By 605 Sports Staff

SISSETON —- The move from Class A to Class B is already paying dividends for the Sisseton wrestling team that enters week 1 as Class B’s fourth ranked team, according to dakotagrappler.com. 

The Redmen finished 12th at the 2024 Class A state tournament and already have six grapplers ranked in the first Class B poll, including Holden Hawkins No. 1 at 157. 

Seven-time defending champion Canton opened the season projected to score 169 points, ahead of Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes (110) and Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall (107). Sisseton (101) and Winner Area (89) round out the top-five teams. 

Wrestler of the Week - Canton’s Zach Bartels (126)

Dynamite Dozen: 1. Kellan Hurd, Miller/Highmore-Harrold; 2. Haeden Jorgenson, Webster Area; 3. Tray Weiss, Custer; 4. Jace Blasius, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall; 5. Carter Kendrick, Canton; 6. Gannon Knebel, Kingsbury County; 7. Karson Keiser, Winner Area; 8. Gavin Braun, Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes; 9. Holden Havlik, Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington; 10. Lucas Lenz, Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes; 11. Jensen Fitch, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall Badlands Brawlers; 12. Ryken Orel, Winner Area. 

Team rankings: 1. Canton, 169; 2. Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes, 110; 3. Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall, 107; 4. Sisseton, 101; 5. Winner Area, 89; 6. Bon Homme/Avon, 81; 7. Clark/Willow Lake, 71; 8. Miller-Highmore-Harrold, 68; 9. Custer, 62; 10. Parkston, 61; 11. Tri-Valley, 52; 12. Groton Area, 46; T-13. McCook Central/Montrose, 40; T-13. Flandreau, 40; 15. Parker, 17. 

(All rankings provided by Dakota Grappler)

Individual Rankings: 

106 - 1. Ryvr Larson, Bon Homme/Avon; 2. Apollo Willuweit, Winner Area; 3. Hayes Holter, KWLPG; 4. Radley Konrad, Parkston; 5. Bode Walker, Canton; 6. Benny Pommer, Clark/Willow Lake; 7. Cannin Snyder, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall; 8. Easton Rausch, Potter County; 9. Aykre Plotter, Sisseton; 10. Caleb Hoffman, McCook Central/Montrose; 11. Myles Woodward, Custer; 12. Kyson Sundberg, Sioux Valley. 

113 - 1. Landon Walker, Canton; 2. Kayden Tchida, Sisseton; 3. Judd Hansen, Burke/Gregory; 4. Cade Gaikowski, Clark/Willow Lake; 5. Tayton Kurkowski, Webster Area; 6. Michael Branaugh, Bon Homme/Avon; 7. Roukyn Robbins, Winner Area; 8. Jervick Walker, Stanley County; 9. Ruger Smokov, Bennett County; 10. Preston Aesoph, Miller/Highmore-Harrold; 11. Keegan Kucker Groton Area; 12. Jackson Trant, Custer. 

120 - 1. Carter Kendrick, Canton; 2. Tyler Trant, Custer; 3. Landon Flogstad, MCM; 4. Cash Edgar, Faulkton Area; 5. Maddux Risse, Bennett County; 6. Evan Folk, Sisseton; 7. Jaymin VanDerWerff, Miller/Highmore-Harrold; 8. Teague Bergjord, Flandreau; 9. John Ryder Weiss, Hot Springs; 10. Kyson Kucker, Groton Area; 11. Shay Weber, PKAW; 12. DeVonne Sessler, Bon Homme/Avon. 

126 - 1. Zach Bartels, Canton; 2. Trystan Traupel, MCM; 3. Ian Metz, Sisseton; 4. Cooper Pommer, Clark/Willow Lake; 5. Connor Glasford, Tri-Valley; 6. Jack Stuwe, Potter County; 7. Revyn Floyd, Harding County; 8. Jaden Buckman/Hamlin/Castlewood; 9. Bodie Vanderboom, Newell; 10. Logan Smith, Faulkton Area; 11. Rio Rislov, PKAW; 12. Gunner Fuegen, KWLPG. 

132 - 1. Aiden Schrempp, Canton; 2. Ian Metz, Sisseton; 3. Jacksen Carter, WS/W/W-W; 4. Drew Janke, Lead-Deadwood; 5. Lane Stuwe, Potter County; 6. Chance Wagner, PKAW; 7. Zack Pederson, Flandreau; 8. Keagan Hill, Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney; 9. Chase Hurd, Miller/Highmore-Harrold; 10. Eliot Bartlett, MCM, Rogan Albrecht, Kingsbury County; 12. Bryant Zeeb, Stanley County; 

138 - 1. Tray Weiss, Custer; 2. Karson Keiser, Winner Area; 3. Gavin Braun, KWLPG; 4. Gannon Gilligan, Kingsbury County; 5. Jordan Schafer, Miller-Highmore-Harrold; 6. Tate Steffensen, Sioux Valley; 7. Kasen Barry, PKAW; 8. Luke Swatek, Elk Point-Jefferson; 9. Colten Preheim, Parker; 10. Shane Sehr, Canton; 11. Elk Ekroth, Burke/Gregory; 12. Ryker Gauger, Deuel. 

144 - 1. Kellan Hurd, Miller-Highmore-Harrold; 2. Haeden Jorgenson, Webster Area; 3. Jackson Kaul, Bon Homme/Avon; 4. Easton Tschetter, Marion/Freeman; 5. Ethan Rearick, WS/W/W-W; 6. Lyle Noel, Bennett County; 7. Tei Gropper, PKAW; 8. Reed Gray; Sisseton; 9. Luke Derynck, Sioux Valley; 10. Jackson Williams, Tri-Valley; 11. Cole Noon, Faulkton; 12. Camdyn Ockenga, Canton. 

150 - 1. Ryker Orel, Winner Area; 2. Johnny Lenz, KWLPG; 3. Michael Even, Parker; 4. Gage Anderson, Lemmon; 5. Leighton Sander, Custer; 6. Kaden Holzbauer, Parkston; 7. Bryce Hawkinson, Britton-Hecla; 8. Spencer Sargeant, Stanley County; 9. Greyson Nielson, Kingsbury County; 10. Zane Miller, Deuel/Deubrook Area; 11. Walker Zoellner, Groton Area; 12. Tasyn Ockenga, Canton. 

157 - 1. Holden Hawkins, Sisseton; 2. Christian Ehresmann, Groton Area; 3. Tate Miller, Howard; 4. Carter Konechne, KWLPG; 5. Carter Sommer, Parkston; 6. Gavin Risse, Bennett County; 7. Treyson Richter, Tri-Valley; 8. Gavin Kloos, Deuel/Deubrook Area; 9. Tanner Baker, Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney; 10. Tate Everson, Hamlin/Castlewood; 11. Zade Searman, Lead-Deadwood; 12. Hayes Johnson, Elk Point-Jefferson. 

165 - 1. Jace Blasius, PKAW; 2. Lucas Lenz, KWLPG; 3. Brody Dybvig, Tri-Valley; 4. Elliot Bratland, Clark/Willow Lake; 5. Kaleb Johnson, Kingsbury County; 6. Luke Guthmiller, Bon Homme/Avon; 7. Thor Fish, Hot Springs; 8. Brock Bonte, Garretson; 9. Gage Reichart, Parkston; 10. Quincey Emery, Chester; 11. Breven Bolander Winner Area; 12. Hayden Landmark, Deuel/Deubrook Area. 

175 - 1. Kale Crowser, PKAW; 2. Colby Kolda, Miller-Highmore-Harrold; 3. Landyn Reiser, Tri-Valley; 4. Aidan Kranz, Canton; 5. Korbin Kucker, Groton Area; 6. Hayden Roggow, Stanley County; 7. Tate Tolsma, MVPCS; 8. Kenyon Kuiper, KWLPG; 9. Kolton Vicek, Bon Homme/Avon; 10. Justn Klein, Flandreau; 11. Daniel Swenson, Chester; 12. Bennett Suther, Britton-Hecla. 

190 - Gannon Knebel, Wagner, 2. Josh Kannegieter, Clark/Willow Lake; 3. Dylan Buseman, Parker; 4. Isaiah Crownover, Bon Homme/Avon; 5. Garret Westendorf, KWLPG; 6. Gunner Ewing, EPJ; 7. Hunter Kunz, Hot Springs; 8. Justin Rohrbach, Ipswich/Bowdle; 9. Kash Neugebauer, Parkston; 10. Marshall Holz, Kingsbury County; 11. Xavier Young, Tri-Valley; 12. Isaac Nelson, Webster Area. 

215 - 1. Jensen Fitch, PKAW; 2. Tucker Hardy, Britton-Hecla; 3. Karter Headrick, Flandreau; 4. Breyton Johnson, Kingsbury County; 5. Gabriel Martian, Howard; 6. Gunner Swenson, Canton; 7. Aiden Hilbelink, Chester; 8. Gage Jodonzi, Parkston; 9. Cody Sassaman, Bon Homme/Avon;10. Legend Benedict, Winner Area; 11. Foster Bode, Faulkton; 12. Von Mogen-Frankfort, Hot Springs.

285 - 1. Hunter Richmond, Canton; 2. Owen VandeWeerd, Sioux Valley; 3. Brecklin Culbert, Parkston; 4. Dalton Deffenbaugh, KWLPG; 5. Derek Fenenga, Winner Area; 6. Gavin Englund, Groton Area; 7. Preston Cavalier, Warner/Northwestern; 8. Wyatt Ziegler, Mobridge-Pollock; 9. Patrick Trask, PKAW; 10. Quentin White Mountain, McLaughlin; 11. Tanner Baatz, Garretson; 12. Jacob Johnson, MCM.