Class B’s second ranked Canton mixed it up with mostly Class A schools at Saturday’s Dakota XII Wrestling Tournament and came out on top.
The C-Hawks scored 267 points, ahead of West Central (191.5) and Tea Area (164.5). Tri-Valley (124.5) and Madison (111) rounded out the top-five teams.
Canton had five individual champions as Carter Kendrick (106), Landon Walker (113), Ayson Rice (150), Aidan Kranz (157) and Traun Cook (285) all stood on top of the podium.
Other champions were Tea Area’s Tyler Woodring (120), West Central’s Karson Vessells (126), West Central’s Orlando Whiting (132), Madison’s Caleb Hodges (138), Dakota Valley’s Jackson Boonstra (144), West Central’s Chandler Carda (165), Tea Area’s Sam Werdel, West Central’s Gabe Gebhard (190) and West Central’s Chandler Carda (215).
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Jan. 20 Wrestling Roundup – Canton boys and girls win Dakota XII Wrestling TitlesMADISON – The top-ranked Canton girls racked up 146 points, well ahead of Tea Area (60) and Madison (54) to win the Dakota XII girls wrestling title Saturday in Madison. West Central(48) and Dell Rapids (43) rounded out the top-five teams.
Canton had seven champions as Finley Evjen (100), Jewel Gannon (107), Sara Schroder (114), Jersey Folkens (132), Lakynn Qualseth (138), Kaylee Dean (152) and Kiara King (250) all won titles.
Other champions were Tea Area’s Lainey Haines (120), Dell Rapids’ Rylee Bird (126), West Central’s Hailey Fortney (145), Madison’s A Ziyah Meredith (165) and Tea Area’s Brianna Johnson (185).
