Grapplers show progress

The Columbia Falls wrestling team is coming into form as the season progresses. The middle needs a little work, but the ends are doing pretty darn well.

Senior heavyweight and 215-pound wrestler Kelly Houle went undefeated over the weekend, as did Jarrett Smith at 152.

Sal Baccaro at 112 lost just one match and Justin Whitman at 119 and 125 also had a good showing after making some adjustments.

But as a team, the Cats didn't win a dual at the Mining City Dual tournament in Butte, going 0-5.

"We're pretty young in the middle of the lineup," coach Jessie Schaeffer said. "They need more mat time and experience. They need to step up the intensity."

With 12 sophomores and nearly all of them are in the middle weight classes, "we're running on four cylinders right now," Schaeffer said.

On Tuesday the Cats had a triangular with Libby and Polson. The reason for having three meets rather than just a dual is to draw more fans, Schaeffer said. It also reduces the number of weigh-ins for the wrestlers. A triangular only counts as one weigh-in, he said, and a wrestler is limited to 18 weigh-ins before the post season.

Houle had two pins against his Libby and Polson opponents. Whitman, Baccaro and Smith also had a solid night. Baccaro pinned Libby's Levi Edwards and Whitman pinned Aaron Seefeldt. Smith had a pin against Polson's Jake Skeleton. Seth McCall had a pin against Pat Sumner of Polson at 98, but got pinned by Ian Edward of Libby.

Overall, the Cats had too many wrestlers on their backs, and they lost to Libby 57-28 and Polson 57-26. The middle of the lineup just gave up too many points — mostly by pins.

Polson 57, C. Falls 26

98 - Seth McCall, CF, pinned Pat Sumner, 3:09; 105 - Craig Feistner, P, won by forfeit; 112 - Sal Baccaro, CF, won by forfeit; 119Ê - Justin Whitman, CF, dec.ÊJesse Alfiero, 3-0; 125 - Drew Fouty, P, pinned Adam Richardson, 4:39; 130 - Jake Browne, P, pinned Brendon Moseman, 1:38; 135 - Jacob Young, P, pinnedÊKohl Thompson, 1:41; 140 - Mike Devlin, P, pinned Cody Hader, 1:02; 145 - Brode Bleazard, P, won by forfeit; 152 - Ty Fouty, P, pinned Billy Gross, :42; 160 - Jarrett Smith, CF, pinned Jake Skeleton, 1:39; 171 - Devin Kamarainun, P, dec. Josh Folsom, 9-4; 189 - Brock Picard, P, won by forfeit; 215 - Kelly Houle, CF, pinned Josiah Clairmont, 1:53; 285 - Kaden Thomas, P, won by forfeit.

Libby 57Ê Columbia Falls 28

ÊÊÊ 98 - Ian Edward-Myslicki pinned Seth McCall, 1:13; 105 - Isaac King,Ê L, won by forfeit; 112 - Sal Baccaro, CF, pinned Levi Edwards, 1:59; 119 - Justin Whitman, CF, pinned Aaron Seefeldt, :34; 125 - Adam Richardson, CF, pinned Mike Roby, :46; 130 - Mitch Hougan, L, pinned Brendon Moseman, 1:10; 135 -ÊKyle Leir, L, dec. Kohl Thompson, 9-3; 140 - Cody Elliot, L, pinned Cody Hader, :31; 145 - Dylan Berget, L, won by forfeit; 152 - Jarrett Smith, CF, maj. dec Morgan Peek, 20-9; 160 - Austin Baily, L, pinned Billy Gross, 5:36; 171 - Kyle Sweedman, L, pinned Josh Folsom, 1:00; 189 - Cody Berget, L, pinned Marcus Ross, :58; 215 - Riyo Ibarra, L, pinned Jacob Babcock, 2:51; 285 - Kelly Houle, CF, pinned Lucas Puckett, 1:47

Mining City Duals

Huntley Project 49, C. Falls 27

98 - Double forfeit. 105 - Seth McCall, CF, won by forfeit. 112 - Sal Baccaro, CF, p. Jake Lennon :32. 119 - Justin Whitman, CF, p. Brandley Peabody 4:41. 125 - A.C. Dlutowski, HP, p. Adam Richardson 4:59. 130 - Seth Snyder, HP, p. Brendon Moseman 1:26. 135 - P.J. Botch, HP, p. Kohl Thompson 2:37. 140 - Loren Walker, HP, p. Cody Hader :46. 145 - Carson Roberts, HP, won by forfeit. 152 - Jarrett Smith, CF, p. Robert Simmons :53. 160 - Lucas Knight, HP, md. Joe Gross 9-1. 171 - Kendal Shaules, HP, p. Josh Folsom 3:12. 189 - Jordan Waldhauser, HP, won by forfeit. 215 - Kelly Houle, CF, d. Chris Henrichs 3-0. 285 - Holdyn Hould, HP, d. Doug Woodworth 6-3.

Kalispell Flathead 66, C. Falls 12

98 - Double forfeit. 105 - Jake Kinkle, Flathead, p. Seth McCall 3:55. 112 - Caleb Piasecki, Flathead, p. Sal Baccaro 1:50. 119 - Justin Whitman, CF, d. Cody Tally 3-0. 125 - Joaquin Calderon, Flathead, won by forfeit. 130 - Coty Piasecki, Flathead, won by forfeit. 135 - Steel Hahn, Flathead, won by forfeit. 140 - Shawn Lau, Flathead, won by forfeit. 145 - Jeremiah Gaiser, Flathead, won by forfeit. 152 - Jarrett Smith, CF, inj. def. over Josh Erickson. 160 - Caleb Allen-Schmid, Flathead, p. Joe Gross 3:35. 171 - Larry Francis, Flathead, won by forfeit. 189 - Travis Ozegovich, Flathead, p. Josh Folsom :54. 215 - Kelly Houle, CF, d. Trevor Beaman 5-1. 285 - Connor Thomas, Flathead, won by forfeit.

Billings West 49, Columbia Falls 27

98 - Double forfeit. 105 - Steve Ferestad, West, p. Seth McCall :45. 112 - Sal Baccaro, CF, p. Daniel Temme 5:33. 119 - Justin Whitman, CF, d. Ty Girard 15-8. 125 - Nick Richardson, West, p. Adam Richardson :41. 130 - Tony Scheffelman, West, p. Brandon Moseman 1:00. 135 - Dan Gordon, West, p. Kohl Thompson :13. 140 - Lane Penrod, West, p. Cody Hader 1:34. 145 - Zane Seader, West, won by forfeit. 152 - Jarrett Smith, CF, p. Mike Baker 1:40. 160 - David Kersten, West, d. Joe Gross 9-6. 171 - Jake Leinwand, West, md. Josh Folsom 19-5. 189 - Kris Robuck, West, won by forfeit. 215 - Doug Woodworth, CF, won by forfeit. 285 - Kelly Houle, CF, p. Josh McPherson 4:31.

Hardin 45, Columbia Falls 34

98 - Double forfeit. 105 - Cole Campbell, Hardin, p. Seth McCall :43. 112 - Sal Baccaro, CF, md. Austin Gifford 15-1. 119 - Jordan Delp, Hardin, d. Justin Whitman 13-7. 125 - Brandon Gifford, Hardin, p. Adam Richardson :38, 130 - Kelby Dorn, Hardin, p. Brendon Moseman 3:33. 135 - Morgan Mandolis, Hardin, p. Kohl Thompson 5:10. 140 - Matthew Fortune, Hardin, p. Cody Hader 3:11. 145 - Steven Schwend, Hardin, won by forfeit. 152 - Jarrett Smith,m CF, p. Royce Greenfield 1:30. 160 - Joe Gross, CF, won by forfeit. 171 - Josh Folsom, CF, won by forfeit. 189 - Mike Holds The Enemy, Hardin, p. Marcus Ross :43. Kelly Houle, CF, p. Jayme Hafemann :35. 285 - Doug Woodworth, CF, p. Tyler Noyes :46.

Sidney 54, Columbia Falls 18

98 - Double forfeit. 105 - Leith Johnson, Sidney, p. Seth McCall :34. 112 - Sal Baccaro, CF, p. Austin Bridges 1:12. 119 - Justin Whitman, CF, p. Joe Barsotti 4:16. 125 - Brennan Gorder, Sidney, p. Adam Richardson :23. 130 - Gene Speldrich, Sidney, p. Brandon Moseman :36. 135 - Lane Houchien, Sidney, p. Thompson 2:49. 140 - Jace Buxbaum, Sidney, p. Cody Hader :49. 145 - Jayme Kelly, Sidney, won by forfeit. 152 - Jarrett Smith, CF, d. Trevor Tracy 11-6. 160 - James Collins, Sidney, d. Joe Gross 8-4. 171 - Kasey Betts, Sidney, d. Josh Folsom 10-9. 189 - Randy Green, Sidney, p. Marcus Ross :11. 215 - Jory Stevens, Sidney inj. def. Doug Woodworth, 285 - Kelly Houle, CF, d. Allen Neulib 7-0.