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Six Perham Wrestlers Lead 14 Area Placers at State Tournament

By Craig Olson, 03/03/19, 7:00AM CST

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Perham senior Ty Moser finished his senior season with a perfect 47-0 record when he won the Class AA 195 pound title on Saturday with a 5-1 decision over Grant Parrish of Kasson-Mantorville.  Dylan Fudge (152) and Zachary Peterson (182) were second in their respective weight classes for the Yellowjackets.

Perham had two fourth place finishers, Leighton Rach (132) and Dawson Kellogg (220).  Gabe Bellefeuille (126) ended up sixth.

 

Fergus Falls junior Dustin Portales (285) placed fourth, finishing his season with a 33-4 record.

 

Area wrestlers placing in Class A included 285 pound champion Craig Orlando of Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie and fourth place finisher Cian Buehler (285) of Ottertail Central.

 

Staples-Motley had Owen Bjerga (160) take second place and Spencer Miller (152) finish in third place.  Wyatt Olson (195) of West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville was also third.


Dane Niemi (120) of New York Mills finished fifth and Daniel Erlandson (195) of Breckenridge was sixth.