle 27, Malta-Saco-Whitewater 26.5, Fort Benton 25, WOlf Point 25, Plains-Hot Springs 20, Poplar 13, Columbus-Absarokee 12, Belt 8.5, Huntley Project 7.5, Shepherd 7, Whitehall 7, Shelby 3, Big Sandy 0, Broadus 0.
Championship
98 - Maestro Martinez, Wolf Point, dec. Shay Snider, Harlem, 5-1 (OT)
105 - Teague Jones, Harlem, dec. Taylor Ramsey, Colstrip, 4-2
112 - Luke Schlosser, Conrad, dec. Chris Nile, Forsyth, 4-2
119 - Jade Rauser, Twn, md. Braden Hallock, Glasgow, 15-3
125 - Taylor French, Forsyth p. Caleb Caicedo, Darby, 1:37
130 - Val Rauser, Townsend, md. Brandon Weber, Forsyth, 17-7
135 - Luke Zieger, Glasgow p. Garretti Rath, Forsyth, :54
140 - Jesse Werdal, Choteau dec. Dallen Brauer, Forsyth, 5-4
145 - Cole Rice, Arlee md. Bobby Ray, Deer Lodge, 11-1
152 - Daryl Fulton, Forsyth dec. Shay Christiansen, Townsend, 2-1
160 - Barrett Stanghill, Drummond dec. Jake French, Choteau, 7-3
171 - Trent Jones, Harlem dec. Taylor Vaughn, Eureka, 6-4
189 - Benjamin Stroh, Chinook p. Adam Moore, Noxon, 1:30
215 - Jorrell Jones, Chinook dec. Brock Calvi, Cut Bank, 3-0
HWT - Chaz Hopstad, Glasgow p. Ryan Hensleigh, Colstrip, 4:20
Third place matches
98 - Gage Currier, Col, dec. Gabe Nelson, For, 11-7
105 - Kylan Berkram, Cut Bank p. Clancy Ludvigson, Cascade, 1:19
112 - Josh Mann, Col, dec. Jacob Bethea, Glasgow, 7-5
119 - Rico Stormer, Circle p. Riley DeBruycker, Fort Benton, 3:40
125 - Kenneth Beech, Plains dec. Tanner Johnson, Townsend, 6-0
130 - Scotty Gilleard, St. Ignatius/Charlo dec. Tanner Evers, Darby, 2-1
135 - Colton Dirden, Harlem dec. Christian Hammersmith, Darby, 6-3
140 - Dalton Roundy, Darby p. Chris Shupe, Harlem, 1:59
145 - Lathan Crossland, Cascade p. Tony Lightner, Choteau, 3:49
152 - Buster Pickett, Baker dec. Jacen Petersen, St. Ignatius-Charlo, 5-3
160 - Justin Smith, Cascade md. Tucker Holstein, Glasgow, 13-2
171 - Adam DeBruycker, Choteau p. Freeman Kluver, Col,, :36
189 - Taylor Buck, Choteau md. Owen DeBruycker, Choteau, 9-0
215 - KC Sutton, Florence p. Jack Clark, Choteau, :54
HWT - Tucker Yates, Col, p. Ethan Wolery, Chester/JI, 2:00
Fifth place matches
105 - River Sides, Superior, p. Tyler Addy, Thompson p.s, 1:59
112 - Travis Vermulm, Cut Bank, md. Jake Hall, Columbus/Absarokee, 9-1
119 - Logan Schwope, Townsend, dec. Kris Whitish, Cascade, 13-6
125 - Tanner Lund, Florence, dec. Caylor Jacobsen, Fairfield, 5-3
130 - Dustin Morigeau, Deer Lodge, default over Travis Koenig, Baker
135 - Cody Lund, Florence, dec. Drake Lorance, Cascade, 6-5
140 - Cody Davis, Drummond, p. Layne Durfee, Choteau, 1:24
145 - Mason Melby, Baker, dec. Josh Wright, Superior, 6-2
152 - Zach Newbary, Florence Frft Johnny Schlosser, Conrad
160 - Kyle Fulton, For, dec. Ryan Smith, Malta, 6-4
171 - Tanner Cobbs, Florence dec. David Wilson, Eureka, 4-2
189 - Lucas Schultz, Conrad, dec. Cord Anderson, Chinook, 6-1
215 - Austin Burshia, Poplar, dec. Rob Smartnick, Boulder, 3-1
98 - Cody Humphrey, Boulder, p. Morgan Koenig, Conrad, 1:31
HWT - Cody Martens, Noxon, dec. Matt Ortega, Fairfield, 3-2
Semifinal matches
98 - Shay Snider, Har., dec. Gage Currier, Clstrp, 4-2; Maestro Martinez, WP, p. Cody Humphrey, Bou.
105 - Teague Jones, Har, p. River Sides, Sup, 5:23; Taylor Ramsey, Cols, p. Kylan Berkram, CB, 5:13.
112 - Luke Schlosser, Con, tf. Jacob Bethea, Glas, 15-0; Chris Nile, For, p. Travis Vermulm, CB, :58.
119 - Braden Hallock, Gla, p. Logan Schwope, Twn, 2:28; Jade Rauser, Twn, p. Kris Whitish, Cas, 1:32
125 - Caleb Caicedo, Darby, d. Tanner Lund, Flo, 9-5; Taylor French, For, p. Caylor Jacobsen, Frf, 2:28.
130 - Val Rauser, Twn, p. Tanner Evers, Darby, 1:40; Brandon Weber, For p. Scotty Gilleard, STI, 3:29.
135 - Garretti Rath, For p. Christian Hammersmith, Darby, 4:45; Luke Zieger, Glas, p. Colton Dirden, Har 2:27.
140 - Jesse Werdal, Cho, dec. Dalton Roundy, Darby, 10-3; Dallen Brauer, For, p. Chris Shupe, Har, :48.
145 - Cole Rice, Arlee, dec. Lathan Crossland, Cas, 12-10; Bobby Ray, DL, tf. Tony Lightner, Cho, 16-0.
152 - Shay Christiansen, Twn, dec. Jacen Petersen, STI, 6-5; Daryl Fulton, For, dec. Johnny Schlosser, Con, 4-2 (OT)
160 - Barrett Stanghill, Dru, dec. Tucker Holstein, Glas, 12-7; Jake French, Cho, dec. Ryan Smith, Malta, 3-1 (OT).
171 - Taylor Vaughn, Eur, p. Freeman Kluver, Cols, 1:30; Trent Jones, Har, dec. Adam DeBruycker, Cho, 10-4.
189 - Adam Moore, Noxon, dec. Lucas Schultz, Con, 7-3; Benjamin Stroh, Chk ,p. Owen DeBruycker, Cho, 1:38.
215 - Jorrell Jones, Chk, d. KC Sutton, Flo, 4-1; Brock Calvi, CB, md. Jack Clark, Cho, 11-3.
HWT - Chaz Hopstad, Glas, p. Cody Martens, Noxon, 2:57; Ryan Hensleigh, Cols, Dec Tucker Yates, Cols, 5-1.
