The Otter Tail Central Bulldog wrestlers stayed busy over holiday break with a dual against the Border West Buccaneers and a trip up to the FargoDome to compete at the Rumble on the Red. 

The Bulldogs wrestled their first home dual of the year against Border West and came up short by a score of 46-27 on December 21. 

“We started the dual off very strong with Charlie Bertrand getting a pin and Lanston Berry winning by decision. After a few close matches BW rallied back to win by pin in 4 straight matches taking the lead 30-9. We then go into the 152 pound weight class needing some big wins. Mason Christanson and Levi Evavold did just that by getting 2 pins and making the duel 21-30,” said head coach Ben Naddy. “Our next 2 matches were crucial for us to win the duel and came up just short after Xavier Lewis went up early on BW’s Brody Nachbor but ended up getting caught on his back. William Schwartz battled very tough going all 6 minutes and falling short 11-3 giving BW the clinching points for the duel. Our senior captain Kale Rich capped off the night with a pin at heavyweight ending the duel 27-46. I commended the kids on their efforts as it was their best showing as a team so far this season.”

Over the Christmas holiday break the Bulldogs traveled to Fargo to compete at the Rumble on the Red. A tournament comprising over 70 teams, held in the FargoDome. 

OTC had 25 wrestlers in the JV portion of the tournament, six girls in the girl tournament, and one in the varsity tournament. 

The Bulldogs JV had a great first couple rounds with just about everyone getting a win and wrestling with lots of confidence. Julian Umlauf had a close win in round three to keep his tournament alive, but fell just short the next round ending his tournament. 

Kayetana Lopez-Moen had a great tournament pinning her way to the semi-finals where she fell short and ended up taking fifth place out of over 32 girls. 

William Schwartz had a very impressive tournament even after a tough opening round one loss. Schwartz was put into a 64 man bracket with over 79 kids. After losing his first match Schwartz battled back to win five straight matches to keep his tournament life alive. He hit his daily match count limit and made day two. 

After day one OTC was left with three wrestlers in the tournament, Will Schwartz, Mason Christanson and Kayetana Lopez-Moen. Christanson had an amazing tournament making it to the finals in a 64 man bracket. He fell short of his goal in a close finals match losing 4-0. 

Friday

Twelve wrestlers placed in the top six at the annual BBE Jaguars Invite on Friday afternoon.

Kale Rich led the charge for the Bulldogs as he went 2-1 in a round robin tournament at 285 lbs. Rich secured a 5-3 decision over Nick Becker of Eden Valley-Watkins, before falling to Harley Weber of BBE by a 7-3 decision in the second round. In his final match of the day, Rich wasted little time in getting Brewer Goebel of Milaca-Faith Christian on his back as Rich secured a pin in just 48 seconds to capture second place.

Also placing the top three overall was Mason Christianson at 145 lbs. as he secured a 10-4 decision over Gabe Olson of Milaca-Faith Christian in the third place match at 145 lbs. 

107- 6th place- Quarterfinal – Kayleb Kosen (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 22-4 won by fall over Charlie Bertrand (Otter Tail Central) 2-10 (Fall 3:12), Cons. Round 1 – Charlie Bertrand (Otter Tail Central) 2-10 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Brody Sieben (Eden Valley-Watkins) 7-8 won by decision over Charlie Bertrand (Otter Tail Central) 2-10 (Dec 8-2), 5th Place Match – Houston Schwartz (Otter Tail Central) 1-2 won by decision over Charlie Bertrand (Otter Tail Central) 2-10 (Dec 8-2)

107- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Noah Jensen (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) 7-11 won by fall over Houston Schwartz (Otter Tail Central) 1-2 (Fall 0:43), Cons. Round 1 – Houston Schwartz (Otter Tail Central) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Kaysen Van Der Zwaag (Milaca-Faith Christian) 5-11 won by tech fall over Houston Schwartz (Otter Tail Central) 1-2 (TF-1.5 3:08 (15-0)), 5th Place Match – Houston Schwartz (Otter Tail Central) 1-2 won by decision over Charlie Bertrand (Otter Tail Central) 2-10 (Dec 8-2)

114- 4th place- Quarterfinal – Robert Gerisch (Milaca-Faith Christian) 9-8 won by fall over Lanston Barry (Otter Tail Central) 2-3 (Fall 2:23), Cons. Round 1 – Lanston Barry (Otter Tail Central) 2-3 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Lanston Barry (Otter Tail Central) 2-3 won by decision over Dawson Hoban (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 11-9 (Dec 2-1), 3rd Place Match – Robert Gerisch (Milaca-Faith Christian) 9-8 won by fall over Lanston Barry (Otter Tail Central) 2-3 (Fall 2:40)

114- 6th place- Quarterfinal – Dawson Hoban (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 11-9 won by decision over Dylan Geihsler (Otter Tail Central) 0-3 (Dec 9-5), Cons. Round 1 – Dylan Geihsler (Otter Tail Central) 0-3 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Robert Gerisch (Milaca-Faith Christian) 9-8 won by fall over Dylan Geihsler (Otter Tail Central) 0-3 (Fall 2:27), 5th Place Match – Dawson Hoban (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 11-9 won by fall over Dylan Geihsler (Otter Tail Central) 0-3 (Fall 1:16)

121- 3rd place- Round 1 – Aiden Mueller (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) 9-10 won by fall over Julien Umlauf (Otter Tail Central) 1-11 (Fall 0:53), Round 2 – Sam Schmitz (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 18-5 won by fall over Julien Umlauf (Otter Tail Central) 1-11 (Fall 2:36)

127- Quarterfinal – Dylan Koob (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) 1-8 won by fall over Peter Newark (Otter Tail Central) 2-10 (Fall 2:22), Cons. Round 1 – Carter Julin (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 8-13 won by major decision over Peter Newark (Otter Tail Central) 2-10 (MD 13-1)

133- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Louie Tensen (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) 3-9 won by fall over Cayden Dittberner (Otter Tail Central) 0-3 (Fall 1:44), Cons. Round 1 – Cayden Dittberner (Otter Tail Central) 0-3 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Zander Deutsch (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 2-1 won by fall over Cayden Dittberner (Otter Tail Central) 0-3 (Fall 3:43), 5th Place Match – Cayden Dittberner (Otter Tail Central) 0-3 received a bye () (Bye)

139- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Anthony Rousu (Otter Tail Central) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Ryan Jensen (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) 21-0 won by fall over Anthony Rousu (Otter Tail Central) 0-2 (Fall 0:39), Cons. Semi – Brock Resch (Otter Tail Central) 1-3 won by fall over Anthony Rousu (Otter Tail Central) 0-2 (Fall 2:06), 5th Place Match – Anthony Rousu (Otter Tail Central) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)

139- 4th place- Quarterfinal – Alex Anderson (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 2-1 won by fall over Brock Resch (Otter Tail Central) 1-3 (Fall 3:52), Cons. Round 1 – Brock Resch (Otter Tail Central) 1-3 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Brock Resch (Otter Tail Central) 1-3 won by fall over Anthony Rousu (Otter Tail Central) 0-2 (Fall 2:06), 3rd Place Match – Rollie Steinbrecher (Milaca-Faith Christian) 7-6 won by fall over Brock Resch (Otter Tail Central) 1-3 (Fall 3:43)

145- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Mason Christianson (Otter Tail Central) 11-8 won by fall over Jacob Hartman (Ortonville) 2-10 (Fall 1:35), Semifinal – Tanner Viessman (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) 17-2 won by fall over Mason Christianson (Otter Tail Central) 11-8 (Fall 1:21), Cons. Semi – Mason Christianson (Otter Tail Central) 11-8 won by decision over Ryder Schmidt (Eden Valley-Watkins) 10-7 (Dec 4-2), 3rd Place Match – Mason Christianson (Otter Tail Central) 11-8 won by decision over Gabe Olson (Milaca-Faith Christian) 7-8 (Dec 10-4)

152- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Anthony Eustice (Ortonville) 9-2 won by fall over Gaiden Hoeper (Otter Tail Central) 0-7 (Fall 1:06), Cons. Round 1 – Gaiden Hoeper (Otter Tail Central) 0-7 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Ben Thureen (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 1-2 won by fall over Gaiden Hoeper (Otter Tail Central) 0-7 (Fall 4:02), 5th Place Match – Gaiden Hoeper (Otter Tail Central) 0-7 received a bye () (Bye)

172- 4th place- Quarterfinal – Thomas Thureen (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 3-1 won by fall over Xavier Lewis (Otter Tail Central) 3-5 (Fall 1:30), Cons. Round 1 – Xavier Lewis (Otter Tail Central) 3-5 won by fall over Allen Erickson (Milaca-Faith Christian) 0-3 (Fall 0:50), Cons. Semi – Xavier Lewis (Otter Tail Central) 3-5 won by decision over Thomas Thompson (Eden Valley-Watkins) 2-12 (Dec 8-3), 3rd Place Match – Thomas Thureen (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 3-1 won by fall over Xavier Lewis (Otter Tail Central) 3-5 (Fall 1:38)

189- Quarterfinal – Hunter Laage (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) 17-6 won by tech fall over Will Schwartz (Otter Tail Central) 2-15 (TF-1.5 4:17 (15-0)), Cons. Round 1 – Lucas Breckenridge (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 2-2 won by decision over Will Schwartz (Otter Tail Central) 2-15 (Dec 11-7)

285- 2nd place- Round 1 – Kale Rich (Otter Tail Central) 11-7 won by decision over Nick Becker (Eden Valley-Watkins) 9-6 (Dec 5-3), Round 2 – Harley Weber (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa) 15-5 won by decision over Kale Rich (Otter Tail Central) 11-7 (Dec 7-3), Round 3 – Kale Rich (Otter Tail Central) 11-7 won by fall over Brewer Goebel (Milaca-Faith Christian) 0-2 (Fall 0:48)