Sugarbeeters, Wildcats wrestle in Cut Bank

The Chinook Sugarbeeters sent five wrestlers and the Harlem Wildcats sent seven to the Cut Bank Invitational wrestling tournament as the teams prepare for the home stretch with the Northern B/C Divisional less than a month away.

The Sugarbeeters had three wrestlers score points over the weekend with sophomore Garrett Pruttis leading the way with a fifth place finish. Junior JT Hauer and senior Ross Reed each picked up a pair of wins over the weekend.

Pruttis wrestled at 132 pounds and won his first three matches of the tournament. He defeated Circle’s Tyler Eggebrecht by pinfall (1:53) in his opening match. Pruttis then pinned Blake Gunderson of Choteau in 3:34 to advance to the quarterfinal match.

Pruttis then picked up his third win by pinfall of the tournament by defeating Logan Sherwood (CMR JV) in 2:33. Pruttis then lost his semifinal match against Nathan Schmitt of Lincoln and his consolation semi-final match to Circle’s Cole Becker.

Pruttis found himself in the fifth - sixth place match and won his fourth match of the tournament by pinning Payton Thiessen (Great Falls High JV) in 1:38.

Hauer picked up wins over Choteau’s Calvin Mappes by pinfall (1:59) and Poplar’s Kaleb Neubauer (1:51) by pinfall as well. Hauer wresled well but suffered two close losses by decision (8-7 and 13-10) along the way.

Reed defeated Colt French of Malta by pin at 0:27 and Lawrence Bird Rattler of Browning by pin at 0:45 to score the ‘Beeters some points.

The Wildcats had some success in Cut Bank. John Hughes (138) won a second round consolation match by pinfall over Clara Lufkin of Jefferson High School in 0:11. Lance Blackcrow (138) won his opening math by pinfall at 2:58 over Mark Belcourt of the CMR JV team. Jeremiah Mount picked up a win at 275 pounds by pinfall at 1:15 over Brian Sweeny of Whitefish.

Both the Sugarbeeters and Wildcats will be Choteau this weekend for the Bulldog Invitational.

Cut Bank Invitational - January 4-5

Chinook Sugarbeeters

126 Pounds - Ethan Liddle - Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye. Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Kendall Pleninger, Havre by Fall 3:45. Cons. Round 2 - Lost to Marcus Genia, Poplar by Fall 1:18.

132 Pounds - Garrett Pruttis - Champ. Round 1 - Won by Fall over Tyler Eggebrecht, Circle 1:53. Champ. Round 2 - Won by Fall over Blake Gunderson, Choteau 3:34. Quarterfinal - Won by fall over Logan Sherwood, CMR JV 2:33. Semifinal - Lost to Nathan Schmidt, Lincoln by Fall 0:49. Cons. Semi - Lost to Cole Becker, Circle by Fall 2:50. 5th Place Match - Won by fall over Payton Theissen , Great Falls High JV 1:38.

145 Pounds - Ross Reed - Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye. Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Orion Thivierge, Havre by Fall 1:55. Cons. Round 2 - Won by fall over Colt French, Malta 0:27. Cons. Round 3 - Won by fall over Lawrence Bird Rattler, Browning 0:45. Cons. Round 4 - Lost to Chance Kittson, Browning by fall 4:58.

152 Pounds - JT Hauer - Received a bye. Champ. Round 2 - Won by fall over Calvin Maples, Choteau 1:59. Quarterfinal - Lost to Treyvn Nave, Fergus (Lewistown) by decision 9-7. Cons. Round 4 - Won by fall over Kaleb Neubauer, Poplar 1:51. Cons. Round 5 - Lost to Nate Cargill, Lincoln by decision over 13-10.

205 Pounds - Wyatt Dunbar - Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye. Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Tyler Pribbernow, Poplar by Fall 4:34. Cons. Round 2 - Lost to Domanic Labonte, Three Forks by Fall 0:40.

Harlem Wildcats

120 Pounds - Zack Jackson - Champ. Round 1 - Lost to Dylan Young, Havre, by Fall 0:10; Cons. Round 1 - Received a bye. Cons. Round 2 - Lost to Caleb Simpson, Cut Bank by Fall 0:20.

120 Pounds - Darrius Longknife - Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye.) Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Kason OlsonFergus (Lewistown) by Fall 1:02. Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye. Cons. Round 3 - Lost to Roman SparksThompson Falls by Fall 1:35.

138 Pounds - John Hughes - Champ. Round 1 - Lost to Eli Reed, Jefferson High School, by Fall 3:56; Cons. Round 1 - Rreceived a bye. Cons. Round 2 - Won by fall over Clara Lufkin, Jefferson High School 0:11. Cons. Round 3 - Lost to RC Skiff, Malta by Fall 2:44.

138 Pounds - Lance Blackcrow - Champ. Round 1 - Won by fall over Mark Belcourt, CMR JV, by Fall 2:58. Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Dakota Flannery, Whitefish by Fall 1:23. Cons. Round 2 - Lost to Dawson Tuttle, Great Falls High JV by decision 13-11.

170 Pounds - Trayce Sunchild - Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye. Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Mason Garfield, Wolf Point by Fall 0:32. Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye. Cons. Round 3 - Received a bye. Cons. Round 4 - Lost to Keaton Potter, Fergus by Fall 0:38.

205 Pounds - Mikkel Rider - Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye. Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Dylan Sullivan, Cut Bank by Fall 1:33. Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye. Cons. Round 3 - Lost to Austin Ratliff, Havre by Fall 0:35.

275 Pounds - Jeremiah Mount - Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye. Champ. Round 2 - Won by fall over Brian Sweeney, Whitefish1:15. Quarterfinal - Lost to Thomas Troy, Fairfield by Fall 2:19. Cons. Round 4 - Lost to Wes Omsberg, Cut Bank by Fall 2:02.