Bulldog Wrestlers Persevere at SF Jefferson Triangular
Milbank Area Wrestling January 14, 2025 Staff 0


The Bulldog wrestlers went on the road to Sioux Falls Jefferson for a triangular on Thursday, January 9. According to Josh Schmeichel, head coach for MHS, this was the first time the teams had met in a triangular. “It turned out to be two fairly, evenly-matched duals. Going in, we knew we would have a tough time winning either dual as our varsity 144, 175, 215, and 285-pound wrestlers were out with illnesses or injuries.“
“We were at least about to fill three of the spots with our JV wrestlers. Overall, we were pleased with the matches and level we competed at,” Schmeichel said. He commented that he has seen lots of improvements in things the team has been working on, but also added, “We still have a long way to go with just a little over a month left in the season.“
The Bulldogs first dual of the night was against Sioux Falls Jefferson. “With a healthy lineup, this would have been very winnable, “ Schmeichel remarked. “We ended up losing by 13 points, which seems like a lot, but if we had gotten a pin versus getting pinned, it would have brought it to within a one- point dual.”
Milbank’s second dual was against Beresford. Schmeichel remarked, “This is another one that could have gone the other way even without our full lineup. We had two matches that could have easily gone the other way, and if they did, we would have won.”
The girls also wrestled a handful of matches. Against Sioux Falls Jefferson, the Lady Bulldogs went 3-2. Against Beresford-Alcester-Hudson, Milbank finished 2-2.
Milbank (MILB) Boys 31.0 vs. Sioux Falls Jefferson (SFJ) 44.0
106: Abe Fischer (MILB) over (SFJ) (Forfeit)
113: Tayson Tillma (MILB) over Orlando Bermudez (SFJ) (Fall 0:27)
120: Shin Loreno (SFJ) over Jacob Giles (MILB) (Fall 3:31)
126: Andrew Karels (MILB) over (SFJ) (Forfeit)
132: Kaydin Sorensen (SFJ) over Kyle Schneck (MILB) (MD 16-7)
138: Owen Fischer (MILB) over Brady Kuhnert (SFJ) (MD 17-6)
144: Aidan Wells (SFJ) over (MILB) (Forfeit)
150: Lencee Haagenstad (SFJ) over (MILB) (Forfeit)
157: Joe French (MILB) over Derek Wiemann (SFJ) (Fall 0:57)
165: Ayden Dooley (SFJ) over Reese Rabe (MILB) (Fall 2:38)
175: Sam Glesiah (SFJ) over Tanen Schmieg (MILB) (Fall 2:50)
190: Jesse Schneck (MILB) over Anneyso Ahmed (SFJ) (Dec 14-11)
215: Cooper Dykstra (SFJ) over Rashawn Gertsema (MILB) (Fall 0:28)
285: Noah Duran (SFJ) over Oliver Korth (MILB) (MD 10-1)
Photo: Abe Fischer
Jr. High Wrestlers Rack Up Wins at Deuel
The Milbank JH wrestling team attended the Deuel Middle School Wrestling Tournament on Monday, January 13. Steve Stemsrud serves as the coach for Milbank.
Results for the Bulldog wrestlers:
BOYS
Kyle Schneck was undefeated at 3-0
Maxton Schafer was undefeated at 4-0
Caden Schmieg was undefeated at 3-0
Ryder Gapp was defeated 0-3
GIRLS
Kyra Tostenson was undefeated at 3-0
Alondra Romero Mondragon was defeated 0-2
Andrea Luna Sanchez went 1-1
Abril Ayala Ramirez was defeated 0-3
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