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Gage Lohr returns from injury, helps lead Watertown to Region 1A wrestling title
Watertown's Gage Lohr wrestling Brandon Valley's Trevon Oehme at the 2024 Class A state tournament. Lohr was one of five Watertown wrestlers to win region titles Saturday.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Feb 23, 2025
 

By 605 Sports Staff

HARTFORD —- Thought to be lost to injury for the season Watertown’s Gage Lohr won a region title Saturday helping the Arrows win the Region 1A team title. 

Watertown scored 214 points, ahead of Tea Area (179.5) and West Central (161). O’Gorman (150.5) and Sioux Falls Jefferson (149.5) rounded out the top five teams. 

Chase Mathews (113), Shea Richter (120), Kutler Swenson (132), Lohr (138) and Micah Hach (285) each won championships for Watertown. 

Sioux Falls Jefferson also had four region champions as AIdan Wells (144) and Graham Wilde (150), Ayden Dooley (165) and Anneyso Ahmed (190) each won championships. 

Other titles were claimed by West Central’s Kaden Haakinson (106), Tea Area’s Tyler Woodring (126), O’Gorman’s Slaton Jones (157), O’Gorman’s Keenan Sheridan (175) and Dell Rapids’ Quinn Carr (215). 

 Team Points: 1. Watertown, 214; 2. Tea Area, 179.5; 3. West Central, 161; 4. O’Gorman, 150.5; 5. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 149.5; 6. Brookings, 125; 7. Milbank, 84.5; 8. Dell Rapids, 72; 9. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 15.

Region 1A: 

Individual Results:

106 - Kaden Haakinson (West Central) 34-1, Fr. over William O`Connor (O`Gorman) 33-16, 8th. (TF-1.5 5:17 (20-4)); 3rd Place Match: Braylon Schell (Watertown) 36-13, Fr. over Kade Eimers (Tea Area) 17-8, Fr. (Fall 2:31); 5th Place Match:Bode TeKrony (Brookings) 4-19, Fr. over Asher Carpenter (Dell Rapids) 5-8, Fr. (Fall 2:14).

113 - 1st Place Match: Chase Mathews (Watertown) 32-7, So. over Bentley Klinkhammer (West Central) 24-12, 8th. (Dec 7-1); 3rd Place Match: Will Norman (O`Gorman) 22-9, Fr. over Henry Fortin (Tea Area) 34-18, 8th. (Dec 6-4); 5th Place Match: Briggs Archer (Brookings) 16-10, 8th. over Tayson Tillma (Milbank) 19-24, Fr. (Dec 13-7).

120 - 1st Place Match: Shea Richter (Watertown) 34-2, Jr. over Brody Gossen (West Central) 38-4, So. (MD 11-2); 3rd Place Match: Slater Wilson (Tea Area) 39-13, Fr. over Micah Stern (Brookings) 22-20, 8th. (MD 17-8); 5th Place Match: Easton Scheidt (O`Gorman) 18-25, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

126 - 1st Place Match: Tyler Woodring (Tea Area) 38-0, Jr. over Brody Randall (Watertown) 32-6, Jr. (Fall 0:35); 3rd Place Match: Karson Vessells (West Central) 40-11, So. over Camden Tebay (Dell Rapids) 21-12, Fr. (Fall 0:48); 5th Place Match: Haiden Baxter (Brookings) 9-16, Fr. over Andrew Karels (Milbank) 6-22, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:59 (16-1)).

132 - 1st Place Match: Kutler Swenson (Watertown) 39-13, So. over Jacob Milliron (Brookings) 24-19, So. (TF-1.5 4:25 (18-1)); 3rd Place Match: Braeden Dunkelberger (Tea Area) 10-11, Sr. over Charlie Person (Dell Rapids) 12-22, 8th. (Dec 10-7); 5th Place Match: Kaydin Sorensen (Sioux Falls Jefferson) 28-31, Fr. over Jett Whiting (West Central) 16-19, So. (Fall 1:33).

138 - 1st Place Match: Gage Lohr (Watertown) 30-1, So. over Langdon Klinkhammer (West Central) 39-14, So. (TF-1.5 4:53 (23-3)); 3rd Place Match: Brady Kuhnert (Sioux Falls Jefferson) 25-15, Sr. over Keanu Lee (O`Gorman) 36-19, 8th. (Dec 11-8); 5th Place Match: Trevin Audiss (Tea Area) 30-22, Fr. over Colton Kline (Sioux Falls Roosevelt) 17-30, Jr. (Dec 7-5).

144 - 1st Place Match: Aidan Wells (Sioux Falls Jefferson) 48-1, Sr. over Parker Wilson (Tea Area) 39-15, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:58 (17-1)); 3rd Place Match:Orlando Whiting (West Central) 20-8, Sr. over Keslar Swenson (Watertown) 16-28, Jr. (Fall 0:47); 5th Place Match: Daniel Medina (Sioux Falls Roosevelt) 12-23, Fr. over Sterne Pankratz (O`Gorman) 12-7, Sr. (Inj. 0:00).

150 - 1st Place Match:Graham Wilde (Sioux Falls Jefferson) 28-1, Jr. over Mason Mathis (Brookings) 12-5, Jr. (MD 11-2); 3rd Place Match: Hayden Whiting (West Central) 33-21, Jr. over Leo Stroup (Watertown) 15-9, Sr. (M. For.); 5th Place Match: Kane Murphy (Dell Rapids) 19-18, Sr. over Trevor Cordell (Tea Area) 8-8, Fr. (Fall 2:28).

157 - 1st Place Match: Slaton Jones (O`Gorman) 33-13, Fr. over Keaton Vessells (West Central) 45-9, Sr. (Dec 4-3): 3rd Place Match: Markus Pitkin (Watertown) 32-12, Jr. over Joe French (Milbank) 23-10, Sr. (M. For.); 5th Place Match: James Fitzpatrick (Brookings) 15-13, Jr. over Beau Werdel (Tea Area) 25-29, Fr. (Dec 9-2).

165 - 1st Place Match: Ayden Dooley (Sioux Falls Jefferson) 41-7, Sr. over Dawson Eimers (Tea Area) 27-3, Sr. (Dec 2-0); 3rd Place Match: Reese Rabe (Milbank) 13-20, Sr. over Breck Evans (Dell Rapids) 27-13, Fr. (Dec 6-5); 5th Place Match: Landen Lewis (Watertown) 29-23, So. over Tyler Oines (O`Gorman) 18-27, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:25 (16-1)).

175 - 1st Place Match: Keenan Sheridan (O`Gorman) 46-0, Sr. over Gabriel Stern (Brookings) 35-5, Sr. (MD 11-0); 3rd Place Match: Tate Schlueter (Milbank) 25-4, Sr. over Jeremiah Wilgers (Tea Area) 31-22, So. (Fall 0:48); 5th Place Match: Sam Glesiah (Sioux Falls Jefferson) 28-13, Sr. over Cade Kuemper (Watertown) 23-17, Jr. (Fall 0:48).

190 - 1st Place Match: Anneyso Ahmed (Sioux Falls Jefferson) 37-13, So. over Cain Grocott (West Central) 29-18, Sr. (Fall 3:40); 3rd Place Match: Jesse Schneck (Milbank) 27-6, Sr. over Gabriel Bastemeyer (Tea Area) 27-9, Sr. (Dec 7-2); 5th Place Match:Blake Kannegieter (Brookings) 22-17, Jr. over Mason Harris (O`Gorman) 9-12, Sr. (Fall 1:36).

215 - 1st Place Match: Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) 36-9, Sr. over Rip Siemonsma (O`Gorman) 29-12, Jr. (Fall 3:42); 3rd Place Match: Zach Hagemann (Brookings) 20-17, Jr. over Hunter Reede (Milbank) 6-6, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:00 (19-4)); 5th Place MatchCooper Dykstra (Sioux Falls Jefferson) 33-22, Sr. over Ethan Wientjes (Watertown) 16-21, Sr. (Fall 4:12).

285 - 1st Place Match: Micah Hach (Watertown) 44-0, Sr. over Chase DeBoer (Tea Area) 32-4, Jr. (Fall 0:56); 3rd Place Match: Daniel Vazquez (O`Gorman) 27-19, Sr. over Dylan Reynolds (Brookings) 19-13, Jr. (Dec 1-0); 5th Place Match: Noah Duran (Sioux Falls Jefferson) 26-20, Jr. over Oliver Korth (Milbank) 11-10, Sr. (MD 15-5)