Drama at the Class A state wrestling dual tournament on Saturday.
After 14 matches in the Class A state dual tournament finals Pierre and Brandon Valley were tied at 33-33. In the case of a tie tournament officials determine a champion by who had the most pins in the match. The Governors had three pins to Brandon Valley’s two pins to earn a state title with a 34-33 win.
Brandon Valley jumped out to a 13-0 lead with wins from Jordon Oehme, Alex Mentzer and Trason Oehme. Lucas Chamberlain, Deegan Houska, Trey Lewis, Chance Carda, Gavin Stotts and Elijah Boutchee won the next six matches as the Governors jumped to a 30-13 lead. Brandon Valley got wins from Navarro Schunke, Brendon Oehme and Trevon Oehme to tie the dual at 30-30.
And then things got really interesting.
Pierre bumped up Alex Oedekoven, runner up (113) in the individual competition to (120). Oedekoven earned a 6-3 decision over Brandon Valley’s Landon Walker. In the final match, Brandon Valley’s Zander Nielsen, fourth at (126) in the individual competition, was unable to go because of injury. Brandon Valley reserve Aaron Tucker earned a 3-1 decision over Lincoln Schoenhard to tie the match.
Ironically enough Brandon Valley and Watertown tied 36-36 in the semi final dual with the Lynx advancing after having five pins to Watertown’s four.
Watertown earned third place with a 42-33 win over Sturgis.
Harrisburg claimed fifth place with a 42-24 win over Aberdeen Central.
Pierre T.F. Riggs
Guaranteed 1st place
Match #1 Championship Bracket
Pierre T.F. Riggs defeated Rapid City Stevens 46-20
- 120 – Aidan Callahan (Rapid City Stevens) over Lincoln Schoenhard (Pierre T.F. Riggs) SV-1 2-1
- 126 – Corbin Zent (Rapid City Stevens) over Lincoln Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Dec 6-0
- 132 – Hudson Shaffer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Jacob Williams (Rapid City Stevens) Dec 6-3
- 138 – Tristan Spencer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Joe Juenger (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 2:23
- 145 – Chase Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Brayden Voorhees (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 0:33
- 152 – Lucas Chamberlin (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Teagen Smith (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 0:43
- 160 – Deegan Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Graydon Bakke (Rapid City Stevens) Maj 11-1
- 170 – Trey Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Landon Mitsos (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 0:48
- 182 – Chance Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Tanner VanScoy (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 2:30
- 195 – Ayden Kellogg (Rapid City Stevens) over Rylan Shrake (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Fall 3:42
- 220 – Elijah Boutchee (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Tate Crosswait (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 1:23
- 285 – Joshua Rydberg (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Kaiden Strong (Rapid City Stevens) Dec 6-3
- 106 – Shea Richter (Rapid City Stevens) over Walker West (Pierre T.F. Riggs) TF 18-2
- 113 – Brayden Collins (Rapid City Stevens) over Alex Oedekoven (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Dec 15-9
Match #2 Championship Bracket
Pierre T.F. Riggs defeated Sturgis Brown 54-18
- 126 – Dee Daniels (Sturgis Brown) over Lincoln Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Fall 1:56
- 132 – Beau Peters (Sturgis Brown) over Hudson Shaffer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Dec 4-0
- 138 – Tristan Spencer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Thayne Elshere (Sturgis Brown) Fall 3:15
- 145 – Chase Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Kalvin Ketelsen (Sturgis Brown) Fall 1:58
- 152 – Lucas Chamberlin (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Dawson Inhofer (Sturgis Brown) Fall 2:46
- 160 – Deegan Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Zhoel Irion (Sturgis Brown) Fall 0:52
- 170 – Trey Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Preston Ray (Sturgis Brown) Dec 3-2
- 182 – Chance Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Kelson Dirk (Sturgis Brown) Fall 2:34
- 195 – Reese Jacobs (Sturgis Brown) over Gavin Stotts (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Dec 7-2
- 220 – Elijah Boutchee (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Dakarai Osborne (Sturgis Brown) Fall 5:28
- 285 – Joshua Rydberg (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Zak Juelfs (Sturgis Brown) Dec 5-2
- 106 – Jacob Mason (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Korbin Bunch (Sturgis Brown) Inj 2:12
- 113 – Alex Oedekoven (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 120 – Tegan Zebroski (Sturgis Brown) over Damen Horsley (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Fall 0:27
Match #3 1st Place Match
Pierre T.F. Riggs defeated Brandon Valley 34-33
- 132 – Jordon Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Hudson Shaffer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Maj 18-6
- 138 – Alex Mentzer (Brandon Valley) over Tristan Spencer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Fall 0:42
- 145 – Trason Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Chase Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Dec 4-2
- 152 – Lucas Chamberlin (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Levi Veskrna (Brandon Valley) Dec 10-8
- 160 – Deegan Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Gavin Chapman (Brandon Valley) Dec 7-2
- 170 – Trey Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 182 – Chance Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Elijah Schunke (Brandon Valley) Fall 1:40
- 195 – Gavin Stotts (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Noah Bailous (Brandon Valley) Fall 2:48
- 220 – Elijah Boutchee (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over DelVoun Spears-Witte (Brandon Valley) Fall 4:58
- 285 – Navarro Schunke (Brandon Valley) over Joshua Rydberg (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Fall 3:52
- 106 – Brendon Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Jacob Mason (Pierre T.F. Riggs) TF 19-4
- 113 – Trevon Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Walker West (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Fall 0:54
- 120 – Alex Oedekoven (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Landon Walker (Brandon Valley) Dec 6-3
- 126 – Aaron Tucker (Brandon Valley) over Lincoln Schoenhard (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Dec 3-1
- Pierre T.F. Riggs’s team score was adjusted by 1.0 for tie breaker
Brandon Valley
Guaranteed 2nd place
Match #1 Championship Bracket
Brandon Valley defeated Aberdeen Central 43-30
- 120 – Landon Walker (Brandon Valley) over Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) Dec 8-1
- 126 – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Aaron Tucker (Brandon Valley) Dec 4-0
- 132 – Jordon Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) Maj 20-7
- 138 – Alex Mentzer (Brandon Valley) over Jacob Bellefeuille (Aberdeen Central) Fall 0:47
- 145 – Trason Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) Fall 1:46
- 152 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Levi Veskrna (Brandon Valley) Dec 4-0
- 160 – Gavin Chapman (Brandon Valley) over Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) Fall 2:45
- 170 – Logan Opitz (Aberdeen Central) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 182 – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) over Elijah Schunke (Brandon Valley) Fall 2:00
- 195 – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Noah Bailous (Brandon Valley) Fall 3:29
- 220 – Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) over DelVoun Spears-Witte (Brandon Valley) Fall 1:50
- 285 – Navarro Schunke (Brandon Valley) over Jacob Krenz (Aberdeen Central) Fall 5:27
- 106 – Brendon Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) Fall 3:11
- 113 – Trevon Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) Fall 0:14
Match #2 Championship Bracket
Brandon Valley defeated Watertown 37-36
- 126 – Weston Everson (Watertown) over Landon Walker (Brandon Valley) TF 15-0
- 132 – Jordon Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Braden Le (Watertown) Fall 3:28
- 138 – Alex Mentzer (Brandon Valley) over Derek Hanson (Watertown) Fall 1:29
- 145 – Trason Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Markus Pitkin (Watertown) Fall 0:19
- 152 – Ian Johnson (Watertown) over Levi Veskrna (Brandon Valley) Dec 5-0
- 160 – Gavin Chapman (Brandon Valley) over Tucker Urdahl (Watertown) Fall 0:40
- 170 – Jax Kettwig (Watertown) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 182 – Elijah Schunke (Brandon Valley) over Jackson Maag (Watertown) Dec 8-5
- 195 – Brock Eitreim (Watertown) over Noah Bailous (Brandon Valley) Fall 5:46
- 220 – Matthew Peters (Watertown) over DelVoun Spears-Witte (Brandon Valley) Fall 2:35
- 285 – Navarro Schunke (Brandon Valley) over Micah Hach (Watertown) Dec 8-2
- 106 – Gage Lohr (Watertown) over Brendon Oehme (Brandon Valley) Maj 8-0
- 113 – Trevon Oehme (Brandon Valley) over Leo Stroup (Watertown) Fall 0:54
- 120 – Sloan Johannsen (Watertown) over Roman Anderson (Brandon Valley) Fall 4:15
- Brandon Valley’s team score was adjusted by 1.0 for tie breaker
Watertown
Guaranteed 3rd place
Match #1 Championship Bracket
Watertown defeated West Central 53-18
- 120 – Sloan Johannsen (Watertown) over Levi Anderson (West Central) Fall 4:51
- 126 – Weston Everson (Watertown) over Orlando Whiting (West Central) Fall 3:13
- 132 – Braden Le (Watertown) over Jesse Jost (West Central) Maj 10-1
- 138 – Derek Hanson (Watertown) over Connor Siemonsma (West Central) Dec 5-4
- 145 – Rayce Whiting (West Central) over Markus Pitkin (Watertown) Dec 7-3
- 152 – Ian Johnson (Watertown) over Keaton Vessells (West Central) Maj 11-1
- 160 – Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Tucker Urdahl (Watertown) Fall 1:56
- 170 – Jax Kettwig (Watertown) over Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) Fall 1:33
- 182 – Chet Carda (West Central) over Jackson Maag (Watertown) Dec 7-1
- 195 – Brock Eitreim (Watertown) over Gabe Gebhard (West Central) Fall 2:36
- 220 – Matthew Peters (Watertown) over Cody Opitz (West Central) Fall 1:34
- 285 – Micah Hach (Watertown) over Gavin Pischke (West Central) Fall 2:11
- 106 – Gage Lohr (Watertown) over Alex Siemonsma (West Central) Fall 1:19
- 113 – Karson Vessells (West Central) over Leo Stroup (Watertown) Fall 4:58
Match #3 3rd Place Match
Watertown defeated Sturgis Brown 42-33
- 132 – Braden Le (Watertown) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 138 – Cade Willnerd (Sturgis Brown) over RJ Nichols (Watertown) Fall 1:12
- 145 – Kalvin Ketelsen (Sturgis Brown) over Markus Pitkin (Watertown) Fall 1:31
- 152 – Ian Johnson (Watertown) over Dawson Inhofer (Sturgis Brown) Fall 4:35
- 160 – Zhoel Irion (Sturgis Brown) over Tucker Urdahl (Watertown) Fall 3:26
- 170 – Jax Kettwig (Watertown) over Preston Ray (Sturgis Brown) Fall 3:26
- 182 – Jackson Maag (Watertown) over Kelson Dirk (Sturgis Brown) Dec 6-0
- 195 – Gunnar Sarkela (Sturgis Brown) over Ethan Wientjes (Watertown) Dec 7-0
- 220 – Dakarai Osborne (Sturgis Brown) over Matthew Peters (Watertown) Fall 5:22
- 285 – Micah Hach (Watertown) over Tyce Uherka (Sturgis Brown) Fall 0:58
- 106 – Gage Lohr (Watertown) over Tyler Baldwin (Sturgis Brown) Fall 4:51
- 113 – Leo Stroup (Watertown) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 120 – Sloan Johannsen (Watertown) over Tegan Zebroski (Sturgis Brown) TF 24-9
- 126 – Dee Daniels (Sturgis Brown) over Keslar Swenson (Watertown) Fall 0:36
- Watertown’s team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Unsportsmanlike
- Watertown’s team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Unsportsmanlike
Sturgis Brown
Guaranteed 4th place
Match #1 Championship Bracket
Sturgis Brown defeated Harrisburg 31-27
- 120 – Tegan Zebroski (Sturgis Brown) over Tyler Wurth (Harrisburg) Dec 5-2
- 126 – Dee Daniels (Sturgis Brown) over Carter Ractliffe (Harrisburg) SV-1 6-4
- 132 – Beau Peters (Sturgis Brown) over Lincoln Peters (Harrisburg) Fall 0:45
- 138 – Thayne Elshere (Sturgis Brown) over Dylan O`Connor (Harrisburg) Dec 8-3
- 145 – Kalvin Ketelsen (Sturgis Brown) over Teegen Stauffacher (Harrisburg) Dec 3-1
- 152 – Peyton Tryon (Harrisburg) over Dawson Inhofer (Sturgis Brown) Dec 7-0
- 160 – Logan O`Connor (Harrisburg) over Zhoel Irion (Sturgis Brown) Fall 0:34
- 170 – Soren Aadland (Harrisburg) over Preston Ray (Sturgis Brown) Dec 4-3
- 182 – Reese Jacobs (Sturgis Brown) over Brandon Simunek (Harrisburg) Fall 3:52
- 195 – Jack Detert (Harrisburg) over Aiden Werlinger (Sturgis Brown) Inj 2:09
- 220 – Zak Juelfs (Sturgis Brown) over Aiden Schroeder (Harrisburg) Dec 7-1
- 285 – Gueibondy Doelue (Harrisburg) over Dakarai Osborne (Sturgis Brown) Dec 5-1
- 106 – Korbin Bunch (Sturgis Brown) over Griffin Felder (Harrisburg) Maj 11-0
- 113 – Emory Johnson (Harrisburg) over Teryn Zebroski (Sturgis Brown) Inj 0:25
Harrisburg
Guaranteed 5th place
Match #2 Consolation Bracket
Harrisburg defeated Rapid City Stevens 42-18
- 126 – Corbin Zent (Rapid City Stevens) over Tyler Wurth (Harrisburg) Dec 6-0
- 132 – Lincoln Peters (Harrisburg) over Jacob Williams (Rapid City Stevens) Maj 16-4
- 138 – Dylan O`Connor (Harrisburg) over Joe Juenger (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 3:44
- 145 – Teegen Stauffacher (Harrisburg) over Ezekiel Duran (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 1:00
- 152 – Peyton Tryon (Harrisburg) over Teagen Smith (Rapid City Stevens) TF 16-0
- 160 – Logan O`Connor (Harrisburg) over Graydon Bakke (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 5:28
- 170 – Soren Aadland (Harrisburg) over Landon Mitsos (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 3:43
- 182 – Tanner VanScoy (Rapid City Stevens) over Brandon Simunek (Harrisburg) Dec 7-3
- 195 – Jack Detert (Harrisburg) over Cooper Myers (Rapid City Stevens) Fall 0:29
- 220 – Ayden Kellogg (Rapid City Stevens) over Aiden Schroeder (Harrisburg) Dec 7-3
- 285 – Elias Gillen (Rapid City Stevens) over Gueibondy Doelue (Harrisburg) Dec 4-2
- 106 – Max Schoenhard (Rapid City Stevens) over Logan Johns (Harrisburg) Dec 7-1
- 113 – Emory Johnson (Harrisburg) over Brayden Collins (Rapid City Stevens) Dec 7-4
- 120 – Aidan Callahan (Rapid City Stevens) over Steven Lamont (Harrisburg) Dec 1-0
Match #3 5th Place Match
Harrisburg defeated Aberdeen Central 42-24
- 132 – Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) over Lincoln Peters (Harrisburg) Dec 14-12
- 138 – Dylan O`Connor (Harrisburg) over Jacob Bellefeuille (Aberdeen Central) Maj 14-2
- 145 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Chris Simunek (Harrisburg) Fall 1:57
- 152 – Peyton Tryon (Harrisburg) over Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) Fall 3:44
- 160 – Logan O`Connor (Harrisburg) over Logan Opitz (Aberdeen Central) Maj 9-0
- 170 – Soren Aadland (Harrisburg) over Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) Fall 0:39
- 182 – Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) over Brandon Simunek (Harrisburg) Fall 5:22
- 195 – Jack Detert (Harrisburg) over Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) Maj 8-0
- 220 – Aiden Schroeder (Harrisburg) over Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) Dec 2-1
- 285 – Jacob Krenz (Aberdeen Central) over Gueibondy Doelue (Harrisburg) Fall 2:52
- 106 – Griffin Felder (Harrisburg) over Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) Dec 4-3
- 113 – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Steven Lamont (Harrisburg) Dec 7-5
- 120 – Emory Johnson (Harrisburg) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 126 – Tyler Wurth (Harrisburg) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Aberdeen Central
Guaranteed 6th place
Match #2 Consolation Bracket
Aberdeen Central defeated West Central 43-24
- 126 – Orlando Whiting (West Central) over Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) Dec 7-2
- 132 – Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) over Jesse Jost (West Central) Dec 10-8
- 138 – Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) Dec 7-2
- 145 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Rayce Whiting (West Central) Fall 2:37
- 152 – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) over Chandler Carda (West Central) Fall 2:43
- 160 – Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Logan Opitz (Aberdeen Central) SV-1 9-7
- 170 – Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) over Jude Jarding (West Central) Maj 13-1
- 182 – Chet Carda (West Central) over Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) Inj 0:51
- 195 – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Gabe Gebhard (West Central) Fall 4:58
- 220 – Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) over Cody Opitz (West Central) Fall 1:00
- 285 – Jacob Krenz (Aberdeen Central) over Gavin Pischke (West Central) Fall 1:13
- 106 – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) over Alex Siemonsma (West Central) Fall 4:47
- 113 – Karson Vessells (West Central) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) Fall 3:32
- 120 – Langdon Klinkhammer (West Central) over Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) Dec 6-3
