Schneck Brothers Win Second and Third at Huron Invitational

Siblings Barrett and Jesse Schneck placed second and third, respectively, at the Huron Invitational on Saturday, February 12. The entire team had a good showing. Joseph French, Tate Schlueter, and Leyton Raffety each nailed down a fourth-place finish. Jacob Johnson, Kaden Krause, Maddox Hanson, and Landon Novy secured fifth-place wins. Together as a team, the Bulldogs scored 129 points to bring home fifth place.

Team scores included:  Winner (W), 231; Aberdeen Central (AC), 191; Bon Homme/Scotland (BHS), 163; Huron (H), 155; Milbank, 129; Webster Area (WA), 108; Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington (WSWW), 107; Beresford/ Alcester-Hudson (BAH), 106; Dell Rapids (DR), 92.5; Hamlin (HA), 83, and Yankton (Y), 55. P#Results for the Milbank Area wrestlers include: 106 pounds – Owen Fischer — first round bye; pinned by Jackson Kaul (BHS); pinned Calvin Caba (*UNA), 5:38; lost to Ashton Hill (WSWW), 4-0. 120 – Jacob Johnson — first round bye; lost to Aiden Zavesky (H), 4-3; bye; pinned Luke Guthmiller (BHS), 2:21; pinned by Haeden Jorgenson (WA), 2:43; pinned Zaveksy, 1:33. Fifth-place finish138 – Kaden Krause defeated Cale Mohling (WSWW), 11-1 (major decision); defeated Brock Gisselbeck (HA), 9-5; pinned by Ceal Larson (WA), 1:03; lost to Jude Sargent (W), 5-0; defeated Elias Biegler (AC), 7-2. Fifth-place finish. 145 – Joseph French pinned Gavin Witt (WA),:45; pinned by Colt Dunkelberger (H), 3:16; pinned Shar Ler M Ser (*UNA), 1:26; pinned Gabe Clark (DR), 3:55; defeated Logan Opitz (AC), 9-3; lost to Jaymison Bjorum (BHS), 7-2. Fourth-place finish. 152 – Tate Schlueter pinned Cordell Rychlik (AC), 3:58; pinned by Jack Peters (W), 3:42; defeated Robert Watkins (BAH), 7-3; pinned Ryan Florey (UNA),:55; defeated Ryken Orel (W), 13-6; injury default to Landon Smith BHS). Fourth-place finish. 160 – Barrett Schneck — first round bye; defeated Dylan Schaunaman (AC), 11-3 (major decision); defeated Weston Mason (DR), 7-2; lost to Riley Orel (W), 7-0. Second-place finish.170 – Jesse Schneck — first round bye; lost to Isaiah Crownover (*UNA), 7-5; bye; pinned Gavin Kroll (B), 2:13; defeated Ayden Gisi (AC), 6-2; defeated Crownover, 9-4. Third-place finish.182 – Leyton Raffety pinned Hser Wah (H), 1:28; defeated Aaron Larson (B), 9-6; pinned by Isaac Crownover (BHS), 2:38; defeated Ryker Meister (AC), 11-8; lost to Quinn Carr (DR), 4-2. Fourth-place finish.195 – Carter Gloe — first round bye; pinned by Landon Schurch (B), 2:37; bye; pinned by Dah Moo (H), 2:03. 220 – Maddox Hanson had a first round bye; pinned Brandon Schmidt (DR), 1:36; pinned by Achilles Willuweit (W), 2:00; pinned by Alex Jensen (B), 1:35; pinned Schmidt, :17. Fifth- place finsh. 285 – Landon Novy — first round bye; pinned by Jacob Krenz (AC), 2:52; bye; won by forfeit; lost to Chris Wirth (B), 7-6; pinned Stetson Shelbourn (W), :33. Fifth-place finish.**Unattached (UNA) wrestlers also competed in the Huron Invitational.

Next up for the Milbank Area grapplers? The Bulldogs host a multi-school tournament on Saturday, February 19, at the Milbank Armory.

Photos: top- Tate Schlueter and Carter Gloe