Glasgow Wrestling Puts on a Weekend Show

Coach Jory Casterline was pleased with his team's performance after the Scotties faced off against the Miles City Cowboys in a dual to cap off their penultimate week of the season. The Scotties had another busy week, traveling to Havre last Tuesday for a dual, followed by a home mixer Friday and the Saturday dual, which was followed by 13 exhibition matches between to the two teams.

The 42-25 dual win over Miles City showed the team's improvement over the season. Glasgow lost an early season meeting against the Cowboys. Casterline said he had guys come out and perform really well this past weekend, but also stressed that it is a team effort as the wrestlers look to the post season. "They're battling," he said. "We're starting to wrestle at the level we need to. I think we're peaking just about right and making that post season run."

Senior captain and defending 205-pound state champion, Cooper Larson (wrestling in the 182 class this year), bounced back from two losses in Havre to win two by pin the first period on Friday at home and another by pin in the third period on Saturday. "I think he's 100 percent," Casterline said. "He's doing well."

Fellow senior captain Dylan Nieskens is also ready for the post season. "I am feeling food. My focus is keeping my conditioning up," he said. "I am looking forward to wrestling Cade Buchanan at divisionals."

In what Casterline billed "the best match of the night," two-time state champion Colten Fast faced off against Class A state champion Daimian Leidholt in an exhibition match. The match marked the first time the two grapplers have faced each other on the mat in high school, after going 1-1 in junior high. And the two put on a performance – taking the match to overtime before Fast was declared the winner after a takedown in the extra period.

Leidholt had defeated Glasgow's Devon Nesbitt during regulation play, earning major decision over the Scottie. Though he lost a tough match to the defending Class A champion, Nesbitt told the Courier, "My toughest matches are always in the room wrestling Colten [Fast] as he pushes me harder and harder to become the best I can be." The wrestler, who returned to Glasgow this season, said he feels he could have had a better season, but added, "My focus going into divisionals will be getting the right mentality to compete and to perform to the best of my abilities and getting the number one seat in divisionals."

The Scotties wrap up their regular season this week with match-ups against with some tough competition, including the number one and number two class A schools. Still, the team will be focused on their plan and finishing strong. "We focus on six minutes," Casterline said. "If we end it early fine, that's what we're looking for."

Friday night, Feb. 19, the Scotties host the Sidney Eagles and the Poplar Indians in their final regular season home event of the season. Glasgow against Sidney begins at 5 p.m., followed by Sidney versus Poplar at 6 p.m. Senior night recognition for wrestlers Dawson Boland, Alex Ost, Colten Fast, Cooper Larson, Dylan Nieskens and Mayson Phipps and managers Meranda Bechel and Azuray Jones will take place at 7 p.m. followed by Glasgow versus Poplar at 7:30 p.m.

On Saturday, Feb. 20, the Scottie wrestlers will be in Lewistown. They face Fairfield at noon, followed by Lewistown at 2 p.m.

Full Results

Glasgow 25, Havre 33

103 Jerry Kirkaldie (Havre) over Unknown (For.) 0 6

113 Jake Kuka (Glasgow) over Carson Harris (Havre) (MD 11-2) 4 0

126 Mick Chagnon (Havre) over Dawson Boland (Glasgow) (Fall 0:39) 0 6

132 Alex Ost (Glasgow) over Hunter Velk (Havre) (Dec 2-0) 3 0

138 Riley Pleninger (Havre) over Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) (TF 16-0 5:30) 0 5

145 Kendall Pleninger (Havre) over Devon Nesbitt (Glasgow) (Fall 0:46) 0 6

152 Colten Fast (Glasgow) over Landon Caplette (Havre) (Fall 0:39) 6 0

160 Kale VanCampen (Havre) over Damien Nesbitt (Glasgow) (Dec 5-4) 0 3

170 Orion Thivierge (Havre) over Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) (MD 14-6) 0 4

182 Randy Tommerup (Havre) over Cooper Larson (Glasgow) (Dec 3-1) 0 3

205 Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow) over Unknown (For.) 6 0

285 Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) over Unknown (For.) 6 0

Glasgow 36, Cut Bank 35

103 Richard Schmidt (Cut Bank) over Unknown (For.) 0 6

113 Jake Kuka (Glasgow) over Bradin Murphy (Cut Bank) (Fall 3:45) 6 0

120 Hunter Kennedy (Cut Bank) over Unknown (For.) 0 6

126 Wyatt Berkram (Cut Bank) over Dawson Boland (Glasgow) (MD 11-2) 0 4

132 Caleb Simpson (Cut Bank) over Alex Ost (Glasgow) (Fall 0:48) 0 6

138 Kanon Branch (Cut Bank) over Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) (Dec 9-6) 0 3

145 Devon Nesbitt (Glasgow) over Raice Strand (Cut Bank) (Fall 1:09) 6 0

152 Colten Fast (Glasgow) over Mathew Larson (Cut Bank) (Fall 3:11) 6 0

160 Ty Curry (Cut Bank) over Damien Nesbitt (Glasgow) (Dec 2-1) 0 3

170 Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) over Ethan Sullivan (Cut Bank) (Fall 0:38) 6 0

182 Austin Vanek (Cut Bank) over Cooper Larson (Glasgow) (Fall 1:51) 0 6

205 Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow) over Dalton Estey (Cut Bank) (Fall 1:10) 6 0

285 Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) over Jeremy Gallagher (Cut Bank) (Fall 1:37) 6 0

unsportsmanlike behavior on Nesbitt 0 1.0

Glasgow Quad Mixer 15-5

126 Cameron Mikesell (Malta) over Dawson Boland (Glasgow) (Fall 1:25) Yes No

132 Seth Mcdowell (broadus) over Alex Ost (Glasgow) (Dec 8-2) Yes No

132 Alex Ost (Glasgow) over Ryley Hofeldt (Chinook) (Fall 0:54) Yes No

132 Dawson Boland (Glasgow) over Ryley Hofeldt (Chinook) (Fall 0:59) Yes No

138 Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) over Riggin Shaffer (broadus) (MD 15-1) Yes No

138 Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) over Seth Mcdowell (broadus) (Fall 1:39) Yes No

152 Colten Fast (Glasgow) over Drake Berreth (Chinook) (Fall 2:40) Yes No

160 Colten Fast (Glasgow) over Camryn Mears (Malta) (Dec 9-2) Yes No

160 Camryn Mears (Malta) over Damien Nesbitt (Glasgow) (Dec 6-4) Yes No

170 Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) over Tyler Schoen (Chinook) (Dec 8-4) Yes No

170 Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) over Lincoln Reich (Chinook) (Dec 4-1) Yes No

170 Kyle Minow (broadus) over Austin Hughes (Glasgow) (Fall 5:25) Yes No

170 Damien Nesbitt (Glasgow) over Dakota Holbrook (broadus) (Fall 1:07) Yes No

182 Cooper Larson (Glasgow) over Cale Emmons (broadus) (Fall 0:58) Yes No

182 Cooper Larson (Glasgow) over Colt French (Malta) (Fall 1:05) Yes No

182 Colt French (Malta) over Ethan Nickels (Glasgow) (Dec 4-0) Yes No

182 Ethan Nickels (Glasgow) over Cale Emmons (broadus) (Fall 0:53) Yes No

205 Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow) over Gavin Severiede (broadus) (Fall 1:03) Yes No

285 Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) over Wyatt Dunbar (Chinook) (Dec 3-1) Yes No

285 Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) over Jaden Keeling (Malta) (Fall 4:58) Yes No

Glasgow 42, Miles City 25

103 Caleb Smith (Custer Co. (Miles City)) over Unknown (For.) 0 6

113 Isaac Beardsley (Custer Co. (Miles City)) over Jake Kuka (Glasgow) (Fall 5:42) 0 6

120 Payton Gaskins (Custer Co. (Miles City)) over Unknown (For.) 0 6

126 Bryce Hirsch (Custer Co. (Miles City)) over Dawson Boland (Glasgow) (Dec 6-0) 0 3

132 Alex Ost (Glasgow) over Morgan Buckingham (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 2:47) 6 0

138 Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) over Tucker Ellison (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 2:55) 60

145 Daimian Leidholt (Custer Co. (Miles City)) over Devon Nesbitt (Glasgow) (MD 9-1) 0 4

152 Colten Fast (Glasgow) over Brenen Hager (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 1:28) 6 0

160 Damien Nesbitt (Glasgow) over Easton DeJong (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Dec 8-1) 3 0

170 Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) over Dalton Tvedt (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Dec 5-2) 3 0

182 Cooper Larson (Glasgow) over Jaiden Gibson (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 5:30) 6 0

205 Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow) over Jackson Miller (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 1:14) 6 0

285 Mayson Phipps (Glasgow) over Gabe Walker (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 2:45) 6 0

113 Extra: Jake Kuka (Glasgow) over Caleb Smith (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 1:01)

126 Extra: Dawson Boland (Glasgow) over Payton Gaskins (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 2:45)

132 Extra: Bryce Hirsch (Custer Co. (Miles City)) over Alex Ost (Glasgow) (Dec 8-1) 0 0

138 Extra: Mason Donaldson (Glasgow) over Morgan Buckingham (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 0:50)

145 Extra: Devon Nesbitt (Glasgow) over Mick Friend (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 0:45)

152 Extra: Colten Fast (Glasgow) over Daimian Leidholt (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Dec 3-1)

160 Extra: Damien Nesbitt (Glasgow) over Manny Goche (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 2:49)

170 Extra: Kyler Hallock (Glasgow) over Jaiden Gibson (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 0:29)

170 Extra: Austin Hughes (Glasgow) over Noah Haascr (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Dec 9-7)

170 Extra: Dalton Tvedt (Custer Co. (Miles City)) over Austin Hughes (Glasgow) (Fall 5:39)

182 Extra: Ethan Nickels (Glasgow) over Joe Giddis (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 0:36)

205 Extra: Jackson Miller (Custer Co. (Miles City)) over Ethan Nickels (Glasgow) (Fall 4:51)

285 Extra: Dylan Nieskens (Glasgow) over Gabe Walker (Custer Co. (Miles City)) (Fall 1:09)