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Pierre girls capture team title at Lee Wolf Invitational
Pierre's Ciara McFarling wrestling Canton's Kiara King in the 2022 (285) state championship match. McFarling picked up an individual title Saturday while her team captured top honors at the Lee Wolf Invitational in Aberdeen
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Pierre girls capture team title at Lee Wolf Invitational

Jan 28, 2023
  

605 Sports Staff

ABERDEEN — Powered by five individual champions the Pierre girls won Saturday’s Lee Wolf Invitational, outscoring their nearest competition by more than 100 points. 

The Governor girls racked up 224.5 points ahead of Aberdeen Central (122) and Viborg-Hurley (116). Bismarck Century, North Dakota (96) and Watertown (92) rounded out the top five. 

Sydney Uhrig (106), Gianna Stangeland (132), Abbigail Lewis (142), Hattie Baldwin (154) and Ciara McFarling (285) each won individual titles for Pierre. 

Viborg-Hurley had two champions in Gia Miller (170) and Lauren Peterson (190). Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon also had two champions, Britney Rueb (120) and Peyton Hellmann (126). 

The other individual championship went to Clark/Willow Lake’s Dani Batchelor (113). 

Team Points: 1. Pierre, 224.5; 2. Aberdeen Central, 122; 3. Viborg-Hurley, 116; 4. Bismarck Century ND, 96; 5. Watertown, 92; 6. Jamestown, 74; 7. Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon, 69; 8. Chamberlain, 60; 9. Huron, 56; 10. McCook Central/Montrose, 31; 11. Sioux Valley, 30; 12. Clark/Willow Lake, 26; 13. Webster, 24; 14. Doland, 18.5; 15. Mobridge-Pollock, 8. 

106 1st Place Match - Sydney Uhrig (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 22-2, Jr. over Olivia Anderson (Girls Watertown) 22-6, 7th. (Fall 0:42); 3rd Place Match - Aine Graesser (Girls Chamberlain) 16-14, Fr. over Avery Bendewald (Girls Aberdeen Central) 11-13, Fr. (Dec 5-3); 5th Place Match - Shaylee Speck (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 17-10, 8th. over Sydney Narloch (Girls Bismarck Century) 9-10, 7th. (Fall 0:52); 7th Place Match - 

Chalie Sah (Girls Huron) 14-15, 8th. over Londyn Allen-Hunsaker (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 15-9, Fr. (Dec 7-4)

113 1st Place Match - Dani Batchelor (Girls Clark/Willow Lake) 18-5, Jr. over Madyson Gillen (Girls Aberdeen Central) 22-7, Jr. (Fall 1:47); 3rd Place Match - Lexie Hillmer (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 20-10, 7th. over Kali Ringstmeyer (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 12-11, So. (Dec 2-0); 5th Place Match - Bailey Yost (Girls Chamberlain) 16-10, So. over Hadlee Kracht (Girls Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 9-7, 8th. (Fall 2:18); 7th Place Match - Jocelyn Rumpca (Girls Webster Area) 13-11, 8th. over Bailey Leintz (Girls Bismarck Century) 3-10, So. (Fall 2:03)

120 1st Place Match - Britney Rueb (Girls Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 28-2, Fr. over Quinn Butler (Girls Lemmon/McIntosh) 27-1, Fr. (Dec 3-1); 3rd Place Match - Rei Ogden (Girls Bismarck Century) 30-2, Sr. over Alexis Bryant (Girls McCook Central/Montrose) 18-6, Fr. (Dec 3-0); 5th Place Match - Kezrey Benning (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 17-10, Fr. over Aubrey Jensen (Girls Viborg-Hurley) 16-9, Fr. (Fall 3:40); 7th Place Match - Shelby Shrake (Girls Chamberlain) 20-11, So. over Skylar Virchow (Girls Sioux Valley) 4-5, 8th. (Fall 2:38)

126 1st Place Match - Peyton Hellmann (Girls Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 30-1, So. over Dani Ringstmeyer (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 22-9, So. (Fall 1:51); 3rd Place Match - Mackenzie Stoddartt (Girls Jamestown) 19-11, Fr. over Htee Htoo (Girls Huron) 23-8, Sr. (Fall 0:58); 5th Place Match - Wendi Silverthorn (Girls Viborg-Hurley) 16-14, So. over Ula Martin (Girls Aberdeen Central) 13-17, So. (Dec 6-3); 7th Place Match - Jasmin Perez (Girls Mobridge-Pollock) 2-2, Fr. over Jeryn Fieber (Girls Watertown) 3-14, So. (Fall 0:45)

132 1st Place Match - Gianna Stangeland (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 24-4, Sr. over EhLer Klay (Girls Huron) 19-6, Sr. (Dec 9-2); 3rd Place Match - Morgan Lee (Girls Viborg-Hurley) 17-9, Sr. over jasmine Maas (Girls Aberdeen Central) 5-8, 5th. (Fall 1:55); 5th Place Match - Brooke Grajczyk (Girls Webster Area) 13-9, 7th. over Katelyn Yexley (Girls Watertown) 12-17, Fr. (Dec 8-4); 7th Place Match - Emily Shepherd (Girls Chamberlain) 7-17, Sr. over Say Glay (Girls Huron) 3-18, 8th. (Fall 1:15)

142 1st Place Match - Abbigail Lewis (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 25-2, 8th. over Summer Guthmiller (Girls Sioux Valley) 25-6, 8th. (Dec 4-3); 3rd Place Match - Kyla Logan (Girls Doland) 19-7, So. over Lin Paw Jone (Girls Aberdeen Central) 5-9, 7th. (TF-1.5 2:52 (17-2)); 5th Place Match - Layla VanBlaricom (Girls McCook Central/Montrose) 8-10, 8th. over Maddie Feiock (Girls Viborg-Hurley) 9-13, Fr. (Fall 4:23); 7th Place Match - Ashlyn Lee (Girls Jamestown) 6-15, 8th. over Kayeleigh Bowden (Girls Huron) 4-11, Jr. (Inj. 0:00)

154 1st Place Match - Hattie Baldwin (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 22-6, Sr. over Katrina Gibson (Girls Aberdeen Central) 25-7, Jr. (Dec 3-2); 3rd Place Match - April Peterson (Girls Watertown) 12-11, So. over Gabby Romans (Girls Jamestown) 15-12, Jr. (Dec 10-3); 5th Place Match - Paige Spomer (Girls Bismarck Century) 15-13, So. over Alexis Erickson (Girls Jamestown) 5-18, Sr. (Fall 2:13); 7th Place Match - Ella Kessler (Girls Viborg-Hurley) 8-16, Jr. over Aubrey Babcock (Girls Jamestown) 3-7, Jr. (For.)

170 1st Place Match - Gia Miller (Girls Viborg-Hurley) 20-6, Jr. over hannah Sjostrom (Girls Jamestown) 22-5, Sr. (Fall 2:44); 3rd Place Match - Ireland Templeton (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 23-7, So. over Jaylee Jetty (Girls Bismarck Century) 10-10, 8th. (Fall 2:09); 5th Place Match - Hannah Reidt (Girls Chamberlain) 5-9, Sr. over Kaitlyn Florey (Girls Huron) 6-18, Fr. (SV-1 9-7); 7th Place Match - Rayna Miller (Girls Viborg-Hurley) 8-15, 8th. over Brennida Myers (Girls Bismarck Century) 5-15, 8th. (Fall 2:03)

190 1st Place Match - Lauren Petersen (Girls Viborg-Hurley) 16-8, Sr. over Allison Konrad (Girls Watertown) 16-10, Fr. (Fall 4:15); 3rd Place Match - Emalee Larson (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 11-7, Jr. over Mekayla Stordalen (Girls Bismarck Century) 8-16, 8th. (Dec 6-0); 5th Place Match - Grace Bercier (Girls Jamestown) 9-14, So. over Kyanne Traversie-Johnson (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 7-14, So. (Fall 3:52); 7th Place Match - Rylee Cady (Girls Bismarck Century) 0-2, Jr. over () , . (Bye)

285 1st Place Match - Ciara McFarling (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 14-0, So. over Hope Orr (Girls Watertown) 16-3, Sr. (Fall 4:54); 3rd Place Match - Belinda Perry (Girls Bismarck Century) 15-7, Jr. over Autum Gauer (Girls Aberdeen Central) 10-5, Sr. (Fall 2:03); 5th Place Match  - Morgan Harvey (Girls Bismarck Century) 10-9, So. over Brinlee Smith (Girls Viborg-Hurley) 7-13, Fr. (Fall 2:32); 7th Place Match - Brylee Pelle (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 1-8, 7th. over Heavenly Thompson (Girls Pierre T. F. Riggs) 6-12, Jr. (For.)


 Lakota Tech girls win team title at Belle Fourche Invitational

BELLE FOURCHE — The Lakota Tech girls racked up 122 points ahead of Spearfish (96) and Rapid City Stevens (86) to win Saturday’s Belle Fourche Invitational. Sturgis (62) and Lead-Deadwood (51) rounded out the top five.

Serenity True Blood (106 B) and Aileana Brewer (142 B) both won individual titles for the Tatanka.

Spearfish’s No. 1 ranked wrestlers Maraia Kruske (106) and Taylor Graveman (132) won titles for the Spartans.

Sturgis picked up two champions with Brooklyn Baird (113) and Madison Snyder (126).

Rapid City Stevens had two champions, Marieda Kalahar (142) and Bella Morteo (170).  Custer also had two champions, Addie Sandler (113 B) and Jessica Mckenney (190).

The other individual title went to Lead-Deadwood’s Trinity Zopp (154). 

Team points: 1. Lakota Tech, 122; 2. Spearfish, 96; 3. Rapid City Stevens, 86; 4. Sturgis, 62; 5. Lead-Deadwood, 51; 6. Custer, 44; 7. Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood, 41; 8. Wright, 33; 9. Hot Springs, 31; 10. Moorcroft, 25; 11. Belle Fourche, 24; 12. Newcastle/Upton, 22; 13. Hulett, 16; 14. St. Thomas More, 12; 15. Hill City, 4; 16. Harding County, 1. 


Mitchell wins team title at Les Tlustos Invitational

BROOKINGS — The Mitchell girls claimed two individual titles on their way to a team title at Saturday’s Les Tlustos Invitational in Brookings. 

Mitchell racked up 36 points ahead of Brookings (33) and Dell Rapids (31). Rapid City Central (21) and Flandreau (13) rounded out the top-five. 

Frankie Kranz (106) and Danny Borja (120) each won titles for the Kernels. 

Faith Caldron (126) and Maya Erickson (154) each won titles for Brookings. 

Other individual winners were Rapid City Central’s Anna Henstein (113), Dell Rapids’ Bailey Credeur (132), Flandreaus’s Jayden Lange (142) and West Central’s Allison Foote. 

Team points: 1. Mitchell, 36; 2. Brookings, 33; 3. Dell Rapids, 31; 4. Rapid City Central, 21; 5. Flandreau, 13; 6. West Central, 10; 7. Sioux Falls Washington, 4; 8. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 2. 


Groton Area girls finish second at Groton Invitational

GROTON — Weather forced quite a few grapplers to miss Saturday’s Groton Girls Invitational. Despite those missing the tournament produced some outstanding wrestling. 

Groton Area’s best results came in the 142-pound bracket. Jaycie Leir lost an early match against teammate Hollie Frost then came back with two pins to claim the title in that weight class. 

Other individual South Dakota champions were Lemmon/McIntosh’s Dina Beyers (120) and Canistota’s Lily Montgomery (170). 

Team points: 1. Ortonville, Minn. 25; Groton Area, 20; T-3. Canistota 6; T-3. Lemmon/McIntosh, 6.