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Sturgis girls win Belle Fourche Invitational wrestling tournament
Sturgis' Jenika Leonhardt wrestles Upton's (Wyo.) Penny Neubauer during a 100-pound match during the Belle Fourche Girls Invititaional tournament on Friday at the Belle Fourche Rec Center.
(Matt Gade / 605 Sports)
Jan 30, 2026
 

By 605 Sports Staff

BELLE FOURCHE — The Sturgis girls won Friday’s Belle Fourche Invitational wrestling tournament. 

The Scoopers totaled 227 points, finishing ahead of Spearfish (214.5) and Rapid City Stevens (201.5). 

Sturgis’ Annalee Pierson (110 pounds) was the lone individual champ for the Scoopers. The other individual champs were Belle Fourche’s Kyra Vandenberg (100), Rapid City Stevens’ Averie Brehm (105), St. Thomas More’s Gabrielle Nelson (115), Rapid City Stevens’ Brooklynn Smith (120), Hot Springs’ Kadlin Humbracht (125), Spearfish’s Candice Matsuda (130), Spearfish’s Mathilde Matsuda (135), Lead-Deadwood’s Eddy Adkins (140), Lead-Deadwood’s Ivy Hayes (145), Rapid City Stevens’ Bella Morteo (155), Spearfish’s Sydney Badwound (170), Spearfish’s Marlee Heltzel (190) and Hot Springs’ Caydan Halls (235). 


Placing matches:

100 - 1st Place Match: Kyra Vandenberg (Belle Fourche) 28-1, Jr. over Jenika Leonhardt (Sturgis Brown) 36-9, So. (MD 11-0); 3rd Place Match: Bree Risse (Bennett County) 17-11, 8th. over Ryder Stephens (Spearfish) 14-10, 7th. (Fall 4:58); 5th Place Match: Lizzy Fees (Faith) 19-11, Fr. over Josey Secrest (Harding County) 22-9, 7th. (M. For.)

105 - 1st Place Match: Averie Brehm (Rapid City Stevens) 26-10, So. over Morgan Little (Spearfish) 24-12, Jr. (TF-1.5 1:39 (15-0)); 3rd Place Match: Londyn Allen-Hunsaker (Stanley County) 14-6, Sr. over Keira Thorp (Custer) 14-15, Sr. (Fall 1:35); 5th Place Match: Harper ODea (Sturgis Brown) 3-6, 8th. over Paesyn Wilson (Bennett County) 16-12, Fr. (For.)

110 - 1st Place Match: Annalee Pierson (Sturgis Brown) 38-1, Fr. over Kaia Hunter (Bennett County) 28-5, 8th. (Fall 4:29); 3rd Place Match: AnnaBelle Dighton (Belle Fourche) 14-7, 7th. over Aleighna Red Cloud (Lakota Tech) 16-12, 7th. (Fall 0:50); 5th Place Match: Riley Stacy (Sturgis Brown) 18-14, Fr. over Jaynie Perkins (Lakota Tech) 12-9, Jr. (Fall 2:55)

115 - 1st Place Match: Gabrielle Nelson (St. Thomas More) 29-5, So. over Haven Baker (Spearfish) 10-4, Jr. (Fall 5:10); 3rd Place Match: Kaidynce Hand (Sturgis Brown) 35-9, Fr. over Kendyll Risse (Bennett County) 21-15, Fr. (MD 9-1); 5th Place Match: Kyonna Gustafson (Hulett) 16-3, Sr. over Jaxynn Norman (Upton) 17-9, Fr. (M. For.)

120 - 1st Place Match: Brooklynn Smith (Rapid City Stevens) 27-8, Jr. over Gracie Rutherford (Stanley County) 23-11, So. (Dec 7-2); 3rd Place Match: Nevada McMahon (Lead-Deadwood) 24-15, Sr. over Nevaeh Peters (Sturgis Brown) 27-18, So. (MD 8-0); 5th Place Match: Caden Simianer (Upton) 8-6, Jr. over Savannah Bell (Custer) 32-2, Jr. (M. For.)

125 - 1st Place Match: Kadlin Humbracht (Hot Springs) 30-10, Fr. over Kinsley Armstrong (Rapid City Stevens) 29-15, So. (Fall 3:29); 3rd Place Match: Kanyn Padden (Harding County) 32-9, Jr. over Jayden Werlinger (Spearfish) 24-14, Sr. (Fall 2:27); 5th Place Match: Lily Glodt (Sturgis Brown) 30-18, So. over Sadie Schomp (Bennett County) 24-11, Fr. (MD 14-2)

130 - 1st Place Match: Candice Matsuda (Spearfish) 33-3, Sr. over Eleanor Jacobs (Sturgis Brown) 23-15, Jr. (Fall 1:28); 3rd Place Match: Finley Jamison (Rapid City Stevens) 20-12, Fr. over Jillian Heisler (Spearfish) 9-12, Sr. (Fall 2:09); 5th Place Match: Makayla Schmidt (St. Thomas More) 11-13, Fr. over Savannah Lorenz (Newcastle) 1-10, Fr. (Fall 4:59)

135 - 1st Place Match: Mathilde Matsuda (Spearfish) 32-5, Sr. over Brooklynn Baird (Sturgis Brown) 37-6, Sr. (Dec 6-0); 3rd Place Match: Carlee Phelps (Rapid City Stevens) 14-12, Fr. over Shyla Shoun (Sundance) 14-11, Sr. (Dec 12-5); 5th Place Match: Netanya Prell (Newcastle) 11-5, Jr. over Adeline Lyons (Harding County) 10-21, Sr. (Fall 2:20)

140 - 1st Place Match: Eddy Adkins (Lead-Deadwood) 26-9, Sr. over Eliana Zent (Rapid City Stevens) 19-9, So. (MD 9-0); 3rd Place Match: Neva Austin (Hot Springs) 23-16, Fr. over Brylee Caster (Newcastle) 8-5, So. (Fall 1:20); 5th Place Match: Anya Juelfs (Sturgis Brown) 25-23, Fr. over BreAnna Ganaden (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 12-16, Jr. (Fall 0:46)

145 - 1st Place Match: Ivy Hayes (Lead-Deadwood) 19-8, Sr. over Makita Raysor (Spearfish) 9-3, Jr. (Fall 5:47); 3rd Place Match: Shelby Werlinger (Sturgis Brown) 36-13, So. over Izzi Evans (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 16-14, Sr. (M. For.); 5th Place Match: Maggie Morrison (Sundance) 7-18, So. over Mikaila Thieschafer (Rapid City Stevens) 12-15, Jr. (Fall 4:48)

155 - 1st Place Match: Bella Morteo (Rapid City Stevens) 29-7, Jr. over Katie Snyder (Hot Springs) 26-4, Sr. (MD 11-1); 3rd Place Match: Emma Ista (Hulett) 5-6, Fr. over Shaylen Stuen (Sturgis Brown) 7-24, Fr. (Fall 0:33); 5th Place Match: Cristel Lopez (Wright) 17-16, Jr. over () , . (Bye)

170 - 1st Place Match: Sydney Badwound (Spearfish) 18-5, Sr. over Vanorah Carlson (Spearfish) 22-14, Fr. (Fall 1:02); 3rd Place Match: Taylor Kokesh (Rapid City Stevens) 12-15, Jr. over Natalie Dean (Newcastle) 6-7, Fr. (Fall 2:54); 5th Place Match: Libby Nissen (Newcastle) 4-3, Fr. over Sapphire Lauren Chandler (Lakota Tech) 6-14, 8th. (Fall 1:55)

190 - 1st Place Match: Marlee Heltzel (Spearfish) 28-6, So. over Murielle Hagen (Sturgis Brown) 29-13, Jr. (Fall 3:22); 3rd Place Match: Nikolena Lang (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 22-16, Jr. over Aria Watters (St. Thomas More) 8-14, 7th. (Dec 8-3); 5th Place Match: Brylee Bilges (Hot Springs) 2-13, 8th. over Emilia Cupsa (Hot Springs) 4-10, So. (Fall 0:56)

235 - 1st Place Match: Caydan Halls (Hot Springs) 21-6, So. over Aubree Walker (Rapid City Stevens) 8-7, So. (Fall 1:12); 3rd Place Match: Nora Bickett (Sturgis Brown) 14-10, 7th. over Caedence Jack (Lakota Tech) 11-15, Sr. (Fall 3:00); 5th Place Match: Megyn Musselman (Spearfish) 10-16, Fr. over Darryn Lafferty (Rapid City Stevens) 1-5, Jr. (Fall 1:28)