By Rich Winter

605 Sports

As wrestling season gets underway this week one of the top Class B athletes to keep an eye on Miller/Highmore-Harrold senior Kellan Hurd, who is aiming for a third consecutive Class B title.

In 2023, Hurd earned a championship at 126 pounds with a 6-3 win over Kimbal/White Lake/Platte-Geddes wrestler Kasen Konstanz. Last year, Hurd outlasted Webster Area’s Haedon Jorgenson 2-1 in a match that was decided in the first tiebreaker. 

Other Class B state champions returning: 

(106) - Carter Kendrick, Canton

(113) - Brody Randall, Hamlin/Castlewood

(120) - Tray Weiss, Custer

(144) - Jace Blasius, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall Badlands Brawlers

Returning Class B state place-winners from 2024

106 - Rylan Robbins, Winner Area, second; Gatlin Cordes, P/KA/W, sophomore, third; Judd Hanson, Burke/Gregory, junior, third; Chase Hurd, M/H/H, freshman; Taylon Kurkowski, Webster Area, sophomore, sixth; Maddon Odland, Redfield, junior, seventh; Ryvr Larson, Bon Homme, sophomore, eighth. 

113 - Body Gossen, Marion/Freeman, sophomore, second; Landon Walker, Canton, senior, third; Jackson Carter, WS/W/WW, sophomore, fourth; Cooper Pommer, Clark/Willow Lake, junior, fifth; 6. Tyler Trant, Custer, senior, sixth; Landon Flogstad, MCM, senior, seventh; Maddux Risse, Bennett County, freshman, eighth. 

120 - Trystan Traupel, MCM, senior, third; Zach Bartels, Canton, senior, sixth; Talon Ping MHH, junior, seventh; Easton Tschetter Marion/Freeman, freshman, eighth. 

126 - Gavin Braun, KWLPG, senior, second; Gannon Gilligan, Kingsbury County, senior, third; Jordan Schafer, MHH, sophomore, fifth; Cole Hendrixson, Tri-Valley, sophomore, sixth; Aiden Schrempp, Canton, seventh; Conner Zens, Redfield, junior. 

132 - Riley Scott, Custer, junior, third; Konner Osborn, Winner Area, senior, fourth; Gage Anderson, Lemmon/McIntosh, senior, fifth; Tate Steffensen, Sioux Valley, senior, sixth; Johnny Lenz, KWLPG, junior, seventh; Treyson Richter, Tri-Valley, sophomore, eighth.

138 - Haeden Jorgenson, Webster Area, junior, second; Karson Keiser, Winner Area, senior, third; Conner Giedd, Kingsbury County, sophomore, fourth; Gavin Risse, Bennett County, senior, fifth; Michael Even, Parker, seventh; Kaden Holzbauer, Parkston, senior.

144 - Iden Myers, KWLPG, senior, second; Ryken Orel, Winner Area, junior, third; Christian Ehresmann, Groton, senior, fourth; Teague Granum, Canton, senior, fifth; Landon Coyle Faulkton Area, sophomore, seventh; 8. Leighton Sander, Custer, senior, eighth. 

150 - Tate Miller, Howard, fourth; Carter Sommer, Parkston, senior, sixth; Brody Dybvig, Tri-Valley, junior, eighth. 

157 - Kale Crowser, PKAW, senior, second; Wyatt Anderson, Parkston, junior, third; Aidan Kranz, Canton, junior, fifth; Korbin Kucker, Groton Area, senior, sixth; Gunner Ewing, Elk Point-Jefferson, senior, eighth. 

165 - Lucas Lenz, KWLPG, senior, second; Weston Remmers, Howard, third; Landyn Reiser, Tri-Valley, junior, fourth; Colton Brady, Stanley County, senior, fifth; Korbin Whiteley, Deuel/Deubrook Area, senior, seventh; Elliot, Brantland, Clark/Willow Lake senior, eighth. 

175 - Kolter Kramer, Parkston, senior, third; Josh Kannegeiter, Clark/Willow Lake, senior, fourth; Calvin Halverson, Howard, senior, sixth; Colby Kolda, MHH, senior, seventh; 8. Dylan Murray, Redfield, senior, eighth. 

190 - Gannon Knebel, Wagner, second; Jhett Eklund, Burke/Gregory, senior, third; Isaiah Crownover, Bon Homme/Avon, sophomore, sophomore, fourth; Camden Murray, Redfield, senior, fifth.

215 - Holden Havlik, WS/W/WW, senior, second; Jensen Fith, PKAW, senior, fifth; Lincoln Dikoff, Faulkton Area, senior, sixth; Hunter Richmond, Canton, senior, eighth. 

285 - Rucker Hardy, Britton-Hecla, junior, eighth.