Shorthanded Trojans battle hard at Choteau Classic

Despite being shorthanded, the third-ranked Whitehall High School wrestling did more than just hold their own at last week's Choteau Classic with a sixth-place finish out of 33 teams at the tournament.

Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said the weekend in Choteau was another good test for the team and they were short a few wrestlers with five injured and two others gone for family reasons.

"The rest of the team wrestled well and every without their teammates' help was able to play sixth," he said.

Among the top varsity highlights from the weekend noted by Sacry were Riley Forcella placing second at 152 pounds, Dawson Powers finishing third at 120 pounds, Dallen Hoover (145) and Gaten Wassberg (170) both finishing fourth and Miles Hoerauf finishing fifth.

He added top highlights from the junior varsity tournament was Tommy Emerson finishing first at 120 and Dane Hoover placing third at 113.

Other Whitehall wrestlers picking up a victory were Michael Reiff, Alleck Holloway and Mike Wilkinson.

This week the team will travel to Cascade and then to Great Falls for the Class B-C Duals.