Jim Kocer, Assistant Coach
Jasmine Ruelas-Hertz-120 and Britney Rueb-135 were champions with Hope Kemnitz-190 third, and Hadlee Kracht-130 fourth at the Bride of the Monster Girls Tournament in Presho on January 10. Jasmine-120 took all four matches by fall: over Talia Edwards (St. Thomas More) in :51, over Kennley Sedlacek (Burke/Gregory) in 1:06, over Gemma Stangeland (Pierre) in 1:51, and in the championship over Tahnie Yellow Hawk, rated third at 125 (Sully Buttes) in 3:15. Britney-120 won by fall over Wetu White Dress (Lakota Tech) in :23, won by fall over Tylyn Eagle Bull (Mahpiya Luta) in 1:03, won by fall over Dora Bonen (MobridgePollock) in :50, and won a 7-2 decision over second-rated Lexi e Hillmer (Pierre) in the championship. Hope-190 went 4-1 winning by fall over Caitlyn Ghost Bear (Lakota Tech) in :45, won by fall over Brylee Pelle (Pierre) in 1:27, lost to number-one rated Jessica Hite (Custer) by fall in 1:04, won by fall over fourth-rated Natalia Long (Canton) in 2:50, and won by fall over Pelle (Pierre) in 1:22 for third. Hadlee-130 went 4-2 winning by fall over Daytona Paris (Burke/Gregory) in 1:28, lost to fourth-rated Brooklynn Baird (Sturgis) by fall in 3:30 after leading 11-5, won by technical fall over Makayla Schmidt (St. Thomas More) in 1:32, won by fall over CeCe Percy (LeadDeadwood) in 1:26, won by default over second-rated Vi Anderson (Sisseton) in 1:55, and lost to Baird (Sturgis) by fall in 3:28 to finish fourth. Tatum Palsma-100 lost by fall to Aliyah Steveson (Tea Area) in 3:14, won by fall over Aubree Morrison (LeadDeadwood) in 3:55, and lost by fall to Lizzy Fees (Faith) in 1:11. Sydney Johnson-115 won by fall over Adela Ramirez (Sully Buttes) in :45, lost to fifthrated Alexis Bryant (McCook Central/Montrose) by fall in 1:08, won by fall over Anna Field (Sioux Valley) in 1:36, and lost by fall to Brandy Marshall (Lakota Tech) in 2:47. y fall over Jillian Heisler (Spearfish) in 4:57, lost by fall to River Bailey (Custer) in 1:06, won by fall over Teegin Livermont (Bennett Co.) in 2:46, and lost by fall to Izzy Bendorf (Kingsbury Co.) in 2:37. Bailey Kemnitz-145 lost to top-rated Summer Guthmiller (Sioux Valley) by fall in :36, won by fall over Dusti Long Visitor (Pierre) in :30, won by fall over Daisy Munoz (Hill City) in 3:24, and lost by fall to fourth-rated Cheyenne Fuller (Sully Buttes) in 3:54. With eight wrestlers scoring 122.5 points, the Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon girls finished in fifth place. The top ten teams of the 38 participating were: Canton won with 251 points, followed by Pierre T.F. Riggs-166.5, Spearfish-142.5, Sturgis-126.5, Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon-122.5, Custer-96, Brookings-88.5, Hot Springs-85.5, Sioux Valley-77, and Stanley County-73. This was a tough tournament with some weight classes having five of the top-rated wrestlers. It will be a busy week with the dual (boys also) with Yankton at Tyndall on January 13, Harrisburg Tournament on January 16, and the Battle Creek, Nebraska Tournament on January 19.