605 Sports Staff

The Pierre girls easily won Friday’s Governor Invitational finishing with 173 points, ahead of Rapid City Stevens (96) and Spearfish (89). 

The Governors remain on top of the Week 8 girls wrestling poll with a projected state tournament total of 176 points, ahead of Canton (116) and Spearfish (87). Rapid City Stevens (75) and Harrisburg (69) round out this week’s top-five rankings, which are released each week by dakotagrappler.com. 

There are two new top-ranked wrestlers this week as Spearfish’s Maraia Kruske (106 pounds) takes over the No. 1 ranking after defeating former No. 1 Mary-Katherine Joseph, of Brandon Valley, 7-2 in the finals of that Governor Invitational. Flandreau’s Jayden Lange (142) takes over the No. 1 ranking in a weight class that saw a lot of movement this week. 

Webster Area’s Jocelyn Rumpca (113) jumped into the honorable mention category after being unranked last week. Teammate Brooke Grajczyk (132) is now ranked No. 8 after being unranked a week ago. Also breaking into the rankings this week was Hot Springs’ Sarah Rickenbach (142) after being unranked a week ago. 

Girls rankings

Team rankings: 1. Pierre, 176; 2. Canton, 116; 3. Spearfish, 87; 4. Rapid City Stevens, 75; 5. Harrisburg, 69; 6. Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon, 58; 7. Aberdeen Central, 55; 8. Viborg/Hurley/Irene-Wakonda 53 ; 9. Sturgis, 49; 10. Brandon Valley, 42; 11. Watertown, 41; 12. Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes, 36; 13. Brookings, 34; 14. Lakota Tech, 31; 15. Lead/Deadwood, 29. 

Dynamite Dozen: 1. Taylor Graveman, Spearfish; 2. Zoe Adam, Canton; 3. Carlee Laubach, Canton; 4. Britney Rueb, Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon;  5. Regina Stoeser, Harrisburg; 6. Peyton Hellmann, Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon; 7. Ciara McFarling, Pierre; 8. Trinity Zopp, Lead-Deadwood; 9. Maraia Kruske, Spearfish; 10. Mary-Katherine Joseph, Brandon Valley; 11. Akane Metcalfe, Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes; 12. Gianna Stangeland, Pierre. 

 (Rankings provided by Dakota Grappler)

106: 1. Maraia Kruske, Spearfish; 2. Mary-Katherine Joseph, Brandon Valley; 3.  Akane Metcalfe, Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes; 4. Sydney Uhrig, Pierre; 5. Trinity Duran, Rapid City Stevens; 6. Kyra Vanderberg, Belle Fourche; 7. Olivia Anderson, Watertown; 8. Frankie Kranz, Mitchell; HM Eulayla Maynard, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte; HM. Hannah Jensen, Dell Rapids; HM Marin Rhode, Canton; HM Mataya Jacobs, Rapid City Central. 

113: 1.  Brooklyn Baird, Sturgis; 2. Sara Schroder, Canton; 3. Cassandra Witte, Rapid City Stevens; 4. Madyson Gillen, Aberdeen Central; 5. Dani Batchelor, Clark/Willow Lake; 6. Tavyn Valder, Beresford/Alcester-Hudson; 7. Jocelyn Thoms, Lennox; 8. Lexie Hillmer, Pierre; HM Madelynn Schlup, Spearfish; HM Jocelyn Rumpca, Webster Area; HM Kanyan Padden, Harding County; HM Addie Sander, Custer. 

120: 1. Britney Rueb, Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon; 2. Regina Stoeser, Harrisburg; 3. Quinn Butler, Lemmon/McIntosh; 4. Candice Matsuda, Spearfish; 5. Hailey Rodriguez, Belle Fourche; 6. Kezrey Benning, Pierre; 7. Rylee Bird, Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood; 8. Aubrey Jensen, Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda; HM Shelby Shrake, Chamberlain; HM Jaryn Warejcka; HM Madelynn Schlup; HM Cante White Bull, Lakota Tech; HM Olivia Kolbre, Sioux Falls Washington. 

126: 1. Peyton Hellmann, Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon; 2. Alexis Bryant, McCook Central/Montrose; 3. Cateri Yellow Hawk, Sully Buttes; 4. Madison Snyder, Sturgis; 5. Dani Ringstmeyer, Pierre; 6. Reese Olson, Beresford/Alcester-Hudson; 7. Kieonna Smith, Canton; 8.  Jessica Waln, Lakota Tech; HM Danny Borja, Mitchell; HM Htee Htoo, Huron; HM Chloe Ellingsen, Harrisburg; HM Jaclyn Kyte, Yankton; 

132: 1.Taylor Graveman, Spearfish; 2. Gianna Stangeland, Pierre; 3. Giada Scherich, Lakota Tech; 4. Sammie Reil, Harrisburg; 5. Johanna Steinlicht, Brookings; 6. Morgan Lee, Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda; 7. EhLer Klay, Huron; 8. Brooke Grajczyk, Webster Area; 9. HM Jersey Folkens, Canton; HM Bailey Credeur, Dell Rapids; HM Hannah Frewaldt, Garretson; HM Katelyn Yexley, Watertown. 

142: 1. Jayden Lange, Flandreau; 2. Summer Guthmiller, Sioux Valley; 3. Abbi Lewis, Pierre; 4. Marieda Kalahar, Rapid City Stevens; 5. Nevaeh Leonard, Yankton; 6. Teagan Vining, St. Thomas More; 7. Sarah Rickenbach, Hot Springs; 8. Jayden Werlinger, Spearfish; HM Kyla Logan, Doland; HM Saige Hinricher; HM Emerson Skuodas, Harrisburg; HM, Fallon Peterson, Cheyenne Eagle-Butte.

154: 1. Trinity Zopp, Lead-Deadwood; 2. Katrina Gibson, Aberdeen Central; 3. Hattie Baldwin, Pierre; 4. Elena Brennan, Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes; 5. Maya Erickson, Brookings; 6.  Kadie Mendel, Steven; 7. Rhiannen Heimdal, Harrisburg; 8. Jordan Waln, Lakota Tech; HM Annala Davis, Brandon Valley;  HM Gracie Delgado, Dakota Valley; HM Kenzie King, Canton; HM Olivia Nehl, Belle Fourche. 

170: 1. Carlee Laubach, Canton; 2. Gia Miller, Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda; 3. Ireland Templeton, Pierre;  4. Fantasia Felcher, Brandon Valley; 5. Paytan Waterman, Sioux Falls Roosevelt; 6. Maizy Mathis, Brookings; 7. Bella Morteo, Rapid City Stevens; 8. Marlee Heltzel, Spearfish; HM Arlisa Waln, Lakota Tech; HM Amaya Martinez, Todd County; HM Kaitlyn Florey, Huron; HM Hannah Reidt, Chamberlain; 

190: 1. Zoe Adam, Canton; 2. Marlee Shorter, Pierre; 3. Morgan Lantaff, Harrisburg; 4. Lauren Petersen, Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda; 5. Jessica Mckenney, Custer; 6. Tallie Brehm, Rapid City Stevens; 7. Allison Konrad, Watertown; 8. Adelae Grusing, Belle Fourche; HM Brianna Johnson, Tea Area; HM Trinity Davis, Sturgis; HM Anne Schuewe, Brandon Valley; HM Kathryn Iron Shell, Todd County. 

285: 1. Ciara McFarling, Pierre; 2. Hope Orr, Watertown; 3. Kiara King, Canton; 4. Autum Gauer, Aberdeen Central; 5. Destiny Triplet, Douglas; 6. Alissa Ault, Sioux Falls Jefferson; 7. Maria Larson, Sioux Falls Lincoln; 8. Sophie Baumeister, Rapid City Central; HM Allison Foote, West Central; HM Eriah Big Crow, Lakota Tech; HM Unique Clairmont, Todd County; HM Madison Nicolaisen, Hot Springs.