Milbank Youth Wrestlers Win Big at CLAW Tournament

According to Coach Josh Schmeichel, Milbank’s youth wrestlers competed at the CLAW Youth Wrestling Tournament in Clear Lake on Saturday, January 22, and brought home over 20 top-four place finishes. 

Results include:
Tots 6 & Under 33-36 Colton King’s place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Brookson Collins (CLAW) won by tech fall over Colton King (Milbank) (TF 17-2)
• Round 2 – Knox Prasnicki (Warner – Northwestern) won by fall over Colton King (Milbank) (Fall 2:58)
• Round 3 – Cole Kontz (Canby Lancers) won by fall over Colton King (Milbank) (Fall 0:16)

Tots 6 & Under 52-55 Reed Trapp’s place is 3rd and has scored 9.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Brecken Jaquet (Sioux Valley) won by fall over Reed Trapp (Milbank) (Fall 0:52)
• Round 2 – Caden Chen (Watertown Youth Wrestling) won by fall over Reed Trapp (Milbank) (Fall 1:10)
• Round 3 – Reed Trapp (Milbank) won by fall over Colton Schmidt (HYWC) (Fall 4:20)

Bantam 7 & 8 36-41 Harvey Schmeichel’s place is 2nd and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 2 – Brycen Schiernbeck (Watertown Youth Wrestling) won by tech fall over Harvey Schmeichel (Milbank) (TF 15-0)
• Round 3 – Harvey Schmeichel (Milbank) won by fall over Jameson Magedanz (CLAW) (Fall 1:30)

Bantam 7 & 8 40-41 Brooks Graf’s place is 3rd and has scored 9.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Brooks Graf (Milbank) won by fall over Landon Kuipers (CLAW) (Fall 3:37)
• Round 2 – Braxton Brown (CLAW) won by decision over Brooks Graf (Milbank) (Dec 13-12)
• Round 3 – Brody Kontz (Canby Lancers) won by fall over Brooks Graf (Milbank) (Fall 1:14)

Bantam 7 & 8 42-43 Corbin King’s place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Sutton Foster (CLAW) won by fall over Corbin King (Milbank) (Fall 1:23)
• Round 2 – Kutter Armstrong (Huron) won by fall over Corbin King (Milbank) (Fall 0:27)
• Round 3 – Oliver Umlauf (Watertown Youth Wrestling) won by fall over Corbin King (Milbank) (Fall 0:35)

Bantam 7 & 8 48-49 Royce VanMeter’s place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Luke Koch (Brookings) won by fall over Royce VanMeter (Milbank) (Fall 0:19)
• Round 2 – Miles Licht (Sioux Valley) won by fall over Royce VanMeter (Milbank) (Fall 0:17)
• Round 3 – Cooper Namken (Aberdeen Youth Wrestling Club) won by fall over Royce VanMeter (Milbank) (Fall 0:24)

Bantam 7 & 8 51-55 Cruz Prasnicki’s place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Henry Johnson (Watertown Youth Wrestling) (Fall 0:24)
• Round 2 – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Layton Hall (CLAW) (Fall 0:48)
• Round 3 – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Roy Popowski (Canby Lancers) (Fall 0:21)

Bantam 7 & 8 58-62 Ryver Trapp’s place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Ryver Trapp (Milbank) won by fall over Cohen Mack (HYWC) (Fall 0:23)
• Round 2 – Ryver Trapp (Milbank) won by fall over Jaxon Sherman (CLAW) (Fall 2:32)
• Round 3 – Kane Kroski (O`Gorman) won by fall over Ryver Trapp (Milbank) (Fall 1:40)

Bantam 7 & 8 61-62 Paxten Anderson’s place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Paxten Anderson (Milbank) won by fall over Cayden Schmidt (HYWC) (Fall 3:47)
• Round 2 – Dalton Kreger (CLAW) won by fall over Paxten Anderson (Milbank) (Fall 2:50)
• Round 3 – Paxten Anderson (Milbank) won by fall over Falon Antony (Canby Lancers) (Fall 3:55)

Bantam 7 & 8 64-68 Coy Tempel’s place is 3rd and has scored 9.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Lane McGaugh (Huron) won by fall over Coy Tempel (Milbank) (Fall 1:52)
• Round 2 – McQuade Beare (CLAW) won by fall over Coy Tempel (Milbank) (Fall 0:17)
• Round 3 – Coy Tempel (Milbank) won by fall over Corbin Johnson (Webster area) (Fall 1:22)

Bantam 7 & 8 64-70 Kasen Thibeault’s place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Jax Dvoracek (Brookings) won by fall over Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) (Fall 2:27)
• Round 2 – Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) won by fall over Colton Sis (Milbank) (Fall 0:53)
• Round 3 – Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) won by fall over Henry Needham (CLAW) (Fall 0:42)

Bantam 7 & 8 64-70 Colton Sis’s place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Henry Needham (CLAW) won by fall over Colton Sis (Milbank) (Fall 3:51)
• Round 2 – Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) won by fall over Colton Sis (Milbank) (Fall 0:53)
• Round 3 – Jax Dvoracek (Brookings) won by fall over Colton Sis (Milbank) (Fall 0:30)

Bantam 7 & 8 66-70 Clete Wellnitz’s place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Clete Wellnitz (Milbank) won by fall over Zayden Popham (CLAW) (Fall 1:21)
• Round 2 – Clete Wellnitz (Milbank) won by fall over Tripp Langland (Kingsbury County) (Fall 0:18)
• Round 3 – Clete Wellnitz (Milbank) won by fall over Owen Noem (Chargers) (Fall 0:21)

Midget 9 & 10 47-55 Jaston Jonason’s place is 2nd and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Jaston Jonason (Milbank) won by fall over Graham Stormo (CLAW) (Fall 0:44)
• Round 3 – Wyatt Flaskey (Brookings) won by tech fall over Jaston Jonason (Milbank) (TF 15-0)

Midget 9 & 10 58-64 Blaze Fahleen’s place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) won by fall over Jackson Steele (Canby Lancers) (Fall 0:29)
• Round 2 – Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) won by fall over Beau Redlin (CLAW) (Fall 0:27)
• Round 3 – Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) won by fall over Michael Pickrel (Watertown Youth Wrestling) (Fall 0:23)

Midget 9 & 10 62-65 Liam Prasnicki’s place is 1st and has scored 19.5 team points.

• Round 1 – Liam Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Easton Giang (Watertown Youth Wrestling) (Fall 0:38)
• Round 2 – Liam Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Ayden Schmidt (Lennox) (Fall 1:15)
• Round 3 – Liam Prasnicki (Milbank) won by tech fall over Lane Foster (CLAW) (TF 15-0)

Midget 9 & 10 64-68 Jax Jonason’s place is 2nd and has scored 3.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Jax Jonason (Milbank) won by major decision over Lane Madsen (Kingsbury County) (Maj 12-3)
• Round 3 – Gavin Marx (Clark/Willow Lake) won by fall over Jax Jonason (Milbank) (Fall 0:59)

Midget 9 & 10 75-81 Isaac Folk’s place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Isaac Folk (Milbank) won by fall over Paysen Boerger (Watertown Youth Wrestling) (Fall 1:00)
• Round 2 – Isaac Folk (Milbank) won by fall over Carson Eichler (Kingsbury County) (Fall 1:27)
• Round 3 – Isaac Folk (Milbank) won by fall over Tristan Blachford (CLAW) (Fall 0:16)

Midget 9 & 10 78-83 Drake Wellnitz’s place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Drake Wellnitz (Milbank) won by fall over Jase Burns (CLAW) (Fall 0:11)
• Round 2 – Drake Wellnitz (Milbank) won by fall over Jayden Steckelberg (Aberdeen Youth Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:45)
• Round 3 – Declan Severson (Sioux Valley) won by fall over Drake Wellnitz (Milbank) (Fall 0:54)

Midget 9 & 10 91-105 Weston Trapp’s place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Weston Trapp (Milbank) won by major decision over Jerome Olson (Kingsbury County) (Maj 14-6)
• Round 2 – Weston Trapp (Milbank) won by major decision over Riley Appel (Canby Lancers) (Maj 14-4)
• Round 3 – Sawyer Hardt (Sioux Valley) won by fall over Weston Trapp (Milbank) (Fall 4:23)

Novice 11 & 12 68-74 Ryder Gapp’s place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Jack Clemenson (Bison Wrestling Club) won by fall over Ryder Gapp (Milbank) (Fall 3:31)
• Round 2 – Ethan Krausz (Aberdeen Youth Wrestling Club) won by fall over Ryder Gapp (Milbank) (Fall 0:25)
• Round 3 – Yancy Cook (Tiospa Zina) won by fall over Ryder Gapp (Milbank) (Fall 2:07)

Novice 11 & 12 86-88 Evan Folk’s place is 1st and has scored 9.0 team points.

• Round 2 – Evan Folk (Milbank) won by fall over Micah Stern (Brookings) (Fall 0:43)
• Round 3 – Evan Folk (Milbank) won by fall over Kooper Wookey (Clark/Willow Lake) (Fall 2:21)

Novice 11 & 12 87-94 Maxton Schafer’s place is 2nd and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Erich Fokken (CLAW) won by major decision over Maxton Schafer (Milbank) (Maj 10-2)
• Round 2 – Maxton Schafer (Milbank) won by fall over Colton Kreger (CLAW) (Fall 0:59)

Photos: top- Clete Wellnitz bottom-Drake Wellnitz