The Glasgow Wrestling Club once again enjoyed an action-packed weekend with plenty of success! 43 Highlanders headed 70 miles east to participate in the Poplar Invitational on Saturday, while 24 wrestlers made the long westward trek to Butte to participate in the prestigous “Cyclops” event on Saturday and Sunday.

In Poplar, GWC would crown 12 Individual Champions and 31 top three finishers. The team turned in the 2nd most pins/tech falls at the event with 50 overall and finished with a 59% winning percentage for the day. The tournament featured 11 local clubs.

In Butte, it was nothing short of dominance on a grand stage as 20 out of 24 Highlanders would find the podium and secure a top six finish. An incredible 14 Highlanders would ultimately wrestle in the Championship round. The club finished with 12 runner-ups and two Individual Champions. Collins Flaten and Jack Morehouse would both grab gold in their respective weight classes.

The Cyclops is the largest annual event in the State of Montana outside of State AAU and the Montana Open. This year’s version featured 75 clubs and 1,157 wrestlers. GWC finished with 130 points. Good enough for 5th Place Overall and 2nd Place in the Medium Team standings. The Highlanders trailed only four Class AA feeder programs in the final standings; Team Champs (Billings West), Mine Yard Dogs (Butte), Kalispell (Flathead), and North Montana (Great Falls High). GWC was the 10th largest team in attendance and posted an astonishing 81-33 overall record. That is winning at a 71% clip.

On Saturday, the 6th thru 8th grade grapplers also competed in the Mining City Middle School Tournament in Butte as each of them awaited their Sunday turn at the Cyclops. Riley Pattison grabbed an Individual title at the MS event and three others garnered a top 3 finish!

This weekend the club will be back in the AAU Northeast Division with events in Wolf Point and Havre. Wolf Point will host their annual Invitational on Saturday. Havre will host a middle school event on Saturday for 5th-8th graders and their youth tournament will take place on Sunday. The Highlanders plan to have a large contingent at every event.

Poplar Invitational Individual Results

Tot–
Nora Knodel 1st
Remmington George 2nd
Brands Casterline 3rd
Rhett Murch 2nd
Jax Pankratz 3rd
Miles Henry 4th
Kayson Murch 1st

Bantam–
Viona Casterline 3rd
Brenley Flaten 3rd
Rylie Reeverts 4th
Nels Redfield
Howard Redfield 1st
Jeffrey Knodel 6th
Silas Hopstad 2nd
Eli Pankratz 5th
Ledger Kaufman 3rd

Midget–
Archer Henry 1st
Porter Hopstad 3rd
Orrin Mason 4th
Milo Marks
Buddy Cole 6th
Kase Shumway 4th
Josiah Hernandez 1st

Novice–
Khloe Kaufman 2nd
Addison Hughes 1st
Josie Hartwell 1st
Madisyn Murch 1st
Ryker Nixdorf 3rd
Knoxsen Harris 3rd
Walker Kirkland 1st
Ryatt Reeverts
Benson White
Owen George 3rd
Devon Munroe 2nd

Schoolboy/Schoolgirl–
Kylie Aho 3rd
Bailey Dooley 4th
Riley Pedersen 2nd
Chloe Lamb 1st
Melinda Cummings 2nd
Weston Kirkland 1st
Leighton Chapman 3rd

Cadet–
Madison Lamb 1st
Avery Pedersen 2nd

Butte Cyclops Individual Results

Tot–
Theo Marks 3rd
Frank Pattison 3rd
Newt Knaff 2nd

Bantam–
Olive Knaff 2nd
Olive Marks 5th
Taryn Sundeen 2nd
Collins Flaten 1st

Midget–
Tate Lehner
Jett Morehouse 3rd
Murdock Pattison 2nd
Whit Ozark 2nd
TenLea Sundeen 3rd
Rygan Gamas 2nd
Harlee Vandermars 2nd

Novice–
Anders Aune
Taden Sundeen 2nd
Kennedy Flaten 2nd
Riley Pattison 2nd
Lyla Lehner 6th

Schoolboy–
Aiden Aune 2nd
Jack Morehouse 1st
Saunten Gamas 2nd
DC Flaten
Alex Earll

Mining City Middle School Individual Results

Riley Pattison 1st
Aiden Aune 3rd
Jack Morehouse 2nd
Saunten Gamas 2nd
DC Flaten
Alex Earll

Crazy Train Classic (Laurel) Individual Results

Eli Holinde 4th
Aubree Holinde 1st