by Scott Sacry
The spectacle that is the Montana All Class wrestling tournament took place in Billings on
February 10th & 11th and several Bitterroot Valley wrestlers competed. Two valley athletes made it to the State Championship match. Jesse Anson of Hamilton wrestled in the championship match at 132 and got 2nd place. Kiera Davis of Corvallis wrestled in the girls championship match at 100 and got runner-up. Several other valley wrestlers placed. For Hamilton, Derrick Saltzman finished 3rd at 205, Andrew Frederick finished 5th at 170, and Clayton Beall finished 6th at 182. For Florence, Adyn Meinzen finished 4th at 152, Arie McLaughlin placed 5th at 285, Hailey Sutton placed 5th at girls 152. And for Corvallis, Bryce Weidow finished 5th at 205.
In the Class A team standings, Hamilton finished in 9th, Corvallis finished 17th, and Stevensville finished 21st. In the Class B/C team standings, Florence finished in 16th. In the girls’ All Class standings, Corvallis finished 13th and Florence girls finished in 33rd.