Scotties Host 24th Annual Scottie Invitational

The Glasgow Scottie Wrestling Team fell just out of the top three at the Scottie Invitational on Dec. 14 claiming fourth place with 119 points. The Scottie grapplers placed behind three Class A schools, with first place going to Sidney with 311 points, second place Custer County with 162.5 points and third place Dawson County with 130 points.

Scottie Head Coach Jory Casterline said he thought the invitational on the Scottie's home turf went well considering the team had four wrestlers out due to illness. Regardless of the shorthanded line up, the team claimed three of their four duel match ups on Dec. 13 and took fourth overall on Saturday.

Still Casterline didn't give much weight to the idea that they had finished behind three class A schools. "Two were beatable," he said in a matter of fact way, "I think if we were healthy we'd have been behind Sidney."

In the end, the Scotties had four wrestlers hit the final match but only Colton Fast claimed a first place finish in the 132 weight class. Kyler Hallock (160 lbs), defending Class B State Champ Dylan Nieskens (182 lbs) and Cooper Larson (205 lbs) all claimed second place finishes. Mayson Phipps (285 lbs) and Ty Kittelson (182 lbs) claimed fourth place. Mason Donaldson (132) rounded off the placed finishes for the Scotties at sixth place.

A high note of the invite for Casterline was seeing some of the younger wrestlers step up and compete. "Our younger guys, especially our freshmen, are showing up," said Casterline, "So I'm pleased not only with our varsity but also with our younger kids."

Comparing the meet to Sidney, Casterline said the work over the week of practice heading into the invite added to their performance, especially in the areas of stance, motion and footwork and the team was working on attacking and being more aggressive on their feet.

"We're still focusing on getting out guys to attack more," said Casterline. The coach also said the team was working on wrestling the full match and not quitting or backing off part way through. "I tell these guys if you get pinned in the first round it's over," said Casterline, "You can't come back in the third."

The Scottie head coach said he was looking forward to the Holiday Classic at the Charles M. Russell High School in Great Falls this upcoming weekend. The JV will wrestle Friday, Dec. 20, in Fort Benton on the way down and then again on Saturday at Great Falls High School. The varsity, however, will be focused on the CMR tournament.

"It's a big weekend of wrestling," said Casterline. "Hopefully we're past the sickness point and we get healthy, compete this weekend and get into Christmas break and fine tune for that last half of the season."

Following the CMR Holiday Classic and Christmas break the Scottie Wrestlers will be in Bozeman on Jan. 2.

24th Annual Scottie Invitational Results for Glasgow

113 Caleb Lawrence (1-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Braxton Scheeler (Custer County ) 4-1 won by fall over Caleb Lawrence (Glasgow) 1-9 (Fall 1:31)

Cons. Round 1 - Hagen Kalista (Choteau) 1-2 won by fall over Caleb Lawrence (Glasgow) 1-9 (Fall 0:44)

126 Jack Cornwell (4-3) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jack Cornwell (Glasgow) 4-3 won by fall over Alex Derbyshire (Billings Central) 3-5 (Fall 5:53)

Quarterfinal - Camron Reilly (Forsyth) 3-1 won by fall over Jack Cornwell (Glasgow) 4-3 (Fall 3:10)

Cons. Round 2 - Sean Mehling (Hardin ) 6-6 won by fall over Jack Cornwell (Glasgow) 4-3 (Fall 1:33)

132 Colten Fast (11-2) placed 1st and scored 29.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Colten Fast (Glasgow) 11-2 won by fall over Jackson Almond (Dawson County ) 1-2 (Fall 0:12)

Quarterfinal - Colten Fast (Glasgow) 11-2 won by fall over Dalton Duncan (Hardin ) 3-5 (Fall 1:58)

Semifinal - Colten Fast (Glasgow) 11-2 won by fall over Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) 7-5 (Fall 3:24) 1st Place Match - Colten Fast (Glasgow) 11-2 won by major decision over Everett Jensen (Sidney) 9-4 (MD 8-0)

132 Mason Donaldson (7-5) placed 6th.

Champ. Round 1 - Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) 7-5 won by fall over Kade Rindahl (Sidney) 0-2 (Fall 0:57)

Quarterfinal - Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) 7-5 won by fall over Bryce Hirsch (Custer County ) 3-2 (Fall 5:10)

Semifinal - Colten Fast (Glasgow) 11-2 won by fall over Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) 7-5 (Fall 3:24)

Cons. Semi - Harold Miller (Shelby ) 5-3 won by fall over Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) 7-5 (Fall 4:11)

5th Place Match - Devon Nesbitt (Baker) 8-6 won by fall over Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) 7-5 (Fall 2:01)

152 Ethan Nickels (2-5) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Carter Pedersen (Wolf Point ) 6-4 won by major decision over Ethan Nickels (Glasgow) 2-5 (MD 9-0)

Cons. Round 1 - Garrett Pruttis (Chinook) 5-5 won by fall over Ethan Nickels (Glasgow) 2-5 (Fall 0:57)

160 Kyler Hallock (8-4) placed 2nd and scored 24.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) 8-4 won by fall over Aaron Foster (Billings Central) 4-4 (Fall 0:50)

Quarterfinal - Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) 8-4 won by fall over Logan Boadle (Poplar ) 4-5 (Fall 1:23)

Semifinal - Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) 8-4 won by forfeit over Dylan Lutz (Sidney) 10-2 (For.)

1st Place Match - Callan Mears (Malta ) 7-4 won by major decision over Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) 8-4 (MD 15-4)

182 Dylan Nieskens (8-2) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow) 8-2 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow) 8-2 won by fall over Jackson Miller (Custer County ) 2-3 (Fall 1:10)

Semifinal - Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow) 8-2 won by fall over Hayden Axtman (Fort Benton/Big Sandy) 5-4 (Fall 0:32)

1st Place Match - Riley Waters (Sidney) 11-0 won by fall over Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow) 8-2 (Fall 4:51)

182 Ty Kittleson (4-3) placed 4th.

Champ. Round 1 - Ty Kittleson (Glasgow) 4-3 won by fall over Brady Schug (Billings Lockwood ) 0-2 (Fall 0:39)

Quarterfinal - Ty Kittleson (Glasgow) 4-3 won by fall over Kody Beeler (Custer County ) 0-2 (Fall 0:51)

Semifinal - Riley Waters (Sidney) 11-0 won by fall over Ty Kittleson (Glasgow) 4-3 (Fall 1:38)

Cons. Semi - Ty Kittleson (Glasgow) 4-3 won by fall over Michael Marley (Dawson County ) 2-3 (Fall 2:09)

3rd Place Match - Rielly Wiegand (Chinook) 8-3 and Ty Kittleson (Glasgow) 4-3 (DFF)

182 Austin Hughes (1-7) place is unknown.

Champ. Round 1 - Rielly Wiegand (Chinook) 8-3 won by fall over Austin Hughes (Glasgow) 1-7 (Fall 1:54)

Cons. Round 1 - Austin Hughes (Glasgow) 1-7 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - Jackson Miller (Custer County ) 2-3 won by fall over Austin Hughes (Glasgow) 1-7 (Fall 3:41)

205 Cooper Larson (6-4) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Cooper Larson (Glasgow) 6-4 won by fall over Davin Pinkerton (Forsyth) 0-2 (Fall 1:04)

Quarterfinal - Cooper Larson (Glasgow) 6-4 won by fall over Brett Monroe (Valier ) 6-3 (Fall 2:30)

Semifinal - Cooper Larson (Glasgow) 6-4 won by decision over Lane Hinderager (Simms) 2-2 (Dec 8-3)

1st Place Match - Jett Jones (Sidney) 11-0 won by fall over Cooper Larson (Glasgow) 6-4 (Fall 4:43)

285 Mayson Phipps (8-5) placed 4th and scored 18.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) 8-5 won by fall over Thomas Troy (Fairfield) 0-2 (Fall 0:55)

Quarterfinal - Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) 8-5 won by fall over Wyatt Dunbar (Chinook) 2-3 (Fall 0:34)

Semifinal - Tyler Harms (Custer County ) 3-1 won by decision over Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) 8-5 (Dec 3-2)

Cons. Semi - Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) 8-5 won by fall over Gabe Walker (Custer County ) 2-2 (Fall 0:33)

3rd Place Match - Brodey Skogen (Sidney) 10-4 won by decision over Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) 8-5 (Dec 5-2)

Team Results:

1 Sidney 311.0

2 Custer County 162.5

3 Dawson County 130.0

4 Glasgow 119.0

5 Circle 104.5

6 Colstrip 76.5

7 Chinook 60.0

8 Malta 55.0

9 Shepherd 53.0

10 Fairfield 51.0

11 Manhattan 47.0

12 Baker 44.0

13 Poplar 37.0

13 Simms 37.0

15 Shelby 36.0

16 Forsyth 34.0

17 Valier 33.0

18 Billings Central 28.5

19 Fort Benton/Big Sandy 28.0

20 Hardin 27.0

21 Choteau 14.0

22 Broadus 7.0

22 Harlem 7.0

24 Chester-Joplin-Inverness 3.0

24 Wolf Point 3.0

26 Billings Lockwood 0.0

26 Hays Lodgepole 0.0