By 605 Sports Staff

The 2024/2025 season has shown a strong and steady upward trajectory for the Winner Area wrestling team. The Warriors started the season ranked outside the top-five in the Class B team rankings but are now up to No. 2 in the latest Dakota Grappler rankings. 

With Hudson Peters (126) moving up to No. 12 in his weight class the Warriors have nine ranked wrestlers. Apollo Willuweit (106) and Karson Keiser (138) are top ranked in their respective weight classes. 

Canton again tops the Class B field and the C-Hawks are projected to score 156 points, ahead of Winner Area (115) and Kimbal/White Lake/Platte-Geddes (110). Clark/Willow Lake (101) and Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall (101) round out the top-five teams. 

Wrestler of the Week - Gavin Risse, Bennett County

Dynamite Dozen: 1. Gannon Knebel, Wagner; 2. Karson Keiser, Winner; 3. Haeden Jorgenson, Webster Area; 4. Gavin Risse, Bennett County; 5. Kellan Hurd, Miller/Highmore-Harrold 6. Lucas Lenz, KWLPG; 7. Gavin Braun, KWLPG; 8. Tray Weiss, Custer; 9. Hunter Richmond, Canton; 10. Jace Blasius, PKAW; 11. Holden Hawkins, Sisseton; 12. Kale Crowser, PKAW. 

Class B Team Points: 1. Canton, 156; 2. Winner Area, 115; 3. Kimball/White Lake; T-4. Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall, 101; T-4. Clark/Willow Lake, 101; 6. Parkston, 100; 7. Bon Homme/Avon, 79; 8. Tri-Valley, 72; T-9. Miller/Highmore-Harrold, 62; T-9. Redfield, 61; 11. Sisseton, 55; 12. Custer, 53; 13. Howard, 45; T-14. Kingsbury County, 42; T-14. McCook Central/Montrose, 42. 

Individual Rankings: 

106 - 1. Apollo Wiliuweit, Winner Area; 2. Ryvr Larson, Bon Homme/Avon; 3. Cade Gaikowski, Clark/Willow Lake; 4. Cannin Snyder, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall; 5. Maddon Oldland, Redfield; 6. Bode Walker, Canton; 7. Chase Henriksen, Kingsbury County; 8. Easton Rausch, Bon Homme/Avon; 9.  Frank Krcil, Wagner; 10. Rhys Truman, KWLPG; 11. Cole Scott, Custer; 12. Sean King, Tri-Valley. 

113 - 1. Landon Walker, Canton; 2. Kaden Wookey, Clark/Willow Lake; 3. Kayden Tchida, Sisseton; 4.  Roykyn Robbins, Winner Area; 5. Michael Branaugh, Bon Homme/Avon; 6. Shay Weber, PKAW; 7. Riley Trout, Custer; 8. Jerrick Walker, Stanley County; 9. Chase Odland, Redfield; 10. Kiptyn Schaefers, Parkston; 11.  Preston Aesoph, Miller/Highmore-Harrold; 12. Ruger Smokov, Bennett County. 

120 -  1. Cooper Pommer, Clark/Willow Lake; 2. Landon Flogstad, MCM; 3. Tyler Trant, Custer; 4. Maddux Risse, Bennett County; 5. Rylan Robbins, Winner Area;  6. Devonne Sessler, Bon Homme/Avon; 7. Carter Kendrick, Canton; 8. Owen Bundle, Tri-Valley;  9. Cash Edgar, Faulkton Area; 10. Jaymin VanDerWerff, Miller/Highmore-Harrold; 11. Teague Bergjord, Flandreau; 12. Dylan Eisenberger, Newell; 

 126 - 1. Zach Bartels, Canton; 2. Trystan Traupel, McCook Central/Montrose; 3. Talon Ping, Miller/Highmore-Harrold; 4. Keegan Hill, Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney; 5.  Cody Zell, Kingsbury County; 6. Connor Glasford, Tri-Valley; 7. Logan Pankratz, Marion/Freeman; 8. Lane Stuwe, Potter County; 9.  Drew Janke, Lead-Deadwood; 10. Ian Metz, Sisseton; 11. Corbin Palsma, Bon Homme/Avon; 12. Hudson Peters, Winner Area. 

132 - 1. Gavin Braun, KWLPG; 2. Tray Weiss, Custer; 3. Aiden Schrempp, Canton; 4. Jacksen Carter, WS/W/W-W; 5. Gannon Gilligan, Kingsbury County; 6. Blake Steiner, Sisseton; 7. Alex Kuchta, Parker;  8. Kasen Berry, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall; 9. Wyatt Beck, Burke/Gregory; 10. Witt Myers, Stanley County;  11. Daniel Dorsey, MVPCS; 12. Kasey Hermann, Redfield. 

 138 - 1. Karson Keiser, Winner Area; 2. Haeden Jorgenson, Webster Area;  3. Kaden Holzbauer, Parkston; 4. Conner Zens, Redfield; 5. Jackson Kaul, Bon Homme/Avon; 6. Jordan Schafer, Miller/Highmore-Harrold; 7. Sean Roseland, Faulkton Area; 8. Boe Iverson,  Sisseton; 9. Luke Swatek, Elk Point-Jefferson; 10. Cole Hendrixson, Tri-Valley; 11. Keaton Prehiem, Marion/Freeman; 12. Lyle Noel, Bennett County. 

 144 - 1. Gavin Risse, Bennett County; 2. Kellan Hurd, Miller-Highmore-Harrold; 3. Ryken Orel, Winner Area; 4. Bryce Hawkinson, Britton-Hecla; 5. Johnny Lenz, KWLPG; 6. Greyson Nielson, Kingsbury County; 7. Leighton Sander, Custer; 8. Easton Tschetter, Marion/Freeman; 9. Jaden Bult, Bon Homme/Avon; 10. Reed Gray, Sisseton’; 11. Austin Vig, Clark/Willow Lake; 12. Jeremiah Friman, Parker. 

150 - 1. Iden Myers, KWLPG; 2. Tate Miller, Howard; 3. Carter Sommer, Parkston;  4. Spencer Sargent, Stanley County; 5. Michael Even, Parker; 6. Conner Giedd, Canton; 7. Landon Coyle, Faulkton Area; 8.  Calvin Caba, Bon Homme/Avon; 9. Lucas Yellow Hawk, Sully Buttes; 10. Blake Jennings, Kingsbury County; 11. Tate Everson, Hamlin/Castlewood; 12. Jaxton Hill, Wagner. 

 157 - 1. Jace Blasius, PKAW; 2. Holden Hawkins, Sisseton; 3. Christian Ehresmann, Groton Area; 4. Wyatt Anderson, Parkston; 5. Carter Konechne, KWLPG; 6. Gavin Kloos, Deuel/Deubrook Area; 7. Treyson Richter, Tri-Valley; 9. Tasyn Ockenga, Canton; 10. Braydon Oldenkamp, Lyman; 11. Luke Guthmiller, Bon Homme/Avon;  12. Case Kolda, Stanley County. 

 165 - 1. Lucas Lenz, KWLPG;  2. Brody Dybvig, Tri-Valley; 3. Aidan Kranz, Canton; 4.  Elliot Bratland, Clark/Willow Lake; 5. Gage Reichert, Parkston; 6. Tate Tolsma, MVPCS; 7. Clayton Pankratz, Parker; 8. Clayton Pankratz, Parker; 9. Thayne Tjeerdsma, Wagner; 10. Kaleb Johnson, Kingsbury County; 11. Collin Dean, Redfield; 12. Daniel Swenson, Chester.

 175 - 1. Kale Crowser, PKAW; 2. Landyn Reiser, Tri-Valley;  3. Weston Remmers, Howard;  4. Kolter Kramer, Parkston; 5. Colby Kolda, Miller-Highmore-Harrold; 6. Kenyon Kuiper, KWLPG; 7. Kellen Cihal-Brozik, Winner Area; 8. Hayden Roggow, Stanley County; 9. Hayden Roggow, Stanley County; 10. Kenyon Kuiper, KWLPG; 11. Caleb Heurtz, Elk Point-Jefferson; 12. Chase Adam, Canton. 

 190 - 1. Gannon Knebel, Wagner, 2. Josh Kannegieter, Clark/Willow Lake; 3. Teague Granum, Canton; 4. Isaiah Crownover, Bon Homme/Avon; 5. Jhett Eklund, Burke/Gregory; 6.  Kash Neugebauer, Parkston; 7. Gunner Ewing, Elk Point-Jefferson; 8. Nolan Mentele,  Howard; 9.  Dylan Murray, Redfield; 10. Marshall Holz, Kingsbury County; 11. Christopher Cronin, St. Thomas More; 12. Ethan Harris, PKAW.