Bobcat wrestlers fall to Aberdeen Central

By Andrew Holtan | The Brookings Register

BROOKINGS – The Brookings wrestling teams were each defeated by Aberdeen Central on Thursday night in the Brookings Auxiliary Gym.

The Bobcat boys fell 46-24 and the Brookings girls lost 54-14. Both teams will compete in the Yankton Invite this weekend. The girls will wrestle on Friday night starting at 4 p.m. and the boys will compete on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.

Brookings’ Haiden Baxter wrestles against Aberdeen Central’s Logan Heier on Thursday night in Brookings. Baxter won the match with a 12-8 decision. (Andrew Holtan/Brookings Register)

Aberdeen Central 46, Brookings 24

There was only one forfeit on the boys’ side and it was Aberdeen Central’s Mason Backous who won in the 126-pound weight class.

Aberdeen Central won the first match of the night as Esten Foss pinned Tristan Baxter in 1:12 at 120. Haiden Baxter got Brookings on the board with a 12-8 decision over Logan Heier at 132. Micah Stern won a 2-0 decision for the Bobcats at 138 over Will Allen.

The Golden Eagles won the next three matches with pins. Jude Summer pinned Jacob Milliron in 4:22 at 144 and Porter Lozenski pinned Ty Delbridge in 3:15 at 150. Luke VanVlymen was pinned by Ridley Waldo in 1:49 at 157.

Brookings’ Mason Mathis wrestles against Aberdeen Central’s Kaylor Swenson on Thursday night in Brookings. Mathis won the match with a 4-3 decision. (Andrew Holtan/Brookings Register)

The Bobcats won at 165 as Mason Mathis won a tight 4-3 decision over Kaylor Swenson. However, Aberdeen Central came out on top in the two matches after that. Grayden Timm pinned James Fitzpatrick in 3:06 at 175 and Owen Ward won a 15-6 major decision over Blake Kannegieter at 190.

Brookings won the next three matches. Zach Hagemann pinned Hunter Herceg in 1:24 at 215 and Jackson Neff pinned Max Borns in 3:03 at heavyweight. Josh Deming won a 6-4 decision over Henry Gillen at 106. In the final match of the night, Aberdeen Central’s Paxton Ewing pinned Bode TeKrony in 3:27.

Aberdeen Central 54, Brookings 14

Brookings won three of the six matches that were played. Bailey TeKrony won a 2-1 sudden victory over Madison Little in the 110-pound weight class. Kami Erickson won a 9-0 major decision over Jayda Hoffman at 125. Ramsie Hinricher pinned Imani Pippens in 3:47 at 130.

Brookings’ Kami Erickson wrestles against Aberdeen Central’s Jayda Hoffman on Thursday night in Brookings. Erickson won with a 9-0 major decision. (Andrew Holtan/Brookings Register)

Lily Toft was pinned by Jasmine Mass in 5:08 at 115. Lin Paw Jone pinned Madison Ballis in 2:13 at 155 and Aston Otteson was pinned by Meleane Mounga in 2:42 at 190. 

Paisley Stewart, Avyn Waldo, Mila Hobbs, Rakyrah Wallace, Allison Neitzel and Lilly Nelson all won via forfeit for Aberdeen Central. There was double forfeit at 105 and 235.

— Contact Andrew Holtan at [email protected].

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