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Golden Eagles wrestle way to second place at Yankton tourney

Aberdeen Central’s Lilly Nelson, right, ties up with Sisseton’s Maryann Rice, left, during their 170 pound match last week at the at Lee Wolf Invitational at the Golden Eagles Arena. Nelson finished second at the Yankton Invitational on Friday. Photo by John Davis taken 1/30/2026

YANKTON – Aberdeen Central had five top-four finishes on the way to taking runner-up in team points at the Yankton Invitational Girls’ Wrestling Tournament on Friday.

Central’s Madison Little captured the individual title at 110 pounds, Lilly Nelson was second at 170, Jasmin Maas was third at 115, and Mila Hobbs at 135, and Lin Paw Jone at 155 each finished fourth.

Central racked up 163 team points, second only to Canton which had 223. Pierre finished third with 147.

The Golden Eagles will now gear up for the Eastern South Dakota Conference Tournament next Thursday at Brandon Valley.

Aberdeen Central results

Mila Hobbs, Fourth Place

Champ. Round 1 – Mila Hobbs (Aberdeen Central) over Taylor Kayser (Hanson) (Fall 3:10)
Quarterfinals – Mathilde Matsuda (Spearfish) over Mila Hobbs (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:13)
Cons. Round 2 – Mila Hobbs (Aberdeen Central) over Miley Janak (Burke/Gregory) (Fall 1:27)
Cons. Round 3 – Mila Hobbs (Aberdeen Central) over Brynn Mulder (Canton) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Semis – Mila Hobbs (Aberdeen Central) over Hailey Fortney (West Central) (Fall 1:15)
3rd Place Match – Reese Olson (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) over Mila Hobbs (Aberdeen Central) (TF 16-0 4:19)

Jayda Hoffman
Champ. Round 1 – Harper Kracht (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) over Jayda Hoffman (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:14)
Cons. Round 1 – Jayda Hoffman (Aberdeen Central) over Elliott Abbey (Hanson) (M. For.)
Cons. Round 2 – Moo B Say (Huron) over Jayda Hoffman (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 4:53)

Madison Little, First Place
Champ. Round 1 – Madison Little (Aberdeen Central) over Kara Kocmich (McCook Central/Montrose) (Fall 1:02)
Quarterfinals – Madison Little (Aberdeen Central) over Avery Kranz (Canton) (Fall 3:28)
Semifinals – Madison Little (Aberdeen Central) over Isabella Current (Sisseton) (Fall 0:47)
1st Place Match – Madison Little (Aberdeen Central) over Payton Raastad (Sioux Falls Washington) (MD 11-2)

Jasmine Maas, Third Place

Champ. Round 1 – Jasmine Maas (Aberdeen Central) over Dayani Long (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 1:51)
Quarterfinals – Jasmine Maas (Aberdeen Central) over Haven Baker (Spearfish) (Dec 12-11)
Semifinals – Alexis Bryant (McCook Central/Montrose) over Jasmine Maas (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:36)
Cons. Semis – Jasmine Maas (Aberdeen Central) over Lexi McDole (Rapid City Stevens) (TF 18-2 2:34)
3rd Place Match – Jasmine Maas (Aberdeen Central) over Lilly Toft (Brookings) (Fall 3:23)

Meleane Mounga, Fifth Place
Champ. Round 1 – Meleane Mounga (Aberdeen Central) over Ashton Otteson (Brookings) (Fall 1:51)
Quarterfinals – Allison Konrad (Watertown) over Meleane Mounga (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:39)
Cons. Round 2 – Meleane Mounga (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 – Meleane Mounga (Aberdeen Central) over Rayna Miller (Viborg-Hurley) (Fall 0:22)
Cons. Semis – Marlee Heltzel (Spearfish) over Meleane Mounga (Aberdeen Central) (MD 10-0)
5th Place Match – Meleane Mounga (Aberdeen Central) over Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) (Dec 12-6)

Allison Neitzel, Sixth Place
Champ. Round 1 – Allison Neitzel (Aberdeen Central) over Devyn Smith (Harrisburg) (Fall 1:44)
Quarterfinals – Makita Raysor (Spearfish) over Allison Neitzel (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:26)
Cons. Round 2 – Allison Neitzel (Aberdeen Central) over Taylor Land (Pierre T.F. Riggs) (Fall 1:54)
Cons. Round 3 – Allison Neitzel (Aberdeen Central) over Joyah Tilberg (Rapid City Central) (Fall 1:43)
Cons. Semis – Lakynn Qualseth (Canton) over Allison Neitzel (Aberdeen Central) (TF 15-0 2:10)
5th Place Match – Devrah Meyer (Madison) over Allison Neitzel (Aberdeen Central) (MD 11-2)

Lilly Nelson, Second Place
Champ. Round 1 – Lilly Nelson (Aberdeen Central) over Taylor Kokesh (Rapid City Stevens) (Fall 1:32)
Quarterfinals – Lilly Nelson (Aberdeen Central) over Cante Williams (Webster Area) (Fall 1:14)
Semifinals – Lilly Nelson (Aberdeen Central) over Blair Merkwan (Vermillion) (Fall 3:34)
1st Place Match – Rhiannen Heimdal (Harrisburg) over Lilly Nelson (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:04)

Lin Paw Jone, Fourth Place
Champ. Round 1 – Lin Paw Jone (Aberdeen Central) over Lydia Novy (Milbank) (Fall 0:24)
Quarterfinals – Lin Paw Jone (Aberdeen Central) over Jaylecia Powers (Wagner) (Fall 0:50)
Semifinals – Bella Morteo (Rapid City Stevens) over Lin Paw Jone (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 7-6)
Cons. Semis – Lin Paw Jone (Aberdeen Central) over Amelia Hendrixson (Sioux Falls Lincoln) (Fall 1:40)
3rd Place Match – Taylor DeJong (Mitchell) over Lin Paw Jone (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 4:37)

Imani Pippens, Sixth Place
Champ. Round 1 – Imani Pippens (Aberdeen Central) over Maesyn Yonker (Sioux Valley) (Fall 0:36)
Quarterfinals – Daytona Paris (Burke/Gregory) over Imani Pippens (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:53)
Cons. Round 2 – Imani Pippens (Aberdeen Central) over Sofia Delgado (Yankton) (TF 17-2 4:05)
Cons. Round 3 – Imani Pippens (Aberdeen Central) over Jersey Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) (SV-1 9-6)
Cons. Semis – Marin Rhode (Canton) over Imani Pippens (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:09)
5th Place Match – Daytona Paris (Burke/Gregory) over Imani Pippens (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:36)

Paisley Stewart, Fifth Place
Champ. Round 1 – Paisley Stewart (Aberdeen Central) over Audrey Schuller (Vermillion) (Fall 1:02)
Quarterfinals – Jewel Gannon (Canton) over Paisley Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:29)
Cons. Round 2 – Paisley Stewart (Aberdeen Central) over Tatum Palsma (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) (Fall 1:51)
Cons. Round 3 – Paisley Stewart (Aberdeen Central) over Lillie Boden (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) (Fall 0:54)
Cons. Semis – Jamii Washechek (Rapid City Central) over Paisley Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (MD 11-3)
5th Place Match – Paisley Stewart (Aberdeen Central) over Aliyah Steveson (Tea Area) (Dec 10-4)

Avyn Waldo
Champ. Round 1 – Brooke Warejcka (Canton) over Avyn Waldo (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:00)
Cons. Round 1 – Alexis Brenden (Yankton) over Avyn Waldo (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:45)

You can browse the entire event on Trackwrestling using the following link.
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=955559132

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