Montana
Montana Premium Processing receives grant to accelerate smokehouse construction
HAVRE — Montana Premium Processing Co-Op in Havre is rapidly expanding. Founded in 2023, the co-op allows ranchers to process their livestock for retail without suffering a profit cut found with middlemen packing plants.
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Montana Premium Processing receives grant to accelerate smokehouse construction
“MTTP was set up to where you join as a member. And that, membership gives you first rights to the hook space that’s available,” says Chief of Staff with the Montana farmer’s Union, Matt Rains. “Plus voting rights and the right to be on the board of directors. So, all the board of directors are members, and thus these individuals who drop off animals and have them harvested have a vested interest to make sure that MTPP runs smoothly.”
In 2024, its first full year, MTTP processed 398,918 pounds of protein, and is now on track for increased output thanks to a $50,000 Growth Through Agriculture Grant courtesy of the Montana Department of Agriculture.
The grant will be used toward accelerating the construction of an on-site smokehouse – think smoked sausages, salamis, hams and more.
The facility will be built at the rear of the building and measure 20×20 feet in space. It will also have its own cooler.
“We’ve had several hog producers and they’re desperate for it because there just aren’t very many smokehouse’s on the Hi-Line. There’s a few, but it’s very limited capacity,” says General Manager of MTPP, Bill Jones.
The co-op had originally planned to fund the smokehouse entirely themselves, which they expected would take up to three years.
This injection of $50,000 secured not only funding for the smokehouses’s construction, but also for the installation of its equipment.
“It’s going to shorten what we figured would be a two or three-year project down to literally probably under a year,” says Jones.
“It was definitely across the board, a guaranteed slam dunk win for the state,” adds Rains.
The added value of the smokehouse also includes the job sector, as MTPP anticipates a number of jobs will open as a result of the addition.
“We’ll add at least two, if not three employees immediately when we add the value added [smokehouse] room and then be able to add maybe another three beyond that,” says Jones.
He’s aiming to add between five and seven new staff.
Simultaneously, MTPP is constructing a new, larger cooler to drip their slaughter. The construction is funded by a USDA-backed loan from Bear Paw Development. The current drip cooler in use now, will become an aging cooler.
In total, the Growth Through Agriculture Grant program secured $915,360 for 25 agricultural businesses throughout Montana.
ROCK CREEK — Punch more roads through the forest, and you’ll get more people starting fires, fewer bull trout and an even heftier maintenance bill.
Keep the 2001 Roadless Rule in place, and you’ll ensure elk have a healthy habitat, and you’ll still be able to reduce wildfire risk.
Those were some of the arguments former U.S. Forest Service employees made Friday at the edge of the Silver King Inventoried Roadless Area east of Missoula.
Montana Trout Unlimited and the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers hosted the event as the Trump administration takes steps to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule.
The rule prohibits building roads and harvesting timber on 30% of Forest Service land in the country, or 60 million acres. In Montana, that’s 6.4 million acres, or 37% of Forest Service land in the state.
In June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, parent agency of the Forest Service, announced plans to rescind the rule, enacted at the end of the Clinton administration.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said doing so would help protect communities from fires, remove “burdensome” regulations, and help create productive forests.
A comment period in the fall resulted in 223,000 comments, with 99% opposed to repealing the rule, according to Trout Unlimited and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers.
Opponents of the rule, including Republican politicians from Montana, have argued it’s outdated and hamstrings forest managers’ abilities to do their jobs in a landscape that’s changed.
Proponents of the rule, including the groups that participated in the media event at Rock Creek, said the “roadless rule” is sometimes misunderstood, and it’s been effective for ensuring land is productive for wildlife and to protect social values.
They also noted it came to pass in 2001 after public meetings across the country.
At the time, the Forest Service held more than 600 public meetings, including 34 in Montana, the groups said. This time, it has no public meetings scheduled, so the groups also are putting on seven public meetings in Montana in March.
Jeff Lukas, with Montana Trout Unlimited, said roadless areas are some of the most productive for fish and wildlife habitat, and they support clean water and offer social and economic benefits.
“The rule is vital to protecting the backcountry experiences so many Montanans enjoy,” Lukas said. “It helps ensure good habitat for deer, elk and fish, it protects clean drinking water, and contributes to our quality of life in Montana.”
The rule still allows the Forest Service to plan timber harvests and fuel reductions, but it does so while upholding values Americans have expressed as a priority, such as preserving natural scenery and offering a place to get away, rule proponents said.
Brian Riggers, former Region 1 Roadless Coordinator for the Forest Service, said in his six or seven years working in roadless areas, he ran into few people who didn’t value those unique, untrammeled landscapes.
“Most people have sort of a heartfelt connection to those places,” Riggers said.
But he said those hunters, anglers, backpackers, even people just driving along and enjoying the view, don’t always know much about how the rule works.
And he said it’s important to know because once you develop an area, you can’t go back.
“The rule provides for science-based conservation of the characteristics that make unroaded areas unique — high water quality and wildlife habitat, scenic integrity, remote recreation opportunities and buffers” from more developed areas, Riggers said.
At the same time, Riggers said, the rule is flexible. If a fire is imminent, and a road is needed in an emergency, the rule won’t prohibit it.
“I’ve not seen any fire projects not allowed to move forward due to the rule,” Riggers said.
Montana’s congressional delegation has supported the repeal of the “roadless rule,” as has Gov. Greg Gianforte, all Republicans. They argue it gives the federal agency more tools to manage the forest and helps rural economies.
Riggers said the rule was born out of controversy and was meant to help resolve it.
In the past, Riggers said, every time the Forest Service would propose a project, people would fight about it, and the rule was meant to help eliminate individual fights and provide a framework that would take care of people’s concerns for the long term.
The group spoke near the Tyler’s Kitchen Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project to point out the “roadless rule” in action, an example of the exceptions the rule offers to actively manage forests.
Finalized by the Lolo National Forest in December, the Tyler’s Kitchen project includes a timber harvest, a prescribed burn and thinning on more than 2,000 acres to reduce wildfire risk and improve the forest.
Speakers noted the benefits of the rule, but they also pointed to problems with roads on Forest Service land and the idea of building more roads.
For one thing, roads cost money, and the Forest Service doesn’t have the dollars to pay for maintenance on the ones already built, said Riggers — the cost of the backlog is $6.4 billion nationally, according to Pew Charitable Trusts.
Roads also hurt fish, said Shane Hendrickson, a fish biologist who formerly worked for the Forest Service. In fact, he said, roadless areas are “imperative” for native fish species, such as bull trout, which need clear cold water to survive.
Cutting roads into forest land “drastically” affects the watershed, taking away its resiliency, he said. He said protected bull trout aren’t present in waterways in roaded areas in a sustainable way.
Some politicians argue roads are needed to increase fire responsiveness, but Julie Shea, a former fire planner for the Forest Service with 39 years and 10 months of service, said she doesn’t wholly buy the argument.
Some places that already have roads aren’t accessible for fire anyway depending on the terrain, she said. Also, especially in the West, more than 75% of fires are caused by humans, so more roads could mean more fires in the places they’re built, she said.
The main thing, though, is the rule represents the will of the people, and people are smart, Shea said.
The recent Conservation in the West poll showed 84% of voters believe the rollback of laws that protect land, water and wildlife is a serious problem.
“It’s about the right of all Montanans and United States citizens to have a voice,” Shea said.
Public meetings
Montana Trout Unlimited and the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers are organizing public meetings to hear from the public on the rescission of the “roadless rule.”
The meetings are scheduled as follows:
- Kalispell: 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, Flathead Valley Community College AT-139 (Arts and Technology Building)
- Libby: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, K.W. Maki Theatre, 724 Louisiana Ave.
- Missoula: 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 9, Missoula Public Library, Cooper Space A/B
- Hamilton: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, Rocky Mountain Grange #116, 1436 South 1st St (Hwy 93)
- Butte: 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, Butte Archives, 17 W Quartz St
- Bozeman: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds, Exhibit Building #2, 901 N Black Ave.
- Helena: 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 13, Holter Museum of Art, 12 E Lawrence St
MISSOULA, Mont. — A Honduran man has been sentenced after admitting to illegally reentering the United States, federal officials said.
According to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme’s office, 39-year-old Wilson Edis Rodriguez-Serrano, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced Tuesday to 76 days — time already served — for illegal reentry. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the case. Rodriguez-Serrano was remanded to the custody of U.S. Border Patrol.
Court documents state agents encountered Rodriguez-Serrano on December 4, 2025, at a gas station in Havre after receiving a report about a truck suspected of being operated by someone in the country unlawfully. Agents conducted a consensual encounter that led to an immigration inspection of the four men in the vehicle, all of whom were determined to be in the United States illegally.
A press release states Rodriguez-Serrano admitted he crossed into the country near Eagle Pass from Mexico and acknowledged he had previously been removed from the U.S., including a voluntary return in 2010 and a final removal order issued in 2019.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana prosecuted the case, and Border Patrol conducted the investigation. Federal officials say the case was part of a nationwide immigration enforcement initiative led by the Department of Justice.
The MHSA Montana State Wrestling Championships are underway! Follow the results right here. We’ll be updating this article throughout the event. For access to complete brackets and links to archived matches, click the link below.
MHSA Montana State Wrestling Championship Brackets
Round of 16 Results
G – 100
Katelyn Sphuler (Glacier (Kalispell) (Girls)) 36-7 won by fall over Emma Jurkovac (Jefferson (Boulder) (Girls)) 17-12 (Fall 1:41)
Prespehone Cox (Frenchtown (Girls)) 24-11 won by fall over Corrissa Baker (East Helena (Girls)) 28-12 (Fall 3:45)
Kricket Bridges (Lincoln County (Eureka) (Girls)) 19-4 won by fall over Josie Hillman (Corvallis (Girls)) 3-2 (Fall 0:34)
Cali Gorder (Wolf Point (Girls)) 34-3 won by fall over Mykell Hoyt (Browning (Girls)) 12-12 (Fall 0:11)
Peyton Liva (Butte (Girls)) 33-11 won by fall over Natalie Starks (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 7-11 (Fall 1:19)
Reese Violett (Colstrip (Girls)) 36-15 won by fall over Kinsley Nelson (Conrad (Girls)) 25-12 (Fall 2:31)
Victoria Tenney (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 28-6 won by fall over Keira Oftedahl (Glacier (Kalispell) (Girls)) 35-13 (Fall 3:29)
Ashlyn McCann (Billings Central/Joliet (Girls)) 31-0 won by fall over Fallon Freeman (Anaconda (Girls)) 16-14 (Fall 0:31)
G – 105
River Cote (Ronan (Girls)) 36-1 won by fall over Jentree Merkel (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 12-10 (Fall 0:08)
Quinn Lindsley (Belgrade (Girls)) 30-14 won by fall over Marie Cheff (Ronan (Girls)) 25-17 (Fall 1:42)
Rachael Rogers (Anaconda (Girls)) 25-10 won by major decision over Riley Pedersen (Glasgow (Girls)) 24-16 (MD 11-2)
Emma Hernandez (Billings Central/Joliet (Girls)) 33-3 won by fall over Gwynavere Hennell (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 11-9 (Fall 1:14)
Gwynevere Brown (Beaverhead Co. (Dillon) (Girls)) 38-9 won by fall over Riley Pattison (Glasgow (Girls)) 19-13 (Fall 0:56)
Serina Catt (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 27-5 won by fall over Vera Strub (Baker (Girls)) 19-16 (Fall 1:10)
Danyka Doll (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 21-11 won by fall over Lauren Gunderson (Conrad (Girls)) 24-15 (Fall 2:41)
Wai Fandrich (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 31-3 won by fall over Paisley Paxson (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 13-12 (Fall 1:16)
G – 110
Hayley Petersen (Simms (Girls)) 32-1 won by fall over Maysa LaFromboise (Jefferson (Boulder) (Girls)) 18-18 (Fall 1:51)
Idania Ocampo (Gallatin (Bozeman) (Girls)) 25-8 won by fall over Malia Gergen (Frenchtown (Girls)) 30-9 (Fall 5:11)
Randi Hardman (Big Sandy (Girls)) 26-18 won by fall over Tymber Barnes (Beaverhead Co. (Dillon) (Girls)) 40-9 (Fall 3:51)
Kyra Anderson (Chester-Joplin-Inverness (Girls)) 31-6 won by fall over Brooklyn Nunn-Wilson (Missoula Sentinel (Girls)) 19-11 (Fall 1:29)
Cassidy Collins (Whitehall/Harrison (Girls)) 27-8 won by fall over Brooke Jamieson (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 20-11 (Fall 5:14)
Armani Stevenson (Fergus (Lewistown)/Hobson (Girls)) 35-9 won by fall over Andrea Kennedy (Great Falls / Msdb (Girls)) 22-11 (Fall 5:37)
Kaelynn Vanderpool (Corvallis (Girls)) 3-1 won by fall over Laityn Allen (Poplar (Girls)) 27-13 (Fall 1:05)
Payten Van Pelt (Billings West (Girls)) 29-2 won by fall over Sophia Catt (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 24-18 (Fall 1:28)
G – 115
Dani Larson (Manhattan (Girls)) 44-3 won by fall over Shaelynn Sinerius (Helena Capital (Girls)) 18-11 (Fall 0:51)
Alara Cooper (Poplar (Girls)) 39-7 won by tech fall over Bella Amen (Frenchtown (Girls)) 26-9 (TF-1.5 3:04 (19-0))
Beretta Winkowitsch (Cut Bank (Girls)) 31-10 won by major decision over Sylvia Sears (Forsyth (Girls)) 36-18 (MD 10-1)
Piper Gershmel (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 34-3 won by tech fall over Hailey Milyard (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 14-13 (TF-1.5 2:34 (20-2))
Cadence Crookston (Simms (Girls)) 31-7 won by fall over Nancy Harwood (Browning (Girls)) 25-20 (Fall 1:42)
Sailee Redding (Hardin (Girls)) 31-5 won by fall over Payton Welch (Shepherd (Girls)) 10-7 (Fall 1:14)
Sydney Drake (Helena Capital (Girls)) 37-10 won by fall over Allie Park (Cascade (Girls)) 22-13 (Fall 0:55)
Hannah Leonard (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 29-3 won by fall over Isabella Mikesell (Jefferson (Boulder) (Girls)) 34-16 (Fall 0:38)
G – 120
Bella Downing (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 27-2 won by fall over Mercedez Barber (Fergus (Lewistown)/Hobson (Girls)) 35-16 (Fall 2:48)
Jordynn Vinson (Columbus (Girls)) 30-4 won by fall over Halle Downey (Whitehall/Harrison (Girls)) 27-7 (Fall 3:06)
Kallie Labrie (Malta (Girls)) 31-10 won by decision over Mariska Harris (Helena Capital (Girls)) 31-6 (Dec 10-7)
Ava Dewitt (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 38-8 won by decision over Violet Linn-Turnquist (Belgrade (Girls)) 37-14 (Dec 10-3)
Taylor Lay (Helena Capital (Girls)) 37-3 won by tech fall over Bailey Billmayer (Chinook (Girls)) 30-13 (TF-1.5 3:41 (20-5))
Aly Dinardi (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 18-6 won by fall over Prairie Sellars (Browning (Girls)) 33-12 (Fall 0:58)
McKenna Caplette (Havre (Girls)) 28-6 won by fall over Bryleigh Larson (Manhattan (Girls)) 37-12 (Fall 1:58)
Araeya Nelson (Billings West (Girls)) 29-7 won by fall over Liberty Boadle (Poplar (Girls)) 38-12 (Fall 1:53)
G – 125
Rebel Montanez (Frenchtown (Girls)) 30-4 won by fall over Shyloh Huffine (Polson (Girls)) 22-15 (Fall 0:16)
Grace Hicks (Fergus (Lewistown)/Hobson (Girls)) 26-4 won by tech fall over Ainsley Peretto (Ronan (Girls)) 31-11 (TF-1.5 2:00 (15-0))
Ava Krings (Conrad (Girls)) 15-6 won by fall over Savanna Norwick (Laurel (Girls)) 30-11 (Fall 3:57)
Etta Wicks (Fort Benton (Girls)) 40-5 won by fall over Kitty Fosdal (Bozeman (Girls)) 25-13 (Fall 3:33)
Maia Campbell (Fort Benton (Girls)) 31-15 won by fall over Kamryn Rottmar (Powell Co. (Deer Lodge) (Girls)) 8-2 (Fall 2:57)
Jessica Blow (Butte (Girls)) 32-18 won by forfeit over Kylie Schwartz (Baker (Girls)) 35-5 (For.)
Adalie Hazlett (Butte (Girls)) 42-10 won by fall over Natalie Stewart (Manhattan (Girls)) 26-14 (Fall 5:15)
Madalyn Deiter (Great Falls Cmr (Girls)) 36-0 won by fall over Raigan Foster (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 17-10 (Fall 1:40)
G – 130
Julia Kay (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 32-1 won by fall over Faith Tolliver (Great Falls / Msdb (Girls)) 21-19 (Fall 0:45)
Kylie Shine (Glacier (Kalispell) (Girls)) 21-6 won by fall over Sage Wierzbicki (Great Falls / Msdb (Girls)) 27-11 (Fall 5:15)
Jaidyn Holdaway (Anaconda (Girls)) 23-8 won by tech fall over Isabella Cowan (Havre (Girls)) 29-8 (TF-1.5 5:02 (17-0))
Harley Labuda (Big Sandy (Girls)) 34-5 won by fall over Addison Bohrman (Belgrade (Girls)) 31-17 (Fall 1:18)
Taylor Dorvall (Whitefish (Girls)) 20-2 won by fall over Sierra McGreevey (Ronan (Girls)) 34-15 (Fall 1:52)
Camryn Fiscus (Fergus (Lewistown)/Hobson (Girls)) 42-8 won by fall over Hannah Iverson (Custer/Hysham (Girls)) 24-15 (Fall 3:10)
Anola Naugle (Arlee (Girls)) 24-5 won by fall over Leila McKay (Helena Capital (Girls)) 36-15 (Fall 1:24)
Charlee Lund (Belgrade (Girls)) 38-5 won by tech fall over Rayne Emmett (Columbus (Girls)) 13-7 (TF-1.5 4:33 (22-2))
G – 135
Stella Wahl (Cut Bank (Girls)) 40-0 won by fall over Melodie Starman (Fort Benton (Girls)) 23-13 (Fall 1:04)
Emma Klingaman (Harlem (Girls)) 29-3 won by fall over Skadi `Jun Smith (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 29-12 (Fall 3:13)
Kaiah Dumont (Polson (Girls)) 29-6 won by fall over Arya Hernandz (Lockwood (Girls)) 23-14 (Fall 1:09)
Kinley Liles (Dawson Co. (Glendive) (Girls)) 26-6 won by fall over Annaci Westenskow (Gallatin (Bozeman) (Girls)) 15-15 (Fall 0:27)
Kiera Lackey (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 29-4 won by major decision over Carly Mears (Malta (Girls)) 31-14 (MD 18-5)
Elizabeth Sherman (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 41-2 won by fall over Cara Wright (Forsyth (Girls)) 23-19 (Fall 0:51)
Elisa Bernabe (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 25-8 won by fall over Maycee Ort (Fort Benton (Girls)) 34-13 (Fall 3:45)
Cadence Weis (Laurel (Girls)) 34-2 won by fall over Kaylee Orcutt (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 22-10 (Fall 3:04)
G – 140
Madisyn Duffner (Choteau (Girls)) 25-11 won by fall over Kobe Stevens (Ronan (Girls)) 21-21 (Fall 1:45)
Madison Lamb (Glasgow (Girls)) 34-15 won by fall over Loretta Matteson (Butte (Girls)) 27-15 (Fall 2:58)
Lexi Harms (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 22-11 won by fall over Kellyn Nelson (Polson (Girls)) 24-5 (Fall 3:26)
Bonita Kinzer (Powder River Co. (Broadus) (Girls)) 29-7 won by fall over Alayah Stevens (Columbia Falls (Girls)) 22-16 (Fall 3:10)
Ariana Banner (Simms (Girls)) 22-7 won by fall over Braelyn Couch (Hardin (Girls)) 7-15 (Fall 1:31)
Faith Oakland (Great Falls / Msdb (Girls)) 34-9 won by tech fall over Bridget Lovaas (Beaverhead Co. (Dillon) (Girls)) 28-11 (TF-1.5 2:48 (18-2))
Addison Clixby (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 24-6 won by fall over Taryn Reid (Fort Benton (Girls)) 32-17 (Fall 0:45)
Meadow Mahlmeister (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 32-0 won by fall over Noelle Nelson (Gallatin (Bozeman) (Girls)) 14-10 (Fall 2:34)
G – 145
Kate Van Coutren (Manhattan (Girls)) 43-5 won by fall over Lily Parris (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 15-11 (Fall 5:59)
Venessa Wheeler (Polson (Girls)) 25-4 won by decision over Isabella Medrud (Great Falls / Msdb (Girls)) 27-10 (Dec 7-6)
Lindsay Yoder (Simms (Girls)) 25-5 won by decision over Aubree Holinde (Glasgow (Girls)) 23-20 (Dec 16-15)
Tita Fandrich (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 33-3 won by fall over Kortni Speed (Glacier (Kalispell) (Girls)) 6-7 (Fall 2:00)
Kadence Montgomery (Shelby (Girls)) 32-16 won by fall over McKenna Jones (Conrad (Girls)) 33-7 (Fall 5:35)
Ryann Gorder (Baker (Girls)) 31-6 won by fall over Briar Charlton (Manhattan (Girls)) 34-12 (Fall 1:04)
Bailey Blake (Beaverhead Co. (Dillon) (Girls)) 33-8 won by major decision over Paloma Padilla (Havre (Girls)) 20-13 (MD 8-0)
Graylee Fox (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 21-2 won by fall over Alyssa Marquez (Columbus (Girls)) 23-16 (Fall 1:04)
G – 155
Lucy Armstrong (Conrad (Girls)) 31-0 won by fall over Piper Adams (Polson (Girls)) 17-19 (Fall 1:22)
Olivia Post (Columbus (Girls)) 20-6 won by fall over Meadow Ragen (St. Ignatius/Charlo (Girls)) 35-11 (Fall 5:27)
Leona Dodson Howe (Ronan (Girls)) 32-3 won by major decision over Luisa Rivera-Rosas (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 22-8 (MD 8-0)
Soraya Shirley (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 34-4 won by decision over Meghan Connelley (Libby (Girls)) 21-11 (Dec 5-4)
Mattie Stepan (Butte (Girls)) 37-4 won by fall over Kailynn Kramer (Great Falls Cmr (Girls)) 15-14 (Fall 1:18)
Brooke Werth (Shepherd (Girls)) 20-3 won by fall over Kara Jones (Conrad (Girls)) 26-11 (Fall 1:52)
Marley Olsen (Hamilton (Girls)) 33-5 won by major decision over Hadassah Read (Ronan (Girls)) 23-11 (MD 15-5)
Macy Tate (Baker (Girls)) 17-6 won by fall over Aspen Smart (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 11-9 (Fall 0:49)
G – 170
Ashtyn Dziekonski (Helena Capital (Girls)) 28-4 won by fall over Cora Johnston (Fort Benton (Girls)) 10-11 (Fall 1:38)
Faith Kistenmacher (Roundup (Girls)) 25-6 won by fall over Keara Wieczorek (Lincoln County (Eureka) (Girls)) 24-15 (Fall 1:13)
Natalia Samson (Choteau (Girls)) 24-7 won by major decision over Jazmyn Werk (Havre (Girls)) 28-12 (MD 13-3)
Hannah Gohde (Gallatin (Bozeman) (Girls)) 35-5 won by fall over Olive Hilliard (Laurel (Girls)) 26-17 (Fall 2:56)
Hayden Edwards (Browning (Girls)) 27-2 won by fall over Lilly Allard (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 23-19 (Fall 1:52)
Lynley Conrad (Chinook (Girls)) 24-4 won by fall over Yamileh Ruiz (Belgrade (Girls)) 12-20 (Fall 0:12)
Olivia Carnell (St. Ignatius/Charlo (Girls)) 23-6 won by fall over Carmelia Horn (Hardin (Girls)) 19-7 (Fall 4:25)
Jayda Harbaugh (Baker (Girls)) 32-0 won by fall over Kehtsin Stiffarm (Harlem (Girls)) 23-17 (Fall 1:47)
G – 190
Madison Neely (Jefferson (Boulder) (Girls)) 11-14 won by fall over Keyenna DeRoche (Browning (Girls)) 26-10 (Fall 1:54)
Lauren Krebs (Hardin (Girls)) 25-6 won by fall over Amelia Clarke (Shelby (Girls)) 11-17 (Fall 0:22)
Daijalin Sunchild (Big Sandy (Girls)) 18-13 won by decision over Orla Sullivan (Whitefish (Girls)) 6-5 (Dec 7-6)
Brooklen Larsen (Billings West (Girls)) 13-8 won by fall over Josephine Manning (Fort Benton (Girls)) 31-5 (Fall 3:41)
Finlay Taylor (Ronan (Girls)) 18-13 won by fall over Rachel Vaughn (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 5-8 (Fall 0:40)
IsaBela Rangel (Belgrade (Girls)) 29-4 won by fall over Avery Violett (Colstrip (Girls)) 7-18 (Fall 0:44)
Malia Glassing (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 23-10 won by fall over Cadie Burgman (Anaconda (Girls)) 15-14 (Fall 1:04)
Madilyn Juelke (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 19-0 won by fall over Octavia Weis (Laurel (Girls)) 27-15 (Fall 1:44)
G – 235
Rylee Murgel (Helena (Girls)) 22-6 won by fall over Marquell Houle (Big Sandy (Girls)) 14-23 (Fall 1:04)
Hannah Holinde (Glasgow (Girls)) 23-12 won by fall over Hailey Littlefield (Columbia Falls (Girls)) 16-13 (Fall 0:59)
Judasha Ellsworth (Ronan (Girls)) 21-9 won by fall over Allie Ballensky (Butte (Girls)) 14-13 (Fall 4:48)
Scarlett Hoiness (Laurel (Girls)) 29-5 won by fall over Mariah Colunga (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 5-19 (Fall 1:03)
Elizabeth Henkins (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 16-2 won by fall over Abbiella Cochran (Saint Patrick`s Academy (Girls)) 6-12 (Fall 2:55)
Aniya Odei (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 16-4 won by fall over Chyanne Robinson (Butte (Girls)) 17-17 (Fall 1:06)
Grayson DeJong (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 5-2 won by fall over Gabriella Rico (Broadwater (Townsend) (Girls)) 15-5 (Fall 5:12)
Kelbey Brewer (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 15-1 won by fall over Anglia Tubbs (East Helena (Girls)) 10-24 (Fall 0:34)
Round of 32 Results
G – 100
Emma Jurkovac (Jefferson (Boulder) (Girls)) 17-12 won by fall over Aubreigh Whiteman (Plentywood (Girls)) 3-17 (Fall 0:31)
Prespehone Cox (Frenchtown (Girls)) 24-11 won by fall over Harlee Lefever (Great Falls Cmr (Girls)) 27-14 (Fall 1:07)
Josie Hillman (Corvallis (Girls)) 3-2 won by fall over Kimber Klein (Chinook (Girls)) 19-14 (Fall 0:55)
Mykell Hoyt (Browning (Girls)) 12-12 won by fall over Hadleigh Knoll (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 8-10 (Fall 1:11)
Natalie Starks (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 7-11 won by fall over Avery Corbin (Missoula Sentinel (Girls)) 17-13 (Fall 2:19)
Kinsley Nelson (Conrad (Girls)) 25-12 won by fall over RonElle LaForge (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 12-10 (Fall 1:43)
Victoria Tenney (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 28-6 won by fall over Harper Hardy (Ronan (Girls)) 2-3 (Fall 2:00)
Fallon Freeman (Anaconda (Girls)) 16-14 won by decision over Alexus Thompson (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 10-10 (Dec 6-2)
G – 105
Jentree Merkel (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 12-10 won by fall over Rylee Campbell (Missoula Hellgate (Girls)) 3-1 (Fall 1:39)
Marie Cheff (Ronan (Girls)) 25-17 won by decision over Stella Lundgren (Lockwood (Girls)) 14-13 (Dec 7-2)
Riley Pedersen (Glasgow (Girls)) 24-16 won by fall over Ember Carmichael (Corvallis (Girls)) 2-3 (Fall 1:18)
Gwynavere Hennell (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 11-9 won by fall over Kiaree White hawk (Poplar (Girls)) 13-14 (Fall 0:43)
Riley Pattison (Glasgow (Girls)) 19-13 won by fall over Mara Bartow (Missoula Sentinel (Girls)) 8-18 (Fall 1:33)
Vera Strub (Baker (Girls)) 19-16 won by fall over Emersyn Cleppe (Frenchtown (Girls)) 20-14 (Fall 5:15)
Danyka Doll (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 21-11 won by fall over Grace Richter (Anaconda (Girls)) 10-8 (Fall 2:28)
Paisley Paxson (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 13-12 won by fall over Tatum Hay Ogden (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 14-14 (Fall 2:39)
G – 110
Maysa LaFromboise (Jefferson (Boulder) (Girls)) 18-18 won by fall over Laney Frieboes (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 14-14 (Fall 0:48)
Malia Gergen (Frenchtown (Girls)) 30-9 won by fall over Evyn Potter (East Helena (Girls)) 17-33 (Fall 1:24)
Randi Hardman (Big Sandy (Girls)) 26-18 won by fall over Lilyi Malone (Butte (Girls)) 16-21 (Fall 1:08)
Brooklyn Nunn-Wilson (Missoula Sentinel (Girls)) 19-11 won by fall over Gracie Nordquist (Hardin (Girls)) 16-19 (Fall 0:28)
Brooke Jamieson (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 20-11 won by major decision over Brianna Wible (Great Falls Cmr (Girls)) 20-20 (MD 16-3)
Andrea Kennedy (Great Falls / Msdb (Girls)) 22-11 won by fall over Peytn Morel (Choteau (Girls)) 30-16 (Fall 1:03)
Laityn Allen (Poplar (Girls)) 27-13 won by decision over Maddia Johnston (Anaconda (Girls)) 22-14 (Dec 8-3)
Sophia Catt (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 24-18 won by decision over Danica Hennell (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 19-13 (Dec 8-5)
G – 115
Shaelynn Sinerius (Helena Capital (Girls)) 18-11 won by fall over Bristol Ackerman (Dawson Co. (Glendive) (Girls)) 24-16 (Fall 1:03)
Bella Amen (Frenchtown (Girls)) 26-9 won by fall over Avery Faler (Belgrade (Girls)) 22-15 (Fall 3:45)
Sylvia Sears (Forsyth (Girls)) 36-18 won by fall over Tenley Benson (Corvallis (Girls)) 3-2 (Fall 1:24)
Hailey Milyard (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 14-13 won by decision over Breiah Davis (Havre (Girls)) 23-17 (Dec 5-3)
Nancy Harwood (Browning (Girls)) 25-20 won by forfeit over Ava Shook (Cut Bank (Girls)) 26-21 (For.)
Payton Welch (Shepherd (Girls)) 10-7 won by major decision over Shannon Woll (Bigfork (Girls)) 18-9 (MD 12-4)
Allie Park (Cascade (Girls)) 22-13 won in sudden victory – 1 over Braydee Lehman (Fort Benton (Girls)) 23-15 (SV-1 20-17)
Isabella Mikesell (Jefferson (Boulder) (Girls)) 34-16 won by fall over Lillian Rothwell (Columbus (Girls)) 20-13 (Fall 1:42)
G – 120
Mercedez Barber (Fergus (Lewistown)/Hobson (Girls)) 35-16 won by fall over Jewell Reum (Ronan (Girls)) 28-18 (Fall 0:41)
Halle Downey (Whitehall/Harrison (Girls)) 27-7 won by fall over Gabby Vaca (Hamilton (Girls)) 23-15 (Fall 1:35)
Kallie Labrie (Malta (Girls)) 31-10 won by fall over Reese Jensen (Beaverhead Co. (Dillon) (Girls)) 19-21 (Fall 3:41)
Violet Linn-Turnquist (Belgrade (Girls)) 37-14 won by fall over Gizelle Beck (Powell Co. (Deer Lodge) (Girls)) 5-5 (Fall 3:00)
Bailey Billmayer (Chinook (Girls)) 30-13 won by decision over Olivia Johnson (Simms (Girls)) 17-17 (Dec 15-8)
Prairie Sellars (Browning (Girls)) 33-12 won by fall over Dakota Norris (East Helena (Girls)) 19-24 (Fall 3:31)
McKenna Caplette (Havre (Girls)) 28-6 won by fall over Ellie Munson (Shelby (Girls)) 15-15 (Fall 1:10)
Liberty Boadle (Poplar (Girls)) 38-12 won by major decision over Kaycee Orvis (Whitefish (Girls)) 9-13 (MD 13-0)
G – 125
Shyloh Huffine (Polson (Girls)) 22-15 won by decision over Stella Colley (Glacier (Kalispell) (Girls)) 12-11 (Dec 7-1)
Ainsley Peretto (Ronan (Girls)) 31-11 won by fall over Trinity Stoner (Helena Capital (Girls)) 6-4 (Fall 3:28)
Savanna Norwick (Laurel (Girls)) 30-11 won by fall over Kiara Brown (Plains / Hot Springs (Girls)) 20-16 (Fall 1:18)
Kitty Fosdal (Bozeman (Girls)) 25-13 won by major decision over Isabelle Salois (Cut Bank (Girls)) 24-18 (MD 13-1)
Maia Campbell (Fort Benton (Girls)) 31-15 won by fall over Amira Gonzales (Butte Central (Girls)) 18-16 (Fall 0:58)
Jessica Blow (Butte (Girls)) 32-18 won by fall over Amelia Steinmann (Belgrade (Girls)) 22-14 (Fall 1:01)
Natalie Stewart (Manhattan (Girls)) 26-14 won by decision over Marley Idland (Sidney / Fairview (Girls)) 19-7 (Dec 6-2)
Raigan Foster (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 17-10 won by decision over Cheyenne Blake (Polson (Girls)) 18-13 (Dec 4-1)
G – 130
Faith Tolliver (Great Falls / Msdb (Girls)) 21-19 won by fall over Raigan Bauman (Corvallis (Girls)) 3-3 (Fall 0:46)
Kylie Shine (Glacier (Kalispell) (Girls)) 21-6 won by fall over Alyssa Thoft (Polson (Girls)) 15-21 (Fall 1:25)
Isabella Cowan (Havre (Girls)) 29-8 won by fall over Kacey Springer (Stevensville (Girls)) 24-16 (Fall 5:19)
Addison Bohrman (Belgrade (Girls)) 31-17 won by fall over Ireland Corbin (Plains / Hot Springs (Girls)) 21-12 (Fall 1:37)
Sierra McGreevey (Ronan (Girls)) 34-15 won by tech fall over Allie Treese (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 23-21 (TF-1.5 5:35 (17-2))
Hannah Iverson (Custer/Hysham (Girls)) 24-15 won by fall over Adalyn Cummings (Glacier (Kalispell) (Girls)) 28-13 (Fall 3:12)
Leila McKay (Helena Capital (Girls)) 36-15 won by decision over Jocelyn Arthur (Lockwood (Girls)) 36-11 (Dec 4-1)
Rayne Emmett (Columbus (Girls)) 13-7 won by fall over Khloe Price (Cut Bank (Girls)) 17-31 (Fall 4:29)
G – 135
Melodie Starman (Fort Benton (Girls)) 23-13 won by fall over Taylor Curry (Cut Bank (Girls)) 21-17 (Fall 1:09)
Skadi `Jun Smith (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 29-12 won by fall over Alice Albrecht (Bozeman (Girls)) 13-11 (Fall 3:36)
Arya Hernandz (Lockwood (Girls)) 23-14 won by fall over Bayleah Richardson (Bozeman (Girls)) 26-16 (Fall 4:42)
Annaci Westenskow (Gallatin (Bozeman) (Girls)) 15-15 won by fall over Maci Mehrens (Helena (Girls)) 14-17 (Fall 1:48)
Carly Mears (Malta (Girls)) 31-14 won by fall over Cambri Guenzler (Choteau (Girls)) 12-20 (Fall 2:28)
Cara Wright (Forsyth (Girls)) 23-19 won by fall over Laila Neiss (Ronan (Girls)) 24-14 (Fall 3:20)
Maycee Ort (Fort Benton (Girls)) 34-13 won by fall over Beau Reynolds (Beaverhead Co. (Dillon) (Girls)) 19-17 (Fall 4:56)
Kaylee Orcutt (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 22-10 won by tech fall over Skyla Nielsen (Polson (Girls)) 10-8 (TF-1.5 3:05 (16-0))
G – 140
Kobe Stevens (Ronan (Girls)) 21-21 won by fall over Sandi Pease (Hardin (Girls)) 24-21 (Fall 3:47)
Loretta Matteson (Butte (Girls)) 27-15 won by fall over Brinly Reid (Fort Benton (Girls)) 17-26 (Fall 1:32)
Lexi Harms (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 22-11 won by fall over Alisha Cook (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 18-8 (Fall 2:58)
Alayah Stevens (Columbia Falls (Girls)) 22-16 won by fall over Genavieve Nissen (Big Sandy (Girls)) 6-26 (Fall 1:03)
Braelyn Couch (Hardin (Girls)) 7-15 won by fall over Emerence Beck (Columbia Falls (Girls)) 12-19 (Fall 1:18)
Bridget Lovaas (Beaverhead Co. (Dillon) (Girls)) 28-11 won by decision over Olivia Allestad (Havre (Girls)) 12-19 (Dec 14-10)
Taryn Reid (Fort Benton (Girls)) 32-17 won by fall over Cadence McClaran (Hamilton (Girls)) 2-2 (Fall 2:25)
Noelle Nelson (Gallatin (Bozeman) (Girls)) 14-10 won by fall over Vivian Vaccaro (Manhattan (Girls)) 6-19 (Fall 5:08)
G – 145
Lily Parris (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 15-11 won by fall over Neeley Repscher (Gallatin (Bozeman) (Girls)) 11-6 (Fall 0:40)
Venessa Wheeler (Polson (Girls)) 25-4 won by fall over Adysen Morris (Fergus (Lewistown)/Hobson (Girls)) 18-16 (Fall 1:19)
Aubree Holinde (Glasgow (Girls)) 23-20 won by fall over Sage Queer (Butte (Girls)) 23-16 (Fall 1:34)
Kortni Speed (Glacier (Kalispell) (Girls)) 6-7 won by fall over Liberty Wicks (North Star (Girls)) 9-27 (Fall 1:57)
Kadence Montgomery (Shelby (Girls)) 32-16 won by fall over Mesa Ewing (Red Lodge/Belfry (Girls)) 20-16 (Fall 1:24)
Briar Charlton (Manhattan (Girls)) 34-12 won by decision over Haley Wilson (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 21-13 (Dec 11-7)
Paloma Padilla (Havre (Girls)) 20-13 won by fall over Ella Timlick (Columbia Falls (Girls)) 21-19 (Fall 0:29)
Alyssa Marquez (Columbus (Girls)) 23-16 won by fall over Kelly Hart (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 19-11 (Fall 5:27)
G – 155
Piper Adams (Polson (Girls)) 17-19 won by fall over Ruby Herman (Choteau (Girls)) 16-10 (Fall 3:55)
Meadow Ragen (St. Ignatius/Charlo (Girls)) 35-11 won by fall over Emika Beardsley (Custer Co. (Miles City) (Girls)) 12-11 (Fall 2:53)
Luisa Rivera-Rosas (Billings Senior High School (Girls)) 22-8 won by fall over Kassidy Lingle (Glacier (Kalispell) (Girls)) 17-12 (Fall 3:05)
Meghan Connelley (Libby (Girls)) 21-11 won by tech fall over Grace Scott (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 17-17 (TF-1.5 3:04 (20-2))
Kailynn Kramer (Great Falls Cmr (Girls)) 15-14 won by fall over Aurora Rice (Bigfork (Girls)) 7-7 (Fall 2:23)
Kara Jones (Conrad (Girls)) 26-11 won by fall over Lillie Takes The Horse (Hardin (Girls)) 14-16 (Fall 1:40)
Hadassah Read (Ronan (Girls)) 23-11 won by decision over Marie Bold (Havre (Girls)) 22-9 (Dec 10-7)
Aspen Smart (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 11-9 won by fall over Layla Svigen (Great Falls / Msdb (Girls)) 20-19 (Fall 5:10)
G – 170
Cora Johnston (Fort Benton (Girls)) 10-11 won by fall over Kylee Bourdon (Ronan (Girls)) 16-19 (Fall 0:40)
Keara Wieczorek (Lincoln County (Eureka) (Girls)) 24-15 won by fall over Adilynn Pilon (Beaverhead Co. (Dillon) (Girls)) 20-14 (Fall 2:43)
Jazmyn Werk (Havre (Girls)) 28-12 won by forfeit over Harley Fetters (Cut Bank (Girls)) 23-15 (For.)
Olive Hilliard (Laurel (Girls)) 26-17 won by fall over Aubree Guardipee (Browning (Girls)) 17-12 (Fall 1:19)
Lilly Allard (Billings Skyview (Girls)) 23-19 won by fall over Rylee Radcliffe (Butte (Girls)) 18-14 (Fall 3:05)
Yamileh Ruiz (Belgrade (Girls)) 12-20 won by fall over Tarakona Bell (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 15-8 (Fall 2:56)
Carmelia Horn (Hardin (Girls)) 19-7 won by fall over Dasey McNary (Fairfield/Power (Girls)) 9-16 (Fall 2:48)
Kehtsin Stiffarm (Harlem (Girls)) 23-17 won by fall over Madison Clement (Helena Capital (Girls)) 20-12 (Fall 5:27)
G – 190
Madison Neely (Jefferson (Boulder) (Girls)) 11-14 won by fall over Aspen Martinez (Billings West (Girls)) 4-17 (Fall 3:40)
Daijalin Sunchild (Big Sandy (Girls)) 18-13 won by fall over Adri Cox (Flathead (Kalispell) (Girls)) 6-10 (Fall 0:57)
Brooklen Larsen (Billings West (Girls)) 13-8 won by fall over Tilli Werk (Havre (Girls)) 10-9 (Fall 1:57)
Rachel Vaughn (Missoula Big Sky / Loyola Sacred Heart (Girls)) 5-8 won by major decision over Starlene Potts (Laurel (Girls)) 12-25 (MD 11-3)
Avery Violett (Colstrip (Girls)) 7-18 won by decision over Kaci Costel (Browning (Girls)) 8-17 (Dec 6-1)
Octavia Weis (Laurel (Girls)) 27-15 won by fall over Jacquia McLeod (Corvallis (Girls)) 0-3 (Fall 1:05)
G – 235
Marquell Houle (Big Sandy (Girls)) 14-23 won by forfeit over Jess Elings (Cut Bank (Girls)) 20-5 (For.)
Abbiella Cochran (Saint Patrick`s Academy (Girls)) 6-12 won by fall over Kendyl Sutherland (Corvallis (Girls)) 1-2 (Fall 1:18)
Anglia Tubbs (East Helena (Girls)) 10-24 won by fall over Jasmine Grant (Browning (Girls)) 7-20 (Fall 2:55)
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