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Team depth powers Spartan girls to wrestling title at Spearfish Invitational
The Spearfish girls captured the title at Thursday's Spearfish girls wrestling tournament
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Dec 29, 2023
 

By 605 Sports Staff

SPEARFISH — The Spearfish girls had no individual champions at Thursday’s Spearfish Invitational. And yet, those Spartan girls brought home a team title after edging Sturgis 

Spearfish racked up 112.5 points to edge Sturgis (105) and Lead-Deadwood (83). Rapid City Central (76) and Hot Springs (72) rounded out the top-five. 

Individual champions for South Dakota were Rapid City Central’s Irini Poka (107), Rapid City Central’s Langston Huffman (114), Lemmon’s Quinn Butler (120), Sturgis’ Brooklyn Brant, Sturgis’ Madison Snyder (138), Hot Springs’ Sarah Rickenbach (145), Lead Deadwood’s Trinity Zopp (152), Lead Deadwood’s Eddy Atkins (165), Custer’s Jessica Hite (185) and Hot Springs’ Madison Nicolaisen (250). 

Team Points: 1. Spearfish, 112.5; 2. Sturgis, 105; 3. Lead-Deadwood, 83; 4. Rapid City Central, 76; 5. Hot Springs, 72; 6. Custer, 71; 7. Hettinger/Scranton, ND, 70; 8. Belle Fourche, 61; 9. Lemmon/McIntosh, 47; 10. Hill City, 42; 11. Newcastle, 31; T-12. Harding County, 28; T-12. St. Thomas More, 28; 14. Upton, Wyoming. 

(Individual Results)

100 - 1st Place Match: Jennifer Verdin (Hettinger/Scranton) 15-3, over Annalee Pierson (Sturgis Brown) 14-3, 7th. (Fall 1:53); 3rd Place Match: Morgan Little (Spearfish) 9-14, Fr. over Jenika Leonhardt (Sturgis Brown) 1-3, 8th. (TF-1.5 5:00 (15-0)); 5th Place Match: Sage Lichtenberger (Newcastle) 2-5, Fr. over Avery Rice (Lead-Deadwood) 2-7, So. (Fall 4:54)

 

107 - 1st Place Match: Irini Poka (Rapid City Central) 13-2, Fr. over Mataya Jacobs (Rapid City Central) 16-4, 8th. (MD 13-2); 3rd Place Match: Kaidynce Hand (Sturgis Brown) 3-2, 7th. over Lia Mundt (Belle Fourche) 2-2, 8th. (Fall 2:25); 5th Place Match - Caden Simianer (Upton) 7-3, Fr. over Haven Baker (Spearfish) 14-8, Fr. (M. For.)


114 - 1st Place Match - Langston Huffman (Rapid City Central) 8-1, 7th. over Madelynn Schlup (Spearfish) 18-8, Jr. (Fall 5:43); 3rd Place Match - Mettea Marshall (Custer) 13-5, Fr. over Darla Barnes (Lemmon/McIntosh) 9-5, So. (Fall 0:50); 5th Place Match  - Essah Syverson (Custer) 9-8, 8th. over Courtney Matthews (Newcastle) 5-5, So. (Fall 2:39)


120 - 1st Place Match - Quinn Butler (Lemmon/McIntosh) 10-1, So. over Brooklynn Baird (Sturgis Brown) 18-7, So. (Dec 8-3); 3rd Place Match - Candice Matsuda (Spearfish) 18-7, So. over Anna Henstein (Rapid City Central) 13-5, Fr. (Fall 2:25); 5th Place Match - Addie Sander (Custer) 17-7, So. over Ivy Bau (Newcastle) 4-4, Jr. (Fall 0:27)


126 - 1st Place Match - Acalia Olson (Hettinger/Scranton) 3-0, 8th. over River Bailey (Custer) 20-6, Fr. (Fall 0:47); 3rd Place Match - Kanyn Padden (Harding County) 7-4, Fr. over Kadlin Humbracht (Hot Springs) 6-4, 7th. (Fall 2:15); 5th Place Match - Winter McMahon (Lead-Deadwood) 8-7, Sr. over Kayli Morgan (Custer) 2-3, 7th. (Fall 4:56)


132 - 1st Place Match - Brooklyn Brant (Sturgis Brown) 12-7, Sr. over Victoria Verhey (St. Thomas More) 8-3, Sr. (Fall 4:51); 3rd Place Match - Alexa Swaney (Belle Fourche) 3-1, Jr. over Makita Raysor (Spearfish) 14-7, Fr. (Fall 1:34); 5th Place Match - Serenity Schell (Hot Springs) 8-6, Sr. over Netanya Prell (Newcastle) 2-4, Fr. (Fall 2:24)


138 - 1st Place Match: Madison Snyder (Sturgis Brown) 20-6, Sr. over Ellie Roseland (Hettinger/Scranton) 14-6, . (Fall 2:41); 3rd Place Match - Tiara Faehnrich (Hill City) 11-2, Jr. over Teagan Vining (St. Thomas More) 5-4, Jr. (Fall 1:54); 5th Place Match - Trystyn Jangula (Hill City) 7-8, Jr. over Jillian Heisler (Spearfish) 3-14, So. (Fall 3:37)


145 - 1st Place Match - Sarah Rickenbach (Hot Springs) 17-1, Fr. over Daisy Munoz (Hill City) 8-6, So. (Fall 0:57); 3rd Place Match - Kimberlyn Heisler (Spearfish) 9-11, So. over Joselyn Shockey (Belle Fourche) 2-2, Jr. (Dec 11-4); 5th Place Match - Gigi Knapp (Rapid City Central) 2-5, Jr. over Adelyn Bergstrom (Newcastle) 2-5, Fr. (Dec 4-1)


152 - 1st Place Match - Trinity Zopp (Lead-Deadwood) 6-1, Sr. over Olivia Nehl (Belle Fourche) 1-1, Sr. (Fall 1:47); 3rd Place Match - Samantha Dreiske (Lemmon/McIntosh) 1-1, Fr. over Cassidy Meyers (Rapid City Central) 0-4, Jr. (Fall 3:54)


165 - 1st Place Match - Eddy Atkins (Lead-Deadwood) 8-4, So. over Jayce Turbiville (Harding County) 6-5, Fr. (Fall 1:14); 3rd Place Match - Lily Hazzard (Harding County) 4-6, 7th. over () , . (Bye)


185 - 1st Place Match - Jessica Hite (Custer) 18-5, Fr. over Marlee Heltzel (Spearfish) 11-9, 8th. (Fall 3:11); 3rd Place Match - Darah Colbert (Lead-Deadwood) 4-6, Fr. over Evelyn Simental (Hill City) 4-9, Fr. (Fall 4:01); 5th Place Match - Caroline Ploeckl (Spearfish) 0-11, Sr. over () , . (Bye)


250 - 1st Place Match - 1st Place Match - Madison Nicolaisen (Hot Springs) 13-3, So. over Caydan Halls (Hot Springs) 1-6, 8th. (Fall 2:29)