GOSSEN WINS REGION 4B TITLE AT 113 LBS; FOUR OTHERS ADVANCE TO STATE
Freeman Public freshman Brody Gossen outwrestled Canton junior Landon Walker to claim a 4-2 decision and win the Region 2B championship at 113 lbs. Saturday afternoon in Canton. Gossen entered the tournament with a 44-2 record while Walker was 37-4.
Gossen’s effort at the region tournament earned him his second consecutive ticket to state; he competed at 106 lbs. as an eighth grader last season. He is joined by three others who earned top-four finishes on Saturday:
- Freeman Public freshman Logun Pankratz was third at 106 lbs.;
- Freeman Public eighth grader Easton Tschetter was third at 120 lbs.;
- Marion junior Keaton Preheim was third at 132 lbs. and was also recognized for his 100th career win.
- Marion-Freeman will also be represented at state by Marion senior Sarah Cremer, who is 11-9 and competes at 114 lbs. The girls tournament field is determined, not by a region competition, but by how they are seeded during the regular season.
Marion junior Finley McConniel, Freeman Public freshman Alaric Knittel and Freeman Public eighth grader Axle Schultz just missed making the state tournament cut, each falling in a match that would have qualified them for state. McConniel and Knittel both ended up fifth in the 126 and 144 lb. divisions while Schultz finished sixth at 138 lbs.
The Rebels were also represented on Saturday by Freeman Public freshman RJ Arnold, who competed at 215 lbs.
Also Saturday, Marion-Freeman head coach Chris Sayler was named Region 2B coach of the year.
Canton won the Region 2B title with 299 points. Parker was second with 186 points and Tri-Valley was third with 158.
Marion-Freeman finished seventh in the 11-team tournament with 95 points.
Here are the complete results post by Marion-Freeman wrestlers on Saturday:
106: Logun Pankratz (9) – Incoming record 44-12
- 1st match: Defeated Parker 7th grader Brysen Baloun (7-28) – Fall 2:45
- 2nd match: Lost to McCook Central/Montrose 9th grader Parker Randall (43-14) – 9-0
- 3rd match: Defeated Garretson 7th grader Lucas Ludwig (13-19) – Fall 1:35
- 4th match: Defeated Tri-Valley 9th grader Owen Bunde (33-14) – 2-1
113: Brody Gossen (9) – Incoming record 44-2
- 1st match: Bye
- 2nd match: Defeated Parker 7th grader Caleb Christiansen (14-15) – Fall 1:09
- 3rd match: Defeated Canton 11th grader Landon Walker (37-4) – 4-2
120: Easton Tschetter (8) – Incoming record 46-4
- 1st match: Bye
- 2nd match: Defeated Parker 10th grader Colten Preheim (23-25) – 13-0
- 3rd match: Lost to Canton 11th grader Zach Bartels (40-12) – 11-3
- 4th match: Defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 9th grader Brody VanRoekel (18-17) – 2-0
- 5th match: Defeated Tri-Valley 9th grader Connor Glassford (36-12) – Forfeit
126: Finley McConniel (11) – Incoming record 26-21
- 1st match: Lost to Elk Point-Jefferson 8th grader Luke Swatek (33-17) – 7-5 (OT)
- 2nd match: Won by forfeit
- 3rd match: Lost to Parker 11th grader Alek Kuchta (38-12) – 11-4
132: Keaton Preheim (11) – Incoming record 38-18
- 1st match: Defeated Canistota 10th grader Jack Conn (9-24) – Fall 1:05
- 2nd match: Lost to Tri-Valley 9th grader Treyson Richter (27-15) – 5-3
- 3rd match: Defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 8th grader Trey VanderWeerdt (12-24) – Fall 0:44
- 4th match: Defeated McCook Central/Montrose 11th grader Elliott Bartlett (15-16) – Fall 0:35
138: Axle Schultz (8) – Incoming record: 23-25
- 1st match: Defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 10th grader Owen Rigg (22-20) – Fall 2:48
- 2nd match: Lost to Canton 9th grader Chas Adam (30-21) – Fall 5:42
- 3rd match: Lost to Tri-Valley 9th grader Jackson Williams (10-17) – 3-2
- 4th match: Lost to Canistota 9th grader Joshua Popkes Jr. (19-19) – 6-2
144: Alaric Knittel (9) – Incoming record: 13-21
- 1st match: Lost to Chester 10th grader Daniel Swenson (28-19) – Fall 2:54
- 2nd match: Defeated Tri-Valley 8th grader Major Richter (6-12) – 11-5
- 3rd match: Lost to Garretson 12th grader Carsten Rozenboom (16-19) – 7-0
- 4th match: Defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 9th grader Levi Hanson (10-25) – 2-0
215: Raymond Arnold (9) – Incoming Record 6-17
- 1st match: Bye
- 2nd match: Lost to Canton 11th grader Hunter Richmond (30-14) – Fall 1:04
- 3rd match: Lost to Garretson 11th grader Martin Welch (15-19) – Fall 1:42
