Youth Wrestlers Place at State – Landon Krause Wins Champ

Youth wrestlers participated in the 2023 South Dakota Wrestling Coaches Association (SDWCA) State Tournament March 24-26 in Aberdeen. Landon Krause brought home first place, Reed Trapp took second, and Weston Trapp came in third in their respective divisions.

Complete results for the Milbank wrestlers includes:

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Landon Krause placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Landon Krause (Milbank) won by fall over Brecken Buchholz (Phillip) (Fall 0:51)
• Quarterfinal – Landon Krause (Milbank) won by fall over Benjamin Hartnett (Bon Homme) (Fall 3:35)
• Semifinal – Landon Krause (Milbank) won by fall over Hudson Bunkowske (RC Westside Raiders) (Fall 1:30)
• 1st Place Match – Landon Krause (Milbank) won by decision over Brooks Sombke (Groton) (Dec 14-7)

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Colton King placed 7th and scored 12.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Cade Gunderson (West Central) won by fall over Colton King (Milbank) (Fall 0:30)
• Cons. Round 1 – Colton King (Milbank) won by fall over Ryker Herron (Groton) (Fall 2:38)
• Cons. Round 2 – Colton King (Milbank) won by fall over Leo Riibe (Dakota Valley) (Fall 1:28)
• Cons. Round 3 – Nico Aldana (Madison) won by fall over Colton King (Milbank) (Fall 2:25)
• 7th Place Match – Colton King (Milbank) won by fall over Leo Ginther (Lemmon-McIntosh) (Fall 0:41)

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Lincoln Trapp scored 3.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Jaxxen Jensen (Yankton Jr Bucks) won by decision over Lincoln Trapp (Milbank) (Dec 4-1)
• Cons. Round 1 – Lincoln Trapp (Milbank) won by fall over Meyer Peskey (Parkston) (Fall 0:42)
• Cons. Round 2 – Kashdyn Logan (Warner-Northwestern) won by decision over Lincoln Trapp (Milbank) (Dec 9-4)

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Reed Trapp placed  2nd and scored 20.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Reed Trapp (Milbank) won by fall over Emmanuel Dion (AC-DC (Lake Andes)) (Fall 1:06)
• Quarterfinal – Reed Trapp (Milbank) won by decision over Stetson Radway (Phillip) (Dec 12-7)
• Semifinal – Reed Trapp (Milbank) won by decision over Gerrit Lund (Lennox) (Dec 7-5)
• 1st Place Match – Adrian Winter (Miller) won by tech fall over Reed Trapp (Milbank) (TF 18-3)

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Brooks Graf placed 5th and scored 19.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Brooks Graf (Milbank) won by fall over Monte Holmquist (Hot Springs) (Fall 4:03)
• Quarterfinal – Colsen Kolda (Miller) won by fall over Brooks Graf (Milbank) (Fall 1:29)
• Cons. Round 2 – Brooks Graf (Milbank) won by fall over Tilden Carroll (Highmore) (Fall 0:35)
• Cons. Round 3 – Brooks Graf (Milbank) won by fall over Corbyn Westall (Brookings) (Fall 0:12)
• Cons. Semi – Gus Tonneson (Colman) won by fall over Brooks Graf (Milbank) (Fall 0:54)
• 5th Place Match – Brooks Graf (Milbank) won by fall over Hunter Robbins (McCook Central-Montrose) (Fall 0:21)

Girls B 58

Audrey Schmeichel placed 7th and scored 12.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Paisley Stewart (Aberdeen) won by fall over Audrey Schmeichel (Milbank) (Fall 0:33)
• Cons. Round 1 – Audrey Schmeichel (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 – Audrey Schmeichel (Milbank) won by fall over Sophia Tritt (Canton) (Fall 1:14)
• Cons. Round 3 – Kinzleigh McHugh (Watertown) won by tech fall over Audrey Schmeichel (Milbank) (TF 16-1)
• 7th Place Match – Audrey Schmeichel (Milbank) won by fall over Cecilia Parrish (Highmore) (Fall 2:18)

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Westin Pinkert placed 6th and scored 15.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Raiden Jones (SF Washington) won by fall over Westin Pinkert (Milbank) (Fall 0:45)
• Cons. Round 1 – Westin Pinkert (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 – Westin Pinkert (Milbank) won by fall over Ellis Gustafson (Spearfish) (Fall 3:43)
• Cons. Round 3 – Westin Pinkert (Milbank) won by fall over Braxton Brown (CLAW) (Fall 0:41)
• Cons. Semi – Gunnar Tschetter (Marion-Freeman) won by fall over Westin Pinkert (Milbank) (Fall 3:41)
• 5th Place Match – Sawyer Sigman (Sturgis) won by fall over Westin Pinkert (Milbank) (Fall 2:38)

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Cruz Prasnicki placed 4th and scored 18.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Emersyn Bjorum (Scotland) (Fall 2:12)
• Quarterfinal – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) won by decision over Eddie Sylva (RC Cobbler Kids) (Dec 6-1)
• Semifinal – Cason Zens (Lennox) won by fall over Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) (Fall 3:07)
• Cons. Semi – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Wyatt VandenHoek (Platte-Geddes) (Fall 3:43)
• 3rd Place Match – Gage Edgar (Redfield) won by decision over Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) (Dec 4-0)

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Brady Ericsson placed 5th and scored 17.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Brady Ericsson (Milbank) won by major decision over Creighton Kalda (Pierre) (Maj 12-2)
• Quarterfinal – Ryker Roe (West Central) won by major decision over Brady Ericsson (Milbank) (Maj 10-0)
• Cons. Round 2 – Brady Ericsson (Milbank) won by major decision over Owen Petersek (Lyman County) (Maj 9-0)
• Cons. Round 3 – Brady Ericsson (Milbank) won by fall over Jaxton Schurch (Beresford) (Fall 0:48)
• Cons. Semi – Aspen Frasier (RC Westside Raiders) won by decision over Brady Ericsson (Milbank) (Dec 6-0)
• 5th Place Match – Brady Ericsson (Milbank) won by fall over Slade Webster (Gregory) (Fall 1:16)

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Ryver Trapp 

• Champ. Round 1 – Crawston Craven (Winner) won by fall over Ryver Trapp (Milbank) (Fall 1:20)
• Cons. Round 1 – Alton Huber (Spearfish) won by fall over Ryver Trapp (Milbank) (Fall 1:26)

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Weston Trapp placed 3rd and scored 21.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Weston Trapp (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Huntley Urban (Kimball) won by fall over Weston Trapp (Milbank) (Fall 3:54)
• Cons. Round 2 – Weston Trapp (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 3 – Weston Trapp (Milbank) won by fall over Sawyer Hardt (Sioux Valley) (Fall 3:31)
• Cons. Semi – Weston Trapp (Milbank) won by fall over Beau Langager (Dakota Boyz Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:58)
• 3rd Place Match – Weston Trapp (Milbank) won by fall over Layton Horstman (Parkston) (Fall 2:49)

Girls C HWT

Kyra Tostenson placed 5th and scored 17.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) won by fall over Jaelyn Assman (Winner) (Fall 1:20)
• Semifinal – Rayna Miller (Viborg-Hurley) won by fall over Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) (Fall 2:25)
• Cons. Semi – Mallory Baldwin (Canton) won by decision over Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) (Dec 4-0)
• 5th Place Match – Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) won by fall over Lily Montgomery (Canistota) (Fall 3:48)

Schoolboy 120

Forfeit 

• Champ. Round 1 – Oakley Menzel (Phillip) won by forfeit over Forfeit Forfeit (Milbank) (FF)
• Cons. Round 1 – Forfeit Forfeit (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 – Logan Foster (Clark-Willow Lake) won by forfeit over Forfeit Forfeit (Milbank) (FF)

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Lane Johnson scored 3.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Lucas Chaparro (Huron) won by fall over Lane Johnson (Milbank) (Fall 0:41)
• Cons. Round 1 – Lane Johnson (Milbank) won by fall over William Erk (Newell) (Fall 2:02)
• Cons. Round 2 – Elliot Powell (Tri Valley) won by fall over Lane Johnson (Milbank) (Fall 2:14)

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