Bulldog Grapplers Take On Tough Competition in Rapid City

The Milbank Bulldog wrestling team traveled to the Rapid City Invitational held on Friday and Saturday, December 13-14. Over 40 teams competed.

“There was tough competition, but the guys competed and wrestled hard,” stated head coach Jeremy Tostenson. Milbank wrestlers who secured at least one win on Friday included Jacob Johnson, Kaden Krause, Brady Femling, Barrett Schneck, and Brodie Holtquist. Each were eventually eliminated from placing in the tournament.

When a wrestler was defeated in one of their first two matches on Friday, they went on to compete in the Second Chance tournament on Saturday. Milbank wrestlers who competed in that tournament included Brayden Christensen, Leyton Raffety, Dillon Schneck, Toby Schneck, and Logan Meyer. Raffety, D. Schneck, and T. Schneck each won both matches on day two, and Christensen and Meyer went 1-1.

Results from the Rapid City Invitational:
106 – Jacob Johnson won by fall against Mykyle Weston, Chamberlain, :26; lost 7-2 to Moses Gross, Huron; won by fall against Eliot Ellenbecker, SFL, 1:31; lost by fall against Evan Fleck, Mandan, 1:37.
113 – Brayden Christensen fell 11-10 to Gavin Dalley, Hettinger/Scranton; received a bye; won 5-2 against Gavin Mancini, Kelly Walsh; lost by fall to Trey Lewis, Pierre, 1:49.
120 – Kaden Krause won by fall against Makenzie LeBlanc, Douglas, 3:21; lost by fall to Kelton Olson, Sturgis, 1:25; won 2-1 – Drew Salfrank, Aberdeen Central; lost 7-2 to Brock Sparks, Mitchell.
132 – Brady Femling lost by fall to Dominick Serrano, Windsor, 1:01; won 8-2 Jonathan Pellicotte, Hot Springs; won by fall against Kein Anderson, Worland, :37; lost by fall to Corter Doney, RCS, :50.
138 – Barrett Schneck won by fall against Isaac Halfred, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Dupree,:33; lost by fall to Vance Vombaur, Windsor, 3:29; lost by fall to Jaden Thomas, Windsor, 1:29.
152 – Leyton Raffety lost by 16-0 technical fall to Brett Konst, Sturgis, 3:48; lost by 12-2 major decision to Graydon Bakke, RCC.
160 – Dillon Schneck lost by fall to Kyle Conlon, Berthoud, :34; won by fall against Daniel Tafoya, Pierre, 2:06; lost by fall to Garrett Mitzel, Aberdeen Central, 2:16.
170 – Toby Schneck lost by fall to Gage Roaldson, Bismarck, 3:52; received a bye; fell 3-1 to Joe VanOverschelde, Mitchell.
195 – Brodie Holtquist won by fall against Nick Herman, Custer, :38; won by fall against Jackson Melvin, Dickinson, 2:46; fell 8-2 to Dillon Stoebner, Aberdeen Central; lost 8-5 to Elijah Zuniga, Spearfish.
220 – Logan Meyer lost by fall to Grey Gilbert, Harding County, 2:34; received a bye; lost by fall to Ethan Johnson, Sheridan, 4:02.
Second Chance Tournament
113 – Brayden Christensen fell 10-4 to Gavin Mancini, Kelly Walsh; won 4-3 – Quinn Long, Chamberlain.
152 – Leyton Raffety won by fall against Kamren McCubbin, SF Washington, 3:24; won by fall against J’Shon Sedlmajer, Todd County, 1:23.
160 – Dillon Schneck won by fall against Dossen Elmore, Custer, 1:05; won by fall against Cody Booth, Dickinson, 5:21.
170 – Toby Schneck won by fall against Tanner Coble, Berthoud, 5:02; won by fall against Colton Bechard, SFL, 3:45.
220 – Logan Meyer lost by fall to Alex Jensen, Beresford/Alcester-Hudson, 1:27; won by fall against Blaine LaPointe, Todd County, 1:38.

Milbank wrestlers will be back in action on Saturday, December 21, at the Madison Invitational. The meet begins at 9 a.m.

File photo – Toby Schneck