Youth Wrestlers Advance to Regional Tourney

Milbank youth wrestlers competed in the 2022 SDWCA District 7 Tournament in Webster on Saturday, March 5. The top-eight place winners advance to the regional tournament to be held Saturday, March 12, in Britton.

Results for the Milbank wrestlers include:
Tots 37 Landon Krause’s place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Landon Krause (Milbank) won by fall over Brooks Sombke (Groton Tuff Tigers) (Fall 1:00)
• Round 2 – Landon Krause (Milbank) won by fall over Camdyn Huffman (Webster Area) (Fall 0:56)
• Round 3 – Landon Krause (Milbank) won by fall over Lane Mack (Watertown) (Fall 4:10)

Tots 40 Taten Tietjen’s place is 2nd and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Jameson Marx (Clark/Willow Lake) won by fall over Taten Tietjen (Milbank) (Fall 0:43)
• Round 2 – Jameson Marx (Clark/Willow Lake) won by decision over Taten Tietjen (Milbank) (Dec 11-10)

Tots 53 Case Conrad’s place is 3rd and has scored 9.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Levi Stonefield (Clear Lake) won by decision over Case Conrad (Milbank) (Dec 8-2)
• Round 2 – Case Conrad (Milbank) won by fall over Colton Schmidt (HYWC) (Fall 1:51)
• Round 3 – Caden Chen (Watertown) won by fall over Case Conrad (Milbank) (Fall 1:17)

Tots 57 Reed Trapp’s place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Hunter Swenson (Webster Area) won by decision over Reed Trapp (Milbank) (Dec 17-10)
• Round 2 – Zachary Zylstra (Clear Lake) won by fall over Reed Trapp (Milbank) (Fall 4:14)
• Round 3 – Maxwell Schleusner (Watertown) won by tech fall over Reed Trapp (Milbank) (TF 15-0)

Tots HWT Elliot Boswell’s place is 4th and has scored 11.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal – Kroy Khali (Groton Tuff Tigers) won by fall over Elliot Boswell (Milbank) (Fall 1:49)
• Cons. Round 1 – Elliot Boswell (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Semi – Elliot Boswell (Milbank) won by fall over Hunter Fellbaum (Webster Area) (Fall 2:23)
• 3rd Place Match – Drez`Moon Little Bird (Tiospa Zina) won in tie breaker – 1 over Elliot Boswell (Milbank) (TB-1 12-11)

Bantam 40 Harvey Schmeichel’s place is 3rd and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Landon Kuipers (Clear Lake) won by decision over Harvey Schmeichel (Milbank) (Dec 8-1)
• Round 3 – Westin Pinkert (Milbank) won by fall over Harvey Schmeichel (Milbank) (Fall 1:30)

Bantam 40 Westin Pinkert’s place is 1st and has scored 8.0 team points.

• Round 2 – Westin Pinkert (Milbank) won by major decision over Landon Kuipers (Clear Lake) (Maj 9-0)
• Round 3 – Westin Pinkert (Milbank) won by fall over Harvey Schmeichel (Milbank) (Fall 1:30)

Bantam 44 Brooks Graf’s place is 4th and has scored 11.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal – Eli Engelhart (Watertown) won by fall over Brooks Graf (Milbank) (Fall 2:00)
• Cons. Round 1 – Brooks Graf (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Semi – Brooks Graf (Milbank) won by fall over Brycen Schiernbeck (Watertown) (Fall 0:34)
• 3rd Place Match – Bennett Iverson (Groton Tuff Tigers) won by fall over Brooks Graf (Milbank) (Fall 1:58)

Bantam 50 Lincoln Kiley’s place is 7th and has scored 8.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Jackson Sandal (Webster Area) won by fall over Lincoln Kiley (Milbank) (Fall 1:11)
• Cons. Round 1 – Lincoln Kiley (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 – Lincoln Kiley (Milbank) won by fall over James Raabe (Britton Hecla) (Fall 1:12)
• Cons. Round 3 – Oliver Umlauf (Watertown) won by fall over Lincoln Kiley (Milbank) (Fall 1:12)
• 7th Place Match – Lincoln Kiley (Milbank) won by fall over Cooper Namken (Hamlin Youth Wrestling) (Fall 1:15)

Bantam 50 Cutler Conrad’s place is 6th and has scored 11.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Cutler Conrad (Milbank) won by fall over Logan Lanning (WWBC) (Fall 0:52)
• Quarterfinal – Cutler Conrad (Milbank) won by fall over James Raabe (Britton Hecla) (Fall 0:44)
• Semifinal – Crue Jones (Britton Wrestling Club) won by decision over Cutler Conrad (Milbank) (Dec 5-4)
• Cons. Semi – Jackson Sandal (Webster Area) won by fall over Cutler Conrad (Milbank) (Fall 1:03)
• 5th Place Match – Blake Severson (Clark/Willow Lake) won by decision over Cutler Conrad (Milbank) (Dec 6-5)

Bantam 53 Cruz Prasnicki’s place is 1st and has scored 25.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) won by tech fall over Kutter Engelbrecht (Clear Lake) (TF 15-0)
• Semifinal – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Corven Schmieg (Britton Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:44)
• 1st Place Match – Cruz Prasnicki (Milbank) won by decision over Lucas Johnson (Clark/Willow Lake) (Dec 6-0)

Bantam 53 Brantley Mitthun’s place is 4th and has scored 17.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Brantley Mitthun (Milbank) won by fall over Jaxson Jacobson (Watertown) (Fall 0:31)
• Quarterfinal – Lucas Johnson (Clark/Willow Lake) won by fall over Brantley Mitthun (Milbank) (Fall 0:57)
• Cons. Round 2 – Brantley Mitthun (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 3 – Brantley Mitthun (Milbank) won by fall over Reece Halmrast (Britton Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:32)
• Cons. Semi – Brantley Mitthun (Milbank) won by tech fall over Corven Schmieg (Britton Wrestling Club) (TF 16-1)
• 3rd Place Match – Kutter Engelbrecht (Clear Lake) won by fall over Brantley Mitthun (Milbank) (Fall 2:06)

Bantam 65 Coy Tempel’s place is 2nd and has scored 21.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Coy Tempel (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Coy Tempel (Milbank) won by fall over Dylan Haas (Clear Lake) (Fall 0:33)
• Semifinal – Coy Tempel (Milbank) won by major decision over Ryver Trapp (Milbank Area Wrestling) (Maj 20-6)
• 1st Place Match – Huntley Overacker (Groton Tuff Tigers) won by fall over Coy Tempel (Milbank) (Fall 0:47)

Bantam 65 Paxten Anderson’s place is 5th and has scored 13.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Paxten Anderson (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Paxten Anderson (Milbank) won by fall over Holden Hoffman Bevers (WWBC) (Fall 3:33)
• Semifinal – Huntley Overacker (Groton Tuff Tigers) won by fall over Paxten Anderson (Milbank) (Fall 1:18)
• Cons. Semi – Ryder Rieffenberger (Watertown) won by fall over Paxten Anderson (Milbank) (Fall 2:27)
• 5th Place Match – Paxten Anderson (Milbank) won by fall over Holden Hoffman Bevers (WWBC) (Fall 0:21)

Bantam 65 Sawyer Adler’s place is 7th and has scored 6.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Sawyer Adler (Milbank) won by decision over Ryder Rieffenberger (Watertown) (Dec 12-8)
• Quarterfinal – Huntley Overacker (Groton Tuff Tigers) won by fall over Sawyer Adler (Milbank) (Fall 0:43)
• Cons. Round 2 – Sawyer Adler (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 3 – Holden Hoffman Bevers (WWBC) won by fall over Sawyer Adler (Milbank) (Fall 0:21)
• 7th Place Match – Sawyer Adler (Milbank) won by fall over Dylan Haas (Clear Lake) (Fall 1:30)

Bantam 70 Clete Wellnitz’s place is 2nd and has scored 22.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Clete Wellnitz (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Clete Wellnitz (Milbank) won by fall over Corbin Johnson (Webster Area) (Fall 0:40)
• Semifinal – Clete Wellnitz (Milbank) won by fall over William Johnson (Clark/Willow Lake) (Fall 0:56)
• 1st Place Match – Zayden Popham (Clear Lake) won by decision over Clete Wellnitz (Milbank) (Dec 12-6)

Bantam 70 Kasen Thibeault’s place is 3rd and has scored 18.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Zayden Popham (Clear Lake) won by fall over Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) (Fall 2:28)
• Cons. Round 2 – Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 3 – Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) won by fall over Jaxson Hansen (Webster Area) (Fall 1:18)
• Cons. Semi – Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) won by fall over William Johnson (Clark/Willow Lake) (Fall 0:52)
• 3rd Place Match – Kasen Thibeault (Milbank) won by fall over Braxten Sombke (Groton Tuff Tigers) (Fall 2:43)

Bantam 76 Luke Koplin’s place is 7th and has scored 2.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal – Henry Needham (Clear Lake) won by major decision over Luke Koplin (Milbank) (Maj 13-0)
• Cons. Round 1 – Abel Bloom (Webster Area) won by fall over Luke Koplin (Milbank) (Fall 2:28)
• 7th Place Match – Luke Koplin (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)

Bantam HWT Weston Trapp’s place is 1st and has scored 3.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Weston Trapp (Milbank) won by decision over Beau Langager (Dakota Boyz Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-2)
• Round 2 – Weston Trapp (Milbank) won by major decision over Beau Langager (Dakota Boyz Wrestling Club) (Maj 8-0)

Midgets 50 Corbin King’s place is 3rd and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Graham Stormo (Clear Lake) won by decision over Corbin King (Milbank) (Dec 16-15)
• Round 3 – Greyton Wasilk (Watertown) won by fall over Corbin King (Milbank) (Fall 0:27)

Midgets 53 Andrew Karges’s place is 2nd and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Brandt Pitkin (Watertown) won by major decision over Andrew Karges (Milbank) (Maj 14-1)
• Round 2 – Brandt Pitkin (Watertown) won by fall over Andrew Karges (Milbank) (Fall 0:48)

Midgets 63 Riley Krause’s place is 7th and has scored 7.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Riley Krause (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Michael Pickrel (Watertown) won by fall over Riley Krause (Milbank) (Fall 1:18)
• Cons. Round 2 – Riley Krause (Milbank) won by fall over Jackson McMillan (Watertown Wrestling Booster Cl) (Fall 2:37)
• Cons. Round 3 – Colton Schmidt (Milbank) won by decision over Riley Krause (Milbank) (Dec 11-9)
• 7th Place Match – Riley Krause (Milbank) won by fall over Liam Ries (Clear Lake) (Fall 1:02)

Midgets 63 Colton Schmidt’s place is 6th and has scored 11.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Colton Schmidt (Milbank) won by fall over Kyson Waagen (Britton Wrestling Club) (Fall 4:09)
• Quarterfinal – Easton Giang (Watertown) won by fall over Colton Schmidt (Milbank) (Fall 0:18)
• Cons. Round 2 – Colton Schmidt (Milbank) won by fall over Carsen Petersen (Watertown) (Fall 1:05)
• Cons. Round 3 – Colton Schmidt (Milbank) won by decision over Riley Krause (Milbank) (Dec 11-9)
• Cons. Semi – Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) won by fall over Colton Schmidt (Milbank) (Fall 0:20)
• 5th Place Match – Michael Pickrel (Watertown) won by fall over Colton Schmidt (Milbank) (Fall 2:24)

Midgets 63 Blaze Fahleen’s place is 3rd and has scored 20.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) won by fall over Westyn Hofer (Clark/Willow Lake) (Fall 0:37)
• Semifinal – Brady Ericsson (Milbank) won by fall over Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) (Fall 2:20)
• Cons. Semi – Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) won by fall over Colton Schmidt (Milbank) (Fall 0:20)
• 3rd Place Match – Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) won by fall over Westyn Hofer (Clark/Willow Lake) (Fall 2:27)

Midgets 63 Brady Ericsson’s place is 1st and has scored 28.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Brady Ericsson (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Brady Ericsson (Milbank) won by fall over Liam Ries (Clear Lake) (Fall 0:42)
• Semifinal – Brady Ericsson (Milbank) won by fall over Blaze Fahleen (Milbank) (Fall 2:20)
• 1st Place Match – Brady Ericsson (Milbank) won by fall over Easton Giang (Watertown) (Fall 0:58)

Midgets 67 Liam Prasnicki’s place is 3rd and has scored 21.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Liam Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Eli Appel (Dakota Boyz Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:00)
• Quarterfinal – Liam Prasnicki (Milbank) won by tech fall over Grayson Decker (WWBC) (TF 15-0)
• Semifinal – Gavin Marx (Clark/Willow Lake) won by decision over Liam Prasnicki (Milbank) (Dec 6-0)
• Cons. Semi – Liam Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Eli Appel (Dakota Boyz Wrestling Club) (Fall 4:20)
• 3rd Place Match – Liam Prasnicki (Milbank) won by fall over Colton Biel (Britton Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:59)

Midgets 67 Jax Jonason’s place is 2nd and has scored 22.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Jax Jonason (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Jax Jonason (Milbank) won by fall over Isaac Pallesen (Dakota Boyz Wrestling Club) (Fall 4:02)
• Semifinal – Jax Jonason (Milbank) won by fall over Colton Biel (Britton Wrestling Club) (Fall 4:17)
• 1st Place Match – Gavin Marx (Clark/Willow Lake) won by fall over Jax Jonason (Milbank) (Fall 1:10)

Midgets 82 Isaac Folk’s place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal – Isaac Folk (Milbank) won by fall over Kane Baumgarn (Webster Area) (Fall 1:04)
• Semifinal – Isaac Folk (Milbank) won by fall over Bennett Ahlgren (Britton Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:34)
• 1st Place Match – Eli Anderson (Dakota Boyz Wrestling Club) won by fall over Isaac Folk (Milbank) (Fall 3:42)

Midgets 82 Drake Wellnitz’s place is 3rd and has scored 13.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal – Eli Anderson (Dakota Boyz Wrestling Club) won by fall over Drake Wellnitz (Milbank) (Fall 2:11)
• Cons. Round 1 – Drake Wellnitz (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Semi – Drake Wellnitz (Milbank) won by fall over Bennett Ahlgren (Britton Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:33)
• 3rd Place Match – Drake Wellnitz (Milbank) won by decision over Kane Baumgarn (Webster Area) (Dec 10-6)

Midgets 104 Hunter Johnson’s place is 2nd and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Booker Hardy (Britton Hecla) won by decision over Hunter Johnson (Milbank) (Dec 8-4)
• Round 2 – Booker Hardy (Britton Hecla) won by fall over Hunter Johnson (Milbank) (Fall 4:10)

Novice 77 Ryder Gapp’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Ryder Gapp (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Alex Metz (Sisseton) won by fall over Ryder Gapp (Milbank) (Fall 2:16)
• Cons. Round 2 – Brock Mellendorf (Clear Lake) won by fall over Ryder Gapp (Milbank) (Fall 0:43)

Novice 87 Evan Folk’s place is 1st and has scored 25.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal – Evan Folk (Milbank) won by fall over Kylan Sasker (Britton Hecla) (Fall 0:37)
• Semifinal – Evan Folk (Milbank) won by fall over Kooper Wookey (Clark/Willow Lake) (Fall 3:08)
• 1st Place Match – Evan Folk (Milbank) won by major decision over Bennett Pommer (Clark/Willow Lake) (Maj 11-2)

Novice 93 Kyle Schneck’s place is 3rd and has scored 11.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal – Gavon Larson (Webster Area) won by decision over Kyle Schneck (Milbank) (Dec 7-4)
• Cons. Round 1 – Kyle Schneck (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Semi – Kyle Schneck (Milbank) won by decision over Erich Fokken (Clear Lake) (Dec 9-2)
• 3rd Place Match – Kyle Schneck (Milbank) won by decision over Maxton Schafer (Milbank) (Dec 9-4)

Novice 93 Maxton Schafer’s place is 4th and has scored 11.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal – Erich Fokken (Clear Lake) won in sudden victory – 1 over Maxton Schafer (Milbank) (SV-1 6-4)
• Cons. Round 1 – Maxton Schafer (Milbank) won by fall over Jonathan Boettcher (Watertown) (Fall 0:34)
• Cons. Semi – Maxton Schafer (Milbank) won by decision over Colton Kreger (Clear Lake) (Dec 9-2)
• 3rd Place Match – Kyle Schneck (Milbank) won by decision over Maxton Schafer (Milbank) (Dec 9-4)

Novice 100 Zackary Karges’s place is 2nd and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 2 – Cade Gaikowski (Clark/Willow Lake) won by fall over Zackary Karges (Milbank) (Fall 1:01)
• Round 3 – Zackary Karges (Milbank) won by fall over Aiden Gaikowski (Webster Area) (Fall 3:45)

Schoolboy 95 Andrew Folk’s place is 2nd and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Kutler Swenson (Watertown) won by fall over Andrew Folk (Milbank) (Fall 1:30)
• Round 2 – Kutler Swenson (Watertown) won by major decision over Andrew Folk (Milbank) (Maj 13-0)

Schoolboy 115 Jacob Overby’s place is 2nd and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Aidan Sievers (LOG) won by fall over Jacob Overby (Milbank) (Fall 1:54)
• Round 2 – Aidan Sievers (LOG) won by fall over Jacob Overby (Milbank) (Fall 0:44)

Girls B (Grades 3-5) HWT Kyra Tostenson’s place is 1st and has scored 2.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 2 – Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) received a bye () (Bye)

Bantam 61 Jade Henrich’s place is 8th and has scored 1.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Jade Henrich (Milbank Area Wrestling) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Micah Krause (Groton Tuff Tigers) won by fall over Jade Henrich (Milbank Area Wrestling) (Fall 0:49)
• Cons. Round 2 – Jade Henrich (Milbank Area Wrestling) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 3 – Abraham Kerkvliet (Hamlin) won by tech fall over Jade Henrich (Milbank Area Wrestling) (TF 19-3)
• 7th Place Match – Cohen Mack (HYWC) won by fall over Jade Henrich (Milbank Area Wrestling) (Fall 3:36)

Bantam 65 Ryver Trapp’s place is 3rd and has scored 18.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 – Ryver Trapp (Milbank Area Wrestling) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal – Ryver Trapp (Milbank Area Wrestling) won by fall over Cayden Schmidt (HYWC) (Fall 0:09)
• Semifinal – Coy Tempel (Milbank) won by major decision over Ryver Trapp (Milbank Area Wrestling) (Maj 20-6)
• Cons. Semi – Ryver Trapp (Milbank Area Wrestling) won by fall over Holden Hoffman Bevers (WWBC) (Fall 3:50)
• 3rd Place Match – Ryver Trapp (Milbank Area Wrestling) won by decision over Ryder Rieffenberger (Watertown) (Dec 20-14)

Bantam 76 Liam Koepke’s place is 5th and has scored 10.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal – Liam Koepke (Milbank Area Wrestling) won by major decision over Croy Coyne (Webster Area) (Maj 12-4)
• Semifinal – Henry Johnson (Clark/Willow Lake) won by fall over Liam Koepke (Milbank Area Wrestling) (Fall 0:20)
• Cons. Semi – Abel Bloom (Webster Area) won by decision over Liam Koepke (Milbank Area Wrestling) (Dec 7-2)
• 5th Place Match – Liam Koepke (Milbank Area Wrestling) won by fall over Croy Coyne (Webster Area) (Fall 1:16)

Photos: top- Landon Krause, middle-Clete Wellnitz, bottom-Evan Folk