WEBSTER – It could not have been any closer, and there is a new team champion in Northeast Conference wrestling.
Deuel-Deubrook Area edged defending champion Redfield by a mere half point, 125.5 to 125 to win the NEC tourney on Saturday. The Cardinals ended up snapping Redfield’s four-year run as conference champion.
Deuel-Deubrook Area had one less individual champ than the Pheasants, but had three more guys in the finals to help pave the way to the team crown.
A pair of wrestlers continued their undefeated seasons en route to winning individual titles.
Redfield’s Brady Risetter improved to 30-0 at 106 pounds, and Milbank Area’s Barrett Schneck moved to 26-0 at 170 pounds.
Team Points: Deuel-Deubrook Area 125.5, Redfield 125, Clark-Willow Lake 116, Hamlin 100, Milbank Area 96.5, Sisseton 87, Groton 64, Webster 51, Britton-Hecla 30.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
106, Brady Risetter (Redfield ) 30-0, Sr. over Cooper Pommer (Clark/Willow Lake) 42-4, Fr. (Fall 2:51); 113, Rylan Yonker (Hamlin) 18-14, Sr. over Blake Steiner (Sisseton) 20-15, Fr. (Fall 2:19); 120, Austin Vig (Clark/Willow Lake) 24-20, 7th. over Jaden Buchmann (Hamlin) 12-19, Fr. (SV-1 10-2); 126, Gavin Kloos (Deuel) 27-5, 8th. over Taylor Merkel (Clark/Willow Lake) 21-22, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:57 (17-1));
132, Holden Hawkins (Sisseton) 33-10, Fr. over Jaxon Quail (Deuel) 28-11, Jr. (Dec 3-0); 138, Christian Ehresmann (Groton Area) 30-3, So. over Josh Kannegieter (Clark/Willow Lake) 25-8, So. (Fall 0:19); 145, Brayden Christensen (Milbank) 15-8, Sr. over Chase Chambers (Clark/Willow Lake) 29-15, Sr. (Fall 0:35); 152, Mason Whitley (Redfield ) 38-6, Sr. over Troy Randall Jr. (Hamlin) 25-15, Sr. (Dec 8-2); 160, Korbin Whiteley (Deuel) 27-11, So. over Korbin Kucker (Groton Area) 9-3, So. (Fall 5:05);
170, Barrett Schneck (Milbank) 26-0, Sr. over Cole Bisbee (Groton Area) 19-13, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:43 (17-2)); 182, Mason Shultz (Sisseton) 27-8, So. over Dominic Constant (Deuel) 24-7, Sr. (Dec 7-2); 195, Justin Granum (Deuel) 22-6, Sr. over Jesse Schneck (Milbank) 20-10, So. (Dec 9-4); 220, Chase McGillivary (Redfield ) 19-5, Jr. over Raymond Klein (Deuel) 11-11, Fr. (Fall 1:23); 285, Grady Fey (Redfield ) 35-1, Jr. over Landon Novy (Milbank) 20-13, Jr. (Fall 2:22).
THIRD PLACE MATCHES
106, Kayden Tchida (Sisseton) 6-1, 8th. over Owen Fischer (Milbank) 26-9, So. (SV-1 4-2); 113, Tacey Miller (Webster Area) 19-11, Jr. over Evan Folk (Milbank) 5-10, 7th. (Dec 3-0); 120, Tyson Hagberg (Deuel) 7-22, 8th. over Bryce Heitkamp (Britton/Hecla) 5-18, Fr. (Fall 0:28); 126, Reed Gray (Sisseton) 2-1, So. over Payton Moore (Redfield ) 15-19, Fr. (Fall 2:09);
132, Haeden Jorgenson (Webster Area) 32-6, Fr. over John Yonker (Hamlin) 29-16, Jr. (MD 8-0); 138, Trace Shoemaker (Webster Area) 17-15, So. over Tate Everson (Hamlin) 19-20, Fr. (Dec 12-11); 145, Brock Gisselbeck (Hamlin) 30-10, Sr. over Collin Dean (Redfield ) 21-27, So. (Dec 5-1); 152, Elliot Bratland (Clark/Willow Lake) 27-11, So. over Collin Beaner (Britton/Hecla) 23-12, Jr. (Dec 3-1); 160, Braeden Johnson (Clark/Willow Lake) 12-24, Sr. over Isaac Nelson (Webster Area) 5-16, So. (Fall 2:24);
170, Conner Glines (Britton/Hecla) 11-15, Fr. over () , . (Bye); 182, Camden Murray (Redfield ) 16-13, So. over Paul VanDover (Milbank) 5-15, Sr. (MD 11-1); 195, Seth Siebrecht (Redfield ) 18-12, Sr. over Dane Hansen (Britton/Hecla) 0-2, Fr. (Fall 2:21); 220, Gavin Englund (Groton Area) 6-16, Fr. over () , . (Bye); 285, Noah Smith (Hamlin) 15-9, Jr. over Allen Wetz (Deuel) 6-10, 8th. (Fall 0:14).
