Sunday, January 4, 2026
Farmer's Union Insurance
605 Sports
Canton boys capture McCook Central/Montrose team title
Canton's Conner Giedd competes in the 157-pound division championship match on Saturday in Salem.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Jan 3, 2026
 

By 605 Sports Staff

SALEM — The Canton boys captured the team title at Saturday’s McCook Central/Montrose Invitational. 

Canton finished with 228.5 points, followed by Winner (211) and Bon Homme/Avon (191.5).

Canton’s Conner Giedd (157 pounds) and Aidan Kranz (190) won titles. Winner’s Apollo Willuweit (106), Rylan Robbins (120), Roukyn Robbins (126), Ryken Orel (150), Mason Curtis (215) and Legend Benedict (285) won individual titles. 

The other individual champions included Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall’s Cannin Snyder (113), Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney’s Keagan Hill (132), Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington’s Jacksen Carter (138), Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington’s Ethan Rearick (144), Kingsbury County’s Blake Jennings (165) and Flandreau’s Justin Klein (175). 

Rearick won the MVP and fastest pin winners were Burke/Gregory’s Hadley Peppel (:15 seconds) and Winner’s Judd Hansen (:15 seconds). 


Placing matches:

106 - 1st Place Match: Apollo Willuweit (Winner) 17-0, Fr. over Bode Walker (Canton) 20-2, So. (Dec 4-1); 3rd Place Match; Jace Edgar (Redfield) 15-2, 8th. over Gabe Miller (Howard) 6-4, So. (MD 16-7); 5th Place Match: Asher Hellmann (Bon Homme/Avon) 10-3, 8th. over Kooper Styles (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 13-5, 7th. (For.); 7th Place Match: Logan Smith (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 12-5, 8th. over Hadley Peppel (Burke/Gregory) 9-10, 8th. (Fall 1:32)

113 - 1st Place Match: Cannin Snyder (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 12-0, So. over Cael Vander Broek (Canton) 18-1, 7th. (MD 12-1); 3rd Place Match: Judd Hansen (Winner) 15-4, Sr. over Rhys Truman (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 10-4, Jr. (Dec 8-1); 5th Place Match: Summyt Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 9-5, Fr. over Michael Becker (Howard) 6-4, 8th. (Dec 7-0); 7th Place Match: Kamryn Dice (Elk Point-Jefferson) 6-5, Fr. over Dane Johnson (Burke/Gregory) 13-6, Fr. (Dec 7-5)

120 - 1st Place Match: Rylan Robbins (Winner) 18-1, So. over Chase Henriksen (Kingsbury County) 10-3, Jr. (Dec 8-4); 3rd Place Match: Michael Branaugh (Bon Homme/Avon) 10-2, So. over Maddon Odland (Redfield) 13-4, Sr. (MD 9-1); 5th Place Match: Kale Hofer (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 17-6, Jr. over Easton Rausch (Gettysburg) 12-8, So. (MD 10-0); 7th Place Match: Ryatt Knippling (Lyman) 15-4, Fr. over Brysen Baloun (Parker) 12-11, Fr. (Fall 4:18)

126 - 1st Place Match: Roukyn Robbins (Winner) 17-0, Fr. over Ryvr Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 8-2, Jr. (MD 12-2); 3rd Place Match: Shay Weber (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 13-2, Fr. over Teague Bergjord (Flandreau) 10-2, Sr. (Dec 7-5); 5th Place Match: Hayes Holter (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 11-5, So. over Chace Odland (Redfield) 12-7, So. (Dec 8-4); 7th Place Match: Levi Tuntland (Canton) 15-7, Fr. over Aydden Trautmann (Scotland/Menno) 7-6, 7th. (Dec 7-0)

132 - 1st Place Match: Keagan Hill (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 16-4, Jr. over Parker Randall (McCook Central/Montrose) 15-5, Jr. (Dec 10-3); 3rd Place Match: Reed Sedlacek (Burke/Gregory) 15-8, 7th. over Lane Albrecht (Kingsbury County) 14-5, Sr. (Dec 8-3); 5th Place Match: Gabriel Frias (Flandreau) 14-6, So. over Lincoln Sehr (Canton) 13-11, Fr. (Dec 7-0); 7th Place Match: Remington Meyerink (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 4-6, So. over Beckett Fennel (Elk Point-Jefferson) 8-6, So. (Fall 4:46)

138 - 1st Place Match: Jacksen Carter (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 10-0, Jr. over Aiden Schrempp (Canton) 15-7, Jr. (MD 10-1); 3rd Place Match: Owen Rigg (Elk Point-Jefferson) 12-5, Sr. over Zach Pederson (Flandreau) 12-9, So. (Fall 2:47); 5th Place Match: Chance Wagner (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 8-5, So. over Hudson Peters (Winner) 13-7, So. (SV-1 4-1); 7th Place Match: Caden Singrey (Kingsbury County) 10-6, So. over Colten Preheim (Parker) 16-5, Sr. (Dec 13-7)

144 - 1st Place Match: Ethan Rearick (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 10-1, Sr. over Daniel Dorsey (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 21-1, Jr. (Dec 14-8); 3rd Place Match: Conner Zens (Redfield) 12-5, Sr. over DeVonne Sessler (Bon Homme/Avon) 9-4, 8th. (MD 8-0); 5th Place Match: Cody Zell (Kingsbury County) 13-4, Jr. over Tel Gropper (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 10-4, So. (Fall 4:50); 7th Place Match: Ash Kaiser (Winner) 13-5, Jr. over Shane Sehr (Canton) 14-5, Jr. (Dec 12-5)

150 - 1st Place Match: Ryken Orel (Winner) 11-1, Sr. over Jaden Bult (Bon Homme/Avon) 8-2, So. (MD 11-0); 3rd Place Match: Johnny Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 13-2, Sr. over Luke Swatek (Elk Point-Jefferson) 11-3, So. (Fall 3:35); 5th Place Match: Ethan Reimnitz (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 15-3, Jr. over Kason Barry (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 7-5, So. (MD 9-1); 7th Place Match: Sutton Murphy (Kingsbury County) 10-7, Jr. over Chevy Fees (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 5-7, So. (Fall 2:53)

157 - 1st Place Match: Conner Giedd (Canton) 12-1, Jr. over Greyson Nielson (Kingsbury County) 11-2, Jr. (Fall 2:40); 3rd Place Match: Carson Finn (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 7-5, So. over Weston Bierema (Bon Homme/Avon) 8-2, So. (MD 10-1); 5th Place Match: Vincent Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 11-3, Jr. over Calvin Caba (Bon Homme/Avon) 8-4, Jr. (Dec 4-0); 7th Place Match: Rayler Fitch (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 9-5, So. over Caleb Christiansen (Parker) 2-3, Fr. (Fall 1:29)

165 - 1st Place Match: Blake Jennings (Kingsbury County) 14-0, Sr. over Wyatt Tuntland (Canton) 14-8, Jr. (MD 15-3); 3rd Place Match: Carter Konechne (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 9-1, So. over Luke Guthmiller (Bon Homme/Avon) 10-3, Sr. (Dec 4-2); 5th Place Match: Beckham Houdeshell (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 12-5, 8th. over Clayton Pankratz (Parker) 14-8, Jr. (Dec 1-0); 7th Place Match: Paxton Nedved (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 5-2, Jr. over Oakley Menzel (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 5-4, Jr. (Dec 11-6)

175 - 1st Place Match: Justin Klein (Flandreau) 17-3, Sr. over Donovan Sandven (Kingsbury County) 8-4, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:40 (16-0)); 3rd Place Match: Tyce Gropper (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 14-1, Sr. over Tasyn Ockenga (Canton) 9-6, Sr. (MD 12-4); 5th Place Match: Kenyon Kuiper (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 12-4, Sr. over Joshua Popkes Jr (Canistota) 14-11, Jr. (Fall 1:15); 7th Place Match: Trace Genzler (Gettysburg) 14-6, Sr. over Caden Zomer (Bon Homme/Avon) 7-6, Sr. (Fall 4:44)

190 - 1st Place Match: Aidan Kranz (Canton) 18-0, Sr. over Isaiah Crownover (Bon Homme/Avon) 8-3, Jr. (Dec 4-1); 3rd Place Match: Garret Westendorf (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 11-2, Sr. over Nolan Mentele (Howard) 6-2, Sr. (MD 15-1); 5th Place Match: Joseph Skluzak (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 10-5, So. over Ethan Harris (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 8-3, Sr. (Dec 5-0); 7th Place Match: Tucker Peterson (McCook Central/Montrose) 11-10, Jr. over Tavian Schwartz (Lyman) 7-9, Fr. (Fall 4:27)

215 - 1st Place Match: Mason Curtis (Winner) 13-4, Jr. over Chase Adam (Canton) 17-5, Jr. (Fall 1:42); 3rd Place Match: Chris Baas (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 12-2, So. over Dale Smikle (Burke/Gregory) 15-7, So. (Fall 2:19); 5th Place Match: Caleb Cuka (Bon Homme/Avon) 8-3, Jr. over Will Oyen (McCook Central/Montrose) 11-10, Jr. (Dec 2-1); 7th Place Match: Patrick Trask (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 11-4, Sr. over Maverick Johnson (Lyman) 14-8, 8th. (Fall 3:41)

285 - 1st Place Match: Legend Benedict (Winner) 18-3, So. over Breyten Johnson (Kingsbury County) 9-4, Sr. (Dec 10-8); 3rd Place Match: Jacob Johnson (McCook Central/Montrose) 4-1, Sr. over Gabriel Martian (Howard) 7-4, Sr. (Dec 11-10); 5th Place Match: Desmerius McGhee (Lyman) 16-5, Jr. over Addison Peterson (Elk Point-Jefferson) 5-4, So. (Fall 1:39); 7th Place Match: Gunnar Swenson (Canton) 16-4, Sr. over Jase Kroger (Canton) 11-6, Jr. (Fall 0:33)