Young Grapplers Step Into Bulldog Lineup

The Milbank Bulldog wrestling team saw a lot of mat time this past weekend with a quadrangular in Chamberlain Friday followed by the River City Rumble tournament Saturday in Chamberlain.

Several younger wrestlers filled vacant spots in the Bulldogs lineup, left open because of illness. Alec Bien, Jake Anderson and Cole Dockter were replaced by JD Lusk and Brodie Holtquist while the 152 pound weight class remained open for the locals. “We had young guys step into the lineup that wrestled well for their first varsity action,” noted Milbank head coach Jeremy Tostenson.

In the quadrangular Friday, Milbank battled close with Chamberlain but fell 51-30. The Bulldogs came back to down Todd County 66-15 and Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Dupree 63-15. Milbank has a 12-6 dual record following Friday night’s action.

Jordan Pollock and Chris Loutsch led the locals with a 3-0 record on the night. Eli Fischer, Tyler Krause, Toby Schneck, JD Lusk, Brodie Holtquist, Jose Chen, Taran Mogard, Ben Nelson and Tanner Kettwig each completed the event with 2-1 records. Riley Folk went 2-0 while Koben Huber was 1-0.

Six grapplers secured a top four finish in the River City Rumble tournament Saturday. Eli Fischer and Riley Folk led the locals by placing third in their weight classes. Brodie Holtquist, Taran Mogard, Chris Loutsch and Koben Huber each finished fourth in the tourney.

Milbank placed seventh in the team standings with 75 points. Huron won the event with 229.5 while Douglas was the runner-up with 150. Mitchell came in third with 132, and Chamberlain was fourth with 129. Rounding out the point totals were Belle Fourche, 98; Lemmon, 86; Todd County, 26; St. Francis, 10.

Milbank will host its final triangular of the season Thursday, January 28, at the Milbank Armory. The Bulldogs will battle Britton-Hecla and Webster Area for a chance at the Northeast Conference dual title. The Dawgs need to secure two wins to repeat as dual conference champions.

Following are the complete results from the quadrangular and tournament in Chamberlain:
Milbank 30, Chamberlain 51
106 – Eli Fischer lost by fall to Collin Powell, 5:44; 113 – Tyler Krause lost by fall to Max Donovan, 1:13; 120 – Toby Schneck lost by fall to Jake Lopez, :32; 126 – Jordan Pollock won by fall over Dilen Anderson, :27; 132 – JD Lusk lost by fall to Tommy Redig, 4:42; 138 – Isaac Fischer fell 4-0 to Spencer Kirkpatrick; 145 – Brodie Holtquist won by fall over Tyler Sorenson, 4:25; 152 – open for Milbank; 160 – Jose Chen lost by fall to Kordel Chmela, 4:49; 170 – Taran Mogard won by fall over Will Manhke, :47; 182 – Chris Loutsch won by forfeit; 195 – Koben Huber won by fall over Ruger Forester, :32; 220 – Ben Nelson lost by fall to Nick Claussen, 1:02; 285 – Tanner Kettwig lost by fall to Nash Hutmacher, 5:53.
Milbank 66, Todd County 15
106 – Eli Fischer won by fall over Jacob Wike, 2:37; 113 – Tyler Krause won by forfeit; 120 – Toby Schneck won by fall over Riggin Colombe, 2:20; 126 – Jordan Pollock won by fall over Jordan Poignee, 2:33; 132 – JD Lusk won by fall over Will Crazy Bull, 3:12; 138 – Isaac Fischer fell 7-0 to Dillon Riley; 145 – Brodie Holtquist won by fall over Dean Buchannan, :55; 152 – open for Milbank; 160 – Jose Chen won by forfeit; 170 – Taran Mogard lost by fall to Galen Boltz, 1:24; 182 – Chris Loutsch won by fall over Will Marshall, :55; 195 – Riley Folk won by fall over Waylon Marshall, 1:11; 220 – Ben Nelson won by fall over Eden Arcoren, :57; 285 – Tanner Kettwig won by forfeit.
Milbank 63, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Dupree 15
106 – Eli Fischer won by fall over Joshua Jimenez, 2:56; 113 – Tyler Krause won by forfeit; 120 – Toby Schneck won by forfeit; 126 – Jordan Pollock won by fall over Travis Stanbach, 1:17; 132 – JD Lusk won by fall over Hunter Stanbach, 1:04; 138 – Isaac Fischer fell 3-2 to Cole Brewer; 145 – Brodie Holtquist lost by fall to Delvin High Bear, 2:49; 152 – open for Milbank; 160 – Jose Chen won 7-2 over Garrett Fischer; 170 – Taran Mogard won by fall over Luis Torres, :16; 182 – Chris Loutsch won by forfeit; 195 – Riley Folk won by forfeit; 220 – Ben Nelson won by forfeit; 285 – Tanner Kettwig won by forfeit.
River City Rumble Tournament in Chamberlain – 1-23-16
106 – Eli Fischer won 9-6 over Kyler Bauder, Mitchell; lost by fall to Collin Powell, Chamberlain, 3:23; won 7-3 over Jacob Wike, Todd County; won 4-2 over Devyn Swezey, Douglas. Third place finish.
113 – Tyler Krause lost by fall to Ryan McGinnis, Mitchell; 5:42; lost by fall to Connor McDermott, Douglas, 1:35.
120 – Toby Schneck won by fall over Riggin Colombe, Todd County, 2:00; lost by fall to Cody Tupper, Belle Fourche, 1:57; lost by fall to Jake Lopez, Chamberlain, :35.
126 – Jordan Pollock lost by fall to Jordan Poignee, Todd County, 2:58; lost by fall to Tyler Blasius, Douglas, 3:24.
132 – JD Lusk lost by fall to Lane Thomas, Douglas, 2:47; lost by fall to Wyatt Huffman, 2:21.
138 – Isaac Fischer lost by 9-0 major decision to Spencer Kirkpatrick, Chamberlain; fell by 10-2 major decision to Barry Browning, Mitchell.
145 – Brodie Holtquist lost by fall to Colton Jackson, Douglas, 1:04; won by fall over Josh Rowland, 2:15; won by fall over Chase Bickerdyke, 1:32; fell 6-0 to Bleau Hoge. Fourth place finish.
160 – Jose Chen won by fall over Kordel Chmela, Chamberlain, 3:20; lost by fall to Rick Strubel, Huron, :31; fell 3-1 to Cade Carpenter, Mitchell.
170 – Taran Mogard won by fall over Walker Horn, Belle Fourche, :48; won by fall over Galen Boltz, Todd County, 3:33; lost by fall to Colton Hitshew, Douglas, :41; won by fall over Will Manhke, Chamberlain, :27; lost by fall to Duell Tomac, Lemmon, 2:15. Fourth place finish.
182 – Chris Loutsch won by fall over Leo Arguello, Douglas, 1:53; fell by 15-0 technical fall to Colin Simons, Huron, 5:15; won by fall over Will Marshall, Todd County, 1:42; fell 3-1 to Carter Max, Mitchell. Fourth place finish.
195 – Riley Folk won by 9-0 major decision over Koben Huber, Milbank; lost by fall to Bailey Schoenfelder, Huron, :51; won by fall over Waylon Marshall, Todd County, :58; won by fall over Koben Huber, Milbank, 1:35. Third place finish.
195 – Koben Huber fell by 9-0 major decision to Riley Folk, Milbank; won by fall over Ruger Forester, Chamberlain, :45; won by fall over Cody Clark, Douglas, 3:07; lost by fall to Riley Folk, Milbank, 1:35. Fourth place finish.
220 – Ben Nelson lost by fall to Marshal Simons, Huron, 2:00; won by fall over Kory Gabert, Belle Fourche, 1:23; lost by fall to Braydon Peterson, Lemmon, :23.
285 – Tanner Kettwig lost by 10-0 major decision to Ryan Brushbreaker, St. Francis; won by fall over Jake Ellison, Lemmon, 2:26; lost by fall to Brandon Kneebone, Douglas.