MANDAN, ND – Pierre Governor Wrestling began its 2022-23 season Friday and Saturday with excellent finishes in the Mandan Lions Classic. The Governor boys were second while the Pierre girls placed first.
In the boys event at Mandan Middle School, Pierre had 278 points, 34 behind first-place Sturgis. Gavin Stotts won at 190 pounds, with Joshua Rydberg winning at 285. Taking second were Alex Oedekoven at 113, Trey Lewis at 170 and Chance Carda at 182.
At Bismarck High School, the Pierre girls scored 241 points to win by 34 over Bismarck Legacy. Sydney Uhrig won at 110 pounds, with Gianna Stangeland winning at 135 and Abbi Lewis at 145. Ireland Templeton triumphed at 155 and defeated teammate Hattie Baldwin in the title match. Marlee Shorter was second at 190.
BOYS
1 Sturgis – 312
2 Pierre – 278
3 Bismarck High – 242
4 Bismarck Century – 238
5 Rapid City Stevens – 206
Pierre Individual Results
106
Jacob Mason – 4th
Round 1 – def. Nick Dobitz (Hettinger) – pin (Fall 0:17 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Alec Mutchelknaus (Mandan) – pin (0:48 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Carson Mosset (Bismarck St. Mary’s) – 10-4
Round 4 – lost to Max Schoenhard (Rapid City Stevens) – 4-3
Round 5 – def. Tristan Martin (Century) – pin (1:48 1st period)
Semifinal – lost to Korbin Bunch (Sturgis) – pin (0:51 1st period)
3rd Place Match – lost to Shea Richter (Rapid City Stevens) – 8-7
113
Alex Oedekoven – 2nd
Round 1 – def. Ethan Samuelson (Mandan) – pin (1:18 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Walker Sabot (Legacy) – pin (1:06 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Teryn Zebroski (Sturgis) – 10-2 major decision
Championship Bracket – def. Brayden Collins (Rapid City Stevens) – 13-2 major decision
1st Place Match – lost to Teryn Zebroski (Sturgis) – 12-8
126
Lincoln Schoenhard – 4th
Round 1 – def. Landon Dumas (Killdeer) – pin (1:17 3rd period)
Round 2 – lost to Tanner Defoe (Hettinger) – 3-0
Round 3 – def. Rylie Stair (Century) – pin (1:51 1st period)
Round 4 – bye
Round 5 – def. Jacoby Grimm (Bismarck St. Mary’s) 15-0 technical fall
Semifinal – lost to Owen Lindstrom (Devils Lake) – pin (1:29 3rd period)
3rd Place Match – lost to Jacob Williams (Rapid City Stevens) – 4-0
132
Rowdy Menning – 8th
Round 1 – lost to Brody Ferderer (Century) – 8-1
Round 2 – def. Elijah Ramos (Killdeer) – pin (0:23 1st period)
Round 3 – lost to Marquis Richter (Mandan) – 8-6
Round 4 – def. Trevor Dalley (Hettinger) – pin (1:13 2nd period)
Round 5 – bye
Consolation Semi – lost to Aidan Callan (Rapid City Stevens) – 4-3
138
Hudson Shaffer – 6th
Round 1 – lost to Thayne Elshere (Sturgis) – 7-1
Round 2 – lost to Kaden DeCoteau (Century) – 16-0 technical fall
Round 3 – bye
Round 4 – def. Christian Ramos (Killdeer) – pin (1:29 1st period)
Round 5 – lost to Landon McMahen (Bismarck) – 5-0
Consolation Semi – def. Brayden Voorhees (Rapid City Stevens) – 5-0
5th Place Match – lost to Landon McMahen (Bismarck) – 14-1 major decision
Tristan Spencer – 3rd
Round 1 – def. Brayden Voorhees (Rapid City Stevens) – 15-0 technical fall
Round 3 – def Cannon Bertch (Legacy) – 15-0 technical fall
Round 5 – def. Tyler Heen (Bismarck St. Mary’s) – pin (1:05 1st period)
Semifinal – lost to Thayne Elshere (Sturgis) – pin (1:29 2nd period)
3rd Place Match – def. Tyler Heen (Bismarck St. Mary’s) – 16-0 technical fall
145
Jaxon Ducheneaux – 8th
Round 1 – lost to Brayden Morris (Century) – pin (0:43 3rd period)
Round 2 – lost to Dylan Kostelecky (Bismarck) – 7-0
Round 3 – lost to Clark Thompson (Legacy) – 15-0 technical fall
Round 4 – def. John Dahmen (Bismarck St. Mary’s) – forfeit
Round 5 – bye
Consolation Semi – lost to Maverick Simons (Sturgis) – 5-0
160
Chase Carda – 4th
Round 1 – def. Jax Gums (Century) – pin (1:40 2nd period)
Round 2 – lost to LJ Araujo (Bismarck) – pin (1:24 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Harrison Grad (Bismarck St. Mary’s) – pin (1:08 2nd period)
Championship Bracket – lost to Corter Doney (Rapid City Stevens) – pin (1:41 2nd period)
3rd Place Match – lost to Deegan Houska (Pierre) – pin (1:18 1st period)
Deegan Houska – 3rd
Round 1 – lost to Corter Doney (Rapid City Stevens) – 8-5
Round 2 – def. Chase Temple (Sturgis) – pin (1:41 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Matt Steckler (Bismarck) – pin (1:35 1st period)
Championship Bracket – lost to LJ Araujo (Bismarck) – 8-0 major decision
3rd Place Match – def. Chase Carda (Pierre) – pin (1:18 1st period)
170
Trey Lewis – 2nd
Round 1 – bye
Round 2 – def. Brett Miller (Legacy) – 7-0
Round 3 – def. Jace Handy (Killdeer) – pin (0:15 1st period)
Round 4 – lost to Jaxyn Richter (Bismarck St. Mary’s) – 11-4
Round 5 – def. James Nagel (Bismarck) – pin (0:48 3rd period)
Semifinal – def. Cole Radenz (Century) – pin (1:00 2nd period)
1st Place Match – lost to Jaxyn Richter (Bismarck St. Mary’s) – 4-2
182
Chance Carda – 2nd
Round 1 – def. Darion Bitz (Century) – pin (1:06 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Ayden Kellogg (Rapid City Stevens) – pin (1:00 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Tyrus Jangula (Bismarck) – pin (0:50 2nd period)
Round 4 – def. Carter Michlitsch (Bismarck St. Mary’s) – pin (1:09 1st period)
Round 5 – def. Noah Jepson (Killdeer) – medical forfeit
Semifinal – def. Tristan Pekas (Hettinger) – pin (0:39 3rd period)
1st Place Match – lost to Reese Jacobs (Sturgis) – 11-4
195
Gavin Stotts – 1st
Round 1 – bye
Round 2 – def. Cooper Meyer (Rapid City Stevens) – pin (0:19 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Dane Jepson (Killdeer) – pin (0:16 1st period)
Round 4 – def. Hayden Stymeist (Legacy) – 9-0 major decision
Round 5 – def. Olav Taylor (Century) – 7-3
Semifinal – def. Tanner VanScoy (Rapid City Stevens) – 9-2
1st Place Match – def. Olav Taylor (Century) – 2-1
220
Elijah Boutchee – 3rd
Round 1 – lost to Ayden Schlafman (Bismarck) – pin (0:58 2nd period)
Round 2 – def. Ayden Schoeberl (Rapid City Stevens) – pin (0:32 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Lykken Parlett (Century) – pin (1:36 1st period)
Championship Bracket – lost to Zak Juelfs (Sturgis) – pin (0:10 3rd period)
3rd Place Match – def. Carter Johnson (Legacy) – pin (1:00 1st period)
285
Joshua Rydberg – 1st
Round 1 – bye
Round 2 – def. Dakarai Osborne (Sturgis) – pin (0:33 2nd period)
Round 3 – def. Haaken Jacobsen (Legacy) – pin (0:58 2nd period)
Round 4 – def. Jacob Burckhard (Century) – pin (0:33 2nd period)
Round 5 – def. Blake Opp (Mandan) – pin (1:08 1st period)
Semifinal – def. Sam Larson (Bismarck) – pin (1:41 2nd period)
1st Place Match – def. Ben Roundy (Killdeer) – pin (1:07 1st period)
GIRLS
1 Pierre – 241
2 Bismarck Legacy – 207
3 Bismarck High – 168
4 Spearfish – 143
5 Minot – 131
Pierre Individual Results
100
Londyn Allen-Hunsacker – 5th
Round 1 – def. Jamelia Ofori (Fargo) – pin (0:29 1st period)
Round 2 – lost to Brooklyn Lafrenz (Mandan) – pin (1:44 3rd period)
Round 3 – lost to Emily Youboty (Legacy) – pin (0:14 2nd period)
Round 4 – def. Harper Boettcher (Dickinson) – pin (0:58 1st period)
Round 5 – def. Averie Brehm (RC Stevens) – pin (0:17 1st period)
Consolation – def. Nevaeh Foster (Spearfish) – pin (0:54 1st period)
5th Place – def. Harper Boettcher (Dickinson) – pin (0:35 1st period)
105
Shaylee Speck – 2nd
Round 1 – def. Izzy Owens (Bismarck) – pin (0:50 1st period)
Round 2 – bye
Round 3 – def. Kiara Fields (RC Stevens) – pin (0:38 1st period)
Championship Bracket – def. Haven Baker (Spearfish) – 9-5
1st Place Match – lost tp Alicia Kenfack (Legacy) – (pin 1:43 1st period)
110
Sydney Uhrig – 1st
Round 1 – bye
Round 2 – def. Aryana Loran (Dickinson) – pin (1:00 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Madelyn Schlup (Spearfish) – pin (0:30 2nd period)
Round 4 – def. Bailey Ferderer (Century) – pin (1:30 1st period)
Round 5 – def. Trinity Duran (RC Stevens) – pin (1:04 2nd period)
Semifinal – def. Maggie Thielges (Bismarck) – pin (0:37 1st period)
1st Place Match – def. Elizabeth Youboty (Legacy) – pin (1:51 3rd period)
115
Kali Ringstmeyer – 12th
Round 1 – lost to Cassandra Witte (RC Stevens) – pin (1:04 1st period)
Round 2 – lost to Julia Araujo (Bismarck) pin (0:47 1st period)
Round 3 – bye
Round 4 – lost to Kaylee Narmah (Fargo) – pin (1:54 2nd period)
Round 5 – lost to Natalie Meyer (Dickinson) – pin (1:13 2nd period)
120
Lexie Hillmer – 4th
Round 1 – def. Adrian Steidler (Legacy) – pin (1:28 3rd period)
Round 2 – def. Clancy Meyer (Dickinson) – pin (0:45 2nd period)
Round 3 – def. Candice Matsuda (Spearfish) – pin (1:53 3rd period)
Round 4 – lost to Hallie Nash (Minot) – pin (1:28 1st period)
Round 5 – bye
Semifinal – lost to Brooklyn Baird (Sturgis) – 8-6 (sudden victory – 1)
3rd Place Match – lost to Hallie Nash (Minot) – 7-5
125
Kezrey Benning – 4th
Round 1 – def. Kylee Yetter (Minot) – pin (0:43 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Carrie Brown (RC Stevens) – pin (0:28 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Lucy Czarnowski (Fargo) – pin (0:46 1st period)
Round 4 – lost to Rei Ogden (Century) – pin (0:50 1st period)
Round 5 – bye
Semifinal – lost to Madison Snyder (Sturgis) – 4-2 (sudden victory – 1)
3rd Place Match – lost to Mathilde Matsuda (Spearfish) – pin (1:25 2nd period)
130
Dani Ringstmeyer – 2nd
Round 1 – def. Ember Waters (Dickinson) – pin (0:17 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Olivia Butler (Bismarck) – pin (0:37 2nd period)
Round 3 – def. Robyn Albitre (Mandan) – pin (0:33 2nd period)
Round 4 – lost to Avery Mohr (Fargo) – pin (1:57 1st period)
Round 5 – def. Ellie Roseland (Hettinger) – pin (0:28 2nd period)
Semifinal – def. Cambrie Feist (Bismarck) – pin (1:02 2nd period)
1st Place Match – lost to Avery Mohr (Fargo) – pin (0:44 3rd period)
135
Gianna Stangeland – 1st
Round 1 – def. Kal Kroh (Mandan) – pin (0:58 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Mikaila Thieschafer (RC Stevens) – pin (0:25 1st period)
Round 3 – lost to Aleiya Cullinan (Legacy) – pin (1:24 3rd period)
Championship Bracket – def. Taeghan Rittenbach (Bismarck) – pin (1:15 1st period)
1st Place Match – def. Aleiya Cullinan (Legacy) – 10-6
145
Abbi Lewis – 1st
Round 1 – def. Madison Reems (Bismarck) – pin (1:22 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Webeline Naklen (Fargo) – pin (0:38 2nd period)
Round 3 – def. Karinna Walker (Dickinson) – pin (0:22 1st period)
Round 4 – def. Jenna Morrow (RC Stevens) – pin (1:49 1st period)
Round 5 – def. Hanna Ryberg (Legacy) – pin (0:47 2nd period)
155
Ireland Templeton – 1st
Round 1 – def. Taylor Vancil-Cope (RC Stevens) – pin (1:00 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Bailey Mcintyre (Fargo) – pin (0:20 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Jayden Werlinger (Spearfish) – 3-1
Round 4 – bye
Round 5 – def. Arianna Aguilar (Minot) – pin (1:42 2nd period)
Semifinal – def. Madelyn Roth (Minot) – pin (0:25 2nd period)
1st Place Match – def. Hattie Baldwin (Pierre) – 6-3
Hattie Baldwin (4-1) – 2nd
Round 1 – def. Madelyn Roth (Minot) – pin (0:55 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Elizabeth Dahl (Legacy) – pin (1:13 1st period)
Round 3 – bye
Round 4 – bye
Round 5 – def. Summer Hanna (Legacy) – pin (1:04 3rd period)
Semifinal – def. Arianna Aguilar (Minot) – pin (0:30 2nd period)
1st Place Match – lost to Ireland Templeton (Pierre) – 6-3
170
Mary Mehlhaff – 3rd
Round 1 – def. Paige Spomer (Century) – pin (1:04 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Kiera Aguilar (Minot) – pin (1:13 3rd period)
Round 3 – def. Kadie Mendel (RC Stevens) – pin (0:59 1st period)
Round 4 – def. Lexi Beckler (Bismarck ) – 14-1 major decision
Round 5 – lost to Alexis Storsved (Mandan) – pin (0:19 3rd period)
Semifinal – lost to Kiley Cline (Beulah/Hazen) – pin (1:39 1st period)
3rd Place Match – def. Jaylee Jetty (Century) – pin (0:56 2nd period)
190
Emalee Larson – 4th
Round 1 – def. Paige Smith (Fargo) – pin (0:19 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Cambree Anderson (Bismarck) – pin (0:53 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Trinity Davis (Sturgis) – pin (0:45 1st period)
Round 4 – def. Hailey Harvel (RC Stevens) – pin (0:37 1st period)
Round 5 – lost to Phoenix Lindseth (Legacy) – pin (0:44 1st period)
Semifinal – lost to Marlee Shorter (Pierre) – forfeit
3rd Place Match – lost to Koiline Govergo (Fargo) – injury default
Marlee Shorter – 2nd
Round 1 – def. Riley Cline (Beulah/Hazen) – pin (1:20 1st period)
Round 2 – def. Tailie Brehm (RC Stevens) – pin (1:31 1st period)
Round 3 – def. Koiline Govergo (Fargo) – pin (0:48 2nd period)
Round 4 – def. Lilly Nygard (Minot) – pin (0:39 1st period)
Round 5 – bye
Semifinal – def. Emalee Larson (Pierre) – forfeit
1st Place Match – lost to Phoenix Lindseth (Legacy) – pin (0:13 3rd period)
250
Kyanne Traversie-Johnson – 4th
Round 1 – def. Morgan Harvey (Century) – pin (1:05 3rd period)
Round 2 – def. Natalia Kessel (Dickinson) – pin (0:05 2nd period)
Round 3 – def. Omoyewmese Igiehon (Mandan) – pin (0:29 2nd period)
Championship Bracket – lost to Brinley Buechler (Bismarck) – pin (0:57 3rd period)
3rd Place Match – lost to Morgan Harvey (Century) – pin (1:04 1st period)
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