By Kim Staudinger
The Mining City Duals held in Butte this last weekend are often a good way for coaches to tell early on where their team stands among other teams in the state.
This weekend was no different than any other for the dominate Havre team as three Ponies were named as outstanding wrestlers. Jeff Hedges, Chad Hedges and Garrett Hanson each came away with the award after going 6-0 on the weekend.
"We've never had three kids named outstanding wrestler," Havre head coach Scott Filius said, noting in his six years at Havre he has had maybe three wrestlers total receive the award. "It was nice to get three at once."
The true success and dedication of the Havre wrestlers was told Monday afternoon at practice when Hanson and Jeff and Chad Hedges all said that even with the good weekend, they still have a lot of work to do.
"We have a lot of room to improve," Chad Hedges, a senior, said.
Hanson agreed with Chad, saying, "Our conditioning needs to get better. It's still pretty early (to tell where Havre stands). We didn't get to see a lot of Class A teams there."
Havre started off slow on Friday, but were the strong Ponies as usual on Saturday, leaving Filius to believe his team should be "right in the middle of the pack" after this weekend.
"Friday we wrestled below par," Filius said. "Saturday we had a great turnaround. I'm real happy with the way we came back. You go down there and expect a lot of mistakes, but by the end of the weekend, you hope to make less and we did."
Filius also said he was impressed with the fact that Jake Szudera and K.P. Fisher battled back and wound up defeating state champions from last year.
"We started out slow. We could have beat Bozeman, but we didn't show up the first day, but came back the second day," Szudera said. "I think we'll be pretty tough. We gear up for the tough teams. We're up at the top probably with Libby and Corvalis."
Jeff Hedges, the other outstanding wrestler nominated at Butte, agreed with his teammates, saying, "We had a rocky start, but we smoothed things out and finished on a high note."
Havre's next meet is Friday and Saturday at the CMR Holiday Classic in Great Falls.
The following are the results from Havre's wrestlers at the Mining City Duals in Butte:
Friday:
Havre 57 Huntley Project 18
98 open
105 Jeff Hedges won by fall in 1:14 over J. Simpson
112 Scott Sheppard lost by fall in 1:24 to S. Banner
119 David Cross lost by fall in 1:29 to J. Douaette
125 Drew Harlow won by fall in 3:23 over E. Drovak
130 Chad Hedges won by fall in 20 seconds over C. McKinsey
135 Greg Leyba won by fall in 2:21 over S. Bonner
140 Jake Szudera won by forfeit
145 Adam Jensen won by fall in 1:19 over C. Hill
152 Chad Zuelke won by fall in 1:36 over B. Hinebauch
160 K.P. Fisher won by forfeit
171 Garrett Hanson won by decision 12-5 over A. Vogel
189 Nick Johnson lost by fall in 1:41 to M. Jones
HWT Mike Schnittgen won by fall in 2:42 over T. Brown.
Havre losses to Bozeman
98 Kevin Velk lost by fall in 1:51 to Tyler Krob
105 Jeff Hedges won by fall in 20 seconds over Brian Itoh
112 Scott Sheppard won by decision 10-4 over Cody Croskey
119 David Cross lost by fall in 2:18 over David Lee
125 Drew Harlow won by fall in 1:25 over Nick Scollard
130 Chad Hedges won by fall in 39 seconds over Brett Megaard
135 Greg Leyba lost by fall in 22 seconds to Ryan Blanchette
140 Jake Szudera lost by decision 7-6 to Tyler McReynolds
145 Adam Jensen lost by major decision 9-0 to Cody Stocks
152 Chad Zuelke lost by fall in 2:55 to John Devine
160 K.P. Fisher lost by decision 9-4 to Tyrel Todd
171 Garrett Hanson won by major decision 12-4 over Jake Lambers
189 Nick Johnson lost by fall in 39 seconds to Sam Wendland
HWT Mike Schnittgen lost by decision 5-5 to Justin Green
Saturday:
Havre 21 Billings Skyview 44
98 Kevin Velk lost by forfeit to C. Bachman
105 Jeff Hedges won by fall in 2:44 over A. Morrison
112 Scott Sheppard lost by fall in 1:13 to D. Williams
119 David Cross lost by fall in 1:11 to B. Maulia
125 Drew Harlow lost by decision 7-1 to S. Corson
130 Chad Hedges won by decision 2-0 over B. Riechanbach
135 Greg Leyba won by decision 4-2 over J. Kohn
140 Jake Szudera won by decision 3-2 over J. Lauer
145 Adam Jensen lost by major decision 9-1 to T. Kuczuack
152 Chad Zuelke lost by fall in 1:15 to D. Salaria
160 K.P. Fisher lost by fall in 3:59 to G. Harrison
171 Garrett Hanson won by fall in 1:21 over N. Salazar
189 Nick Johnson lost by decision 9-2 to G. RunningCrane
HWT Mike Schnittgen lost by major decision 12-4 to B. Charltor
Havre 46 Sidney 18
98 open
105 Jeff Hedges won by fall in 13 seconds over R. Fawaw
112 Scott Sheppard lost by fall in 2:42 to N. Williams
119 David Cross lost by fall in 41 seconds to P. Williams
125 Drew Harlow won by decision 10-4 over D. Simons
130 Chad Hedges won by fall in 55 seconds to D. Copeland
135 Greg Leyba won by major decision 17-3 over C. Bright
140 Jake Szudera won by fall in 1:52 over B. Eggon
145 Adam Jensen won by decision 4-1 over K. Young
152 Chad Zuelke won by fall in 1:08 over D. Verhussette
160 K.P. Fisher won by decision in overtime 8-6 over J. Prevost
171 Garrett Hanson won by fall in 45 seconds over J.J. Kellis
189 Nick Johnson lost by fall in 27 seconds to G. Melby
HWT Mike Schnittgen won by decision 5-1 over L. Sifventos
Havre 37 Billings West 35
98 Kevin Velk lost by forfeit to P. Elser
105 Jeff Hedges won by fall in 1:57 over C. Moline
112 Scott Sheppard lost by decision 8-3 over R. Ferguson
119 David Cross lost by fall in 3:34 to J. Gamcom
125 Drew Harlow lost by fall in 5:41 to C. Bender
130 Chad Hedges won by fall in 43 seconds to K. Pryor
135 Greg Leyba lost by fall in 1:55 to D. Heiht
140 Jake Szudera won by fall in 37 seconds over L. Brink
145 Adam Jensen lost by fall in 2:42 to J. Toavs
152 Chad Zuelke won by major decision 16-4 over N. Heiht
160 K.P. Fisher won by fall in 49 seconds over M. Braun
171 Garrett Hanson won by decision 5-0 over C. Miller
189 Nick Johnson lost by decision 8-1 to K. Klaboe
HWT Mike Schnittgen won by forfeit
