Lakota Tech holds off RC Stevens to win LNI Wrestling

LISTEN

RAPID CITY – With all of the preliminary rounds completed, Lakota Tech, defending LNI girls wrestling champs were down to RC Stevens, going into the championship rounds(championship and third place matches) both teams had 10 wrestlers participating when the dust settled, Lakota Tech had successfully defended their LNI crown with 155 points to Stevens 145. The remaining team finishers included 3)Custer 85.5, 4)Winnebago 69, 5)Pine Ridge 66, 6)Todd County, 6)Todd County 43, 7)White Shield 18, 8)Bennett County 14, 9) McLaughlin 11, 10)Tiospa Zina 8, 11)Red Cloud 3, 12)Little Wound 0, 13)Valentine 0.

On the boys side, Bennett County defeated last year’s champ Lakota Tech 219.5 to 104; additional team finishers included 3)McLaughlin 101, 4)Custer JV 84.5, 5)Winnebago 64, 6) CEB/Dupree/Tiospaye Topa 60, 7)Todd County 50, 8)Pine Ridge 48, 9)Winner Area 38, 10) New Town/Parshall 31.5, 11)Little Wound 22, 12)Tiospa Zina 20, 13)White Shield 18, 14) Red Cloud 0.

Powering Lakota Tech girls to their second straight LNI title was five championships including Serenity Trueblood at 107, Brandy Marshall at 114, Jessica Waln at 132, Giada Scherich at 138 and Sandra Moves Camp at 185. Additional Tatanka finishers included Iva Black Elk third at 100, Jaynie Perkins second at 107, Eugena DuBray second at 126, Cante White Bull third at 126, Mackenzie Cottier fourth at 145 and Chloe Fire Thunder third at 165.

“Our girls have shown some mid-season consistency, they’ve started strong in each tournament,” said Dave Michaud, Lakota Tech head coach, “we’re still working towards the best weights for each of our weight classes, it’ll be another couple of weeks before we get there, the kids are working hard and having fun, participating and competing.”

Girls

100

1st Louise Pond/Pine Ridge wins by 10-4 decision over Averie Brehm/ RC Stevens

3rd Iva Black Elk/Lakota Tech wins by fall in 2:57 over Reagan Cook/ Tiospa Zina

107

1st Serenity Trueblood/ Lakota Tech by fall in 1:13 over Jaynie Perkins/ Lakota Tech

114

1st Brandy Marshall/ Lakota Tech wins by fall in 3:31 over Eliana Zent/RC Stephens

126

1st River Bailey/ Custer wins by fall in 1:30 over Eugena Du- Bray/Lakota Tech

3rd Cante White Bull/ Lakota Tech wins by fall in 1:22 over Harmony Siers/Bennett County

132

1st Jessica Waln/Lakota Tech wins by fall in 1:01 over Mikayla/RC Stevens

138

1st Giada Scherich/ Lakota Tech wins by fall in :59 over Tana Bettelyoun/ Pine Ridge

145

1st Aileana Brewer/ Pine Ridge wins by fall in :54 over Jessica Janssen/ Todd County

3rd Jenna Morrow/ RC Stevens wins by fall in 2:20 over Mackenzie Cottier/Lakota Tech

152

1st Mareida Kalahar/ RC Stevens wins by fall in 1:38 over Avani Wilkie/ Winnebago

3rd Amaya Martinez/ Todd County wins by fall in 2:52 over Jasmein Carlow/Pine Ridge

165

1st Katie Mendel/RC Stevens wins by fall in :37 over Summer MarnetteRC Stevens

3rd Chloe Fire Thunder/

Lakota Tech wins by fall in :50 over Moreas May/Bennett County

185

1st Sandra Moves Camp/Lakota Tech wins by fall in :33 over Darian Earth/Winnebago

Boys

106

1st Ayden Dooley/ Custer JV wins by 7-2 decision over Ruger Smokov/Bennett County.

113

1st Maddox Risse/ Bennett County wins with a 4-2 decision over Relic Bailey/Custer JV

120

1st Neil Hicks/Bennett County over Evan Hertel/McLaughlin

126

1st Lyle Noel/Bennett County uses a 19-3 major decision to beat Xadyn LaPlante/CEB/ Dupree/Tiospaye Topa

132

1st Phoenix Foote/ New Town/Parshall wins by fall in 1:32 over Sidney Morgan/McLaughlin

138

1st Gavin Risse/Bennett County over Carmine Crow Ghost/Mc- Laughlin

144

1st Zaniyan Iron Eyes/ Lakota Tech wins by fall in 3:41 over Tel Gropper/ Bennett County

150

1st Jordan Risse/Bennett County wins by fall in 3:41 over Delaney Wilkinson/White Shield

157

1st Talon Krolikowski/ Bennett County wins by fall in 3:51 over August

Bartels/Winner Area.

165

1st Jude Sargent/ Winner Area wins 6-1 over Blaise Arp/Custer JV.

175

1st Tyce Gropper/ Bennett County wins by fall in 1:25 over Mahpiya Mesteth/Lakota Tech

190

1st Kolt Fox/Lakota Tech wins in a 17-4 decision over Ethan Harris/ Bennett County.

215

1st Jesse Hagen/ Pine Ridge wins by fall in 2:44 over Quentin White Mountain/Mc- Laughlin

285

1st Jared Doxey/Winnebago wins by fall in 5:59 over Carter Brave/ Todd County