Malta AAU Wrestling Team Competes at Helltown Throwdown

The Malta Wrestling Club’s AAU team went to the Helltown Throwdown, a wrestling event held in Helena on Friday, January 19, and Saturday, January 20.

As a team, Malta placed 40th of 73 teams with 22 points.

6U (Tot) 50: Augustus Pankratz's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Warren Wilcox (Spartan Youth Wrestling) won by tech fall over Augustus Pankratz (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (TF 17-2). Cons. Round 1 - Colt Jacobi (Pioneer Wrestling Club) won by fall over Augustus Pankratz (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:18).

8U (Bantam) 43: Quinton Wright's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Wesley Oiestad (Townsend Wrestling) won by fall over Quinton Wright (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:37). Cons. Round 1 - Quinton Wright (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Chase McMahon (Flathead Valley Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Quinton Wright (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Maj 16-3).

8U (Bantam) 53: Wylie Pankratz's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Wylie Pankratz (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Champ. Round 2 - Layne Wendland (North Montana Wrestling Club) won by fall over Wylie Pankratz (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:21). Cons. Round 2 - Wylie Pankratz (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 3 - Ezekiel Veysey (Helena Wrestling Club) won by fall over Wylie Pankratz (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:35).

8U (Bantam) 62: Zander Young's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Zander Young (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Champ. Round 2 - Connor Sweat (Kalispell wrestling club) won by fall over Zander Young (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:16). Cons. Round 2 - Ledger Kaufman (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Zander Young (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:28).

8U (Bantam) HWT: Tucker Moog's place is 4th and has scored 3.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Tucker Moog (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Xavier Lindsay (CJI Hawks Little Guy Wrestling) (Fall 0:38). Semifinal - Luca Woodward (Bearcats Wrestling Club (Helena)) won by fall over Tucker Moog (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:48). Cons. Semi - Tucker Moog (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Easton Hodgson (Conrad Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:51). 3rd Place Match - Colt Knaff (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Tucker Moog (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:00).

10U (Intermediate) 53: Titus Carnahan's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Titus Carnahan (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Baize Kinsey (Butte Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:39). Quarterfinal - Colin Luedtke (Ronan Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Titus Carnahan (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (TF 20-5). Cons. Round 2 - Tate Lehner (Glasgow Wrestling Club) won by fall over Titus Carnahan (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:21).

10U (Intermediate) 59: Max Sjostrom's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Axel Brakefield (Headwaters Wrestling Academy) won by forfeit over Max Sjostrom (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (FF). Cons. Round 1 - Max Sjostrom (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Zach Cormier (Billings Wrestling Club) won by forfeit over Max Sjostrom (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (FF).

10U (Intermediate) 63: Beckett Young's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Beckett Young (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Korbyn Randle (Fergus Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:50). Champ. Round 2 - Lane Vinson (North Montana Wrestling Club) won by fall over Beckett Young (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:27). Cons. Round 2 - Beckett Young (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Cayson Cox (Mine Yard Dogs Wrestling Club) (Maj 13-4). Cons. Round 3 - Jordan Buckley (Berserker Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Beckett Young (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Maj 9-1).

10U (Intermediate) 67: Fletcher Spencer's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Fletcher Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Champ. Round 2 - Fletcher Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kristian Stovall (Team Champs) (Fall 0:37). Champ. Round 3 - Elijah Jarvis (TEAM REAL LIFE) won by decision over Fletcher Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Dec 11-5). Cons. Round 4 - Fletcher Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Liam Baird (Stillwater Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:00). Cons. Round 5 - Reid Hoffman (Mine Yard Dogs Wrestling Club) won by decision over Fletcher Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Dec 10-4).

10U (Intermediate) 71: Knox Sorensen's place is 2nd and has scored 7.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Knox Sorensen (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Milo Marks (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:21). Champ. Round 2 - Knox Sorensen (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Brayker Bosch (Butte wrestling club) (Fall 0:19). Quarterfinal - Knox Sorensen (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by decision over Rome Paulin (Buzzsaw Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-1). Semifinal - Knox Sorensen (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory - 1 over Murdock Pattison (Glasgow Wrestling Club) (SV-1 4-2). 1st Place Match - Wolf Knopp (Buzzsaw Wrestling Club) won by decision over Knox Sorensen (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Dec 10-9). 2nd Place Match - Knox Sorensen (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Odin Olson (Spartan Youth Wrestling) (TF 16-1).

10U (Intermediate) 93: Calvin Squires's place is 2nd and has scored 7.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Calvin Squires (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Logan Hill (Cody Wrestling Club, WY) (TF 15-0). Quarterfinal - Calvin Squires (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Seth Kantorowicz (CJI Hawks Little Guy Wrestling) (Fall 0:44). Semifinal - Calvin Squires (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Brody Hammond (Chinook Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:50). 1st Place Match - Brody Styren (Shepherd Wrestling Club) won by decision over Calvin Squires (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-1). 2nd Place Match - Calvin Squires (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by fall over Gunner Hepp (Conrad Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:41).

10U Girls (Intermediate) 49: Gemma Wright's place is 3rd and has scored 5.0 team points. Round 1 - Flora Saddler (Helena Wrestling Club) won by fall over Gemma Wright (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:47). Round 2 - Neala Block (TEAM REAL LIFE) won by fall over Gemma Wright (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:19).

12U (Novice) 78: Rio Oxarart's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Beau Bencharski (Combat School) won by decision over Rio Oxarart (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-7). Cons. Round 1 - Rio Oxarart (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Rio Oxarart (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by decision over Ryder Ridgeway (Swamp Monsters MT) (Dec 7-2). Cons. Round 3 - Rio Oxarart (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Kale Tylinski (Rustler Wrestling Club) (Maj 12-0). Cons. Round 4 - Rio Oxarart (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory - 1 over Beau Lytle (Ronan Wrestling Club) (SV-1 6-4). Cons. Round 5 - Cuyler Clark (Team Champs) won by fall over Rio Oxarart (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:44).

12U (Novice) 78: Cord Newman's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - John Caven (Havre Wrestling Club) won by fall over Cord Newman (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:48). Cons. Round 1 - Cord Newman (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Elijah Modine (Billings Wrestling Club) won by fall over Cord Newman (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:56).

12U (Novice) 86: Jakobi Yellow Earrings's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Christopher Navarro (North Montana Wrestling Club) won by fall over Jakobi Yellow Earrings (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:39). Cons. Round 1 - Jakobi Yellow Earrings (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Pierce Collins (Butte wrestling club) won by fall over Jakobi Yellow Earrings (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:17).

12U (Novice) 92: Gunner Stenberg's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Gunner Stenberg (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Champ. Round 2 - Gunner Stenberg (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by decision over Jacobie Grunhuvd (Mine Yard Dogs Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-5). Quarterfinal - Gabe Stovall (Team Champs) won by fall over Gunner Stenberg (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:26). Cons. Round 4 - Zyne English (Helena Wrestling Club) won by fall over Gunner Stenberg (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:58).

12U (Novice) 98: Cooper Pankratz's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Cylas Carter (Corvallis Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Cooper Pankratz (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Maj 9-0). Cons. Round 1 - Cooper Pankratz (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Landon Franck (Sidney Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Cooper Pankratz (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (TF 15-0).

12U (Novice) 117: Ivan Taylor's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Kaliber Emmett (Stillwater Wrestling Club) won by fall over Ivan Taylor (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:41). Cons. Round 1 - Ivan Taylor (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Abraham May (Fairfield Wrestling Club) won by decision over Ivan Taylor (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-2).

Middle School 83: Colby Wright's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Colby Wright (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Ruckman (Fergus Wrestling Club) won by decision over Colby Wright (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Dec 13-10). Cons. Round 2 - Colby Wright (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 3 - Lincoln Wilson (Kalispell wrestling club) won by fall over Colby Wright (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:47).

Middle School 97: Cameron Spencer's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Cameron Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye). Champ. Round 2 - Brayson Moore (TEAM REAL LIFE) won by tech fall over Cameron Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (TF 17-2). Cons. Round 2 - Cameron Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by decision over Cyric Grunhuvd (Mine Yard Dogs Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-0). Cons. Round 3 - Cameron Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by decision over Raiden Parry (Team Champs) (Dec 2-1). Cons. Round 4 - Cameron Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) won by decision over Tristan Martinsen (Bearcats Wrestling Club (Helena)) (Dec 7-0). Cons. Round 5 - Kayson Grant (Cody Wrestling Club, WY) won by fall over Cameron Spencer (Malta Mustang Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:42).