Jeremy Hoeck/P&D Yankton's Levi Davis looks up for instruction from his coaches during a 152-pound consolation semifinal match against Jeffrey Davis of Sioux Falls Lincoln at the Region 2A wrestling tournament in Vermillion.
Wrestling: S.F. Washington Wins Region 2A Title; Yankton, Vermillion Tie For Fourth
Published: Saturday, February 18, 2012 1:08 AM CST
VERMILLION — Local wrestlers punched their final tickets to the Class A State Meet in the Region 2A wrestling tournament on Friday night in Vermillion.
Championship and consolation bouts topped off the evening, but first it was the consolation semifinal matches to decide which athletes would move on to state and which would see their season come to a close.
Yankton’s Spencer Huber, ranked ninth in Class A at 106 pounds, defeated Conner Rowbotham of Brandon Valley in the 106-pound consolation semifinal to start off the evening by virtue of a 7-0 decision to clinch a state meet berth. Huber later claimed third place by defeating Matthew Mazourek of Lennox by a tight 7-4 decision.
Carter Kratz of Vermillion won third place at 120 pounds with a 7-0 decision over Tea Area’s Trayce Ruotsalianen. Kratz’s teammate Brett Bye won the 132-pound title with a major decision victory over Washinton’s Dylan Larson. “Kratz had a great region tourney and Bye wrestled a tough championship match,” Vermillion head coach Kyle Seibel said.
Even those athletes not wrestling for championship matches on Friday still had reason to be excited. “For our kids moving on to state, it is the culmination of hard work all year long, including the summer,” Seibel said. “They’ve earned the right to go to state and in my mind I see some of our kids finishing high on the podium because they’ve worked hard and went the extra mile; the results are not a fluke.”
Casey Skillingstad sealed the 132-pound third place match for the Bucks by pinning Lincoln’s Tyler Nordlund.
Vermillion’s Regan Bye fell in a 2-1 overtime decision in the 138-pound final.
The 145-pound championship match saw Brandon Valley’s Mason Bender defeat Logan Smith of Yankton by virtue of a 5-3 decision. Yankton’s Levi Davis won the 152-pound consolation match with a 14-7 decision. James Hisek added a Buck championship match victory at 160 pounds with a 4-3 decision over Washington’s Michael Buchman.
CJ Warren gave Yantkton yet another championship match victory when he pinned Alex Osborne of Vermillion in the 170-pound final.
“CJ and James both wrestled very smart, intense, physical style matches,” Yankton head coach Ryan Hage said. “I see a lot of good things headed into the state tournament; we’ll see what draws are on Sunday and go from there.
Thomas Kruse of Yankton was third at 195 pounds. Vermillion’s Will Mart used a 5-2 decision to claim third place at 285 pounds.
Washington claimed the team title with 209.5 points. Warrior head coach Marc Murren credited a strong effort on Thursday nigh with the victory. “We had some big upsets yesterday,” Murren said. “We had kids win matches against kids who had already beaten them two or three times this year.”
Washington had two individual champions to lead them to victory. With the region title in hand, the Warriors now turn their focus to the state tourney. “We want to be in the top eight at state and medal as a team,” Murren said.
Sioux Falls Lincoln finished runner-up with 175 points while Brandon Valley was third. Vermillion and Yankton tied for fourth place with 141 points each.
Yankton only saw one wrestler’s season come to an end. Royce Reisner fell to Vermillion’s Will Mart at 285 pounds.
Kyle Seibel (106), Brandon Hertz (152) and Seth Heine (220) all lost their consolation semifinal bouts and are now done for the season.
Dakota Valley saw Tripp Shuey’s (113) and Tyler Schrunk’s (120) seasons come to an end.
Washington’s coach Murren was named Region 2A coach of the year.
The South Dakota Class A Wrestling Tournament will be held Feb. 24-25 in Aberdeen.
TEAM SCORES: Sioux Falls Washington 209.5, Sioux Falls Lincoln 175, Brandon Valley 166, Vermillion 141, Yankton 141, Harrisburg 126, Dakota Valley 74, Lennox 51, Tea Area 36.
106 — 1ST PLACE: David Potratz W dec. Robiel Tesfaldet SFL 5-1. 3RD PLACE: Spencer Huber Y dec. Matthew Mazourek L 7-4. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Mazourek L pin. Kyle Seibel V :29; Huber Y dec. Conner Rowbotham BV 7-0
113 — 1ST PLACE: Grant Rosheim W dec. Adam Presler BV 7-3. 3RD PLACE: Zach Gross H pin. Brandon Steenholdt 2:49. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Steenholdt V forfeit Tripp Shuey DV; Gross H dec. Tanner Fridrich T 2-1
120 — 1ST PLACE: Skyler Castilleja SFL pin. Josh Miller BV 5:22. 3RD PLACE: Carter Kratz V dec. Trayce Ruotosalianen T 7-0. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Kratz V pin. Tyler Schrunk DV 4:15; Routsalianen T dec. Evan Meyer W 4-2
126 — 1ST PLACE: Ryan O’Connor SFL dec. Blake Perryman DV 10-4. 3RD PLACE: Grant Dougherty BV pin. Mason Strahl Y 1:49. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Strahl Y maj. dec. Chayden Fitzsimmons W 12-3; Dougherty BV maj. dec. Austin Heien T 10-2
132 — 1ST PLACE: Brett Bye V maj. dec. Dylan Larson W 11-1. 3RD PLACE: Casey Skillingstad Y pin. Tyler Nordlund SFL 4:24. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Hordlund SFL pin. Jared Morris T 2:29; Skillingstad Y maj. dec. Payton Sim H 12-0
138 — 1ST PLACE: Landon Stroud SFL dec. Regan Bye V 2-1OT. 3RD PLACE: Braden Heidbrink BV maj. dec. Jake Barkema W 10-0. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Barkema W pin. Wyatt Lardy T 4:01; Heidbrink BV maj. dec. Josh Goeman L 10-0
145 — 1ST PLACE: Mason Bender BV dec. Logan Smith Y 5-3. 3RD PLACE: Jake Devine H dec. Peter Bardeson SFL 11-8. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Devine H pin. James May V :28; Bardeson SFL pin. Hunter Kjose L 4:22
152 — 1ST PLACE: Mitchell Schenk H maj. dec. Wyatt Winter BV 11-3. 3RD PLACE: Levi Davis Y dec. Luke Reither SFW 14-7. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Reiter W dec. Brandon Hertz V 4-1; Davis Y dec. Jeffrey Diaz SFL 10-8
160 — 1ST PLACE: James Hisek Y dec. Michael Buchman W 4-3. 3RD PLACE: Seth Haper pin. Tracy Halouska L 4:36. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Halouska L maj. dec. Chris Kuhl T 14-3; Haper SFL pin. Gabe Langner BV
170 — 1ST PLACE: CJ Warren Y pin. Alex Osbourne V 3:48. 3RD PLACE: Chris Taylor SFL pin. Austin Eigenberg BV :13. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Eigenberg BV pin. Cody Kraft H :52; Taylor SFL pin. Ben Garrett W :16
182 — 1ST PLACE: Thomas Hudson H dec. Austin Lynde L 4-2. 3RD PLACE: Dan Marlette W pin. Avery Garcia V :31. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Garcia V default Brandon Burkhart BV; Marlette W forfeit Josh Westley SFL
195 — 1ST PLACE: Collin Lathrop W dec Matt Schirado H 6-4. 3RD PLACE: Thomas Kruse Y pin. Collin Wible BV 1:30. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Wible BV bye; Kruse Y maj. dec. Chris Stokke L 10-2
220 — 1ST PLACE: Devon O’Farrell W pin. Taylor Lambert DV 4:42. 3RD PLACE: Clayton Ebright BV dec Brandon Sylasa SFL 6-3. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Ebright BV dec. Kyle Hansen H 6-1; Sylasa SFL dec. Seth Heine V 5-4
285 — 1ST PLACE: Tanner Lambert DV pinn. Chris Vroman W 3:30. 3RD PLACE: Will Mart V dec Dylan VanSteenberg H 5-2. CONS. SEMIFINALS: Mart V pin. Royce Reisner Y 2:50; Van Steenberg H dec. Josiah McGee BV 1-0
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