The Highlanders hit the road to North Dakota this weekend to compete at the MonDak Open on the campus of Williston State. 605 wrestlers from twenty eight different youth clubs were in attendance. GWC was well represented as the 4th largest team at the event with 50 strong! The Highlanders won 61% of their matches. 62 of those wins came by pin and another 7 by technical fall. The team was led by 13 Individual Champions and 31 top four finishers.
The coaches could not be more proud than we are right now after our first five weeks of practice and competition. We are looking forward to taking the traditional weekend off to cheer on our Scottie Wrestling teams this Thursday through Saturday at the High School State Tournament in the Billings Metra. The club will be back in action with both the Poplar Invitational and the Butte Cyclops Tournament the weekend of February 22-23.

MonDak Open (Williston, ND.) Results–

6U
Theo Marks 1st
Duncan Markle
Arlie Hoerner 2nd
Newt Knaff 1st
Ripp Newton
Jax Pankratz 2nd
Frank Pattison 1st
Caleb Morehouse
Miles Henry
Trigg Newton
Indie Marks 2nd
Rebie Redfield 3rd
Taya Sundeen 3rd
Nora Knodel 3rd
Hayden Flaten

7-8
Silas Hopstad 2nd
Jeffrey Knodel
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Ryker Yeska
Colt Knaff 1st
Justin Miller 4th
Howard Redfield 1st
Olive Marks 3rd
Aurora Markle 4th
Lily Newton
Brenley Flaten 2nd
Taryn Sundeen 1st

9-10
Archer Henry 3rd
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Rygan Gamas 1st
Harlee Vandermars 1st
Tate Lehner 2nd
Declan Cochran
Dayton Markle
Jett Morehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 3rd
Milo Marks
Tyler Henning
Kase Shumway 2nd
Buddy Cole

11-12
Riley Pattison 1st
Lyla Lehner 3rd
Josie Hartwell
Addison Hughes 1st
Thomas Cotrell
Anders Aune 4th
Knoxsen Harris
Eli Holinde
Taden Sundeen 2nd

13-14
Zane Cotrell

Phil Schmidt Memorial (Huntley Project) Results–

12U
Walker Kirkland 1st

The Glasgow Wrestling Club Invitational set participation records across the board this year with 25 clubs represented by 575 wrestlers! Breaking last year’s record of 549. It is the fifth consecutive year we have broken an all-time attendance record. The Highlanders had the largest team in attendance with 90 kids on the mat Saturday. GWC had a GREAT day and ended up with 18 individual Champions and an outstanding 53 top four finishers! Thank you to our parents and volunteers for stepping up and putting on an event that we can all be proud of.

On Sunday, many of those same Highlanders were back on the mat in Malta at the “Cover the Court” event. Malta’s tournament featured 19 clubs and 368 wrestlers. GWC brought the second biggest squad with 53 entered into the tournament. Only the tournament host had more competing. The Highlanders had another great showing; finishing with 8 Individual Champions and 40 top four finishers!

Next Saturday, the Club will be headed to the MonDak Open in WIlliston, North Dakota.

Glasgow Invitational

6U
John Kittleson
Duncan Markle 4th
Brands Casterline 1st
Harrison Ames
Jaxon Sharbono 1st
Ripp Newton
Caleb Morehouse 4th
Newt Knaff 1st
Indie Marks
Rebie Redfield
Taya Sundeen 1st
Nora Knodel 2nd
Hayden Flaten 3rd

8U
Justin Miller
Rhett Murch 3rd
Lucas Beer
Jax Pankratz 2nd
Frank Pattison
Nels Redfield
Haidyn Kling
Atikis Gerrard
Miles Henry 4th
Silas Hopstad 4th
Erickson Chochran
Trigg Newton
Michael Ames
Jeffrey Knodel
Harrison Kemmis
Kai Trott
Kayson Murch 3rd
Theo Marks 1st
Zander Downhour 4th
Sienna Yoakam 2nd
Saylor Thompson
Viona Casterline 2nd
Aurora Markle 1st
Lily Newton 3rd
Brenley Flaten 3rd

10U
Howard Redfield
Tenzin Gonzalez 4th
Declan Cochran
Dayton Markle 4th
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Ryker Yeska
Orrin Mason 4th
CJ Sillerud
Colt Knaff 2nd
Sylas Egleston
Tyler Henning 4th
Buddy Cole
Abbey Nyenhuis
Olive Marks
Archer Henry
Rygan Gamas 2nd
Taryn Sundeen 3rd
Porter Hopstad
Collins Flaten 3rd

12U
Tate Lehner 1st
Jett Morehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 1st
Walker Kirkland 3rd
Whit Ozark
Milo Marks
Eli Holinde 1st
Knoxsen Harris
Kase Shumway
Sumyt Gonzales 4th
Josiah Hernandez 3rd
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Kennedy Flaten
Gwen Torres 4th
Harlee Vandermars 4th
Lyla Lehner 3rd
Sheila Mason 1st
Madisyn Murch 1st

14U
Thomas Cotrell
Asher Wersal 4th
Anders Aune
Taden Sundeen 1st
Tucker Twitchell 4th
Townes Lefdahl
Zane Cotrell 1st
Ashton Earll 4th
Riley Pattison 2nd
Carley Egleston 4th
Rylee Birkoski 2nd
Josie Hartwell
Addison Hughes 4th
Aubree Holindee 1st

Cover the Court (Malta)

6U
Rebie Redfield 3rd
Indie Marks 3rd
Taya Sundeen 2nd
Hayden Flaten 1st
Duncan Markle 1st
Harrison Ames 2nd
Jaxon Sharbono 4th

8U
Sienna Yoakam 1st
Aurora Markle 1st
Brenley Flaten 2nd
Justin Miller 2nd
Theo Marks 4th
Lucas Beer
Rhett Murch
Jax Pankratz
Nels Redfield 4th
Haidyn Kling
Michael Ames
Miles Henry
Harrison Kemmis 3rd
Kayson Murch 4th

10U
Archer Henry 3rd
Collins Flaten 1st
Olive Marks 3rd
Taryn Syndeen 2nd
Rygan Gamas 1st
Howard Redfield 4th
Tenzin Gonzales 4th
Ryker Yeska
Orrin Mason 3rd
CJ Sillerud
Tyler Henning 4th
Sylas Egleston 3rd
Buddy Cole 4th

12U
TenLea Sundeen 3rd
Harley Vandermars 4th
Lyla Lehner
Madisyn Murch 1st
Milo Marks
Whit Ozark
Walker Kirkland 1st
Eli Holinde 3rd
Kase Shumway 2nd
Sumyt Gonzales 2nd
Josiah Hernandez 3rd

14U
Josie Hartwell
Thomas Cotrell 2nd
Asher Wersal 2nd
Anders Aune
Taden Sundeen 2nd
Zane Cotrell 3rd
Tucker Twitchell 4th
Townes Lefdahl 2nd

The Highlanders brought a small contingent to outer-division tournaments in both Billings and Roundup this weekend and had a lot of individual success! On Saturday, the team competed on the campus of Rocky Mountain College at the Magic City Mayhem. Ten of the Eleven Highlanders in attendance would place in the top 5 and FIVE were crowned champions.

On Sunday, Ten Highlanders competed at the Bull Mountain Brawl in Roundup with eight placing in the top five and three taking home GOLD.

Next weekend will be a busy one for the local club! On Saturday we will host our annual Highlander Invitational in Scottie Gymnasium where nearly 700 wrestlers are expected to compete. On Sunday, the club will be back on the road at the Malta Invitational.

Magic City Mayhem (Billings)

Tot
Duncan Markle
Newt Knaff 2nd

Bantam
Justin Miller 5th
Aurora Markle 1st
Brenley Flaten 1st

Midget
Colt Knaff 1st
Collins Flaten 1st
Tyler Henning 4th
Dayton Markle 4th

Novice
Eli Holinde 2nd

Schoolgirl
Aubree Holinde 1st

Bull Mountain Brawl (Roundup)

Tot
Duncan Markle 5th
Newt Knaff 1st

Bantam
Aurora Markle 2nd
Justin Miller
Brenley Flaten 1st

Midget
Dayton Markle 2nd
Orrin Mason 2nd
Collins Flaten 2nd
Colt Knaff
Tyler Henning 1st

The GWC Highlanders were spread all over the region during Week 2 of the club competition season.  A handful of Highlanders competed at the Wild West tourney in Casper, WY and HellTown Throwdown in Helena on Saturday and a much larger contingent competing in Miles City on Sunday.   The Highlanders crowned 15 Champions on the weekend and 52 top 4 finishers over the three tournaments.  Our 53 wrestlers in Miles City compiled an impressive 64% winning percentage and 189 team points, good enough for 2^nd place in the 30-team field.

Wild West / Casper, WY / Saturday, January 18^th

Theo Marks / 5th

Olive Marks / 3rd

Taryn Sundeen / 1^st

TenLea Sundeen / 1^st

Kennedy Flaten / 1^st

Taden Sundeen / 2nd

Helltown Throwdown / Helena, MT / Saturday, January 18^th

Aubree Holinde / 2nd

Tate Lehner / 2nd

Eli Holinde / 3rd

Jett Morehouse / 4th

Lyla Lehner / NP

Miles City Invite / Miles City, MT / Sunday, January 19^th

Tot

Rebie Redfield- 3rd

Duncan Markle- 3rd

Taya Sundeen- 3rd

Hayden Flaten- 4^th

Brands Casterline- 1^st

Jaxon Sharbono- 1^st

Trigg Newton- 4^th

Ripp Newton

Caleb Morehouse

Newt Knaff- 1^st

Bantam

Saylor Thompson

Viona Casterline- 3^rd

Aurora Markle- 1^st

Lily Newton- 4^th

Brenley Flaten- 2^nd

Rhett Murch- 3^rd

Jax Pankratz- 4^th

Frank Pattison- 4^th

Nels Redfield- 4^th

Miles Henry

Harrison Kemmis

Theo Marks- 2^nd

Midget

Olive Marks- 1^st

Archer Henry- 1^st

Dayton Markle- 2^nd

Rygan Gamas- 1^st

Collins Flaten- 3^rd

Taryn Sundeen- 2^nd

Howard Redfield- 4^th

Rowen Thompson- 4^th

Orrin Mason- 1^st

Colt Knaff- 4th

Novice

TenLea Sundeen- 3^rd

Kennedy Flaten- 1^st

Gwenyth Torres

Harlee Vandermars- 3^rd

Madisyn Murch- 1^st

Murdock Pattison- 3^rd

Whit Ozark- 2^nd

Walker Kirkland- 1^st

Kase Shumway

Josiah Hernandez

Schoolboy/girl

Riley Pattison- 1^st

Carley Egleston

Josie Hartwell- 1^st

Thomas Cotrell

Asher Wersal- 2^nd

Anders Aune- 4^th

Taden Sundeen- 1^st

Tucker Twitchell- 4^th

Saunten Gamas- 1^st

Zane Cotrell

Cadet

Aiden Aune- 2^nd

Pictured left to right (Wild West Award Winners)-  TenLea Sundeen, Taryn Sundeen, Olive Marks, Taden Sundeen, Kennedy Flaten, Theo Marks.

The Glasgow Highlanders started practice on Monday January 6th and by the weekend they were ready to compete! GWC brought the largest team to this past Saturday’s Wolf Point Invitational. There were eleven different clubs in attendance, but none bigger than Glasgow’s sixty three competitors! Our future Scotties picked up right where they had left off at the end of last season. GWC was led by an incredible 19 Individual Champions and 49 Top three finishers. Glasgow led ALL teams in attendance with 108 total victories. 83 of those 108 wins came by Pin or Technical Fall (winning by 15+ points). Very impressive opening weekend to say the least.
This upcoming weekend, the majority of the club will compete Sunday at the “Little Cowboy” in Miles City, while others will attend Helltown Throwdown in Helena or the Wild West Championships in Casper, Wyoming.

Wolf Point Invitational Results

Tot–
Indie Marks 4th
Rebie Redfield 5th
Taya Sundeen 1st
Hayden Flaten 2nd
Nora Knodel 1st
Brands Casterline 1st
Duncan Markle 3rd
Jaxon Sharbono 1st
Newt Knaff 1st

Bantam–
Viona Casterline 1st
Saylor Thompson 3rd
Aurora Markle 1st
Brenley Flaten 2nd
Theo Marks 2nd
Rhett Murch 3rd
Arlie Hoerner 3rd
Jax Pankratz 2nd
Nels Redfield 2nd
Frank Pattison 3rd
Miles Henry 2nd
Atikis Gerrard 5th
Silas Hopstad 2nd
Jeffrey Knodel 4th
Declan Cochran 3rd
Kayson Murch 4th

Midget–
Abbey Nyenhuis 3rd
Olive Marks 3rd
Archer Henry 1st
Poter Hopstad 2nd
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Collins Flaten 1st
Howard Redfield 1st
Erickson Cochran 4th
Tenzin Gonzales 5th
Rowen Thompson 3rd
Dayton Markle 2nd
Orrin Mason 2nd
CJ Sillerud 4th
Colt Knaff 3rd
Tyler Henning 4th
Buddy Cole 3rd
Sylas Egleston 5th

Novice–
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Kennedy Flaten 1st
Lyla Lehner 1st
Harlee Vandermars 3rd
Sheila Mason 2nd
Murdock Pattison 2nd
Whit Ozark 5th
Knoxsen Harris 4th
Eli Holinde 4th
Sumyt Gonzales 2nd

Schoolboy/Girl–
Riley Pattison 1st
Carley Egleston 2nd
Josie Hartwell 3rd
Madisyn Murch 1st
Thomas Cotrell 1st
Taden Sundeen 1st
Tucker Twitchell 2nd
Zane Cotrell 1st
Townes Lefdahl 3rd
Ashton Earll 4th
Leighton Chapman 3rd

The 2025 GWC season is rapidly approaching.  We are once again offering ONLINE REGISTRATION (click the link for access) for the 2025 season.  We will also be hosting two more in-person early bird registration events if you prefer face-to-face.

Those dates are as follows:

Registration 1- Saturday, December 14th @ GHS during the High School tournament (room 1) from 11:00 A.M. through 1:00 P.M.

Registration 2- Monday, December 30th @ Glasgow Wrestling Center during Scottie Youth Clinic from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00.  

We’ve once again kept early bird fees extremely low.  $70 for first child and $60 for each additional child.  8th grade through 11th grade wrestlers will cost $25 (which will cover the cost of an AAU card).   Each wrestler Pre-K through 7th grade will be expected to sell one book of raffle tickets in addition to registration fee.  We HIGHLY encourage 8th grade and up to sell, as it all benefits the program, but this will not be a requirement.  All registrations AFTER December 30th will increase to $100.

Eleven Highlanders extended their season at this weekend ‘s prestigous Black Hills Nationals / AAU World Folkstyle Wrestling Championships in Spearfish, South Dakota. There were a record 1,472 wrestlers in attendance at the 20th Annual event. GWC may have brought a small group, but they would prove mighty! 9 of the 11 found their way onto the podium with a Top 8 finish to earn individual “AAU All-American” Honors.

FIVE Highlanders would make the finals; with TenLea Sundeen, Taden Sundeen, Saunten Gamas, and Brenley Flaten finishing runner-up and Collins Flaten winning an Individual Championship. Tate Lehner, Madison Lamb, Lyla Lehner, and Harlee Vandermars would also snag podium spots at the 2-day event.

The Glasgow Wrestling Club ended up finishing in 13th Place overall out of 228 teams in attendance. Securing 3rd place among ALL Montana teams. Trailing only Team Champs (Billings West) and Heights Wrestling Club (Billings Skyview). The Highlanders were the smallest team in the Top 20 of the final Team Standings. An overall impressive showing by the local squad.

Eight Highlanders will travel with Team Montana this coming weekend to Des Moines, Iowa for the AAU National Duals! William Kirkland, Tyler King, Madison Lamb, Hunter Pierce, Jack Morehouse and Aiden Aune have ALL qualified. Chloe Lamb and Bailey Dooley will travel as Middle School Girl alternates.

Our annual End of the Year Pizza/Bowling Party will take place at El Cor Del Lanes this Sunday April 7th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. ALL current Glasgow Highlanders and their immediate families are invited to close out this highly succesful season in grand fashion.

The most prestigious tournament in our home state is the Montana Open at the Billings Metra! GWC brought the 6th largest team to the event this year with 55 wrestlers. It was a total team effort to put up 221 points and finish in 13th place overall out of 195 clubs in attendance. The Highlanders were 3rd place amongst Class B/C feeder programs.

Leading the way were four Individual Champions and four runner-ups! TenLea Sundeen, Ryan Gamas, Aurora Markle, and Walker Kirkland would each collect a tournament title and WIN the coveted “Skull”. 31 out of 55 wrestlers reached the podium with a Top 6 finish. The 4 champions and 31 individual placers both make up the 2nd most in club history at the premier event.

The Open signals the end of the season for the majority of the Club. The Highlanders, however, will send a smaller contingent to Black Hills Nationals in Spearfish, South Dakota this coming Friday and Saturday. Eight Highlanders will also join Team Montana and head to the AAU National Duals in Des Moines, Iowa the first weekend in April.

Montana Open Individual Results:

6U
Brands Casterline 4th
Theo Marks 6th
Nels Redfield
Newt Knaff 3rd
Aurora Markle **Champion**
Saylor Thompson
Brenley Flaten 6th

8U
Howard Redfield
Dayton Markle
Rowen Thompson
Ledger Kaufman
CJ Sillerud
Colt Knaff 5th
Buddy Cole
Olive Marks 6th
Archer Henry
Taryn Sundeen 4th
Collins Flaten 5th
Rygan Gamas **Champion**

10U
Tate Lehner 2nd
Jett Morehouse 4th
Walker Kirkland **Champion**
Whit Ozark
Milo Marks
Eli Holinde
Knoxsen Harris
Carson Young 6th
TenLea Sundeen **Champion**
Kennedy Flaten 2nd
Lyla Lehner 4th
Harlee Vandermars 3rd
Khloe Kaufman 2nd

12U
Anders Aune
Hunter Pierce 5th
Taden Sundeen 5th
Saunten Gamas 4th
Leo Erickson 3rd
Addison Hughes 5th
Aubree Holinde 4th

15U
Aiden Aune 3rd
Jack Morehouse
Weston Kirkland
Tyler King
DC Flaten
Alex Earll
Kylie Aho
Riley Pedersen
Bailey Dooley
Chloe Lamb
Madison Lamb 3rd

18U
Khye Gamas 3rd
William Kirkland 4th
Michael King 4th
Ernie Vandall
Avery Pedersen 5th

Greybull, Wyoming Invitational Results:

Duncan Markle 1st

WOW! The Highlanders put on one heck of a show in Montana’s greatest venue this weekend. For the first time in club history; the Glasgow Wrestling Club Boys WON the Large Team AAU State Championship. The Girls won the Large Team title in 2022 and the Boys have claimed Small and Medium team titles throughout the storied history of the program, but had never went up against every single Class AA feeder program to win the highest honor. Until this year!

There was a record 1,271 boys in attendance representing 85 different youth clubs. The Highlander boys brought 43 wrestlers to the big dance and scored a whopping 463 points. It was good enough for the 4th most points overall; which in itself is the best finish in program history! Only Team Champs (Billings West), Sidney, and Billings Wrestling Club finished with more total points. The 463 points is the 2nd most the Glasgow Boys have ever scored at a State AAU tournament. (492 points in 2022)
According to Montana AAU By-Laws. The small, medium, and Large Team Titles are determined by a club’s total points divided by their total number of wrestlers. That formula gave Glasgow 10.767 points/per wrestler just ahead of Class AA power Team Champs (Billings West) with 10.535 points/per wrestler. 2-time defending AAU Large Team Champion, Huntley Project, finished in 3rd place and Billings Wrestling Club finished in a close 4th. It was the strength of six Individual CHAMPIONS and twenty one state placers that put the mighty Highlanders over the top!

The Boys also finished in 2nd place overall for the famed Bobby McKinley Trophy; which is given to the best “10-man” team at the event. Huntley Project would score 82 to win the plaque, GWC would come just one point short by scoring 81, and Team Champs was 3rd in the McKinley race with 79 points.

The Highlander Girls would shine bright right alongside the boys this weekend as they were simply DOMINANT from start to finish! The event featured a record 448 girls and GWC brought their own record of 24 girls to the State Meet. It was the 3rd largest female team in attendance. At the end of three intense days of Wrestling; the Highlander Girls would finish in 2nd Place overall out of 64 clubs with a team record 243.5 points. The girls added an Individual Champion and a team record nineteen individual state placers! Only Class AA Billings Darkhorse Girls (Billings Senior) would put up more team points this weekend in the Metra. It is the 4th consecutive year that the Highlander Girls have finished in the Top 3 overall at the State AAU tournament and the 4th consecutive year of finishing above ALL other Class B/C feeder programs. The future is extremely bright for the ladies of Glasgow Wrestling.

The Girls also finished in 3rd place overall for the Walt Egged Award; which is given to the best “10-man” team at the event. Billings Darkhorse would score 77 to win the plaque, Billings Heights scored 56 to finish runner-up, and the Highlanders rounded out the top three with 52 points.

It was another year of records being smashed by the local club. The 67 wrestlers was the second most GWC has ever brought to a State AAU Meet. The 40 combined Boys and Girls Individual State Placers breaks last year’s record of 37! The 706.5 combined Team Points is also a NEW standard for a youth Wrestling Club that has been around since 1968. To top it all off, six Highlanders used their performances from this weekend to earn a spot on the AAU National Duals team. William Kirkland, Jack Morehouse, Aiden Aune, Hunter Pierce, Tyler King, and Madison Lamb will now represent Team Montana in Des Moines, Iowa on April 5th-7th. Bailey Dooley and Chloe Lamb have both been named as Team Montana alternates for the trip to Iowa. Outstanding all the way around.

GWC will do it all again next weekend as the Highlanders will head back to the Billings Metra for the premier event in the region, the Montana Open! Action will begin late Friday afternoon and continue through Sunday afternoon. The event is expected to smash more attendance records.

State AAU Individual Results–

Tot
Theo Marks 5th
Rhett Murch 5th
Brands Casterline 3rd
Frank Pattison
Jax Pankratz
Newt Knaff
Kayson Murch 5th
Saylor Thompson 6th


Bantam
Nels Redfield
Howard Redfield
Silas Hopstad
Atikis Girard
Eli Pankratz
Rowen Thompson
Ledger Kaufman 5th
Colt Knaff **State Champion**
Olive Marks
Aurora Markle 6th
Brenley Flaten
Taryn Sundeen 2nd
Collins Flaten **State Champion**

Midget
Tate Lehner **State Champion**
Dayton Markle
Jett Morehouse 2nd
CJ Sillerud
Milo Marks
Murdock Pattison 5th
Whit Ozark 4th
Buddy Cole
Josiah Hernandez 2nd
TenLea Sundeen 2nd
Archer Henry
Rygan Gamas 4th
Gwen Torres
Harlee Vandermars 2nd

Novice
Walker Kirkland
Anders Aune
Knoxsen Harris
Eli Holinde
Taden Sundeen **State Champion**
Kennedy Flaten 4th
Riley Pattison 4th
Lyla Lehner 6th
Khloe Kaufman 4th
Josie Hartwell 4th
Madisyn Murch 6th

Schoolboy/Girl
Aiden Aune 3rd
Hunter Pierce 3rd
Jack Morehouse **State Champion**
Saunten Gamas 2nd
Weston Kirkland
DC Flaten
Kylie Aho
Riley Pedersen 3rd
Bailey Dooley 3rd
Chloe Lamb 3rd
Aubree Holinde 5th

Cadet
Cody Kuka
Tyler King
Alex Earll
Ernie Vandall 3rd
Madison Lamb 5th

Elite
Joaquin Torres 5th
James Landles 5th
William Kirkland **State Champion**
Michael King 3rd
Avery Pedersen 2nd


Team Montana Qualifiers — AAU National Duals in Iowa:

William Kirkland — 9th/10th Grade Silver Team
Jack Morehouse — Middle School Gold Team
Aiden Aune — Middle School Gold Team
Hunter Pierce — Middle School Team
Tyler King — Middle School Team
Madison Lamb — Girls High School Team
Chloe Lamb — Girls Middle School Team (Alternate)
Bailey Dooley — Girls Middle School Team (Alternate)