Arlee’s Rice claims another divisional title, Mission-Charlo to send 5 to state
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The Arlee Warriors fell just 10 points shy of a divisional wrestling title Saturday as they hosted the Western C Divisional Tournament.
Florence earned its second straight Western C title with 154 points while the Warriors were second with 144. Mission/Charlo finished sixth in the 11-team field with 89 points.
Both Arlee and Mission/Charlo each had one divisional champion at the tournament as Jacen Petersen won the 152-pound weight class for the Bulldogs while defending state champion Cole Rice won the 145-pound division for Arlee.
The Warriors will send nine wresters to the state meet in Hamilton, which begins Thursday, while Mission/Charlo will send five.
Rice earned his division title for Arlee with a 5:10 pin of Bobby Ray of Deer Lodge in the finals. Joining Rice at state for the Warriors will be Zach Tameler, who finished second in the 140-pound division. Austin Rubel finished third via forfeit in the 125-pound weight class while Leif Rova was third in the 152-pound weight class after picking up a 6-2 decision over Curtis McDuffie of Eureka. Albert Plant earned third in the 160-pound weight class with a 16-6 major decision against Kolter Beneitone of Florence. Curt Siedel was third in the 215-pound weight class with a 9-3 decision against Mission/Charlo's Chad Anderson.
Cameron Dominick, Nathan Bertolit, and Clayton Trimble all earned a trip to state for Arlee with fourth-place finishes.
Petersen won his 152-pound divisional title for Mission/Charlo with a pin of Florence's Zach Newbary in 2:49 in the final. Scotty Gilleard was second in the 130-pound division for the Bulldogs. Dillon Edwards earned a trip to state by pinning Jake Logan of Deer Lodge in 1:18 for third place in the 105-pound division. Colten Toren finished fourth in the 145-pound weight class and Chad Anderson was fourth in the 215-pound division.
Western B-C divisional
At Arlee
Saturday
Team scores - Florence 154, Arlee 144, Thompson Falls 136, Eureka 135.5, Darby 102, St. Ignatius-Charlo 89, Superior 85, Drummond 65, Noxon 63, Deer Lodge 50, Plains-Hot Springs 41.5.
Championship round
98 - Wade Gascon, Thompson Falls, pinned Tanner Jensen, Drummond, :37. 105 - River Sides, Superior, maj. dec. Tyler Addy, Thompson Falls, 19-8. 112 - Nikko Bakkila, Eureka, pinned Matt Campbell, Superior, 1:40. 119 - Kody Davidson, Florence, dec. John Gunderson, Thompson Falls, 6-4 (OT). 125 - Caleb Calcedo, Darby, pinned Kenneth Beech, Plains/Hot Springs, 3:36. 130 - Tanner Evers, Darby, dec. Scotty Gilleard, St. Ignatius/Charlo, 5-2. 135 - Christian Hammersmith, Darby, dec. Cody Lund, Florence, 10-8. 140 - Dalton Roundy, Darby, pinned Zach Tameler, Arlee, 2:54. 145 - Cole Rice, Arlee, pinned Bobby Ray, Deer Lodge, 5:10. 152 - Jacen Peterson, St. Ignatius/Charlo, pinned Zach Newbary, Florence, 2:49. 160 - Barrett Stanghill, Drummond, maj. dec. Shawn Sacchi, Thompson Falls, 15-5. 171 - Taylor Vaughn, Eureka, dec. Tanner Cobbs, Florence, 10-3. 189 - Adam Moore, Noxon, dec. Josh Marquardt, Florence, 3-0. 215 - K.C. Sutton, Florence, pinned Colin Gillard, Eureka, 2:16. 285 - Cody Martens, Noxon, dec. Nick Adler, Thompson Falls, 5-4.
Third-place match
98 - Anthony Parkin, Superior, pinned Peter Vickers, Thompson Falls, 3:53. 105 -Dillon Edwards, St. Ignatius/Charlo, pinned Jake Logan, Deer Lodge, 1:18. 112 - Kenny Roxbury, Thompson Falls, pinned Rod Carew, Thompson Falls, 2:0. 119 - Trent Vaughn, Eureka, pinned J.T. Hamblen, Darby, 1:55. 125 - Austin Rubel, Arlee, won by forfeit over Tanner Lund, Florence. 130 - Dustin Morigeau, Deer Lodge, pinned Cameron Dominick, Arlee, 1:13. 135 - Dan Taron, Superior, maj. dec. Cole Goodwin, Plains/Hot Springs, 12-2. 140 - Cody Davis, Drummond, dec. Nathan Bertolit, Arlee, 13-7. 145 - Josh Wright, Superior, maj. dec. Colten Toren, St. Ignatius/Charlo, 16-6. 152 - Leif Rove, Arlee, dec. Curtis McDuffie, Eureka, 6-2. 160 - Albert Plant, Arlee, maj. dec. Kolter Beneitone, Florence, 14-6. 171 - David Wilson, Eureka, won by forfeit over Clayton Trimble, Arlee. 189 - Michael Wilson, Eureka, pinned Ryan Parker, Drummond, 3:55. 215 - Curt Siedel, Arlee, dec. Chad Anderson, St. Ignatius/Charlo, 9-3. 285 - Damon Ward, Florence, pinned Taylor Scott, Noxon, 1:11.
Fifth-place match
98 - No more contestants. 105 - No more contestant. 112 - Brian Goff, Eureka, pinned Dillon Roselles, Deer Lodge, 1:48. 119 - Peydon Price, Drummond, won by forfeit over Casey Nitsche, St. Ignatius/Charlo. 125 - Jake Adler, Drummond, pinned Andrew Cox, Thompson Falls, 1:49. 130 - Ashton Dierman, Eureka, pinned Tyler Garrison, Thompson Falls, :39. 135 - Jose Letcher, Eureka, pinned Cody Couture, St. Ignatius/Charlo, 2:21. 140 - Kolby Chisholm, Plains/Hot Springs, pinned Cody Jefferis, Thompson Falls, 1:33. 145 - Carter Clinkenbeard, Arlee, maj. dec. Zach Lyons, Thompson Falls, 12-1. 152 - Jared Abbott, Thompson Falls, pinned Ty Harp, Deer Lodge, 1:23. 160 - Ben Mittag, St. Ignatius/Charlo, pinned Caleb Fickus, Noxon, 3:54. 171 - Barret Sargent, St. Ignatius/Charlo, pinned Eric Milner, Thompson Falls, 3:48. 189 - Shane Rigby, Drummond, pinned Caleb Connolly, Plains/Hot Springs, :33. 215 - Cody North, Arlee, pinned Ben Gorham, Plains/Hot Springs, 4:31. 285 - Riley Morigeau, Deer Lodge, pinned Logan Potts, Arlee, 2:48.
