The 2021 South Dakota high school wrestling championships concluded on Saturday from Rapid City with Brandon Valley winning their first boys team wrestling title and Canton four-peating as champs. Here are the team standings, and final results of the championship and placement matches.
Team Standings
Class A
| Place | School | Score |
| 1 | Brandon Valley | 188 |
| 2 | RC Stevens | 166.5 |
| 3 | Pierre | 144 |
| 4 | Watertown | 137 |
| 5 | Harrisburg | 118.5 |
| 6 | Sturgis | 113.5 |
| 7 | Mitchell | 103 |
| 8 | Chamberlain | 70 |
| 9 | Brookings | 68 |
| 10 | Tea Area | 67.5 |
| 11 | RC Central | 63 |
| 12 | Huron | 60 |
| 13 | Dell Rapids | 58.5 |
| 14 | Aberdeen Central | 56.5 |
| 15 | West Central | 50 |
| 16 | Vermillion | 45.5 |
| 17 | O`Gorman | 41.5 |
| 18 | Spearfish | 38 |
| 19 | Milbank | 26 |
| 20 | Madison | 24.5 |
| 21 | Beresford/Alcester-Hudson | 22.5 |
| 22 | SF Washington | 16 |
| 23 | Yankton | 14 |
| 24 | Sf Lincoln | 12 |
| 25 | Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Dupree | 11 |
| 26 | Lennox | 9 |
| 27 | Dakota Valley | 7 |
| 28 | Sf Roosevelt | 4 |
| 29 | Douglas | 2 |
| 30 | Belle Fourche | 0 |
Class B
| Place | School | Score |
| 1 | Canton | 216.5 |
| 2 | Winner Area | 188.5 |
| 3 | Philip Area | 176 |
| 4 | Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes | 129 |
| 5 | Redfield Area | 110 |
| 6 | Wess. Springs/Woon./Wosley-Wess. | 70 |
| 7 | McCook Central/Montrose | 66 |
| 8 | Elk Point-Jefferson | 65 |
| 9 | Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney | 61 |
| 10 | Burke/Gregory | 60.5 |
| 11 | Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon | 53 |
| 11 | Howard | 53 |
| 13 | Wagner | 49.5 |
| 14 | Hot Springs | 38.5 |
| 15 | Clark/Willow Lake | 35 |
| 16 | Groton Area | 31 |
| 17 | Parker | 29 |
| 18 | Miller/Highmore-Harrold | 24 |
| 19 | Kingsbury Co | 23 |
| 20 | Custer | 22 |
| 20 | Sisseton | 22 |
| 22 | Webster Area | 21.5 |
| 23 | Newell | 19 |
| 24 | Harding Co | 18 |
| 24 | Parkston | 18 |
| 26 | Hill City | 14 |
| 27 | Faulkton Area | 13 |
| 27 | Marion/Freeman | 13 |
| 29 | Lead-Deadwood | 12 |
| 29 | Sioux Valley | 12 |
| 31 | Viborg-Hurley | 11 |
| 32 | Stanley County | 10 |
| 33 | Tri-Valley | 6.5 |
| 34 | Ipswich/Leola/Bowdle | 5 |
| 34 | Lyman | 5 |
| 34 | Mobridge-Pollock | 5 |
| 37 | Bennett County | 3 |
| 37 | Flandreau | 3 |
| 37 | Hamlin/Castlewood | 3 |
| 40 | Lemmon/McIntosh | 2 |
| 41 | Britton-Hecla | 1 |
| 41 | Warner/Northwestern | 1 |
| 43 | Deuel | 0 |
| 43 | Potter Co | 0 |
| 43 | St. Thomas More | 0 |
| 43 | Sully Buttes | 0 |
| 43 | Tiospa Zina | 0 |
Championship Matches
B-106
1st Place Match - Kasen Konstanz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 35-1 won by decision over Maxton Brozik (Winner Area) 30-3 (Dec 7-1)
B-113
1st Place Match - Dragr Monson (Groton Area) 40-0 won by decision over Hadley Tobin (Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 22-3 (Dec 5-3)
B-120
1st Place Match - Ayson Rice (Canton) 36-0 won by forfeit over Jhett Breen (Wagner) 32-9 (For.)
B-126
1st Place Match - Owen Hansen (Burke/Gregory) 39-3 won by decision over Jadyn Coller (Philip Area) 27-2 (Dec 6-2)
B-132
1st Place Match - Jackson Remmers (McCook Central/Montrose) 35-3 won by decision over Joey Hoverson (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wosley-Wessington) 32-8 (Dec 9-3)
B-138
1st Place Match - Bradyn Robbins (Redfield Area) 48-1 won by decision over Braden Sehr (Canton) 29-2 (Dec 10-3)
B-145
1st Place Match - Kaden Keiser (Winner Area) 40-0 won by decision over Lane Miller (Howard) 39-1 (Dec 13-6)
B-152
1st Place Match - McCoy Peterson (Philip Area) 26-1 won by decision over Seth Peterson (Canton) 33-8 (Dec 5-3)
B-160
1st Place Match - Burk Blasius (Philip Area) 33-1 won by decision over Jaden Dominisse (Canton) 34-3 (Dec 3-2)
B-170
1st Place Match - Sam Kruger (Winner Area) 38-0 won by tech fall over Luke Richardson (Canton) 34-6 (TF-1.5 3:44 (15-0))
B-182
1st Place Match - Spencer Hanson (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 38-3 won by decision over Jacobi Krouse (McCook Central/Montrose) 43-7 (Dec 8-4)
B-195
1st Place Match - Cody Donnelly (Philip Area) 30-0 won by fall over Jordan Gall (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 36-3 (Fall 5:34)
B-220
1st Place Match - Marshall Baldwin (Canton) 41-2 won by fall over Preston Norrid (Winner Area) 27-2 (Fall 1:01)
B-285
1st Place Match - Quinten Christensen (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wosley-Wessington) 38-1 won by fall over Achilles Willuweit (Winner Area) 28-4 (Fall 6:24)
A-106
1st Place Match - Sloan Johannsen (Watertown) 33-1 won by major decision over Hayden Schroeder (Vermillion) 36-2 (MD 13-2)
A-113
1st Place Match - Quincy Hulverson (Tea Area) 44-0 won by decision over Jack Schoenhard (RC Stevens) 36-2 (Dec 4-2)
A-120
1st Place Match - Logan Graf (RC Stevens) 37-0 won by major decision over Jordon Oehme (Brandon Valley) 31-5 (MD 15-4)
A-126
1st Place Match - Trason Oehme (Brandon Valley) 26-0 won by decision over Blake Judson (Pierre) 28-5 (Dec 3-0)
A-132
1st Place Match - Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 40-3 won by decision over Alex Mentzer (Brandon Valley) 38-3 (Dec 7-2)
A-138
1st Place Match - Cael Larson (RC Central) 33-0 won by tech fall over Beau Beavers (O`Gorman) 40-2 (TF-1.5 5:40 (21-6))
A-145
1st Place Match - Gabe Skustad (Chamberlain) 45-4 won by decision over Tyson Johnson (Pierre) 31-4 (Dec 3-2)
A-152
1st Place Match - Riley Benson (RC Stevens) 29-2 won by decision over Ben Althoff (Watertown) 30-7 (Dec 14-12)
A-160
1st Place Match - Wren Jacobs (Sturgis) 25-1 won in overtime over Isaac Klinkhammer (Brandon Valley) 28-1 (OT 4-2)
A-170
1st Place Match - Reese Jacobs (Sturgis) 33-0 won by decision over Lexan Thorson (Watertown) 24-6 (Dec 5-3)
A-182
1st Place Match - Tyson Lien (Huron) 35-1 won by decision over Gavin Gulbranson (Harrisburg) 44-3 (Dec 4-3)
A-195
1st Place Match - Luke Rasmussen (Brookings) 32-0 won by fall over Ryan Brink (RC Stevens) 27-5 (Fall 4:40)
A-220
1st Place Match - Regan Bollweg (Pierre) 26-0 won by decision over Owen Warren (Brandon Valley) 39-4 (Dec 3-0)
A-285
1st Place Match - Navarro Schunke (Brandon Valley) 43-0 won by decision over Beau Foote (Mitchell) 22-4 (Dec 6-2)
Girls A - 112
1st Place Match - Maraia Kruske (Spearfish) 3-0 won by fall over Shea Irion (Spearfish) 2-1 (Fall 5:56)
Girls A - 124
1st Place Match - Paige Denke (Rapid City Stevens) 3-0 won by decision over Regina Stoeser (Harrisburg) 2-1 (Dec 8-2)
Girls A - 131
1st Place Match - Nevaeh Leonard (Yankton Gazelles) 3-0 won by decision over Gianna Stangeland (Pierre) 2-1 (Dec 5-0)
Girls A - 143
1st Place Match - Taylor Graveman (Spearfish) 3-0 won by fall over Hattie Baldwin (Pierre) 2-1 (Fall 1:17)
Girls A - 167
1st Place Match - Cherish Stern (Brookings Bobcats) 3-0 won by decision over Ali Bissell (Sf Roosevelt) 2-1 (Dec 4-1)
Class A - 185
1st Place Match RR - Marlee Shorter (Pierre) 3-0 won by fall over Betsy Martinez (Sf Lincoln) 2-1 (Fall 3:02)
Girls A - 275
1st Place Match - Ciara McFarling (Pierre) 3-0 won by fall over Brooke Otte (Lennox) 2-1 (Fall 5:00)
Girls B - 112
1st Place Match - Brittany Rieb (Bon Homme) 3-0 won by major decision over Alexis Hauge (Mt. Vernon- Plankinton-Corsica/Stickney) 2-1 (MD 8-0)
Girls B - 129
1st Place Match - Peyton Hellman (Bon Homme) 3-0 won by fall over Reganne Miles (Iroquois-Doland) 2-1 (Fall 1:00)
Girls B - 140
1st Place Match - Kyla Logan (Iroquois-Doland) 3-0 won by decision over Rachel Mastalir (Canton) 2-1 (Dec 9-2)
Girls B - 160
1st Place Match - Kiana Major (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 3-0 won by fall over Carly Ballinger (Canton) 2-1 (Fall 1:13)
3rd Place Matches
B-106
3rd Place Match - Kipp Cordes (Philip Area) 31-4 won by decision over Holden Hawkins (Sisseton) 35-7 (Dec 3-2)
B-113
3rd Place Match - Jace Blasius (Philip Area) 26-13 won in tie breaker - 1 over Kellan Hurd (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 42-8 (TB-1 3-2)
B-120
3rd Place Match - Kaleb Osborn (Winner Area) 28-7 won by decision over Kyler Konstanz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 31-5 (Dec 1-0)
B-126
3rd Place Match - Brady Bierema (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 23-9 won by decision over Porter Neugebauer (Parkston) 33-12 (Dec 3-1)
B-132
3rd Place Match - Cael Larson (Webster Area) 32-5 won by decision over Parker Geditz (Faulkton Area) 31-9 (Dec 7-1)
B-138
3rd Place Match - Bradyn Lhotak (Wagner) 37-10 won by decision over Lucas Hueser (Elk Point-Jefferson) 31-13 (Dec 3-1)
B-145
3rd Place Match - Mason Fey (Redfield Area) 49-4 won in tie breaker - 1 over Skyler Swatek (Elk Point-Jefferson) 26-11 (TB-1 2-1)
B-152
3rd Place Match - Keegan Haider (Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wosley-Wessington) 37-6 won by decision over John Callies (Howard) 38-4 (Dec 3-2)
B-160
3rd Place Match - Grayson Hanson (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 31-6 won by decision over Dylan Whitley (Redfield Area) 33-5 (Dec 3-2)
B-170
3rd Place Match - Caleb Rickenbach (Hot Springs) 37-6 won by decision over Gavin Jacobs (Elk Point-Jefferson) 38-9 (Dec 6-5)
B-182
3rd Place Match - Corbin Schwartz (Redfield Area) 42-6 won in tie breaker - 1 over Gage Burke (Clark/Willow Lake) 38-5 (TB-1 6-1)
B-195
3rd Place Match - Levi Nightingale (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 35-4 won by decision over Caleb McGregor (Newell) 32-6 (Dec 3-0)
B-220
3rd Place Match - Cole Pranger (Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 30-6 won by decision over Marcus Harkless (Hot Springs) 32-5 (Dec 3-1)
B-285
3rd Place Match - Zach Richardson (Canton) 35-3 won by fall over Drake Peed (Elk Point-Jefferson) 13-4 (Fall 0:25)
A-106
3rd Place Match - Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) 38-7 won by decision over Chandler Carda (West Central) 30-8 (Dec 6-4)
A-113
3rd Place Match - Josh Hoffman (Spearfish) 40-8 won by decision over Carter Ractliffe (Harrisburg) 29-13 (Dec 9-4)
A-120
3rd Place Match - Maddix Slykhuis (Tea Area) 32-5 won by decision over Tucker Bahm (Yankton) 22-6 (Dec 3-2)
A-126
3rd Place Match - Wyatt Stuntebeck (Tea Area) 43-2 won by decision over Brock Martin (Aberdeen Central) 30-9 (Dec 11-4)
A-132
3rd Place Match - Kelton Olson (Sturgis) 31-3 won by decision over Kahlor Hindman (Pierre) 29-10 (Dec 5-3)
A-138
3rd Place Match - Logan O`Connor (Harrisburg) 43-8 won by decision over Hayden Shaffer (Pierre) 29-6 (Dec 2-1)
A-145
3rd Place Match - Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 30-6 won by decision over Robby Edberg (West Central) 29-7 (Dec 9-4)
A-152
3rd Place Match - Logan Serck (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) 37-4 won by decision over Bailey Badwound (Spearfish) 36-10 (Dec 2-1)
A-160
3rd Place Match - Tyson Degen (Mitchell) 30-8 won in sudden victory - 1 over Tyler Voorhees (RC Stevens) 16-5 (SV-1 6-4)
A-170
3rd Place Match - Lucas Slack (Brandon Valley) 37-4 won by decision over Ryan Hirschkorn (Harrisburg) 44-7 (Dec 5-0)
A-182
3rd Place Match - Joe VanOverschelde (Mitchell) 36-6 won by decision over Dominic Tucker (Brandon Valley) 26-8 (Dec 9-4)
A-195
3rd Place Match - Noah Hutmacher (Chamberlain) 37-11 won by decision over Toby Schneck (Milbank) 33-7 (Dec 7-0)
A-220
3rd Place Match - Connor Wirtjes (Watertown) 23-6 won by fall over Ayden Viox (Harrisburg) 42-11 (Fall 4:33)
A-285
3rd Place Match - Preston Taylor (Pierre) 30-6 won by fall over Canyon Burkard (Chamberlain) 38-12 (Fall 0:13)
Girls A - 112
3rd Place Match - Sydney Uhrig (Pierre) 3-1 won by decision over Madyson Gillen (Aberdeen Central) 2-2 (Dec 10-7)
Girls A - 124
3rd Place Match - Celeste Katcheak (Rapid City Stevens) 3-1 won by decision over Hailey Rodriguez (Belle Fourche) 2-2 (Dec 7-5)
Girls A - 131
3rd Place Match - Melina Frank (Aberdeen Central) 3-1 won by fall over Cassandra Witte (Rapid City Central) 2-2 (Fall 4:01)
Girls A - 143
3rd Place Match - Ehler Klay (Huron) 3-1 won by fall over Ariana Gomez (Dakota Valley) 2-2 (Fall 3:43)
Girls A - 167
3rd Place Match - Mary Mehlhaff (Pierre) 3-1 won by fall over Alexis Fischer (Lennox) 1-2 (Fall 1:23)
Girls A - 275
3rd Place Match - Maria Larson (Sf Lincoln) 3-1 won by fall over Allison Foote (West Central) 2-2 (Fall 3:13)
Girls B - 112
3rd Place Match - Quinn Butler (Lemmon/McIntosh Cowboys) 3-1 won by decision over Akane Metcalfe (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 2-2 (Dec 8-7)
Girls B - 129
3rd Place Match - Marley Guthmiler (Ipswich/Bowdle) 3-1 won by decision over Sara Schroder (Canton) 2-2 (Dec 4-1)
Girls B - 140
3rd Place Match - Emma Neu (Canton) 3-1 won by decision over Kennadee Shook (Lyman) 2-2 (Dec 8-4)
Girls B - 160
3rd Place Match - Trinity Zopp (Lead Deadwood) 3-1 won by fall over Kieonna Smith (Canton) 1-2 (Fall 2:01)
Girls B - 185
Round 5 - Emma Murray (Viborg Hurley) 2-2 won by fall over Kendal Middlen (Canton) 0-4 (Fall 0:53)
Girls B - 275
Round 5 - Lizzy Wallace (Canton) 1-3 won by fall over Abi Reil (Clark / Willow Lake) 1-3 (Fall 3:03)
5th Place Matches
B-106
5th Place Match - Brady Risetter (Redfield Area) 35-10 won by fall over Gannon Gilligan (Kingsbury Co) 26-9 (Fall 4:42)
B-113
5th Place Match - Teague Granum (Canton) 35-7 won by decision over Ian Metz (Sisseton) 28-17 (Dec 9-2)
B-120
5th Place Match - Gunnar Kvistad (Clark/Willow Lake) 39-5 won by decision over Ryker Peterson (Philip Area) 25-11 (Dec 2-0)
B-126
5th Place Match - Kale Ask (Canton) 30-9 won by decision over Keaton Rohlfs (Redfield Area) 38-13 (Dec 6-3)
B-132
5th Place Match - Chase Varilek (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 38-4 won by fall over Thane Simons (Philip Area) 30-9 (Fall 2:17)
B-138
5th Place Match - Aaron Gilchrist (Winner Area) 37-9 won by decision over Carter Lenz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 28-9 (Dec 6-5)
B-145
5th Place Match - Blair Blasius (Philip Area) 23-5 won by decision over Ashton Keller (Canton) 37-10 (Dec 5-1)
B-152
5th Place Match - Isaac Crownover (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 36-8 won by fall over Riley Orel (Winner Area) 31-6 (Fall 2:37)
B-160
5th Place Match - Ben Swatek (Elk Point-Jefferson) 39-8 won in sudden victory - 1 over Jack Kruger (Winner Area) 33-8 (SV-1 4-3)
B-170
5th Place Match - Cody Rakow (Lead-Deadwood) 34-13 won by decision over Tucker Even (Burke/Gregory) 33-10 (Dec 9-3)
B-182
5th Place Match - Tanner Meyers (Canton) 35-8 won by decision over Jesse Hostutler (Philip Area) 30-8 (Dec 6-3)
B-195
5th Place Match - Charley Pravecek (Winner Area) 25-15 won by decision over Taron Serr (Burke/Gregory) 28-15 (Dec 3-2)
B-220
5th Place Match - Grey Gilbert (Harding Co) 37-9 won by decision over Clayton Smith (Marion/Freeman) 30-11 (Dec 5-1)
B-285
5th Place Match - Kellen Cassidy (Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney) 27-6 won by major decision over Collin Graves (Viborg-Hurley) 37-11 (MD 19-5)
A-106
5th Place Match - Nolan Miles (Brookings) 30-7 won by major decision over Korbin Osborn (Sturgis) 20-17 (MD 12-4)
A-113
5th Place Match - Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 34-12 won by decision over Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) 29-14 (Dec 6-2)
A-120
5th Place Match - Connor Hanson (Watertown) 20-10 won by decision over Truman Stoller (Madison) 32-9 (Dec 6-5)
A-126
5th Place Match - Logan Desersa (Sturgis) 24-9 won by decision over Jovey Christensen (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) 25-7 (Dec 9-8)
A-132
5th Place Match - Jacob McCormick (RC Stevens) 27-16 won by decision over Connor Eimers (Tea Area) 36-8 (Dec 5-0)
A-138
5th Place Match - Corter Doney (RC Stevens) 19-11 won by decision over Perry Ketelsen (Sturgis) 14-10 (Dec 2-1)
A-145
5th Place Match - Nate Sprenkle (O`Gorman) 27-15 won by fall over Bryan Roselles (RC Stevens) 30-13 (Fall 4:44)
A-152
5th Place Match - TJ Morrison (RC Central) 31-4 won by decision over Deegan Houska (Pierre) 24-16 (Dec 6-4)
A-160
5th Place Match - Lucas Hofer (Huron) 21-6 won by fall over Mac Young (Watertown) 30-10 (Fall 1:18)
A-170
5th Place Match - Samuel Calvert (Aberdeen Central) 33-14 won by fall over Emerant Beyene Balmong (Sf Lincoln) 28-11 (Fall 4:15)
A-182
5th Place Match - Hunter Stambach (Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Dupree) 27-6 won by decision over Tyler Rudebusch (Watertown) 16-7 (Dec 8-1)
A-195
5th Place Match - Carter Tuntland (Harrisburg) 43-7 won by decision over Brock Eitreim (Watertown) 27-15 (Dec 5-2)
A-220
5th Place Match - Wyatt Winter (Mitchell) 33-10 won by fall over Tristan Cardona (Huron) 22-13 (Fall 2:25)
A-285
5th Place Match - Sebastian Cardona (Huron) 29-9 won by fall over Zach Brady (Vermillion) 33-9 (Fall 2:16)
Girls B - 185
Round 5 - Carlee Laubach (Canton) 4-0 won by fall over Gia Miller (Viborg Hurley) 3-1 (Fall 1:25)
Girls B - 275
Round 5 - Hannah Goodhart (Sisseton) 4-0 won by fall over Kiara King (Canton) 3-1 (Fall 3:58)
7th Place Matches
