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Bon Homme/Avon boys win Tom Studelska Invitational in Wagner
Bon Homme/Avon’s DeVonne Sessler celebrates after his 12-11 decision win over Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Daniel Dorsey in the 138-pound final Saturday at the Tom Studelska wrestling invitational in Wagner.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Jan 31, 2026
 

By 605 Sports Staff

WAGNER — The Bon Homme/Avon boys captured the team title at Saturday’s Tom Studelska Invitational.

Bon Homme/Avon finished with 255 points, ahead of Tri-Valley (183.5) and Canton (183). 

Bon Homme/Avon’s Asher Hellmann (106 pounds), Cash Campbell (106B), Ryvr Larson (126), DeVonne Sessler (138) and Calvin Caba (144) won individual titles. 

The other individual champs were Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes’ Rhys Thurman (113), Tri-Valley’s Owen Bunde (132), Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes’ Johnny Lenz (150), Canton’s Conner Giedd (157), Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes’ Carter Konechne (165), Parkston’s Wyatt Anderson (175), Canton’s Aidan Kranz (190), Wagner’s Gannon Knebel (215) and Canton’s Gunnar Swenson (285). 


Placing matches: 

106 - 1st Place Match: Asher Hellmann (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-7, 8th. over Bode Walker (Canton) 37-4, So. (Dec 10-9); 3rd Place Match: Legend Frederick (Tri-Valley) 30-7, Fr. over Bentley Veurink (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 19-12, So. (MD 10-1); 5th Place Match: Logan Smith (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 20-17, 8th. over Leyton Sudbeck (Parkston) 25-17, Fr. (Dec 9-4)

106B - 1st Place Match: Cash Campbell (Bon Homme/Avon) 12-2, 8th. over Chase King (Tri-Valley) 18-16, 8th. (SV-1 11-8); 3rd Place Match: Kooper Styles (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 29-13, 7th. over Gauge Maggs (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-3, 8th. (Dec 5-0); 5th Place Match: Parker Sehr (Canton) 20-5, 7th. over Camo Kochersberger (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 11-17, 7th. (Dec 10-9)

113 - 1st Place Match: Rhys Truman (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 24-8, Jr. over Cannin Snyder (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 28-1, So. (Dec 5-3); 3rd Place Match: Frank Krcil (Wagner) 24-7, Fr. over Summyt Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-12, Fr. (Dec 5-0); 5th Place Match: Radley Konrad (Parkston) 29-14, 8th. over Sean King (Tri-Valley) 9-6, Fr. (Dec 9-3)

120 - 1st Place Match: Michael Branaugh (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-5, So. over Connor Glassford (Tri-Valley) 25-4, Jr. (Dec 12-5); 3rd Place Match: Gatlin Cordes (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 19-5, Jr. over Ruger Smokov (Bennett County) 18-9, So. (Fall 1:56); 5th Place Match: Kale Hofer (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 31-14, Jr. over Josh Oleson (Marion/Freeman) 13-20, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:12 (18-2))

126 - 1st Place Match: Ryvr Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-3, Jr. over Shay Weber (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 24-8, Fr. (MD 18-5); 3rd Place Match: Teague Bergjord (Flandreau) 32-4, Sr. over Cash Edgar (Faulkton Area) 31-5, So. (Dec 7-0); 5th Place Match: Hayes Holter (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 23-8, So. over Levi Tuntland (Canton) 24-16, Fr. (Fall 0:17)

132 - 1st Place Match: Owen Bunde (Tri-Valley) 30-2, Jr. over Maddux Risse (Bennett County) 19-5, So. (MD 17-7); 3rd Place Match: Gabriel Frias (Flandreau) 34-12, So. over Kiptyn Schaefers (Parkston) 28-14, 8th. (Dec 8-2); 5th Place Match: Remington Meyerink (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 15-13, So. over Jaxton Rinehart (Tri-Valley) 23-19, So. (Fall 2:54)

138 - 1st Place Match: DeVonne Sessler (Bon Homme/Avon) 29-5, 8th. over Daniel Dorsey (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 34-8, Jr. (Dec 12-11); 3rd Place Match: Zach Pederson (Flandreau) 31-14, So. over Logun Pankratz (Marion/Freeman) 24-9, Jr. (Dec 8-4); 5th Place Match: Chance Wagner (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 15-10, So. over Mavrick Blasius (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 22-15, 8th. (Dec 2-0)

144 - 1st Place Match: Calvin Caba (Bon Homme/Avon) 25-10, Jr. over Cole Hendrixson (Tri-Valley) 19-5, Jr. (Inj. 1:17); 3rd Place Match: Tel Gropper (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 23-7, So. over Shane Sehr (Canton) 29-14, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:48 (17-1)); 5th Place Match: Bode Fennel (Elk Point-Jefferson) 20-11, So. over Marken Cazeau (Faulkton Area) 20-19, Fr. (Fall 1:44)

150 - 1st Place Match: Johnny Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 33-4, Sr. over Jaden Bult (Bon Homme/Avon) 20-4, So. (Fall 5:58); 3rd Place Match: Luke Swatek (Elk Point-Jefferson) 24-5, So. over Sean Roseland (Faulkton Area) 20-7, Jr. (M. For.); 5th Place Match: Camdyn Ockenga (Canton) 21-8, So. over Kason Barry (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 19-15, So. (MD 12-0)

157 - 1st Place Match: Conner Giedd (Canton) 29-1, Jr. over Gage Reichert (Parkston) 23-3, Sr. (Fall 3:07); 3rd Place Match: Vincent Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 30-6, Jr. over Treyson Richter (Tri-Valley) 18-5, Jr. (Dec 7-5); 5th Place Match: Weston Bierema (Bon Homme/Avon) 25-11, So. over Landon Coyle (Faulkton Area) 27-6, Jr. (M. For.)

165 - 1st Place Match: Carter Konechne (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 28-2, So. over Tate Everson (Hamlin/Castlewood) 34-7, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:52 (17-2)); 3rd Place Match: Luke Guthmiller (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-7, Sr. over Quayden Culbert (Parkston) 27-14, Jr. (Dec 9-3); 5th Place Match: Oakley Menzel (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 18-11, Jr. over Jordan Risse (Bennett County) 20-13, Sr. (Fall 3:58)

175 - 1st Place Match: Wyatt Anderson (Parkston) 36-0, Sr. over Landyn Reiser (Tri-Valley) 27-2, Sr. (Dec 4-1); 3rd Place Match: Justin Klein (Flandreau) 38-7, Sr. over Thayne Tjeerdsma (Wagner) 19-10, Fr. (Dec 9-7); 5th Place Match: Tasyn Ockenga (Canton) 19-12, Sr. over Caden Zomer (Bon Homme/Avon) 19-19, Sr. (Dec 8-6)

190 - 1st Place Match: Aidan Kranz (Canton) 29-0, Sr. over Isaiah Crownover (Bon Homme/Avon) 23-5, Jr. (Dec 9-3); 3rd Place Match: Brody Dybvig (Tri-Valley) 20-3, Sr. over Bennett Kinsley (Lyman) 22-14, So. (Fall 3:58); 5th Place Match: Payton Nielson (Bon Homme/Avon) 14-12, Sr. over Foster Bode (Faulkton Area) 22-16, Jr. (Dec 8-3)

215 - 1st Place Match: Gannon Knebel (Wagner) 27-0, Sr. over Chase Adam (Canton) 26-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 0:53 (17-2)); 3rd Place Match: Caleb Cuka (Bon Homme/Avon) 27-8, Jr. over Chris Baas (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 29-8, So. (Fall 3:35); 5th Place Match: Caleb Heuertz (Elk Point-Jefferson) 20-4, Jr. over Drake Mueller (Faulkton Area) 23-11, Sr. (Dec 10-3)

285 - 1st Place Match: Gunnar Swenson (Canton) 35-8, Sr. over Owen Vandeweerd (Sioux Valley) 34-5, Sr. (Dec 4-0); 3rd Place Match: Tristen Baloun (Faulkton Area) 22-6, Sr. over Jase Kroger (Canton) 29-10, Jr. (Dec 5-4); 5th Place Match: Luke Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 15-10, Sr. over Tom Loehr (Flandreau) 18-19, Sr. (Dec 1-0)