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Badlands Brawlers muscle past field to claim Region 4B wrestling title
Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall's Tyce Gropper wrestles Blaise Arp during a 165-pound semifinal match during the Region 4B wrestling tournament on Saturday at The Ice Rink at The Monument.
(Matt Gade / 605 Sports)
Feb 22, 2025
 

By 605 Sports Staff

RAPID CITY — Behind six individual champions the Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall wrestling team easily captured Saturday’s Region 4B tournament in Rapid City. 

Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall racked up 279.5 points, ahead of Custer (169), Stanley County (159), Harding County (141) and Hot Springs (108). 

Cannin Synder (106), Shay Weber (113), Jace Blasius (157), Kale Crowser (175), Ethan Harris (190) and Jensen Fitch (215) all won region titles for the Brawlers. 

Bennett County had a pair of champions as Maddux Risse (120) and Gavin Risse (144) each won titles for the Warriors. 

Other championships were claimed by Lead-Deadwood’s Drew Janke (126), Custer’s Tray Weiss (132), Harding County’s Lincoln Wickstrom (138), Lemmon’s Gage Anderson (150), Harding County’s Hayden Roggow (165) and St. Thomas More’s Gabe Reeve (285).

Team Points: 1. Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall, 279.5; 2. Custer, 169.5; 3. Stanley County, 159.5; 4. Harding County, 141; 5. Hot Springs, 108; 6. Bennett County, 96.5; 7. Lead-Deadwood, 89.5; 8. Mobridge-Pollock, 75; 9. St. Thomas More, 59; 10. McLaughlin, 44.5; 11. Lemmon, 44; 12. Newell, 40; 13. Mahpiya Luta, 17; 14. Hill City, 14; 15. Faith, 11. 

Individual Results: 

106 - Cannin Snyder (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 36-8, Fr. over Cole Scott (Custer) 29-27, 7th. (Fall 0:48); 3rd Place Match: Wambli White Tail (McLaughlin) 15-22, So. over Daeson Moncur (Harding County) 17-25, 8th. (Dec 3-1); 5th Place Match: 

Jeff Knight (Stanley County) 21-18, 7th. over Layton Ringstmeyer (Hot Springs) 18-28, 8th. (Fall 2:32).

113 - 1st Place Match: Shay Weber (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 34-10, 8th. over Ruger Smokov (Bennett County) 24-12, Fr. (Dec 10-3); 3rd Place Match: Jerrick Walker (Stanley County) 20-3, So. over Jaxson Turbiville (Harding County) 31-22, 8th. (Dec 10-3); 5th Place Match: Riley Trout (Custer) 31-17, So. over Nate Gallardo (St. Thomas More) 18-16, 7th. (TF-1.5 1:57 (16-1)).

120 - 1st Place Match: Maddux Risse (Bennett County) 45-7, Fr. over Tyler Trant (Custer) 30-5, Sr. (Fall 3:43); 3rd Place Match: Dyson Eixenberger (Newell) 41-10, So. over Revyn Floyd (Harding County) 35-20, Fr. (Fall 2:11); 5th Place Match: John Ryder Weiss (Hot Springs) 28-17, 8th. over John Boes (Stanley County) 8-12, 7th. (Fall 1:21).

126 - 1st Place Match: Drew Janke (Lead-Deadwood) 37-13, Sr. over Chance Wagner (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 34-21, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:37 (17-1)); 3rd Place Match: Maxwell Anderson (Lemmon) 21-18, Fr. over Bodie Vanderboom (Newell) 29-22, So. (MD 11-2); 5th Place Match: Ayden Dooley (Custer) 12-4, Fr. over Cory Ronish (Hill City) 19-21, Fr. (Dec 5-4).

132 - 1st Place Match: Tray Weiss (Custer) 47-2, Sr. over Witt Myers (Stanley County) 25-11, So. (Fall 1:32); 3rd Place Match: Kason Barry (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 39-15, Fr. over Emmett Edwards (St. Thomas More) 19-9, Fr. (Fall 1:58); 5th Place Match: Luke Olson (Mobridge-Pollock) 30-20, So. over Peyton Percy (Lead-Deadwood) 25-21, Jr. (Fall 1:43).

138 - 1st Place Match: Lincoln Wickstrom (Harding County) 6-1, Jr. over Lyle Noel (Bennett County) 27-11, So. (Fall 4:22); 3rd Place Match: Landon Bame (Stanley County) 12-9, Jr. over Brayden Wientjes (Mobridge-Pollock) 26-19, Sr. (MD 13-5); 5th Place Match: Rayler Fitch (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 22-27, Fr. over David Fees (Faith) 18-22, So. (Fall 0:37).

144 - 1st Place Match: Gavin Risse (Bennett County) 32-2, Sr. over Leighton Sander (Custer) 42-11, Sr. (Dec 5-0); 3rd Place Match: Tel Gropper (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 17-8, Fr. over Kalib Keller (Mobridge-Pollock) 16-13, So. (TF-1.5 4:05 (20-5); 5th Place Match: Holden Luper (Hot Springs) 31-16, So. over Jace Vroman (Harding County) 25-24, So. (Dec 6-2)

150 - 1st Place Match: Gage Anderson (Lemmon) 48-6, Sr. over Spencer Sargent (Stanley County) 35-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:30 (16-1)); 3rd Place Match: Dain Alldredge (Hot Springs) 36-21, So. over Cash Hanson (Harding County) 25-23, So. (SV-1 14-11); 5th Place Match: Oakley Menzel (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 13-16, So. over Jordan Risse (Bennett County) 28-22, Jr. (Fall 0:56).

157 - 1st Place Match: Jace Blasius (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 38-1, Sr. over Case Kolda (Stanley County) 31-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:51 (19-4)); 3rd Place Match: Zade Seaman (Lead-Deadwood) 29-16, Fr. over David Lewis (Custer) 24-25, So. (Fall 0:22); 5th Place Match: Diaz Defender (McLaughlin) 3-11, So. over Gus Buchanan (Harding County) 14-37, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:56 (19-4))

165 - 1st Place Match: Hayden Roggow (Stanley County) 31-8, Sr. over Tyce Gropper (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 32-15, Jr. (Dec 11-9). 3rd Place Match: Thor Fish (Hot Springs) 26-16, Fr. over Blaise Arp (Custer) 21-25, Jr. (Dec 13-6). 5th Place Match: Brayden Secrest (Harding County) 19-22, Fr. over Jacoby Carry Moccasin (McLaughlin) 8-26, Fr. (Fall 2:40)


175 - 1st Place Match: Kale Crowser (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 45-1, Sr. over Hunter Kunz (Hot Springs) 38-12, So. (TF-1.5 3:40 (22-7)). 3rd Place Match: Tyrell Seaman (Lead-Deadwood) 7-7, Jr. over Deon Tenold (Harding County) 14-32, Fr. (Fall 0:55). 5th Place Match: Canyon Ford (Mobridge-Pollock) 8-20, 8th. over Luis Escobedo (Mahpiya Luta) 6-12, Sr. (Fall 1:23)


190 - 1st Place Match: Ethan Harris (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 29-16, Jr. over Von Mogen-Frankfort (Hot Springs) 35-13, Fr. (MD 20-6). 3rd Place Match: Sayth Cronin (Stanley County) 20-16, 8th. over Lane Geisner (Custer) 17-19, Sr. (Fall 2:19). 5th Place Match: Chris Cronin (St. Thomas More) 35-14, Sr. over Brennen Meade (Lead-Deadwood) 5-23, Fr. (Fall 0:28)


215 - 1st Place Match: Jensen Fitch (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 37-5, Sr. over Wyatt Zeigler (Mobridge-Pollock) 34-18, Jr. (Fall 1:58). 3rd Place Match: Brenton Padden (Harding County) 27-20, Sr. over Quentin White Mountatin (McLaughlin) 14-19, Jr. (Fall 2:23). 5th Place Match: Braden Yeager (Hot Springs) 17-25, Jr. over Wyatt Schilling (Stanley County) 12-23, So. (Fall 2:47)


285 - 1st Place Match: Gabe Reeve (St. Thomas More) 22-6, Sr. over Patrick Trask (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 21-19, Jr. (Fall 1:32). 3rd Place Match: Zayden LaPlaca (Custer) 27-20, Jr. over Javier Cruz (Mahpiya Luta) 7-14, So. (Fall 4:57). 5th Place Match: Andres Hernandez (Hill City) 6-22, So. over () , . (Bye)