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Spearfish girls earn Black Hills Conference wrestling title
Spearfish's Mathilde Matsuda records a take down on Douglas/Rapid City Christian's Felicity Ziemer during a 140-pound match at the girls Black Hills Conference wrestling tournament on Saturday in Spearfish.
(Matt Gade / 605 Sports)
Jan 17, 2026
 

 

By 605 Sports Staff

SPEARFISH — The Spearfish girls claimed Saturday’s Black Hills Conference wrestling championship.

The Spartans ran away with the team title with 202.5 points, ahead of Hot Springs (101), Lead-Deadwood (71), Custer (59.5) and Belle Fourche (51) rounding out the top-5.

Spearfish’s Morgan Little (105 pounds), Candice Matsuda (130 pounds), Mathilde Matsuda (140 pounds, Sydney Badwound (170 pounds) and Marlee Heltzel (190 pounds) each won a title for the Spartans.

The other individual champions were Belle Fourche’s Kyra Vandenberg (100 pounds), Belle Fourche’s AnaaBella Dighton (110 pounds), St. Thomas More’s Gabrielle Nelson (115 pounds), Custer’s Savannah Bell (120 pounds), Hot Springs’ Kadlin Humbracht (125 pounds), Mahpiya Luta’s Tylyn Eagle Bull (135 pounds), Hot Springs’ Sarah Rickenbach (145 pounds), Hot Springs Katie Snyder (155 pounds) and Hot Springs’ Caydan Halls (235 pounds).


Team scores: 1. Spearfish, 202.5; 2. Hot Springs, 101; 3. Lead-Deadwood, 71; 4. Custer, 59.5; 5. Belle Fourche, 51; 6. Douglas/Rapid City Christian, 49; 7. Mahpiya Luta, 42.5; 8. St. Thomas More, 39.


Placing matches

100 - 1st Place Match: Kyra Vandenberg (Belle Fourche) 16-1, Jr. over Ryder Stephens (Spearfish) 8-7, 7th. (Fall 2:17); 3rd Place Match: Aubree Morrison (Lead-Deadwood) 2-6, 8th. over Marley Snyder (Hot Springs) 2-8, 7th. (Fall 0:56)

105 - 1st Place Match: Morgan Little (Spearfish) 17-10, Jr. over Keira Thorp (Custer) 7-8, Sr. (Fall 0:45); 3rd Place Match: Chloe Lee (Lead-Deadwood) 3-7, Fr. over Charlie Huston (Belle Fourche) 6-9, 7th. (Fall 3:25)

110 - 1st Place Match: AnnaBelle Dighton (Belle Fourche) 6-4, 7th. over Madison Todd (Spearfish) 4-4, 7th. (Fall 0:29); 3rd Place Match: Cadence Johnson (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 6-15, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

115 - 1st Place Match: Gabrielle Nelson (St. Thomas More) 20-5, So. over Haven Baker (Spearfish) 3-2, Jr. (Fall 1:40); 3rd Place Match: Lia Mundt (Belle Fourche) 3-6, Fr. over Tynlee Fish (Hot Springs) 2-11, 7th. (Fall 4:30)

120 - 1st Place Match: Savannah Bell (Custer) 22-2, Jr. over Nevada McMahon (Lead-Deadwood) 13-9, Sr. (Fall 3:25); 3rd Place Match: Kimber Baker (Spearfish) 13-11, Fr. over Talia Edwards (St. Thomas More) 6-9, 7th. (Dec 6-5)

125 - 1st Place Match: Kadlin Humbracht (Hot Springs) 22-8, Fr. over Jayden Werlinger (Spearfish) 18-9, Sr. (Fall 3:48); 3rd Place Match: Cece Percy (Lead-Deadwood) 16-11, Sr. over River Bailey (Custer) 9-11, Jr. (Fall 2:23)

130 - 1st Place Match: Candice Matsuda (Spearfish) 26-2, Sr. over Makayla Schmidt (St. Thomas More) 6-10, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:17 (17-0)); 3rd Place Match: Jada Tomek (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 4-10, Jr. over Charlee Johns (Custer) 0-2, 7th. (Fall 4:58)

135 - 1st Place Match: Tylyn Eagle Bull (Mahpiya Luta) 14-5, 8th. over Kimberlyn Heisler (Spearfish) 13-12, Sr. (Fall 5:13); 3rd Place Match: Kyla Lee (Lead-Deadwood) 4-5, So. over Keara Beam (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 10-16, Sr. (Fall 4:36)

140 - 1st Place Match: Mathilde Matsuda (Spearfish) 24-4, Sr. over Eddy Adkins (Lead-Deadwood) 18-7, Sr. (Fall 2:25); 3rd Place Match: Neva Austin (Hot Springs) 17-12, Fr. over Felicity Ziemer (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 0-2, 8th. (Fall 0:29)

145 - 1st Place Match: Sarah Rickenbach (Hot Springs) 11-3, Jr. over Harlow McCauley (Spearfish) 23-9, So. (Fall 1:00); 3rd Place Match: Ivy Hayes (Lead-Deadwood) 20-7, Sr. over BreAnna Ganaden (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 9-13, Jr. (Fall 0:56)

155 - 1st Place Match: Katie Snyder (Hot Springs) 21-3, Sr. over Jay One Feather (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 11-11, Sr. (Fall 1:06)

170 - 1st Place Match: Sydney Badwound (Spearfish) 11-4, Sr. over Bridget Lane (Hot Springs) 4-12, Fr. (Fall 0:57)

190 - 1st Place Match: Marlee Heltzel (Spearfish) 20-6, So. over Jessica Hite (Custer) 20-1, Jr. (Dec 4-1); 3rd Place Match: Azilya Iron Eyes (Mahpiya Luta) 9-6, Jr. over Nikolena Lang (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 18-13, Jr. (Fall 2:26)

235 - 1st Place Match: Caydan Halls (Hot Springs) 15-5, So. over Megyn Musselman (Spearfish) 8-9, Fr. (Fall 0:51); 3rd Place Match: Angela Davis (Mahpiya Luta) 4-4, Fr. over () , . (Bye)