By 605 Sports Staff

Winning the Class A state dual tournament did nothing to dampen the Sturgis wrestling team's quest to repeat as Class A team champions. 

The Scoopers are projected to score 189 points at the state meet, ahead of Aberdeen Central (142) and Brandon Valley (120). Watertown (114) and Rapid City Stevens (103) round out the top-five teams according to Dakota Grappler.

Wrestler of the Week: Brody Randall, Watertown

 Dynamite Dozen: 1. Moses Gross, Huron; 2. Micah Hach, Watertown; 3. Shea Richter, Watertown; 4. Brody Randall, Watertown; 5. Brendon Oehme, Brandon Valley; 6. Keenan Sheridan, Sioux Falls O’Gorman; 7. Elijah Schunke, Brandon Valley; 8. Mason Schrempp, Aberdeen Central; 9. Ayden Kellog, Rapid City Stevens; 10. Caleb Hodges, Madison; 11. Chase DeBoer, Tea Area. 

 Projected Team Points: 1. Sturgis, 189; 2. Aberdeen Central, 142; 3. Brandon Valley, 120; 4. Watertown. 114; 5. Rapid City Stevens, 103; 6. West Central, 101; 7. Harrisburg, 96; 8. Pierre, 79; 9. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 78; 10. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 63; 11. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 62; 12. Tea Area, 60. 

 Class A Individual Rankings:

106 - 1. Kaden Haakinson, West Central; 2. Jackson Dargatz, Aberdeen Central; 3. Griffin Felder, Harrisburg; 4. Owen Serck, Bon Homme/Avon; 5. Gable Uhrig, Pierre; 6. William O’Connor, O’Gorman; 7. Sullivan Sigman, Sturgis; 8. Kasen Armstrong, Rapid City Stevens; HM: Blaze Sevigny, Mitchell; HM: Braylon Schell, Watertown; HM: Kade Eimers, Tea Area; HM: Charles Aldanna, Madison. 

113 - 1. Pierce Hurd, RC Central; 2. Tyler Baldwin, Sturgis; 3. Ivan Johnson, Harrisburg; 4. Chase Mathews, Watertown; 5. Max Schoenhard, Rapid City Stevens; 6. Bode Minder, Pierre; 7. Henry Fortin, Tea Area; 8. Paxton Ewing, Aberdeen Central; HM: Matt Roob, Vermillion; HM; Bennett Farley, Beresford/Alcester-Hudson; HM: HM: Grayson Pischke, West Central; HM: Damian Janish, Yankton. 

120 - 1. Shea Richter, Watertown; 2. Beckett Rehorst, Brandon Valley; 3. Brody Gossen, West Central; 4. Mason Hagen, Sturgis; 5. Esten Foss, Aberdeen Central; 6. Slater Wilson, Tea Area; 7. Noah Bennett, Mitchell; 8. Wyatt Pickard, Madison; HM: Walker West, Pierre; HM: Aden Candelaria, Rapid City Central; HM: Myles Kettwig, Harrisburg; HM: Isaac Kauffman, Sioux Falls Lincoln.

126 - 1. Brody Randall, Watertown; 2. Brendon Oehme, Brandon Valley; 3. Ryan Tschetter, Rapid City Central; 4. Karson Vessells, West Central; 5. Josiah Kauffman, Sioux Falls Lincoln; 6. Coy Eddy, Douglas; 7. Devon Coke, Yankton; 8. Kendren Fergen, Lennox; HM: Jaxon Toennies, Rapid City Stevens; HM: Tarver Zebroski, Sturgis; HM: Carson Wolf, Madison; HM: Camden Tebay, Dell Rapids. 

132 - 1. Hudson Cisar, Sioux Falls Lincoln;  2. Hayden McGuire, Brandon Valley; 3. Parker Graveman, Sturgis; 4. Alex Oedekoven, Pierre; 5. Dexton Miller, Beresford/Alcester-Hudson; 6. Kutler Swenson, Watertown; 7. Tristan Stoeser, Harrisburg; 8. Tate Huff, Aberdeen Central; HM: Jacob Milliron, Brookings; HM: Jade Wilkens, Madison; HM: Alex Siemonsma, West Central; HM: Garet Huston, Belle Fourche.

138 - 1. Benjamin Nadig, Sturgis; 2. Steven Lamont, Harrisburg; 3. Aiden Callahan, Rapid City Stevens; 4. Langdon Klinkhammer, West Central; 5. Bode Thurman, Yankton; 6. Rowdy Menning, Pierre; 7. Owen Fischer, Milbank; 8. Aaron Tucker, Brandon Valley; HM: Luther Morrison, Rapid City Central; HM: Brady Kuhnert, Jefferson; HM: Brody Aesoph, Aberdeen Central; HM: Tate Lyle, Beresford/Alcester-Hudson.

 144 - 1. Aiden Wells, SF Jefferson; 2. Caleb Hodges, Madison; 3. Jackson Boonstra, Dakota Valley; 4. Grant Larson, Lennox; 5. Sutton Powers, Chamberlain; 6. Orlando Whiting, Watertown; 7. Ridley Waldo, Aberdeen Central; 8. Lincoln Peters, Harrisburg; HM: Braden Shoemaker, Brandon Valley; HM: Joe Juenger, RC Stevens; HM: Parker Wilson, Tea Area; HM: Lincoln Schoenhard, Pierre. 

150 -  1. Moses Gross, Huron; 2. Kalvin Ketelsen, Sturgis; 3. Graham Wilde, Sioux Falls Jefferson; 4. Owen Ward, Aberdeen Central; 5. Ramsey Williams, Lennox; 6. Holden Hight, Sioux Falls O’Gorman; 7. Michael Roob, Vermillion; 8. Brayden Collins, Rapid City Stevens; HM: Dylan O’Connor, Harrisburg; HM: Leo Stroup, Watertown; HM: William Thompson, Douglas; HM: Hayden Whiting, West Central. 

157 - 1. Joseph Nadig, Sturgis; 2. Jacob Williams, RC Stevens; 3. Porter Hunsley, Pierre; 4. Keaton Vessells, West Central; 5. Slaton Jones, O’Gorman; 6. Shayce Platt, Yankton; 7. Marcus Pitkin, Watertown; 8. Joe French, Milbank; HM: Elias Biegler, Aberdeen Central; HM: Greyson Deelstra, Lincoln; HM: Riley Dighton, Belle Fourche; HM: Judah Larson, Brandon Valley. 

 165 - 1. Mason Schrempp, Aberdeen Central; 2. Dawson Eimers, Tea Area; 3. Ayden Dooley, Jefferson; 4. Levi Veskrna, Brandon Valley; 5. Tayge Privett, Harrisburg; 6. Aiden Russell, Stevens; 7. Jack Aasheim, Lennox; 8. Xavier Donovan, Chamberlain; HM: Padraig Fulton, Vermillion; HM: Cade Willnerd, Sturgis; HM: TJ Lien, Huron; HM: Landen Lewis, Watertown. 

175 - 1. Keenan Sheridan, O’Gorman; 2. Zhoel Irion, Sturgis; 3. Gabriel Stern, Brookings; 4. Tate Schlueter, Milbank; 5. Joseph Tunge, SF Lincoln; 6. Grayden Timm, Aberdeen Central; 7. Sam Glesiah, Jefferson; 8. Tucker Mason, Rapid City Stevens; HM: Zach Green, Rapid City Central; HM: Chisum Blum, Chamberlain; HM: Corbin Sayler, Yankton; HM: Ethan Tucker, Brandon Valley. 

190: 1. Kelson Dirk, Sturgis; 2. Lane Knutson, SF Washington; 3. Jacob Ellingson, Spearfish; 4. Cole Dunlavy, Aberdeen Central; 5. Jesse Schneck, Milbank; 6. Kishmar Eberline, Lincoln; 7. Anneyso Eberline, Jefferson; 8. Cody Lindekugel, Brandon Valley; HM: Cooper Myers, Stevens; HM: Blake Kannegieter, Brookings; HM: Cain Grocott, West Central; HM: Kalo Steely, Pierre. 

215: 1. Elijah Schunke, Brandon Valley; 2. Ayden Kellogg, RC Stevens; 3. Rollie French, Vermillion; 4. Brody Sonnenschein, Harrisburg; 5. Ryker Meister, Aberdeen Central; 6. Sean Foote, Mitchell; 7. Rip Siemonsma, O’Gorman; 8. Quinn Carr, Dell Rapids; HM: Jerrick Thompson, Lakota Tech; HM: Ethan Wientjes, Watertown; HM: Cooper Dykstra, Jefferson. 

285 - 1. Micah Hach, Watertown; 2. Chase DeBoer, Tea Area; 3. Ashten Dorhout, Madison; 4. Elijah Boutchee, Pierre; 5. Daniel Vazquez, O’Gorman; 6. Rocky Clark, Mitchell; 7. Joran Foss, Aberdeen Central; 8. Tyce Uherka, Sturgis; HM: Carlos Rodrigues Jr., Sioux Falls Lincoln; HM: Lucas Giersberg, Douglas; Noah Duran, Jefferson; HM: Owen Coody, Stevens.