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Several Area Wrestlers Advancing to State Semifinals

By Craig Olson, 03/20/21, 10:15PM CDT

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Several area wrestlers advanced to the semifinal round of the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament after competing in their State Preliminary Rounds on Saturday. 

In the matchup of Section 8AA vs 7AA wrestlers, 2 champions and 3 runners-up are moving on to the state quarterfinals at St. Michael Albertville on Friday.

Champions are freshman Mason Mcgrane (106) of Alexandria and junior Brian Ramos (182) of Perham.  Ramos recorded a win over Fergus Falls senior Kaden Hartwell (182), who came back and qualified as runner-up.  The other runners-up were freshman Chandler Mickelson (106) and senior Jack Fudge (152) of Perham.

In Class A, wrestlers from Section 6A and 5A squared off with 4 area champions and 9 runners-up heading to St. Michael-Albertville on Saturday for the state quarterfinals.

Champions are Border West sophomore Cole Sykora (106), New York Mills junior Dane Niemi (138) and Breckenridge senior Daniel Erlandson (220).  Runners-up are Border West sophomore Eli Larson (120), New York Mills junior Bren Salo (170) and from the West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville Knights, seniors Jordan Lohse (152) and Nathaniel Kisgen (182), juniors Colton Lindquist (220) and Reubens Swanson (145) and sophomore Anthony Sykora.  Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie had one champion, senior Hunter Dean (170), and two runners-up, junior Gideon Ervasti (195) and freshman David Revering (113).

Here are the area wrestlers who participated on Saturday.  Their records for the day are in parentheses next to their names.

CLASS AA
Fergus Falls
182 – Kaden Hartwell (3-1)

Perham
106 – Chandler Mickelson (3-1), 126 – Gareth Covington (1-2), 152 – Jack Fudge (4-1), 160 – Blake Lorentz (1-2), 182 – Brian Ramos (3-0), 195 – Gordon Enyart (3-2)

Alexandria
106 – Mason Mcgrane (3-0), 126 – Blaze Nelson (3-2), 145 – Kelly Johnson (0-2), 152 – Tate Runge (1-2), 170 – Mason Teaser (1-2), 220 – Luke Maanum (1-2)

United Clay Becker
113 – Taylor Johnson (0-2), 132 – Sam Helgeson (1-2), 145 – Zeke Noel (0-2), 220 – Wyatt Dunham (3-2)

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Wrestlers qualified but could not compete)
106 – TJ Fuller, 160 – Jordan Summers, 182 – Zander Jenson, 195 – Preston Johnson, 220- Hunter Fischer, 285 – Blake Cota

CLASS A
WCA/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
120 – Adam Lohse (1-2), 126 – Solomon Wales (0-2), 145 – Reubens Swanson (3-1), 152 – Jordan Lohse (3-1), 160 – Anthony Sykora (3-1), 182 – Nathaniel Kisgen (3-1), 220 – Colton Lindquist (4-1), 285 – Justin Blascyk (0-2)

Pelican Rapids
113 – Jed Carlson (0-2), 132 – Tommy Thach (0-2), 138 – Sebastian Centeno (1-2), 152 – Carter Johnson (0-2), 182 – Johnny Ziebell (3-1), 195 – Jacob Willits (3-2)

Ottertail Central
132 – Brien Poser (3-1), 138 – Reed Leabo (2-2), 145 – Logan Schleske (2-2), 160 – Jaxon Rich (3-2), 182 – Tristan Evavold (0-2)

New York Mills
126 – Chris Yoder (0-2), 138 – Dane Niemi (3-0), 145 – Jacob Guck (1-2), 160 – Blake Unger (0-2), 170 – Bren Salo (3-1), 195 – Cody Barthel (0-2)

Breckenridge
106 – Matt Noll (0-2), 145 – Aidan Ruddy (1-2), 220 – Daniel Erlandson (3-0)

Barnesville
126 – Ayden Hauck (1-2), 195 – Jordan Kroll (1-2), 220 – Brady Kroll (1-2)

Border West
106- Cole Sykora (3-0), 113 – Jude Olson (3-2), 120 – Eli Larson (2-1), 170 – Jacob Adelman (1-2), 182 – Andrew Hennessy (1-2), 285 – Isaac Ebnet (1-2)

Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie
106 – Bennet Arceneau (1-2), 113 – David Revering (3-1), 120 – Deagen Captain (1-2), 126 – Aiden Larson (3-2), 132 – Reese Thompson (2-2), 152 – Brock Peterson (0-2), 160 – Mason Schroeder (1-2), 170 – Hunter Dean (3-0), 195 – Gideon Ervasti (3-1), 220 – James Grant (2-2), 285 – Hayden Captain (3-1)

Ortonville
126 – Deaven Boots (2-2), 170 – Thomas Eustice (0-2)

Wadena-Deer Creek
106 – Mason Brauch (0-2), 170 – Koby Endres (2-2)