GOSSEN TO WRESTLE FOR 113 LB. TITLE; TSCHETTER FOR 7TH PLACE
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Freeman High School freshman Brody Gossen will wrestle for 113 lb. state title while Freeman High School eighth grader Easton Tschetter will compete in the 7th/8th-place match in the 120 lb. devision — both on Saturday.
Gossen (47-2) will face Brody Randall (43-0), a sophomore from Hamlin who handed Gossen his only two losses of the season. The championship round is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Tschetter (48-6) will face Miller/Highmore-Harrold sophomore Talon Ping (39-10) Saturday morning. The medal round begins at 10 a.m.
Tschetter’s spot in Saturday’s medal round follows a 5-0 loss to Canton junior Zach Bartels in the third round consolation bracket Friday afternoon while Gossen earned his place in the title match with a 9-0 major decision over Custer junior Tyler Trant.
EARLIER ON FRIDAY
Freeman eighth grader Easton Tschetter is guaranteed a top-eight finish after defeating Webster Area’s Tacey Miller by fall at 1:44. Tschetter, who was leading the senior 6-2 when he pinned him, will wrestle Canton junior Zach Bartels (41-13) as he tries to work his way through the medal bracket later Friday afternoon. Tschetter can finish as high as third.
Eliminated from competition is:
Marion junior Keaton Preheim, who lost a major decision to Winner Area’s Konner Osborn 13-0 at 132 lbs.;
Freeman freshman Logun Pankratz, who fell to Webster Area’s Tayden Kurkowski 8-3 at 106 lbs.;
Marion senior Sarah Cremer, who lost to Brookings sophomore Bailey Tekrony in the 114 lb. division.
QUARTERFINALS
113: Gossen earned his 100th career win with a 1-0 decision over Bennett County eighth grader Maddux Risse and will face Custer junior Tyler Trant (46-6) in Friday afternoon’s semifinal round. A win puts Gossen in the 113 lb. championship.
120: Tschetter lost to Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes senior Kasen Konstanz by fall at 4:40 and will wrestle again in the consolation round late morning/early afternoon on Friday. Tschetter will face the winner of the match between Kingsbury County freshman Cody Zell (37-17) and Webster Area senior Tacey Miller (35-15) scheduled for Friday morning. If Tschetter wins that match he is guaranteed a medal and can still place as high as third.
THURSDAY OPENING ROUND
106: Freeman freshman Logun Pankratz (44-13) lost a 5-3 decision to Redfield sophomore Maddon Odland (36-12) in the opening round. Pankratz trailed 3-0 after the second period, came back to tie the match at 3-3 but fell on a reversal in the final period. He will wrestle Webster Area freshman Tayden Kurkowski (28-16) in the first round consolation bracket Friday morning.
113: Freeman freshman Brody Gossen (45-2) needed just 43 seconds to pin Winner Area seventh grader Roukyn Robbins (31-16) in his opening match of the state tournament. Gossen will face Bennett County eighth grader Maddux Risse (38-13) in the quarterfinal round Thursday afternoon.
120: Freeman eighth grader Easton Tschetter (47-4) had little trouble with Faulkton Area eighth grader Cash Edgar (26-13), pinning him in 1:20 to advance to the quarterfinals. Tschetter will face Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes senior Kasen Konstanz (40-2) later Thursday afternoon.
132: Marion junior Keaton Preheim (38-19) lost to Lemmon/McIntosh junior Gage Anderson (43-9) by fall at 4:26 in his opening match. Preheim led 2-0 early, the contest was tied at 2-2 after the second period and Preheim trailed 4-2 before he was pinned. He will next face Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall freshman Oakley Menzel (12-23) in the first round consolation bracket Friday morning.
G114: Marion senior Sarah Cremer (11-10) lost her first match to Rapid City Central seventh grader Langston Huffman (39-7) by fall at 1:18 and will compete again in the first-round consolation bracket Friday morning against Brookings sophomore Bailey Tekrony (16-8).
