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Governor girls top 36-team field to easily claim Pierre Invitational
Pierre’s Ireland Templeton wrestles Brooke Grajczyk of Webster Area in the 145-pound quarter final Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at the Governor Girls Wrestling Invite in Pierre.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Jan 24, 2025
 

By 605 Sports

PIERRE — With all but a few of the top teams in South Dakota in attendance at Friday’s Pierre Invitational, the Pierre girls delivered a team title to the home faithful.

Pierre racked up 161.5 points, well ahead of Spearfish (95) and Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon (86.5). Sturgis (85.5) and Custer (84) rounded out the top five teams. 

Shaylee Speck (100), Dani Ringstmeyer (126), Lexie Hillmer (132) and Abbigail Lewis (152) all won individual titles for Pierre. 

Other individual championships went to Sturgis’s Annalee Pierson (107), McCook Central/Montrose’s Alexis Bryant (114), Rapid City Central’s Anna Henstein (120), Sioux Valley’s Summer Guthmiler (138), Bon Homme/Scotland Avon’s Peyton Hellmann (145), Rapid City Stevens’ Marieda Kalahar (165), Custer’s Jessica Hite (185) and Todd County’s Unique Clairmont (235). 

Team Points: 1. Pierre, 161.5; 2. Spearfish, 95; 3. Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon, 86.5; 4. Sturgis, 85.5; 5. Custer, 84; 6. Rapid City Stevens, 83.5; 7. Rapid City Central, 77.5; T-8. Aberdeen Central, 70; T-8. Harrisburg, 70; 10. Todd County, 67; 11. Miller Area, 63.5; 12. Milbank, 56.5; 13. Harding County, 54; 15. Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood, 49; 16. Sioux Valley, 41.5; 17. Sully Buttes, 39; 18. Doland, 34.5; 19. Stanley County, 31.5; 20. Mobridge-Pollock, 27; 21. McCook Central/Montrose, 24; 22. Faith, 23; 23. Baltic, 22; 24. Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda, 20.5; 25. Webster Area, 19; 26. Marion/Freeman, 18; 27. Hanson, 16; T-28. Beresford/Alcester-Hudson, 15; . T-28. Kingsbury County, 15; 30. Lead-Deadwood, 13; 32. Burke/Gregory, 9; 33. Lyman, 7.5; T-34. Britton-Hecla, 7; T-34. Ipswich/Bowdle, 7; 36. Flandreau. 

Individual Results: 

100 - 1st Place Match: Shaylee Speck (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 20-3, So. over Madison Little (Aberdeen Central) 31-7, 8th. (Fall 5:42); 3rd Place Match:Haven Baker (Spearfish) 11-4, So. over Hailey Schafer (Miller Area) 21-10, 7th. (Fall 1:3.

107 - 1st Place Match: Annalee Pierson (Sturgis Brown) 35-1, 8th. over Jasmin Perez (Mobridge/Pollock) 7-3, Jr. (Fall 1:42); Morgan Little (Spearfish) 20-9, So. over Essah Syverson (Custer) 15-8, Fr. (Fall 1:51).

114 - 1st Place Match: Alexis Bryant (McCook Central/Montrose) 26-3, Jr. over Jasmine Rueles-Hertz (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 22-10, So. (Dec 4-0); 3rd Place Match: Gemma Stangeland (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 20-9, Fr. over Mataya Jacobs (Rapid City Central) 35-10, Fr. (Dec 9-4). 

120 - 1st Place Match: Anna Henstein (Rapid City Central) 34-4, So. over Kanyn Padden (Harding County) 18-8, So. (Dec 11-9); 3rd Place Match: Addie Sander (Custer) 23-9, Jr. over Brooklynn Smith (Rapid City Stevens) 24-11, So. (Fall 1:52).

126 - 1st Place Match: Dani Ringstmeyer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 28-1, Sr. over Candice Matsuda (Spearfish) 23-4, Jr. (Dec 4-1); 3rd Place Match:Langston Huffman (Rapid City Central) 31-6, 8th. over Hadlee Kracht (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 34-11, So. (Dec 4-1).

132 - 1st Place Match: Lexie Hillmer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 24-1, Fr. over Brooklynn Baird (Sturgis Brown) 34-5, Jr. (Dec 9-2); 3rd Place Match: Tahnie Yellowhawk (Sully Buttes) 14-5, So. over Reese Olson (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) 29-7, So. (Dec 6-2).

138 - 1st Place Match: Summer Guthmiller (Sioux Valley) 30-0, So. over Rakyrah Wallace (Aberdeen Central) 25-12, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:22 (17-1)); 3rd Place Match: Addi Viox (Harrisburg) 18-11, Sr. over Gabby Werdel (Miller Area) 18-12, Jr. (Fall 4:37). 

145 - 1st Place Match: Peyton Hellmann (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 25-0, Sr. over Ireland Templeton (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 20-2, Sr. (TF-1.5 6:00 (19-4)); 3rd Place Match: Tiara Faehnrich (Custer) 37-5, Sr. over Brooke Grajczyk (Webster Area) 18-6, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:29 (20-3)).

152 - 1st Place Match: Abbigail Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 21-3, So. over Jayce Turbiville (Harding County) 21-9, So. (Fall 1:06); 3rd Place Match: Katie Snyder (Hot Springs) 24-8, Jr. over Shelby Werlinger (Sturgis Brown) 26-17, Fr. (Fall 1:40).

165 - 1st Place Match: Marieda Kalahar (Rapid City Stevens) 26-2, Sr. over Rhiannen Heimdal (Harrisburg) 25-3, Jr. (Dec 13-6); 3rd Place Match: Reganne Miles (Doland) 27-8, Sr. over Zoey Holtz (Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood) 30-12, Sr. (Fall 1:28).

185 - 1st Place Match: Jessica Hite (Custer) 25-1, So. over Marlee Heltzel (Spearfish) 17-6, Fr. (Fall 1:20); 3rd Place Match: Bella Morteo (Rapid City Stevens) 13-2, So. over Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) 14-9, 8th. (TF-1.5 5:00 (19-1)).

235 - 1st Place Match: Unique Clairmont (Todd County) 15-11, Jr. over Tailie Brehm (Rapid City Stevens) 18-9, Jr. (Fall 1:56); 3rd Place Match: Destiny Triplet (Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood) 20-5, Sr. over Madison Nicolaisen (Hot Springs) 10-8, Jr. (Fall 1:57)