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Bon Homme/Avon holds off Miller/Highmore-Harrold to win Burke/Gregory wrestling tournament
Bon Homme/Avon's Luke Guthmiller, right, wrestles against Burke/Gregory's Carson Peck on Saturday in Gregory.
(Trey Kaul / 605 Sports)
Dec 9, 2023
 

By 605 Sports Staff

GREGORY — Holding a lead entering the final matches of Saturday’s Burke/Gregory wrestling tournament Bon Homme/Avon had just enough to hold off a hard-charging Miller/Highmore-Harrold team. 

Bon Homme/Avon racked up 207 points, ahead of M/H-H (194.5) and Burke/Gregory (114.5). Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington (102.5) and Stanley County (102) rounded out the top-five teams. 

Miller/Highmore-Harrold won titles from Talon Ping (126), Kellan Hurd (138), Teagan Foreman (144), Ryder Rowland (157), Colby Kolda (167). 

Bon Homme/Avon had titles from Tyler Tjeerdsma (150), Isaiah Crownover (190) while Marion/Freeman athletes Brody Gossen (113) and Easton Tschetter (120) each won titles. Burke/Gregory’s Judd Hansen won at (106) while Redfield had two champions in Connor Zens (132) and Grady Fey (285). 


Placing Matches: 

106 - Judd Hansen (Burke/Gregory) 11-0, So. over Ryvr Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 6-1, Fr. (TF-1.5 5:56 (20-5)); 3rd Place Match - Chase Hurd (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 8-2, 8th. over Maddon Odland (Redfield) 4-2, So. (Fall 4:59)


113 - 1st Place Match - Brody Gossen (Marion/Freeman) 8-0, Fr. over Jaymin VanDerWerff (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 6-2, Fr. (Fall 0:28); 3rd Place Match - Corbin Palsma (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-3, Fr. over Logun Pankratz (Marion/Freeman) 7-5, Fr. (Dec 2-0)


120 - 1st Place Match - Easton Tschetter (Marion/Freeman) 8-0, 8th. over Ashton Hill (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 4-2, Jr. (Fall 3:28); 3rd Place Match - JD Chavez (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 3-1, 7th. over Wyatt Beck (Burke/Gregory) 5-5, 7th. (Fall 3:50)


126 - 1st Place Match - Talon Ping (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 7-2, So. over Kaydin Carter (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 6-2, Sr. (SV-1 4-2); 3rd Place Match - Landon Bame (Stanley County) 8-4, So. over Finley McConniel (Marion/Freeman) 5-5, Jr. (Dec 4-3)


132 - 1st Place Match - Conner Zens (Redfield) 6-0, So. over Jordan Schafer (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 6-2, Fr. (Dec 9-2); 3rd Place Match - Eli Ekroth (Burke/Gregory) 4-1, So. over Keaton Prehiem (Marion/Freeman) 6-4, Jr. (Fall 2:52)



138 - Kellan Hurd (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 8-0, Jr. over Jackson Kaul (Bon Homme/Avon) 6-1, Jr. (Fall 3:09); 3rd Place Match - Ethan Rearick (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 6-3, So. over Spencer Sargent (Stanley County) 8-3, Jr. (Fall 2:22)


144 - 1st Place Match -  Foreman (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 6-0, Sr. over Braydon Oldenkamp (Lyman) 9-3, Jr. (MD 10-2); 3rd Place Match - Calvin Caba (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-3, Fr. over Carson Finn (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 3-4, 8th. (Fall 2:05)


150 - 1st Place Match - Tyler Tjeerdsma (Bon Homme/Avon) 6-0, Sr. over Tripp Uecker (West Holt) 4-5, Jr. (Fall 5:18); 3rd Place Match - Brock Kotalik (Bon Homme/Avon) 3-3, Sr. over Hunter Spangler (Marion/Freeman) 2-5, 7th. (Fall 0:24) 


157 - 1st Place Match - Ryder Rowland (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 6-2, Sr. over Hayden Roggow (Stanley County) 5-2, Jr. (SV-1 10-8); 3rd Place Match - Hayes Havlik (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 6-2, So. over Luke Guthmiller (Bon Homme/Avon) 6-4, So. (Fall 0:40)


165 - 1st Place Match - Colby Kolda (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 9-0, Jr. over Jackson Caba (Bon Homme/Avon) 5-1, Sr. (Dec 9-4); 3rd Place Match - Case Kolda (Stanley County) 6-3, So. over Dominick Ogden (West Holt) 2-2, Fr. (Fall 1:51)


175 - Caleb Davis (West Holt) 10-0, Sr. over Rory McManus (Lyman) 9-1, Sr. (SV-1 4-2); 3rd Place Match - Kolton Vlcek (Bon Homme/Avon) 6-3, Jr. over Tyson Eddy (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 5-3, Jr. (Fall 4:04)


190 - 1st Place Match - Isaiah Crownover (Bon Homme/Avon) 4-0, Fr. over Jhett Eklund (Burke/Gregory) 7-3, Jr. (Dec 4-2); 3rd Place Match - Camden Murray (Redfield) 5-2, Jr. over Colby Harrell (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 5-2, Sr. (Fall 2:44)


215 - 1st Place Match - Kade Braun (Burke/Gregory) 10-2, Sr. over Cody Sassaman (Bon Homme/Avon) 3-3, Jr. (Fall 0:37; 3rd Place Match - Tayten Walker (Stanley County) 8-3, Sr. over Reese Simonsen (Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda) 5-5, So. (Fall 4:42)


285 - 1st Place Match - Grady Fey (Redfield) 5-0, Sr. over Louie Thiry (Lyman) 9-1, Sr. (Fall 1:50); 3rd Place Match - Randall Powers (Bon Homme/Avon) 6-3, So. over Jacob Johnson (Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda) 7-5, So. (Fall 1:39)