Chris Peterson
Havre Daily News
cpeterson@havredailynews.com
The Mining City Duals in Butte are one of the most prestigious tournaments in Montana wrestling and it features top teams from all classes. Havre High became the first Class A school ever to win the tournament last year, and the Ponies were hoping that history would repeat itself this weekend.
However, the Ponies fell short in their goal of winning the tournament, but they came away with an impressive outing and ended up finishing fourth.
The Ponies won their first five duals to earn them a spot in the semifinals against Kalispell, one of the top teams in Class AA. But the Ponies couldn't overcome a powerful Kalispell team, which won 10 out of 15 matches on its way to a 51-27 victory over the Ponies. In the dual the Ponies got wins from Beau LaSalle, Nathan Harada, Ryan Shelstad and Evan Hinebauch. Matt Schnittgen also got an 8-5 decision in the 275-pound weight class.
The Ponies would then go on to the third-place dual, where they faced Class AA defending state champion Billings Skyview. In a fairly competitive dual, the Ponies won seven out of the 15 matches but ended up falling short by a score of 48-34.
The Ponies got victories by Schnittgen with a 3-1 decision, Myles Mazurkiewicz, Lorren Mack and Chad Ranes. LaSalle, Ethan Hinebauch and Evan Hinebauch all won by pin.
“We wrestled against Flathead and Skyview and those are two very solid teams,” HHS head coach Scott Filius said. “I thought that we wrestled very hard, and we competed pretty good against that kind of competition.”
Although the Ponies came up short of a team goal of capturing the championship, some HHS wrestlers had very solid weekends, as Evan Hinebauch and Beau LaSalle both went unbeaten. Ranes was only defeated once in the duals.
“Evan Hinebauch and Beau LaSalle both wrestled very well,” Filius said. “They went unbeaten in the tournament, and both defeated a defending state champion along the way.”
The Ponies collected five victories in the tournament, including Colstrip, which the Ponies defeated 58-12. The Ponies used pins from LaSalle, Ethan Hinebauch, Curtis Shandorf, Cody Seely, Phillip Sutherland and Schnittgen on their way to the victory.
“Phillip and Curtis both wrestled hard, and really all of the freshmen competed well this weekend,” Filius said.
The Ponies dominated Corvallis 72-12 as they only lost two matches in the dual.
The Ponies then knocked off rival Great Falls High in a close 40-31 decision.
The Ponies then moved on to a dual with Huntley Project on Saturday morning in the winner's tournament. The Ponies won 11 out of the 15 matches, including five pins, two decisions and four forfeits, on their way to another big victory by the score of 62-22.
Next up for the Ponies was Class AA Helena Capital, and the Ponies lost only four out of their 11 matches on their way to an easy victory. The Ponies got pins in the dual from Shelstad, LaSalle, Ethan Hinebauch and Nathan Harada.
“I thought that all the kids competed well this weekend,” Filius said. “We still have things that we need to work on such as scrambles or getting off the bottom, but those are just some of the things that come with being a young team.”
Havre will once again face the cream of the crop in Montana wrestling when the Ponies travel to Great Falls on Friday for the CMR Holiday Invitational.
Mining City Duals
Friday
Havre 58, Colstrip 12
98-Ryan Shelstad, Havre, won by forfeit. 105-Myles Mazurkiewicz, Havre, tech. fall Dane Aberle, 16-1 (3:12). 112-Loren Mack, Havre, dec. Quade Olsen, 7-4. 119-Chad Ranes, Havre, dec. Sam Brown, 6-4. 125-Beau LaSalle, Havre, pinned Nathan Brown, 2:53. 130-Nate Harada, Havre, won by forfeit. 135-Ethan Hinebauch, Havre, pinned Andrew Torgerson, 2:51. 140-Adam Letang, Colsltrip, dec. Logan Reichelt, 11-6. 145-Philip Sutherland, Havre, pinned Kevin Zimmer, 1:37. 152-Taylor Charette, Colstrip, pinned Jeff Crawford, 3:58. 160-Curtis Shandorf, Havre, pinned Bruno Espinoza, 1:19. 171-Evan Hinebauch, Havre, won by forfeit. 189-Bobbie Grinsell, Colstrip, dec. Chris Buskirk, 9-7. 215-Cody Seely, Havre, pinned Tyler Stundon, :27. 275-Matt Schnittgen, Havre, pinned Lance Ankeny, 5:17.
Havre 40, Great Falls High 31
98-Ryan Shelstad, H, wond by forfeit. 105-Zach Mendenhall, G, dec. Myles Mazurkiewicz, 9-2. 112-Loren Mack, H, won by forfeit. 119-Chad Ranes, H, pinned Frank Ramsey, 1:23. 125-Beau LaSalle, H, dec. Ben Spencer 9-6. 130-Zach Gregoire, G, pinned Nate Harada, 4:55. 135-Ethan Hinebauch, H, pinned Max Galland, 3:35. 140-Tanner Schmid, G, maj. dec. Logan Reichelt, 10-0. 145-Bobby Vinson, G, pinned Philip Sutherland, 1:30. 152-Tom Salina, G, dec. Jeff Crawford, 4-2. 160-Toby Bender, G, Curtis Shandorf, 3:58. 171-Evan Hinebauch, H, dec. Ty Vinson 8-4. 189-Chris Buskirk, H, dec. Cody Vunas 11-3. 215-Zach Deffinbaugh, G, pinned Cody Seely 9-8; 275-Matt Schnittigen, H, pinned Rich Bomgartner, 1:04.
Havre 72, Corvallis 12
98-Ryan Shelstad, Havre, won by forfeit. 105-Myles Mazurkiewicz, Havre, won by forfeit. 112-Loren Mack, Havre, pinned Danny Powers, :25. 119-Chad Ranes, Havre, won by forfeit. 125-Beau LaSalle, Havre, dec. Landon DellaSilva, 8-7. 130-Nate Harada, Havre, pinned Jaris Biever, 1:02. 135-Ethan Hinebauch, Havre, pinned Taylor Nagel, 2:46. 140-Logan Reichelt, Havre, pinned Chase Jessop, 4:31. 145-Philip Sutherland, Havre, dec. Dan Dubose, 11-8. 152-Danny Gates, Corvallis, pinned Jeff Crawford, 1:15. 160 -Curtis Shandorf, Havre, pinned Chris Jessop, :47. 171-Evan Hinebauch, Havre, pinned Bo Davenport, :49. 189-Josh Wood, Corvallis, pinned Chris Buskirk, 2:26. 215-Cody Seely, Havre, pinned Kelly Birmingham, 1:05. 275-Matt Schnittgen, Havre, pinned Blake Cranmore, 1:19.
Saturday
Havre 62, Huntley Project 22
98-Ryan Shelstad, Havre, pinned Jeremiah Cutsinger, :13. 105-Myles Mazurkiewicz, Havre, pinned Kincaid Taylor, :58. 112-Loren Mack, Havre, won by forfeit. 119-Chad Ranes, Havre, won by forfeit. 125-Beau LaSalle, Havre, won by forfeit. 130-Jordan Ewen, Huntley Project, pinned Nate Harada, 1:33. 135-Tim Troutman, Huntley Project, maj. dec. Ethan Hinebach, 19-8. 140-Garrett Buer, Huntley Project, pinned Logan Reichelt, 3:09. 145-Philip Sutherland, Havre, pinned Brady DeCock, 1:41. 152-Bryan Steiger, Huntley Project, pinned Jeff Crawford, 1:28. 160-Curtis Shandorf, Havre, pinned Austin Buzinowski, :39. 171 -Evan Hinebauch, Havre, maj. dec. Brendon DeCock, 11-0. 189-Chris Buskirk, Havre, won by forfeit. 215-Cody Seely, Havre, maj. dec. Justin Bloom, 14-6. 275-Matt Schnittgen, Havre, pinned John Morehouse, 3:15.
Havre def. Helena Capital 54-24
98-Ryan Shelstad, Havre, pinned Kyle Webster, :18. 105-Myles Mazurkiewicz, Havre, won by forfeit. 112-Loren Mack, Haver, def. Kallen Kienshmidt, 10-5. 119-Chad Ranes, Havre, def. Colby Hurt, 6-5. 125-Brad LaSalle, Havre, pinned Shaun Potter, 1:49. 130-Nate Harada, Havre, pinned Mike Fonger, 1:58. 135-Ethan Hinebauch, Havre, pinned Krist Knutson, 1:07. 140-Cody Sampson, Capital, won by forfeit. 145-Philip Sutherland, Havre, maj. dec. Rusty Higgins, 15-6. 152-Curtis Gardner, Capital, pinned Jeff Crawford, 2:53. 160-Jarred Kleinschmidt, Capital, pinned Curtis Shandorf, 4:26. 171-Evan Hinebauch, Havre, tech. fall. Joel Nay, 17-2 (3:32). 189-Colton Shirley, Capital, pinned Chris Buskirk, :21.215-Cody Seely, Havre, def. Jack Scott, 6-4. 275-Matt Schnittgen, Haver, won by forfeit.
Semifinals
Kalispell 51, Havre 27
98-Ryan Shelstad, H, pinned Dan Jenkins, 1:00. 105-Brian Ham, K, def. Myles Mazurkiewicz, 4-3. 112-T.C. Decker, K, def. Loren Mack, 4-3. 119-Ricky James, K, def. Chad Ranes, 5-0. 125-Beau LaSalle, H, pinned Austin Zapata, 3:57. 130-Nate Harada, H, pinned Jesse Morritt, 2:59. 135-Duran Flaget, K, pinned Ethan Hinebauch, :34. 140-Ryan Nelson, K, pinned Logan Reichlt, 1:56. 145-Luke Fischer, K, pinned Philip Sutherland, 3:52. 152-Mickey Kuchne, K, pinned Jeff Crawford, 1:39. 160-David Lau, K, pinned Curtis Shadorf, 1:29. 171-Evan Hinebauch, H, pinned Levi Hold, 2:47. 189-Scott Cassel, K, pinned, Chris Buskirk, 3:09. 215-Casey Poier, K, pinned Cody Seely, 3:09. 275-Matt Schnittgen, K, def. Dan Ogden, 9-2.
Third Place
Billings Skyview 48, Havre 34
215-Chance Scally, Skyview, pinned Cody Seely, 3:59. 275-Matt Schnittgen, Havre, dec. Zach Jones, 3-1. 98-Brice Gretch, Skyview, pinned Ryan Shelstad, 3:48. 105-Myles Mazurkiewicz, Havre, dec. Brennan Barta, 10-3. 112-Loren Mack, Havre, maj. dec. Seth Goodell, 11-3. 119-Chad Ranes, Havre, pinned Cory Champney, 1:04. 125-Beau LaSalle, Havre, pinned Glenn Jacobson, 5:09. 130-Jeff Jones, Skyview, pinned Nate Harada, 3:12. 135-Ethan Hinebauch, Havre, pinned Casey Malia, 2:52. 140-Malcolm Kintzing, Skyview, pinned Logan Reichelt, 1:44. 145-Vince Salminen, Skyview, pinned Philip Sutherland, :21. 152-Jordan Duffield, Skyview, pinned Jeff Crawford, :27. 160-Alex Davies, Skyview, pinned Curtis Shandorf, 2:52. 171-Evan Hinebauch, Havre, pinned Kam Christenson, 1:08. 189-Kory Landwehr, Skyview, pinned Chris Buskirk, 3:16.
