By Rich Winter

605 Sports

As the Class A wrestling season gets going this week Watertown sophomore Gage Lohr is chasing history. A year ago Brandon Valley’s Navarro Schunke became the first Class A wrestler to win five Class A state titles

Lohr already has two state titles under his belt and has gone undefeated (93-0) in his first two full seasons on the varsity team at Watertown. Former Rapid City Stevens grappler Shea Richter transferred to Watertown and should give Lohr a tremendous training partner this season. 

Other returning Class A state champions: 

(106) - Pierce Hurd, 53-2, sophomore, Rapid City Central

(113) - Brendon Oehme, 38-8, sophomore, Brandon Valley

(144) - Jacob Williams, 46-9, senior, Rapid City Stevens

(150) - Moses Gross, 38-1, senior,  Huron

(175) - Sam Werdel, 41-3, senior, Tea Area

Class A returning state place-winners: 

106 - Gable Uhrig, Pierre, freshman; Tyler Baldwin, Sturgis, junior; Shea Richter, Rapid City Stevens, junior (transferred to Watertown); Kaden Haakinson, West Central, freshman; Beckett Rehorst, Brandon Valley, sophomore; Easton Foss, Aberdeen Central, junior.

113 - Teryn Zebroski, Sturgis, junior; Tristan Stoeser, Harrisburg, freshman; Kayden Tchida, Sisseton, sophomore; Josiah Kauffman, Sioux Falls Lincoln, junior; Noah Bennett, Mitchell, freshman; Bentley Klinkhammer, West Central, eighth; Max Schoenhard, Rapid City Stevens, junior. 

120 - Tyler Woodring, Tea Area, junior; Benjamin Nadig, Sturgis, freshman; Hudson Cisar, Sioux Falls Lincoln, junior; Porter Lozenski, Aberdeen Central, freshman Owen Fischer, Milbank, senior. 

126 - Aiden Wells, Sioux Falls Jefferson, senior; Ian Metz, Sisseton, senior; Ryan Tschetter, Rapid City Central, senior; Karson Vessells, West Central, sophomore; Lincoln Schoenhard, Pierre, junior. 

132 - Graham Wilde, Sioux Falls Jefferson, junior; Alex Oedekoven, Pierre, junior; Parker Graveman, Spearfish, junior; Tate Huff, Aberdeen Central, senior. 

138 - Caleb Hodges, Madison, junior; Joe Juneger, Rapid City Stevens, senior; Ramsey Wilcox, Lennox, junior; Landon Klinkhammer, West Central, sophomore; Zaniyan Iron Eyes, Lakota Tech, senior. 

144 - Jacob Williams, Rapid City Stevens, senior, Holden Hawkins, Sisseton, junior; Jackson Boonstra, Dakota Valley, senior; Holden Hight, O’Gorman, senior; Kalvin Ketelsen, Sturgis, senior; Tayge Privett, Harrisburg, junior. 

150 - Joseph Nadig, Sturgis, senior; Keaton Vessells, West Central, senior; Ayden Dooley, Sioux Falls Jefferson, senior; Jacoby Parker, Rapid City Central, senior; Shayce Platt, Yankton, junior. 

157 - Mason Schrempp, Aberdeen Central, senior; Michael Roob, Vermillion, senior; Zhoel Irion, Sturgis, sophomore, Aiden Russel, Douglas/Rapid City Central, New Underwood, senior. 

165 - Dawson Eimers, Tea Area, senior; Gabriel Stern, Brookings, senior; Elias Biegler, Aberdeen Central, senior.

175 - Keenan Sheridan, O’Gorman, senior; Kelson Dirk, Sturgis, junior; Lane Knutson, Sioux Falls Washington, senior; Tate Schlueter, Milbank, senior; Joseph Tunge, Sioux Falls Lincoln, senior; Ryker Meister, Aberdeen Central, senior. 

190 - Elijah Schunke, Brandon Valley, junior; Ian Hook, Rapid City Central, senior; Cole Dunleavy, Aberdeen Central, sophomore; Kishmar Eberline, Sioux Falls Lincoln, senior.

215 - Elijah Boutchee, Pierre, senior; Rollie French, Vermillion, senior; Chase DeBoer, Tea Area, junior; Ayden Kellogg Rapid City Stevens, senior; Rip Siemonsma, O’Gorman, junior. 

285 - Micah Hach, Watertown, senior; Rocky Clark, Mitchell, sophomore, Gavin Van Emmerik, Tea Area, senior; Edly Amaro, Yankton, junior.