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St. Ignatius-Charlo takes Ted Kato Invitational

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THOMPSON FALLS — Three points was all the difference between first and second place Jan. 21 at the Ted Kato Invitational.

St. Ignatius-Charlo slipped past Eureka to win the Ted Kato Invitational 150.5 to 147.5 points. Arlee also placed well, earning third place with 135 points.

Scotty Gilleard (130) and Barret Sargent (189) led the Bulldogs with pins of Florence’s Kody Davidson in 4:10 and Arlee’s Clayton Trimble in 5:34.

In the 135-division championship, Eureka’s Jose Letcher defeated Arlee’s Cameron Dominick 11-4, and Superior’s Dan Taron pinned Austin Rubel in 38 seconds. Nathan Bertollt of Arlee defeated Big Sky’s Jason Riekena 5-4 in the 145 championship. The Warriors’ Albert Plant (171) was pinned by Florence’s Tanner Cobbs in 1:26 to place second in his division.

On Jan. 17, The St. Ignatius-Charlo wrestling team remained undefeated in dual competition against Class B-C opponents with a 42-24 victory over Arlee in Mission. The Warriors lost four matches and won two by forfeit.

Under a spotlight in the dim Mission gymnasium, Jamie Mullins put the first points on the scoreboard with a 9-7 decision win over Arlee’s Dan Dunlop. From there, two pins were added from Cody Couture (145) who pinned Austin Ruble in 3:56 and Jacen Petersen (160) over Leif Rova in 2:26.

RESULTS
St. Ignatius-Charlo 42, Arlee 24
112 - Jamie Mullins, SI-C, dec. Dan Dunlop, 9-7; 135 - Cameron Dominic, A, dec. Casey Nitschke, 10-6; 145 - Cody Couture, SI-C, pinned Austin Ruble, 3:56; 152 - Nate Bertollt, A, pinned Steven Bravo, 5:18; 160 - Jacen Petersen, SI-C, pinned Leif Rova, 2:26; 189 - Barret Sargent, SI-C, dec. Clayton Trimble, 8-5; 215 - Cody North, A, dec. Chadd Anderson, 3-2;
Arlee won 140 and 171 by forfeit.
St. Ignatius-Charlo won 98, 105, 125 and 130 by forfeit.

Ted Kato Invitational
Team scores - St. Ignatius-Charlo 150.5, Eureka 147.5, Arlee 135, Florence 129, Thompson Falls 94, Plains-Hot Springs 90.5, Missoula Big Sky JV 74, Drummond 62, Superior 60, Missoula Sentinel JV 59, Whitefish 38, Noxon 30, Missoula Hellgate JV 13.

Championships
130 - Scotty Gilleard, SI, pinned Kody Davidson, Flo, 4:10; 135 - Jose Letcher, Eur, dec. Cameron Dominick, Arl, 11-4; 140 - Dan Taron, Sup, pinned Austin Rubel, Arl, :38; 145 - Nathan Bertollt, Arl, dec. Jason Riekena, BS, 5-4; 160 - Barrett Stanghill, Dru, dec. Jacen Petersen, SI, 16-7; 171 - Tanner Cobbs, Flo, pinned Albert Plant, Arl, 1:26; 189 - Barret Sargent, SI, pinned Clayton Trimble, Arl, 5:34; 215 - Cody North, Arl, pinned John Onofrey, Nox, 3:33.
Third-place
98 - Gregory Weatherwax, SI, m. dec. Ken Stockard, Sup, 12-0; 105 - Morgan Schultz, SI, pinned Austin Johnson, Nox, :31; 135 - Casey Nitschke, SI, M. dec. Colton Bray, TF, 12-1; 152 - Steven Bravo, SI, pinned Jacob Harris, BS, 2:40; 160 - Leif Rova, Arl, dec. Austin Krier, Flo, 1-0; 215 - Eric Milner, TF, dec. Chadd Anderson, SI, 3-0.

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