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Articles with the Tag: Polson wrestling

Locals to wrestle at National Championship

  LAKE COUNTY — Four Lake County athletes who have gone on to wrestle for NAIA colleges have qualified to compete in the NAIA National Championships to be held March 7-8 in Topeka, Kansas. Ronan’s Cameron Neiss, Edward Cheff and Toby Cheff all wrestle for Montana State-Northern in Havr...

Valley wrestlers capture top-five spots at State Valley wrestlers capture top-five spots at State

Wrestlers from Polson, Ronan, Arlee, and Mission-Charlo competed at the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament in Billings on Friday and Saturday, with 10 grapplers from the valley making it to the top five.  In the Class A division, Polson’s team finished in 10th place out of 22 teams, with a sc...

Pirate wrestlers gear up for State Pirate wrestlers gear up for State

LIBBY – The Pirates grabbed third at the Northwestern A Divisional Tournament hosted by Libby on Saturday with a team score of 141.  Pirates Mike Corrigan (195) and Tele Seemann (182) both took home first place honors in their weight divisions. Jaron Morgan (132), Jaben Wenzel (120), Carlos Qui...

Pirate wrestlers gaining experience Pirate wrestlers gaining experience

Although considered young by Head Coach Bob Owen, the Pirates are determined to make their mark on the mats. Boasting six wrestlers combining for 20-plus wins and several ranking in state week after week, chances of Pirate placers in postseason look better with every meet. “We’re a little bit ...

Ronan falls to Polson despite quick pins

POLSON — In their own house, the Ronan Chiefs wrestlers grappled their rival Class A Pirates on Saturday, coming up just short despite some impressive pins for a Class B team. Connor Benn made quick work of his 152-pound match, pinning Ryan Burland in just 23 seconds. Other victors who pinned their ...

Pirates and Chiefs compete at Missoula Sentinel’s Jug Beck Pirates and Chiefs compete at Missoula Sentinel’s Jug Beck

MISSOULA – The Pirates and Chiefs tried their might on the mats at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic Friday and Saturday in the Sentinel-hosted invitational, boasting 31 teams from Montana, Idaho, and Washington. Polson placed 23rd with a team score of 44 and Ronan took the 30 spot, team score 12.5. ...

Valley wrestling teams meet up for Mixer/Duals event Valley wrestling teams meet up for Mixer/Duals event

Friday and Saturday were bustling in Ronan as teams from all over Western Montana came to participate in Ronan’s 45th annual wrestling tournament and 10th annual Western Montana Duals meet.  With approximately 350 wrestlers from 26 teams, including Arlee, Polson, Mission-Charlo, and Ronan, wres...

Pirate wrestlers place in top four Pirate wrestlers place in top four

EUREKA — The Polson Pirates have a lot to smile about as they not only walked away from the Eureka Buzz Lacey wrestling tournament with a third place finish as a team, but also saw seven Pirates with top four finishes. Pirates Tel Motichka, Thunder Morales, and Mike Corrigan each grabbed a first pla...

Polson’s wrestling invitational kicks off the season Polson’s wrestling invitational kicks off the season

POLSON – High school teams from near and far hit the mats Saturday as the Pirates hosted an invitational tournament. Along with Polson, valley teams from co-op Mission/Charlo and Ronan also participated. Out of the 14 teams that took part, Polson found their way to a sixth place team finish with a tota...

Feistner, Petersen win at all-star wrestling tourney

GREAT FALLS — Two Mission Valley wrestlers won their weight classes at the fifth annual Tournament of Champions in Great Falls. Polson’s Craig Feistner won the 140-pound championship, and Mission-Charlo's Jacen Petersen won at 171 pounds. The tournament, sponsored by the Great Falls personal i...


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