First Action of the Season! Wrestlers host Quad Nov. 29th

On Tuesday, the 29th, the Blue Dragons hosted Kingsbury County, Flandreau, and Tri-Valley in a wrestling quad. It was our first competition of the year, and they were ready to get after it. With some youth and injuries, we were not able to fill a full team on the first night. We are looking at that changing as we continue our season, but unfortunately we did have two weights open for the opener. Overall, the night left the Blue Dragons with a 1 - 2 record. We defeated Kingsbury County (49 - 18) and lost to both Flandreau (33 - 45) and Tri-Valley (18 - 66). Tri-Valley has a very solid squad that looks to be in contention for the state title this year. I was very pleased to see our young athletes step-up to the challenge of being on the varsity roster. They made some young mistakes, but did compete very hard. Their effort will eventually change the win/loss situation by working hard in practice and pushing each other. Our older members started the year out solid. We had some disappointing losses, but know that we are building for the end of the year. As we continue to add in our offense, improve our defense, and fine-tune some small mistakes, we look for each of our wrestlers to show gains in ability and conditioning each time we compete. Some highlights of the night would include a big comeback win for Brady Schleuter. Brady was behind 7 - 0 to Sarara Mix going into the 3rd period. He was able to secure a takedown and two three-point nearfalls in that period to win 8 - 7. Blake Severson had a 14 second pin over Brady Johnson. Thomas Howe earning a first period pin over a very good RJ VanDenBerg. Tony Weiland and Tristen Wagner both earning falls in the Kingsbury County dual. Tait Johnson also picked up his first two varsity wins in his career. We would like to thank the fans that made it to our match. Our next home match is December 8th, which will be Parents' Night. Individual results from the quad are below. Photos provided by Kelli Schleuter.

Tait Johnson working to secure a takedown on Brody Harkness of KC.

Colby Pierret scrambling with Dexter Thorseinsen of KC.

Tony Weiland getting the fall over Andrew Schaefer of KC.

Sean McPadden working for the fall over Lance Rademaker of KC.

Garretson 49     Kingsbury County 18
106 - Tait Johnson won by decision over Brody Harkness (3 - 2)
113 - Thomas Howe lost by decision to Austin Gilbertson (3 - 2)
120 - Tyler Willems won by forfeit
126 - Brady Schleuter won by decision over Sarara Mix (8 - 7)
132 - Sean Tillma won by forfeit
138 - Colby Pierret won by major decision over Dexter Thorseinsen (15 - 6)
145 - Tony Weiland won by fall over Andrew Schaefer (3:59)
152 - Garretson forfeited to Andrew Rigsby
160 - Sean McPadden won by fall over Lance Rademaker (3:54)
170 - Dylan Severson won by decision over Daniel Summers (7 - 2)
182 - Dylan Rouzer lost by fall to Eugene Martin (3:44)
195 - Blake Severson lost by decision to Evan Larsen (7 - 3)
220 - Matt Bankes won by forfeit
285 - Tristen Wagner won by fall over Ricky Abderhalden (2:29)

Garretson 33     Flandreau 45
106 - Tait Johnson won by decision over Dylan Rice (8 - 5)
113 - Thomas Howe won by forfeit
120 - Tyler Willems lost by fall to Jared Sutton (5:07)
126 - Brady Schleuter lost by fall to Cody Reed (1:32)
132 - Sean Tillma lost by fall to Jace Christiansen (1:10)
138 - Colby Pierret lost by decision to Casey Johnson (8 - 7)
145 - Tony Weiland lost by fall to Tate Lacey (0:56)
152 - Garretson forfeited to Ethan Haugen
160 - Sean McPadden won by forfeit
170 - Dylan Severson lost by fall to Kyle Scofield (3:23)
182 - Dylan Rouzer lost by fall to Dakota Petersen (3:35)
195 - Blake Severson won by forfeit
220 - Matt Bankes won by forfeit
285 - Tristen Wagner won by forfeit

Garretson 18     Tri-Valley 66
106 - Tait Johnson lost by fall to Dylan Eldeen (3:18)
113 - Thomas Howe won by fall over RJ VanDenBerg (1:47)
120 - Tyler Willems lost by fall to Ryan Schuman (1:55)
126 - Brady Schleuter won by fall over Brandon Oyen (3:21)
132 - Colby Pierret lost by fall to Austin Oyen (1:47)
138 - Garretson forfeited to Derek Eldeen
145 - Tony Weiland lost by fall to Connor Hickman (1:44)
152 - Garretson forfeited to Walker Waterbury
160 - Sean McPadden lost by fall to Zach Schuman (1:51)
170 - Dylan Severson lost by fall to Caleb Heiberger (3:40)
182 - Dylan Rouzer lost by fall to Drew Eldeen (1:27)
195 - Blake Severson won by fall over Brady Johnson (0:14)
220 - Matt Bankes lost by fall to Thad Johnson (2:32)
285 - Tristen Wagner lost by fall to Riley Boadwine (1:00)