10 WHS Wrestlers Going to State in Billings Feb. 12-15

The Whitehall High School wrestling team brought home medals and 10 wrestlers fought their way to State competition in Billings this weekend. After conquering the competition at Divisionals in Butte over February 6-8, those attending State competition include:

8th: eighth grader Quade Skogen (103)

5th: junior Cassidy Collins (115)

6th: eighth grader Halle Downey (115)

6th: freshman Cale Hoover (132)

3rd: senior Cody Fuller (144)

7th: sophomore Joey Beebout (157)

3rd: sophomore Levi Fuller (165)

4th: sophomore Jack Raty (175)

4th: sophomore Braxton Walker (190)

2nd: senior Ethan Wock (285)

103 POUNDS:

QUADE SKOGEN (8th grade) (0-3) placed EIGHTH and scored 1.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Skogen (0-3) received a bye. Quarterfinal: Tate Crabb of Choteau (29-11) won by fall over Skogen (Fall 0:15). Cons. Round 2: Skogen (0-3) received a bye. Cons. Round 3: Ethan Traver of Thompson Falls/Noxon (11-12) won by fall over Skogen (0-3) (Fall 0:46). 7th Place Match: Kale Stokes of Conrad (12-24) won by fall over Skogen (0-3) (Fall 2:13).

126 POUNDS:

KADEN ARMSTRONG (junior) (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Roddy Wyant of Anaconda (29-7) won by fall over Armstrong (0-2) (Fall 0:52). Cons. Round 1: Armstrong (0-2) received a bye. Cons. Round 2: Dylon Arbogast of Superior (14-14) won by fall over Armstrong (0-2) (Fall 1:49).

132 POUNDS:

CALE HOOVER (freshman) (3-3) placed SIXTH and scored 14.5 team points. Champ. Round 1: Hoover (3-3) received a bye. Champ. Round 2: Hoover (3-3) won by tech fall over Mason Mikesell of Boulder (11-27) (TF-1.5 2:21 (15-0)) Quarterfinal: Gavin Schrenk of Plains/Hot Springs (15-6) won by decision over Hoover (3-3) (Dec 13-7). Cons. Round 4: Hoover (3-3) won by fall over Carson Kenney of Thompson Falls/Noxon (8-14) (Fall 3:41). Cons. Round 5: Hoover (3-3) won by fall over Cyler Yeager of Choteau (25-19) (Fall 3:38). Cons. Semi: Cooper Smith of Manhattan (33-7) won by major decision over Hoover (3-3) (MD 10-2). 5th Place Match: Colin Hickman of Eureka (33-13) won by decision over Hoover (3-3) (Dec 6-4).

138 POUNDS:

TREVIN STRATTON (freshman) (1-2) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Stratton (1-2) received a bye. Champ. Round 2: Wes Nelson of Conrad (20-21) won by fall over Stratton (1-2) (Fall 1:59). Cons. Round 2: Stratton (1-2) received a bye. Cons. Round 3: Stratton (1-2) won by fall over Edgar Rascon of Manhattan (12-24) (Fall 1:47). Cons. Round 4: Brody Smith of Arlee (28-15) won by fall over Stratton (1-2) (Fall 0:42).

138 POUNDS:

TRACE THOMAS (8th grade) (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Thomas (0-2) received a bye. Champ. Round 2: Ray Dagel of Cut Bank (33-12) won by fall over Thomas (0-2) (Fall 0:59). Cons. Round 2: Thomas (0-2) received a bye. Cons. Round 3: BillyRay Holotta of Plains/Hot Springs (15-8) won by fall over Thomas (0-2) (Fall 1:40).

144 POUNDS:

CODY FULLER (senior) (4-1) placed THIRD and scored 22.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Fuller (4-1) received a bye. Champ. Round 2: Fuller (4-1) won by fall over Scott Ryder III of Thompson Falls/Noxon (3-7) (Fall 1:30). Quarterfinal: Fuller (4-1) won by fall over Cole Standley of Cascade (22-12) (Fall 3:40). Semifinal: Beau Crabb of Plains/Hot Springs (17-3) won by fall over Fuller (4-1) (Fall 3:21). Cons. Semi: Fuller (4-1) won by major decision over Zach Blodnick of Anaconda (23-12) (MD 13-2). 3rd Place Match: Fuller (4-1) won by major decision over Jesse Gebhardt of Choteau (39-10) (MD 13-1).

157 POUNDS:

JOEY BEEBOUT (sophomore) (3-2) placed SEVENTH and scored 13.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Beebout (3-2) received a bye. Champ. Round 2: Beebout (3-2) won by fall over Elijah Flores of Shelby (19-20) (Fall 1:57). Quarterfinal: Turner Milender of Superior (28-7) won by decision over Beebout (3-2) (Dec 10-6).

Cons. Round 4: Beebout (3-2) won by fall over Levi Whiting of Darby (4-22) (Fall 0:29). Cons. Round 5: Tyler Raines of Cut Bank) 40-16 won by decision over Beebout (3-2) (Dec 6-3). 7th Place Match: Beebout (3-2) won by forfeit over Brett Riley of Florence-Carlton (18-13) (For).

165 POUNDS:

LEVI FULLER (sophomore) (4-1) placed THIRD and scored 21.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Fuller (4-1) received a bye. Champ. Round 2: Fuller (4-1) won by fall over Gavin King of Deer Lodge (1-4) (Fall 2:29). Quarterfinal: Fuller (4-1) won by tech fall over Payson Allaire of Choteau (30-14) (TF-1.5 4:42 (25-7)) Semifinal: Alex Wahl of Cut Bank (36-3) won by tech fall over Fuller (4-1) (TF-1.5 2:56 (19-1)). Cons. Semi: Fuller (4-1) won by decision over Kyler Bailey of Manhattan (21-11) (Dec 10-8). 3rd Place Match: Fuller (4-1) won by tech fall over George Stenberg of Manhattan (26-9) (TF-1.5 4:29 (15-0)).

165 POUNDS:

GAVIN HOCKENBERRY (sophomore) (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Hockenberry (0-2) received a bye. Champ. Round 2: Kyler Bailey of Manhattan (21-11) won by fall over Hockenberry (0-2) (Fall 1:18). Cons. Round 2: Hockenberry (0-2) received a bye. Cons. Round 3: Isaac Okes of Cascade (21-19) won by fall over Hockenberry (0-2) (Fall 3:00).

175 POUNDS:

JACK RATY (sophomore) (3-2) placed FOURTH and scored 16.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Raty (3-2) won by fall over Reece Shandorf of Shelby (11-23) (Fall 1:36). Quarterfinal: Raty (3-2) won by decision over Rogan Lytle of Eureka (21-10) (Dec 12-11). Semifinal: Chris Graham of Conrad (37-1) won by fall over Raty (3-2) (Fall 1:43). Cons. Semi: Raty (3-2) won by fall over Jeryn Belcourt of Arlee (19-14) (Fall 3:46). 3rd Place Match: Rogan Lytle of Eureka (21-10) won by decision over Raty (3-2) (Dec 9-4).

190 POUNDS:

BRAXTON WALKER (sophomore) (3-2) placed FOURTH and scored 16.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Walker (3-2) won by fall over Benjamin Rau of Fairfield/Power (5-17) (Fall 3:14). Quarterfinal: Walker (3-2) won by fall over Haiden Johnson of Eureka (12-9) (Fall 3:42). Semifinal: David Chapman of Plains/Hot Springs (15-5) won by fall over Walker (3-2) (Fall 0:55). Cons. Semi: Walker (3-2) won by decision over Rial McGregor of Cascade (17-25) (Dec 8-2). 3rd Place Match: Dillion Connelly of Valier (18-13) won by fall over Walker (3-2) (Fall 2:08)

215 POUNDS:

JERRETT MIOTKE (freshman) (1-2) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Kaiden Dolan of Deer Lodge (17-7) won by fall over Miotke (1-2) (Fall 1:49). Cons. Round 1: Miotke (1-2) won by fall over Zarek Pallister of Thompson Falls/Noxon (1-13) (Fall 2:13). Cons. Round 2: Dylan Stevens of Boulder (31-14) won by fall over Miotke (1-2) (Fall 0:44)

285 POUNDS:

ETHAN WOCK (senior) (4-1) placed 2nd and scored 25.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Wock (4-1) won by forfeit over Trey Reevis of Heart Butte (0-2) (For)

Champ. Round 2: Wock (4-1) won by fall over Cody Porter of Anaconda (6-14) (Fall 0:45) Quarterfinal: Wock (4-1) won by major decision over Ryan Sharbono of Saint Ignatius/Charlo (22-12) (MD 14-6).Semifinal: Wock (4-1) won by decision over Trapper Kinamon of Conrad (45-8) (Dec 5-2). 1st Place Match: Wes Banks of Eureka (37-1) won by fall over Wock (4-1) (Fall 1:46)

285 POUNDS

COLT MCLEAN (eighth grade) (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1: Joe Banks of Eureka (19-11) won by fall over McLean (0-2) (Fall 1:07). Cons. Round 1: McLean (0-2) received a bye. Cons. Round 2: Noah Calerich of Cut Bank (25-23) won by fall over McLean (0-2) (Fall 2:06).

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