by Scott Sacry
The wrestling teams from Corvallis, Darby, Florence, Hamilton, and Stevensville competed alongside 20 other western Montana high schools in Ronan on Friday, January 3 and Saturday, January 4 for the aptly named Western Montana Boys & Girls Invitational.
Team results
In the boys team standings, Corvallis finished 4th, Florence finished 8th, Stevensville took 15th, Hamilton took 18th, and Darby took 23rd.
In the girls team standings, Corvallis took 9th, Darby took 14th, Stevensville took 17th, Florence took 21st, and Hamilton finished 22nd.
Individual results
For the Corvallis boys, Chase Davis won the 103 division, Kahle Hill placed 3rd at 118, Colton Snyder placed 3rd at 175, Sean Davis placed 4th at 126, Castin Borkholder placed 5th at 157, Aidan Emerson placed 5th at 215, Kade Bowles placed 6th at 165, and Byron Stoker placed 6th at 138.
For the Corvallis girls, Jocelyn Covington won the 140 division, Kaelynn Vanderpool placed 3rd at 110, and Sam Weidow placed 3rd at 190.
For the Darby girls, Logan Paddock placed 2nd at 140, Halana May placed 5th at 155, and Tayler Rust placed 6th at 115.
For the Darby boys, Eli Spross placed 3rd at 215.
For the Florence boys, Rowan Miller placed 2nd at 132, Max Rosenthal placed 2nd at 138, Brett Riley placed 4th at 157, Jett Murray placed 4th at 175, and Isaac Nicoson placed 6th at 144.
For Hamilton, Noah Guisinger placed 3rd at 190.
For the Stevensville boys, Todd Whitescarver placed 2nd at 144, and Benjamin White placed 3rd at 138.
For the Stevensville girls, Avery Faler placed 3rd at 105, and Keenya Gibson placed 3rd at 130.