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Central boys win team title at Webster tourney

Aberdeen Central’s Esten Foss, right, works to take down Brookings’ Hunter Mellon during their 113 pound match last season at the Golden Eagles Arena. Foss won the 120-pound championship at the Webster Invitational on Saturday. Photo by John Davis taken 2/6/2025

WEBSTER – Aberdeen Central claimed five individual championships on the way to winning the team title during the Webster Invitational boys’ wrestling tournament on Saturday.

The Golden Eagles finished with 193 points. Clark-Willow Lake was runner-up with 160.5.

“When you go to a tournament like this, it’s a little bit different than what we’re used to. We’re used to a little bit bigger, a few more teams, a little bit more depth across all the weight classes,” said Central coach Donnie Bowden. “This was a nice change of pace for this time of year, coming off a holiday. It wasn’t like you were going through a meat grinder, but yet you still got some meaningful experience.”

Central’s Esten Foss handed Clark-Willow Lake’s Cade Gaikowski his first loss of the season in the finals at 120 pounds.

“Esten had a good day,” Bowden said. “It was good for him to see some different competition, someone that we wouldn’t normally see, like Clark where they do have a lot of really good kids, especially through those lighter weights.”

Jackson Dargatz of Central defeated Benny Pommer of Clark-Willow Lake 5-4 to win the 126 weight class.

“It was good for Jackson to get pushed that way and win one of those tighter matches against a better kid,” Bowden said. “It was 5-4, but he controlled the match.”

Central also received championships from Porter Lozenski at 150 over teammate Hunter Opitz, Ridley Waldo at 157, and Grayden Timm at 175.

“Grayden Timm, I think he gets better every time he puts on his shoes,” Bowden said. “He was very dominant today. … Ridley does what Ridely does.”

Other area champs on the day included Kaden Wookey of Clark-Willow at 132, Luke Olson of Mobridge-Pollock at 138, Haeden Jorgenson of Webster at 144, Tate Everson of Hamlin-Castlewood at 165, Tucker Hardy of Britton-Hecla at 190, and Wyatt Zeigler of Mobridge-Pollock at 285.

Central’s next action in Tuesday when its hosts Huron in an Eastern South Dakota Conference dual at Golden Eagles Arena on Senior night.

“It’s a conference opponent. We’re going to have our kids ready,” Bowden said. “We’re going to come out and we’re going to look to score lots of points.”

Team Points: Aberdeen Central 193, Clark-Willow Lake 160.5, Central Cass, N.D. 159, Sioux Valley 110, Britton-Hecla 104, Mobridge-Pollock 82, Webster 81.5, Deuel-Deubrook Area 81, Garretson 72.5, Warner-Northwestern 41, Sully Buttes 32, Hamlin-Castlewood 25, Hanson 17, Ipswich-Bowdle 9.5, Baltic 9, Ortonville, Minn. 7, Tiospa Zina 5.5, Hoven 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

106, Derick Jorissen, Central Cass, def. Kyson Sundberg, Sioux Valley, 6-1; 113, John Kahl, Central Cass, pinned Maverick Clausen, Clark-Willow Lake, 2:00; 120, Esten Foss, Aberdeen Central, def. Cade Gaikowski, Clark-Willow Lake, 2-0; 126, Jackson Dargatz, Aberdeen Central, def. Benny Pommer, Clark-Willow Lake, 5-4;

132, Kaden Wookey, Clark-Willow Lake, def. Jake Myren, Central Cass, 14-0; 138, Luke Olson, Mobridge-Pollock, def. Logan Foster, Clark-Willow Lake, 14-1; 144, Haeden Jorgenson, Webster, technical fall over Cooper Pommer, Clark-Willow Lake, 19-3; 150, Porter Lozenski, Aberdeen Central, pinned Hunter Opitz, Aberdeen Central, 3:01; 157, Ridley Waldo, Aberdeen Central, technical fall over Hunter Parisien, Central Cass, 16-0;

165, Tate Everson, Hamlin-Castlewood, def. Austin Vig, Clark-Willow Lake, 11-0; 175, Grayden Timm, Aberdeen Central, pinned Ben Suther, Britton-Hecla, 3:49; 190, Tucker Hardy, Britton-Hecla, pinned Gage Baumgarn, Webster, 3:50; 215, Harvey Hardt, Sioux Valley, pinned Kadyn Westergren, Sully Buttes, 5:15; 285, Wyatt Zeigler, Mobridge-Pollock, def. Owen Vandeweerd, Sioux Valley, 2-1 TB.

Third Place Matches

106, Lincoln Kilker, Britton-Hecla, def. Henry Gillen, Aberdeen Central, 8-3; 113, Blake Benson, Garretson, def. Triston Kurtenbach, Sioux Valley, 10-3; 120, Paxton Ewing, Aberdeen Central, def. Gallagher Wheeler, Central Cass, 20-6; 125, Tayten Kurkowski, Webster, pinned Bence Bonte, Garretson, 2:36; 150, Ryker Gauger, Deuel-Deubrook Area, pinned Austin Vetter, Warner-Northwestern, 2:49; 155,

132, Erich Fokken, Deuel-Deubrook Area, pinned Logan Heier, Aberdeen Central, 4:48; 138, Will Allen, Aberdeen Central, def. Chase Arend, Garretson, 4-0; 144, Jude Sumner, Aberdeen Central, def. Marlon Batista, Aberdeen Central, 2-0; 150, Isaac Johnson, Clark-Willow Lake, def. Kalib Keller, Mobridge-Pollock, 4-1;

165, Austin Nash, Warner-Northwestern, pinned Hayden Landmark, Deuel, 4:48; 175, Wyatt Hardt, Sioux Valley, pinned Canyon Ford, Mobridge-Pollock, 2:20; 190, Stetson Riggs, Hanson, def. Cole Schleuter, Garretson, 12-2; 215, Matthew Angiolelli, Webster, def. McCoy Ferguson, Central Cass, 11-5; 285, Jennings Kuhne, Central Class def. Tanner Baatz, Garretson, 4-1 SV.

Aberdeen Central Results

Will Allen, Third Place

Champ. Round 1 – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) over Gunnar Knittel (Ipswich) (TF 17-2 5:45)
Quarterfinals – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) over Justin Goens (Hamlin-Castlewood) (Fall 2:27)
Semifinals – Luke Olson (Mobridge-Pollock) over Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) (TB-1 8-2)
Cons. Semis – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) over Tanner Atkinson (Britton-Hecla) (Dec 7-1)
3rd Place Match – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) over Chase Arend (Garretson) (Dec 4-0)

Marlon Batista, Fourth Place

Champ. Round 1 – Cooper Pommer (Clark-Willow Lake) over Marlon Batista (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 5:05)
Cons. Round 1 – Marlon Batista (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Marlon Batista (Aberdeen Central) over Braeden Karels (Ortonville) (Fall 2:00)
Cons. Round 3 – Marlon Batista (Aberdeen Central) over Aiden Tillia (Baltic) (TF 19-4 2:08)
Cons. Semis – Marlon Batista (Aberdeen Central) over Dubhlainn Vermeulen (Sioux Valley) (MD 12-4)
3rd Place Match – Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) over Marlon Batista (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 2-0)

Max Borns
Champ. Round 1 – Max Borns (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Jennings Kuhne (Central Cass) over Max Borns (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:10)
Cons. Round 2 – Max Borns (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 – Oliver Nedved (Baltic) over Max Borns (Aberdeen Central) (MD 11-2)

Jackson Dargatz, First Place
Champ. Round 1 – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Bransen Flack (Warner-Northwestern) (Fall 0:36)
Semifinals – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Bence Bonte (Garretson) (Fall 2:38)
1st Place Match – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Benny Pommer (Clark-Willow Lake) (Dec 5-4)

Cael Dreis
Champ. Round 1 – Cael Dreis (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Colton Chapin (Britton-Hecla) over Cael Dreis (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:42)
Cons. Round 2 – Cael Dreis (Aberdeen Central) over Gavin DenHerder (Garretson) (Fall 2:53)
Cons. Round 3 – Cael Dreis (Aberdeen Central) over Gile Rud (Sioux Valley) (Fall 4:33)
Cons. Semis – Austin Nash (Warner-Northwestern) over Cael Dreis (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:54)

Paxton Ewing, Third Place
Champ. Round 1 – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) over Vance Tollifson (Webster Area) (Fall 0:14)
Quarterfinals – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) over Gallagher Wheeler (Central Cass) (TF 16-0 3:52)
Semifinals – Cade Gaikowski (Clark-Willow Lake) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) (TF 16-0 2:54)
Cons. Semis – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) over Chance Miller (Ipswich) (Fall 3:28)
3rd Place Match – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) over Gallagher Wheeler (Central Cass) (MD 20-6)

Esten Foss, First Place

Champ. Round 1 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Chance Miller (Ipswich) (Fall 1:34)
Semifinals – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Gavin Mattson (Deuel-Deubrook Area) (Fall 0:42)
1st Place Match – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Cade Gaikowski (Clark-Willow Lake) (Dec 2-0)

Henry Gillen, Fourth Place

Champ. Round 1 – Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Parker Roberts (Hamlin-Castlewood) (Fall 0:56)
Semifinals – Kyson Sundberg (Sioux Valley) over Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (TF 16-0 5:36)
Cons. Semis – Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Dusty Bolden (Deuel-Deubrook Area) (Dec 9-6)
3rd Place Match – Lincoln Kilker (Britton-Hecla) over Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 8-4)

Logan Heier, Fourth Place
Champ. Round 1 – Logan Heier (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Logan Heier (Aberdeen Central) over Aksel Gjerde (Clark-Willow Lake) (Fall 0:55)
Semifinals – Jake Myren (Central Cass) over Logan Heier (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:09)
Cons. Semis – Logan Heier (Aberdeen Central) over Carter Grobe (Britton-Hecla) (MD 14-0)
3rd Place Match – Erich Fokken (Deuel-Deubrook Area) over Logan Heier (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 4:48)

Hunter Herceg
Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Matthew Angiolelli (Webster Area) over Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:07)
Cons. Round 2 – Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) over Forfeit Forfeit (Mobridge-Pollock) (For.)
Cons. Round 3 – Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) over Guillermo Julian Cruz Arroyo (Hamlin-Castlewood) (Fall 3:00)
Cons. Semis – McCoy Ferguson (Central Cass) over Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:13)

Porter Lozenski, First Place
Champ. Round 1 – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Mason Severson (Clark-Willow Lake) (Fall 0:49)
Quarterfinals – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Casen Fish (Webster Area) (Fall 0:24)
Semifinals – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Austin Vetter (Warner-Northwestern) (Fall 0:37)
1st Place Match – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:01)

Hunter Opitz, Second Place
Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) over Camren Simenson (Central Cass) (Fall 1:52)
Quarterfinals – Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) over Nathanael Roberts (Garretson) (Fall 0:27)
Semifinals – Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) over Ryker Gauger (Deuel-Deubrook Area) (Fall 5:16)
1st Place Match – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:01)

Jude Sumner, Third Place
Champ. Round 1 – Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) over Aiden Tillia (Baltic) (Fall 0:48)
Semifinals – Haeden Jorgenson (Webster Area) over Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:02)
Cons. Semis – Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) over Ben Quittschreiber (Central Cass) (MD 12-0)
3rd Place Match – Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) over Marlon Batista (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 2-0)

Grayden Timm, First Place
Champ. Round 1 – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Behrett Ahrens (Clark-Willow Lake) (Fall 0:43)
Quarterfinals – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Gus Fortin (Warner-Northwestern) (Fall 0:41)
Semifinals – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Canyon Ford (Mobridge-Pollock) (Fall 1:29)
1st Place Match – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Ben Suther (Britton-Hecla) (Fall 3:49)

Ridley Waldo, First Place
Champ. Round 1 – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Quarterfinals – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Semifinals – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Kalib Keller (Mobridge-Pollock) (Fall 1:34)
1st Place Match – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Hunter Parisien (Central Cass) (TF 16-0 3:45)

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