A NEW Record 472 wrestlers from 17 different clubs competed in Scottie Gymnasium this past Saturday for the 2023 Glasgow Wrestling Club Invitational. Breaking last year’s total of 455.
We also had our own NEW RECORD 85 Highlanders competing on the home mats.
The event was kicked off with the traditional parade of athletes. Complete with Strobe lights, Fog Machines, Music, and introductions.
Wrestling wrapped up in less than 6 hours and at the end of the day the Highlanders had 19 Individual CHAMPIONS and 52 Top Three Finishers! Wow.

On Saturday, 57 of those same Highlanders headed 70 miles west to wrestle in the “Cover the Court” event in Malta. That event brought 294 competitors from 12 different clubs and GWC had the 2nd largest contingent in attendance. When the event came to a close, the Highlanders were able to crown 16 Individual CHAMPIONS and 43 Top Three Finishers!

This weekend we will head to the MonDak Open in Williston, North Dakota and the Border Brawl in Plentywood.

Individual Place Winners — Glasgow Invitational:

Girls Tot–
Saylor Thompson 3rd
Viona Casterline 2nd
Aurora Markle 1st
Brenley Flaten 1st

Girls Bantam–
Olive Marks 4th
Archer Henry 3rd
Taryn Sundeen 3rd
Rygan Gamas 1st
Collins Flaten 2nd
Adlee Boos 2nd

Midget Girls–
Colby Mulder 3rd
TenLea Sundeen 2nd
Kennedy Flaten 2nd
Gwen Torres
Piper See 3rd
Lyla Lehner
Harlee Vandermars 3rd
Khoe Kaufman 1st
Ahnaleigh Bruce 3rd
Madisyn Murch 2nd

Novice Girls–
Riley Pattison 1st
Camryn Kemmis 2nd
Addison Hughes 4th
Josie Hartwell 4th

Schoolgirl–
Riley Pedersen 1st
Ainsley Loftsgaard 2nd
Chloe Lamb 3rd

Tot Boys–
Theo Marks 3rd
Frank Pattison 1st
Jax Pankratz 4th
Nels Redfield 2nd
Bjorn See 2nd
Miles Henry 3rd
Silas Hopstad 1st
Michael Ames
Harrison Kemmis
Joseph Wilcoxon
Brody Boos 2nd
Kayson Murch 3rd

Bantam Boys–
Zander Downhour 4th
Howard Redfield 1st
Eli Pankratz
Rowen Thompson
Dayton Markle 1st
Ledger Kaufman 2nd
Caleb See 4th
Orrin Mason 4th
Abel Krauth
CJ Sillerud
Buddy Cole 4th
Colt Knaff 2nd

Midget Boys–
Tate Lehner 1st
Milo Marks
Jeremiah Plummer
Cole Hagenau
Jett Morehouse 1st
Whit Ozark 2nd
Murdock Pattison 2nd
Jaxon Budde 4th
Knoxson Harris
Walker Kirkland 1st
Eli Holinde 1st
Owen George
Calix Greenough
Josiah Hernandez
Cameron Burns 1st

Novice Boys–
Quincy Iwen 4th
Ryker Nixdorf 2nd
Asher Wersal 2nd
Anders Aune
Hunter Pierce 1st
Taden Sundeen 1st
Devon Munroe
Elijah Plummer
Saunten Gamas 1st
William Mulder
Rylan Schultz 4th

Schoolboy–
Aiden Aune 2nd
Jack Morehouse 2nd
Weston Kirkland 3rd
Chaz Donohue
Tyler King 3rd
DC Flaten
Leo Erickson 1st
Ernie Vandall 2nd

Individual Place Winners — Cover the Court (Malta):

Girls Tot–
Saylor Thompson 4th
Viona Casterline 1st
Remington George 4th
Aurora Markle 2nd
Brenley Flaten 1st

Girls Bantam–
Olive Marks 3rd
Archer Henry 2nd
Taryn Sundeen 3rd
Rygan Gamas 1st
Collins Flaten 2nd
Adlee Boos 1st

Midget Girls–
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Piper See 2nd
Lyla Lehner 3rd
Harlee Vandermars 2nd

Schoolgirl–
Riley Pedersen 1st
Ainsley Loftsgaard 3rd
Chloe Lamb 4th

Tot Boys–
Theo Marks 2nd
Jax Pankratz 3rd
Nels Redfield 2nd
Bjorn See 2nd
Miles Henry 1st
Michael Ames 2nd
Brody Boos 1st

Tot Boys–
Howard Redfield 2nd
Eli Pankratz
Rowen Thompson
Dayton Markle 1st
Caleb See 3rd
Orrin Mason 2nd
CJ Sillerud
Buddy Cole 4th
Colt Knaff 1st

Midget Boys–
Tate Lehner 1st
Milo Marks
Whit Ozark 4th
Knoxson Harris 4th
Walker Kirkland 3rd
Eli Holinde 1st
Owen George 5th
Josiah Hernandez

Novice Boys–
Ryker Nixdorf 1st
Asher Wersal 2nd
Anders Aune 3rd
Hunter Pierce 1st
Quincy Iwen
Taden Sundeen 1st
Devon Munroe 4th
Saunten Gamas 1st
Rylan Schultz 3rd
Cameron Burns 2nd

Schoolboy–
Aiden Aune 2nd
Weston Kirkland 2nd
Chaz Donohue 2nd
Tyler King 2nd
Leo Erickson 2nd

The Highlanders split up this weekend and experienced a lot of success at both events! 46 wrestlers stayed close to home and competed at the Wolf Point Invitational, while 21 veterans attended the Wild West Championship in Casper, Wyoming.
The Wolf Point Invitational featured 337 kids from 11 different clubs. The Highlanders won 67% of their individual matches on the day and crowned 10 individual CHAMPIONS. Twenty seven Top 3 finishes helped power a very solid performance for the local club in what was the season opener for many.
The 21 Highlanders attending Wild West represents a team record for attendees at the prestigious event. GWC ended up with 12 top 6 place finishers, which is also a new club record! We ended up with Nine top 3 finishers included Champion, Taden Sundeen, who is now a Back to Back Wild West Champion! A LOT of Hardware was brought back to our little corner of Montana. Good job kids and coaches.
The Club is back in action this coming weekend with the Glasgow Wrestling Club Invitational at Scottie Gymnasium on Saturday followed by the “Cover the Court” Tournament in Malta on Sunday.

Wolf Point Invitational Results:

Tot Boys
Rhett Murch 3rd
Theo Marks 2nd
Jax Pankratz 4th
Bjorn See 1st
Nels Redfield 5th
Silas Hopstad 4th
Michael Ames 6th
Brody Boos 1st
Joseph Wilcoxon 2nd

Tot Girls
Viona Casterline 3rd
Brenley Flaten 1st
Aurora Markle 2nd

Bantam Boys
Zander Downhour 5th
Howard Redfield 3rd
Eli Pankratz 6th
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Dayton Markle 1st
Abel Krauth 6th
Caleb See 2nd
Orrin Mason 4th
CJ Sillerud 4th
Colt Knaff 2nd

Bantam Girls
Olive Marks 1st
Collins Flaten 1st
Adlee Boos 2nd

Midget Boys
Milo Marks 5th
Cole Hagenau 5th
Whit Ozark 4th
Jaxon Budde
Elijah Holinde 1st
Knoxsen Harris 3rd
Calex Greenough 5th
Josiah Hernandez 2nd
Cameron Burns 3rd

Midget Girls
Kennedy Flaten 1st
Gwen Torres 6th
Lyla Lehner 4th
Harlee Vandermars 5th
Pipe See 2nd
Khloe Kaufman 1st

Novice Boys
Quincy Iwen 4th
Asher Wersal 2nd
William Mulder 4th

Novice Girls
Ahnaleigh Bruce 2nd
Josie Hartwell 3rd

SchoolGirl
Chloe Lamb 3rd

Wild West Championship Results:

Ainsley Loftsgaard 2nd Place
Hunter Pierce
Leo Erickson 2nd Place
Riley Pattison
Riley Pedersen 3rd Place
Rygan Gamas
Saunten Gamas 4th Place
Tyler King
Waker Kirkland 3rd Place
Jett Morehouse 2nd Place
Jack Morehouse 2nd Place
Tate Lehner 2nd Place
Taden Sundeen 1st Place
Aiden Aune 2nd Place
Anders Aune
DC Flaten 6th Place
Murdock Pattison
Ryker Nixdorf
Taryn Sundeen 5th Place
TenLea Sundeen
Weston Kirkland

What a start to the 2023 Glasgow Wrestling Club season! Our Highlanders scored 191.5 points to WIN the Medium Team Title at the Miles City Invitational on Sunday. The event featured wrestlers from 17 different clubs.
We were the 5th largest team at the event. We sent 44 grapplers and at the end of the day, GWC had crowned TEN Individual Champions and TWENTY EIGHT top 3 finishers. The coaches are very happy with our progress in just 3 practices. This weekend we will be splitting up. Locally, we have the Wolf Point Invitational on Saturday, while many of our most experienced wrestlers will head to Casper, Wyoming to compete in the Wild West Championships!

Individual Results from Miles City:

Tot Girls—
Aurora Markle 2nd

Bantam Girls—
Olive Marks 2nd
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Archer Henry 3rd
Collins Flaten 2nd
Rygan Gamas 1st

Midget Girls—
TenLea Sundeen 2nd
Kennedy Flaten 1st
Piper See 3rd
Lyla Lehner 4th
Harlee Vandermars 3rd
Adlee Boos
Khloe Kaufman 2nd

Novice Girls —
Riley Pattison 2nd

Schoolgirls—
Riley Pedersen 1st

Tot Boys—
Theo Marks 1st
Bjorn See 4th
Frank Pattison 4th
Miles Henry 4th
Schafer Hanson 4th

Bantam Boys—
Dayton Markle 3rd
Ledger Kaufman 4th
Brody Boos
Caleb See 2nd
Buddy Cole
Colt Knaff

Midget Boys—
Milo Marks
Jett Morehouse 2nd
Murdock Pattison 3rd
Tate Lehner 1st
Walker Kirkland 1st
Jaxon Budde
Knoxsen Harris

Novice Boys—
Ryker Nixdorf 1st
Anders Aimee 4th
Devon Munroe
Taden Sundeen 2nd
Saunten Gamas 1st

Schoolboy—
Aiden Aune 1st
Weston Kirkland 2nd
Jack Morehouse 3rd
Tyler King 2nd
DC Flaten

Cadet—
Ernie Vandall 3rd

Wow! Great job Highlanders. We tied a club RECORD by bringing 53 kids to the big dance. The Montana Open at the Metra this weekend.
Just as they’ve seemingly done ALL season long, our guys and gals did NOT disappoint. We came away with a Club RECORD 5 Champions and another Club RECORD 24 top 6 Place Winners. 5 more Highlanders finished runner-up and just short of a Skull.
We finished 5th Place overall in the LARGE Team race out of an astonishing 177 clubs in attendance. The event featured a record 2,324 wrestlers. An awesome finish to an incredible season. Be proud Glasgow.
These successes are not possible without the hard work of our kids or the unwavering support of this community, our parents and extended wrestling family, the dedicated coaches, and each of those individuals in Board and Leadership positions. Thank you for making the Glasgow Wrestling Club the “Gold Standard” in the State of Montana. Short of our seven individuals heading to Iowa with Team Montana in April, this weekend marked the end of the 2022 season.
We had a record 125 kids in wrestling this season. (100 boys and 25 girls). Our goal is 150 next season and we already can’t wait till it’s time to get back on the mats!! Be on the lookout for all-offseason and summer camp information to be posted in the coming weeks.
Here are the complete individual results from this past weekend’s prestigious Montana Open:

6U Boys–
Dayton Markle 6th Place 43 lbs.
Rowen Thompson 46 lbs.
Ledger Kaufman 49 lbs.
Caleb See 49 lbs.
CJ Sillerud 55 lbs.
Fisher Johnson 61 lbs..

6U Girls–
Olive Marks CHAMPION 37 lbs.
Aurora Markle 6th Place 40 lbs.
Taryn Sundeen 46 lbs.
Archer Henry 3rd Place 46 lbs.
Collins Flaten 52 lbs.
Rygan Gamas CHAMPION 52 lbs.

8U Boys–
Tate Lehner 2nd Place 46 lbs.
Milo Marks 50 lbs.
Jett Morehouse 3rd Place 54 lbs.
Knoxsen Harris 58 lbs.
Jaxon Budde 62 lbs.
Walker Kirkland 2nd Place 62 lbs.
Eli Holinde 70 lbs.
Deshawn Joseph 87 lbs.
Carson Young 97 lbs.
Deymian Jones 3rd Place 120 lbs.

8U Girls–
TenLea Sundeen 2nd Place 46 lbs.
Kennedy Flaten 4th Place 58 lbs.
Lyla Lehner 62 lbs.
Piper See 6th Place 62 lbs.
Harlee VanderMars 66 lbs.
Khloe Kaufman 2nd Place 87/97 lbs.

10U Boys–
Anders Aune 2nd Place 53 lbs.
Ryker Nixdorf 61 lbs.
Asher Wersal 65 lbs.
Hunter Pierce 6th Place 65 lbs.
Taden Sundeen 77 lbs.
Devon Munroe 77 lbs.
Saunten Gamas CHAMPION 81 lbs.
William Mulder 6th Place 89 lbs.
Jaxson Kemp 5th Place 143 lbs.

10U Girls–
Aubree Holinde 4th Place 100 lbs.

12U Boys–
Aiden Aune CHAMPION 62 lbs.
Weston Kirkland 86 lbs.
DC Flaten 114 lbs.
Cash Richardson 114 lbs.
Ethan Engstrom 146 lbs.

12U Girls–
Riley Pedersen 3rd Place 98 lbs.

15U Boys–
Ted See 123 lbs.
William Kirkland 137 lbs.
Khye Gamas 137 lbs.
Michael King 6th Place 151 lbs.
Gabe Munroe 250 lbs.

18U Boys–
Devon Nesbitt 5th Place 160 lbs.
Damien Nesbitt 170 lbs.
Alex Ost 170 lbs.

18U Girls–
Shalynn Pedersen CHAMPION 126 lbs.

It was a monumental weekend for the Glasgow Wrestling Club.
After coming up just a ½ point short of the Large Team Girls State Championship in 2021, the Highlander Girls came out with intensity and WON the 2022 Large Team AAU State Championship!! This year’s Girls tournament featured 54 youth wrestling clubs and 302 total Girls. GWC also swept the “10-man Championship” in the Girls Tournament winning the Inaugural Walt Egged Award.
Not to be outdone. The Highlander Boys finished 2nd Overall for the Large Team State Championship at State AAU! The Boys tournament featured 74 youth wrestling clubs and 1,180 total boys. GWC also finished 2nd overall for the famous Bobby McKinley “10-man Championship” in the Boys Tournament.
These are very impressive accomplishments. Going up against the Feeder programs from every Class AA, Class A, & small school in this state and finishing at the TOP. The Highlanders boys won the Medium Team State Championship in 2021. What a 2-year run it has been!

**GWC set a New Club Record with 53 State Tournament Participants. Breaking the record of 51 in 2018.
**Club Record THIRTEEN (13) Individual State Champions! Smashing the club record of 8 in 2021.
**An UNBELIEVABLE 32 State Placers this year. Breaking our all-time record of 27 set back in 2017.
**A Record SEVEN Highlanders qualified to represent Team Montana in Iowa next month at the AAU National Duals.

This week will mark the final week of the season for the Glasgow Wrestling Club. A club record 55 Highlanders are registered to compete at the prestigious Montana Open at the Metra in Billings this coming Saturday and Sunday. The tournament is already FULL and will feature a record 2,400 youth wrestlers.

Individual Results from State AAU Girls:

Olive Marks Tot 35 STATE CHAMPION
Aurora Markle Tot 40
Taryn Sundeen Tot 45 STATE CHAMPION
Collins Flaten Tot 50 STATE CHAMPION
TenLea Sundeen Bantam 40/45 STATE CHAMPION
Rygan Gamas Bantam 50
Piper See Bantam 60 STATE CHAMPION
Harlee Vandermars Bantam 65 2nd Place
Kennedy Flaten Midget 60 STATE CHAMPION
Riley Pattison Midget 65
Khloe Kaufman Midget 85 STATE CHAMPION
Riley Pedersen Novice 100 3rd Place
Aubree Holinde Novice 100 4th Place
Shalynn Pedersen Elite 120 STATE CHAMPION

Individual Results from State AAU Boys:

Howard Redfield Tot 35 6th Place
Ledger Kaufman Tot 50 5th Place
Dayton Markle Bantam 45
Tate Lehner Bantam 45 STATE CHAMPION
Caleb See Bantam 50
Milo Marks Bantam 50
Jett Morehouse Bantam 55 2nd Place
Murdock Pattison Bantam 60 STATE CHAMPION
Jaxon Budde Bantam 65
Deshawn Joseph Bantam 90 4th Place
Cameron Burns Bantam HWT
Josiah Hernandez Bantam HWT 4th Place
Carson Young Bantam HWT 6th Place
Anders Aune Midget 55
Knoxsen Harris Midget 60
Walker Kirkland Midget 60 3rd Place
Ryker Nixdorf Midget 60
Asher Wersal Midget 65
Eli Holinde Midget 65
Taden Sundeen Midget 75 STATE CHAMPION
Devon Munroe Midget 75
Deymian Jones Midget 120 6th Place
Aiden Aune Novice 65 2nd Place
Hunter Pierce Novice 65
Saunten Gamas Novice 85 3rd Place
Weston Kirkland Novice 85
William Mulder Novice 90
DC Flaten Novice 112
Jaxson Kemp Novice 140 2nd Place
Leo Erickson Novice HWT 5th Place
MaKiya Plummer Schoolboy 105
Cash Richardson Schoolboy 115
Ethan Engstrom Schoolboy 140 4th Place
Ted See Cadet 126
William Kirkland Cadet 132 3rd Place
Khye Gamas Cadet 138 STATE CHAMPION
Michael King Cadet 152 4th Place
Damien Nesbitt Elite 170 STATE CHAMPION
Gabe Munroe Elite HWT 2nd Place

Team Montana Qualifiers for AAU National Duals:

Middle School Boys —
Khye Gamas (A Team)
William Kirkland (A Team)
Ethan Engstrom (C Team)

High School Girls —
Shalyn Pedersen (A Team)

9th/10th Boys —
Michael King (A Team)

11th/12th Boys —
Damien Nesbitt (A Team)
Kyler Hallock (A Team)

The Glasgow Highlanders finished 3-2 in Team Duals this past Saturday at the Brodie Gorder Iron Eagle Memorial Dual Tournament. That record was good enough for 4th place out of 16 teams at the prestigious event. The 4th place finish is the BEST finish in Club History at the event.
On Sunday, our whole club participated in the Brodie Gorder Individual Tournament at Sidney High School and turned in stellar day on the mats! GWC entered 46 grapplers into the competition, which was the 3rd most competitors out of 33 teams. We ended with 11 CHAMPIONS and 39 individual place winners. The Brodie Gorder is an event that is VERY competitive year in and year out and provides a great measuring stick for the next two weekend’s at AAU State and the Montana Open in the Billings Metra. Great job kids and coaches. Here are the full team and individual results from this past weekend in Sidney:

Brodie Gorder Iron Eagle Dual Tournament:

Glasgow 119 Beach, ND 6
Glasgow 80 Billings Darkhorse 39
Team Brodie (Sidney) 72 Glasgow 42
Glasgow 92 Williston, ND 17
Huntley Project 57 Glasgow 52

Brodie Gorder Individual Tournament:

Tot–
Nels Redfield 5th
Howard Redfield 4th
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Ledger Kaufman 5th
Abel Krauth

Tot Girls–
Aurora Markle 4th
Collins Flaten 1st

Bantam–
Tate Lehner 1st
Caleb See
Dayton Markle
Jett Morehouse 3rd
Fisher Johnson
Murdock Pattison 4th
Jaxon Budde 5th
Buddy Cole 6th
Carson Young 2nd
Josiah Hernandez 4th
Cameron Burns 1st

Bantam Girls–
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Rygan Gamas 2nd
Piper See 1st
Harlee Vandermars 1st

Midget–
Andes Aune 6th
Ryker Nixdorf
Walker Kirkland 2nd
Quincy Iwen
Asher Wersal 6th
Taden Sundeed 2nd

Midget Girls–
Kennedy Flaten 3rd
Lyla Lehner 5th
Riley Pattison 1st
Khloe Kaufman 1st

Novice–
Aiden Aune 1st
Hunter Pierce
Saunten Gamas 3rd
Blaine Brandt
Weston Kirkland 2nd
DC Flaten 4th
Jaxson Kemp 3rd

Novice Girls–
Riley Pedersen 2nd

Schoolboy–
Cash Richardson 3rd
Ethan Engstrom 6th
Andrew Leslie 5th
Khye Gamas 1st
William Kirkland 2nd
Allen Leslie 2nd

The stretch run is upon us! With only 3 weekends remaining, the Highlanders split up this past weekend at the “Border Brawl” in Plentywood and at the Montana Middle School State Wrestling Championships in Lewistown. It was another banner weekend for our GWC kids of ALL ages.
In Plentywood, we entered an event-best 35 wrestlers! The small inter-divisional meet featured 167 kids from 8 local clubs. The Highlanders were flat out dominant throughout. When the dust settled, GWC had captured 16 individual CHAMPIONSHIPS and 34 top-3 finishes. We won 75% of our matches overall and really set the tone for the rest of the season.
At Middle School State, thirteen of our 5th thru 8th grade grapplers turned in a solid overall performance finishing in 11th overall out of 49 teams at the event with 109 points. The 109 team points was good enough for 3rd place amongst Class B/C towns. The highlight of MS State for the Highlanders was TWO individual STATE CHAMPS! 8th Graders, William Kirkland (135) and Khye Gamas (140) brought home the GOLD. It is a 2nd consecutive MS State title for Gamas. Congrats to both gentleman! Allen Leslie, Andrew Linder, and Ethan Engstrom also secured impressive top 6 finishes at the prestigious event.
This coming weekend; the Glasgow Wrestling Club will attend the Brodie Gorder Memorial Tournament in Sidney. The team Duals will be held on Saturday and the individual tournament for ALL ages will be on Sunday. After that it is back to back weekends at the Billings Metra for AAU State and the Montana Open respectively. Here are the results from this past weekend below.

Border Brawl (Plentywood):

Tot–
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Collins Flaten 1st
Abel Krauth 3rd

Tot Girls–
Olive Marks 1st
Aurora Markle 2nd
Lillie Holzworth 2nd
Collins Flaten 1st

Bantam–
Dayton Markle
Tate Lehner
Caleb See
Milo Marks 3rd
Jett Morehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 1st
CJ Sillerud 3rd
Jaxon Budde 2nd
Buddy Cole 3rd
Calex Greenough 3rd
Carson Young 2nd
Cameron Burns 1st

Bantam Girls–
Piper See 1st

Midget–
Anders Aune 3rd
Ryker Nixdorf 2nd
Knoxsen Harris 3rd
Walker Kirkland 1st
Eli Holinde 1st
Asher Wersal 2nd
Kellan Holzworth 5th
Devon Munroe 1st
Deymian Jones 1st
George Zumbuhl 4th

Midget Girls–
Khloe Kaufman 2nd
Riley Pattison 2nd

Novice–
William Mulder 1st
DC Flaten 1st
Ashton Earll 3rd
Leo Erickson 2nd

Middle School State (Lewistown):

Aiden Aune 65 lbs.
Hunter Pierce 70 lbs.
Weston Kirkland 85 lbs.
Makiya Plummer 105 lbs.
Cash Richardson 115 lbs.
Andrew Leslie 125 lbs.
Ethan Engstrom 130 lbs. 6th Place
William Kirkland 135 lbs. Champion
Khye Gamas 140 lbs. Champion
Allen Leslie 145 lbs. 5th Place
Andrew Linder 189 lbs. 6th Place
Riley Pedersen 100 lbs. Girls
Jaxson Kemp 134-144 JV Boys 2nd Place

The Highlanders sent a large contingent to the Glendive Invitational on Saturday and a smaller group to the Havre Middle School Invitational that same day. Again, our Highlanders came away with impressive results!
In Glendive, there were 13 Clubs in attendance. The Highlanders had the 2nd most wrestlers registered with 47. At the end of the day, an incredible TWENTY FOUR Highlanders were crowned CHAMPIONS and 41 Top-3 individual place winners were honored.
In Havre, we competed as a club team against the other programs that are in the meat of their regular Middle School season’s. With only 11 kids entered in the meet, the Highlanders walked away with 5th place out of 14 schools on the backs of four Individual CHAMPIONS and nine Top 3 finishers.
With less that a month of season left and only 4 competition weekends remaining, the Highlanders are really riding high at the moment! We expect BIG things in March. Our young kids will be at the Plentywood Invitational this coming Saturday while many of our 5th thru 8th graders will be at Middle School State in Lewistown.

Glendive Invitational:

Tot —
Zander Downhour 4th
Nels Redfield 4rd
Howard Redfield 1st
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Ledger Kaufman 2nd
Abel Krauth 5th

Tot Girls —
Olive Marks 1st
Aurora Markle 3rd
Collins Flaten 2nd
Taryn Sundeen 1st

Bantam —
Colton WIlcox 4th
Tate Lehner 1st
Dayton Markle 1st
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Rygan Gamas 2nd
Cole Hagenau 2nd
Caleb See 2nd
Milo Marks 3rd
Jett Morehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 2nd
CJ Sillerud 4th
Buddy Cole 4th
Carson Young 1st
Calex Greenough 3rd
Josiah Hernandez 1st

Bantam Girls —
Archer Henry 2nd
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Rygan Gamas 1st
Piper See 1st

Midget —
Anders Aune 1st
Knoxsen Harris 2nd
Walker Kirkland 1st
Quincy Iwen 2nd
Eli Holinde 2nd
Devon Munroe 1st
Taden Sundeen 1st
Deymian Jones 1st

Midget Girls —
Kennedy Flaten 1st
Riley Pattison 1st
Lyla Lehner 2nd
Khloe Kaufman 1st

Novice —
Aiden Aune 1st
Rylan Schultz 2nd
Will Mulder 3rd
DC Flaten 1st

Cadet —
Ted See 1st

Havre Middle School Invitational:

Saunten Gamas 1st
Weston Kirkland 2nd
John Yeska 2nd
Cash Richardson 4th
Andrew Leslie 4th
Ethan Engstrom 2nd
William Kirkland 1st
Khye Gamas 1st
Allen Leslie 3rd
Aubree Holinde 2nd
Riley Pedersen 1st

Battle Under the Rims (Billings):

Taryn Sundeen 5th place Tot 50
Taryn Sundeen 1st Place Tot Girls 55
TenLea Sundeen 4th Place Bantam 50
TenLea Sundeen 1st Place Bantam Girls 50

Wow. What a weekend it was for GWC!! Our Highlanders came out swinging and didn’t let up. The Coaches cannot be more proud of where we are at this point in the season. Hard work and dedication is proving to be a recipe for success for this impressive group of kids.
The Highlanders put a tournament-high 60 kiddos into the “Civic Center Slam” this Saturday on our home mats. It was an event we co-hosted with the Wolf Point Wrestling Club and it did NOT disappoint. We crowned 15 individual CHAMPIONS and Thirty Six Top 3 place winners at the “Slam”.
Some of our Middle School Grapplers (5th thru 8th Grade) were on the road at the Great Falls Duals on Friday Night and the Choteau Duals on Saturday. Our 10 wrestlers in attendance amassed an INCREDIBLE record of 53 WINS and only 10 Losses. We’ve never had such a dominant 2-days since we began traveling to the event over a decade ago. Those individuals then made the trek from Choteau to Butte on Saturday Night.
On Sunday, it was time for the Cyclops at the Butte Civic Center. Outside, of State AAU and the Montana Open, the Cyclops is the premier youth wrestling event held annually in Montana. Our 14 competitors made a statement to the rest of the State, as we came away with the Small Team CHAMPIONSHIP trophy on the backs of 13 top six place winners and FIVE CHAMPIONS!
This coming weekend; the majority of our Club will be at the Glendive Invitational on Saturday, while many of our 5th thru 8th grade kids will attend the Havre Middle School Invitational that same day.

Here are the Individual Results from this past weekend:

Civic Center Slam:
Tot–
Olive Marks 1st
Nels Redfield 2nd
Zander Downhour 4th
Aurora Markle
Howard Redfield 1st
Michael Ames
Lillee Holzworth
Rowen Thompson 4th
Collins Flaten 2nd
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Abel Krauth 4th
Benton Knight
Bantam–
Tate Lehner 1st
Colton Wilcox
Dayton Markle 3rd
Cole Hagenau
Jeremiah Plummer 3rd
Milo Marks
Caleb See
CJ Sillerud
Fisher Johnson 2nd
Buddy Cole
Deshawn Joseph 2nd
Calex Greenough 4th
Josiah Hernandez 2nd
Carson Young 1st
Cameron Burns 1st
Bantam Girls–
Archer Henry 1st
Harlee Vandermars 1st
Piper See 2nd
Midget–
Ryker Nixdorf 3rd
Anders Aune 4th
Knoxsen Harris
Quincy Iwen
Walker Kirkland 1st
Eli Holinde 3rd
Owen George
Kellan Holzworth
Elijah Plummer
Devon Munroe 3rd
Domani Marcheselli 4th
Tate Loftsgaard 2nd
Deymian Jones 3rd
George Zumbuhl 4th
Midget Girls–
Lyla Lehner 2nd
Kennedy Flaten 1st
Tenley Knight 3rd
Camryn Kemmis 2nd
Khloe Kaufman 1st
Novice–
Blaine Brandt
Tyrus Hartwell 1st
Will Mulder 4th
Weston Kirkland 2nd
DC Flaten 2nd
Ashton Earll 3rd
Jaxson Kemp 1st
Leo Erickson 1st
Novice Girls —
Riley Pedersen 2nd
Aubree Holinde 1st
Schoolboy —
Ernie Vandall 2nd

Individual Match Records from the Team Duals in Great Falls on Friday night and Choteau on Saturday:

Khye Gamas 7-0
William Kirkland 7-0
Andrew Linder 7-0
Andrew Leslie 6-1
Allen Leslie 5-1
Cody Kuka 5-1
Cash Richardson 5-1
Ethan Engstrom 5-2
Aiden Aune 5-1
Hunter Pierce 2-3

Butte Cyclops:
Taryn Sundeen 1st Place Girls Tot 50/55
Jett Morehouse 2nd Place Bantam 55 (8-1 Record!)
TenLea Sundeen 4th Place Girls Bantam 50
Taden Sundeen 3rd Place Midget 80
Aiden Aune 1st Place Novice 65
Hunter Pierce 7th Place Novice 70
Saunten Gamas 1st Place Novice 85
Cody Kuka Schoolboy 100
Cash Richardson 5th Place Schoolboy 120
Ethan Engstrom 4th Place Schoolboy 130
Andrew Leslie 4th Place Cadet 126
William Kirkland 2nd Place Cadet 132
Khye Gamas 1st Place Cadet 138
Allen Leslie 1st Place Cadet 145

What a weekend it was over in North Dakota for GWC as 45 of our grapplers put on a show. We were the 3rd largest club in attendance and came away with 12 individual CHAMPIONS and 30 Top 3 finishers! Our club has enjoyed an outstanding 1st month. We enter the “off week” as is tradition on High School STATE weekend. We plan to have a great week of practice this week and then jump right back into competition the following weekend.
Here are the results from this weekend’s MonDak Open AND the Colstrip Invitational:

MonDak Open —

6 and Under
Olive Marks 1st
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Dayton Markle 2nd
Ledger Kaufman 3rd
Rygan Gamas 2nd
Benton Knight
Fisher Johnson 2nd

7-8
Tate Lehner 1st
Milo Marks
Jett Morehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 3rd
Cameron Burns 3rd
Josiah Hernandez 4th
Walker Kirkland 1st
Elijah Holinde 3rd
Deshawn Joseph
Carson Young
Domani Marchaselli

9-10
Ryker Nixdorf 3rd
Anders Aune
Hunter Pierce 3rd
Taden Sundeen 1st
Blaine Brandt 4th
Saunten Gamas 1st
Tate Loftsgaard
William Mulder 3rd

11-12
Aiden Aune 2nd
Jack Morehouse
Cash Richardson 2nd
Ethan Engstrom 1st
Leo Erickson 2nd
Ernie Vandall 2nd
DC Flaten

13-14
William Kirkland 1st
Andrew Linder 1st

7-8 Girls
TenLea Sundeen 3rd
Kennedy Flaten 1st
Lyla Lehner 3rd
Harlee Vandermars
Khloe Kaufman 1st

9-10 Girls
Riley Pattison 2nd
Tenley Knight
Camryn Kemmis 4th
Aubree Holinde 5th

Colstrip Invitational —

Girls Tot
Collins Flaten 1st

Novice
Rylan Schultz