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Highlanders Kick off 2024; WIN Large Team Title at “Little Cowboy”

How bout them Highlanders!!! What a start to the 2024 Club season for GWC. On Sunday, the Miles City Invitational featured 15 clubs and 399 wrestlers. The Highlanders had the 2nd most wrestlers in attendance with 38 strong. đź’Ş Only the tournament host had more competing on the mats.

GWC turned in a dominant performance; winning a tournament-high 63.8 % of their matches and finishing with the 2nd most Pins/Tech Falls at the event with 51 total.
In the end, the team would WIN 🏆 the Large Team Championship on the backs of 17 Individual Champions and 33 Top three finishers.
Next Weekend the Highlanders will head to Helena, Montana for the prestigious Helltown Throwdown!

Individual Place Winners Miles City Invitational:

Tot—
Theo Marks 1st
Duncan Markle 3rd
Brands Casterline 2nd
Frank Pattison 1st
Newt Knaff 1st

Bantam—
Olive Marks 1st
Viona Casterline 2nd
Aurora Markle 4th
Brenley Flaten 4th
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Collins Flaten 1st
Colt Knaff 1st

Midget—
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Rygan Gamas 2nd
Tate Lehner 2nd
Dayton Markle 3rd
Jett Morehouse 1st
Orrin Mason 1st
Murdock Pattison 2nd
CJ Sillerud 4th
Milo Marks 3rd
Whit Ozark 1st
Carson Young 3rd

Novice—
Riley Pattison 1st
Kennedy Flaten 2nd
Lyla Lehner 4th
Ryker Nixdorf 2nd
Walker Kirkland 1st
Anders Aune 4th
Taden Sundeen 1st
Devon Munroe 3rd

Schoolboy/Schoolgirl—
Kylie Aho 2nd
Riley Pedersen 1st
Aiden Aune 2nd
Jack Morehouse 2nd
Saunten Gamas 1st
Weston Kirkland 1st
DC Flaten 3rd

Highlanders Close Season In Impressive Fashion

Highlanders Getting Ready For Day 2 of the Montana Open

The Montana Open is hands down the TOUGHEST Youth Tournament in the Region. This year’s version featured 2,041 grapplers from 16 different states. The Glasgow Wrestling Club brought a record 57 kids to the event, making them the 5th largest team in attendance. The Highlanders scored 254 points to finish in 5th Place Overall out of 157 teams. The 5th place finish ties the club record from last season at the Montana Open. The Highlanders topped every Class A and Class B/C feeder program at the prestigous event. Team Champs (Billings West), Team Real Life (Post Falls, Idaho), Billings Wrestling Club, and Mine Yard Dogs (Butte) were the only four teams to finish ahead of GWC in the final standings.
Three wrestlers claimed “The Skull” by winning Individual Championships and a CLUB RECORD 33 Individuals placed in the top 6 at the event to find themselves on the podium! Last year’s total of 24 placers was the previous standard. The three champions is tied for the 2nd most for the Highlanders at the Montana Open in the 17-year history of the event.
6th Graders, Jack Morehouse and Aiden Aune, will now represent Team Montana at the AAU National Duals in Iowa this weekend as the youth season officially comes to a close. It was another ultra-succesfull season for the local squad and they will be back and ready to make some more noise next winter.

Individual Results Montana Open:

6U–
Miles Henry
Rowen Thompson
Ledger Kaufman 4th Place
Kayson Murch
Colt Knaff 2nd Place
Olive Marks 3rd Place
Aurora Markle 5th Place
Taryn Sundeen 2nd Place
Collins Flaten *Champion*

8U–
Dayton Markle
Tate Lehner 3rd Place
Milo Marks
Whit Ozark
CJ Sillerud
Jett Morehouse 2nd Place
Murdock Pattison 2nd Place
Cameron Burns 2nd Place
TenLea Sundeen 2nd Place
Rygan Gamas 2nd Place
Archer Henry 6th Place
Harlee Vandermars *Champion*

10U–
Anders Aune
Ryker Nixdorf
Knoxsen Harris
Walker Kirkland
Eli Holinde
Asher Wersal 3rd Place
Taden Sundeen *Champion*
Kennedy Flaten 2nd Place
Riley Pattison 3rd Place
Lyla Lehner
Khloe Kaufman 6th Place
Josie Hartwell 3rd Place
Madisyn Murch 4th Place

12U–
Aiden Aune 3rd Place
Hunter Pierce 5th Place
Weston Kirkland 6th Place
Saunten Gamas
Jack Morehouse 2nd Place
Rylan Schultz
DC Flaten
Leo Erickson 3rd Place
Riley Pedersen 2nd Place
Ainsley Loftsgard
Chloe Lamb 3rd Place

15U–
Tyler King
Cody Kuka
Chaz Donohue
Cash Richardson
William Kirkland 3rd Place
Michael King 3rd Place
Jaydeen Hanshew 3rd Place
Ernie Vandall
Avery Pedersen
Blake Ozark
Madison Lamb 5th Place

Open–
Clancy Harris 3rd Place

Highlanders Provide More Metra Magic

Taden Sundeen Claims 2nd Consecutive AAU State Championship

The Glasgow Wrestling Club has really been making the Metra in Billings their 2nd “Home” over the last few years and they continued that trend this weekend at the State AAU Folkstyle Tournament! The 1,592 wrestlers who competed over three days were the most ever in a State AAU Tournament in Montana. The Highlanders were a BIG part of helping set the new mark. A record 68 Highlanders competed at State AAU. Breaking last year’s record of 53 participants. GWC was the 5th largest club in attendance. Only Team Champs (Billings West), Heights Wrestling Club (Billings Skyview), Laurel, and Miles City brought larger squads than our local “feeder” program.
At the end of a LONG weekend of wrestling and outstanding performances; a couple more Club RECORDS were set! Our Highlanders finished with 37 State Placers; that is a NEW club record, breaking last year’s total of 32. Over HALF of our wrestlers competing in the event found their way onto the podium with a Top 6 finish. Wow.
We crowned EIGHT Individidual State Champions over the weekend. That is the 2nd most in club history. The boys, however, won seven of those Individual Titles; which ties a club record set way back in 1992.
This event is a TRUE ALL-Class State Tournament and judging by the final team standings, It was another outstanding performance by GWC! The Highlander Boys finished in 8th Place Overall out of 73 Clubs with 439.5 points and the Highlander Girls finished in 4th Place Overall out of 55 clubs with 208 points. That marks 8 consecutive years in the Top 10 for the Boys and 3 consecutive years in the Top 4 for the Girls. The Boys also finished in 2nd Place for the famed Bobby McKinley “10-Man” Traveling Trophy for a 2nd consecutive year. This year they were edged by the Billings Wrestling Club.
At the conclusion of the tournament; 6th Graders, Jack Morehouse and Aiden Aune both qualified for Team Montana! The boys will repesent the club and our great state at the AAU National Duals in Iowa on April 1st-2nd. Morehouse will be on the Middle School B Team, while Aune has secured his spot on the Middle School C Team.
We will officially put a bow on the 2023 season next Friday thru Sunday at the Montana Open. The “Open” is the premier youth wrestling event in the region and it will take place right back at the Metra in Billings. The Glasgow Wrestling Club is expected to invade the event with a RECORD 64 participants.

State AAU Individual Results:

Tot–
Theo Marks
Nels Redfield
Frank Pattison
Bjorn See
Silas Hopstad
Miles Henry
Aurora Markle 3rd Place
Viona Casterline 6th Place
Brenley Flaten 6th Place

Bantam–
Howard Redfield *State Champion*
Dayton Markle
Rowen Thompson
Ledger Kaufman
Caleb See
CJ Sillerud
Buddy Cole 4th Place
Colt Knaff 3rd Place
Olive Marks 2nd Place
Rygan Gamas 2nd Place
Archer Henry 3rd Place
Collins Flaten 4th Place

Midget–
Tate Lehner *State Champion*
Milo Marks
Jett Morehouse 3rd Place
Murdock Pattison
Whit Ozark
Jaxon Budde
Knoxsen Harris
Walker Kirkland 5th Place
Eli Holinde
Josiah Hernandez 3rd Place
TenLea Sundeen
Gwen Torres
Kennedy Flaten 2nd Place
Piper See
Harlee Vandermars 4th Place
Lyla Lehner
Khloe Kaufman *State Champion*

Novice–
Anders Aune 6th Place
Ryker Nixdorf
Asher Wersal 4th Place
Hunter Pierce
Taden Sundeen *State Champion*
Devon Munroe
Saunten Gamas *State Champion*
Rylan Schultz
Riley Pattison 3rd Place

Schoolboy/Girl–
Aiden Aune *State Champion*
Weston Kirkland 6th Place
Jack Morehouse 2nd Place
Cody Kuka *State Champion*
Tyler King
Chaz Donohue
Cash Richardson 5th Place
DC Flaten
Ernie Vandall 3rd Place
Riley Pedersen 3rd Place
Ainsley Loftsgaard 6th Place
Chloe Lamb 4th Place

Cadet–
Makiya Plummer
Ted See
William Kirkland 2nd Place
Michael King 4th Place
Jaydeen Hanshew *State Champion*
Avery Pedersen 6th Place
Blake Ozark
Madison Lamb 2nd Place

Elite–
Joaquin Torres 4th Place

Highlanders Finish Regular Season at Brodie Gorder

GWC Finishes in 4th Place at the Brodie Gorder Memorial Team Duals for 2nd Consecutive Year

The Brodie Gorder Memorial Weekend is always one of the TOUGHEST events of the year and this year was no different. The “Brodie” traditionally closes out the regular season and provides our Wrestlers with excellent competition as we head into State AAU and the Montana Open the next two weekends at the Billings Metra!
On Saturday, The Team Duals kicked it all off with 18 of the best Clubs in the region in attendance. For a 2nd consective year, GWC would claim 4th place honors. Matching the best finish in Club history at the event. The team duals provide an opportunity for individuals to shine in a team atmosphore. Our kids do an excellent job supporting their teammates.
Due to the winter weather conditions that slammed Eastern Montana in recent days, half of our original entrees were unable to attend the event. However, 28 Highlanders still competed in the individual tournament on Sunday at Sidney High School Gymnasium. GWC was paced by SIX individual CHAMPIONS and eighteen Top 3 finishers! Good job kids and coaches and good luck the next two weekends.

Dual scores for the Highlanders on Saturday:

Round 1– Glasgow 72 Dakota Storm 45
Quarterfinals- Glasgow 72 Billings Heights (Billings Skyview) 33
Semifinals- Team Champs Black (Billings West) 61 Glasgow 37
Consolation Semifinals- Glasgow 63 Huntley Project 40
Consolation Finals (3rd/4th)- Dakota Rattlers (Minot, ND) 51 Glasgow 48

Brodie Gorder Memorial Individual Results:

Tot–
Aurora Markle 1st
Brenley Flaten 2nd
Miles Henry

Bantam–
Rygan Gamas 1st
Archer Henry 4th
Collins Flaten 5th
Dayton Markle 3rd
Ledger Kaufman
CJ Sillerud

Midget–
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Lyla Lehner 2nd
Khloe Kaufman 1st
Tate Lehner 3rd
Jett Morehouse 3rd
Walker Kirkland 3rd
Knoxsen Harris

Novice–
Anders Aune
Hunter Pierce 2nd
Taden Sundeen 2nd
Saunten Gamas 1st
Leo Erickson 1st

Schoolboy/Girl
Riley Pedersen 3rd
Aiden Aune 2nd
Jack Morehouse 4th
Weston Kirkland 2nd
Cash Richardson 2nd
Ernie Vandall 6th

Cadet–
Makiya Plummer 4th


GWC Finishes Strong in Glendive and Lewistown

CJ Sillerud “Hanging” with Coach Sillerud after going 5-0 on the Day!

Another weekend, another outstanding performance by the Glasgow Highlanders! This Saturday and Sunday, brought events in Glendive and Lewistown. GWC sent 35 grapplers to Glendive and came away with an impressive 17 Individual CHAMPIONS. 28 of our 35 Highlanders claimed Top 3 finishes at the event. It was the final regular season event for the “Northeast Division” and our club left no doubt on who currently holds the strength.
Nineteen of our 5th thru 8th graders attended Lewistown on Saturday, for the prestigous Montana Middle School State Championships. It was a grueling 14-hour day that saw some of our older Highlanders wrestle up to 8 matches! At the conclusion of the event, the Glasgow Wrestling Club finished in a tie for 14th Place out 60 teams with 122.5 points. 4th Place among Class B/C clubs in attendance. The club was paced by four individual placers on the Varsity side and another two placers in the JV brackets.
Finally, a small group of five Highlanders competed in the “Big Spring Brawl” also in Lewistown on Sunday. Desite the small team, GWC was still able to finish in 7th place out of 21 teams at the event. We crowned four CHAMPIONS on Sunday and those that attended got in some serious mat time!
This weekend we will begin the stretch run. The Highlanders will attend the Brodie Gorder Memorial in Sidney on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will feature the “Team Duals’ and Sunday will be the Invididual bracketed event.

Glendive Invitational Results:

Tot–
Rhett Murch 4th
Nels Redfield 2nd
Bjorn See 2nd
Frank Pattison 1st
Miles Henry 2nd
Silas Hopstad 1st
Viona Casterline 3rd
Aurora Markle 1st
Brenley Flaten 2nd

Bantam–
Howard Redfield 3rd
Rowen Thompson 6th
Dayton Markle 1st
Ledger Kaufman 2nd
Rygan Gamas 1st
Caleb See 1st
Orrin Mason 5th
CJ Sillerud 1st
Colt Knaff 1st
Buddy Cole 4th
Lillee Holzworth 5th
Archer Henry 1st
Collins Flaten 2nd

Midget–
Tate Lehner 1st
Murdock Pattison 1st
Walker Kirkland 1st
Eli Holinde 1st
Kellen Holzworth 4th
Piper See 4th
Khloe Kaufman 1st

Novice–
Anders Aune 2nd
Asher Wersal 1st
Devon Munroe 1st
Riley Pattison 1st
Addison Hughes 2nd

Cadet–
Avery Pedersen 2nd

Middle School State Results:

Varsity–
Ryker Nixdorf
Aiden Aune
Hunter Pierce
Weston Kirkland 6th
Saunten Gamas
Jack Morehouse
Cody Kuka
Tyler King
Makiya Plummer 6th
Chaz Donohue
Cash Richardson
Ernie Vandall
Riley Pedersen 4th
Gracie Otten
Ainsley Loftsgaard
Chloe Lamb
Madison Lamb 6th

Junior Varsity–
Rylan Schultz 2nd
DC Flaten 1st

Big Spring Brawl (Lewistown) Results:

8U
Jett Morehouse 1st
Buddy Cole 7th
Rygan Gamas 1st
Harlee Vandermars 1st

10U
Kennedy Flaten 1st


Powerful Highlanders on Full Display

Friends and Teammates Buddy Cole and Colt Knaff

Wow. Statement made. GWC is peaking as we head into the final month of the season! On Saturday, 52 Highlanders headed 70 miles east to the Annual Poplar Invitational. At the end of the day; TWENTY Individual Champions were crowned and FORTY FIVE found their way into a top 3 finish. Our overall individual record was 100 wins and 54 losses with 78 pins (41 pins against).
11 of our older kids attended the Havre Middle School Invitational on the same date and 10 of them found the podium. This experienced group was paced by 3 individual Champions.
Next Weekend, the Glasgow Wrestling Club will wrestle at Middle School State or the Big Spring Brawl in Lewistown while others will compete in the Glendive Invitational.

Poplar Invitational Results:

Tot–
Remington George 2nd
Brenley Flaten 1st
Aurora Markle 2nd
Theo Marks 3rd
Rhett Murch 2nd
Nels Redfield 3rd
Frank Pattison 2nd
Silas Hopstad 3rd
Kayson Murch 3rd
Brody Boos 1st

Bantam–
Lillie Holzworth 3rd
Collins Flaten 1st
Adlee Boos 2nd
Howard Redfield 2nd
Olive Marks 4th
Dayton Markle 1st
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Colt Knaff 1st
Buddy Cole 2nd
Rygan Gamas 1st
Orrin Mason 1st

Midget–
Kennedy Flaten 1st
Gwen Torres 5th
TenLea Sundeen 2nd
Khloe Kufman 1st
Milo Marks 4th
Jett Morehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 1st
Whit Ozark 3rd
Jaxon Budde 2nd
Walker Kirkland 1st
Knoxsen Harris 2nd
Harlee Vandermars 4th
Eli Holinde 1st
Kellan Holzworth 5th
Owen George 4th
Josiah Hernandez 3rd
Madison Murch 1st
Cameron Burns 2nd

Novice–
Riley Pattison 1st
Anders Aune 2nd
Ryker Nixdorf 1st
Quincy Iwen 3rd
Asher Wersal 1st
Devan Munroe 3rd
Taden Sundeen 1st
William Mulder 2nd

Schoolboy/Girl–
Ainsley Loftsgaard 3rd
Riley Pederson 1st
Weston Kirkland 2nd
DC Flaten 2nd

Cadet–
Avery Pederson 4th

Havre Middle School Invitational Results:

5th/6th Grade–
Aiden Aune 1st
Saunten Gamas 1st
Rylan Schultz 4th
Leo Erickson 2nd

7th/8th Grade–
Chaz Donahue 4th
Tyler King 2nd
Cash Richardson 2nd
Ernie Vandall 6th
Gracie Otten
Chloe Lamb 3rd
Madison Lamb 1st

Terry Small Town Smack Down Results:

Aurora Markle 2nd
Dayton Markle 2nd

Battle Under The Rims (Billings) Results:

Aiden Aune 1st
Anders Aune 6th

Highlanders Continue Dominant Season

The Glasgow Highlanders spent time apart this weekend, however, they had one thing in common. Success. The majority of the club attended the Wolf Point/Poplar Invitational in Wolf Point and a smaller contingent attended The “Cyclops” in Butte.
In Wolf Point, GWC had 60 wrestlers in attendance. The Highlanders continued their impressive season in the Northeast AAU Division by crowning 16 Individual Champions and 40 Top 3 place winners!
In Butte, the 15 Highlanders in attendance made a strong statement, as our team walked away with the Small Team Championship! It marks a 2nd consecutive Team Title at the Cyclops for the Glasgow Wrestling Club. The Cyclops is considered one of the premier regular season tournaments in Montana; so anytime you can put team hardware in the trophy case from the event it is certainly a sign of STRENGTH. The Team Championship was made possible in large part to 4 Individual Champions and 12 podium finishers.
Four of our Cyclops participants also took part in the Mining City Middle School Tournament in Butte on Saturday. With three of the four individuals securing a top 4 finish.
Next Saturday, the club heads east to the Poplar Invitational, while many of our 5th-8th Graders will head west to wrestle at the Havre Middle School Tournament on Saturday.

Wolf Point/Poplar Invitational Results:

Tot —
Viona Casterline 1st
Remington George 3rd
Brenley Flaten 2nd
Rhett Murch 3rd
Theo Marks 2nd
Jax Pankratz 4th
Bjorn See 3rd
Nels Redfield
Harrison Kemmis
Silas Hopstad 3rd
Miles Henry 6th
Joseph Wilxoson 5th
Michael Ames
Brody Boos 1st
Kayson Murch 3rd

Bantam —
Archer Henry 1st
Collins Flaten 1st
Howard Redfield 1st
Zander Donwhour 3rd
Olive Marks 2nd
Eli Pankratz
Caleb See 3rd
Ledger Kaufman 4th
Rygan Gamas 1st
Orrin Mason 2nd
CJ Sillerud 2nd
Colt Knaff 1st
Buddy Cole 5th
Adlee Boos 1st

Midget —
Gwen Torres 6th
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Piper See 4th
Khloe Kaufman 1st
Milo Marks 4th
Jeremiah Plummer 5th
Cole Hagenau 4th
Whit Ozark 2nd
Jaxon Budde 1st
Harlee Vandermars 6th
Owen George
Ahnaleigh Bruce 4th
Calex Greenough 6th
Josiah Hernandez 3rd
Cameron Burns 2nd
Madisyn Murch 3rd

Novice–
Addison Hughes 3rd
Josie Hartwell 3rd
Ryker Nixdorf 2nd
Asher Wersal 1st
Devon Munroe 5th
Elijah Plummer
Taden Sundeen 1st
Rylan Schultz 2nd
Saunten Gamas 1st
Hunter Vandermars 3rd

Schoolboy/Girl–
Riley Pedersen 1st
Weston Kirkland 2nd

Cadet–
Avery Pedersen 3rd
Makiya Plummer 1st
Ernie Vandall 2nd

Butte Cyclops Results:

Tot–
Frank Pattison
Aurora Markle 3rd

Bantam–
Dayton Markle 2nd

Midget–
Tate Lehner 1st
Jett Morehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 6th
Walker Kirkland 3rd
Knoxsen Harris
Eli Holinde 5th
Kennedy Flaten 1st

Novice–
Anders Aune
Hunter Pierce 4th

Schoolboy/Girl–
Aiden Aune 1st
Jack Morehouse 3rd
Ainsley Loftsgaard 2nd

Mining City Middle School Results:

Aiden Aune 3rd
Hunter Pierce 4th
Jack Moreouse 2nd
Ainsley Loftsgaard

GWC Keeps Rolling in North Dakota and Montana

Dayton Markle has now grabbed the GOLD in five consecutive Tournaments

The Highlanders are now one month into the season and all indications are pointing to another succesfull campaign! This past Saturday, the club traveled to the MonDak Open at “The Well” in Williston, North Dakota. The regional event featured 465 kids from 30 different clubs. GWC had the 3rd largest team in attendance with 44 stepping on the mat. 10 individual CHAMPIONS and Top 3 finishers led the way for the Highlanders.
On Sunday, we were back on the mat at the Border Brawl in Plentywood. 185 wrestlers from 9 different clubs competed in the event. The Highlanders brought in a contingent of 28 grapplers and walked away with 12 individual CHAMPIONS and 26 top 3 finishers.

This weekend we will take our traditional break from competition and give our kids and families a chance to go to Billings and watch the Scottie High School teams at State in the Metra. The following weekend, we will be back on the mats in Wolf Point and Butte.

Individual Results from MonDak Open:

6U Boys/Girls
Bjorn See 3rd
Saylor Thompson
Olive Marks 2nd
Nels Redfield
Howard Redfield 3rd
Miles Henry
Aurora Markle
Rowen Thompson 3rd
Collins Flaten 3rd
Brody Boos
Colt Knaff 1st
Frank Pattison

7-8 Boys
Tate Lehner 1st
Dayton Markle 1st
Jett Morehouse 3rd
Milo Marks 4th
Murdock Pattison 3rd
Buddy Cole
Cameron Burns 1st

9-10 Boys
Ryker Nixdorf 2nd
Anders Aune
Knoxsen Harris
Walker Kirkland 3rd
Eli Holinde 2nd
Taden Sundeen 1st

11-12 Boys
Hunter Pierce 2nd
Weston Kirkland 1st
Jack Morehouse 1st
Saunten Gamas 2nd
Rylan Schultz 4th
DC Flaten 4th
Leo Erickson 1st

13-14 Boys
Chaz Donohue
Ernie Vandall 2nd

7-8 Girls
TenLea Sundeen 3rd
Archer Henry 4th
Rygan Gamas 1st
Piper See 2nd
Harlee Vandermars 1st
Adlee Boos 3rd

9-10 Girls
Kennedy Flaten 3rd
Riley Pattison 2nd

11-12 Girls
Gracie Otten 2nd
Josie Hartwell 5th

Individual Results from Border Brawl:

Tot-
Theo Marks 1st
Nels Redfield 3rd
Jax Pankratz 4th
Frank Pattison 1st
Miles Henry 2nd
Aurora Markle 2nd
Brenley Flaten 2nd
Remington George 1st

Bantam-
Olive Marks 2nd
Howard Redfield 1st
Eli Pankratz 3rd
Dayton Markle 1st
Orrin Mason 1st
CJ Sillerud 2nd
Buddy Cole 3rd
Colt Knaff 1st

Bantam Girls-
Archer Henry 1st
Collins Flaten 2nd

Midget-
TenLea Sundeen 2nd
Milo Marks 3rd
Murdock Pattison 1st
Whit Ozark 2nd
Owen George 4th

Novice-
Anders Aune 2nd
Taden Sundeen 1st
Rylan Schultz 1st

Novice Girls-
Riley Pattison 1st

Schoolgirl-
Gracie Otten 2nd

Highlanders Crush it on the Home Mats

Highlander Teammates Hunter Pierce & Asher Wersal Embrace After Match

A NEW Record 472 wrestlers from 17 different clubs competed in Scottie Gymnasium this past Saturday for the 2023 Glasgow Wrestling Club Invitational. Breaking last year’s total of 455.
We also had our own NEW RECORD 85 Highlanders competing on the home mats.
The event was kicked off with the traditional parade of athletes. Complete with Strobe lights, Fog Machines, Music, and introductions.
Wrestling wrapped up in less than 6 hours and at the end of the day the Highlanders had 19 Individual CHAMPIONS and 52 Top Three Finishers! Wow.

On Saturday, 57 of those same Highlanders headed 70 miles west to wrestle in the “Cover the Court” event in Malta. That event brought 294 competitors from 12 different clubs and GWC had the 2nd largest contingent in attendance. When the event came to a close, the Highlanders were able to crown 16 Individual CHAMPIONS and 43 Top Three Finishers!

This weekend we will head to the MonDak Open in Williston, North Dakota and the Border Brawl in Plentywood.

Individual Place Winners — Glasgow Invitational:

Girls Tot–
Saylor Thompson 3rd
Viona Casterline 2nd
Aurora Markle 1st
Brenley Flaten 1st

Girls Bantam–
Olive Marks 4th
Archer Henry 3rd
Taryn Sundeen 3rd
Rygan Gamas 1st
Collins Flaten 2nd
Adlee Boos 2nd

Midget Girls–
Colby Mulder 3rd
TenLea Sundeen 2nd
Kennedy Flaten 2nd
Gwen Torres
Piper See 3rd
Lyla Lehner
Harlee Vandermars 3rd
Khoe Kaufman 1st
Ahnaleigh Bruce 3rd
Madisyn Murch 2nd

Novice Girls–
Riley Pattison 1st
Camryn Kemmis 2nd
Addison Hughes 4th
Josie Hartwell 4th

Schoolgirl–
Riley Pedersen 1st
Ainsley Loftsgaard 2nd
Chloe Lamb 3rd

Tot Boys–
Theo Marks 3rd
Frank Pattison 1st
Jax Pankratz 4th
Nels Redfield 2nd
Bjorn See 2nd
Miles Henry 3rd
Silas Hopstad 1st
Michael Ames
Harrison Kemmis
Joseph Wilcoxon
Brody Boos 2nd
Kayson Murch 3rd

Bantam Boys–
Zander Downhour 4th
Howard Redfield 1st
Eli Pankratz
Rowen Thompson
Dayton Markle 1st
Ledger Kaufman 2nd
Caleb See 4th
Orrin Mason 4th
Abel Krauth
CJ Sillerud
Buddy Cole 4th
Colt Knaff 2nd

Midget Boys–
Tate Lehner 1st
Milo Marks
Jeremiah Plummer
Cole Hagenau
Jett Morehouse 1st
Whit Ozark 2nd
Murdock Pattison 2nd
Jaxon Budde 4th
Knoxson Harris
Walker Kirkland 1st
Eli Holinde 1st
Owen George
Calix Greenough
Josiah Hernandez
Cameron Burns 1st

Novice Boys–
Quincy Iwen 4th
Ryker Nixdorf 2nd
Asher Wersal 2nd
Anders Aune
Hunter Pierce 1st
Taden Sundeen 1st
Devon Munroe
Elijah Plummer
Saunten Gamas 1st
William Mulder
Rylan Schultz 4th

Schoolboy–
Aiden Aune 2nd
Jack Morehouse 2nd
Weston Kirkland 3rd
Chaz Donohue
Tyler King 3rd
DC Flaten
Leo Erickson 1st
Ernie Vandall 2nd

Individual Place Winners — Cover the Court (Malta):

Girls Tot–
Saylor Thompson 4th
Viona Casterline 1st
Remington George 4th
Aurora Markle 2nd
Brenley Flaten 1st

Girls Bantam–
Olive Marks 3rd
Archer Henry 2nd
Taryn Sundeen 3rd
Rygan Gamas 1st
Collins Flaten 2nd
Adlee Boos 1st

Midget Girls–
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Piper See 2nd
Lyla Lehner 3rd
Harlee Vandermars 2nd

Schoolgirl–
Riley Pedersen 1st
Ainsley Loftsgaard 3rd
Chloe Lamb 4th

Tot Boys–
Theo Marks 2nd
Jax Pankratz 3rd
Nels Redfield 2nd
Bjorn See 2nd
Miles Henry 1st
Michael Ames 2nd
Brody Boos 1st

Tot Boys–
Howard Redfield 2nd
Eli Pankratz
Rowen Thompson
Dayton Markle 1st
Caleb See 3rd
Orrin Mason 2nd
CJ Sillerud
Buddy Cole 4th
Colt Knaff 1st

Midget Boys–
Tate Lehner 1st
Milo Marks
Whit Ozark 4th
Knoxson Harris 4th
Walker Kirkland 3rd
Eli Holinde 1st
Owen George 5th
Josiah Hernandez

Novice Boys–
Ryker Nixdorf 1st
Asher Wersal 2nd
Anders Aune 3rd
Hunter Pierce 1st
Quincy Iwen
Taden Sundeen 1st
Devon Munroe 4th
Saunten Gamas 1st
Rylan Schultz 3rd
Cameron Burns 2nd

Schoolboy–
Aiden Aune 2nd
Weston Kirkland 2nd
Chaz Donohue 2nd
Tyler King 2nd
Leo Erickson 2nd

GWC Makes Noise in Montana and Wyoming

HIghlanders with some serious “Hardware” at the Wild West Championship

The Highlanders split up this weekend and experienced a lot of success at both events! 46 wrestlers stayed close to home and competed at the Wolf Point Invitational, while 21 veterans attended the Wild West Championship in Casper, Wyoming.
The Wolf Point Invitational featured 337 kids from 11 different clubs. The Highlanders won 67% of their individual matches on the day and crowned 10 individual CHAMPIONS. Twenty seven Top 3 finishes helped power a very solid performance for the local club in what was the season opener for many.
The 21 Highlanders attending Wild West represents a team record for attendees at the prestigious event. GWC ended up with 12 top 6 place finishers, which is also a new club record! We ended up with Nine top 3 finishers included Champion, Taden Sundeen, who is now a Back to Back Wild West Champion! A LOT of Hardware was brought back to our little corner of Montana. Good job kids and coaches.
The Club is back in action this coming weekend with the Glasgow Wrestling Club Invitational at Scottie Gymnasium on Saturday followed by the “Cover the Court” Tournament in Malta on Sunday.


Wolf Point Invitational Results:

Tot Boys
Rhett Murch 3rd
Theo Marks 2nd
Jax Pankratz 4th
Bjorn See 1st
Nels Redfield 5th
Silas Hopstad 4th
Michael Ames 6th
Brody Boos 1st
Joseph Wilcoxon 2nd

Tot Girls
Viona Casterline 3rd
Brenley Flaten 1st
Aurora Markle 2nd

Bantam Boys
Zander Downhour 5th
Howard Redfield 3rd
Eli Pankratz 6th
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Dayton Markle 1st
Abel Krauth 6th
Caleb See 2nd
Orrin Mason 4th
CJ Sillerud 4th
Colt Knaff 2nd

Bantam Girls
Olive Marks 1st
Collins Flaten 1st
Adlee Boos 2nd

Midget Boys
Milo Marks 5th
Cole Hagenau 5th
Whit Ozark 4th
Jaxon Budde
Elijah Holinde 1st
Knoxsen Harris 3rd
Calex Greenough 5th
Josiah Hernandez 2nd
Cameron Burns 3rd

Midget Girls
Kennedy Flaten 1st
Gwen Torres 6th
Lyla Lehner 4th
Harlee Vandermars 5th
Pipe See 2nd
Khloe Kaufman 1st

Novice Boys
Quincy Iwen 4th
Asher Wersal 2nd
William Mulder 4th

Novice Girls
Ahnaleigh Bruce 2nd
Josie Hartwell 3rd

SchoolGirl
Chloe Lamb 3rd

Wild West Championship Results:

Ainsley Loftsgaard 2nd Place
Hunter Pierce
Leo Erickson 2nd Place
Riley Pattison
Riley Pedersen 3rd Place
Rygan Gamas
Saunten Gamas 4th Place
Tyler King
Waker Kirkland 3rd Place
Jett Morehouse 2nd Place
Jack Morehouse 2nd Place
Tate Lehner 2nd Place
Taden Sundeen 1st Place
Aiden Aune 2nd Place
Anders Aune
DC Flaten 6th Place
Murdock Pattison
Ryker Nixdorf
Taryn Sundeen 5th Place
TenLea Sundeen
Weston Kirkland