Cut Bank’s Kanon Branch secures the pin against Jace Oxarart of Jefferson County in the third-place match of the 145-pound division Saturday at Cut Bank High School. Photo by Scot Heisel
Cut Bank’s Kanon Branch secures the pin against Jace Oxarart of Jefferson County in the third-place match of the 145-pound division Saturday at Cut Bank High School. Photo by Scot Heisel
Sophomore Alex Wahl went undefeated to earn the 138-pound title. Photo by Scot Heisel
Cut Bank’s Haylee Fetters took the title in the girls 235-pound division. Photo by Scot Heisel
Cut Bank’s Alex Wahl controls Bryce Becker of Circle during their title match. Photo by Scot Heisel
The Cut Bank Wolves wrestling team advanced four athletes to the semifinals of the 54th annual Cut Bank Booster Club Invitational on Friday and Saturday, and a pair of Cut Bank wrestlers finished the event as champions.
Junior Haylee Fetters went undefeated through three matches of round-robin competition in the girls’ 235-pound division to claim first place, and sophomore Alex Wahl ran the table to capture the boys title at 138.
Cut Bank sent 10 wrestlers to the podium Saturday.
“It was a great tournament,” head coach Cody Fetters said. “There was a lot of really good wrestling.”
Fetters said participation was much higher this year, compared to last year.
“It was significantly bigger, so the tournament was longer. It ran super smoothly. (Event coordinator) Randi Larson does such a good job. And all the support crew. We’re pretty lucky to have such a great crew of volunteers, parents and athletes.”
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Sophomore Alex Wahl went undefeated to earn the 138-pound title. Photo by Scot Heisel
Cut Bank’s Kanon Branch secures the pin against Jace Oxarart of Jefferson County in the third-place match of the 145-pound division Saturday at Cut Bank High School. Photo by Scot Heisel
Ethan Sullivan of Cut Bank, center, and Ryan Simpson of Shelby share a laugh after Sullivan defeated Simpson in the semifinals Saturday. Photo by Scot Heisel
Athletes from 27 schools visited Cut Bank over the weekend. There were four mats set up in Willie DeGroot Gym at Cut Bank High School. Two were rolled away for the final matches. Photo by Logan Machtemes
Photos from Cut Bank's annual wrestling tournament at Willie DeGroot Gym. The event drew 27 teams and more than 300 wrestlers.
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Sophomore Alex Wahl went undefeated to earn the 138-pound title. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Alex Wahl. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Cut Bank’s Haylee Fetters took the title in the girls 235-pound division. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Cut Bank’s Kanon Branch secures the pin against Jace Oxarart of Jefferson County in the third-place match of the 145-pound division Saturday at Cut Bank High School. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Ethan Sullivan of Cut Bank, center, and Ryan Simpson of Shelby share a laugh after Sullivan defeated Simpson in the semifinals Saturday. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Valier's Hannah Monroe won the title at 185. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Cut Bank honored its seniors Saturday, including Jacob Hjartarson, Ron Grant, Bradin Murphy and Ethan Sullivan. Photo by Logan Machtemes
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Athletes from 27 schools visited Cut Bank over the weekend. There were four mats set up in Willie DeGroot Gym at Cut Bank High School. Two were rolled away for the final matches. Photo by Logan Machtemes
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Berlin Larson of Shelby, left, finished second at 145. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Shelby’s Berlin Larson took on Aubree Erickson of Havre in the girls 145-pound championship match Saturday. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Bradin Murphy. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Richard Schmidt. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Alex Wahl. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Cut Bank’s Alex Wahl controls Bryce Becker of Circle during their title match. Photo by Scot Heisel
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Bradin Murphy (top) wrestles during the preliminary rounds Friday. Photo by Logan Machtemes
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Freshman Ava Shook, left, placed fifth at 107 pounds. Photo by Scot Heisel