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Referee Adrian Ayers gives the pin sign as Savage Horseman Jacob Schulze, a senior, defeats Arlee Warrior Jeremy Wheeler-Martin in one minute and 15 seconds at the Plains Quad held in January at Plains High School.
Eleven Plains-Hot Springs wrestlers competed in the Mission Mountain classic last Saturday and all 11 placed. Five wrestlers traveled to Arlee on Tuesday to match up with wrestlers from Darby, Arlee and Mission. For the rest it was recovery week. The competition strategies were geared toward the divisional meet coming up this weekend, explained Coach Jesse Jermyn. Wrestlers competed in the weight they will compete in for divisional.
It was a slow journey through heavy snowfall for the team to Mission but they made it and battled well, placing third out of seven as a team. "The team wrestled flat-footed in the first round," said Jermyn, adding that they fortified in the next rounds. Gavin Schrenk placed first in the 113-pound weight class, pinning Joseph Fullwiler of Ronan in 50 seconds. Jermyn said that due to injury this was Schrenk's last match of the season.
Jacob Schulze took second place in the 126-pound bracket, pinning his first opponent.
Drew Carey won the first place medal at 132 pounds by pin in the third period. John Waterbury took home a first place win by pinning Sam Doughty of Superior in 42 seconds. He bumped up a weight class in this tournament, Jermyn said. Donny Nelson placed fourth in the 145-pound class, Mason Elliott placed fifth at 145 pounds and David Chapman took home fourth in the 160-pound weight class.
Brady Schrenk took third in the 160-pound class, just falling short of second, Jermyn said. In the 170-pound class Brenden Vanderwall placed second and wrestling at 182, Levi Blood also earned a second place medal. In the 138-pound class Lillian MacDonald won first place, pinning Aubrey Sharbono of Saint Ignatius in 2 minutes, 25 seconds.
Jermyn said that taking down one's opponent in the first round gives one a mental edge for the rest of their matches. It will be a challenge for those in divisional that aren't used to losing the first round. Jermyn explained that wrestling is all about "getting that mental edge," over one's rival. He said that they work on extinguishing any inside doubt that can creep up in a battle and to engage oneself fully.
The Plains-Hot Springs wrestlers are preparing for the Western B-C Divisionals, taking place this Friday and Saturday at the Salish Kootenai College in Pablo.
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