MatCats crush Bulldogs

The Columbia Falls wrestling team hammered Whitefish in a Jan. 5 dual and then took sixth at the Western Montana Duals tournament in Ronan on Jan. 6-7.

The Wildcats were led by wrestlers Shonn Roberts, Kohl Thompson and Jacob Babcock, who went undefeated for the week. Junior varsity wrestlers Brendan Moseman and Chase Ramberg also went undefeated, coach Jessie Schaeffer said.

"The kids wrestled well after a long Christmas break," Schaeffer said. "There were some big improvements by quite a few young men."

The boys had a dominant performance against Whitefish, winning nearly every match by a pin. MatCat Travis Province won the match of the evening. Down 7-1 with 28 seconds left, the 152-pound Province turned the tide on Bulldog Kyle Bowerman for the pin and the win.

"He doesn't quit wrestling," Schaeffer said of Province. "He continues to stay in your face."

Josiah Osborne also had a last-second takedown against Polson that proved to be the difference in a dual against the Pirates, Schaeffer said.

The team has another full plate of wrestling this week. They travel to Polson for a dual Thursday and then compete in the Rocky Mountain Classic in Missoula over the weekend.

Jan. 5 - Columbia Falls 75, Whitefish 12

105 - Shonn Roberts, CF, pinned Garrett Rice, 1:59; 119: Seth McCall, CF, pinned Trysten Armstrong, 1:34; 125 - Cody Hader, CF, pinned Emmett Schmidt, 2:58; 130 - Josiah Osborne, CF, pinned Judah Prestegaard, 1:56; 135 - Adam Richardson, CF, pinned Matt Sampson-Keck, :57; 140 - Bryan Schaffer, CF, dec. Austin Giles, 9-3; 145 - Kohl Thompson, CF, pinned Madison McWhirter, 5:47; 152 - Travis Province, CF, pinned Kyle Bowerman, 5:32; 189 - : Marcus Ross, CF, pinned Jacob Forrest, 1:46; 215 - Jacob Babcock, CF, pinned Aaron Vick, 1:06; Hwt - Wolf Zinke, W, pinned Wayde Motichka, 1:23. Columbia Falls won 98, 160 and 171 by forfeit. Whitefish won 112 by forfeit.

Ronan Tourney

1. Corvallis; 2. Frenchtown; 3. St. Ignatius; 4. Glacier JV; 5. Libby; 6. Columbia Falls; 7. Polson; 8. Ronan; 9. Thompson Falls; 10. Arlee; 11. Drummond; 12. Flathead JV; 13. Hamilton; 14. Florence.

Jan. 6 - Columbia Falls 65 vs Hamilton 18

98- Shonn Roberts (Co Falls) open

105- Derrick Sisneros (Hamilton) open

112- Open

119- Seth McCall (Co Falls) pin Coltin Cox (Hamilton) 3:31

125- Micheal Ledford (Hamilton) pin Taylor Mitchell (Co Falls) 0:21

130- Josiah Osborne (Co Falls) technical fall Kyle Lubke (Hamilton) 17-2

135- Adam Richardson (Co Falls) pin Austin Gaswint (Hamilton) 1:57

140- Bryan Shaffer (Co Falls) pin Michael Pengra (Hamilton) 1:42

145- Kohl Thompson (Co Falls) pin Brady Morey (Hamilton) 1:46

152- Travis Provience (Co Falls) pin Donald Thomas (Hamilton) 1:50

160- Jacob Burgess (Co Falls) pin Zach Tompkins (Hamilton) 1:38

171- Josh Folsom (Co Falls) pin Michael Bumgarner (Hamilton) 2:54

189- Forest Fortney (Hamilton) pin Marcus Ross (Co Falls) 2:40

215- Jacob Babcock (Co Falls) pin Zach Brown (Hamilton) 1:10

285- Wayde Motichka (Co Falls) open

Jan. 6 - Columbia Falls 54 vs Glacier JV 24

98- Shonn Roberts (Co Falls) pin Quin Barber (Glacier) 2:40

105- Cody Decker (Glacier) open

112- Harland Jordan (Co Falls) open

119- Seth McCall (Co Falls) pin Cody Settle (Glacier) 3:15

125- Taylor Mitchell (Co Falls) decision Kevin Talcot (Glacier) 4-1

130- Josiah Osborne (Co Falls) open

135- Lucus Mantal (Glacier) decision Adam Richardson (Co Falls) 8-5

140- Tanner Stupack (Glacier) pin Bryan Shaffer (Co Falls) 3:24

145- Kohl Thompson (Co Falls) decision Grant Tafoya (Glacier) 3-0

152- Colbey Arbuckle (Glacier) decision Travis Province (Co Falls) 7-3

160- Jacob Burgess (Co Falls) pin Isaac Saenz (Glacier) 1:31

171- Dawson Day (Glacier) pin Josh Folsom (Co Falls) 0:31

189- Marcus Ross (Co Falls) pin Adam Frandson (Glacier) 3:47

215- Jacob Babcock (Co Falls) pin Zane Perryman (Glacier) 5:46

285- Wayde Motichka (Co Falls) pin Levi Decelles (Glacier) 1:13

Jan. 7 - Columbia Falls 78 vs Arlee 6

98- Jordan Hughes (Co Falls) open

105- Shonn Roberts (Co Falls) open

112- Harland Jordan (Co Falls) open

119- Seth McCall (Co Falls) open

125- Taylor Mitchell (Co Falls) open

130- Josiah Osburne (Co Falls) major decision Cameron Dominick (Arlee) 16-5

135- Adam Richardson (Co Falls) pin Donocan McDonald (Arlee) 1:50

140- Bryan Shaffer (Co Falls) pin Austin Rubel (Arlee) 3:37

145- Kohl Thompson (Co Falls) major decision Nathan Bertollt (Arlee) 14-0

152- Travis Provience (Co Falls) pin Dakota Paul (Arlee) 1:23

160- Leif Rova (Arlee) pin Jacob Burgess (Co Falls) 3:40

171- Josh Folsom (Co Falls) pin Albert Plant (Arlee) 3:18

189- Marcus Ross (Co Falls) pin Clayton Trimble (Arlee) 3:06

215- Jacob Babcock (Co Falls) major decision Cody North (Arlee) 9-1

285- Wayde Motichka (Co Falls) open

Jan. 7 - Frenchtown 51 vs Columbia Falls 24

98- Shonn Robert (Co Falls) pin Tyler Ishler (Frenchtown) 3:41

105- Caleb Bagnell (Frenchtown) pin Jordon Hughes (Co Falls) 1:41

112- Preston Downard (Frenchtown) open

119- Glen Hensley (Frenchtown) pin Seth McCall (Co Falls) 1:13

125- Carson Waubansee (Frenchtown) pin Taylor Mitchell (Co Falls) 0:43

130- Cody Lemons (Frenchtown) pin Josiah Osborne (Co Falls) 4:29

135- Cody Ishler (Frenchtown) decision Adam Richardson (Co Falls) 6-0

140- Bryan Shaffer (Co Falls) decision Kody Wilson (Frenchtown) 8-3

145- Tucker Truett (Frenchtown) decision Travis Province (Co Falls) 7-3

152- Kohl Thompson (Co Falls) decision Jack Nersion (Frenchtown) 5-1

160- Sam Gordon (Frenchtown) pin Jacob Bergess (Co Falls) 1:45

171- David Anderson (Frenchtown) decision Josh Folsom (Co Falls) 10-3

189- Marcus Ross (Co Falls) pin Rand Pritzkau (Frenchtown) 5:33

215- Jacob Babcock (Co Falls) pin Cory Peterson (Frenchtown) 1:06

285- Jordan Zuraff (Frenchtown) pin Wayde Motichka (Co Falls) 1:02

Jan. 7 - Columbia Falls (Win by Criteria) 42 vs Polson 42

98- Alex Helgeson (Polson) pin Jordan Huges (Co Falls) 0:39

105- Shonn Roberts (Co Falls) major decision Taylor Martin (Polson) 12-0

112- Carlos Quinones (Polson) open

119- Dylan Moll (Polson) pin Seth McCall (Co Falls) 1:56

125- Craig Feistner (Polson) pin Taylor Mitchell (Co Falls) 0:13

130- Josiah Osborn (Co Falls) technical fall Steven Walk (Polson) 20-5

135- Adam Richardson (Co Falls) decision Skylar Anderson (Polson) 6-2

140- Alex Nystrom (Polson) pin Bryan Shaffer (Co Falls) 1:48

145- Kohl Thompson (Co Falls) pin Tel Motichka (Polson) 0:58

152- Mike Devlin (Polson) pin Travis Province (Co Falls) 3:15

160- Jacob Burgess (Co Falls) open

171- Josh Folsom (Co Falls) open

189- Marcus Ross (Co Falls) pin Bubba Burke (Polson) 5:42

215- Jacob Babcock (Co Falls) pin Kaleb Auld (Polson) 0:25

285- Josiah Clairmont (Polson) pin Wayde Motichka (Co Falls) 0:22

Jan. 7 - Libby 40 vs Columbia Falls 33

98- Jordon Hughes (Co Falls) open

105- Shonn Roberts (Co Falls) open

112- Dylan Koby (Libby) open

119- Zach Crace (Libby) open

125- Aaron Seefeldt (Libby) pin Seth McCall (Co Falls) 3:45

130- Mitch Haugen (Libby) pin Josiah Osborne (Co Falls) 4:39

135- Adam Richardson (Co Falls) pin Cody Benefield (Libby) 5:05

140- Garrett Chapel (Libby) decision Bryan Shaffer (Co Falls) 5-4

145- Kyle Leir (Libby) open

152- Kohl Thompson (Co Falls) decision Josh Bowers (Libby) 4-1

160- Dylan Berget (Libby) major decision Jacob Burgess (Co Falls) 11-1

171- Josh Folsom (Co Falls) decision Austin Bailey (Libby) 4-3

189- Marcus Ross (Co Falls) pin Robin Kyes (Libby)

215- Jacob Babcock (Co Falls) decision Gunnar Moe (Libby) 3-0

285- Zach Dolezal (Libby) decision Wade Motichka (Co Falls) 7-4