By 605 Sports Staff

As the 2024/2025 wrestling season inches toward postseason play the Brandon Valley boys find themselves getting closer to the top of the rankings. 

The Lynx are No. 4 in this week’s Dakota Grappler rankings led by Elijah Schunke who is No. 1 at 215. Brandon Valley wrestlers Beckett Rehorst (120), Brendon Oehme (126) and Hayden McGuire (132) are each ranked No. 2 in their respective weight classes. 

Sturgis continues to be Class A’s best team and the Scoopers are projected to score 198 points, ahead of Aberdeen Central (140) and Watertown (138). Brandon Valley (115) and Rapid City Stevens (112) round out the top-five teams. 

Wrestler of the Week - Moses Gross, Huron

Dynamite Dozen: 1. Moses Gross, Huron; 2. Micah Hach, Watertown; 3. Tyler Woodring, Tea Area; 4. Gage Lohr, Watertown; 5. Shea Richter, Watertown; 6. Brendon Oehme, Brandon Valley; 7. Keenan Sheridan, O’Gorman; 8. Elijah Schunke, Brandon Valley; 9. Mason Schrempp, Aberdeen Central; 10. Ayden Kellog, Rapid City Stevens; 11. Caleb Hodges, Madison; 12. Chase DeBoear, Tea Area. 

Protected Team Points: 1. Sturgis, 198; 2. Aberdeen Central, 140; 3. Watertown, 138; 4. Brandon Valley, 115; 5. Rapid City Stevens, 112; 6. Tea Area, 81; 7. Harrisburg, 75; 8. O’Gorman, 70; 9. SF Jefferson, 70; 10. SF Lincoln, 60; 11. Pierre, 56; 12. Madison, 55.

(All Rankings Provided by Dakota Grappler)

Class A 

Individual Rankings:

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

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

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

126 - 1. Tyler Woodring, Tea Area; 2.. Brendon Oehme, Brandon Valley; 3. Brody Randall, Watertown; 4. Ryan Tschetter, Rapid City Central; 5. Karson Vessells, West Central; 6. Josiah Kauffman, Sioux Falls Lincoln; 7. Jaxon Toennies, Rapid City Stevens;  8. Tarver Zebroski, Sturgis; HM: Carson Wolf, Madison; HM: Wyatt Davidson, Harrisburg; HM: Coy Eddy, Douglas; 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. Tristan Stoeser, Harrisburg; 7. Tate Huff, Aberdeen Central; 8. Kutler Swenson, Watertown; HM: Luther Morrison, Rapid City Central; HM: Jacob Milliron, Brookings; HM: Jade Wilkens, Madison; HM: Alex Siemonsma, West Central. 

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

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

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

 157 - 1. Mason Schrempp, Aberdeen Central; 2. Jacob Williams, RC Stevens; 3. Keaton Vessells, West Central; 4. Slaton Jones, O’Gorman; 5. Marcus Pitkin, Watertown; 6. Joe French, Milbank; 7. Cade Willnerd, Sturgis; 8. Greyson Deelstra, Sioux Falls Lincoln; HM: Porter Hunsley, Pierre; HM: Judah Larson, Brandon Valley; HM: Shayce Platt, Yankton; HM: Dylan Johnson, Harrisburg. 

 165 - 1. Joseph Nadig, Sturgis; 2. Dawson Eimers, Tea Area; 3. Ayden Dooley, SF Jefferson; 4. Tayge Privett, Harrisburg; 5. Levi Veskrna, Brandon Valley; 6. Elias Biegler, Aberdeen Central; 7. Aiden Russell, RC Stevens; 8. Xavier Donovan, Chamberlain; HM: Landen Lewis, Watertown; HM: Chaz Carda, West Central; HM: Padraig Fulton, Vermillion; HM: Bennett Lukken, Dakota Valley. 

 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. Corbin Sayler, Yankton; 8. Zach Green, Rapid City Central; HM: Chisum Blum, Chamberlain; HM: Carter Dahl, Jefferson; HM: Tucker Mason, Stevens; 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. Cooper Myers, RC Stevens; 6. Jesse Schneck, Milbank; 7. Anneyso Ahmed, Sioux Falls Jefferson; 8. Kishmar Eberline, SF Lincoln; HM: Peyton Eustace, Yankton; HM: Cole Klingbile, Madison; HM: Blake Kannegieter, Brookings; HM: Gabriel Bastemeyer, Tea Area.

 215: 1. Elijah Schunke, Brandon Valley; 2. Ayden Kellogg, RC Stevens; 3. Rollie French, Vermillion; 4. Ryker Meister, Aberdeen Central; 5. Rip Siemonsma, O’Gorman; 6. Elijah Boutchee, Pierre; 7. Quinn Carr, Dell Rapids; 8. Jerrick Thompson, Lakota Tech; HM: Gunnar Sarkela, Sturgis; HM: Brody Sonnenschein, Harrisburg; HM: Sean Foote, Mitchell; HM: Jaeden Waltner, Tea Area.

 285 - 1. Micah Hach, Watertown; 2. Chase DeBoer, Tea Area; 3. Rocky Clark, Mitchell; 4, Tyce Uherka, Sturgis; 5. Ashten Dorhout, Madison; 6. Owen Coody, Rapid City Stevens; 7. Lucas Tonsager, Belle Fouche; 8. Joran Foss, Aberdeen Central; HM: Carlos Rodrigues Jr., SF Lincoln; HM: Edly Amaro, Yankton; HM: Myles Yitagesu, Washington; HM: Daniel Vazquez, O’Gorman.