Malta's Grapplers Show Growth in Chinook Mixer, To Host Home Meet

The Malta High School Wrestling Team competed at the Chinook Mixer last Saturday, January 20, at Chinook High School.

"We had a good weekend in Chinook,” Malta Head Coach Jake French said. “Not everyone got to wrestle two matches, or even have a match. But most of our inexperienced wrestlers did and we have quite a few improvements.”

Malta will be hosting their home meet this weekend. The Malta Mixer is scheduled for Friday, January 26, at 5 p.m. The night will also serve as the team’s senior night, where several seniors will be honored including Samme Gibbs, Sydney Gibbs, Colton Mears, and Mason Sjostrom.

During the Chinook Mixer, Coach French noticed that a few wrestlers displayed growth in the sport.

“As a coach, something I've noticed is that the kids are telling me what mistakes they made, rather than me having to explain it to them,” Coach French said. “That in itself shows that their knowledge and understanding of the sport is improving. And the timing couldn't be better as we have our own Mixer and Tournament this week, and then onto the postseason."

The following are the results from each match Malta had at the Chinook Mixer:

113: Hailey LeBuda (Chinook) over AJ Marquis (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 0:53)

120: Isaac CutsTheRope (Harlem) over Jonah Bucks (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 0:56)

120: Unknown over AJ Marquis (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 1:13)

126: Isaac CutsTheRope (Harlem) over Jonah Bucks (Malta / Whitewater) (Dec 4-1)

126: Lane Spencer (Malta / Whitewater) over Reece Hammond (Great Falls Central) (TF 18-2 0:00)

126: Lane Spencer (Malta / Whitewater) over Fletcher Anderson (Chinook) (Fall 3:37)

132: Trooper Stiles (Malta / Whitewater) over Orion CutsTheRope (Harlem) (Fall 0:33)

132: Steeler Blunt (Malta / Whitewater) over Kyle Hudon (Harlem) (Fall 0:58)

132: Steeler Blunt (Malta / Whitewater) over Orion CutsTheRope (Harlem) (Fall 5:00)

138: Kohner Schipman (Malta / Whitewater) over Gauge Chapman (Chinook) (Fall 3:51)

138: Straud Sims (Malta / Whitewater) over Ty Kittson (Harlem) (Fall 3:18)

138: Trooper Stiles (Malta / Whitewater) over Delane Lamere (Harlem) (Fall 3:35)

145: Gauge Chapman (Chinook) over Trooper Stiles (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 1:44)

145: Ethan Klingaman (Chinook) over Karson Kelsey (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 1:40)

145: Jadon Sullivan (Chester-Joplin-Inverness) over Karson Kelsey (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 2:48)

145: Mason Sjostrom (Malta / Whitewater) over Delane Lamere (Harlem) (MD 8-0)

152: Straud Sims (Malta / Whitewater) over Wesley Cox (Big Sandy) (MD 13-3)

152: Ty Kittson (Harlem) over Lane Salveson (Malta / Whitewater) (MD 9-0)

152: Leon Champagne (Harlem) over Lane Salveson (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 0:51)

170: Kenan LaBrie (Malta / Whitewater) over Jay Thomas Stewart (Harlem) (Fall 0:48)

182: Colton Mears (Malta / Whitewater) over Dustin Adams (Harlem) (MD 12-0)

182: Dustin Adams (Harlem) over Kayden Green (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 1:27)

205: Samuel Cox (Big Sandy) over Skylar Gilkerson (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 3:56)

205: Julian Powell (Chinook) over Skylar Gilkerson (Malta / Whitewater) (Fall 1:11)