Photos: Montana state wrestling championships invade Billings
Huntley Project's Gavin Nedens (right) wins a quarterfinal match at the state wrestling tournament on Friday.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Huntley Project wrestling fans cheer after Gavin Nedens won a quarterfinal match Friday.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Huntley Project's Gavin Nedens defeated Columbus-Absarokee's Guy Williams in the quarterfinals Friday.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Hamilton's Jesse Anson has a bloody nose tended to during the quarterfinals of the state wrestling tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Sidney wrestling coach Guy Melby watches the action during Friday's quarterfinal round of the state tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Sidney's Zander Dean scores against Laurel's Ivan Lee during the quarterfinal round of the state wresting tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
A Glasgow wrestler collects himself at the state wrestling tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Columbus-Absarokee's Tanner Cook won his match over Red Lodge's Riley Devries during Friday's quarterfinal.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Eureka's Gunnar Smith defeated Anaconda's Tommy Sawyer in the quarterfinal round of the 2020 state wrestling tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Lewistown's Cooper Birdwell advanced to the semifinal round after defeating Glendive's Cody Harrington on Friday.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Glasgow wrestling coach Jory Casterline reacts during the state wrestling tournament in Billings.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Glasgow's Colten Fast pinned Elijah Ratliff of Thompson Falls in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Glasgow's Colten Fast advanced to the semifinal round of the state wrestling tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
A wrestler runs sprints in the hallway of First Interstate Bank Arena at MetraPark following his match.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Billings Senior's Idren Peak defeated Great Falls High's Mason Huber in the Class AA quarterfinals.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Bozeman's Leif Schroeder cools down with sprints after his quarterfinal win.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
A wrestler sits after a quarterfinal match of the state wrestling tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Eureka's Hank Dunn defeated Glasgow's Kaden Zimmerman in the quarterfinal round of the state wrestling tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Malta's Callan Mears prepares to shoot against Townsend's Ty Steele.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Townsend coaches John O'Dell and Harry Hall watch a match at the state tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Three-time Belgrade state wrestling champion John Mears watches cousin Callan Mears of Malta at the state wrestling tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
St. Ignatius-Charlo wrestler Isaiah Allik won his quarterfinal match via injury default.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Former Billings Senior four-time state wrestling champion Charlie Klepps watches younger brother Thomas Klepps win a quarterfinal match.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Billings Senior's Thomas Klepps (back) pinned Great Falls High's Payton Gonser in the quarterfinal round.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Great Falls High's Liam Swanson (left) and Bozeman's Jake D'Agostino face off during their quarterfinal match Friday. Swanson won the match.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Kalispell Flathead's Paxton Boyce celebrates a quarterfinal victory.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
A wrestler watches the action through the gate at the state wrestling tournament.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Great Falls High wrestling coach Luis Carranza shouts instructions to Tyson Krahe.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Great Falls High's Tyson Krahe defeated Butte's Dominick Scown in the quarterfinal round.Richie Melby/MTN Sports
Butte's Dominick Scown looks for an opportunity to shoot during a loss to Great Falls High's Tyson Krahe.Richie Melby/MTN Sports