Six Wrestlers Make State

BY JIM ORR

THE COURIER

Seven Scottie wrestlers qualified for State at some point during the MHSA Eastern B/C Divisional Tournament at Shepherd. Six are going.

Advancing are Kasey Seyfert at 120 pounds (second), Mick Reyling at 126 (second), Cody King at 138 (second), Jake Hentges at 145 (third), Tony Kaiser at 160 (third) and Tanner Roness at 182 (fourth).

The other momentary qualifier, Matt Reyling, placed second at 103 before what Scottie coach Jory Casterline described as "one of life's great injustices" occurred.

The hard-working freshman, who emerged this season as a rising star with wins over ranked competition, was disqualified after receiving his medal on the podium Saturday due to a ruled biting incident in the first period of his championship match. He was stripped of his medal, ordered out of the gym and banned from State at Billings MetraPark this Friday and Saturday.

"It was a call by an official that we have to live with," Casterline said. "The kid (Matt Reyling) was on a roll, ranked No. 3 in the state. It's not in his character to do something like that. He's the kind of kid that every coach wants to coach. He does everything on his own."

Casterline said the incident occurred when the eventual 103 champion, Huntley Project's Parker Snyder, applied a cross face hold with his arm in Reyling's mouth.

"There were teeth marks, but it was not consistent to a bite mark," Casterline said. "It was good, physical wrestling. He did what he was taught to ... He's resilient and will come back. He's crushed, but he's handling it well. I have no doubt that this will give him an edge and make him a more fierce competitor."

The matter was addressed at a team meeting.

"You know what, we went into the practice room (Monday) night," Casterline said. "We discussed what happened to Matt, and we're moving on. Now it's time to focus on the six kids who are going to State. We needs to regroup and focus, and we'll be fine."

The Scotties leave Thursday for Billings. Casterline hopes a decent turnout of Scottie faithful will be in the stands showing support.

The six Scotsmen going to State exceed last year's five for the rebuilding mat program, but the coach said he expected "a couple more guys in the finals."

"For the most part, those who placed (last weekend) had a good tournament," Casterline said. "Others didn't come to wrestle. I don't want to beat down those kids, but that's the way it is."

One Scottie, Seyfert, was held out and defaulted in his championship match for the same reason that he's been rested for weeks – to get him as strong as possible for State. He been fighting what could be a bacterial sickness since the holidays.

"We were playing it safe with him (at Divisional)," Casterline said. "At State Friday, he'll have to dig deep. He's a competitor. We're looking for good things from him, as well as with the rest of them."

Among those not placing at Divisional was heavyweight Joe Doney, who put together a solid senior year and was state-ranked in recent weeks.

"He got outwrestled," Casterline said. "He didn't have the tournament he wanted. The other guys in the weight class had a better tourney than him. That's how those heavyweight matches go."

Following are full Scottie results from Divisional.

MHSA Eastern

B/C Divisional

Team Scores

1 Colstrip 188, 2 Forsyth 160.5, 3 Huntley Project 158, 4 Shephard 104, 5 Glasgow 92, 6 Baker 72, 7 Wolf Point 50, 8 Circle 13, 9 Poplar 8, 10 Powder River County 5.

Glasgow Results

103 - Matthew Reyling (31-14) placed 2nd and scored 20.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Reyling (Glasgow) 31-14 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Matthew Reyling (Glasgow) 31-14 won by fall over Karson Wortman (Wolf Point) 16-23 (Fall 0:31)

Semifinal - Matthew Reyling (Glasgow) 31-14 won by fall over Trevor Griffith (Baker) 29-24 (Fall 1:59)

1st Place Match - Parker Snyder (Huntley Project) 35-10 won by disqualification over Matthew Reyling (Glasgow) 31-14 (DQ)

113 - Mitchell Overvold (7-28) placed 6th and scored 0.00 team points.

Quarterfinal - Lane Bradley (Colstrip) 27-19 won by fall over Mitchell Overvold (Glasgow) 7-28 (Fall 0:18)

Cons. Round 1 - Mitchell Overvold (Glasgow) 7-28 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Semi - Quinn Whitmus (Wolf Point) 24-10 won by fall over Mitchell Overvold (Glasgow) 7-28 (Fall 0:21)

5th Place Match - Gabe Hallock (Glasgow) 10-24 won by fall over Mitchell Overvold (Glasgow) 7-28 (Fall 2:25)

113 - Gabe Hallock (10-24) placed 5th and scored 3.00 team points.

Quarterfinal - Quinn Whitmus (Wolf Point) 24-10 won by fall over Gabe Hallock (Glasgow) 10-24 (Fall 3:33)

Cons. Round 1 - Gabe Hallock (Glasgow) 10-24 won by fall over Jacob Lonebear (Poplar) 2-19 (Fall 1:13)

Cons. Semi - Donte Wohlfeil (Huntley Project) 10-8 won by major decision over Gabe Hallock (Glasgow) 10-24 (MD 15-6)

5th Place Match - Gabe Hallock (Glasgow) 10-24 won by fall over Mitchell Overvold (Glasgow) 7-28 (Fall 2:25)

120 - Kasey Seyfert (17-9) placed 2nd and scored 17.00 team points.

Quarterfinal - Kasey Seyfert (Glasgow) 17-9 won by fall over Peyton Negathon (Colstrip) 4-12 (Fall 1:10)

Semifinal - Kasey Seyfert (Glasgow) 17-9 won by major decision over Angel Boyd (Poplar) 22-14 (MD 15-2)

1st Place Match - Clayton Currier (Colstrip) 35-3 won by injury default over Kasey Seyfert (Glasgow) 17-9 (Inj. 0:00)

126 - Mick Reyling (25-12) placed 2nd and scored 14.00 team points.

Quarterfinal - Mick Reyling (Glasgow) 25-12 received a bye () (Bye)

Semifinal - Mick Reyling (Glasgow) 25-12 won by decision over Cory Kistler (Huntley Project) 30-14 (Dec 3-2)

1st Place Match - Keegan Kary (Baker) 34-8 won by major decision over Mick Reyling (Glasgow) 25-12 (MD 13-0)

138 - Cody King (32-10) placed 2nd and scored 14.00 team points.

Quarterfinal - Cody King (Glasgow) 32-10 received a bye () (Bye)

    Semifinal - Cody King (Glasgow) 32-10 won by decision over Dalton Herbst (Baker) 25-10 (Dec 9-2)

1st Place Match - Matt Weber (Forsyth) 44-4 won by major decision over Cody King (Glasgow) 32-10 (MD 12-0)

145 - Jake Hentges (18-10) placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points.

    Champ. Round 1 - Jake Hentges (Glasgow) 18-10 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Jake Hentges (Glasgow) 18-10 won by fall over Colton Derenburger (Forsyth) 17-24 (Fall 1:32)

Semifinal - Dixon Walker (Huntley Project) 31-12 won by fall over Jake Hentges (Glasgow) 18-10 (Fall 4:23)

Cons. Semi - Jake Hentges (Glasgow) 18-10 won by major decision over Paul Wang (Baker) 18-24 (MD 10-2)

3rd Place Match - Jake Hentges (Glasgow) 18-10 won by major decision over Tyler Behles (Colstrip) 23-25 (MD 14-3)

152 - Kevin Schindler (28-14) placed 5th and scored 4.00 team points.

Quarterfinal - Kevin Schindler (Glasgow) 28-14 won by fall over Chase Huelle (Baker) 21-21 (Fall 1:48)

Semifinal - Travis Tatkenhorst (Shepherd) 37-10 won by fall over Kevin Schindler (Glasgow) 28-14 (Fall 5:02)

Cons. Semi - Hunter Walker (Colstrip) 21-23 won by fall over Kevin Schindler (Glasgow) 28-14 (Fall 0:49)

5th Place Match - Kevin Schindler (Glasgow) 28-14 won by fall over Chase Huelle (Baker) 21-21 (Fall 1:21)

160 - Darrin Wersal (1-30) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - James Herring (Shepherd) 26-7 won by fall over Darrin Wersal (Glasgow) 1-30 (Fall 1:45)

Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Selman (Huntley Project) 12-20 won by fall over Darrin Wersal (Glasgow) 1-30 (Fall 0:59)

160 - Tony Kaiser (32-17) placed 3rd and scored 11.00 team points.

Quarterfinal - Tony Kaiser (Glasgow) 32-17 won by fall over Blake Johnston (Colstrip) 18-18 (Fall 1:18)

Semifinal - Luke Weber (Forsyth) 50-1 won by fall over Tony Kaiser (Glasgow) 32-17 (Fall 1:29)

Cons. Semi - Tony Kaiser (Glasgow) 32-17 won by fall over Wyatt Selman (Huntley Project) 12-20 (Fall 4:25)

3rd Place Match - Tony Kaiser (Glasgow) 32-17 won by decision over Spencer Dougherty (Shepherd) 34-10 (Dec 6-4)

182 - Tanner Roness (32-14) placed 4th and scored 7.00 team points.

Quarterfinal - Tanner Roness (Glasgow) 32-14 won by major decision over Christian Pfeifer (Shepherd) 15-19 (MD 15-3)

Semifinal - Steven Gabel (Forsyth) 23-21 won by decision over Tanner Roness (Glasgow) 32-14 (Dec 15-10)

Cons. Semi - Tanner Roness (Glasgow) 32-14 won by fall over Sonny Cochran (Shepherd) 13-14 (Fall 2:37)

3rd Place Match - Wyatt Anzalone (Colstrip) 15-21 won by fall over Tanner Roness (Glasgow) 32-14 (Fall 4:47)

285 - Joe Doney (40-12) placed 5th and scored 6.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Joe Doney (Glasgow) 40-12 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Joe Doney (Glasgow) 40-12 won by fall over Adam Weinbereger (Wolf Point) 13-21 (Fall 1:07)

Semifinal - Jake Sessions (Colstrip) 41-5 won by decision over Joe Doney (Glasgow) 40-12 (Dec 5-1)

Cons. Semi - Dylan Bell (Forsyth) 27-21 won by decision over Joe Doney (Glasgow) 40-12 (Dec 2-1)

5th Place Match - Joe Doney (Glasgow) 40-12 won by decision over Ben Fujimori (Baker) 20-28 (Dec 7-1)