The Britton-Hecla wrestling squad served notice that it will be a force to be reckoned with this season by placing seven of 11 wrestlers in the season-opening tournament at Clark-Willow Lake on Saturday.
Two local matmen claimed championships. Bryce Hawkinson earned top honors at 144 pounds and Tucker Hardy was the 215-pound champion.
Other Braves finishing in the top four included Jarrik Jones, second at 98; Ben Suther, second at 175; Henry Kilker, third at 98; Dashel Davidson, third at 165; and Lincoln Kilker, fourth at 106.
“The kids all showed up to wrestle and I was pleased with that being our first showing,” said B-H coach Josh Hawkinson. “I knew these kids could wrestle. We just had to get them in action and see how they held up against other wrestlers.”
The B-H grapplers were back in action last night Tuesday against Redfield and Clark-Willow Lake in Redfield and on Saturday travel to Faulkton for a tournament.
“We got some great looks at kids last weekend and found some things we need to work on,” noted Hawkinson. “Just seeing them wrestle does wonders. It will be a kid-by-kid scenario – just little things that we saw in matches that we can work on to fend things off if they ever happen again to us in a match.”
TEAM POINTS: Clark-Willow Lake 160.5, Kingsbury County 153, Groton Area 143.5, Webster Area 100, Britton-Hecla 87.5, Faulkton Area 83.5, Pierre JV 69, Warner-Northwestern 20, Ortonville, MN 11, Tiospa Zina 0.
98 POUNDS: Jarrik Jones (BH) dec. Willy Miller (UNA) 7-1; pinned Griffin Wellnnitz (CWL) :37; First place match: pinned by Emerson Sine :29; Henry Kilker (BH) lost dec. to John Ortmeier (FAU) 9-1; pinned Griffin Wellnitz (CWL) :46; Third place match: dec. John Ortmeier (FAU) 6-2
106 POUNDS: Lincoln Kilker (BH) pinned Daltin Coughlin (KC) 1:24; pinned by Daniel Mason (Pierre JV) 5:52; dec. Tate Stoeser (Pierre JV) 7-6; Third place match: pinned by Maverick Clausen (CWL) 2:20
120 POUNDS: Carter Grobe (BH) pinned by Cash Edgar (FAU) 1:00; lost dec. to Truett Havranek (Pierre JV) 7-1
126 POUNDS: Jade Tisher (BH) pinned by Cooper Pommer (CWL); pinned by Noah Vig (KC) 1:47
138 POUNDS: Max Suther (BH) pinned by Tallen Lightfield (Pierre JV) 1:27; pinned by Caden Singrey (KC) 4:26
144 POUNDS: Bryce Hawkinson (BH) dec. Jet Brewer (Pierre JV) 10-1; First place match: dec. Greyson Nielson (KC) 4-2
165 POUNDS: Dashel Davidson (BH) lost by tech fall to Kaleb Johnson (KC) 18-3, 2:21; won by tech fal over Austin Nash (WNW) 19-4, 2:42; pinned Damen Horsley (Pierre JV) 1:44; Third place match: pinned Gage Baumgarn (WEB) 1:24
175 POUNDS: Ben Suther (BH) dec. Lincoln Reidburn (CWL) 4-0; pinned Nathan Hubsch (WEB) 2:49; First place match: pinned by Korbin Kucker (GA) 5:49
190 POUNDS: Liam Paxton (BH) pinned by Marshall Holz (KC) :34; pinned by Logan Omundson (ORT) :35
215 POUNDS: Tucker Hardy (BH) pinned Layne Johnson (GA) :48; First place match: pinned Breyten Johnson (KC) 2:36
Temperature: 21°F Town: Britton, SD
Pressure: 1015 hPa
Wind: 8 mph
