Schoen wins Choteau Invitational, Lady Cats in Billings

The Chinook Sugarbeeter and Harlem Wildcat wrestling teams were in Choteau this past weekend for the Bulldog Classic. The Harlem Lady Cat wrestling team made the trip south to take part in the Billings West High School Girls Mixer.

Overall it was a stellar weekend on the mat for Blaine County athletes. Chinook junior Tyler Schoen won the 170 pound weight class in Choteau. Senior Wyatt Dunbar added to the Chinook haul with a third place finish at 285 pounds. Senior Drake Berreth had a great weekend on the mat as well, finishing fifth at 152 pounds.

In Billings the Lady Cats finished fifth as a team and were represented by four wrestlers on the mat. Freshman Izzy Baker finished second at 113 pounds. Junior Amelia Blackcrow was second at 145 pounds and freshman Ihte Stiffarm was fourth at 152 pounds. Sophomore Kaitlyn Johnson competed for the Lady Cats at 126 pounds.

Schoen has worked as hard as anyone in the room and finally had things go his way in Choteau. He began the tournament with a win over Ethan Sullivan of Cut Bank by pinfall (0:49). Schoen followed that up with a quarterfinal win over Conrad's Trysten Robertson, again by fall at 1:48.

The semifinal round pitted Schoen against Saint Ignatius/Charlo wrestler, Canyon Sargent. Schoen wouldn't get the pin, but was dominant in securing a Major Decision 12-1 win to advance to the 170 pound final.

In the Championship match, Schoen had to battle and was successful in every way, securing his second Major Decision win in a row to claim the championship with a MD 10-0 win over Max Hannum of Thompson Falls.

Dunbar was once again a podium finisher for the 'Beeters, finishing third at 285 pounds. Dunbar went 3-1 in Choteau to earn his place.

Berreth has consistently wrestled well but has often found himself opposite the states very best in the 152 pound weight class. Berreth persevered in Choteau going 3-2 to finish fifth.

The Lady Cats did very well in Billings and continue to bring home team trophies. Girls wrestling is still in its infancy, but those competing are very talented. Freshman Izzy Baker went 2-1 and finished second at 113. Junior Amelia Blackcrow was second at 145 pounds, falling in back to back matches by decision Billings Seniors Gracy Jones. Freshman Ihte Stiffarm went 1-2 , finishing third at 152 pounds.

The 'Beeters will host a mixer this Friday and will take that time to recognize their Seniors on Senior Night. Saturday the Wildcat and Chinook wrestlers will be in Harlem for the Wildcat Invitational and their Senior Night.

Blaine County Wrestling Results, January 14-15, 2022

Choteau Invitational Wrestling Tournament

Choteau High School, January 14-15, 2022

Chinook Girls Results

138 Lbs. Ryley Hofeldt: Round 1 - Lost to Brynn Courville (Plains/Hot Springs) by fall 1:18; Round 3 - Lost to Mariah Wahl (Cut Bank) by fall 0:53 .

Chinook Boys Results

145 Lbs. Lane Snider: Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye; Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Brady Ellison (Columbus/Absarokee/Park City) by major decision 11-0; Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 3 - Won by decision over Codiak Killorn (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) 4-0; Cons. Round 4 - Won by fall over Griffin Hunt (Townsend) 2:12; Cons. Round 5 - Lost to Mitchell Youngman (Poplar) by fall 2:58.

152 Lbs. Drake Berreth: Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye; Champ. Round 2 - Won by tech fall over Kaleb Bean (Simms) 15-0; Quarterfinal - Won by fall over Jaiden Connors (Anaconda) 4:40; Semifinal - Lost to Eli Ratliff (Thompson Falls/Noxon) by fall 1:30; Cons. Semi - Lost to Chris Graham (Conrad) by Decision 12-6; 5th Place Match - Won by fall over Jaiden Connors (Anaconda) 3:40.

160 Lbs. Lincoln Reich: Champ. Round 1 - Won by Major Decision over Andrew Hansen (Simms) 17-7; Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Vaugh Pendlay (Bigfork) by fall 0:53; Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 3 - Lost to Ryan Bucher (Thompson Falls/Noxon) by fall 1:46.

170 Lbs. Tyler Schoen: Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye; Champ. Round 2 - Won by fall over Ethan Sullivan (Cut Bank) 0:49; Quarterfinal - Won by fall over Trysten Robertson (Conrad) 1:48; Semifinal - Won by Major Decision over Canyon Sargent (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) 12-1; 1st Place Match - Won by Major Decision over Max Hannum (Thompson Falls/Noxon) 10-0.

285 Lbs. Wyatt Dunbar: Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye; Champ. Round 2 - Received a bye; Quarterfinal - Won by Decision over Jacob Major (Choteau) 6-2; Semifinal - Lost to Brock Hanford (Fort Benton ) by fall 3:49; Cons. Semi - Won by fall over Ethan Short (Columbus/Absarokee/Park City) 2:12; 3rd Place Match - Won by decision over Jacob Berger (Poplar) 7-2.

Harlem Boys Results

132 Lbs. Landen Gray: Received a bye; Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Layne Carter (Fairfield) by fall 2:38; Cons. Round 2 - Won by fall over Thomas Buresh (Townsend) 0:37; Cons. Round 3 - Lost to William Mishler (Simms) by decision 14-10.

138 Lbs. Trent King: Received a bye; Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Ace Edgerton (Townsend) by 2:36; Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 3 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 4 - Lost to Dane Hoover (Whitehall) by fall 0:26.

152 Lbs. Hawken Haakason: Champ. Round 1 - Lost to Conner Lamb (Townsend) by fall 0:28; Cons. Round 1 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 2 - Lost to Spittler Josh (Fairfield) by decision 9-7.

152 Lbs. Marty Snow: Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye; Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Shane Reishus (Thompson Falls/Noxon) by fall 1:06; Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 3 - Lost to Raice Strand (Cut Bank) by fall 3:20.

182 Lbs. Mike King: Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye; Champ. Round 2 - Lost to Colter Ball (Fort Benton ) by fall 1:10; Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 3 - Received a bye; Cons. Round 4 - Lost to Deago Hostetler (Saint Ignatius/Charlo) by fall 1:08.

Billings West High Girls Wrestling Mixer

Billings West High School, January 15, 2022

Harlem Girls Results

113 Lbs. Izzy Baker: Quarterfinal - Won by fall over Anastasia Saldana (Hardin) Fall 2:44; Semifinal - Won by fall over Daneya PrettyPaint (Billings Senior High School) 1:56; 1st Place Match - Lost to Gracelyn Hanson (Billings Senior High School) by fall 1:15.

126 Lbs. Kaitlyn Johnson: Quarterfinal - Lost to Isabelle Dillon (Billings Senior High School) by fall 4:52; Cons. Round 1 - Lost to Evija Cagle (Billings Skyview) by fall 2:00.

145 Lbs. Amelia Blackcrow: Round 1 - Lost to Gracy Jones (Billings Senior High School) by Decision 3-0; Round 2 - Lost to Gracy Jones (Billings Senior High School) by Decision 6-0.

152 Lbs. Ihte Stiffarm: Quarterfinal - Received a bye; Semifinal - Lost to Ellie Tatum (Billings Skyview) by Decision 6-2; Cons. Semi - Won by fall over Raylee Parker (Billings Senior High School) 2:30; 3rd Place Match - Lost to Haven Ferguson (Billings Skyview) by fall 2:35.

Class B/C Wrestling Polls, Week Four

170 Pounds

1.) Wylee Lindeen, Huntley Project; 2.) Damien Nesbitt, Glasgow; 3.) Tyler Schoen, Chinook; 4.) Max Hannum, Thompson Falls; 5.) Miguel Perez, Fairfield; 6.) Klause Rauser, Townsend

285 Pounds

1.) Caden Crowell, Cascade; 2.) Wyatt Dunbar, Chinook; 3.) Brock Hanford, Fort Benton; 4.) Jacob Berger, Poplar; 5.) Leo Scafani, Whitehall; 6.) Chandon Vulles, Superior

Top 5 Class C Teams

1.) Circle; 2.) Simms; 3.) Chinook; 4.) Fort Benton; 5.) Cascade