Behind champions Bella Downing (120 pounds), Julia Kay (130) and Kiera Lackey (135), the Bravettes accumulated 271.5 points, while defending state champion Billings Senior won with 281.5.
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Billings West edged Class A Ronan for third place, 185.5 to 184.5. Butte was fifth at 170 and Polson was sixth at 142.
Glacier placed 15th with 67.5 points in the tournament, which brought together 330 wrestlers at the Gene Boyle Gymnasium for two days of competition.
“I thought our girls really came together,” Flathead coach Amber Downing said. “Julia Kay was named Outstanding Wrestler, based on the difficulty and size of her group.”
“And it was great to see the Hard Luck mat, where a lot of the girls got their first action, all the support they got from the team.”
Counting those consolation bracket points, Flathead had 337.5 while Senior had 290.5.
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State champions who won their weight classes Saturday included Helena Capital’s Taylor Lay (125) and Senior’s Meadow Mahlmeister (145). Kay fell to Lay in last year’s 130-pound state final.
Bella Downing had three pins and a technical fall; Kay had four pins after his first opponent defaulted with an injury; Lackey had five pins.
Not to be outdone, Sam Bennetts went 6-2 and downed five pints en route to a fourth place finish at 126.
Ronan’s River Cote won the 105 title and the Maidens placed sixth in the top six besides her.
Glacier’s Keria Oftedahl was third in the 100, which Polson’s Ciri Nice won. The Wolfpack also saw Katelyn Spuhler take sixth place with 105.
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“It seemed like all of our visiting teams were happy with the way we handled things,” Amber Downing said, noting that the tournament ended ahead of schedule on Friday and on time on Saturday.
“For some it was their first opportunity to complete it and they rose to the challenge. I’m excited to watch them grow throughout the season.”
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Team Scores: 1, Billings Senior 281.5; 2, flat head 271.5; 3, Billings West 185.5; 4, Ronan 184.5; 5, Butte 170; 6, Polson 142; 7, Elena Capital 149; 8, Missoula Big Sky 137.5; 9, Billings Skyview 147; 10, Belgrade 143; 11, Browning 111; 12, Sims 92; 13, galatin 80; 14, Peter 77; 15, Glacier 67.5; 16, Columbia Falls 59; 17, Mission 58; 18, Le Havre 57.5; 19, Eureka 52; 20, Corvallis 50; 21, Frenchtown 49; 22, Choteau 47.5; 23, Elena 40; 24, white fish 35; 25, Missoula Sentinel 28; 26, Plains-Hot Springs 17; 27, large fork 10; 28, Florence 7; 29, Missoula Hellgate 4.
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Individual results
100 — Ciri Nice, Pol, md. Josie Hillman, Cor, 25-13, first; 3, Keira Offedahl, Glacier; 4, Alexus Thompson, flathead; 5, Jadyn Rowe, flathead; 6, Mykell Hoyt, Brw.
105 — Río Cote, Ron, p. Dalila Bahm, BW, 1:30t; 3, Catt Series, BSr.; 4, Quinn Lindsley, Bel; 5, Victoria Tenney, Heaven; 6, Katelyn Spuhler, Glacier.
110 — Payten Van Pelt, West, p. Danyka Doll, Skyview, 0:37, first; 3, Hayley Petersen, Simms; 4, Idania Ocampo, Boz; 5, Brooke Jamieson, MBS; 6, Marie Chef, Ronan.
115 — Hannah Leonard, Skyview, p. Ashlyn Sausedo, Har, 1:17; 3, Piper Gershmel, Bachelor of Science; 4, Cadence Crookston, Simms; 5, Sydney Drake, cap; 6, Avery Faler, Ronan.
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120 — Bella Downing, Flat Head, p. Alexandria Johnston, senior, 3:04, first; 3, Ava Dewitt, senior; 4, Mariska Harrisk, cap; 5, Violet Turnquist-Linn, Bel; 6, Breiah Davis, Le Havre.
125 — Taylor Lay, Chap., p. Araeya Nelson, West, 5:38; 3, Adalie Hazlett, Butte; 4, Sam Bennetts, flathead; 5, Kyra McMahon, flathead; 6, Lily Fisher, Eureka.
130 — Julia Kay, Flathead, p. Taylor Dorvall, Whitefish, 2:21; 3, Charliee Lund, Bel; 4, Rebelde Montañez, Ftn; 5, Leila McKay, cap; 6, Sierra McGreevey, Ronan.
135 — Kiera Lackey, Flathead, p. Kaiah Dumont, Polson, 3:52; 3, Skadi Smith, Big Sky; 4, Elisa Bernabé, Flat Head; 5, Laila Neiss, Ronan; 6, Korah Yerian, C-Falls.
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140 — Elizabeth Sherman, senior, Dec. Lindsay Yoder, Simms, 14-7; 3, Addison Clixby, Big Sky; 4, Loretta Matteson, Butte; 5, Ariana Banner, Simms; 6, Haley Wilson, Flathead.
145 — Meadow Mahlmeister, Senior, p. Vanessa Wheeler, Polson, 5:25; 3, Tita Fandrich, senior; 4, Elizabeth James, West; 5, Alisha Cook, flathead; 6, queer sage, Butte.
155 — Mattie Stepan, Butte, p. Olivia Carnell, Mission, 2:41; 3, Leona Dodson Howe, Ronan; 4, Luisa Rivera-Rosas, senior; 5, Ragen Prairie, Mission; 6, Kinsley Birdrattler, Browning.
170 — Soraya Shirley, senior, md. Ashtyn Dziekonski, Capital, 10-0; 3, Hannah Gohde, Gallatin; 4, Hadassah Rea, Ronan 5, Keara Wieczorek, Eureka; 6, Eva Rodríguez, West.
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190 — Lauren Krebs, Hardin, p. IsaBela Rangel, Belgrade, 4:27; 3, Brooklen Larsen, West; 4, Malia Glassing, senior; 5, Keyenaa DeRoche, Browning; 6, Aspen Martínez, West.
235 – 1, Rylee Murgel, Helena, p. Elizabeth Henkins, Big Sky, :10; 3, Chyanne Robinson, Butte; 4, Allie Ballensky, Butte; 5, Manina Left Hand, West; 6, Rylie Massa, West.