RAPID CITY – The Aberdeen Central boys’ wrestling program sits in fourth place after the opening day of the Rapid City Invitational.
The Golden Eagles racked up 96 points on day one of the annual event and will enter day two with 11 wrestlers (nine of which are scorers) alive in either the consolation or championship brackets.
“With this tough of a tournament and this early in the season … we’re sitting alright,” said Central coach Donnie Bowdwn.
Central was led by Rayden Zens, Mason Schrempp and Tate Huff, all of whom advanced to the semifinals of their respective weight brackets. Zens, notably, beat the No. 2 seed Aiden Wells of Sioux Falls Jefferson by a 9-4 count to get into that semifinal match. Zens is the seventh seed in the bracket.
Paxton Ewing, Will Allen, Ridley Waldo and Ayden Gisi each advanced to the championship quarterfinals of their weight brackets, but were unable to secure a victory in that round. All, however, will have a chance to make the podium with a win in their first match today.
“Collectively, the other (guys) did what they had to do,” Bowden said. “They survived and advanced.”
Action resumes this morning at the Monument in Rapid City.
Paxton Ewing
Champ. Round 1 – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) over Cache Wood (Sheridan) (Dec 7-2)
Champ. Round 2 – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) over Alec Pester (Huron) (Fall 2:34)
Quarterfinals – Tyler Trant (Custer) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 3-0)
Samson Flakus
Champ. Round 1 – Carter Michlitsch (Bismarck St Mary`s) over Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Kolin Custis (Sheridan) (Fall 2:15)
Cons. Round 2 – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Sylvan Kent (Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood) (Fall 1:25)
Cons. Round 3 – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Wyatt Kilgore (Williston) (Dec 4-1)
Will Allen
Champ. Round 1 – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) over Iven Wold (Thunder Basin) (Fall 5:06)
Quarterfinals – Alex Oedekoven (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 5-0)
Brodie Beitlespacher
Champ. Round 1 – Kaden Gonzales (Spearfish) over Brodie Beitlespacher (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:54)
Cons. Round 1 – Brodie Beitlespacher (Aberdeen Central) over Louie Evens (Rapid City Stevens) (MD 8-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Eli Dewitt (Watford City) over Brodie Beitlespacher (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 7-4)
Elias Biegler
Champ. Round 1 – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) over Aiden Russell (Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood) (Dec 10-3)
Champ. Round 2 – Kale Crowser (Philip Area) over Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:34)
Cons. Round 2 – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) over Blake Berger (Deer Park) (Fall 1:21)
Cons. Round 3 – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) over Tate Winter (Rapid City Central) (Fall 1:33)
Cole Dunlavy
Champ. Round 1 – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) over Keegan DeYoung (Tea Area) (Fall 1:49)
Champ. Round 2 – Hugh Meyer (Dickinson) over Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:43)
Cons. Round 2 – Kishmar Eberline (Sioux Falls Lincoln) over Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) (SV-1 7-5)
Esten Foss
Champ. Round 1 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Maxwell Anderson (Lemmon/McIntosh) (Fall 1:29)
Champ. Round 2 – Tyler Baldwin (Sturgis Brown) over Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:54)
Cons. Round 2 – Slater Wilson (Tea Area) over Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 8-5)
Joran Foss
Champ. Round 1 – Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Owen Coody (Rapid City Stevens) over Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:44)
Cons. Round 2 – Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 – Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Will Vines (Rapid City Stevens) (Fall 1:00)
Bailey Gillen
Champ. Round 1 – Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Kacen Clark (Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood) (Fall 1:29)
Champ. Round 2 – Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Emerson Harwood (Rapid City Stevens) (TF 20-4 5:51)
Quarterfinals – Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Blaze Sevigny (Mitchell) (Dec 6-2)
Ayden Gisi
Champ. Round 1 – Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) over Gabe Gebhard (West Central) (Dec 6-2)
Champ. Round 2 – Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) over Bryan Ramirez (Huron) (Fall 3:03)
Quarterfinals – Jensen Fitch (Philip Area) over Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:41)
Tate Huff
Champ. Round 1 – Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) over Penn Long (Mitchell) (Fall 1:36)
Champ. Round 2 – Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) over Devan Martinez (Sioux Falls Roosevelt) (Fall 1:11)
Quarterfinals – Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) over Dylan Paris (Eaton) (Dec 9-6)
Noah Kramer
Champ. Round 1 – Tyson Rice (Williston) over Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:50)
Cons. Round 1 – Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) over Owyn Schreder (Belle Fourche) (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) over Robert Watkins (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) (For.)
Cons. Round 3 – Tucker Urdahl (Watertown) over Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 3-2)
Porter Lozenski
Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Trevin Audiss (Tea Area) (MD 17-4)
Champ. Round 1 – Ryan Tschetter (Rapid City Central) over Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) (MD 9-0)
Cons. Round 1 – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Asher Peterson (Philip Area) (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Tate Lyle (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Louden Kindsfater (Eaton) (Dec 3-2)
Ryker Meister
Champ. Round 1 – Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) over Dah Moo (Huron) (Fall 1:10)
Champ. Round 2 – Cort Catlin (Thunder Basin) over Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 4:25)
Cons. Round 2 – Oan Vega (Worland) over Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) (M. For.)
Cordell Rychlik
Champ. Round 1 – Logan Mendoza (Thunder Basin) over Cordell Rychlik (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:02)
Cons. Round 1 – Cordell Rychlik (Aberdeen Central) over Andrew Stricker (Watertown) (Fall 0:43)
Cons. Round 2 – Hazen Camino (Buffalo) over Cordell Rychlik (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:36)
Mason Schrempp
Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Tayge Privett (Harrisburg) (Fall 5:03)
Champ. Round 1 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Blake Berger (Deer Park) (Fall 1:21)
Champ. Round 2 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Aiden Kracht (Spearfish) (MD 15-3)
Quarterfinals – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Keaton Vessells (West Central) (Fall 4:00)
Grayden Timm
Champ. Round 1 – Brier Arnegard (Watford City) over Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:10)
Cons. Round 1 – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Will Anasay (St. Thomas More) (Fall 0:24)
Cons. Round 2 – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Dominick Mills (Spearfish) (Fall 2:37)
Cons. Round 3 – Jacoby Parker (Rapid City Central) over Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:23)
Ridley Waldo
Champ. Round 1 – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Benjamin Neilan (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Fall 1:44)
Champ. Round 2 – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Van Johnson (Mitchell) (Fall 0:44)
Quarterfinals – Jacob Williams (Rapid City Stevens) over Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 6-2)
Owen Ward
Champ. Round 1 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Zach Richter (Bismarck St Mary`s) (Dec 12-6)
Champ. Round 2 – Karson Keiser (Winner Area) over Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 4:29)
Cons. Round 2 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Jonathan Pellicotte (Hot Springs) (MD 14-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Colton King (Dickinson) (Fall 2:50)
Nick Witte
Champ. Round 1 – Nick Witte (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Jerrod Larsen (Chamberlain) over Nick Witte (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:56)
Cons. Round 2 – Nick Witte (Aberdeen Central) over Jonah Rivaswells (Sioux Falls Washington) (For.)
Cons. Round 3 – Hunter Norpel (Williston) over Nick Witte (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:34)
Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Ethan O`connor (Custer) (Fall 1:32)
Champ. Round 2 – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Wyatt Turner (Dickinson) (Fall 5:11)
Quarterfinals – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Aidan Wells (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Dec 9-4)
