PREP WRESTLING: Liermann, Pope impressive at Western Montana Invitational

BOYS

Ronan, Mont. — Stryder Liermann (138) and Hunter Pope (144), both of Bonners Ferry High, placed fifth in their respective brackets to lead the Badgers to a 17th place finish out of 26 teams at the Western Montana Girls Invitational held this past Friday and Saturday at Ronan High. 

Although the same result, the duo's path to the fifth-place match was a bit different. Liermann, after winning his opening round by pin, took a loss in round two and won four straight matches in the consolation rounds to qualify for the fifth-place match, where he won by the way of a first round pin.

Pope won his first three championship round matches, one by pin, one by a 16-1 technical fall, and the next by a 9-4 decision. After a couple of losses, he then rebounded to win by pin in his fifth-place match.

Gaige Johnson (165) and Jacob Solt (175) also won two matches apiece for Bonners Ferry, which travels to Post Falls for the River City Duals on Friday and Saturday.

Team Scores — 1, Frenchtown 243.5; 2, Lincoln County 226.5; 3, Ronan 209.5; 4, Corvallis 184; 5, Libby 173.5; 6, Columbia Falls High School 150.5; 7, Browning 147; t-8, Fergus, Florence 141.5; 10, Townsend 118; 11, Missoula Sentinel 89.5; 12, Flathead 81.5; 13, Arlee 74.5; 14, Deer Lodge 69; 15, Stevensville 62.5; 16, Whitefish 62; 17, Bonners Ferry 60.5; 18, Hamilton 50.5; 19, Polson 49; 20, Bigfork 46; 21, Superior 44.5; 22, St. Ignatius/Charlo High School 40.5; 23, Darby 27; 24, Glacier 3. t-25, Plains/Hot Springs, Thompson Falls 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

103 — Chase Davis, Corvallis, d. Landon Hansen, Frenchtown, 13-9. 110 — Preston Johnson, Fergus, p. Lucas Hesse, Frenchtown, 5:46. 118 — Colt McCord, Fergus, md. Bridger Bache, Libby, 16-6. 126 — Timothy Schmidt, Lincoln County, p. Travis Nygard, Frenchtown, 3:07. 132 — Ridge Cote, md. Rowan Miller, Florence, 10-1. 138 — Nicholas Campbell, Libby, d. Max Rosenthal, Florence, 13-6. 144 — Landree Aurand, Whitefish, d. Todd Whitescarver, Stevensville, 8-4. 150 — Tahj Wells, Browning, p. Josh Lambertson, Lincoln County, 0:42. 157 — Dylan Delorme, Columbia Falls, d. Turner Milender, Superior, 15-9. 165 — Koda King, Ronan, tf. Branch Martin, Frenchtown, 18-1. 175 — Winslow Peter, Columbia Falls, md. Dominque McKay, Ronan, 18-7. 190 — Rowdy Crump, Columbia Falls, d. Brody Hardy, Frenchtown, 4-0. 215 — Kaiden Dolan, Deer Lodge, p. Jack Pallett, Fergus, 5:59. HWT — Eli Spross, Darby, d. Tannon Weller, Frenchtown, 4-3. HWT — Wes Banks, Lincoln County, P. Jackson Davis, Ronan, 2:34. 

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

103 — Caleb Weldon, Frenchtown, d. Tristin Rogers, Libby, 10-3. 110 — Jace Wellenstine, Townsend, d. Matthew Almaraz, Frenchtown, 9-6. 118 — Kahle Hill, Corvallis, d. Hunter Grieve, Lincoln County, 12-7. 126 — Pita Fish, Browning, dq. Sean Davis, Corvallis. 132 — Colin Hickman, Lincoln County, tf. Bradley Beck, Columbia Falls, 19-2. 138 — Benjamin White, Stevensville, p. Cooper Hardy, Frenchtown, 2:39. 144 — Labraun Shooter, Browning, md. Jordan Warner, Frenchtown, 15-1. 150 — Boe Miles, Libby, d. Kas Whiteman, Browning, 9-3. 157 — Jairyn Krause, Ronan, d. Brett Riley, Florence, 6-3.165 — Eric Humphreys, Townsend, d. Wyatt Elwell, Bigfork, 9-3. 175 — Colton Snyder, Corvallis, p. Jett Murray, Florence, 4:39. 190 — Noah Guisinger, Hamilton, d. Haiden Johnson, Lincoln County, 8-3. 215 — Eli Spross, Darby, d. Tannon Weller, Frenchtown, 4-3. HWT — Wes Banks, Lincoln County, P. Jackson Davis, Ronan, 2:34. HWT — Gavin Schmele, Townsend, p. Joe Banks, Lincoln County, 4:56.

GIRLS

Brown, Therrien win brackets 

Ronan, Mont. — Neveah Therrien (110) and Sofia Brown (135) won four straight matches on their way to being crowned champions at the Western Montana Girls Invitational held this past Friday and Saturday at Ronan High.

Therrien won three matches by way of a first round pin and then by an 11-1 major decision in the championship match. Brown her first two matches by way of a first round pin, by a 16-1 technical fall in the semifinals, and then again by first round pin in the championship match.

Aubree Graves (125) went 3-1, winning three matches by pin, and placed second. Kylie Calderone (100) was sixth after a 3-3 effort which included three wins by pin.

Bonners Ferry, with just five wrestlers, placed sixth out of 24 teams with 97.5 points.

Team Scores — 1, Ronan 179; t-2, Browning, Polson 173; 4, Frenchtown 112; 5, Glacier 111.5; 6, Bonners Ferry 97.5; 7, Lincoln County 89; 8, St. Ignatius/Charlo 82; 9, Corvallis 70; 10, Columbia Falls, 66; 11, Fergus 63.5; 12, Arlee 60; 13, Deer Lodge 54; 14, Darby 42; 15, Missoula Sentinel 41.5; 16, Bigfork 38; 17, Stevensville 36.5; t-18, Flathead, Whitefish 30. 20, Townsend 21; 21, Florence 4; t-22, Hamilton, Plains/Hot Springs, Thompson Falls 0.

CHAMPIONSIP MATCHES

100 — Katelyn Sphuler, Glacier, p. Ciri Nice, Polson, 3:43. 105 (round robin) — 1, Kricket Bridges, Lincoln County; 2, Avari Stone, Polson; 3, Avery Faler, Stevensville. 110 — Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry, md. Ayla Marsh, Lincoln County, 11-1. 115 — Brooke Yeadon, Glacier, p. Mikaela Julius, Glacier, 1:48. 120 — Grace Hicks, Fergus, tf. Ariella Mihara, Polson, 17-1. 125 — Rebel Montanez, Frenchtown, p. Aubree Graves, Bonners Ferry, 1:54. 130 — Taylor Dorvall, Whitefish, p. Destiny Finley, Ronan, 3:52. 135 — Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, p. Camryn Fiscus, Fergus, 0:55. 140 — Jocelyn Covington, Corvallis, inj. Logan Paddock, Darby, 0:00. 145 — Venessa Wheeler, Polson, p. Samantha Larsen, Columbia Falls, 0:50. 155 — Meadow Ragen, St. Ignatius/Charlo, p. Hayden Edwards, Browning, 5:32. 170 (round robin) —1, Aiyanna Green, Browning; 2, Mercedes Shindurling, Deer Lodge; 3, Kylee Bourdon, Ronan. 190 (round robin) —1, Abighail Sorrell, Polson; 2, Gabriella Rico, Townsend; 3, Sam Weidow, Corvallis. 235 — Tirza TwoTeeth, Ronan, p. Haven Houle, Ronan, 0:50.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

100 — Persephone Cox, Frenchtown, d. Ava Larsen, Bigfork, 10-4. 110 — Kaelynn Vanderpool, Corvallis, p. Brayden Wolftail, Browning, 0:37. 115 — Anola Naugle, Arlee, p. Samantha Day, Lincoln County, 2:13. 120 —Nicole Martens, Missoula Sentinel, tf. Gizelle Beck, Deer Lodge, 17-0. 125 — Kylie Shine, Glacier, p. Prairie-Dawn Sellers, Browning, 3:00. 130 — Keenya Gibson, Stevensville, md. Amelia Cronk, St. Ignatius/Charlo, 9-0. 135 — Anjenoux LaChance, Columbia Falls, p. Sae Sae Momberg, Browning, 4:25. 140 — Lola Schock, Ronan, p. Preslyn Hausknecht, Frenchtown, 4:05.145 — Anna Cronk, St. Ignatius/Charlo, p. Angela Farrier, Bigfork, 0:41. 155 — Hadassah Read, Ronan, d. Brylee Rees, Frenchtown, 12-7. 235 — Kendahl Guardipee, Browning, p. Laurin Padilla, St. Ignatius/Charlo, 1:19.

    From left, Bonners Ferry's Neveah Therrien and Sofia Brown are all smiles after winning their brackets at the Western Montana Girls Invitational held this past Friday and Saturday at Ronan High.