This past Saturday our team competed in the Flandreau Invitational. The Blue Dragons finished in 5th place with 136.50 points. They battled back and forth all day from 3rd place to 6th place with only 9 points separating the teams in these positions. Pipestone Area won the tournament with 195 pts followed by Howard (164 pts), Flandreau (142 pts), Elk Point-Jefferson (139 pts). Deuel was in the fight all day as well finishing in 6th with 133 points. The balance between teams was very even, and it made for a fun day of wrestling as we watched the team results. Our team competed strong all day and should be pleased with the results from the day. I felt our young kids battled hard in every match. With effort like this, we should be able to see progress in their ability as the year moves on. Our older members started the season well also. They wrestled hard setting a good example for our younger team members. I think we had a good start to the tournament part of our season and look for more improvements this week. On Tuesday, the 6th, we travel to Elk Point for a dual with the Huskies. Thursday, the 8th, we host a quad with Parker, Sioux Valley, and West Central. This will also be Parents' Night. We would like to invite everyone to watch our team compete. Individual results are below:
At 106 lbs., Tait Johnson competed hard, but is outsized by a large amount this season. Tait has done some nice things early in the year, but will need to continue looking for ways to score points against the larger people he is competing against.
* lost by fall to Devon Sievers (Deuel) 1:59
* lost by decision to Dylan Rice (FL) 2 - 0
At 113 lbs., Thomas Howe was able to capture the championship, but not without a bit of a scare and some hard work. He fell behind 4 - 0 early in the championship match, but never quit battling for points. He continued working and was able to score a late takedown with backpoints to secure the victory.
* won by fall over Austin Anderson (Deuel) 0:58
* won by fall over Jake Haubrich (PA) 0:51
* won by decision over Cole Hodges (How) 7 -5
* 1st place finish
At 120 lbs., Tyler Willems wrestled hard all day, but came up a bit short. Tyler has made some nice improvements and needs to continue working hard in practice to change his fortunes. As he develops more confidence in his technique, he will find his way towards the podium more often.
* lost by fall to Jared Hueser (EPJ) 2:32
* won by technical fall over Jacob Fitzgerald (Gar) 16 - 1
* lost by decision to Bailey Neises (How) 7 - 4
Jacob Fitzgerald also competed as an unattached wrestler for us at 120 lbs. He was able to use the experience to learn against some varsity competition. Jacob enjoys wrestling and should benefit from the extra opportunities that he gets.
* lost by fall to Adam Krause (Deuel) 1:12
* lost by technical fall to Tyler Willems (Gar) 16 - 1
At 126 lbs., Brady Schleuter fought hard all day and came away with placing honors. Brady works best when he is setting his offense and staying aggressive. As he gains experience at the varsity level, he should show improvement each time out. He has great potential to contribute to the team success this season.
* lost by fall to Cole Nordmeyer (PA) 1:16
* won by fall over Sean Tillma (Gar) 1:54
* won by fall over Roman Fehr (EPJ) 2:43
* lost by fall to Tyler Brown (Deuel) 3:50
4th place finish
Sean Tillma was also able to compete unattached in this tournament. He too will benefit from the extra experience he gains from opportunities like this. He battled hard, but also came up short.
* lost by fall to Tyler Brown (Deuel) 1:49
* lost by fall to Brady Schleuter (Gar) 1:54
Colby Pierret wrestled 132 lbs. for the weekend. He had an interesting day. Anytime you are bit during a match, you are caught off guard. Colby has had some bright spots so far this season. He has also had moments that he would like to take back. As he becomes more consistent, he will be very competitive for our team.
* won by fall over Nate Klinkhammer (How) 4:24
* lost by fall to Jace Christiansen (FL) 3:34
* won by disqualification over Broderick Everson (PA)
* lost by decision to Richie Redlin (Deuel) 6 - 4
4th place finish
At 138 lbs., Anthony Beck made is season debut to the line-up. He is giving up about 6 lbs. to most of his opponents. When you are young and under-sized, it makes for a battle that is hard to overcome. He had a great overtime win in the first round. I was pleased with his effort and believe there are better days ahead for him this season.
* won by decision over Eli Westendorf (SV) 5 - 3 OT
* lost by fall to Tyler Genzlinger (How) 3:23
* lost by fall to Alex Ossefoort (PA) 1:25
Tony Weiland competed at 145 lbs. Unfortunately for Tony, the day was difficult. He gave us what he had, and I believe Tony has the right attitude to turn things around. As he continues to get more and more match time, his skills will develop. His best days are still ahead of him.
* lost by fall to Evan Donahue (How) 1:01
* lost by fall to Zach Gillette (Luv) 4:29
Sean McPadden wrestled very well at 160 lbs. for us. After a hard fought win in the opening round, he came back to knock off the second seeded wrestler in the semi-finals. Sean is a bit small for his weight class at this time. When he uses all of his tools, he will beat quite a few top quality kids. I look forward to Sean doing great things for our team the rest of the season.
* won by decision over Jon Hasenbank (EPJ) 7 - 5
* won by decision over Dwayne Redlin (Deuel) 6 - 4
* lost by fall to Kyle Scofield (FL) 3:21
2nd place finish
Dylan Severson wrestled at 170 lbs. for the team on Saturday. Dylan is about 5 - 7 lbs. light for this weight class. While doing several things good on Saturday, he will need to wrestle some perfect matches to overcome his size disadvantage. Dylan continues to work hard in practice and should be rewarded in the future for his work. Sometimes it is very hard to break through when things aren't going right. I would expect that it will turn around for him soon.
* lost by fall to Will Smith (PA) 4:40
* lost by fall to Ethan Johnson (Luv) 2:26
Dylan Rouzer placed in his first ever varsity tournament at 182 lbs. Dylan has some great potential, and we look forward to watching him improve. As and eighth grade students wrestling at this high of a weight, he has been doing well. He isn't afraid to try something. Sometimes the high risk, high reward moves won't work and other times they do. As he learns what he can and can't do with his bigger opponents, he could be dangerous for his competitors.
* lost by fall to CJ Geary (EPJ) 4:40
* won by fall over Landon Hamilton (How) 3:33
* won by fall over Nolan Mingledorff (FL) 1:35
3rd place finish
At 195 lbs., Blake Severson saw an opportunity Saturday, and he took advantage of it. Blake was crowned the champion for the day, and in doing so, he won his first varsity tournament. I was very pleased with Blake's approach all day. He wrestled smart and maintained control of his opponents throughout the day. As with Dylan, Blake is very young to be competing at such a high weight. It will be fun to watch him improve throughout his season and have him contribute to the team success.
* won by fall over Blake Wolter (PA) 2:53
* won by decision over Jared Hillard (PA) 4 - 3
* won by fall over Nick Pardy (How) 1:17
1st place finish
Matt Bankes wrestled 220 lbs. for the team on Saturday. He wrestled well, but ran into a very talented opponent in the finals. As the season develops, Matt will be looking for an opportunity to lead the team while pursuing his own personal success. Matt can be very dangerous to wrestle, but he needs to stay focused on the parts of the match that he can control. I look for Matt to improve throughout the season and to make a push towards his goals in his senior season.
* won by fall over Jaydon Gorter (PA) 1:17
* lost by fall to Lukas Forsling (EPJ) 5:30
2nd place finish
Tristen Wagner wrestled 285 lbs. over the weekend and had a very successful day. It has been fun to watch Tristen develop over the past few seasons. He know he has quite a bit of improvement he can make yet, but he is only a freshman wrestling at heavyweight. If he commits himself to the hard work, he could become a very good heavyweight as he matures.
* lost by fall to Andrew Flannery (EPJ) 3:05
* won by fall over Braxton Fuller (Deuel) 4:10
3rd place finish
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