DeShazer won the 205-pound weight class after pinning Lake City junior Garrett Leonard in 2:31. As he did in winning a second consecutive state title earlier this year, DeShazer didn’t spend much time on the mat.
The Ronan boys wrestling team started the season with a championship at the Owen Invitational in Polson over the weekend, while the hosting Pirates placed ninth. The Chiefs had four wrestlers place first, and many more reaching the podium.
Perhaps nowhere is it more appreciated to be competing against non-teammate opponents than the conclusion of preseason training among high school wrestlers.