RAPID CITY – A total of 27 area wrestlers still remain in action after Day 1 of the Class B State Wrestling Tournament, which got underway Thursday at the Monument in Rapid City. Of that total, a dozen have advanced to the championship semifinals with the others remaining to compete in the consolation wrestlebacks when action resumes today.

The group is led by Redfield, which has three wrestlers headed to the semifinals and four total still in placing contention, and Miller-Highmore-Harrold, which has two in the semis and three in the wrestlebacks.

Brady Risetter (106 pounds), Mason Whitley (152) and Grady Fey (285) each won their first two matches of the tournament for Redfield, while Talon Ping (113) and Kellan Hurd (126) both advanced to the semifinals for Miller-Highmore-Harrold.

MHH is in seventh place in team points with 41, with Redfield in eighth with 36.5. Canton tops the field with 87.5.

Elsewhere, Warner-Northwestern has three of its four qualifiers still alive, including Preston Cavalier, who is the program’s lone wrestler to advance to the semis at 220.

Other semifinal qualifiers include Jacksen Carter (113) and Keegan Haider (182) of Wessington Springs-Woonsocket-Wolsey-Wessington, Haeden Jorgenson of Webster (132), Christian Ehresmann of Groton (138), Aiden Schoenhard of Mobridge-Pollock (220), and Lucas Rowland of Ipswich-Bowdle (285).

Interestingly, it will be Cavalier and Schoenhard going head-to-head in the semis for a chance at a state title bout.

Action resumes at 9 a.m. (MT) in Rapid City with placing matches to start at 3 p.m. Championship matches are set for approximately 6 p.m.

To see complete first day boys’ results, click on the following link:

https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=683626132

To see complete first day girls’ results, click on the following link:

https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=724450132