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Highlanders Crown Six Champions

Jack Morehouse takes home Black Hills Nationals Crown.

3/18/17- The Highlanders traveled across the region this past weekend and continued to build on their historic season. 6 Highlanders were crowned champions in Denver, Spearfish and Wolf Point and 43 placers overall. Youngster Jack Morehouse demolished his 4 opponents in Spearfish and was crowned Black Hills Nationals Champion. Tate Loftsgaard, Saunten Gamas, Aiden Aune, Ethan Engstrom and Jorden Barnhart were perfect on the weekend, taking home Championship honors in Wolf Point. The Highlanders will wrap up their season this weekend at the Montana Open in Billings.

Wolf Point Invitational

Tot
Anders Aune-3rd
Ryker Pedersen-2nd
Hunter Pierce- 2nd
Karver Cromwell-4th
Tate Loftsgaard-1st
Pete Ramsey-4th
Tyrus Hartwell-2nd
Saunten Gamas-1st
Asher Wersal-4th
Oliver Paulson-5th
Troy Stebleton-3rd
Hunter Wilson-4th
Leo Erickson-2nd

Bantam
Aiden Aune-1st
Tay Morehouse-4th
Holt Huntsman-3rd
Tyler King-3rd
DC Flaten-5th
Ira Moore-2nd
Gavin Redstone-4th
Cash Richardson-3rd
Ethan Engstrom-1st

Midget
Michael King-4th
Ted See-2nd
Adoniah Kirchdoerfer-4th
Jorden Barnhart-1st

Cadet
Ted Tryan-3rd

Black Hills Nationals @ Spearfish

Tot
Jack Morehouse-1st

Bantam
Tayven Bietz-7th
Hank Hopstad- 7th
Cody Kuka- 4th
Cade Hudyma- 2nd

Midget
William Kirkland- 8th
Jaydeen Hanshew- 4th
Andrew Linder- 3rd

Novice
Damien Nesbitt- 4th

Schoolboy
Colten Fast- 5th
Ty Kittleson- 2nd

High School
Kaden Zimmerman- 3rd
Oden Hallock- 4th
Trevor Overvold- 6th
Justin Walton- 4th

Rocky Mountain Nationals @ Denver

Kyler Hallock- 3rd

Records Fall At State Folkstyle

3/12/17- The Glasgow Highlanders continued their impressive run in the 2017 season SMASHING previous club records. See the run down below:

**Highlanders TIE the club RECORD for third year in a row with 45 wrestlers participating in the State AAU Tournament! The 5th largest team for the 3rd year in a row. Only North Montana (Great Falls), Havre, Team Champs (Billings) and Darkhorse (Billings) had larger teams than GWC.

**Highlanders Set a NEW CLUB RECORD with 27 state placers! Smashing last year’s club record of 18. (Including 2 State Champions and 3 State Runner-Ups)

**Highlanders Finish in 7th place overall out of 68 teams at this weekend’s TRUE STATE tournament!! Finishing behind only 4 Class AA feeder programs, Havre, & Huntley.

The Highlanders are coming for the rest of the state. Only 2 weeks left of our amazing 2017 season. Great kids. Great coaches. Great Parents.
Be proud Glasgow!

The Highlanders will be competing at the Black Hills Nationals event in Spearfish, RMN in Denver and the Wolf Point Invitational this weekend.

State AAU Folkstyle @ Great Falls 3/10 – 3/12

Tot
Anders Aune- 6th
Saunten Gamas- 4th
Tyrus Hartwell- 5th
Leo Erickson- 3rd

Bantam
Aiden Aune- 3rd
Hank Hopstad- 5th
Cody Kuka-3rd
Ethan Engstrom-6th

Midget
William Kirkland-5th
Cade Hudyma- 2nd
Jorden Barnhart- 6th
Jaydeen Hanshew- 1st
Andrew Linder- 3rd

Novice
Emily See- 4th

Schoolboy
Jake Kuka- 4th
Devon Nesbitt- 4th
Kyler Hallock- 5th
Mayson Phipps- 3rd

Cadet
Kaden Zimmerman- 3rd
Dylan Nieskens- 6th
Trevor Overvold- 2nd
Ty Kittleson- 5th
Cooper Larson- 1st

Elite
Gabe Hallock- 2nd
Matt Reyling- 3rd
Darrin Wersal- 6th
Justin Walton- 6th

Highlanders Team Champs At Glendive Tourney

Bantam Aaron Zoanni works for the pin on the way to his 2nd place finish.

3/5/17- The GWC Highlanders continue to impress as the 2017 season progresses. The young grapplers were crowned overall team champions this past weekend at the Glendive Invitational, crowning 6 champions and 24 overall placers. The Middle School aged kids also impressed, finishing in 4th place out of 35 total teams at Middle School State in Lewistown. The young competitors are peaking at the right time. Next up, State Folkstyle in Great Falls this weekend. Feel free to follow along @ trackwrestling.com for this weekends action.

Glendive Invitational

Tot
Leo Erickson- 1st
Hunter Pierce- 2nd
Rivers Sugg- 2nd
Colt Hudyma- 3rd
Troy Stebleton- 3rd
Ryker Pedersen- 3rd
Tate Loftsgaurd- 5th
Anders Aune- 4th

Bantam
Ira Moore- 1st
Cody Kuka- 1st
Aiden Aune- 1st
Tyven Bietz- 2nd
Aaron Zoanni- 2nd
Jack Morehouse- 2nd
Tyler King- 2nd
Ethan Engstrom- 2nd
Cash Richardson- 3rd
Hank Hopstad- 3rd

Midget
Cade Hudyma- 1st
Ted See- 2nd
Michael King- 2nd
Jordan Barnhart- 3rd

Novice
Flint Dix 1st
Emily See- 6th

Billings Invitationals
Jaydeen Hanshew- 1st, 1st
Saunten Gamas- 5th, 2nd
Tyrus Hartwell-2nd

Middle School State @ Lewistown

Varsity Brackets:
Dylan Nieskens — 1st
Cooper Larson — 1st
Colten Fast — 2nd
Ty Kittleson — 2nd
Mayson Phipps — 3rd
Tel Aune — 4th
Damian Nesbitt
Devon Nesbitt
Jake Kuka
Kyler Hallock
JV Brackets:
Kohl Kittleson — 1st
Carlos Gonzalez — 4th
Ted Tryan – 3rd

Highlanders Dominating Down The Stretch

Tot Troy Stebleton has his opponent in danger.

2/25/17- The Highlanders are hitting on all cylinders heading into the last month of the season. The Highlanders crowned 13 Champions and 36 placers overall on the weekend. The Glasgow Wrestling Club is hosting it’s Annual Spaghetti Feed / Pie Auction fundraiser this Thursday night, March 2nd 6:00 P.M. at the Elks Club in Glasgow. Please come out and support these kids!

Sidney Invitational

Tot
Anders Aune- 3rd
Hunter Pierce- 1st
Tate Loftsgaard- 2nd
Saunten Gamas- 1st
Pete Ramsey- 1st
Oliver Paulson- 6th
Tyrus Hartwell- 1st
Karver Cromwell- 6th
Troy Stebleton- 4th
Colt Hudyma- 1st
Leo Erickson- 1st

Bantam
Aiden Aune- 1st
Jack Morehouse- 2nd
Holt Huntsman- 3rd
Aaron Zoanni- 1st
Tyler King- 3rd
Westen Kirkland- 6th
DC Flaten- 5th
Hank Hopstad- 1st
Tayven Bietz- 2nd
Cash Richardson- 4th
Gavin Redstone- 3rd

Midget
Ted See- 2nd
Michael King- 4th
William Kirkland- 1st
Cade Hudyma- 1st

Novice
Emily See- 4th
Riley Overvold- 3rd

Columbus Invitational

Midget
Jaydeen Hanshew- 1st

Havre Middle School

Dylan Nieskens- 1st
Devon Nesbitt- 3rd
Damian Nesbitt- 4th
Ty Kittleson- 3rd
Khol Kittleson- 3rd
Levi Overvold- 2nd
Flint Dix- 5th

Annual Spaghetti Feed / Pie Auction Fundraiser

Our annual spaghetti feed / pie auction fund raiser will take place THIS THURSDAY @ the ELKS @ 6:00 P.M. Cost is $5 per plate and/or $20 per family. This is our biggest fund raiser of the year and helps with out-of-state competition, summer camp/competition compensation, as well as 50% of the proceeds going towards a NEW GWC FACILITY! As you know, nearing 90 members (a new record) we are really pushed for space in the East Side basement. We encourage everyone to attend and invite your extended family and friends. The older kids will help serve the spaghetti and some of the younger kids will be showing off pies during the auction. It should be a great time. We have also reserved The Connection for kids to go during the auction (6:30-8:30). They will be supervised and will not be allowed to leave until parents pick them up. If you have any questions, please let me know.

SPAGHETTI FEED/PIE AUCTION
When: Thurs., March 2nd 6:00 P.M. / Pie Auction 7:00 P.M.
Where: Elks
Why: This event helps fund GWC wrestlers with their out of state travel expenses. This fund also helps fund expenses for summer wrestling camps (both in house and sending kids to summer camps). ALSO 50% proceeds go to a NEW GWC FACILITY!

Highlanders Crown 19 Champions

Leo Erickson with the 1st period pin on the way to his Poplar Championship.


2/20/17- The Highlanders competed across the state this past weekend, crowing 19 Champions in total. 50+ wrestlers headed to Poplar, Choteau and Butte for their annual Invitational tournaments. With State AAU only a few short weeks away, the Highlanders are showing VAST improvement and dedication. This weekend the wrestlers will compete in the Sidney Invitational, Havre Middle School and Belgrade Middle School dual tournaments. If you see any of these youngsters around town, please give them a BIG pat on the back!

Poplar Invitational

1st PLACE
Aiden Aune
Tyrus Hartwell
Saunten Gamas
Jack Morehouse
Tyler King
Colt Hudyma
Tayven Bietz
Hank Hopstad
Cody Kuka
Ethan Engstrom
Leo Erickson
Cade Hudyma
Jaydeen Hanshew
Grady Nielsen

2nd PLACE
Ryker Pedersen
Hunter Pierce
Troy Stebleton
Rivers Sugg
William Kirkland
Ted Tryan
Levi Overvold
Andrew Linder
Carlos Gonzales

3rd PLACE
Anders Aune
Asher Wersal
Oliver Paulson
Tay Morehouse
Ira Moore
Westen Kirkland
Gavin Redstone
Ted See
Michael King
Riley Overvold
Jorden Barnhart

4th PLACE
Tate Loftsgaard
Hunter Wilson
Breckin Partridge
Emily See
Tripp Schmidt

5th PLACE
Rico Reyes
Adoniah Kirchdoerfer

Butte Middle School
Ty Kittleson 1st
Damian Nesbitt 4th

Butte Cyclops Invitational
Kohl Kittleson 1st
Jake Kuka 5th
Kyler Hallock 4th
Blake Overvold 4th
Mayson Phipps 1st
Colten Fast 3rd
Dylan Nieskens 3rd
Tel Aune 1st
Ty Kittleson 2nd
Cooper Larson 1st

Highlanders Defend Home Turf

Tot Rivers Sugg with the take down at this weekends Highlander Invitational.

1/28/17- Glasgow, MT

Here are the results from this past weekends Glasgow Invitational wrestling tournament. The Highlanders provided the home crowd with a TON of fireworks! Great job boys

Here are the final results (17 Champions, 63 placers):

Tot 34-37 – Anders Aune’s place is 3rd
Tot 35-37 – Ryker Pedersen’s place is 5th
Tot 38-41 – Tyrus Hartwell’s place is 1st.
Tot 40-41 – Tate Loftsgaard’s place is 1st
Tot 40-41 – Rico Reyes’s place is 5th
Tot 40-43 – Hunter Pierce’s place is 3rd
Tot 40-43 – Saunten Gamas’s place is 2nd
Tot 41-43 – Pete Ramsey’s place is 1st
Tot 41-44 – Karver Cromwell’s place is 4th
Tot 41-44 – Asher Wersal’s place is 2nd
Tot 42-45 – Oliver Paulson’s place is 4th
Tot 47-48 – Hunter Wilson’s place is 5th
Tot 48-50 – Troy Stebleton’s place is 4th
Tot 51-53 – Adam Weber’s place is 3rd
Tot 55-62 – Walker Sugg’s place is 3rd
Tot 55-62 – Colt Hudyma’s place is 1st
Tot 69-77 – Leo Erickson’s place is 1st
Tot 69-77 – Rivers Sugg’s place is 3rd
Bantam 40-43 – Aiden Aune’s place is 1st
Bantam 40-43 – Jacob Bishop’s place is 5th
Bantam 42-46 – Tay Morehouse’s place is 3rd
Bantam 44-47 – Holt Huntsman’s place is 3rd
Bantam 44-47 – Daniel Bailey’s place is 5th
Bantam 47-50 – Jack Morehouse’s place is 1st
Bantam 49-52 – Aaron Zoanni’s place is 3rd
Bantam 49-52 – Westen Kirkland’s place is 3rd
Bantam 51-55 – Tyler King’s place is 4th
Bantam 51-56 – DC Flaten’s place is 3rd
Bantam 53-54 – Aedan Weber’s place is 2nd
Bantam 53-56 – Ira Moore’s place is 5th
Bantam 56-58 – Breckin Partridge’s place is 5th
Bantam 58-61 – Cash Richardson’s place is 4th
Bantam 60-63 – Tayven Bietz’s place is 1st.
Bantam 61-66 – Hank Hopstad’s place is 2nd.
Bantam 64-67 – Cody Kuka’s place is 1st
Bantam 68-75 – Ethan Engstrom’s place is 2nd
Bantam 68-75 – Gavin Redstone’s place is 3rd
Midget 52-56 – John Yeska’s place is 3rd
Midget 68-71 – Ted See’s place is 2nd
Midget 69-72 – Michael King’s place is 3rd
Midget 72-76 – Adoniah Kirchdoerfer’s place is 5th
Midget 77-84 – William Kirkland’s place is 1st
Midget 79-85 – Wyatt Sugg’s place is 2nd
Midget 86-93 – Cade Hudyma’s place is 3rd
Midget 90-98 – Jorden Barnhart’s place is 4th
Midget 95-104 – Jaydeen Hanshew’s place is 1st
Midget 107-116 – Andrew Linder’s place is 1st
Midget 124-134 – Tripp Schmidt’s place is 2nd
Novice 77-82 – Riley Overvold’s place is 3rd
Novice 82-86 – Jackson Bishop’s place is 4th
Novice 84-89 – Flint Dix’s place is 2nd
Novice 111-120 – Levi Overvold’s place is 2nd
Novice 127-134 – Grady Nielsen’s place is 2nd
Novice 144-162 – Kohl Kittleson’s place is 1st
Schoolboy 66-66 – Jake Kuka’s place is 2nd
Schoolboy 83-90 – Devon Nesbitt’s place is 1st
Schoolboy 91-95 – Jack Cornwell’s place is 5th
Schoolboy 91-95 – Damien Nesbitt’s place is 2nd
Schoolboy 121-127 – Kyler Hallock’s place is 3rd
Schoolboy 151-152 – Blake Overvold’s place is 2nd
Cadet 105- Ted Tryan place is 1st
Cadet 115-127 – Colten Fast’s place is 1st
Cadet 205-246 – Mayson Phipps’s place is 1st

Highlanders Head To Williston, ND

Tot Tyrus Hartwell with the PIN at the Zach Anderson Memorial Open in Williston, ND.

1/21/17- The Glasgow Highlanders made the trek to North Dakota to compete in the Zach Anderson Memorial Open in Williston this past weekend. These youngsters continue to impress early in the season, crowning 10 CHAMPIONS and 33 place winners. Congrats and keep grinding boys. We’re proud of you!

Zach Anderson Memorial Open (Williston)

6U
Anders Aune- 4th
Asher Wersal- 2nd
Rico Reyes- 5th
Hunter Pierce- 1st
Tate Loftsgaard- 2nd
Aiden Aune- 1st
Tyrus Hartwell- 3rd
Saunten Gamas- 2nd
Pete Ramsey- 4th
Tay Morehouse- 1st
Jack Morehouse- 3rd
Aaron Zoanni- 2nd
Colt Hudyma- 2nd
Ira Moore- 1st
Aedan Weber- 4th
Walker Sugg- 2nd
Rivers Sugg- 1st
Leo Erickson- 1st

7-8
Hank Hopstad- 2nd
Adoniah Kirchdoerfer- 2nd
Cade Hudyma- 1st
Khye Gamas- 2nd
Riley Overvold- 3rd

9-10
Wyatt Sugg- 4th
Jaydeen Hanshew- 1st
Tripp Schmidt- 2nd
Andrew Linder- 3rd

11-12
Calvin Mason- 4th
Devin Nesbitt- 2nd
Damien Nesbitt- 4th
Blake Overvold- 1st
Levi Overvold- 3rd
Mayson Phipps- 1st

Highlanders Come Out Firing!

Schoolboy Damien Nesbitt with the PIN at the Little Cowboy Invitational.

1/15/17: The Highlanders had quite an IMPRESSIVE opening weekend of wrestling @ the Miles City Invitational and Helltown Throwdown in Helena crowing 7 CHAMPIONS! We were the third LARGEST team in Miles City. Not bad for only three practices. The Highlanders will be competing in the Zach Anderson Memorial Open @ Williston, ND this weekend.

Final results below:

Miles City Invitational
Tots
Anders Aune 5th
Tyrus Hartwell 3rd
Hunter Pierce 2nd
Karver Cromwell 2nd
Pete Ramsey 2nd
Saunten Gamas 1st
Troy Stebleton 3rd
Adam Weber 5th
Colt Hudyma 2nd
Bantam
Aiden Aune 3rd
Holt Huntsman 5th
Ira Moore 3rd
Aedan Weber 6th
DC Flaten 6th
Cash Richardson 4th
Tayven Bietz 3rd
Gavin Redstone 3rd
River Sugg 4th
Leo Erickson 2nd
Midget
Khye Gamas 1st
Ted See 1st
Cade Hudyma 1st
Jaydeen Hanshew 1st
Novice
Riley Overvold 4th
Jackson Bishop 5th
Levi Overvold 1st
Schoolboy
Damien Nesbitt 2nd
Blake Overvold 2nd
Devon Nesbitt 3rd
Cadet
Ted Tryan 3rd

Helltown Throwdown (Helena)
Middle School
Dylan Nieskens 1st
Colten Fast 3rd
Jake Kuka 5th

Highlanders Invade Winter Nationals

Pictured: Ty Kittleson, Colten Fast, Dylan Nieskens, Cooper Larson, Tel Aune

Dylan Nieskens (2nd), Colten Fast (2nd), Tel Aune (5th), Cooper Larson (4th), Ty Kittleson (6th) and Kyler Hallock traveled to Omaha Nebraska last weekend for winter nationals. All 8th graders so the future is looking bright! The GWC Highlanders will be in Miles City for the first area youth tournament of the year. Results to follow next week.

Total results posted below.

Winter Nationals 2017 Results for Glasgow Wrestling Club
Novice 120 – Kyler Hallock’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Kyler Hallock (Glasgow Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Kyler Hallock (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Conner Fowler (Valentine Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:41)
Quarterfinal – Jayden Angle (Team Outsiders Wresling Club) won by decision over Kyler Hallock (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Dec 11-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Cameron Graham (Double Dog Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kyler Hallock (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:08)

Schoolboy 115 – Colton Fast’s place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Colton Fast (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by decision over Levi Lewis (Western Edge) (Dec 7-0)
Quarterfinal – Colton Fast (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Dalton Mckinley (Riverside Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:52)
Semifinal – Colton Fast (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Grady Belt (Double Dog Wrestling Club) (Maj 13-2)
1st Place Match – Jared Simma (East Kansas Wrestling Club) won by fall over Colton Fast (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:59)
2nd Place Match – Colton Fast (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kyle Sizemore (Lawson Youth Wrestling Club) (Fall 4:02)

Schoolboy 180 – Tel Aune’s place is 5th and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tel Aune (Glasgow Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Ethan Kremer (East Kansas Wrestling Club) won by fall over Tel Aune (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:34)
Cons. Round 2 – Tel Aune (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kiah Rasmussen (Millard South) (Fall 2:43)
Cons. Round 3 – Tel Aune (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Jacob Berger (Poplar Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:28)
Cons. Semi – Anthony Pray (MWC Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Tel Aune (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:00)
5th Place Match – Tel Aune (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Orentheian Everett (Dirty Eagles wrestling club) (Fall 2:43)

Schoolboy 180 – Dylan Nieskens’s place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Colin Hubbell (western states) (Maj 13-2)
Semifinal – Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Anthony Pray (MWC Wrestling Academy) (Fall 3:44)
1st Place Match – Ethan Kremer (East Kansas Wrestling Club) won by decision over Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Dec 7-4)
2nd Place Match – Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by rule over Anthony Pray (MWC Wrestling Academy) (RULE)

Schoolboy HWT – Cooper Larson’s place is 4th and has scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Cooper Larson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Wyatt Dittman (Millard North Mustangs) (Fall 1:10)
Quarterfinal – Cooper Larson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Dylan Thompson (Northwest jr. Lions/Thoroughbr) (Fall 0:57)
Semifinal – Andy Weis (Creston Express Wrestling) won by decision over Cooper Larson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Semi – Cooper Larson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Wyatt Dittman (Millard North Mustangs) (Fall 1:23)
3rd Place Match – Keith (kj) Miley (Northwest jr. Lions/Thoroughbr) won by fall over Cooper Larson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:20)

Schoolboy HWT – Ty Kittleson’s place is 6th and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Ty Kittleson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Ty Kittleson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Colton Obermeyer (Norfolk Junior Wrestling) (Fall 0:58)
Semifinal – Cade Haberman (Blair Wrestling Club) won by fall over Ty Kittleson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:36)
Cons. Semi – Keith (kj) Miley (Northwest jr. Lions/Thoroughbr) won by decision over Ty Kittleson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Dec 9-2)
5th Place Match – Wyatt Dittman (Millard North Mustangs) won by decision over Ty Kittleson (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-5)