The Glasgow Highlanders finished in 3rd Place in the large team standings and 4th place overall out of 195 teams at the prestigous Montana Open this past weekend in the Billings Metra. GWC scored a very impressive 258 points; just eleven points short of Team Champs (Billings West) for the overall title.
This year’s MT Open featured 2,287 total wrestlers; the second most ever in the 20-year history of the event. The Glasgow Wrestling Club had the 2nd largest team in attendance this year as the Highlanders were represented by 71 strong! The 271.5 points is the 2nd most that GWC has ever scored at the Montana Open.

At the Montana Open; final team score standings are calculated by taking the total points from a club’s top 10 individual scorers. However, the Glasgow Wrestling Club did score the 2nd most overall points at this year’s event; piling up 600.5 points during the 3-day event.

FIVE Individual Champions led the way for GWC, while 30 Highlanders secured a top six finish. The five Champions is tied for the second most in club history at the Montana Open. TenLea Sundeen, Newt Knaff, Hannah Holinde, Walker Kirkland, and Brands Casterline ALL brought home the coveted SKULL by winning an Individual Championship in their respective weight classes. Seven other Highlanders would finish in 2nd place and just short of a tournament title.

That brings an end to the season for the majority of the club. Next weekend; six Highlanders will travel to Rapid City, South Dakota to take part in the prestigous AAU Black Hills Nationals. While a RECORD 11 Middle School and High School wrestlers from Glasgow will gear up for Team Montana and the AAU National Duals coming up in April in Des Moines, Iowa.

Tyler King, Jack Morehouse, Saunten Gamas, Thomas Cotrell, Taden Sundeen, Zane Cotrell, Siale Moala, and Tucker Twitchell will all head to Iowa this upcoming weekend. While Madison Lamb, Aubree Holinde, and Chloe Lamb will leave with the Girls on April 15th.

Montana Open Results —

6U
Gannon Storkson 4th
Duncan Markle
Brands Casterline CHAMPION
Newt Knaff CHAMPION
Indie Marks 2nd
Rebie Redfield 5th
Taya Sundeen 2nd
Hayden Flaten 3rd
Rilynn Stacy
Nora Knodel 2nd

8U
Theo Marks 3rd
Justin Miller
Arlie Hoerner
Nels Redfield
Jaxon Sharbono
Atikis Gerrard
Miles Henry
Silas Hopstad
Jeffrey Knodel
Kayson Murch 4th
Viona Casterline
Aurora Markle 4th
Ava Nyenhuis
Brenley Flaten 3rd

10U
Howard Redfield
Dayton Markle
Orrin Mason
Colt Knaff
Tyler Henning
CJ Sillerud
Buddy Cole
Olive Marks 3rd
Abbey Nyenhuis
Archer Henry
Taryn Sundeen 3rd
Rygan Gamas 3rd

12U
Tate Lehner 4th
Jett Morehouse 3rd
Walker Kirkland CHAMPION
Knoxsen Harris
Eli Holinde
TenLea Sundeen CHAMPION
Kennedy Flaten 5th
Harlee Vandermars 5th
Lyla Lehner
Madisyn Murch 2nd

15U
Thomas Cotrell
Aiden Aune
Asher Wersal
Taden Sundeen
Jack Morehouse 6th
Saunten Gamas 2nd
Tucker Twitchell
Weston Kirkland
Zane Cotrell
Holt Huntsman
Ashton Earll 5th
Riley Pedersen
Lillian Massey
Lana Mason
Chloe Lamb 6th
Aubree Holinde 5th
Chloe Elliot

18U
John Yeska
Alex Earll
Tyler King 2nd
Ernie Vandall
Avery Pedersen
Madison Lamb 2nd
Hannah Holinde CHAMPION

Open
Clancy Harris

The Glasgow Wrestling Club put in the work this weekend at the State AAU Tournament in the Billings Metra. This year’s tournament broke a participation record for a 5th consecutive year as 1,818 wrestlers came together for a chance at State Championship glory. Glasgow was the 2nd largest team in attendance; bringing a club record 76 wrestlers to the State Meet. Only Team Champs (Billings West) brought a larger team to AAU’s year-end event.

TEN Individual Champions, eight girls and two boys, would highlight the weekend as TenLea and Taryn Sundeen, Hannah and Aubree Holinde, Harlee Vandermars, Kennedy Flaten, Indie Marks, and Riley Pedersen all took GOLD for the Highlander Girls. While Taden Sundeen and Newt Knaff both snatched Invididual State Championships honors for the Highlander Boys! The 10 Individual AAU State Champions tied last year’s performance for the 2nd most in a single season throughout the storied history of the Glasgow Wrestling Club. A history that dates back over 58 years.

Individual honors would not stop there as the Highlander Girls put 23 on the State podium and the Boys added another 17. The 40 State Placers is tied for our 2nd most in a single season in Glasgow Wrestling Club history! The 23 Girls landing in the top 6 broke a program record that was set last year with 22. Seven Highlanders would also grab Silver by finishing as State-Runner up in their respective weight classes.

Impressive individual performances continue to lead to more team success. Since 2021, the Glasgow Wrestling Club has established themselves as the premier Girls program in the State of Montana. This year was no different as the ladies of GWC again dominated the All-Class event with a total of 310 team points! The 310 points topped a field that featured 72 Girls club teams! This placed the girls 18 points in front of Billings Darkhorse (feeder program for the 4x Class AA Champ Billings Senior) who finished with 292. The Girls Team would ultimately finish 2nd in the AAU Large Team Standings at the event and second overall for the Walt Egged Award. By Montana AAU By-Laws; large team standings only account for a teams top 15 individual scorers while the Walt Egged Award is reserved for a Club’s top 10 scorers. In both categories, the Lady Highlanders fell just short of Billings Darkhorse. Large Team Top two: Darkhorse 263, Glasgow 255. Walt Egged top two: Darkhorse 213, Glasgow 211. This marks the 6th consecutive year that the Lady Highlanders have finished in the Top 3 overall at the AAU State Championships.

The Highlander Boys also showed up and put it all on the line this weekend in Billings. The Boys finished in 8th Place overall out of 90 club teams at the event. The GWC boys piled up 369 points with the aid of nine Top Three place finishers. The boys maintained a 55% winning percentage over the three day event; finishing with a 106-88 overall record. The boys finished in 3rd place among all Class B/C feeder programs in attendance, finishing short of Yellowstone County Clubs: Huntley Project and Shepherd. It is a 10th consecutive year that the Highlander Boys have finished in the Top 10 overall at the AAU State Championships. Great job kids and coaches!

Next weekend, GWC will do it all over again at the Montana Open! Same location; the Billings Metra. “The Open” is expected to be at least 700 more kids than State AAU and has developed into the premier event in the region. The Montana Open is capped at 2,500 participants.

AAU State Tournament Results–

6U
Gannon Storkson
Flint Knaff
Ripp Newton
Eden Marks 6th
Rebie Redfield 3rd
Indie Marks **State Champion**

8U
Theo Marks 2nd
Duncan Markle
Brands Casterline
Frank Pattison
Jax Pankratz
Trigg Newton
Newt Knaff **State Champion**
Kayson Murch 2nd
Taya Sundeen
Hayden Flaten
Ava Nyenhuis

10U
Justin Miller
Nels Refield
Howard Redfield
Silas Hopstad
Atikis Gerrard
Tenzin Gonzales
Ledger Kaufman
Colt Knaff 3rd
Viona Casterline 5th
Olive Marks 2nd
Aurora Markle 5th
Brenley Flaten 6th
Taryn Sundeen **State Champion**

12U
Tate Lehner 4th
Dayton Markle
Jett Morehouse 2nd
Orrin Mason
Tyler Henning
Buddy Cole
Sumyt Gonzales 5th
Josiah Hernandez
Abbey Nyenhuis 5th
TenLea Sundeen **State Champion**
Rygan Gamas 5th
Harlee Vandermars **State Champion**

14U
Walker Kirkland
Thomas Cotrell 3rd
Anders Aune
Asher Wersal 5th
Knoxsen Harris
Eli Holinde 4th
Taden Sundeen **State Champion**
Jacob Ball
Kennedy Flaten **State Champion**
Lyla Lehner
Addison Hughes 3rd
Madisyn Murch 4th

16U
Aiden Aune 4th
Jack Morehouse 4th
Saunten Gamas
Tucker Twitchell
Zane Cotrell
Weston Kirkland
Holt Huntsman
Ashton Earll
Siale Moala 4th
Leo Erickson 4th
Riley Pedersen **State Champion**
Lillian Massey
Lana Mason 3rd
Chloe Lamb 6th
Aubree Holinde **State Champion**

19U
Alex Earll
Tyler King 2nd
Avery Pedersen 5th
Madison Lamb 2nd
Katey Dykstra 4th
Hannah Holinde **State Champion**

The Glasgow Wrestling Club closed this year’s regular season at the Annual Brodie Gorder Memorial in Sidney over the weekend. On Saturday, both our Boys and the Girls teams took part in the Brodie Gorder “Iron Eagle” Dual Tournament and battled some of the toughest teams in the region along the way. The Girls finished in 5th Place out of 11 teams and finished with a 4-2 overall Dual record. Kennedy Flaten (5-0), TenLea Sundeen (3-0), and Olive Marks (6-0) all finished undefeated during the Duals. Riley Pattison (5-1) and Rygan Gamas (2-1) both finished with only one defeat. The Boys closed with 3 wins and 2 losses in the Dual Tournament; finishing in a tie for 9th place out of 21 teams from Montana and North Dakota. Theo Marks, Walker Kirkland, Eli Holinde, Taden Sundeen, Saunten Gamas, and Zane Cotrell ALL finished undefeated at 5-0 during the Duals. Justin Miller, Brands Casterline, Tate Lehner, Jett Morehouse, Thomas Cotrell, and Asher Wersal each finished at 4-1 during the Duals.

On Sunday, the Highlanders took part in the Brodie Gorder Individual Tournament held at both Sidney High School and the Richland County Event Center. This year’s event featured 766 kids from 47 different clubs. GWC had 35 wrestlers competing with 23 boys and 12 girls hitting the mats. Overall, the Highlanders finished with seven Individual CHAMPIONS and twenty two Individual place winners.

Over the next two weekends the team will head into postseason with back to back premier weekends at the famed Billings Metra. Next weekend will be State AAU with the Montana Open to follow the weekend after. The Highlanders will be sending HUGE teams to both events with 70+ expected to wrestle on each weekend.

Brodie Gorder (Sidney) Individual Results —

6U
Flint Knaff
Eden Marks 1st
Indie Marks 1st
Rebie Redfield 3rd

8U
Theo Marks 2nd
Duncan Markle
Miles Henry 6th
Newt Knaff 1st
Taya Sundeen 3rd

10U
Justin Miller
Nels Redfield
Silas Hopstad 4th
Howard Redfield 3rd
Atikis Gerrard
Colt Knaff 1st
Olive Marks 2nd
Aurora Markle 3rd
Brenley Flaten 4th
Taryn Flaten 1st

12U
Tate Lehner
Dayton Markle
Tyler Henning
CJ Sillerud
Buddy Cole
Archer Henry 3rd
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Harlee Vandermars 2nd

Middle School
Walker Kirkland 2nd
Anders Aune
Knoxsen Harris
Eli Holinde 2nd
Taden Sundeen 3rd
Saunten Gamas 1st
Ashton Earll
Lyla Lehner 4th

Boys Dual Results —
Glasgow 102 Dakota Storm (Tioga, ND) 26
Heights (Billings) 57 Glasgow 57 *Heights by tie-breaker
Miles City 67 Glasgow 58
Glasgow 109 Huntley Project 22
Glasgow 72 Stanley, ND 47

Girls Dual Results —
Glasgow 48 Dakota Storm (Tioga, ND) 9
Darkhorse (Billings) 41 Glasgow 18
Heights (Billings) 30 Glasgow 27
Glasgow 48 Sidney 9
Glasgow 39 Stanley, ND 18
Glasgow 29 Dickinson, ND 27

It was three days of Wrestling across the State of Montana for the Glasgow Wrestling Club and at every single stop the Highlanders impressed. On Friday, it was the Middle School Girls State Tournament, On Saturday it was the Middle School Boys State Tournament, Day one of the Butte Cyclops Tournament, and the Poplar Invitational. On Sunday, it was the Big Spring Brawl in Lewistown and Day 2 of the Butte Cyclops. Over 80 Highlanders toook to the mats in each of the three communities combined and regardless of the event; GWC wrestled with intensity and a passion for the sport.

First of all, it is time to recap the All-Class Middle School State Tournament held at Fergus High School in Lewistown. For the very first time, the event was split into two separate days in order to accommodate both genders and the massive growth of this sport in Big Sky Country. The girls kicked it all off on Friday at Noon on six mats. The event featured 179 girls in 5th thru 8th grade from 44 different teams. Both school and club programs filled up the brackets as 14 total weight classes were contested. Glasgow brought 10 girls to the event and would finish in 8th place overall out of 44 teams with 73 total team points. The 73 team points marked the 2nd highest point total among Class B/C Middle School girls programs in attendance. Six Highlanders would ultimately make the podium, with each girl placing between 4th and 5th place. On Saturday, it was the Boys turn to take the mats in Lewistown for Middle School State. The event would again be contested on six mats, but this time it featured a total of 463 boys from 52 teams. Fifteen Glasgow Highlanders boys from 5th thru 8th grade put in a strong showing. The team would finish with an Individual State Champion, two Finalists, and a total of five state placers. That display was good enough for 136.5 team points and a 7th Place overall finish; tops among all Class B/C boys teams in attendance.

A solid contingent of the Club attended the Northeast Division regular season event in Poplar on Saturday as 31 Highlanders made the 70-mile Eastward trek. The event featured 224 wrestlers from 9 different local clubs. GWC maintained a 54% winning percentage for the day and finished with 31 wins by either Pin or Technical Fall. ELEVEN Individual Champions were crowned in Poplar, while 27 Glasgow wrestlers finished in the top three.

The prestigous Butte Cyclops was also held on Friday and Saturday in the historic Butte Civic Center. GWC sent a dozen wrestlers to compete in an event that featured 71 teams and 963 youth wrestlers. The small but mighty squad finished in 19th place overall with 145 team points; 3rd place among all Class B/C feeder programs in attendance. The squad finished with a 65% winning percentage and closed with two Individual Champions and placed eight on the podium with each earning at least a top 5 finish.

Finally, a small group of 10 Highlanders attended the “Big Spring Brawl”, an open tournament, on Sunday in Lewistown. The group was VERY impressive. The event featured only 158 wrestlers from 19 different clubs. GWC finished in 5th place overall with 54 team points on the backs of four individual Champions. The team put together a 24-15 overall record; good enough for a 62% winning percentage.

Girls Middle School State Results

Kennedy Flaten 4th
TenLea Sundeen 5th
Harlee Vandermars
Riley Pattison 4th
Gwen Torres
Addison Hughes
Chloe Elliot 5th
Sheila Mason 4th
Josie Hartwell
Madisyn Murch 5th

Boys Middle School State Results

Tate Lehner
Jett Morehouse 5th
Walker Kirkland 2nd
Whit Ozark
Thomas Cotrell
Anders Aune
Knoxsen Harris
Asher Wersal
Eli Holinde
Taden Sundeen 4th
Jacob Ball
Saunten Gamas STATE CHAMPION
Tucker Twitchell 5th
Zane Cotrell
Ashton Earll

Butte Cyclops Results

6U
Flint Knaff
Rebie Redfield 4th
Hayden Flaten 2nd

8U
Duncan Markle
Frank Pattison 4th

10U
Nels Redfield
Howard Redfield
Colt Knaff 1st
Aurora Markle 2nd
Brenley Flaten 3rd

12U
Dayton Markle 5th
Harlee Vandermars 1st

Poplar Invitational Results

6U
Oliver Capdeville 1st
Cruz Hopstad 3rd
John Kittleson 2nd
Ripp Newton 4th
Harrison Ames 3rd
Eden Marks 4th
Dylan Marsh 1st
Indie Marks 1st
Rilynn Stacy 4th

8U
Mason Marsh 3rd
Theo Marks 2nd
Rhett Murch 1st
Arlie Hoerner 2nd
Brands Casterline 2nd
Jax Pankratz 1st
Miles Henry 2nd
Trigg Newton 1st
Spencir Staggenborg 2nd

10U
Michael Ames 4th
Silas Hopstad 1st
Tenzin Gonzalez 3rd
Olive Marks 2nd
Viona Casterline 3rd

12U
Orrin Mason 1st
CJ Sillerud 1st
Buddy Cole 2nd
Sumyt Gonzales 1st
Archer Henry 1st

14U
Kolbi Staggenborg 3rd
Josiah Hernandez 3rd
Josie Hartwell 2nd

Big Spring Brawl Lewistown Results

6U
Gannon Storkson 2nd
Flint Knaff 8th
Taya Sundeen 1st

8U
Justin Miller 3rd
Atikis Gerrard 5th

10U
Tyler Henning 4th
Colt Knaff 2nd
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Rygan Gamas 1st

14U
Ashton Earll 1st

The Glasgow Wrestling Club had a busy weekend as we head into the final month of the season. On Friday, many of the club’s 5th thru 8th graders attended the Havre Middle School Invitational, on Saturday we were at the “Battle in the Badlands” in Glendive, and on Sunday we closed it out at the “Pre-Pony Rumble” in Havre.

Glendive featured 445 wrestlers this year from 18 different youth clubs throughout Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota. GWC had the 5th largest team in attendance with 35 wrestlers participating for the day. The team finished in 4th place overall with 502 Team Points, TEN Individual Champions, and Twenty Nine top-4 finishers! The Highlanders led ALL large teams in attendance with a winning percentage of 62%. 57 of the teams wins on the day came by Pin or Technical Fall.

The Pre-Pony Rumble in Havre was a smaller Northeast Division event that featured 302 wrestlers from 16 different clubs. The Highlanders brought a solid group of 32 grapplers; which was the 4th largest team competing in the tournament. The home squad wrapped up the day on the mats with SEVEN Individual Champions and Twenty Eight top-6 place winners! GWC wound up winning 53% of contested matches and 40 out of 56 victories came by either Pin or Technical Fall.

More competitions will be jam-packed into next weekend. The Montana Middle School State Championships will be held in Lewistown. The Girls will be on Friday and the Boys on Saturday. The prestigious Butte Cyclops tournament will be held at the Butte Civic Center on Saturday and Sunday. Poplar will play host to their own Northeast Division tournament this coming Saturday while the “Big Spring Brawl” will also be held on Sunday in Lewistown.

Battle in the Badlands Glendive Results

6U
John Kittleson
Ripp Newton 1st
Rebie Redfield 1st
Dylan Marsh 2nd
Samantha Kensa 2nd

8U
Mason Marsh
Duncan Markle
Rhett Murch 3rd
Brands Casterline 1st
Jax Pankratz 4th
Trigg Newton 4th
Newt Knaff 1st
Kayson Murch 1st
Francesca Kensa
Ava Nyenhuis 4th
Hayden Flaten 4th

10U
Justin Miller 1st
Nels Redfield 4th
Silas Hopstad 2nd
Howard Redfield 1st
Tenzin Gonzales 4th
Ledger Kaufman 3rd
Colt Knaff 1st
Aurora Markle 3rd
Viona Casterline
Brenley Flaten 1st

12U
Dayton Markle 2nd
Tyler Henning
Sumyt Gonzales 4th
Abbey Nyenhuis 3rd
Rygan Gamas 1st

14U
Anders Aune 3rd
Noah Cooper 4th
Kolbi Staggenborg 4th
Madisyn Murch 1st

Pre Pony Rumble Havre Results

6U
Cruz Hopstad 5th
Flint Knaff
Eden Marks 3rd
Indie Marks 2nd
Samantha Kensa 1st
Elliot Page 3rd
Rilynn Stacy 2nd

8U
Theo Marks 1st
Duncan Markle 3rd
Arlie Hoerner
Lucas Beer 6th
Newt Knaff 1st
Kayson Murch 2nd
Taya Sundeen 2nd
Francesca Kensa 6th
Nora Knodel 6th

10U
Atikis Gerrard 6th
Silas Hopstad 3rd
Rowen Thompson 5th
Jeffrey Knodel
Colt Knaff 1st
Olive Marks 1st
Aurora Markle 4th
Taryn Sundeen 2nd

12U
Dayton Markle 2nd
CJ Sillerud 3rd
Buddy Cole 5th
Josiah Hernandez 2nd
Madisyn Murch 1st
Harlee Vandermars 1st

14U
Knoxsen Harris
Jacob Ball 3rd

This past Saturday a smaller contingent of Highlanders traveled to Plentywood for the Annual “Border Brawl” tournament. There were 325 wrestlers from 9 different local clubs on hand. GWC brought the 4th largest team to the mats boasting a group of 36 boys and girls and would ultimately walk away with NINE Individual Champions and 30 top three finishes. The team enjoyed a 52% winning percentage for the day and finished with 41 wins by pin or technical fall.

After five weekends of competition in the books, the Highlanders are officially at the halfway point of this year’s club season. The coaching staff is very proud of where the current team stands. The kids are growing every single day, working hard, and having fun! This weekend we will take our traditional week-off out of respect for the State High School Tournament. Our Scotties will be competing at the Billings Metra this Thursday thru Saturday and we encourage our club kids and parents to attend and support our squad. If you can’t make Billings remember you can watch all the matches LIVE online.

The Highlanders will officially be back in action on Saturday February 28th with the Glendive Invitational and on Sunday March 1st with the Havre Invitational.

Plentywood Border Brawl Individual Results

6U
Oliver Capdeville 3rd
Cruz Hopstad 1st
Harrison Ames 3rd
Dylan Marsh 3rd
Samantha Kensa 1st

8U
Mason Marsh 4th
Duncan Markle 3rd
Rhett Murch 1st
Arlie Hoerner 2nd
Jax Pankratz 1st
Jaxon Sharbono 4th
Francesca Kensa 5th
Spencir Staggenborg 3rd
Nora Knodel 2nd
Hayden Flaten 3rd
Kreed Olson 2nd
Dani Nyquist 3rd

10U
Justin Miller 1st
Silas Hopstad 1st
Michael Ames 3rd
Tenzin Gonzales 3rd
Rowen Thompson 3rd
Jeffrey Knodel 4th
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Sienna Yoakam 2nd
Aurora Markle 2nd
Brenley Flaten 1st

12U
Dayton Markle 2nd
Whit Ozark 2nd
CJ Sillerud 4th
Buddy Cole 3rd
Chloe Elliot 1st

14U
Noah Cooper 2nd
Kolbi Staggenborg 4th
Jacob Ball 2nd
Madisyn Murch 2nd

The MonDak Open took place on Saturday at the Well on the campus of WIlliston State. Overall, 669 wrestlers representing 36 different youth clubs were in attendance. It was ran in two separate sessions to help better facilitate the large event.

The Glasgow Wrestling Club entered the fourth most kids in the MonDak with 54 Highlander wrestlers on hand to chase some hardware. TEN Individual Champions were crowned for the local squad while 36 of our wrestlers grabbed a top four finish! Of the top 12 largest teams in attendance, no one ended with a better overall winning percentage than the Glasgow Highlanders. GWC racked up a 97-74 overall record for day; winning at a 57% clip while securing 67 wins by either Pin or Technical Fall.

Next Saturday, the club will be at the Plentywood Border Brawl.

MonDak Open Individual Results–

6U
Gannon Storkson 4th
Oliver Capdeville 3rd
John Kittleson
Eden Marks 2nd
Samantha Kensa 2nd
Rebie Redfield 3rd
Indie Marks 1st
Rilynn Stacy

7-8
Jaxon Sharbono 3rd
Miles Henry 1st
Newt Knaff 4th
Duncan Markle
Rhett Murch 1st
Arlie Hoerner 3rd
Spencir Staggenborg 3rd
Taya Sundeen 1st
Francesca Kensa
Ava Nyenhuis
Hayden Flaten 4th
Nora Knodel

9-10
Justin Miller 4th
Nels Redfield
Silas Hopstad 3rd
Howard Redfield
Jeffrey Knodel
Colt Knaff 1st
Sienna Yoakam 1st
Olive Marks 2nd
Aurora Markle 3rd
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Brenley Flaten 2nd
Collins Flaten 2nd

11-12
Tate Lehner 1st
Dayton Markle 2nd
Jett Morehouse 2nd
Orrin Mason
Josiah Hernandez 2nd
Tyler Henning
Buddy Cole
Abbey Nyenhuis 4th
Archer Henry 4th
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Rygan Gamas 2nd
Gwen Torres
Harlee Vandermars 3rd
Chloe Elliot 3rd

13-14
Walker Kirkland 3rd
Anders Aune
Thomas Cotrell
Eli Holinde 2nd
Kolbi Staggenborg
Taden Sundeen 1st
Jacob Ball
Lyla Lehner 5th

GWC comes off a memorable weekend on both the home mats and the rival mats. On Saturday, it was the annual Glasgow Wrestling Club Invitational in Scottie Gymnasium. Despite freezing rain conditions blanketing Northeast Montana on Saturday morning, 495 wrestlers from 20 different clubs still showed up to do battle! No team would have a larger contingent than the host team squad; as the Highlanders had 79 competing. GWC impressed from start to finish in crowning TWENTY Individual Champions and 59 Individual Place Winners. The community of Glasgow benefited greatly from another fantastic tournament. At the conclusion of the event, the club finished with their traditional “Bowling Party” for all wrestlers and their families at El Cor Del Lanes. The Glasgow Wrestling Club would like to thank the Glasgow TBID for their financial contribution to this year’s event and recognize our parents for their hardwork and volunteerism in helping put on the tournament.

On Sunday, it was off to the “Cover the Court” tourney in Malta. 333 wrestlers from 11 clubs were on hand. Only the host club had a larger roster than the Highlanders as GWC had 48 wrestlers strapping on the singlet for a day on the mats. EIGHTEEN Highlanders grabbed Gold while 37 finished in the top 3 of their respective weight classes.

Next weekend we will head to the MonDak Open in Williston, North Dakota.

Glasgow Invitational Results–

6U
Hudson Wilson 4th
Gannon Storkson 3rd
Oliver Capdeville 2nd
Cruz Hopstad 1st
John Kittleson 3rd
Ripp Newton 2nd
Baylor Casterline 2nd
Rebie Redfield 2nd
Indie Marks 1st
Samantha Kensa 1st
Dylan Marsh 3rd
Elliot Page 3rd
Rilynn Stacy 4th

8U
Theo Marks
Mason Marsh
Duncan Markle
Arlie Hoerner 3rd
Frank Pattison 4th
Brands Casterline
Lucas Beer
Jaxon Sharbono
Elijah Anderson
Isaac French
Sawyer Wilson
Miles Henry
Trigg Newton 4th
Newt Knaff 1st
Kayson Murch 3rd
Grace Kittleson
Spencir Staggenborg
Taya Sundeen 1st
Francesca Kensa
Nora Knodel 4th
Hayden Flaten
Kreed Olson 3rd

10U
Justin Miller 4th
Silas Hopstad 1st
Howard Redfield 2nd
Jeffrey Knodel
Rowen Thompson 4th
Ledger Kaufman 2nd
Colt Knaff 1st
Olive Marks 2nd
Sienna Yoakam 3rd
Aurora Markle 1st
Viona Casterline 3rd
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Brenley Flaten
Collins Flaten 1st

12U
Tate Lehner 1st
Dayton Markle
Jett Morhehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 2nd
Whit Ozark 1st
Orrin Mason 4th
CJ Sillerud
Tyler Henning 4th
Buddy Cole 4th
Josiah Hernandez 1st
Abbey Nyenhuis 4th
Archer Henry 3rd
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Rygan Gamas 1st
Harlee Vandermars 1st
Gwen Torres 2nd

14U
Thomas Cotrell 2nd
Walker Kirkland 3rd
Anders Aune 2nd
Knoxsen Harris
Eli Holinde 3rd
Taden Sundeen 1st
Kolbi Staggenborg
Jacob Ball 4th
Kennedy Flaten 1st
Lyla Lehner 3rd
Josie Hartwell 2nd
Chloe Elliot 4th
Sheila Mason 3rd
Madisyn Murch 1st

Malta Cover the Court Results–

6U
Rebie Redfield 2nd
Indie Marks 1st
Elizabeth Pankratz 4th
Samantha Kenza 1st
Rilynn Stacy 4th
Oliver Capdeville 1st

8U
Spencir Staggenborg 3rd
Taya Sundeen 1st
Francesca Kensa 4th
Nora Knodel 2nd
Hayden Flaten 4th
Theo Marks 1st
Duncan Markle 3rd
Arlie Hoerner 2nd
Jax Pankratz 4th
Lucas Beer 5th
Jaxon Sharbono 5th
Miles Henry 3rd
Newt Knaff 1st
Kayson Murch 1st

10U
Olive Marks 1st
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Brenley Flaten 2nd
Collins Flaten 1st
Justin Miller 1st
Nels Redfield 3rd
Silas Hopstad 2nd
Howard Redfield 1st
Jeffrey Knodel 5th
Rowen Thompson 3rd
Colt Knaff 1st

12U
Archer Henry 1st
TenLea Sundeen 2nd
Whit Ozark 2nd
Orrin Mason 3rd
CJ Sillerud 4th
Tyler Henning 3rd
Buddy Cole 4th
Josiah Hernandez 1st

14U
Chloe Elliot 3rd
Josie Hartwell 2nd
Madisyn Murch 1st
Thomas Cotrell 1st
Walker Kirkland 2nd
Noah Cooper 3rd
Kolbi Staggenborg 4th
Jacob Ball 2nd

This weekend marked just the second event of the season for the Glasgow Highlanders and it was the first tournament of 2026 for the Northeastern Division. 431 wrestlers from 15 different clubs showed up to the annual Wolf Point Invitational held at Wolf Point High School. Our Glasgow Wrestling Club brought the 2nd largest contingent with 66 of our grapplers making the 49 mile eastward trek. TWENTY Individual Champs were crowned for the Highlanders on Saturday while forty six out of sixty six earned a top 3 individual finish! GWC had a 60.82 winning percentage on Saturday and led all teams in attendance with 85 total pins.
This weekend the Glasgow Wrestling Club will host our Annual Highlander Invitational on Saturday in Scottie Gymnasium where over 600 wrestlers are expected to be in attendance. On Sunday, the club will send a large majority of the club to the Malta Invitational.

Wolf Point Invitational Results–

6U
Baylor Casterline 2nd
Eden Marks 3rd
Dylan Marsh 2nd
Rebie Redfield 2nd
Indie Marks 1st
Samantha Kensa 3rd
Elliot Page 1st
Elizabeth Pankratz 2nd
Oliver Capdeville
Cruz Hopstad 2nd
Ripp Newton

8U
Spencir Staggenborg 3rd
Francesca Kensa 4th
Nora Knodel 2nd
Theo Marks 4th
Mason Marsh
Brands Casterline 1st
Duncan Markle
Rhett Murch 2nd
Frank Pattison 1st
Jax Pankratz
Jaxon Sharbono 3rd
Elijah Anderson
Isaac French
Miles Henry 1st
Trigg Newton 2nd
Newt Knaff 1st
Kayson Murch 1st

10U
Sienna Yoakam 1st
Olive Marks 2nd
Viona Casterline 3rd
Aurora Markle 2nd
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Brenley Flaten 2nd
Collins Flaten 1st
Nels Redfield 1st
Justin Miller 2nd
Howard Redfield 1st
Silas Hopstad 2nd
Tenzin Gonzales
Jeffrey Knodel
Rowen Thompson 3rd
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Colt Knaff 3rd

12U
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Harlee Vandermars 1st
Tate Lehner 1st
Dayton Markle 3rd
Murdock Pattison 3rd
Whit Ozark 2nd
Orrin Mason 4th
Buddy Cole 3rd
Sumyt Gonzales 4th
Josiah Hernandez 1st

14U
Kennedy Flaten 2nd
Lyla Lehner 4th
Josie Hartwell 1st
Chloe Elliot 2nd
Madisyn Murch 1st
Noah Cooper
Anders Aune 4th
Knoxsen Harris 4th
Taden Sundeen 1st
Eli Holinde 5th
Kolbi Staggenborg
Jacob Ball 4th

A RECORD 153 wrestlers make up this year’s Glasgow Highlanders! The “Highlanders” is the nickname for our local AAU sanctioned Glasgow Wrestling Club. It is the feeder program for the well known tradition-rich Scottie Wrestling program. This historic club was started in 1968 and now celebrates it’s 59th consecutive season in 2026. The club officially started the season on Monday January 5th and after two full weeks of practice it was time to get on the mats and compete.

Thirteen young grapplers were in Casper, Wyoming on Saturday to compete in the Wild West Championships; a highly competitive Rocky Mountain Nationals series event that featured wrestlers from many states throughout the region.

On Sunday, we brought a big contingent to the Miles City Invitiational. The MC Invite is affectionately known as the “Little Cowboy” within our club. Miles City featured 607 youth wrestlers from 22 different clubs across Eastern Montana, Northern Wyoming, and Western North Dakota. Despite it being an “out-of-division” event for GWC, the Highlanders still had the 3rd largest team in attendance with 50 STRONG. The highest scoring 10 wrestlers for each team determined the team results. In the end, Glasgow finished 4th overall with 179.5 points, just short of the host club, Miles City, who won the event with 185 points but fielded a roster of 115 kids. The Highlanders crowned TWELVE Individual Champions in Cowtown and put 36 wrestlers into the Top 4.

Next Saturday, the greater majority of the Glasgow Wrestling Club, will kick off the Northeast Division season at the Wolf Point Invitational!

Wild West Championships in Casper, Wyoming Individual Results

Brenley Flaten 2nd
Collins Flaten 4th
Colt Knaff 1st
Eli Holinde 2nd
Kennedy Flaten 4th
Newt Knaff 1st
Olive Marks 1st
Taden Sundeen 1st
Taryn Sundeen
Taya Sundeen 5th
TenLea Sundeen 4th
Theo Marks 3rd
Thomas Cotrell

Miles City Invitational Individual Results

6U
Baylor Casterline 2nd
Indie Marks 3rd
Rebie Redfield 2nd

8U
Taya Sundeen 2nd
Nora Knodel
Hayden Flaten
Theo Marks 1st
Duncan Markle
Rhett Murch 1st
Brands Casterline 1st
Frank Pattison 1st
Jaxon Sharbono 3rd
Atikis Gerrard
Miles Henry 3rd
Newt Knaff 2nd
Kayson Murch 1st

10U
Olive Marks 1st
Viona Casterline 1st
Aurora Markle
Brenley Flaten
Collins Flaten 3rd
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Justin Miller 2nd
Nels Redfield 4th
Howard Redfield 1st
Silas Hopstad 4th
Jeffrey Knodel
Ledger Kaufman 2nd
Colt Knaff 2nd

12U
Archer Henry 3rd
Harlee Vandermars 3rd
Rygan Gamas 2nd
Jett Morehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 3rd
Whit Ozark 2nd
Orrin Mason
CJ Sillerud
Kase Shumway

14U
Lyla Lehner 3rd
Chloe Elliot 1st
Walker Kilkland 3rd
Thomas Cotrell 4th
Noah Cooper
Anders Aune
Knoxsen Harris
Kolbi Staggenborg 4th
Eli Holinde 2nd
Taden Sundeen 1st
Jacob Ball 3rd