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Houle, Picard Win at Tournament of Champions

By Beacon Staff

At this weekend’s “Tournament of Champions,” two Flathead Valley wrestlers took home individual titles. Brock Picard of Polson beat Kyle Sweedman of Libby with a 5-4 decision to claim the 171-pound title. Kelly Houle of Columbia Falls defeated Parker Miller from Glasgow with a 13-2 decision to win the 215-pound division.

The tournament, held in Great Falls on Feb. 20, featured 52 of the best wrestlers from Class AA, A and B/C, including 28 state champions. Tournament sponsor and Great Falls attorney Zander Blewett said the event had the “highest caliber of wrestling I’ve ever witnessed at the high school level.”

Class B/C had eight champions, Class A had six and Class AA had one. For a list of individual champions and more information on the tournament, go to www.montanawrestling.blogspot.com.