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Watertown’s boys and girls tournaments kick off the opening weekend for high school wrestling

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Watertown's boys and girls tournaments kick off the opening weekend for high school wrestling

WATERTOWN — Both Watertown and Aberdeen Central achieved a perfect record of 4-0 at the Marv Sherrill Duals boys wrestling tournament held on Saturday in the Civic Arena. The Arrows (now boasting a 6-0 record this season) triumphed over Huron with a score of 67-10, Canby (Minn.) 50-20, Tea Area 51-27, and Mitchell 71-6. Meanwhile, […]

WATERTOWN — Both Watertown and Aberdeen Central achieved a perfect record of 4-0 at the Marv Sherrill Duals boys wrestling tournament held on Saturday in the Civic Arena.

The Arrows (now boasting a 6-0 record this season) triumphed over Huron with a score of 67-10, Canby (Minn.) 50-20, Tea Area 51-27, and Mitchell 71-6. Meanwhile, Aberdeen Central defeated Milbank 75-6, Yankton 71-4, Mitchell 67-9, and Tea Area 66-12.

Canby concluded the event with a 3-1 record, winning against Tea Area 41-21, Huron 64-13, and Yankton 66-16. Milbank also ended with a 3-1 record, achieving victories over Mitchell 36-31, Yankton 44-36, and Huron 45-34.

WATERTOWN-ABERDEEN CENTRAL PREVIEW:Watertown & Aberdeen Central wrestling teams gearing up to compete for top honors

Braylon Schell (106 pounds), Chase Mathews (120), Kutler Swenson (132), Gage Lohr (138), Markus Pitkin (157), and Micah Hach (285) all registered 4-0 records for Watertown. Jackson Dargatz (106), Esten Foss (113), Will Allen (132), Brody Aesoph (144-156), and Ryker Meister (215) each finished 4-0, while Tate Huff (138), Ridley Waldo (144-150), Mason Schrempp (157-165), Owen Ward (157), Elias Biegler (165-175), and Cole Dunlavy (190) each went 3-0 for Aberdeen Central. Canby’s Sam Drietz (165), Blake Giese (175), and Milbank’s Tate Schlueter (175) also achieved 4-0 records. Detailed dual results from the tournament, as well as results from other weekend tournaments, can be accessed on trackwrestling.com.

Watertown Girls Invitational

WATERTOWN — Pierre emerged victorious with 205 points at the inaugural Watertown Girls Invitational tournament held on Friday in the Civic Arena.

Canton secured second place with 190 points, trailed by Aberdeen Central at 129.5 and Watertown at 102. Competing teams included wrestlers from 20 schools.

Individual champions in the area featured Liza Krueger of Groton Area (100), Brooklynn Randall of Watertown (114), Jaidynn Giedd of Kingsbury County (152), Reganne Miles of Doland (160), Allison Konrad of Watertown (185), and Eden Hach of Watertown (235). Olivia Anderson of Watertown (120) and Lilly Nelson of Aberdeen Central (160) each placed second.

Watertown's Markus Pitkin breaks free from Canby's Tallen Merritt during their 157-pound match in the Marv Sherrill Duals wrestling tournament on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in the Watertown Civic Arena.

Clark-Willow Lake WBC Invite

CLARK — The host Clark-Willow Lake team claimed five championships, leading them to victory at the Clark-Willow Lake Wrestling Booster Club Invite on Saturday with a score of 160.5.

Kingsbury County secured second place with 153, followed by Groton Area (143.5) and Webster Area (100).

Champions from CWL included Benny Pommer (106), Cade Gaikowski (113), Cooper Pommer (126), Elliot Bratland (165), and Josh Kannegieter (190).

Other area champions featured Emerson Sine of Tiospa Zina (90-98), Cash Edgar of Faulkton Area (120), Rogan Albrecht (132) and Gannon Gilligan (138) of Kingsbury County, Haeden Jorgenson of Webster Area, Bryce Hawkinson (150) and Tucker Hardy (215) from Britton-Hecla, and Christian Ehresmann (157), Korbin Kucker (175), and Gavin Englund (285) of Groton Area.Madison Little of Aberdeen Central attempts to flip Canton's Jewel Gannon during their 100-pound match in the Watertown Girls Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in the Watertown Civic Arena.Top of The RockDELL RAPIDS — Canton (boys) and Sioux Valley (girls) were crowned champions at the Top of the Rock tournament on Saturday. Canton achieved the boys division title with a total of 206 points, while Hamlin-Castlewood ranked eighth with 28 points. Sioux Valley, boasting champions Anna Field (114) and Summer Guthmiller (145-152), won the girls division with 55 points. Notable winners included Liza Krueger of Groton Area (100-107) and Kyla Logan (132-138) along with Reganne Miles (165-185) of Doland.

Dan Unruh Invite

WAHPETON, N.D. — Sisseton secured five championships at the Dan Unruh Invite, finishing first with 206.5 points.

Border West (Minn.) placed second with 107.5 points.

Champions for Sisseton included Aykre Piotter (107), Kayden Tchida (114), Evan Folk (121), Ian Metz (127), and Holden Hawkins (160). Jude Olson earned first place at 152 for Border West.

Watertown's Eden Hach controls Pierre's Brylee Pelle during their 235-pound match in the Watertown Girls Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in the Watertown Civic Arena.

Stanley County Invite

FORT PIERRE — The competitions on Saturday saw Philip-Kadoka Area-Wall (boys, 207.5 points) and Stanley County girls (54 points) both capture their respective division titles in the Stanley County Invite.

Potter County finished fourth (83), while Mobridge-Pollock was sixth (48.5), and Ipswich-Bowdle eighth (24) in the boys division.

Champions from the area included Jack Stuwe (126) and Lane Stuwe (132) from Potter County, Justin Rohrbach (190) of Ipswich-Bowdle, and Wyatt Zeigler of Mobridge-Pollock (285).

In the girls division, area champs included Sophia Knittel of Ipswich-Bowdle (132) and Dora Bonen of Mobridge-Pollock (138).

Aberdeen Central's Tate Huff tries to free his leg from Yankton's Joelton Reimnitz- Hahn during their 138-pound match in the Marv Sherrill Duals wrestling tournament on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in the Watertown Civic Arena.

K-WL-PG Invite

KIMBALL — Winner narrowly defeated host Kimball-White Lake/Platte-Geddes 192-191.5 to clinch the title in the KWLPG Boys Invitational.

Sunshine Bible Academy secured ninth place with 17 points.

Clark-Willow Lake's Benny Pommer looks to score against Daniel Mason of the Pierre junior varsity in their 106-pound championship match during the Clark-Willow Lake Wrestling Booster Club Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at Clark.

Stay updated with Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (previously recognized as Twitter) @PO_Sports or contact via email: rmerriam@thepublicopinion.com

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