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

Twelve members of the Glasgow Wrestling Club spent their weekend in Rapid City, South Dakota at the Black Hills Nationals AAU World Folkstyle Championships. This year’s tournament proved to be very competitive once again with 1,758 wrestlers from 249 clubs across 27 states. The event was moved from the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD. to the James Kjerstad Events Center in Rapid to accommodate the tournament’s exponential growth.

The small but mighty Highlander squad showed up and put it on the line; finishing with seven individual placers. The top eight place winners in each weight class earned “AAU All-American Honors”. The team finished win an overall record of 24 wins and 24 losses for an even .500 winning percentage.

On Sunday, GWC officially put a bow on the season with the annual Eugene’s Pizza and Bowling Party hosted at El Cor Del. ALL wrestlers and their families were treated to an afternoon meal and an opportunity to lay some pins down.

Individual Results Black Hills Nationals–

6U
Hayden Flaten 3rd
Duncan Markle
Taya Sundeen

8U
Brenley Flaten 5th
Aurora Markle 4th

10U
Collins Flaten 3rd
Dayton Markle 6th

12U
Eli Holinde
Taden Sundeen 2nd

14U
Chloe Lamb
Hunter Pierce 7th

High School
Madison Lamb

The Glasgow Highlanders finished in 2nd Place overall out of 194 teams at the prestigous Montana Open this past weekend. GWC scored an incredible 271.5 points; just five points short of Team Champs (Billings West) for the overall title.
This year’s event featured 2,207 total wrestlers from twenty different states and the Glasgow Wrestling Club incredibly had the largest team in attendance. Represented by 74 strong! The 271.5 points is a new club record at the Montana Open and the runner-up performance is the best placing for the club since the event began 20 years ago.

At the Montana Open; final team score standings are calculated by taking the total points from a club’s top 10 individual scorers. However, NO team scored more points or had a more impressive weekend than the Highlanders as GWC scored the most overall Team Points with an incredible 772 points! More than 120 points clear of Team Champs. GWC had 74 kids competing and scored 10.43 points per wrestler. Team Champs had 65 kids on the mats and scored 10.00 points per wrestler.

NINE Individual Champions led the way for GWC and 37 wrestlers found a place on the podium with a top six finish. Both of those marks are also new Club RECORDS! Khye Gamas, Jett Morehouse, Colt Knaff, Taden Sundeen, Kennedy Flaten, Collins Flaten, TenLea Sundeen, Taryn Sundeen, and Harlee Vandermars ALL brought home the coveted SKULL by winning an Individual Championship in their respective weight classes. Eight 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; fourteen Highlanders will travel to Rapid City, South Dakota to take part in the prestigous AAU Black Hills Nationals. While 10 Middle School and High School wrestlers from Glasgow will gear up for Team Montana and the AAU National Duals coming up in Mid-April in Des Moines, Iowa.

Montana Open Results —

6U
Hayden Flaten 5th
Taya Sundeen 4th
Duncan Markle
Theo Marks
Brands Casterline 2nd
Frank Pattison 4th
Miles Henry
Caleb Morehouse
Newt Knaff 5th
Indie Marks
Saylor Thompson

8U
Justin Miller 2nd
Nels Redfield
Howard Redfield 6th
Atikis Gerrard
Rowen Thompson
Ledger Kaufman 6th
Colt Knaff CHAMPION
Olive Marks 3rd
Viona Casterline
Aurora Markle 5th
Brenley Flaten 6th
Taryn Sundeen CHAMPION
Collins Flaten CHAMPION

10U
Tate Lehner 4th
Dayton Markle
Jett Morehouse CHAMPION
Murdock Pattison
Orrin Mason
Whit Ozark
Milo Marks
Tyler Henning
Buddy Cole
Archer Henry 6th
TenLea Sundeen CHAMPION
Rygan Gamas 3rd
Gwen Torres 5th
Harlee Vandermars CHAMPION

12U
Walker Kirkland
Thomas Cotrell
Anders Aune
Knoxsen Harris
Asher Wersal
Eli Holinde 5th
Taden Sundeen CHAMPION
Kennedy Flaten CHAMPION
Riley Pattison 2nd
Lyla Lehner
Carly Egleston
Addison Hughes 5th
Josie Hartwell 4th
Madisyn Murch 2nd

15U
Aiden Aune 2nd
Hunter Pierce 5th
Jack Morhouse 2nd
Weston Kirkland
Saunten Gamas
DC Flaten
Alex Earll
Zane Cotrell
Tyler King 3rd
Ashton Earll
Siale Moala
Riley Pedersen 6th
Kylie Aho
Lana Mason
Chloe Lamb
Lillian Massey

18U
Khye Gamas CHAMPION
William Kirkland 2nd
Avery Pedersen 3rd
Madison Lamb 2nd

Open
Clancy Harris
Luke Zeiger

The Glasgow Wrestling Club turned in another fantastic performance at the State AAU Tournament over the weekend at the Billings Metra. This year’s tournament broke a participation record for the 4th consecutive year as 1,721 wrestlers descended on the Magic City for a chance at a State Championship. Glasgow was the 3rd largest team in attendance; bringing a club record 73 wrestlers to the State Meet. Only Team Champs (Billings West) and Miles City brought larger teams to AAU’s culminating event.

TEN Individual Champions, five boys and five girls, would highlight the weekend as Walker and William Kirkland, Aiden Aune, Newt Knaff, and Brands Casterline took GOLD for the Highlander Boys. While Riley Pattison, TenLea Sundeen, Rygan Gamas, Collins Flaten, and Rebie Redfield scaled the top of the mountain for the Lady Highlanders! The 10 Individual AAU State Champions is the 2nd most in the storied history of the Glasgow Wrestling Club. A history that spans 57+ years. (The current record is 13 Champs in 2022).

Plenty of other Highlanders found Individual glory, however, as the Highlander Girls put 22 on the State podium and the Boys added another 20. The 42 State Placers is a NEW CLUB RECORD! Besting last year’s mark of 40. Nine Highlanders would grab Silver by finishing as State-Runner up in their respective weight classes. Very impressive!

With individual success, comes team success. It’s been an incredible half-decade for the budding Girls Highlander program and this weekend was no different. The ladies of GWC put it all together to score a whopping 343.5 team points! More than 100 points clear of runner-up, Miles City. This Girls Team was ultimately crowned AAU Large Team State Champions (and overall Champions) at an All-Class event that featured 65 feeder clubs. It is the 5th consecutive year that the Lady Highlanders have finished in the Top 3 overall at the AAU State Championships and it’s the 2nd time winning the Large Team State Championship (1st in 2022). This was an extra-special tournament as the Girls broke the club scoring record, putting up exactly 100 more points than last season! Wow. To add even more hardware to the walls of the Glasgow Wrestling Center, the Highlander Girls also claimed the famed Walt Egged Award; which is given to the best “10-man” team at the event. Great job Girls and Coaches.

Now for the Boys who put together another extremely successful tournament. The Highlanders Boys finished in 5th Place in the Large Team division and 6th Place overall out of 86 club teams at the event. The boys piled up 414 points on the backs of eleven Top Three place finishers. The GWC boys finished in 2nd among all Class B/C feeder programs in attendance. It is the 9th consecutive year that the Highlander Boys have finished in the Top 10 overall at the AAU State Championships. Great job boys and coaches!

Following the event, a record TEN Highlanders earned their way onto Team Montana for the AAU National Duals to be held in Des Moines, Iowa in April. An outstanding accomplishment. Those making the prestigious dual teams; Saunten Gamas, Jack Morehouse, Siale Moala, Weston Kirkland, DC Flaten, and Aiden Aune will all represent the Big Sky State on the Middle School Boys teams, Tyler King on the 9-10 Boys Team, William Kirkland on the 11-12 Boys Team, while Madison and Chloe Lamb both earned a spot onto the Girls HS teams. Congratulations to these kids and their families for the right to have this experience.

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 500 more kids than State AAU and has developed into the premier event in the region.

AAU State Tournament Results–

6U
Duncan Markle
Brands Casterline STATE CHAMPION
Ripp Newton
Newt Knaff STATE CHAMPION
Rebie Redfield STATE CHAMPION
Indie Marks 3rd
Taya Sundeen 4th
Hayden Flaten 6th
Nora Knodel

8U
Justin Miller 4th
Theo Marks 6th
Rhett Murch
Nels Redfield
Frank Pattison
Haidyn Kling
Silas Hopstad
Atikis Gerrard
Jeffrey Knodel
Trigg Newton
Viona Casterline 5th
Aurora Markle 3rd
Lily Newton
Brenley Flaten 3rd

10U
Howard Redfield
Dayton Markle 5th
Tenzin Gonzales
Rowen Thompson
CJ Sillerud
Colt Knaff 2nd
Tyler Henning 6th
Buddy Cole
Olive Marks 2nd
Archer Henry
Taryn Sundeen 3rd
Collins Flaten STATE CHAMPION
Rygan Gamas STATE CHAMPION

12U
Tate Lehner 4th
Murdock Pattison 6th
Jett Morehouse 2nd
Whit Ozark
Walker Kirkland STATE CHAMPION
Milo Marks
Knoxsen Harris
Eli Holinde 2nd
Sumyt Gonzales
Josiah Hernandez
TenLea Sundeen STATE CHAMPION
Kennedy Flaten 2nd
Harlee Vandermars 4th
Lyla Lehner 6th

14U
Anders Aune
Asher Wersal
Hunter Pierce 6th
Taden Sundeen 3rd
Tucker Twitchell
Saunten Gamas 2nd
Ashton Earll 6th
Siale Moala 3rd
Riley Pattison STATE CHAMPION
Lillian Massey
Aubree Holinde 2nd

16U
Aiden Aune STATE CHAMPION
Jack Morehouse
Weston Kirkland 4th
DC Flaten
Tyler King
Alex Earll
Kylie Aho 3rd
Riley Pedersen 4th
Chloe Lamb 4th

19U
William Kirkland STATE CHAMPION
Avery Pedersen 2nd
Madison Lamb 2nd

Team Montana Qualifiers (AAU National Duals at Iowa)–

11-12 Boys
William Kirkland

9-10 Boys
Tyler King

HS Girls
Madison Lamb
Chloe Lamb

MS Boys
Weston Kirkland
Saunten Gamas
Jack Morehouse
Aiden Aune
Siale Moala
DC Flaten

It was non-stop action for two days in the Richland County Event Center as The Brodie Gorder Memorial took place in Sidney over the weekend. Saturday was the Team Duals for both the Highlander boys and the Highlander girls. The Boys division featured 21 of the finest club teams from across Montana and North Dakota. In the end, our boys finished “pool play” with a record of 3-1 and then followed that up by going 2-0 in brackets to go 5-1 overall and finish in 5th Place! The only Dual loss for the Highlander boys came at the hands of the Bison Wrestling Club (Fargo, ND). The Bison would go on to win the team title. The five wins for the boys came against Williston, Magic City (Billings), Stanley ND, Team Champs Gold (Billings West), and finally Team Brodie (Sidney) to secure 5th place.

As for the Girls it was an equally impressive day. This year marked the Inaugural year for the Girls Duals and the lady Highlanders didn’t waste any time establishing dominance. The girls finished 4-1 overall to finish in 2nd place out of 6 club teams. The wins occured over Fort Peck (Poplar/Wolf Point), Fergus (Lewistown), Baker, and Miles City. The lone Loss came against the “Badlands Girls”. A team that featured wrestlers from Terry, Glendive, Forsyth, Plentywood, and Circle.

On Sunday, it was time for the Brodie Gorder Iron Eagle Individual Tournament that featured 747 wrestlers from 48 clubs. This year; GWC brought 52 wrestlers to the event and put together a fine overall performance. Nine Individual Champions and thirty four Individual Place Winners led the way for the Highlander squads.

This coming weekend the club officially begins postseason action with the State AAU tournament Friday thru Sunday at the Billings Metra

Friday Team Duals Results–

Boys (5th Place out of 21 teams)
Bison Wrestling Club (Fargo) Dec. Glasgow
Glasgow Dec. Williston
Glasgow Dec. Magic City (Billings)
Glasgow Dec. Team Champs Golf (Billings West)
Glasgow Dec. Stanley, ND
Glasgow Dec. Team Brodie (Sidney)

Girls (2nd Place out of 6 teams)
Glasgow Dec. Fergus (Lewistown)
Glasgow Dec. Baker
Glasgow Dec. Miles City
Badlands Girls Dec. Glasgow
Glasgow Dec. Fort Peck (Poplar/Wolf Point)

Individual Gold Medalists from Team Duals (Undefeated)
Hunter Pierce
Jack Morehouse
Rygan Gamas

Individual Silver Medalists from Team Duals (One Loss)
Archer Henry
Kylie Aho
Riley Pedersen
Taden Sundeen
Jett Morehouse
Tate Lehner
Howard Redfield

Brodie Gorder Iron Eagle Invitational Results–

6U
Duncan Markle
Brands Casterline 1st
Newt Knaff 1st
Indie Marks 3rd
Taya Sundeen 4th
Hayden Flaten 1st

8U
Theo Marks 5th
Justin Miller
Jax Pankratz
Silas Hopstad 6th
Aurora Markle 1st
Viona Casterline 3rd
Brenley Flaten 2nd

10U
Tenzin Gonzales
Dayton Markle 4th
Ledger Kaufman
Rowen Thompson
Ryker Yeska
CJ Sillerud 4th
Orrin Mason 2nd
Colt Knaff 1st
Tyler Henning 3rd
Buddy Cole 5th
Olive Marks 1st
Taryn Sundeen 2nd
Collins Flaten 2nd
Rygan Gamas 1st

12U
Tate Lehner 4th
Jett Morehouse 5th
Whit Ozark
Walker Kirkland 1st
Milo Marks
Knoxsen Harris
Kase Shumway
Sumyt Gonzales 5th
Josiah Hernandez 4th
TenLea Sundeen 2nd
Kennedy Flaten 3rd
Gwen Torres 6th
Harlee Vandermars 2nd

Junior High
Aiden Aune 2nd
Anders Aune
Thomas Cotrell
Hunter Pierce 4th
Taden Sundeen
Jack Morehouse 1st
Weston Kirkland
DC Flaten
Zane Cotrell
Ashton Earll
Siale Moala 5th
Lillian Massey