by Scott Sacry
The girls and boys wrestling teams from Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville competed in the Western Class A Divisionals in Hamilton on February 2-3. In the boys team standings, Corvallis placed 5th, Hamilton placed 8th, and Stevensville finished 10th.
In the girls team standings, Corvallis finished in 5th, Hamilton placed 8th, and Stevensville placed 11th.
Individually, four Bitterroot Valley wrestlers made it to a championship match. For the girls, Stevensville’s Keenya Gibson finished 2nd at 132. Corvallis’ Kaelynn Vanderpool placed 2nd at 107. Corvallis’ Jocelyn Covington placed 2nd at 126. For the boys, Hamilton’s Noah Guisinger finished 2nd at 205.
Corvallis results
For the Corvallis boys, Quinn Wissenbach placed 3rd at 120. Sean Davis placed 3rd at 126. Ben White placed 3rd at 138. Conner Jessop placed 4th at 132. Chase Davis placed 5th at 103. Kahle Hill placed 6th at 113. Cayde Olsen placed 6th at 170. Colton Snyder placed 8th at 182. Shane Spencer placed 8th at 103. Boone Venema placed 8th at 126. Luke Nuttall placed 8th at 138.
For the Corvallis girls, Kaelynn Vanderpool placed 2nd at 107. Jocelyn Covington placed 2nd at 126. Arden Weidow placed 3rd at 165. Finley Hillman placed 4th at 107. Deedra Wohlgemuth placed 6th at 100. Penelope Foster placed 6th at 120.
Hamilton results
For the Hamilton girls, Harley Hanson placed 4th at 165. Carlotta Giaquinto placed 4th at 235. Kailey Broad placed 5th at 138. Allison Sicotte placed 6th at 165.
For the Hamilton boys, Noah Guisinger placed 2nd at 205. Carter Morgan placed 3rd at 182. Camron Beall placed 5th at 126. Clayton Beall placed 5th at 205. Brandon Saltzman placed 6th at 132. Colt Yocum placed 7th at 113. Aidan Toniazzo placed 7th at 170.
Stevensville results
For the Stevensville boys. Zachary Sannar placed 4th at 285. Matthew Liedtka placed 5th at 152. Gunnar Larson placed 6th at 145. Tyler Conklin placed 7th at 285. Brycin Bugli placed 7th at 103.
For the Stevensville girls, Keenya Gibson finished 2nd at 132.
The high school wrestling season culminates in the 2024 Montana All Class Wrestling State Tournament in Billings on Feb. 9-10 at the MetraPark. This is annually one of the most exciting high school sporting events of the year.