Bulldog Wrestling: Western B/C Dual Tournament
Author: Becky Hunt, MT43 News Sports Correspondent
Bulldog Wrestling: Western B/C Dual Tournament
Becky Hunt, MT43 News Sports Correspondent
Western B/C Dual Tournament
What a great weekend for the Bulldogs to host the B/C duals. With 16 teams in attendance, the gyms were packed. It was great to see so many wrestling alumni, friends, family and Bulldogs out in support of the team!
Friday kicked off the duals with Broadwater placed in Pool D, with Jefferson, Shepherd and Manhattan.
The boys started out strong against Jefferson in their first Dual:
138# Blake Wellenstein vs. Blake Nordlinder takes the win by fall in the first @ 30 seconds
145# Parker Hunt vs. Cooper McKesell battled all three rounds and took the win by points 14-9
152# Kaehl Owens vs. Drake Butala Win by fall @ 1 minute 15 seconds
182# Nick Humphreys vs. Cole Christoferson win by fall @ 30 seconds
Second Dual Broadwater vs. Manhattan was a little more of a challenge with Parker Hunt taking the win by fall in round two at 1 minute 12 seconds against Liam Ortman. Eric Humphreys, 170#, also took a win by fall in round one at 1 minute 20 seconds.
Last Dual, Broadwater vs. Shepherd. Kaehl Owens and Blake Wellenstein both taking a first round win by fall.
The Dawgs looked good out on the mat overall. Not being able to fill a Dual lineup Broadwater was unable to win any of their Duals and did not advance to day two of the Tournament.
Teams that did advance:
Pool A - Huntley Project, Cut Bank. Pool B - Eureka, Florence. Pool C - Anaconda, Conrad. Pool D - Jefferson, Manhattan.
Saturday consisted of the B/C Dual Championships and a mixer for the 8 remaining teams.
Champions of the Western B/C Duals:
Huntley Project with a 41-27 win over Eureka. Florence takes 3rd with a 46-24 win over Anaconda. Jefferson came in 5th with a 39-30 win over Conrad.
The team welcomed back Eric Humphreys on the mat for the first time this season. Eric has been recovering from a previous injury and is excited and more than ready to get back at it. Saturday Eric had a nail-biter of a bout, going all three rounds never giving up the pin battling to the bitter end. You’ll see that in all of his matches. He showed lots of improvement from last season and I am thrilled to see what he does over the next few weeks.
Timmy Flesch, 170#, had the team in an uproar on Saturday. Timmy is a first-year wrestler and has been in the wrestling room learning from his teammates. Saturday Timmy showed tons of improvement executing multiple moves with ease and skill. The Dawgs were mat-side cheering him on hooting and hollering. Although he didn’t take the win, Timmy went all three rounds of his bout. Way to keep at it.
Bulldog Weekend Stats:
Blake Wellenstein 5-0; Parker Hunt 4-2; Kaehl Owens 5-2; Hunter Borror 1-4; Timmy Flesch
0-4; Eric Humphreys 4-1; Nick Humphreys 3-4; Jacob Pesicka 1-7; Tristan Owensby 0-8
Next up for your Bulldog Wrestlers:
Thursday, January 25 - Harry Hall Mixer and Senior Night.
Friday, January 26 - Anaconda will be hosting the Copper Shamrock.
February 2 and 3 - Divisionals at Shelby.
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Image 1 Caption: Parker Hunt with a Standup / Escape from Jefferson’s Cooper Mikesell
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Image 2 Caption: Eric Humphreys Running a Reverse Half
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Image 3 Caption: Jacob Pesicka with a Double Leg
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Image 4 Caption: Timmy Flesch executing a Half Nelson
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