Blue Earth Area defeated Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook/Walnut-Grove 36-26 in the third-place match of the Class A State Wrestling Tournament.
Winning for the Panthers were Devin Carter (forfeit), Ayden Horner (fall), Levi Ellingson (4-1 dec.), Gabe Krick (5-3 decision), Jace Paplow (10-4 decision) and Trevor Eisfeld (fall).
Blue Earth Area defeated Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove 36-26
- 106 – Devin Carter (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
- 113 – Ty Peterson (Blue Earth Area) over Alexander Schuh (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 5:29
- 120 – Ayden Horner (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Carson Sturtz (Blue Earth Area) Fall 0:41
- 126 – Davis Sunken (Blue Earth Area) over Jayden Torgeson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 2:55
- 132 – Levi Ellingson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Jacob Beeler (Blue Earth Area) Dec 4-1
- 138 – Caleb Beeler (Blue Earth Area) over Blaine Petersen (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Dec 3-2
- 145 – Jaxen Klinkner (Blue Earth Area) over Sawyer Otto (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 1:36
- 152 – Koby Nagel (Blue Earth Area) over Caden Johnson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Dec 4-3
- 160 – Max Ehrich (Blue Earth Area) over Sawyer Schwartz (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Dec 8-6
- 170 – Gabe Krick (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Kean Hicks (Blue Earth Area) Dec 5-3
- 182 – Jace Paplow (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Nick Frank (Blue Earth Area) Dec 10-4
- 195 – Trevor Eisfeld (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Luke Mertens (Blue Earth Area) TF 22-7
- 220 – Nick Lawrence (Blue Earth Area) over Eathan Martinez (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 3:01
- 285 – Ian Cornelio (Blue Earth Area) over Travis Willhitte (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Dec 4-2
The Panthers fell to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 40-25 in the Class A State Wrestling semifinals on Thursday.
With the loss, TMB/WWG will wrestle for third place for the third straight year.
ACGC took a 7-0 lead leading up to the premiere dual of the match between TMB/WWG’s Ayden Horner and ACGC’s Kelvin Andrade Ponce — ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, at 120 pounds. Horner led 3-2 late before Ponce tied it with :04 left. That forced overtime, but nothing was settled until the fourth overtime when Ponce was penalized a point, giving Horner the 4-3 win.
ACGC built its lead to 28-3 before Caden Johnson, Sawyer Schwartz and Jace Paplow all earned decisions to make it 28-13. Pins by Gabe Krick and Trevor Eisfeld brought TMB/WWG to within three points at 28-25, but an ACGC fall at 220 sealed the victory.
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City defeated Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove 40-25
- 106 – Jevon Williams (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) over Linkoln Carlson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Dec 11-4
- 113 – Cole Holien (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) over Alexander Schuh (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Maj 17-4
- 120 – Ayden Horner (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Kelvin Andrade-Ponce (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) UTB 4-3
- 126 – Brady Holien (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) over Levi Ellingson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Dec 6-2
- 132 – Mason Studemann (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) over Jayden Torgeson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 1:48
- 138 – Ramzee Molinaro (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) over Sawyer Otto (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 3:54
- 145 – Hayden Straumann (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) over Blaine Petersen (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 3:08
- 152 – Caden Johnson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Jake Mortensen (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) Dec 3-0
- 160 – Sawyer Schwartz (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Jaxon Behm (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) Dec 8-4
- 170 – Jace Paplow (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Jesus Cardenas (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) Maj 11-3
- 182 – Gabe Krick (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Taylor Fester (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) Fall 5:31
- 195 – Trevor Eisfeld (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Terrell Renne (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) Fall 0:38
- 220 – Logan Sherwood (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) over Eathan Martinez (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 0:33
- 285 – Tanner Berghuis (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) over Nic Willhite (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 0:32
Panthers roll in state opener
The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove Panthers ran roughshod over Royalton-Upsala, 59-18, in the Class A State Wrestling Quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday.
The Panthers will face Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City in the semis. ACGC won 51-18 in its first-round match over Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie.
Devin Carter (106) won 11-7 to start things off for the Panthers, and Alex Schuh then scored a first-period pin at 113. Ayden Horner won 5-0 at 120, followed by a pin by Jayden Torgeson. Blaine Petersen pinned his man at 145, and Caden Johnson earned another TMB/WWG pin at 152 to give TMB/WWG a 36-6 advantage. Sawyer Schwartz and Gabe Krick followed with pins.
Trevor Eisfeld won a 16-1 major decision for a 59-6 lead.
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove defeated Royalton-Upsala 59-18
- 106 – Devin Carter (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Michael Zimmerman (Royalton-Upsala) Dec 11-7
- 113 – Alexander Schuh (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Johnathon Bzdok (Royalton-Upsala) Fall 2:43
- 120 – Ayden Horner (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Will Gorecki (Royalton-Upsala) Dec 5-0
- 126 – Levi Ellingson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Bryce Binek (Royalton-Upsala) Fall 1:27
- 132 – Jayden Torgeson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Logan Nundahl (Royalton-Upsala) Fall 0:35
- 138 – Jacob Leibold (Royalton-Upsala) over Sawyer Otto (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 2:20
- 145 – Blaine Petersen (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Hunter Novitzki (Royalton-Upsala) Fall 0:46
- 152 – Caden Johnson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Brayden Conrad (Royalton-Upsala) Fall 4:36
- 160 – Sawyer Schwartz (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Aidan Olson (Royalton-Upsala) Fall 2:50
- 170 – Jace Paplow (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Isaac Kasella (Royalton-Upsala) Fall 3:07
- 182 – Gabe Krick (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Austin Wensmann (Royalton-Upsala) Fall 4:34
- 195 – Trevor Eisfeld (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) over Matthew Kasella (Royalton-Upsala) TF 16-1
- 220 – Gage Louden (Royalton-Upsala) over Eathan Martinez (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 4:27
- 285 – Mason Novitzki (Royalton-Upsala) over Nic Willhite (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton-Westbrook-Walnut-Grove) Fall 0:33