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Whitehall Middle School Trojans participated in the Mining City Middle School Wrestling tournament in Butte on Saturday, February 18. Here are the results:

Quade Skogen

6th Grade, 71-76 lb

• Championship Round 1:

Defeated. Zak Acuna (Darkhorse) won by fall over (Fall 0:18).

• Consolation Round 1: Won. Skogen won by fall over Kingston Hansen (Dillon) (Fall 1:47).

• Consolation Round 2:

Defeated. Axton Houser (Corvallis) won by fall over (Fall 0:10).

Tucker Witzel

8th Grade, 89-95 lb

• Championship Round 1:

Defeated. Braxton Barent (Team Champs) won by fall over (Fall 0:30).

• Consolation Round 1: Won. Witzel won by tech fall over Tanner Baird (Helena Bearcats Wrestling) (TF 15-0).

• Consolation Round 2: Won. Witzel won by tech fall over Rogan Madison (Dillon) (TF 15-0).

• Consolation Round 3: Won. Witzel won by tech fall over Dylan Kakouris (Butte East MS) (TF 15-0).

• Consolation Semi: Defeated. Aiden Maesar (Butte East MS) won in sudden victory (SV-1 11-9).

2nd PLACE: Gunner South

8th Grade, 90-98 lb

• Championship Round 1: Won. South won by decision over Lycaeus Lybeck (Darkhorse) (Dec 6-4).

• Quarterfinal: Won. South won by fall over Brody Szudera (Belgrade) (Fall 2:51).

• Semifinal: Won. South won in sudden victory - 1 over Archer Hyde (Chief Joseph Middle School) (SV-1 6-4).

• 1st Place: Defeated. Carter Buchanan (Team Champs) won by fall over South (Fall 2:18).

Cale Hoover

7th Grade, 99-105 lb

• Championship Round 1:

Defeated. Bridger Garrison (Butte East middle school) won by a decision over Hoover (Dec 6-0).

• Consolation Round 1: Won. Hoover won by major decision over Parker Morgen (Chief Joseph Middle School) (Maj 8-0).

• Consolation Round 2: Won. Hoover won by decision over Owen Pesanti (Anaconda) (Dec 7-5).

• Consolation Round 3:

Defeated. Jayce Kolendich (Spartan Wrestling Club) won by a decision over Hoover (Dec 7-0).

Trevin Stratton

7th Grade, 112-119 lb

• Championship Round 1: Won. Stratton won by decision over Reagen Christopherson (Darby Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-0).

• Quarterfinal: Defeated. Brooks Brosovich (Team Champs) won by fall over Stratton (Fall 2:00).

• Consolation Round 2:

Defeated. Ezra Hillman (Corvallis) won in sudden victory - 1 over Stratton (SV-1 11-9).

3rd PLACE: Brooks Ressler

8th Grade, 116-127 lb

• Championship Round 1: Won. Ressler won by fall over Liam Lucas (Darby Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:42).

• Quarterfinal: Defeated. Jaiden Moreland (Billings Wrestling Club) won by fall over Ressler (Fall 0:36).

• Consolation Round 2: Won. Ressler won by fall over Colton Tippets (Team Champs) (Fall 0:17).

• Consolation Round 3: Won. Ressler won by fall over Sam Koyama (Hardin Middle School) (Fall 2:33).

• Consolation Semi: Won. Ressler won by fall over Blake Norlinder (Boulder/Clancy) (Fall 2:46).

• 3rd Place: Won. Ressler won by decision over Cameron Fleege (Butte East middle school) (Dec 5-0).

2nd PLACE: Levi Fuller

8th Grade, 120-130 lb

• Championship Round 1: Won. Fuller won by fall over Ben Kerbis (Anaconda) (Fall 1:54).

• Quarterfinal: Won. Fuller won by decision over Alex Shumaker (Belgrade) (Dec 9-2).

• Semifinal: Won. Fuller won by fall over Brody Bowman (Chief Joseph Middle School) (Fall 1:39).

• 1st Place: Defeated. Holden Hoiness (Billings Wrestling Club) won by fall over Fuller (Fall 1:46).

Joey Beebout

8th Grade, 122-131 lb

• Championship Round 1: Won. Beebout won by fall over Austin Mangram (Darby Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:25).

• Quarterfinal: Defeated. Tucker Crowe (Dillon) won by decision over Beebout (Dec 4-1).

• Consolation Round 2: Won. Beebout won by fall over Maximo Augustine (Corvallis) (Fall 1:58).

• Consolation Round 3: Won. Beebout won by fall over Mason Mikesell (Boulder/Clancy) (Fall 0:33).

• Consolation Semi: Defeated. Brody Dooley (Belgrade) won by fall over Beebout (Fall 1:49).

Braxton Walker

8th Grade, 142-151 lb

• Championship Round 1: Won. Walker won by major decision over Conner Beal (Chief Joseph Middle School) (Maj 8-0).

• Quarterfinal: Defeated. Gabriele Rosales (Team Champs) won by fall over Walker (Fall 1:32)

• Consolation Round 2: Won. Walker won by decision over Dominic Sosa (Darkhorse) (Dec 2-0).

• Consolation Round 3: Won. Walker won by fall over Soren Keeland (Anaconda) (Fall 2:41).

• Consolation Semi: Defeated. Christian Englund (Florence Middle School) won by major decision over Walker (Maj 10-2).

3rd PLACE: JC Raty

8th Grade, 151-164 lb

• Championship Round 1: Won. Raty won by fall over Clifford Jackson (Ronan Middle School) (Fall 0:38).

• Quarterfinal: Defeated. Zane Crawford (Team Champs) won by decision over Raty (Dec 2-1).

Photo courtesy MELISSA FULLER.

TROJAN POWER: Whitehall middle school Trojan-trained wrestler Gunner South.

• Consolation Round 2: Won. Raty won by fall over Tanner Shavers (Darby Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:54).

• Consolation Round 3: Won. Raty won by fall over Eli Spross (Darby Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:07).

• Consolation Semi: Won. Raty won by decision over Liam Wills (Ronan Middle School) (Dec 13-10).

• 3rd Place: Won. Raty won by decision over Tyson Scheel (Chief Joseph Middle School) (Dec 5-1).

Colt McLean

6th Grade, 191-208 lb

• Quarterfinal: Defeated. Wiliam Barcomb (Dillon) won by fall over McLean (Fall 2:09).

• Consolation Round 1:

Defeated. Andrew Bartlome (Dillon) won by fall over McLean (Fall 2:21).