Grapplers drop Polson

Columbia Falls wrestlers beat Polson in a dual last Thursday, but had a tougher time at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic in Missoula Friday and Saturday.

The MatCats beat the Pirates 48-22. Winfield West (120 pounds), Ayden Role (126), Braydon Stone (145), Ben Windauer (152), Mason Fetters (160), Colton McPhee (170) and Kyler Koski (285) all won by pin against the Pirates.

At Rocky, Fetters was the lone Wildcat to make the podium, taking fifth. Fetters pinned Manolo Tamez of Nampa, Idaho, in the first period. Role, Windauer and Jake Freeman (182) made it to the quarterfinals in the tourney, which features teams from not just Montana, but Idaho, Wyoming and Washington.

As a team, the MatCats took 19th.

The boys are at home for the first time this season. They wrestled Frenchtown Tuesday after presstime. Next week, they wrap up the regular season, wrestling Whitefish at home Tuesday, then Polson Thursday, with weigh-ins at 5 p.m. The Thursday dual is senior night.

Polson dual

138 – Parker Adler, P, maj. dec. Brandon Thomas, 8-0; 145 – Braydon Stone, CF, pin Kaleb Unger, 1:56; 152 – Ben Windauer, CF, pin Garrett Croft, 1:11; 160 – Mason Fetters, CF, pin Nick Clevland, :30; 170 – Colton McPhee, CF, pin Jon Peterson, 1:34; 182 – Jakob Freeman, CF, dec. Noah Humphrey, 3-0; 285 – Kyler Koski, CF, pin Ryan Burland, 2:11; 120 – Winfield West, CF, pin Ethan Tolly, 3:26; 126 – Ayden Role, CF, pin Owen Targerson, 1:58; 132 – Hunter Peterson, CF, dec. Jarod Farrier, 7-0.