Junior Hockey Blog

Last weekend was the All Class State Wrestling Tournament here in Billings at the Metra. The team champions were in AA - Kalispell, in Class A it was Sidney, and in Class BC it was Conrad. In Class AA at 140 pounds Cole Dellasera from Butte became just the fourteenth four time state champ when he won his championship match 6-2. Trent Sprenkle of Billings Senior at 119 lbs. won his championship match by pin and became a 3 time state champion. In one of the most competitive weight classes ever at 119 lbs. in Class A there were 3 defending state champs in the same bracket. Stedman from Frenchtown, Hipple from Havre, and Uffleman from Hardin -- In the semi-finals Stedman beat Uffelman 3-2 and Melby from Sidney upset Hipple. Stedman beat Melby 8-4 to win the championship, but both Hipple and Uffleman ended up losing again. Uffleman ended up taking 4th and Hipple ended up taking 5th in what was once again one of the most competitive brackets of all time. In AA Billings Skyview took 2nd and Butte took 3rd in team standings.