SIOUX FALLS – Aberdeen Central concluded its season with five wrestlers grabbing medals at the State A tournament on Friday at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

Mason Schrempp had the highest finish, taking fourth at 126 pounds. He lost in the semifinals to a multiple state champion, but bounced back to take fourth, two spots higher than he placed a year ago.

“He moved up the ladder a little bit from last year,” said Central coach Donnie Bowden.

Ryden Zens was also in the semifinals at 120 pounds and suffered a heart-breaking one-point loss in a match that he led by three in the opening period.

“He wrestled the number one seed to a really tight match,” Bowden said. “We were winning the whole way until right at the end.

Zens later won a one-point decision and ended up in fifth.

Samson Flakus took eighth place at 220 pounds and gained valuable experience.

“It was good for Samson to get into today and to get a medal,” Bowden said. “We’re just building for next year now.”

Madyson Gillen and Autum Gauer each finished seventh. Both girls ended their season with a victory.

“It was good for them to end the day with a win,” Bowden said. “It gives them confidence looking forward to next year.”

Bowden said his young squad learned a lot this past season.

“We were trying to take another step in the right direction,” he said.

He is hoping that his team can continue to build on the momentum generated this past year.

“We got a lot of kids experience,” Bowden said. “We got a lot more kids qualified for the state tournament. We just have to keep getting more kids into that second day.”

G-285: Autum Gauer 7th

Champ. Round 1 – Autum Gauer (Aberdeen Central) over Madison Nicolaisen (Hot Springs) (Fall 1:15)

Quarterfinals – Kiara  King (Canton) over Autum Gauer (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:54)

Cons. Round 2 – Autum Gauer (Aberdeen Central) over Lilianna Zeigler (Crow Creek) (Fall 1:15)

Cons. Round 3 – Maria Larson (Sioux Falls Lincoln) over Autum Gauer (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:50)

7th Place Match – Autum Gauer (Aberdeen Central) over Allison Foote (West Central) (Fall 2:07)

G-113: Madyson Gillen 7th

Champ. Round 1 – Madyson Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Tayvn  Valder (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) (Fall 2:56)

Quarterfinals – Britney Rueb (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) over Madyson Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:53)

Cons. Round 2 – Madyson Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Hailey Rodriguez (Belle Fourche) (Dec 6-1)

Cons. Round 3 – Sara Schroder (Canton) over Madyson Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 7-0)

7th Place Match – Madyson Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Tayvn  Valder (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) (Fall 0:38)

A-120: Rayden Zens 5th

Champ. Round 1 – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Eliot Ellenbecker (Sioux Falls Lincoln) (Fall 3:30)

Quarterfinals – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Braden Le (Watertown) (Fall 1:56)

Semifinals – Maddix Slykhuis (Tea Area) over Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 6-5)

Cons. Semis – Jesse Johnson (Brandon Valley) over Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 13-8)

5th Place Match – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Nolan Miles (Brookings) (Dec 3-2)

A-126: Mason Schrempp 4th

Champ. Round 1 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Dylan Sloan (Yankton) (Dec 6-0)

Quarterfinals – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Kaden Olson (Sturgis Brown) (Dec 3-1)

Semifinals – Logan  Graf (Rapid City Stevens) over Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:00)

Cons. Semis – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Nate  Williams (Pierre T.F. Riggs) (Dec 4-1)

3rd Place Match – Kaden Olson (Sturgis Brown) over Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 4-2)

A-220: Samson Flakus 8th

Champ. Round 1 – Rocky  Wiedman (Todd County) over Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 9-2)

Cons. Round 1 – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Lucas Tonsager (Belle Fourche) (Fall 2:02)

Cons. Round 2 – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Elijah Boutchee (Pierre T.F. Riggs) (Fall 1:19)

Cons. Round 3 – Abraham  Myers (Sioux Falls Washington) over Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:35)

7th Place Match – Zak Juelfs (Sturgis Brown) over Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 7-2)