Highlanders Flex Muscle in Poplar and Butte

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

Aiden Aune 3rd

Jack Morehouse 2nd

Saunten Gamas 2nd

DC Flaten

Alex Earll