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Bennett County boys claim Lakota Nation Invitational team title
Bennett County's Rhyder Harris has top control of Custer's Henry Bell during a 144 pound match during the Lakota Nation Invitational championships during the wrestling tournament on Tuesday at The Monument.
(Matt Gade / 605 Sports)
Dec 16, 2025
 

By 605 Sports Staff

RAPID CITY — The Bennett County boys captured Tuesday’s Lakota Nation Invitational team title. 

The Warriors totaled 119 points, finishing ahead of Todd County/White River (117.5) and Winnebago, Nebraska (108.5). 

Bennett County’s Ruger Smokov (126 pounds), Maddux Risse (138) and Rhyder Harris (144) claimed individual titles for the Warriors. 

The other individual champs were Custer’s Easton Dooley (106), Tiospa Zina’s Emerson Sine (113), McLaughlin’s Wambli White Tail (120), Rapid City Central’s Alex Velez (132), Winner’s Ash Kaiser (150), White Shield’s Kingston Brunelle (157), Rapid City Central’s Adrian Good Iron (165), Lakota Tech’s Edward Joseph Stover Iv (175), Rapid City Central’s Titus Beaver (190), Todd County/White River’s Carver Rahn (215) and Winnebago, Nebraska’s Jared Doxey (285). 


Boys

Team Scores: 1. Bennett County, 119.0; 2. Todd County/White River, 117.5; 3. Winnebago, 108.5; 4. Lakota Tech, 106.0; 5. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 99.5; 6. Custer, 87.0; 7. Rapid City Central, 72.5; 8. McLaughlin, 67.5; 9. Winner, 62.0; 10. Pine Ridge, 41.5; 11. Mahpiya Luta, 30.0; 12. Little Wound, 24.0; 12. White Shield, 24.0; 14. Tiospa Zina, 20.0; 15. Pierre T.F. Riggs, 15.5; 16. Standing Rock, 0.0.

Placing matches

106 - 1st Place Match: Easton Dooley (Custer) 4-0, 7th. over Rowdy Schrempp (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte) 2-1, 8th. (Fall 3:41); 3rd Place Match: Eien Krolikowski (Bennett County) 2-1, 7th. over Aiden Spotted Horse (McLaughlin) 2-5, Fr. (Fall 1:33)

113 - 1st Place Match: Emerson Sine (Tiospa Zina) 5-1, 8th. over Gabe Crow Ghost (McLaughlin) 1-1, Jr. (Fall 3:17); 3rd Place Match: Tuff Porras (McLaughlin) 1-1, 7th. over Drake Griffin (Winnebago) 1-9, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:10 (15-0))

120 - 1st Place Match: Wambli White Tail (McLaughlin) 3-2, Jr. over Xavier Sanchez-Gonzalez (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte) 3-3, Jr. (Fall 1:42); 3rd Place Match: Dom Warrior (Pine Ridge) 3-3, Sr. over Hunter Oestreich (Todd County/White River) 3-8, Fr. (Fall 4:43)

126 - 1st Place Match: Ruger Smokov (Bennett County) 3-2, So. over Demetrius Sanchez-Gonzalez (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte) 5-2, So. (TF-1.5 5:18 (18-0)); 3rd Place Match: Dayton Dreamer (Lakota Tech) 5-5, Sr. over Ryken McCloud (McLaughlin) 3-4, Sr. (Fall 1:42)

132 - 1st Place Match: Alex Velez (Rapid City Central) 7-5, Fr. over Wakinyan Sleeping Bear (Todd County/White River) 2-5, Jr. (Fall 2:12); 3rd Place Match: Ashton Olson (Todd County/White River) 3-1, Sr. over Michael Brings Him Back (Lakota Tech) 2-2, So. (Fall 2:44)

138 - 1st Place Match: Maddux Risse (Bennett County) 8-3, So. over Hudson Peters (Winner) 11-4, So. (Fall 4:27); 3rd Place Match: Beau Cuevas (Pine Ridge) 3-1, Sr. over Archer Vershure (Custer) 3-5, So. (Fall 3:00)

144 - 1st Place Match: Rhyder Harris (Bennett County) 7-3, So. over Henry Bell (Custer) 3-6, Jr. (Fall 3:35); 3rd Place Match: Sinquah Nelson (Lakota Tech) 5-6, So. over Zach Dekle (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte) 2-4, Fr. (Fall 2:13)

150 - 1st Place Match: Ash Kaiser (Winner) 7-1, Jr. over Patrick Iron Cloud (Todd County/White River) 4-5, Jr. (Fall 1:51); 3rd Place Match: EJ LaTray (Winnebago) 5-7, Fr. over Carson Hanis (Custer) 1-5, Fr. (Fall 1:25)

157 - 1st Place Match: Kingston Brunelle (White Shield) 13-5, Jr. over Lyle Noel (Bennett County) 4-3, Jr. (Fall 3:12); 3rd Place Match: Peace Weber (White Shield) 7-10, Sr. over Malachi Bronchobill (Todd County/White River) 2-2, Sr. (Fall 1:37)

165 - 1st Place Match: Adrian Good Iron (Rapid City Central) 15-4, Jr. over Abe Kaiser (Winner) 7-2, Sr. (MD 14-1); 3rd Place Match: Max Dupris (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 10-3, Jr. over Jacob Lincoln (Winnebago) 7-7, Sr. (Dec 16-12)

175 - 1st Place Match: Edward Joseph Stover Iv (Lakota Tech) 10-3, Fr. over Ho-Hump Snake (Winnebago) 8-5, Sr. (MD 15-6); 3rd Place Match: Jordan Risse (Bennett County) 7-4, Sr. over Carter Kern (Custer) 5-3, Fr. (Dec 8-7)

190 - 1st Place Match: Titus Beaver (Rapid City Central) 4-2, Jr. over Mykah Kimmel (Rapid City Central) 7-6, Jr. (SV-1 10-7); 3rd Place Match: Newton Mousseaux (Lakota Tech) 4-1, Sr. over Elijah Afraid of Hawk (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte) 2-4, Jr. (Fall 2:15)

215 - 1st Place Match: Carver Rahn (Todd County/White River) 8-4, Sr. over Jason Waln (Lakota Tech) 4-2, So. (TF-1.5 4:06 (19-4)); 3rd Place Match: Rynn Farlee (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte) 5-3, So. over Norman Wilson (Lakota Tech) 8-5, Sr. (Dec 10-9)

285 - 1st Place Match: Jared Doxey (Winnebago) 12-0, Sr. over Carter Brave (Todd County/White River) 10-6, Jr. (Fall 3:46); 3rd Place Match: Kendrick Mallory (Winnebago) 8-6, Fr. over Javier Cruz (Mahpiya Luta) 7-4, Jr. (Inj. 0:42)