Lopez-Moen takes first place at Prowler Invite
Sports | Published on January 24, 2025 at 11:43am EST | Author: henningmaster
0By Chad Koenen
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Kayetana Lopez-Moen took first place and five Bulldogs placed in the top eight overall at the Army National Guard Prowler Invite over the weekend. The tournament was held in Thief River Falls and featured both the boys and girls teams hitting the mat.
Lopez-Moen took first place at 130 lbs. after pinning Annabelle Wuori of Bemidji at the 2:44 mark of her semi-finals match. She defeated Dezerai Puffe of Bemidji in the finals by a fall at the 2:45 mark to secure first place.
Grace Thorpe also placed in the top three for the Bulldogs as she took third place at 130 lbs. She won by a fall over Sadie Daniels of Minnewaska Area in 57 seconds in the opening round, before falling to Puffe of Bemidji by a fall at 1:56.
In the consolation semi-finals, Thorpe won by a fall over Nora Mertell of Thief River Falls in just 31 seconds, before picking up a 10-5 decision over Wuori to secure third place.
Also placing for the Bulldogs was Ella Rich in fifth place at 118 lbs., Alyssa Witt in sixth place at 136 lbs. and Ella Horn in eighth place at 136 lbs.
Army National Guard Prowler Invite
1 Bemidji 197.0
2 Thief River Falls 142.5
3 Pierz 70.5
4 Badger-GB-MR 65.5
5 Hibbing 47.5
6 OTC 47.0
7 Nash-Kee- Greenway 42.5
8 United North Central Warriors 41.0
9 Park Rapids Area 35.0
9 Roseau 35.0
11 Crookston 18.0
12 Crosby-Ironton 12.0
13 Minnewaska Area 7.0
14 Barnesville 4.0
14 Bertha-Hewitt- Verndale -Parkers Prairie 4.0
118- 5th place- Round 1 – Masyn Arguelles (Crookston) 6-1 won by fall over Ella Rich (OTC) 9-18 (Fall 1:55); Round 2 – Myah Held (Pierz) 19-9 won by fall over Ella Rich (OTC) 9-18 (Fall 1:45); Round 3 – Amber Kremper (Bemidji) 19-17 won by major decision over Ella Rich (OTC) 9-18 (MD 20-7); Round 4 – Maddie Poissant (Thief River Falls) 15-10 won by fall over Ella Rich (OTC) 9-18 (Fall 1:31)
130- 1st place- Quarterfinal – Kayetana Lopez-Moen (OTC) 8-3 received a bye () (Bye); Semifinal – Kayetana Lopez-Moen (OTC) 8-3 won by fall over Annabelle Wuori (Bemidji) 19-14 (Fall 2:44); 1st Place Match – Kayetana Lopez-Moen (OTC) 8-3 won by fall over Dezerai Puffe (Bemidji) 23-15 (Fall 2:45)
130- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Grace Thorpe (OTC) 16-11 won by fall over Sadie Daniels (Minnewaska Area) 0-3 (Fall 0:57); Semifinal – Dezerai Puffe (Bemidji) 23-15 won by fall over Grace Thorpe (OTC) 16-11 (Fall 1:56); Cons. Semi – Grace Thorpe (OTC) 16-11 won by fall over Nora Martell (Thief River Falls) 5-15 (Fall 0:31); 3rd Place Match – Grace Thorpe (OTC) 16-11 won by decision over Annabelle Wuori (Bemidji) 19-14 (Dec 10-5)
136- 6th place- Quarterfinal – Jadyn Eichberg (Bemidji) 22-15 won by tech fall over Alyssa Witt (OTC) 15-12 (TF-1.5 5:58 (19-4)); Cons. Round 1 – Alyssa Witt (OTC) 15-12 won by fall over Ella Horn (OTC) 6-17 (Fall 2:44); Cons. Semi – Molly Ferguson (Thief River Falls) 17-7 won by fall over Alyssa Witt (OTC) 15-12 (Fall 2:15); 5th Place Match – Jadyn Eichberg (Bemidji) 22-15 won by fall over Alyssa Witt (OTC) 15-12 (Fall 0:59)
136- 8th place- Quarterfinal – Jovanna Volker (Nash-Kee- Greenway) 27-4 won by fall over Ella Horn (OTC) 6-17 (Fall 2:17); Cons. Round 1 – Alyssa Witt (OTC) 15-12 won by fall over Ella Horn (OTC) 6-17 (Fall 2:44); 7th Place Match – Chloe Black (Bertha-Hewitt- Verndale -Parkers Prairie) 6-10 won by fall over Ella Horn (OTC) 6-17 (Fall 3:19)