WADENA – The Wadena-Deer Creek wrestling team hosted a triangular against Staples-Motley and New York Mills on Thursday night.
The Wolverines dropped both matches. After a 51-19 loss against the Cardinals, the Eagles pulled out a 45-30 win to cap off the night.
Three Wolverines earned two wins on Thursday. Koby Endres picked up two fall victories at 195 pounds. He pinned Stapes-Motley’s Kevin Miller (1:49) and New York Mills’ Waylon Fudge (0:45).
Brandon Wheeler (182) picked up a pair of decision wins. He edged out Staples-Motley’s Jacob Becker 11-3 for a major victory. He also beat Mason Unger 9-7. Mason Brauch pinned Staples-Motley’s Caden Dobson in 1:13 and won by forfeit in the second match.
Hudson Schultz (113), Eli Benning (152) and Matthew Wegscheid all won their respective matchups against New York Mills.
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STAPLES-MOTLEY 51, WADENA-DEER CREEK 19
106: Gage Bjerga (SM) over Gage Mallak (WDC) (Fall 0:29); 113: Eli Greenwaldt (SM) over Hudson Schultz (WDC) (Fall 1:53); 120: Turner Beachy (SM) over James Seelhammer (WDC) (TF 18-0 0:00); 126: Mason Brauch (WDC) over Caden Dobson (SM) (Fall 1:13); 132: Jason Trantina (SM) over Faith Koning (WDC) (Fall 0:19); 138: Colbe Tappe (SM) over Jaydyn Kenney (WDC) (Fall 0:22); 145: Jackson Schouviller (SM) (Won by Forfeit); 152: Owen Winter (SM) over Eli Benning (WDC) (MD 9-1); 160: Blake Neelan (SM) over Grant Seelhammer (WDC) (Dec 12-8); 170: Ettore Pinnella (WDC) over Dustin Converse (SM) (Dec 2-0)' 182: Brandon Wheeler (WDC) over Jacob Becker (SM) (MD 11-3); 195: Koby Endres (WDC) over Kevin Miller (SM) (Fall 1:49); 220: Adrian Gomez (SM) over Brett Reinke (WDC) (Dec 13-11); 285: Steven Petrich (SM) over Matthew Wegscheid (WDC) (Fall 2:00)
NEW YORK MILLS 45, WADENA-DEER CREEK 30
106: Carlyle Tumberg (NYM) over Gage Mallak (WDC) (Fall 3:46); 113: Hudson Schultz (WDC) over Even Doll (NYM) (Dec 7-5); 120: Creed Mursu (NYM) over James Seelhammer (WDC) (Fall 5:48); 126: Mason Brauch (WDC) (Won by Forfeit); 132: Austin Geiser (NYM) over Faith Koning (WDC) (Fall 0:34); 138: Elijah Geiser (NYM) over Jaydyn Kenney (WDC) (Fall 2:00); 145: Jay Mindermann (NYM) (Won by Forfeit); 152: Eli Benning (WDC) over Joe Mann (NYM) (Fall 2:50); 160: Simon Snyder (NYM) (Won by Forfeit); 170: Blake Unger (NYM) over Ettore Pinnella (WDC) (Dec 10-3); 182: Brandon Wheeler (WDC) over Mason Unger (NYM) (Dec 9-7) 195: Koby Endres (WDC) over Waylon Fudge (NYM) (Fall 0:45) 220: Grady Roberts (NYM) over Brett Reinke (WDC) (Fall 0:47); 285: Matthew Wegscheid (WDC) over Grady Roberts (NYM) (Fall 6:19)
Wadena-Deer Creek's Hudson Schultz wrestles at 113 pounds against Staples-Motley on Jan. 5, 2023 at Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School.
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Wadena-Deer Creek's Mtthew Wegscheid wrestles at 285 pounds against Staples-Motley on Jan. 5, 2023 at Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School.
Jared Rubado is the sports editor for the Detroit Lakes Tribune and the Perham Focus. He moved to the area in September of 2021 after covering sports for the Alexandria Echo Press for nearly three years. Jared graduated from the University of Augustana in 2018 with degrees in journalism and sports managment.