C-Falls takes second at USAW tourney
The Columbia Falls Wrestling Club sent 75 wrestlers to the USAW Making A Difference tournament held at Glacier High School in Kalispell on Feb. 25. Twenty-six teams brought 590 wrestlers to the tournament.
Fifty Columbia Falls wrestlers placed in the top-three in their division, and the team took second place overall. The Kalispell Wrestling Club took first place, with 135 wrestlers entered in the tournament.
First place
Billy Gustafson — Peewee 45 lbs.
Justin Windauer — Bantam 55 lbs.
Brandon Role — Bantam 60 lbs.
Adam Schrader — Bantam 60 lbs.
Garrett Kinnison — Bantam 75 lbs.
Jacob Hughes — Intermediate 75 lbs.
Riley Windauer — Intermediate 55 lbs.
Jeffrey Peterson — Intermediate 60 lbs.
Cassius Christaianson — Intermediate 70 lbs.
James Bertram — Novice 95 lbs.
Austin Green — Novice 95 lbs.
Colton McPhee — Novice 112 lbs.
Jacob Freeman — Novice 120 lbs.
Darel McIntyre — Novice 140-plus lbs.
Kaleb Gravelin — Schoolboy 98 lbs.
Wyatt Green — Schoolboy 105 lbs.
Colton Sweeney — Schoolboy 120 lbs.
Second place
Winslow Peters — Peewee
Asher Kemppainen — Bantam 50 lbs.
Shade Koster — Bantam 50 lbs.
Warren Emmert — Bantam 55 lbs.
Braedyn Smetena — Bantam 55 lbs.
Bailey Hylton — Bantam 70 lbs.
William Emmert — Bantam 70 lbs.
Zane Benda — Intermediate 70 lbs.
Tyler Strouse — Intermediate 70 lbs.
Joshua Schwaulk — Intermediate 87 lbs.
Austin Nelson — Novice 60 lbs.
Austin Calendar — Novice 80 lbs.
Cody Martin — Novice 85 lbs.
Bradley Nieves — Novice 100 lbs.
Fisher Billsborough — Novice 120 lbs.
Wade Emmerrt — Schoolboy 98 lbs.
Storm Kemppainen — Schoolboy 112 lbs.
Third place
Jaxon Sterling — Peewee 40 lbs.
Rowdy Crump — Peewee 45 lbs.
Tristan Blankney — Bantam 45 lbs.
Orion Barta — Bantam 60 lbs.
Drake Henderson — Bantam 60 lbs.
Jayden Hoerner — Bantam 65 lbs.
Benjamin Markham — Bantam 65 lbs.
Colter Casazza — Intermediate 65 lbs.
Joshua Bertram — Intermediate 70 lbs.
Caleb Smith — Intermediate 80 lbs.
Bobby Dewbre — Intermediate 87 lbs.
Cole Cooper — Novice 75 lbs.
Brandon Thomas — Novice 80 lbs.
Nathan Hader — Novice 85 lbs.
Taylor McSloy — Novice 120 lbs.
Ben Windauer — Schoolboy 91 lbs.
Fourth place
Tannin House — Peewee 40 lbs.
Tanner Raymond — Peewee 50 lbs.
Isaac Luce — Bantam 60 lbs.
Travis Raymond — Bantam 65 lbs.
Ethan Hunt — Intermediate 65 lbs.
Jayden Nelson — Intermediate 65 lbs.
Bodyn Graham — Intermediate 75 lbs.
Ayden Role — Novice 75 lbs.
Taylor Gladeau — Novice 120 lbs.
Fifth place
Jasper Best — Peewee
Orion Lower Davis Peewee
Thane Borgen — Bantam
Jaxon Heinz — Intermediate
Sammy Despain — Intermediate
Brandon McCully — Novice
Billy Drokoski — Schoolboy
Sixth place
Wyatt Sjostrom — Bantam
Jesse Johnson — Bantam
Marcus Dotson — Intermediate
Trenton Tyree — Novice
Jay Moye — Novice
Eighth place
Kale Peters — Bantam
Quick pin
Peewee — Billy Gustafson 7 seconds
Bantam — Drake Henderson 10 seconds x 2
Intermediate — Bobby Dewbre 16 seconds
Novice — Colton McPhee 9 seconds
School — Storm Kemppainen 20 seconds
School — Colton Sweeney 17 seconds