Quirk places first in Thompson Falls
Bigfork’s Vinny Quirk placed first at the Ted Kato wrestling meet in Thompson Falls on Saturday. Quirk (205) pinned Glacier High School’s Kellen Bemis in 1:16 for the win.
120-pound Connor Meyer placed third at the meet and Bigfork took ninth overall.
The Ted Kato tournament consisted of good competition against Western class B and C opponents for Bigfork, the type they’ll need to beat in divisionals to get to the state meet, head coach Josh Feller said.
“Now is the time for the wrestlers to dig deep and decide what the next four weeks are going to be like for them,” Feller said. “They are only guaranteed to wrestle through divisionals.”
On Friday Bigfork wrestled at the Plains Quad. While the team wrestled pretty flat Castor Conley at 113-pounds and Meyer both won multiple matches.
Meyer faced a tough matchup against Arlee’s TJ Knoll but came up short in the third period losing 5-4.
“Both Castor and Connor wrestled with confidence and intensity, setting the tone in each of their matches,” Feller said. “It is something that many of the other wrestlers need to develop.”
Quirk wrestled an exhibition match in Plains against Arlee’s Alex Bertolt, and while the score ended 12-2 in Alex’s favor, most of the points were scored at the end.
“It was a very fun match to watch, and gave Vinny a good experience against a very technically sound wrestler,” Feller said.
The Vikings will head to the Choteau Classic this weekend, which starts Friday at noon, and runs all day Saturday. Most of the Class B and C wrestlers will be at the tournament. Feller hopes to place three or more wrestlers at the meet.
Thursday, Jan. 22 is Bigfork’s only home meet and will feature Noxon, Eureka, Mission/Charlo and Ronan. The meet starts at 5 p.m. Any Bigfork Little Guy wrestlers who arrive wearing their shirt will be given free entrance.
Ted Kato Invitational, Jan 10, Thompson Falls
120 BF Meyer pin AHS Austin Stafford 0:50
120 TFHS Cody Garrison pin BF Meyer 1:45
120 BF Meyer pin SHS Kaleb Behner 1:53
120 BF Meyer pin PCHS Alex Waite 0:41
120 BF Meyer pin FLO Anthony Dulac 0:40
126 BF Keaton O’Connor pin FLO Jared Olson 0:23
126 FC Bridge Deschamps pin BF O’Connor 2:29
126 FHS Austin Gabbert pin BF O’Connor 0:51
132 FC Sean Provost pin BF Shade Youso 2:37
132 TFHS Sam Ostwald pin BF Youso 2:42
145 GHS Dutin Toavs pin BF Tate Chenard 1:12
145 BF Chenard pin SPHS Ryan Cahalin 0:38
145 GHS Cody Settle pin BF Chenard 0:15
160 NOX Brett Jensen pin Noah Vanquekelberg 0:32
160 FHS Patrick Hoskins pin BF Vanquekelberg 3:53
170 BF Dalton Western pin FHS Alex Paul 1:05
170 FLO Jace Pancake pin 0:51 BF Western
170 SHS Caleb Edens pin BF Western 1:29
205 BF Quirk dec FHS Daniel Long 3-1
205 BF Quirk pin GHS Kellen Bemis 1:16
Plains Quad, Friday Jan. 9.
113 BF Conley pin PHS Daniel Uli 1:11
113 BF Conley pin PHS Terrence Caldwell 1:33
120 BF Meyer pin PHS Caldwell 1:53
120 BF Meyer pin AHS Austin Stafford 1:23
120 AHS TJ Knoll dec BF Meyer 5-4
132 SPHS Blain Parkin pin BF O’Connor 3:35
132 SPHS Kaleb Ververis pin BF O’Connor 2:41
132 PHS Dusten Henning pin BF Youso 1:59
132 NOX Daniel Miller pin BF Youso 1:04
145 PHS Jake Lile pin BF Chenard 3:10
145 PHS James Detienne pin BF Chenard1:46
160 NOX Chance Sawyer pin BF Levi Common 0:56
160 SPHS dec BF Common 13-1
160 PHS Kane Lawson pin BF Vanquekelberg 1:31
160 AHS Tyler Potts pin BF Vanquekelberg 1:33
170 BF Western pin PHS Anthony Byrns 1:09
170 NOX Brett Jensen pin BF Western 0:29
205 AHS Alex Bertolt dec BF Quirk 12-2