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Canton edges Pierre for Mid Dakota Monster wrestling title
Canton’s Traun Cook wrestles Pierre’s Joshua Rydberg in the 285-pound final at the Mid Dakota Monster wrestling tournament on Saturday in Presho.
Rodney Haas - 605 Sports
Jan 7, 2023
 

PRESHO — Trailing Pierre the entire Mid Dakota Monster, Canton came up big in the finals.

Canton had six individual champions and used late titles from Tanner Meyers (195) and Traun Cook (285) to catapult past the Governors. 

Canton racked up 282 points ahead of Pierre (269) and Winner Area (205). Tea Area (188.5) and McCook Central/Montrose (156) rounded out the top-five. 

In addition to Meyers and Cook, Zack Bartels (106), Ashton Keller (132), Kale Ask (138) and Ayson Rice (145) were crowned champions. 

Other individual South Dakota champions went to Tea Area’s Tyler Woodring (113), Winner Area’s Maxton Brozik (120), Jackson Remmers of McCook Central/Montrose (152), Winner Area’s Riley Orel (160), Custer’s Ryder Bailey (170), Winner Area’s Jack Kruger (182) and Todd County senior Rocky Wiedman (220). 


Team Points: 1. Canton, 282; 2. Pierre T.F. Riggs, 269.5; 3. Winner Area, 205.5; 4. Tea Area, 188.5; 5. McCook Central/Montrose, 156; 6. Parker, 137; 7. Custer, 136; 8. Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes; 9. O’Neil, 110; 10. Kingsbury County, 101; 11. Hamlin/Castlewood, 78; 12. Stanley County, 77; 13. Hamlin/Castlewood; 14. Belle Fourche, 72; 15. Mobridge-Pollock, 67.5; 16. Warner/Northwestern, 67; 17. Lead-Deadwood; 18. Potter County, 50; 19. Bennett County, 50; 20. Hot Springs, 41; 21. Todd County, 35; 22. St. Thomas More, 29; 23. Lakota Tech, 25; 24. Hanson, 23.5; 25. Newell, 23.5; 26. Pine Ridge, 10; 27. Sunshine Bible Academy, 9; 28. Little Wound, 7; 29. Hill City, 3; 30. Sulley Buttes, 1. 


Individual results: 

106: 1st Place Match - Zach Bartels (Canton) 19-0, So. over Rylan Robbins (Winner) 13-4, 7th. (MD 15-5)

3rd Place Match - Tyler Trant (Custer) 23-5, So. over Brody Randall (Hamlin/Castlewood) 11-4, Fr. (Fall 4:05); 5th Place Match - Jacob Mason (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 12-9, So. over Logan Tyndall (Belle Fourche) 11-6, Jr. (Dec 2-0); 7th Place Match - Vincent Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte - Geddes) 14-6, 8th. over Parker Randall (McCook Central/Montrose) 3-3, 8th. (Dec 3-0)


113: 1st Place Match - Tyler Woodring (Tea Area) 18-2, Fr. over Tray Weiss (Custer) 22-3, So. (MD 16-6); 3rd Place Match - Alex Oedekoven (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 15-3, Fr. over Aiden Schrempp (Canton) 13-4, 8th. (Dec 2-0); 5th  Place Match - Alek Kuchta (Parker) 14-13, So. over Rylan Yonker (Hamlin/Castlewood) 9-7, Sr. (Fall 2:19);

7th Place Match - Nicholas Schlachter (Potter County) 13-5, Jr. over Cody Zell (Kingsbury County) 11-8, 8th. (Dec 13-12)


120: 1st Place Match - Maxton Brozik (Winner) 18-1, Jr. over Trystan Traupel (McCook Central/Montrose) 20-2, So. (Dec 3-1); 3rd Place Match - Gavin Braun (Kimball/White Lake/Platte - Geddes) 11-3, So. over Lincoln Schoenhard (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 14-8, Fr. (Dec 6-2); 5th Place Match -  Hunter Wilson (Tea Area) 16-9, Sr. over Drew Janke (Lead-Deadwood) 6-7, So. (TF-1.5 3:49 (16-00; 7th Place Match - Neil Hicks (Bennett County) 9-7, So. over Charlie Clements (Newell) 5-5, Jr. (Fall 1:52)

 

126: 1st Place Match - John Alden (O`Neill) 15-0, Jr. over Kasen Konstanz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte - Geddes) 13-1, Jr. (Dec 11-4); 3rd Place Match - Chase Hanson (Stanley County) 17-4, Sr. over Gannon Gilligan (Kingsbury County) 13-3, So. (Dec 3-1); 5th Place Match - Jackson Tschetter (Tea Area) 11-6, Jr. over Gavin Risse (Bennett County) 8-5, So. (Dec 5-0); 7th Place Match - Dylan Buseman (Parker) 20-8, 8th. over Blake Jennings (Kingsbury County) 9-7, Fr. (MD 10-0)

132: 1st Place Match - Ashton Keller (Canton) 5-0, Jr. over Maddix Slykhuis (Tea Area) 24-3, Sr. (Fall 5:53); 3rd Place Match - IIden Myers (Kimball/White Lake/Platte - Geddes) 16-3, So. over Karson Keiser (Winner) 20-5, So. (SV-1 3-1); 5th Place Match - Tanner Frickson (Potter County) 17-6, Sr. over Riley Scott (Custer) 19-6, Fr. (MD 12-0); 7th Place Match - Zaniyan Iron Eyes (Lakota Tech) 16-5, So. over Wyatt Wientjes (Mobridge - Pollock) 11-7, Jr. (MD 11-3)

138 1st Place Match - Kale Ask (Canton) 19-1, Jr. over Tristan Spencer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 13-3, Jr. (Dec 9-8); 3rd Place Match - Parker Wilson (Tea Area) 23-6, So. over Clayton Dulany (Warner/Northwestern) 10-4, Sr. (Fall 4:26); 5th Place Match - Michael Even (Parker) 18-10, So. over Konner Osborn (Winner) 9-9, So. (Dec 3-1); 7th Place Match - Tyson Durham (St. Thomas More) 15-5, Sr. over Kellen Griffith (Lyman) 18-5, Jr. (For.)

145 First Place Match - Ayson Rice (Canton) 20-2, Jr. over Dylan Zell (Kingsbury County) 14-3, Sr. (Dec 8-2); 3rd Place Match - Wyatt Stuntebeck (Tea Area) 22-5, Sr. over Jaxon Ducheneaux (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 11-8, Jr. (Fall 2:44); 5th Place Match - Ryken Orel (Winner) 15-9, Fr. over Pryor Mathews (O`Neill) 10-7, So. (Dec 10-7); 7th Place Match - Brock Gisselbeck (Hamlin/Castlewood) 12-5, Sr. over Kai Rusch (Custer) 13-7, Jr. (Dec 2-0)

152 1st Place Match - Jackson Remmers (McCook Central/Montrose) 22-0, Jr. over Carter Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte - Geddes) 13-3, Sr. (Dec 9-3); 3rd Place Math - Miles Renner (Lead-Deadwood) 10-4, Jr. over Andrew Even (Parker) 21-6, Jr. (Fall 1:46); 5th Place Match - Colton Brady (Stanley County) 12-8, So. over Aidan Kranz (Canton) 17-7, Fr. (Dec 3-1); 7th Place Match - Jude Sargent (Winner) 14-9, Jr. over Austin Eimers (Tea Area) 17-5, Jr. (Fall 4:36)

 

160 1st Place Match - Riley Orel (Winner) 21-1, Sr. over Deegan Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 11-4, Sr. (Dec 5-2); 3rd Place Match - Carter Randall (McCook Central/Montrose) 16-5, Jr. over John Halverson (Canton) 13-9, Jr. (Dec 8-4); 5th Place Match - Tance Wagner (Lyman) 17-4, Sr. over Dawson Eimers (Tea Area) 11-6, So. (Dec 7-6); 7th Place Match - Troy Randall Jr. (Hamlin/Castlewood) 10-9, Sr. over Owyn Schreder (Belle Fourche) 6-5, So. (Fall 2:32)

170 1st Place Match - Ryder Bailey (Custer) 16-4, Jr. over Trey Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 13-5, Jr. (Fall 5:18); 3rd Place Match - Rory McManus (Lyman) 17-6, Jr. over Weston Remmers (McCook Central/Montrose) 9-4, So. (Dec 3-0); 5th Place Match - Jack Peters (Winner) 10-6, Sr. over Dylan McGregor (McCook Central/Montrose) 14-7, So. (Dec 3-1); 7th Place Match - Gavin Neu (Canton) 11-7, Jr. over Breyten Johnson (Kingsbury County) 8-6, Fr. (M. For.)

 

182 1st Place Match - Jack Kruger (Winner) 14-1, Sr. over Chance Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 17-3, Jr. (Dec 15-10); 3rd Place Match - Josh Merkle (Canton) 17-3, Sr. over Parker Noem (Custer) 14-6, Jr. (Fall 2:34); 5th Place Match - Jesse Bears Heart (Mobridge - Pollock) 5-2, Sr. over Alex Pudwill (Warner/Northwestern) 11-6, Jr. (Dec 7-2); 7th Place Match - Mason Pulse (McCook Central/Montrose) 12-8, Sr. over Logan Raap (McCook Central/Montrose) 12-11, So. (Fall 4:24)

195 1st Place Match - Tanner Meyers (Canton) 12-0, Sr. over Caleb Rickenbach (Hot Springs) 19-4, Jr. (Fall 5:34); Charlie Patten (Parker) 16-1, Sr. over Rylan Shrake (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 7-4, Jr. (Fall 1:24); 5th Place Match - Gavin Stotts (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 16-4, Sr. over Gunner Johnson (Lyman) 17-7, Sr. (M. For.); 7th Place Match - Salvador Rodriguez (O`Neill) 11-3, Sr. over Connor Johnson (Kingsbury County) 9-7, Jr. (MD 11-0)

220 1st Place Match - Rocky Wiedman (Todd County) 16-3, Sr. over Aiden Schoenhard (Mobridge - Pollock) 4-1, Sr. (Dec 2-1); Levi Wieman (Parker) 20-4, Jr. over Preston Cavalier (Warner/Northwestern) 10-2, So. (Dec 6-3); Elijah Boutchee (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 11-5, So. over Kade Grocott (McCook Central/Montrose) 10-5, Jr. (M. For.); 7th Place Match - Hunter Richmond (Canton) 11-8, So. over Brock Tuttle (Hanson) 9-7, Jr. (Dec 7-1)

285 1st Place Match - Traun Cook (Canton) 13-1, Jr. over Joshua Rydberg (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 16-3, Sr. (Fall 5:10); Austin Hoiten (McCook Central/Montrose) 13-2, Sr. over Tucker Shabram (O`Neill) 13-6, Jr. (Fall 2:47); Zaul Centeno (Parker) 11-12, Sr. over Brody Jakubowski (O`Neill) 14-9, Fr. (Dec 3-0); Lucas Colman (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 7-2, Jr. over Louie Thiry (Lyman) 14-7, Jr. (Inj. 0:00)

Pierre Girls dominate Mid Dakota Bride of the Monster Presho — Behind five individual champions the Pierre girls racked up 181 points to win Saturday’s Bride of the Mid Dakota Monster, ahead of Canton (155.5) and Harrisburg (108.5). Spearfish (99) and Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda (99) rounded out the top-five. 

London Allen-Hunsaker (106 - Light), Dani Ringstmeyer (126), Abbigail Lewis (142), Marlee Shorter (190) and Ciara McFarling (285) all won titles for Pierre.

Canton’s champions were Sara Schroder (113) and Carlee Laubach (170).

Other individual champions were Harrisburg’s Regina Stoeser (120), Spearfish’s Taylor Graveman (132), Hill City’s Tiara Faehnrich (142B) and Lead-Deadwood’s Trinity Zopp (154).

Individual Results

Light 106: 1st Place Match - Londyn Allen-Hunsaker (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 8-4, Fr. over cyrise brown (O`Neill) 4-5, Fr. (Fall 0:50); 3rd Place Match - Jewel Gannon (Canton) 5-7, Fr. over Mollie Corkle (O`Neill) 2-9, Fr. (Fall 3:37); 5th Place Match - Morgan Little (Spearfish) 3-4, 8th. over Avery Rice (Lead-Deadwood) 1-5, Fr. (Fall 0:59)

(106): 1st Place Match: Akane Metcalfe (Kimball/White Lake/Platte - Geddes) 9-0, Jr. over Kyra Vandenberg (Belle Fourche) 5-2, 8th. (TF-1.5 5:30 (17-0)); 3rd Place Match: Haven Baker (Spearfish) 16-7, 8th. over Marin Rhode (Canton) 9-5, Fr. (Dec 12-9); 5th Place Match - Speck (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 10-5, 8th. over Liza Krueger (Groton Area) 5-5, 8th. (Fall 2:30)

113: 1st Place Match - Sara Schroder (Canton) 12-0, Jr. over Susu Kamara (Harrisburg) 10-7, Jr. (Fall 2:34); 3rd Place Match - Hailey Rodriguez (Belle Fourche) 8-4, Sr. over Lexie Hillmer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 8-5, 7th. (Fall 2:29); 5th Place Match - Kali Ringstmeyer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 3-6, So. over Brandy Marshall (Lakota Tech) 13-8, Fr. (Dec 4-1)

120: 1st Place Match - Regina Stoeser (Harrisburg) 17-0, Fr. over Alexis Bryant (McCook Central/Montrose) 11-3, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:55 (18-1); 3rd Place Match - Aubrey Jensen (Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda) 6-1, Fr. over Candice Matsuda (Spearfish) 15-6, Fr. (Fall 4:47); 5th Place Match - Cateri Yellowhawk (Sulley Buttes) 10-3, Fr. over Jayrn Warejcka (Canton) 6-8, Jr. (Fall 2:41)

126 1st Place Match - Dani Ringstmeyer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 13-5, So. over Kieonna Smith (Canton) 6-4, Jr. (Fall 2:37); 3rd Place Match - Tahnie Yellowhawk (Sulley Buttes) 8-1, 8th. over Jessica Waln (Lakota Tech) 13-2, So. (Fall 2:42); 5th Place Match -Ciara Birds Head (Hot Springs) 11-7, Sr. over Wendi Silverthorn (Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda) 9-9, So. (Fall 2:48)

132 1st Place Match - Taylor Graveman (Spearfish) 20-0, Sr. over Gianna Stangeland (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 13-3, Sr. (Fall 1:10); 3rd Place Match - Giada Scherich (Lakota Tech) 12-3, So. over Sammie Reil (Harrisburg) 13-7, So. (Fall 1:43); 5th Place Match - 5th Place Match - Jersey Folkens (Canton) 7-2, 8th. over Victoria Verhey (St. Thomas More) 9-6, Jr. (Fall 2:33)

142 1st Place Match - Abbigail Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 14-1, 8th. over Jayden Werlinger (Spearfish) 13-9, Fr. (MD 10-0); 3rd Place Match - Summer Guthmiller (Sioux Valley) 16-4, 8th. over Kyla Logan (Doland) 8-4, So. (Fall 4:01); 5th Place Match -Atlantis Witt (Todd County) 11-7, Sr. over Emerson Skuodas (Harrisburg) 10-10, Fr. (Fall 3:30)

154 - 1st Place Match - Trinity Zopp (Lead-Deadwood) 11-0, Jr. over Paola Vergara (O`Neill) 10-3, Jr. (Fall 3:44); 3rd Place Match - Ireland Templeton (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 14-3, So. over Rhiannen Heimdal (Harrisburg) 10-5, Fr. (TB-1 8-3); 5th Place Match - Hattie Baldwin (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 12-5, Sr. over Elena Brennan (Kimball/White Lake/Platte - Geddes) 4-4, So. (Fall 0:50)

170 - 1st Place Match - Laubach (Canton) 7-0, Sr. over Gia Miller (Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda) 11-5, Jr. (Dec 5-1); 3rd Place Match - Madelynne Jakubowski (O`Neill) 13-4, Sr. over Natalia Long (Canton) 9-2, 8th. (Fall 4:56); 5th Place Match - Kori Wallner (Canton) 6-3, 8th. over Kaylee Dean (Canton) 4-6, Jr. (Fall 1:14)

190 - Marlee Shorter (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 12-1, Sr. over Lauren Petersen (Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda) 9-6, Sr. (Fall 1:20); 3rd Place Match - Morgan Lantaff (Harrisburg) 14-4, Sr. over Jessica Mckenney (Custer) 7-4, 8th. (Fall 4:18); 5th Place Match - Adelae Grusing (Belle Fourche) 2-5, Fr. over Izzy Baldwin (Canton) 3-4, Jr. (Fall 2:33)

Pierre’s Marlee Shorter pins Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda’s Lauren Peterson in the 190-pound final at the Mid Dakota Monster wrestling tournament on Saturday in Presho.

285 - 1st Place Match - Ciara McFarling (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 6-0, So. over Kiara King (Canton) 4-3, Jr. (Inj. 4:00); 3rd Place Match - Unique Clairmont (Todd County) 6-6, Fr. over Madison Nicolaisen (Hot Springs) 2-2, Fr. (Fall 1:35); 5th Place Match - Heavenly Thompson (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 4-5, Jr. over Brinlee Smith (Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda) 4-6, Fr. (Fall 0:52)

 

 

Miller/HIghmore-Harrold edges Parkston for MHH Invitational Title

Team Points: Wrestling in front of their home crowd the Miller/Highmore-Harrold wrestling team racked uup 162 points to edge Parkston (158) and Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall Badlands Brawlers (156.5). Redfield (149) and Burke/Gregory (129.5) rounded out the top-five. 

Individual champions were won by Redfield’s Brady Risetter (106), Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington’s Jachsen Carter 113), Wagner’s Karstyn Lhotalk (120), Miller/Highmore-Harrold’s Kellen Hurd (132), Burke/Gregory’s Owen Hansen (132), Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall Badlands Brawlers’s Jace Blasius (138), Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington’s Joey Hoverson (145), Parkston’s Porter Neugebauer (152), Redfield’s Mason Whitley (160), Burke/Gregory’s Gunnar Stephens (170), Miller/Highmore-Harrold’s Tate Hoffman (182), Howard’s Griffin Clubb (195), Wagner’s Tim Bouza (220) and Redfield’s Grady Fey (28

Team Points: 1. Miller/Highmore-Harrold, 162; 2 Parkston, 158; 3. Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall Badlands Brawlers, 156.5; 4. Redfield, 149; 5. Burtke/Gregory, 129.5; 6. Wessinton Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington, 112; 7. Wagner, 96; T-8. Faulkton Area, 78; T-8 Ipswich/Bowdle 78; 10. Howard, 72.5; 11. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney, 68; T 12. Clark/Willow Lake, 68; T 12 Sioux Valley, 59; 14. Deuel, 55; 15. Linton, 52; 16. Sanborn Central, 7

 

Brandon Valley claims title at Dan Pansch Invitational

SIOUX FALLS — Brandon Valley ran away with the team wrestling title Saturday at the Dan Pansch Invitational. The Lynx racked up 283 points, ahead of Bon Homme/Avon (170) and Huron (141). Sioux Falls O’Gorman (133.5) and Chamberlain (93) rounded out the top-five. 

Brandon Valley champions were Brendon Oehme (106), Trevon Oehm (113), Zander Nielsen (126), Jordan Oehme (132), Alex Mentzer (138), Trason Oehme (145), Lucas Slack (170), Noah Bailous (195) and Navarro Schunke (285). 

Bon Homme’s Calvin Caba (120) and Isaac Crownover (182) each won titles. Keegan Sheridan (145) and David Vazque (220) each won titles for Sioux Falls O’Gorman. 

Bryce Reuer (152) won a championship for Chamberlain. 


Team points: 1. Brandon Valley, 283; 2. Bon Homme/Avon, 170; 3. Huron, 141; 4. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 133.5; 5. Chamberlain, 93; 6. Western Christian, 86.5; 7. Yankton, 75; 8. Dell Rapid, 72; 9. Vermillion, 49; 10. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 0. 


Tri-Valley edges Elk Point-Jeffrson for Jesse James Invitational title

GARRETSON — Trailing Elk Point-Jefferson heading into the final match of Saturday’s Jesse James Invitational the Mustangs got a pin from Isaac Nehlich (285) that clinched the team title for the Mustangs. 

Tri-Valley scored 181.5 points to edge Elk Point-Jefferson (180) and Beresford/Alcester-Hudson (145). Luverne (128) and Lennox (119) rounded out the top-five. 

Cole Hendrixson (113), Owen Effing (120) Brody Dybvig (145) and Isaac Nehlich (285) won titles for the Mustangs. 

Grant Larson (106) and Ramsey Williams (126) both won titles for Lennox. Lucas Hueser (152) and Ben Swatek (170) won titles for Elk Point-Jefferson. Landon Schurch (195) and Aaron Larson (220) won titles for Beresfor/Alcester-Hudson. 

Keaton Prehiem (132) of Marion/Freman/Freeman Academy/Canistota/Menno and Christian Ehresmann (138) were the other individual champions. 


Team Points: 1. Tri-Valley, 181.5; 2. Elk Point-Jeffersopn, 180; 3. Beresford/Alcester-Hudson, 145; 4. Luverne, 128; 5. Lennox, 119; 6. Marion/Freeman Academy/Canistota/Menno, 116.5; T-7. Garretson, 70; T-7. Groton Area; 9. Flandreau, 69; 10. Viborg-Hurley, 41; 11. Chester Area, 32; Doland, 4.