BOZEMAN – The Eastern AA seeding tournament was held Saturday at Bozeman High School with athletes from the conference’s seven schools competing for seeding at the state wrestling tournament.
Bozeman led the way by putting seven of its wrestlers into the championship matches, followed by Billings Senior and Billings West, who both had five in title bouts. But at the end of the tournament, three teams tied for the most individual champions at this year’s divisionals: Bozeman, Billings West and Butte each had three individual winners.
The Hawks, which are runaway favorites to win the State AA team championship next weekend in Billings, crowned Tayt Rogers (120 pounds), Leif Schroeder (132) and Chance McLane (152). Sterling Quinn, Brock Rodrigues, Coy Cohenour and Tom Walkup placed runner-up for Bozeman and coach Nate Laslovich.
Team scores were not kept at the Class AA seeding tournaments.
Billings West’s top contenders for state titles earned No. 1 seeds next weekend, with Drake Rhodes and Jace Rhodes winning the 113- and 170-pound championships. Levi Malcom was the heavyweight champion, defeating Walkup in the championship match.
Keagan Gransberry, Carl Anderson and Kameron Moreno were Butte’s individual medalists.
The individual placer results can be found below, while complete brackets are available at www.trackwrestling.com. The top eight wrestlers in each weight class advance to the state tournament, which begins Friday at Billings’ Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark.
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Keagan Gransbery of Butte
- 2nd Place – Wyatt Van Pelt of Billings West
- 3rd Place – Colton Martello of Great Falls CMR
- 4th Place – Jalen Vladic of Billings Senior
- 5th Place – Christian Sherman of Butte
- 6th Place – Hunter Ketchem of Billings Skyview
- 7th Place – Dre Coles of Great Falls
- 8th Place – Holden Howe of Billings Senior
1st Place Match
- Keagan Gransbery (Butte) 24-0, So. over Wyatt Van Pelt (Billings West) 18-6, Jr. (Dec 11-5)
3rd Place Match
- Colton Martello (Great Falls CMR) 20-5, Fr. over Jalen Vladic (Billings Senior) 18-8, Fr. (Dec 10-3)
5th Place Match
- Christian Sherman (Butte) 14-10, Jr. over Hunter Ketchem (Billings Skyview) 11-14, . (Dec 6-3)
7th Place Match
- Dre Coles (Great Falls) 20-10, Jr. over Holden Howe (Billings Senior) 6-6, Fr. (MD 8-0)
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- 1st Place – Drake Rhodes of Billings West
- 2nd Place – Alejandro Madrid of Billings Senior
- 3rd Place – Felix Petersen of Bozeman
- 4th Place – Easton Shupe of Great Falls
- 5th Place – Wil Queer of Butte
- 6th Place – Zach Ewalt of Great Falls CMR
- 7th Place – Daylon Forshee of Billings Senior
- 8th Place – Colten Marquart of Billings Skyview
1st Place Match
- Drake Rhodes (Billings West) 18-1, Fr. over Alejandro Madrid (Billings Senior) 21-5, Sr. (Fall 4:46)
3rd Place Match
- Felix Petersen (Bozeman) 20-12, Fr. over Easton Shupe (Great Falls) 17-6, Jr. (Dec 7-4)
5th Place Match
- Wil Queer (Butte) 19-8, Sr. over Zach Ewalt (Great Falls CMR) 3-3, So. (TF-1.5 2:25 (16-0))
7th Place Match
- Daylon Forshee (Billings Senior) 3-3, Fr. over Colten Marquart (Billings Skyview) 2-3, . (Fall 3:17)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Tayt Rogers of Bozeman
- 2nd Place – RJ Lowdog of Billings West
- 3rd Place – Gentry Lamb of Billings Skyview
- 4th Place – Jalen Rambin of Billings Senior
- 5th Place – Roby Hrubes of Billings Skyview
- 6th Place – Austin Phattavong of Great Falls
- 7th Place – Archer Throckmorton of Great Falls
- 8th Place – Calvin Carroll of Great Falls CMR
1st Place Match
- Tayt Rogers (Bozeman) 26-5, Jr. over RJ Lowdog (Billings West) 17-7, So. (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match
- Gentry Lamb (Billings Skyview) 10-8, . over Jalen Rambin (Billings Senior) 7-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:19 (17-2))
5th Place Match
- Roby Hrubes (Billings Skyview) 14-6, . over Austin Phattavong (Great Falls) 6-16, Jr. (Fall 3:54)
7th Place Match
- Archer Throckmorton (Great Falls) 5-4, Fr. over Calvin Carroll (Great Falls CMR) 6-10, Fr. (Fall 2:41)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Matthew Dewitt of Billings Senior
- 2nd Place – Sterling Quinn of Bozeman
- 3rd Place – Scout Allen of Butte
- 4th Place – Justen Unrein of Billings Senior
- 5th Place – Andrew Paradise of Great Falls CMR
- 6th Place – Tyler Skinner of Great Falls
- 7th Place – Dylan Emborg of Billings Skyview
- 8th Place – Logan Scott of Billings West
1st Place Match
- Matthew Dewitt (Billings Senior) 20-0, Jr. over Sterling Quinn (Bozeman) 23-2, Sr. (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match
- Scout Allen (Butte) 14-3, Jr. over Justen Unrein (Billings Senior) 10-5, Sr. (Dec 8-3)
5th Place Match
- Andrew Paradise (Great Falls CMR) 13-10, Sr. over Tyler Skinner (Great Falls) 9-10, Jr. (Fall 1:57)
7th Place Match
- Dylan Emborg (Billings Skyview) 10-5, . over Logan Scott (Billings West) 7-14, Jr. (Dec 5-4)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Leif Schroeder of Bozeman
- 2nd Place – Idren Peak of Billings Senior
- 3rd Place – Braeden Lomas of Great Falls
- 4th Place – Jaiden James of Bozeman
- 5th Place – Jayden Ramirez of Billings Senior
- 6th Place – Anthony Liva of Butte
- 7th Place – Sean Comstock of Billings Skyview
- 8th Place – Trevin Smith of Great Falls
1st Place Match
- Leif Schroeder (Bozeman) 24-0, Jr. over Idren Peak (Billings Senior) 16-6, Fr. (Fall 1:22)
3rd Place Match
- Braeden Lomas (Great Falls) 18-8, Sr. over Jaiden James (Bozeman) 12-7, Jr. (MD 14-2)
5th Place Match
- Jayden Ramirez (Billings Senior) 13-7, Jr. over Anthony Liva (Butte) 16-13, So. (Fall 1:24)
7th Place Match
- Sean Comstock (Billings Skyview) 9-11, . over Trevin Smith (Great Falls) 5-8, So. (Dec 7-2)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Jahzriel Peak of Billings Senior
- 2nd Place – Hayden Azure of Great Falls
- 3rd Place – Carter Carroll of Great Falls CMR
- 4th Place – Cameron Savaria of Billings Skyview
- 5th Place – Taylor Wiers of Bozeman
- 6th Place – Kolten Unrein of Billings Senior
- 7th Place – Michael Deleon of Billings West
- 8th Place – Dale Kent of Butte
1st Place Match
- Jahzriel Peak (Billings Senior) 15-3, Sr. over Hayden Azure (Great Falls) 8-2, So. (For.)
3rd Place Match
- Carter Carroll (Great Falls CMR) 16-3, Sr. over Cameron Savaria (Billings Skyview) 19-8, . (Dec 3-1)
5th Place Match
- Taylor Wiers (Bozeman) 13-10, Jr. over Kolten Unrein (Billings Senior) 12-6, Sr. (Fall 0:21)
7th Place Match
- Michael Deleon (Billings West) 7-10, Fr. over Dale Kent (Butte) 12-14, Sr. (Dec 7-2)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Kai Stewart of Great Falls CMR
- 2nd Place – Brock Rodrigues of Bozeman
- 3rd Place – Donovan Mahoney of Great Falls
- 4th Place – Quinton Spring of Great Falls CMR
- 5th Place – Luke Brewer of Billings Senior
- 6th Place – Payton Gonser of Great Falls
- 7th Place – James Roan of Billings Senior
- 8th Place – Ethan Faure of Bozeman
1st Place Match
- Kai Stewart (Great Falls CMR) 15-4, Sr. over Brock Rodrigues (Bozeman) 22-2, Jr. (UTB 7-6)
3rd Place Match
- Donovan Mahoney (Great Falls) 10-7, So. over Quinton Spring (Great Falls CMR) 3-2, Jr. (Dec 9-2)
5th Place Match
- Luke Brewer (Billings Senior) 7-8, Jr. over Payton Gonser (Great Falls) 3-3, So. (MD 11-0)
7th Place Match
- James Roan (Billings Senior) 3-3, Fr. over Ethan Faure (Bozeman) 4-8, Jr. (Fall 1:42)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Chance McLane of Bozeman
- 2nd Place – Austin Ketchem of Billings Skyview
- 3rd Place – Caden Hilliard of Great Falls
- 4th Place – Thomas Klepps of Billings Senior
- 5th Place – Jose Rodriguez of Billings Skyview
- 6th Place – Brendan Hensley of Great Falls
- 7th Place – Jake Jaeger of Billings West
- 8th Place – Logan Gallagher of Billings West
1st Place Match
- Chance McLane (Bozeman) 21-0, Sr. over Austin Ketchem (Billings Skyview) 9-3, . (TF-1.5 2:43 (18-3))
3rd Place Match
- Caden Hilliard (Great Falls) 22-8, Jr. over Thomas Klepps (Billings Senior) 13-10, So. (Dec 2-2)
5th Place Match
- Jose Rodriguez (Billings Skyview) 9-8, . over Brendan Hensley (Great Falls) 5-5, Jr. (Fall 3:54)
7th Place Match
- Jake Jaeger (Billings West) 3-2, So. over Logan Gallagher (Billings West) 4-16, So. (Dec 3-1)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Carl Anderson of Butte
- 2nd Place – Coy Cohenour of Bozeman
- 3rd Place – Liam Swanson of Great Falls
- 4th Place – Josh Macy of Billings Skyview
- 5th Place – Theron Moore of Great Falls
- 6th Place – Mike Brien of Great Falls CMR
- 7th Place – Zac Renner of Bozeman
- 8th Place – Christian Vetter of Butte
1st Place Match
- Carl Anderson (Butte) 25-7, Sr. over Coy Cohenour (Bozeman) 18-4, So. (SV-1 10-8)
3rd Place Match
- Liam Swanson (Great Falls) 14-12, So. over Josh Macy (Billings Skyview) 13-8, . (Dec 4-2)
5th Place Match
- Theron Moore (Great Falls) 5-4, Jr. over Mike Brien (Great Falls CMR) 3-3, Sr. (Fall 1:28)
7th Place Match
- Zac Renner (Bozeman) 8-9, Jr. over Christian Vetter (Butte) 5-11, So. (Inj. 3:12)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Jace Rhodes of Billings West
- 2nd Place – Peyton Morton of Billings Senior
- 3rd Place – Tyson Krahe of Great Falls
- 4th Place – Quinn Sullivan of Butte
- 5th Place – Everest Klein of Bozeman
- 6th Place – Jake D`Agostino of Bozeman
- 7th Place – Dominik Scown of Butte
- 8th Place – Quintin Greer of Great Falls
1st Place Match
- Jace Rhodes (Billings West) 16-0, So. over Peyton Morton (Billings Senior) 17-8, Fr. (MD 16-4)
3rd Place Match
- Tyson Krahe (Great Falls) 15-11, Jr. over Quinn Sullivan (Butte) 17-10, Jr. (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match
- Everest Klein (Bozeman) 12-17, Sr. over Jake D`Agostino (Bozeman) 5-5, Jr. (Fall 1:25)
7th Place Match
- Dominik Scown (Butte) 3-3, So. over Quintin Greer (Great Falls) 2-3, Jr. (Dec 7-4)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Elijiah Davis of Great Falls
- 2nd Place – Brenner Bushfield of Billings Skyview
- 3rd Place – Jaydn Hoff of Billings West
- 4th Place – Kole McGrath of Butte
- 5th Place – Bradden Rowles-Ortiz of Bozeman
- 6th Place – Kaelan Patten of Bozeman
- 7th Place – Rylen Fisher of Great Falls
- 8th Place – Myles McClernan of Butte
1st Place Match
- Elijiah Davis (Great Falls) 20-1, So. over Brenner Bushfield (Billings Skyview) 15-2, . (Dec 7-3)
3rd Place Match
- Jaydn Hoff (Billings West) 18-6, So. over Kole McGrath (Butte) 16-9, Sr. (Fall 4:38)
5th Place Match
- Bradden Rowles-Ortiz (Bozeman) 12-10, Jr. over Kaelan Patten (Bozeman) 5-6, Jr. (Dec 14-9)
7th Place Match
- Rylen Fisher (Great Falls) 3-2, Jr. over Myles McClernan (Butte) 1-4, Jr. (Fall 1:34)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Kameron Moreno of Butte
- 2nd Place – Chance Buday of Great Falls CMR
- 3rd Place – Noah Cannon of Great Falls
- 4th Place – Hunter Morse of Billings West
- 5th Place – McCade O`Reilly of Bozeman
- 6th Place – Austin Endy of Butte
- 7th Place – Kaden Westlake of Bozeman
- 8th Place – Kain Schwartz-Dorhety of Great Falls CMR
1st Place Match
- Kameron Moreno (Butte) 21-1, Jr. over Chance Buday (Great Falls CMR) 6-6, Sr. (MD 16-6)
3rd Place Match
- Noah Cannon (Great Falls) 15-10, Sr. over Hunter Morse (Billings West) 11-4, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:58 (19-2))
5th Place Match
- McCade O`Reilly (Bozeman) 3-2, Jr. over Austin Endy (Butte) 16-10, Sr. (Fall 2:21)
7th Place Match
- Kaden Westlake (Bozeman) 16-6, Jr. over Kain Schwartz-Dorhety (Great Falls CMR) 7-9, Sr. (Dec 9-2)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Levi Malcolm of Billings West
- 2nd Place – Tom Walkup of Bozeman
- 3rd Place – Ethan DeRoche of Great Falls
- 4th Place – Camren Spencer of Bozeman
- 5th Place – Tyler Blaquiere of Billings West
- 6th Place – Kyle Harding of Butte
- 7th Place – Ty Raiha of Butte
- 8th Place – Connor Reitler of Billings Skyview
1st Place Match
- Levi Malcolm (Billings West) 17-0, Sr. over Tom Walkup (Bozeman) 17-9, Jr. (Fall 0:56)
3rd Place Match
- Ethan DeRoche (Great Falls) 16-6, So. over Camren Spencer (Bozeman) 5-9, So. (Dec 5-2)
5th Place Match
- Tyler Blaquiere (Billings West) 4-2, Fr. over Kyle Harding (Butte) 8-11, Sr. (Fall 0:57)
7th Place Match
- Ty Raiha (Butte) 2-3, So. over Connor Reitler (Billings Skyview) 4-10, . (Fall 0:44)