The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines won six of the last eight matches Friday night to capture third place honors in the Mahomen/Waubun Cougar Duals with a 31-26 victory over Crookston.
Winning matches between 140 and 285 for Wadena-Deer Creek were Jacob Wegschied (140), Derrick Rude (152), Aaron Uselman (160), Tyler Wohlwend (189) and Josh Sweere (285).
Norm Gallant's crew whipped Blackduck/Cass-Lake-Bena/Indus 48-27 before falling to Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 40-27. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River won the dual meet by pinning a 39-31 loss on Class A powerhouse Frazee.
Triple winners for the Wolverines included Mitch Steffens at 103 and Jacob Wegscheid at 135 and 140. Steffens pinned Blackducks' Daven Staples in 2:36 and Crookston's Nate Merten in 1:26. He also won by forfeit. Wegscheid pinned Blackduck's Jake Olafson in 5:11 at 135. He then moved to 140 where he defeated Greenbush grappler TeJay Wojchowski 5-2. Wegscheid won his 140-pound match against Crookston by forfeit.
"We really wrestled well as a team," Gallant said. "Some of our younger guys really stepped it up. Guys like Derrick Rude, Isaac Schroeder, Aaron Uselman and Tyler Wohlwend really wrestled well at different times when we needed them to."
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The Wolverines will compete at Park Rapids Thursday.
Mahnomen/Waubun Cougar Duals
Wadena-Deer Creek 48,
Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena/Indus 27
103 Mitch Steffens (WDC) pinned Daven Staples (BCLB) 2:36
112 Isaac Schroeder (WDC) pinned Nathan Jablonske (BCLB) :43
119 Zach Bernu (WDC) pinned Aaron Geise (BCLB) :21
125 Jordan Rentz (WDC) pinned Preston Cajauhaman (BCLB) 3:21
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130 Jared Wegscheid (WDC) dec. Jordan Arhart (BCLB) 6-4
135 Jacob Wegscheid (WDC) pinned Jake Olafson (BCLB) 5:11
140 Matt Hagen (WDC) pinned Butch Strand (BCLB) 1:52
145 Zach Preston (BCLB) pinned Jake Rude (WDC) 1:33
152 Derrick Rude (WDC) dec. Geo Chester (BCLB) 6-0
160 Brandon Klug (BCLB) dec. Aaron Uselman (WDC) 5-0
171 Mark Binkley (BCLB) pinned Isaac Lustila (WDC) 1:32
189 Kyle Goodwin (BCLB) pinned Tyler Wohlwend (WDC) 5:39
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215 Tony Reurink (WDC) pinned Craig Brouder (BCLB) 3:29
285 Dylan Anderson (WDC) pinned Jon Doe (BCLB) 2:36
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 40,
Wadena-Deer Creek 27
103 Mitch Steffens (WDC) won by forfeit
112 Isaac Novacek (GMRB) tech. fall Isaac Schroeder (WDC)
119 Storm Boe (GMRB) dec. Zack Bernu (WDC) 5-1
125 Skyler Price (GMRB) pinned Jordan Rentz (WDC) :35
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130 Jared Wegscheid (WDC) dec. Thomas Gullickson (GMRB) 9-2
135 Matt Hagen (WDC) pinned Tanner Sovde (GMRB) :50
140 Jacob Wegscheid (WDC) dec. TeJay Wojchowski (GMRB) 5-2
145 Eli Jenson (GMRB) Tech. Derrick Rude (WDC)
152 Trevor Ingle (GMRB) pinned Jacob Ludovissie (WDC) 1:32
160 Trevor Jenson (GMRB) dec. Aaron Uselman (WDC) 11- 5
171 Isaac Lustila (WDC) dec. Brennan Kirkried (GMRB) 9-7
189 Cole Christianson (GMRB) pinned Tyler Wohlwend (WDC) 5:14
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215 Josh Sweere (WDC) pinned Brandon Nepstad (GMRB) 1:29
285 Alex Yeager (GMRB) pinned Eddie Lustila (WDC) 3:22
Third Place
Wadena-Deer Creek 36, Crookston 31
103 Mitch Steffens (WDC) pinned Nate Merten (C) 1:27
112 Wyatt Hanson (C) dec. Isaac Schroeder (WDC) 7-6
119 Ben Genereux (C) pinned Zach Bernu (WDC) :20
125 Jordan Rentz (WDC) maj. dec. Blake Bergeron (C) 16-2
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130 Javier Portillo (C) maj. dec. Jared Wegschied (WDC) 17-4
135 Mariana Portillo (C) dec. Matt Hagen (WDC) 6-1
140 Jacob Wegschied (WDC) won by forfeit
145 Anthony Caputo (C) pinned Jake Rude (WDC) :58
152 Derrick Rude (WDC) Kurt Prudhomme (C) 1:29
160 Aaron Uselman (WDC) tech. fall Josh Edlund (C)
171 Isaac Edlund (C) pinned Isaac Lustila (WDC) 1:29
189 Tyler Wohlwend (WDC) pinned Brandon Reierson (C) 2:29
215 Brody Davidson (C) dec. Eddie Lustila (WDC) 12-7
285 Josh Sweere (WDC) dec. Nick Merten (C) 10-8
