Little Guys Wrestlers at AAU State

Seventeen wrestlers from Malta traveled to the Montana State AAU Folkstyle Tournament from Friday March 8 to Sunday, March 10, in Great Falls.

Malta wrapped up the tournament placing five wrestlers on the podium. Trevor Knowles and Chastidee Blakesley both ended the tournament placing 2nd. Laytin Erickson and Lane Spencer both ended up in 4th for the weekend and Cameron Mikesell placed 6th. The following is the results for all wrestlers:

Trenton Blunt won a match in the Bantum 45 class. Cons. Round 1 - Trenton Blunt won by major decision over Kamdyn Perrin (Great Falls Rug Rats) (Maj 13-3.)

Drew Sammons wrestled in the Bantum 50 class.

Cameron Spencer in the Bantum 55 scored 4.0 team points. Cons. Round 2 - Cameron Spencer won by fall over I. Cowan (Havre) (Fall 1:51).

Chastidee Blakesley took second in the girls Bantum 50 class and has scored 11.0 team points. Round 2 - Chastidee Blakesley won by fall over Ashton Johnson (Lil Copperhead Wrestling) (Fall 0:53). Round 3 - Chastidee Blakesley won by fall over Madison Taylor (Baker) (Fall 0:48).

Colby Wright scored four team points in the Midget 50 class. Cons. Round 3 - Colby Wright won by forfeit over Harlee LeFever (Rustler) (FF).

Lane Spencer took fourth place in the Midget 65 class, scoring 16 points. Champ. Round 2 - Lane Spencer won by fall over Tay Morehouse (Glasgow) (Fall 1:45). Cons. Round 4 - Lane Spencer won by decision over Kolter Legg (North Montana) (Dec 10-1).

Cons. Round 5 - Lane Spencer won by fall over Gavin Etchison (Headwaters Wrestling Academy) (Fall 1:27). Cons. Round 6 - Lane Spencer won by decision over Tanner Laslovich (Bozeman) (Dec 6-0). Cons. Round 7 - Lane Spencer won by decision over Reveles McEwen (Butte) (Dec 2-0).Cons. Semi - Lane Spencer won by decision over Huntyn Fuzesy (Havre) (Dec 6-4).

Steeler Blunt wrestled in the Midget 70 Class. Champ. Round 1 - Steeler Blunt won by decision over Jaden Brooks (Rustler) (Dec 9-3.)

Brandon Wright wrestled in the Midget 103 class.

Kiernan Young wrestled in the Midget 112 class.

Trevor Knowles took second place in the Midget 120 class. 3rd Place Match - Trevor Knowles won by fall over James Porter (Hardin) Fall 1:51. 2nd Place Match - Trevor Knowles won by fall over Che Jones (Billings) (Fall 2:33.)

Jackson Wright wrestled in the Novice 60 class.

Straud Sims wrestled in the Novice 80 class. Champ. Round 1 - Straud Sims won by fall over Jakoby Casey (East Helena) Fall 1:21. Cons. Round 2 - Straud Sims won by fall over Dawson Petersen (Helena) (Fall 1:08.)

Laytin Erickson took second place in the Novice 100 class. Champ. Round 2 - Laytin Erickson won by fall over Reef Engle (Glendive Mat Devils) Fall 0:43. Quarterfinal - Laytin Erickson won by major decision over Zane Anderson (Montana Disciples) Maj 9-1. Cons. Semi - Laytin Erickson won by fall over Luke Aakre (Bison) (Fall 4:14.)

Kenan LaBrie wrestled in the Novice 120 class, scoring three points. Cons. Round 2 - Kenan LaBrie won by fall over J. Harbaugh (Baker) (Fall 0:56).

Cameron Mikesell took sixth place in the Cadet 113 class, scoring 11 points. Champ. Round 2 - Cameron Mikesell won by fall over Lane Snider (Chinook Wrestling) (Fall 0:38). Quarterfinal - Cameron Mikesell won by fall over Paul Bartlett (Havre) (Fall 3:56).

Camryn Mears scored four points in the Cadet 138 class. Champ. Round 1 - Camryn Mears won by fall over Montana Covington (Belt Huskies) (Fall 0:24).

Spencer Gibbs scored four points in the CADET 145 class. Champ. Round 1 - Spencer Gibbs won by fall over Connor McDanel (Meagher County Wrestling Team) (Fall 1:28).