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Canton continues to lead Class B standings at state wrestling tourney
Canton's Chase Adam has top control of Winner's Mason Curtis in a Class B 215-pound semifinal match during the 2026 boys state wrestling tournament on Friday at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls.
(Matt Gade / 605 Sports)
Feb 27, 2026
 

By 605 Sports Staff

SIOUX FALLS — Canton continues to lead the Class B team rankings after Day 2 of the South Dakota state wrestling tournament. 

The C-Hawks have 147.5 points, ahead of Winner (133) and Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes (126). Canton, which has won every Class B state since 2018, has advanced five wrestlers into the finals. 

Canton’s Bode Walker (106 pounds), Cael Vander Broek (113), Conner Giedd (157), Aidan Kranz (190) and Chase Adam (215) have qualified for the finals. Giedd is gunning for back-to-back state championships. 

For Winner, Apollo Willuweit (106), Rylan Robbins (120), Roukyn Robbins (126), Ryken Orel (150) and Legend Benedict (285) are into the finals.


Semifinal Matches: 

106

Semifinal - Apollo Willuweit (Winner) 50-0 won by decision over Tommy Studt (New Underwood) 32-8 (Dec 3-2)

Semifinal - Bode Walker (Canton) 50-4 won by decision over Jace Edgar (Redfield) 44-10 (Dec 6-4)

113

Semifinal - Kayden Tchida (Sisseton) 45-5 won by decision over Cannin Snyder (Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall) 35-2 (Dec 1-0)

Semifinal - Cael Vander Broek (Canton) 38-2 won by decision over Rhys Truman (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 37-10 (Dec 4-2)

120

Semifinal - Rylan Robbins (Winner) 43-2 won by decision over Michael Branaugh (Bon Homme/Avon) 36-9 (Dec 4-2)

Semifinal - Cash Edgar (Faulkton Area) 44-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Cade Gaikowski (Clark/Willow Lake) 40-4 (SV-1 4-1)

126

Semifinal - Roukyn Robbins (Winner) 49-2 won by major decision over Parker Randall (McCook Central/Montrose) 48-11 (MD 15-3)

Semifinal - Ryvr Larson (Bon Homme/Avon) 36-4 won by decision over Kaden Wookey (Clark/Willow Lake) 42-6 (Dec 5-4)

132

Semifinal - Talon Ping (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 40-7 won by decision over Evan Folk (Sisseton) 45-10 (Dec 5-2)

Semifinal - Owen Bunde (Tri-Valley) 46-4 won by decision over Maddux Risse (Bennett County) 36-6 (Dec 9-6)

138

Semifinal - Jacksen Carter (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 40-0 won by tech fall over Conner Zens (Redfield) 33-10 (TF-1.5 3:13 (19-4))

Semifinal - DeVonne Sessler (Bon Homme/Avon) 42-7 won by decision over Daniel Dorsey (Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 46-10 (Dec 7-2)

144

Semifinal - Haeden Jorgenson (Webster Area) 29-0 won by decision over Ethan Rearick (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) 35-5 (Dec 2-1)

Semifinal - Chase Hurd (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 44-5 won by decision over Riley Scott (Custer) 40-4 (Dec 5-0)

150

Semifinal - Ryken Orel (Winner) 41-2 won by decision over Johnny Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 41-6 (Dec 7-1)

Semifinal - Bryce Hawkinson (Britton-Hecla) 33-5 won by fall over Lincoln Wickstrom (Harding County) 47-6 (Fall 5:18)

157

Semifinal - Conner Giedd (Canton) 41-2 won by tech fall over Vincent Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 34-9 (TF-1.5 4:13 (16-0))

Semifinal - Gage Reichert (Parkston) 37-4 won by decision over Greyson Nielson (Kingsbury County) 32-5 (Dec 7-4)

165

Semifinal - Holden Hawkins (Sisseton) 51-1 won by tech fall over Blake Jennings (Kingsbury County) 35-6 (TF-1.5 4:12 (16-0))

Semifinal - Carter Konechne (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 43-3 won by major decision over Tate Everson (Hamlin/Castlewood) 44-9 (MD 13-3)

175

Semifinal - Wyatt Anderson (Parkston) 50-0 won by fall over Ben Suther (Britton-Hecla) 39-8 (Fall 3:31)

Semifinal - Landyn Reiser (Tri-Valley) 48-4 won by major decision over Justin Klein (Flandreau) 51-10 (MD 10-1)

190

Semifinal - Aidan Kranz (Canton) 40-0 won by major decision over Garret Westendorf (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 37-10 (MD 12-1)

Semifinal - Isaiah Crownover (Bon Homme/Avon) 38-5 won by decision over Hunter Kunz (Hot Springs) 38-4 (Dec 17-13)

215

Semifinal - Gannon Knebel (Wagner) 36-0 won by tech fall over Gabriel Martian (Howard) 41-11 (TF-1.5 1:56 (17-1))

Semifinal - Chase Adam (Canton) 34-10 won by decision over Mason Curtis (Winner) 28-9 (Dec 14-7)

285

Semifinal - Legend Benedict (Winner) 47-5 won by fall over Tristen Baloun (Faulkton Area) 34-8 (Fall 3:20)

Semifinal - Gavin Englund (Groton Area) 39-3 won by decision over Gunnar Swenson (Canton) 48-11 (Dec 5-0)