In a final round that featured a couple of marquee rematches, Aberdeen Central grabbed one individual championship and just missed out on three others during the Lee Wolf Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday.

Elias Biegler won the 165-pound championship to help lead the Golden Eagles to a runner-up finish in team points behind Canton at Golden Eagles Arena.

“He was kind of dominant through the tournament,” Central coach Donnie Bowden said of Biegler. “In the semifinals he was down and he had a big throw to beat a really good kid. Then in the finals he was really dominant. He just had a heckuva day.”

Biegler got a takedown and a three-point near fall to set the tone in the championship match.

“Getting off out of that failed shot, just arm around the back and I hip-tossed him,” Biegler explained of his takedown.

From there, Biegler rode out his opponent for the entire second period, which is no small accomplishment.

“My stamina has been getting a lot better,” Biegler said. “It’s becoming easier and easier the more you do it.”

That second-period effort took a bit of a toll heading into the final period, but Biegler was able to hold off a late rally for a 7-5 victory.

“Third period I was pretty gassed from the second,” Biegler said. “I was just trying to keep my lead and look for more points.”

Central lost three other championship matches, two by one point and another by two points.

“The effort’s there, we just have to start getting on the better side of some of those,” Bowden said. “Those are the ones that this time of the year, we’re going to have to start getting on the better side of if we want to get on the podium.”

One of those matches was another classic battle between Rayden Zens and Watertown’s Sloan Johnannsen at 126 pounds. The two have gone back and forth through the years with Zens handing Johannsen his only two varsity losses in the past four years.

Johannsen used an early takedown to grab an advantage en route to a 5-3 victory.

“I think it would have been a little bit more different of an outcome if I got the first take down,” Zens said, “but he set it up well, he took a nice shot, he got that.”

While the two have been rivals throughout high school, they are about to become teammates as both are headed to Northern State to wrestle next season.

“Honestly, I don’t think it will be as bad as everyone thinks,” Zens said. “Everyone kind of asks, are you and Sloan going to beat the crap out of each other? We actually have a good relationship off the mat.”

In another major rematch, Kellan Hurd of Miller-Highmore-Harrold defeated Haedon Jorgenson of Webster 7-4 at 138 pounds. It was their third match of the season with the duo splitting the first two for each other’s only losses of the season.

“We’re pretty good friends,” Hurd said. “It’s nice to wrestle each other. We’re always tough.”

On this occasion, Hurd took advantage of an early takedown for a lead he never lost on the way to the win.

“It’s one of the most important things in my opinion, getting that first takedown,” Hurd said. “It kind of controls the match from there.”

Hurd was happy with his Lee Wolf title after defeating a formidable foe.

“This is my first time ever winning this thing,” Hurd said, “so I guess it’s pretty cool for me.”

Ayson Rice of Canton received the Stan Opp Outstanding Wrestler award after he pinned Moses Gross of Huron in a battle of unbeaten wrestlers at 150 pounds.

In addition to Zens, Central also had runner-up finishes from Tate Huff (who won his 100th match earlier in the day) at 132, and Mason Schrempp at 157.

“It wasn’t a bad day at all,” Bowden said. “We got really good competition in, we scored points, everyone went out there and scored some points for the most part.”

The Eagles cap off the regular season by hosting Brookings on Thursday at Golden Eagles Arena.

“We’re getting there,” Bowden said. “We’re improving one week at a time and we’re going to be in a different place next week.”

Team Points: Canton 285.5, Aberdeen Central 237.5, Watertown 164.5, Winner 150, Miller-Highmore-Harrold 135, Bismarck Century 126.5, O’Gorman 90.5, Huron 77, Wessington Springs-Woonsocket-Wolsey-Wessington 67, Clark-Willow Lake 65.5, Chamberlain 46.5, Webster 42, Sisseton 39.5, Valley City 26, Mobridge-Pollock 18, Lemmon-McIntosh 15, Bon Homme-Scotland-Avon 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

106, Rylan Robbins, Winner, def. Carter Kendrick, Canton, 5-4; 113, Landon Walker, Canton, def. Cooper Pommer, Clark-Willow Lake, 12-3; 120, Gage Lohr, Watertown, def. Talon Ping, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, 14-4; 126, Sloan Johannsen, Watertown, def. Rayden Zens, Aberdeen Central, 5-3;

132, Ashton Keller, Canton, def. Tate Huff, Aberdeen Central, 3-2; 138, Kellan Hurd, Mille-Highmore-Harrold, def. Haeden Jorgenson, Webster, 7-4; 144, Teague Granum, Canton, def. Teagan Foreman, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, by injury default; 150, Ayson Rice, Canton, pinned Moses Gross, Huron, 3:31; 157, Brayden Morris, Bismarck Century, def. Mason Schrempp, Aberdeen Central, 4-3;

165, Elias Biegler, Aberdeen Central, def. Elliot Bratland, Clark-Willow Lake, 7-3; 175, Keenan Sheridan, O’Gorman, pinned Josh Kannegieter, Clark-Willow Lake, 3:24; 190, Brock Eitreim, Watertown, def. Aidan Kanable, O’Gorman, 7-6; 215, Ole Taylor, Bismarck Century pinned Darion Bitz, Bismarck Century, 5:07; 285, Micah Hach, Watertown, def. Traun Cook, Canton, 8-5.

Third Place Matches

106, Chase Hurd, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, def. Chase Mathews, Watertown, UTB 2-2; 113, Jacksen Carter, Wessington Springs-Woonsocket-Wolsey-Wessington, pinned Grady Iverson, Bismarck Century, 3:40; 120, Kaydin Carter, Wessington Springs-Woonsocket-Wolsey-Wessington, def. Porter Lozenski, Aberdeen Central, 6-0; 126, Ian Metz, Sisseton, def. Seamus Kuklok, Bismarck Century, 5-3;

132, Konner Osborn, Winner, def. Gage Anderson, Lemmon-McIntosh, TB, 4-2; 138, Karson Keiser, Winner, def. Ridley Waldo, Aberdeen Central, 3-2; 144, Ryken Orel, Winner, def. Owen Ward, Aberdeen Central, 12-2; 150, Markus Pitkin, Watertown, def. Grayden Timm, Aberdeen Central, SV, 9-7; 157, Aidan Kranz, Canton, def. Ryder Rowland, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, SV 8-6;

165, Colby Kolda, Miller-Highmore-Harrold, def. John Halverson, Canton, 2-1; 175, Ryker Meister, Aberdeen Central, def. Kellen Cihak-Brozik, Wininer, TB 3-1; 190, Cole Dunlavy, Aberdeen Central, pinned Carter Kreger, Canton, :49; 215, Holden Havlik, Wessington Springs-Woonsocket-Wolsey-Wessington, pinned Bryan Ramirez, Huron, 2:49; 285, Bryce Beitelspacher, Aberdeen Central, pinned Jordan Foss, Aberdeen Central, 4:34.

Other Aberdeen Central results

1Cole Dunlavy
Champ. Round 1 – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) over Mack Saxon (Mobridge-Pollock) (Fall 0:50)
Semifinals – Aidan Kanable (O`Gorman) over Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:32)
Cons. Semis – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) over Colby  Harrell (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) (Dec 11-4)
3rd Place Match – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) over Carter Kreger (Canton) (Fall 0:49)

Esten Foss

Champ. Round 1 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Easton Scheidt (O`Gorman) (Fall 0:50)
Quarterfinals – Chase Hurd (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) over Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Coy Shelbourn (Winner Area) (Fall 0:44)
Cons. Round 3 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:30)
Cons. Semis – Chase Mathews (Watertown) over Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 6-0)
5th Place Match – Kaden Wookey (Clark/Willow Lake) over Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 4-2)

Owen Ward
Champ. Round 1 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Jayden Suhr (Valley City) (MD 9-1)
Quarterfinals – Holden Hight (O`Gorman) over Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) (MD 11-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Kruse Brennan (Chamberlain) (Fall 2:58)
Cons. Round 3 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:46)
Cons. Semis – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Ethan Rearick (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) (Dec 7-5)
3rd Place Match – Ryken Orel (Winner Area) over Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) (MD 12-2)

Grayden Timm

Champ. Round 1 – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Abe Kaiser (Winner Area) (Fall 1:33)
Quarterfinals – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Sterne Pankratz (O`Gorman) (Dec 8-2)
Semifinals – Ayson Rice (Canton) over Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) (TF 19-2 3:35)
Cons. Semis – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over August Bartels (Winner Area) (Fall 3:16)
3rd Place Match – Markus Pitkin (Watertown) over Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) (SV-1 9-7)

Noah Kramer
Champ. Round 1 – Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) over Peyton Mausbach (O`Gorman) (Dec 7-1)
Quarterfinals – Colby  Kolda (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) over Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) over Legend Benedict (Winner Area) (Fall 3:44)
Cons. Round 3 – Ethan Miller (Valley City) over Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) (TF 16-0 3:26)
7th Place Match – Noah Kramer (Aberdeen Central) over Hughin Current (Sisseton) (Fall 4:35)

Ryker Meister
Champ. Round 1 – Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) over Grant Carlson (Bismarck Century) (Dec 3-1)
Semifinals – Keenan Sheridan (O`Gorman) over Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:12)
Cons. Semis – Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) over Gavin Neu (Canton) (Fall 2:46)
3rd Place Match – Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) over Kellen Cihak-Brozik (Winner Area) (TB-1 3-1)

Samson Flakus
Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Richmond (Canton) over Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Ethan Wientjes (Watertown) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Parker Mathis (Winner Area) (Fall 1:46)
Cons. Round 3 – Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) over Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 7-0)
7th Place Match – Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) over Rip Siemonsma (O`Gorman) (Dec 5-2)

Bryce Beitelspacher
Champ. Round 1 – Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) over Daniel  Vazquez  (O`Gorman) (Fall 0:16)
Quarterfinals – Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) over Derek Fenenga (Winner Area) (Fall 0:25)
Semifinals – Traun Cook (Canton) over Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 5:44)
Cons. Semis – Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) over Isaiah Kwandt (Bismarck Century) (Fall 1:00)
3rd Place Match – Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) over Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 4:34)

Brody Aesoph
Champ. Round 1 – Ethan Rearick (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) over Hunter Helgeson (Bismarck Century) (SV-1 7-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) over Trace Shoemaker (Webster Area) (MD 11-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:46)
7th Place Match – Holden Hawkins (Sisseton) over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:21)

Elias Biegler
Champ. Round 1 – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) over Trevor Chapman (Bismarck Century) (Fall 0:46)
Quarterfinals – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) over Ethan Miller (Valley City) (Dec 8-2)
Semifinals – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) over Colby  Kolda (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) (Fall 4:27)
1st Place Match – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) over Elliot Bratland (Clark/Willow Lake) (Dec 7-3)

Paxton Ewing
Champ. Round 1 – Jaymin VanDerWerff (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 1 – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Max Stroup (Watertown) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 10-4)

Joran Foss
Champ. Round 1 – Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Hser  Wah (Huron) (Fall 1:38)
Quarterfinals – Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Stetson Shelbourn (Winner Area) (Dec 3-0)
Semifinals – Micah Hach (Watertown) over Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:36)
Cons. Semis – Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Riley Kerner (Mobridge-Pollock) (Fall 3:52)
3rd Place Match – Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) over Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 4:34)

Ayden Gisi
Champ. Round 1 – Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) over Auston Jewett (Valley City) (Fall 1:00)
Quarterfinals – Darion Bitz (Bismarck Century) over Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) over Jordan Drummond (Winner Area) (TF 17-0 2:46)
Cons. Round 3 – Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) over Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Semis – Holden Havlik (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) over Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 4-3)
5th Place Match – Hunter Richmond (Canton) over Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) (SV-1 2-1)

Tate Huff
Champ. Round 1 – Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) over Luke Olson (Mobridge-Pollock) (Fall 1:59)
Quarterfinals – Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) over Jordan Schafer (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) (Dec 8-4)
Semifinals – Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) over Konner Osborn (Winner Area) (Fall 3:25)
1st Place Match – Ashton Keller (Canton) over Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 3-2)

Porter Lozenski
Champ. Round 1 – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Blake Steiner (Sisseton) (Fall 5:35)
Semifinals – Gage Lohr (Watertown) over Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) (TF 20-5 5:58)
Cons. Semis – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Zach Bartels (Canton) (Fall 1:49)
3rd Place Match – Kaydin Carter (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington) over Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 6-0)

Adam Moore
Champ. Round 1 – Aiden Schrempp (Canton) over Adam Moore (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 11-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Adam Moore (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Wyatt Wientjes (Mobridge-Pollock) over Adam Moore (Aberdeen Central) (MD 13-1)

Beau Price

Champ. Round 1 – Gavin Neu (Canton) over Beau Price (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 11-8)
Cons. Round 1 – Beau Price (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Beau Price (Aberdeen Central) over Andrew Stricker (Watertown) (TF 15-0 3:03)
Cons. Round 3 – Grant Carlson (Bismarck Century) over Beau Price (Aberdeen Central) (SV-1 7-5)
7th Place Match – Beau Price (Aberdeen Central) over Ryer Muske (Valley City) (Fall 2:02)

Cordell Rychlik
Champ. Round 1 – Kellen Cihak-Brozik (Winner Area) over Cordell Rychlik (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:26)
Cons. Round 1 – Cordell Rychlik (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Grant Carlson (Bismarck Century) over Cordell Rychlik (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:40)

Mason Schrempp
Champ. Round 1 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Rory Current (Sisseton) (Fall 1:32)
Semifinals – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Ryder Rowland (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) (MD 13-5)
1st Place Match – Brayden Morris (Bismarck Century) over Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 4-3)

Jude Sumner
Champ. Round 1 – Chase Coghlan (Valley City) over Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) over Tristan Martin (Bismarck Century) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) over Brody Neilan (Chamberlain) (MD 8-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:30)
7th Place Match – Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) over Maxwell Anderson (Lemmon/McIntosh) (MD 10-0)

Ridley Waldo
Champ. Round 1 – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Ash Kaiser (Winner Area) (Fall 1:50)
Quarterfinals – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Lah Doh Soe (Huron) (Fall 2:48)
Semifinals – Kellan Hurd (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) over Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) (MD 9-1)
Cons. Semis – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Leo Stroup (Watertown) (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match – Karson Keiser (Winner Area) over Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 3-2)

Rayden Zens
Champ. Round 1 – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Mario Oliva-Gaytan (Chamberlain) (Fall 1:59)
Quarterfinals – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Kia McCauley (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) (Fall 1:04)
Semifinals – Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Ian Metz (Sisseton) (Fall 5:26)
1st Place Match – Sloan Johannsen (Watertown) over Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 5-3)