Tate Schlueter Takes First at Faulkton Tourney

MHS varsity wrestlers placed fifth as a team in an invitational that included 16 schools at Faulkton on Saturday, December 14. Tate Schlueter took first place in his 175-pound weight class. Six other wrestlers reached the top-six places. Jesse Schneck earned second place; Lawson Novy, third place; Kyle Schneck and Joe French, fourth place; and Reese Rabe, sixth place. Owen Fischer also placed sixth in spite of an injury. 

According to Josh Schmeichel, head coach for Milbank, “Owen started off the tournament with two falls, but during his semifinal match, he landed wrong on his knee and ended up medical forfeiting the rest of his matches.”

“Tate Schlueter pinned his way through the tournament for a first- place finish. Kyle Schneck had a good tournament. He was able to pull off an upset in the semis. From there, he was able to finish off the tournament in fourth-place,” Schmeichel commented. Jesse Schneck made his way to the finals with a fall and a close 5-3 decision. In the finals, he lost to finish the day in second place.

According to Schmeichel, Joe French had a tough 10-0 loss in the quarterfinals, but wrestled his way back into the battle for third place, including  a rematch with his quarterfinals opponent. He lost in a close 4-3 decision, but brought home fourth place. Reese Rabe had a decent tournament with a couple of good wins. He finished the tourney in sixth place. .

“Lawson Novy also had a good tournament,” said Schneichel. “He started off the day with a 6-3 decision before his only loss of the tournament. After that, he pinned his way back to a third-place finish.” Schmeichel noted that Lawson is a freshman wrestling in the 285-pound weight class. He is stepping up to fill in for his big brother Landon, who had wrestled in that same weight class for the Bulldogs for the past few years. 

Team Scores:
(1) Kimball-White Lake-Platte-Geddes  (2) Clark-Willow Lake  (3) Sisseton  (4) Oakes (5) Milbank  (6) Faulkton  (7) Aberdeen Central JV  (8) Potter County  (9) Britton-Hecla  (10) Mobridge-Pollock  (11) Hamlin  (12) Sunshine Bible Academy  (13) Warner-Northwestern  (14) Ipswich-Bowdle  (15)  McLaughlin  (16) Sully Buttes

Individual  Results for Milbank:
120 Pounds
Tayson Tillma (3-5) scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tayson Tillma (Milbank) 3-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Cash Edgar (Faulkton) 6-1 won by fall over Tayson Tillma (Milbank) 3-5 (Fall 0:58)
Cons. Round 2 – Tayson Tillma (Milbank) 3-5 won by fall over Carter Grobe (Britton/Hecla) 0-6 (Fall 1:38)
Cons. Round 3 – JAREN NELSON (Oakes) 4-3 won by decision over Tayson Tillma (Milbank) 3-5 (Dec 7-4)

126 Pounds
Jacob Giles (0-7) 
Champ. Round 1 – Logan Smith (Faulkton) 7-2 won by fall over Jacob Giles (Milbank) 0-7 (Fall 1:06)
Cons. Round 1 – Jacob Giles (Milbank) 0-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Jack Stuwe (Potter County) 6-2 won by fall over Jacob Giles (Milbank) 0-7 (Fall 1:21)

132
Kyle Schneck (4-5) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Kyle Schneck (Milbank) 4-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Kyle Schneck (Milbank) 4-5 won by decision over Luke Olson (Mobridge/Pollock) 6-3 (Dec 7-6)
Semifinal – Lane Stuwe (Potter County) 5-1 won by fall over Kyle Schneck (Milbank) 4-5 (Fall 2:00)
Cons. Semi – Kyle Schneck (Milbank) 4-5 won by fall over Tucker Meierotto (Oakes) 2-3 (Fall 3:37)
3rd Place Match – Luke Olson (Mobridge/Pollock) 6-3 won by fall over Kyle Schneck (Milbank) 4-5 (Fall 2:18)

138 Pounds
Owen Fischer (6-2) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Owen Fischer (Milbank) 6-2 won by fall over Keyen Crow Ghost (McLaughlin) 0-4 (Fall 0:53)
Quarterfinal – Owen Fischer (Milbank) 6-2 won by fall over Marken Cazeau (Faulkton) 2-4 (Fall 0:53)
Semifinal – MATHIAS DAHLSTROM (Oakes) 6-1 won by decision over Owen Fischer (Milbank) 6-2 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Semi – Sean Roseland (Faulkton) 7-2 won by medical forfeit over Owen Fischer (Milbank) 6-2 (M. For.)
5th Place Match – Isaac Johnson (Clark/Willow Lake) 4-4 won by medical forfeit over Owen Fischer (Milbank) 6-2 (M. For.)

144 Pounds
Jayce Jonason (1-2) scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tate Surat (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 4-3 won by major decision over Jayce Jonason (Milbank) 1-2 (MD 10-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Jayce Jonason (Milbank) 1-2 won by fall over Dante DeGeest (Hamlin) 0-4 (Fall 2:19)
Cons. Round 2 – Logan Foster (Clark/Willow Lake) 6-6 won by decision over Jayce Jonason (Milbank) 1-2 (Dec 9-6)

157 Pounds
Joe French (8-3) placed 4th and scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Joe French (Milbank) 8-3 won by fall over Ezra Stiegelmeier (Sunshine Bible Academy) 0-4 (Fall 0:58)
Quarterfinal – Carter Konechne (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 8-1 won by major decision over Joe French (Milbank) 8-3 (MD 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Joe French (Milbank) 8-3 won by fall over Beckham Houdeschel (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 0-4 (Fall 2:12)
Cons. Round 3 – Joe French (Milbank) 8-3 won by fall over Tanner Vander Vorst (Potter County) 4-4 (Fall 1:49)
Cons. Semi – Joe French (Milbank) 8-3 won by fall over Austin Vig (Clark/Willow Lake) 4-2 (Fall 1:18)
3rd Place Match – Carter Konechne (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 8-1 won by decision over Joe French (Milbank) 8-3 (Dec 4-3)

165 Pounds
Reese Rabe  (2-4) placed 6th and scored 6.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Kaylor Swenson (Aberdeen Central JV) 4-1 won by fall over Reese Rabe (Milbank) 2-4 (Fall 1:20)
Cons. Round 1 – Reese Rabe (Milbank) 2-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Reese Rabe (Milbank) 2-4 won by decision over Dashel Davidson (Britton/Hecla) 5-4 (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Reese Rabe (Milbank) 2-4 won by decision over AJ Olivier (Sully Buttes) 1-4 (Dec 14-7)
Cons. Semi – Kaylor Swenson (Aberdeen Central JV) 4-1 won by fall over Reese Rabe (Milbank) 2-4 (Fall 0:25)
5th Place Match – Justin Muehler (Sisseton) 4-4 won by decision over Reese Rabe (Milbank) 2-4 (Dec 4-3)

175 Pounds
Tate Schlueter (8-0) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tate Schlueter (Milbank) 8-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Tate Schlueter (Milbank) 8-0 won by fall over Blain Mohnen (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 1-4 (Fall 1:21)
Semifinal – Tate Schlueter (Milbank) 8-0 won by fall over Ben Suther (Britton/Hecla) 6-2 (Fall 1:37)
1st Place Match – Tate Schlueter (Milbank) 8-0 won by fall over Kenyon Kuiper (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 6-2 (Fall 1:34)

190 Pounds
Jesse Schneck (6-2) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jesse Schneck (Milbank) 6-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Jesse Schneck (Milbank) 6-2 won by fall over Chris Baas (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 4-5 (Fall 3:02)
Semifinal – Jesse Schneck (Milbank) 6-2 won by decision over CARTER PTACEK (Oakes) 4-3 (Dec 5-3)
1st Place Match – Josh Kannegieter (Clark/Willow Lake) 8-0 won by fall over Jesse Schneck (Milbank) 6-2 (Fall 1:40)

285 Pounds
Lawson Novy (5-4) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Lawson Novy (Milbank) 5-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Lawson Novy (Milbank) 5-4 won by decision over Dalton Deffenbaugh (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 5-3 (Dec 6-3)
Semifinal – Preston Cavalier (Warner/NW) 4-1 won by fall over Lawson Novy (Milbank) 5-4 (Fall 3:24)
Cons. Semi – Lawson Novy (Milbank) 5-4 won by fall over Brayden Satter (Warner/NW) 2-3 (Fall 1:29)
3rd Place Match – Lawson Novy (Milbank) 5-4 won by fall over Wyatt Zeigler (Mobridge/Pollock) 4-2 (Fall 1:45)

Milbank JH Wrestlers Earn Some Wins at  Sisseton 
The Milbank JH wrestling team traveled to Sisseton on Monday, December 9. “They faced tough competition from northeast South Dakota, according to Coach, Steve Stemsrud. Stemsrud also commented, “Four of our wrestlers are beginners, who are making substantial improvements each week.”

Individual results for the Milbank JH wrestlers:
Alondra Romero –  Won 1 match and lost 2 
Abril Ramirez –  Lost  2 matches
Andrea Luna Sanchez – Lost 3 matches
Kyra Tostenson –  Won 2 matches
Kyle Schneck – Won 2 matches and lost 1
Maxton Schafer –  Won 3 matches
Caden Schmieg –  Lost 3 matches

Photo: Owen Fischer