Freshman Eli Fischer was the lone Milbank Bulldog to place at the State Class A wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls this past weekend. He... Eli Fischer Earns Fifth Place At State Wrestling Tournament

Freshman Eli Fischer was the lone Milbank Bulldog to place at the State Class A wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls this past weekend. He secured fifth place at the 106 pound weight class with a tournament record of 4-2.

“Eli had an outstanding tournament,” boasted Bulldog head coach Jeremy Tostenson. “All the guys battled hard and competed.”
Seniors Jake Anderson and Riley Folk finished out their high school wrestling careers with a state tournament appearance. Others competing for Milbank were JD Lusk, Alec Bien and Cole Dockter.

Milbank landed tied for 22nd place in the team standings with 15 points. Pierre captured its third consecutive state title with 181.5 points. Aberdeen Central was the runner-up with 144.5, and Sturgis Brown took third with 144.0.

Following are the complete results for Milbank:
Team scores – Pierre, 181.5; Aberdeen Central, 144.5; Sturgis Brown, 144.0; Rapid City Central, 123.5; Rapid City Stevens, 116.0; Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 86.0; Watertown, 85.5; Brookings, 81.5; Lennox, 81.0; Lennox, 81.0; Vermillion, 77.0; Madison, 67.0; Huron, 66.0; Harrisburg, 65.5; Brandon Valley, 54.0; Chamberlain, 41.0; Spearfish, 41.0; West Central, 37.0; Mitchell, 36.0; Sioux Falls Washington, 34.0; Sioux Falls Lincoln, 28.0; Douglas/RC Christian, 26.0; Belle Fourche, 15.0; Milbank, 15.0; Dakota Valley, 14.0; Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 8.0; Yankton, 7.5; Dell Rapids, 7.0; Pine Ridge, 0.106 – Eli Fischer won by fall over Declan Malone, Douglas, 0:45; fell 4-1 to Jacob Moore, Aberdeen Central; won 9-5 over Ty Althoff, Watertown; won 7-2 over Giovanni Ruffo, Yankton; fell 3-1 to Isaac Klinkhammer, Brandon Valley; won 4-1 over Cody Stockman, RC Stevens. Fifth place finish.

126 – JD Lusk lost by fall to Spencer Stockman, RC Stevens, 3:18; fell by 11-0 major decision to Logan Sparks, Mitchell.
145 – Alec Bien fell 6-0 to Brandon Sharkey, RC Stevens; won 2-1 over Noah Walker, Vermillion; lost by fall to Cole Halouska, Lennox, 2:07.
160 – Jake Anderson fell 6-0 to Tristen Boeckholt, West Central; won 7-1 over Garrett Leesman, Pierre; dropped 2-0 to Nick Schirado, Harrisburg.
170 – Cole Dockter fell 7-3 to Jason Simon, West Central; lost 5-1 to Cade Bruggeman, Harrisburg.
220 – Riley Folk lost by fall to Sam Detert, Harrisburg, 4:24; won by 13-4 major decision over Cole Diedrichsen, Yankton; fell 7-1 to Marshal Simons, Huron.

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