Schwartz takes fifth place at section meet

Photo by Chad Koenen
Mason Christianson attempts to turn Jackson Peasley of Pelican Rapids on his back during the opening round of the section tournament on Saturday.

The Otter Tail Central wrestling team took to the mat on Saturday for the Section 6A wrestling tournament with a trip to the state tournament on the line.  The Bulldogs competed very well on the day with many of the wrestlers finishing higher than expected.  

At 106 lbs., seventh grader Lanston Barry came in as the eight seed and ended up going 0-2 on the day.  

William Schwartz ties up Brandon Wheeler of Wadena-Deer Creek during the opening round of the Section 6A tournament on Saturday.

At 120 lbs., eighth grader Brock Resch was also the eight seed and went 0-2 on the day.  

At 126 lbs., eighth grader Mason Christianson ended up in fourth place. He had a very competitive match in the first round with Jackson Peasley of Pelican Rapids, but ended up losing a close one 9-5. Christianson had him on his back at one point, and almost secured the pin.  Peasley would go on to secure a birth in the state tournament.

At 132 lbs., freshman Tayden Soma ended up in fifth place, defeating Anthony Hernandez of Pelican Rapids by fall in the fifth place match.

Conner Nelson earns near fall points during his opening round match against Brandt Malone of New York Mills. Nelson fell to Malone by a 13-11 decision in overtime.

At 138 lbs., senior Carson Roehl came in as a five seed and ended up in third place. Roehl had a shot at state as he earned a true second match with Deegan Captain of BHVPP.  The two had split a pair of matches earlier in the year, so this was the rubber match. Captain ended up coming out on top in this match with a first period pin. Roehl finished the tournament 3-2 on the day.  He had victories over Christian Nathe of Osakis by a score of 8-3, Peyton Forcier of Border West by a score of 11-4 and a decision over Oakley Carlson of Pelican Rapids by a score of 10-6.  

Josh Larson looks for an opening during his 220 lbs. match against Noah Adelman of Border West on Saturday. Adelman earned a pin as time expired in the first period.

At 145 lbs., senior Conner Nelson ended up in sixth place.  Nelson had a very good match in the first round against Brandt Malone of New York Mills. Malone came out on top in double overtime by a score of 7-6. Nelson’s last match of the day saw him have a 5-0 lead, only to get a very suspect pin called against him.  

At 152 lbs., freshman Levi Evavold came in as a eight seed and ended up in fifth place. Evavold had to wrestle the top seed seed Kale Drevlow of Osakis in the first round and lost by fall.  He then wrestled Kolby Peters of WCAABE and got a pin of his own. He then wrestled Patrick Forcier of Border West and lost by fall. He then ended his day with a pin over Jay Mindermann of New York Mills to secure his fifth place finish.

Tayden Soma attempts to earn a takedown over Adam Lohse of West Central Area during the opening round of the section tournament on Saturday.

At 160 lbs., Junior Gaiden Hoeper came in as the seventh seed and went 0-2 on the day.  

At 170 lbs., freshman Xavier Lewis came in as a six seed and finished in sixth place.

At 182 lbs., freshman William Schwartz came in as the fifth seed and ended up in fifth place. Schwartz was able to secure a pin against Mazin Al-Ameri of Osakis in the fifth place match.

At 220 lbs., freshman Josh Larson was able to secure a fifth place finish after securing a pin against Brett Reinke of Wadena-Deer Creek in the fifth place match.

At 285 lbs., junior Kale Rich came into the tournament as the third seed and ended up in third place.  

Rich ended up getting upset in the first round against Zachary Winkle of Osakis. Rich then wrestled all the way back winning three in a row to earn a true second match. 

Rich defeated Jarrett Stetz of Pelican Rapids by fall, then defeated Matthew Weigscheid of Wadena-Deer Creek by fall and then defeated Grady Roberts of New York Mills by a score of 4-1.  This brought him to meet Braden Shamp of BHVPP for the true second match. The two had wrestled twice already in the year, both very close matches in favor of Shamp.  This one was no different. Shamp jumped out to a 4-1 lead before Rich was able to fight his way back to a 5-4 match going into the third period.  

After many attempts to secure back points, Rich gave up an escape to make the score 6-4. Rich went for a throw at the end of the period to try and secure the victory only to come up short and Shamp was able to bring home the victory.  

“I was very pleased with the way the boys wrestled today. Many of them finished at or higher than what they were seeded to begin the tournament. We might have come up a little bit short on some personal goals of making it to state, but I truly believe that we exceeded our goals as a team. We are a very young team and I hope that the success that some of these boys experienced today will translate into a very motivated team for the next few years to come,” said head coach Jason Rogers.

106- Quarterfinal – Reggie George (Osakis) 39-1 won by fall over Lanston Barry (OTC) 1-20 (Fall 1:01), Cons. Round 1 – Isaac Bergren (Pelican Rapids) 21-23 won by fall over Lanston Barry (OTC) 1-20 (Fall 0:40)

120- Quarterfinal – Justin Olson (Bertha-Hewitt- Verndale -Parkers Prairie) 30-12 won by fall over Brock Resch (OTC) 2-16 (Fall 0:39), Cons. Round 1 – Zach Rikimoto (Border West Buccaneers) 15-19 won by fall over Brock Resch (OTC) 2-16 (Fall 2:52)

126- 4th place- Quarterfinal – Jackson Peasley (Pelican Rapids) 24-15 won by decision over Mason Christianson (OTC) 9-17 (Dec 9-5), Cons. Round 1 – Mason Christianson (OTC) 9-17 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Mason Christianson (OTC) 9-17 won by decision over Preston Captain (Bertha-Hewitt- Verndale -Parkers Prairie) 8-15 (Dec 8-5), 3rd Place Match – Mason Brauch (Wadena-Deer Creek) 13-12 won by decision over Mason Christianson (OTC) 9-17 (Dec 6-1)

132- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Adam Lohse (West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville) 32-14 won by fall over Tayden Soma (OTC) 8-13 (Fall 1:16), Cons. Round 1 – Tayden Soma (OTC) 8-13 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Jude Olson (Border West Buccaneers) 35-12 won by fall over Tayden Soma (OTC) 8-13 (Fall 0:44), 5th Place Match – Tayden Soma (OTC) 8-13 won by fall over Anthony Hernandez (Pelican Rapids) 6-14 (Fall 2:13)

138-3rd place- Quarterfinal – Carson Roehl (OTC) 12-16 won by decision over Christian Nathe (Osakis) 20-19 (Dec 8-3), Semifinal – Solomon Wales (West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville) 35-11 won by fall over Carson Roehl (OTC) 12-16 (Fall 1:14), Cons. Semi – Carson Roehl (OTC) 12-16 won by decision over Peyton Forcier (Border West Buccaneers) 25-15 (Dec 11-4), 3rd Place Match – Carson Roehl (OTC) 12-16 won by decision over Oakley Carlson (Pelican Rapids) 23-18 (Dec 10-6), 2nd Place Match – Deagen Captain (Bertha-Hewitt- Verndale -Parkers Prairie) 28-7 won by fall over Carson Roehl (OTC) 12-16 (Fall 0:51)

145- 6th place- Quarterfinal – Brant Malone (New York Mills) 13-11 won in tie breaker – 1 over Conner Nelson (OTC) 8-27 (TB-1 7-6), Cons. Round 1 – Conner Nelson (OTC) 8-27 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Kevin Casper (Border West Buccaneers) 14-18 won by fall over Conner Nelson (OTC) 8-27 (Fall 4:23), 5th Place Match – Tucker Hagen (Osakis) 14-19 won by fall over Conner Nelson (OTC) 8-27 (Fall 1:46)

152- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Kale Drevlow (Osakis) 32-8 won by fall over Levi Evavold (OTC) 4-15 (Fall 1:16), Cons. Round 1 – Levi Evavold (OTC) 4-15 won by fall over Kolby Peters (West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville) 11-20 (Fall 2:35), Cons. Semi – Patrick Forcier (Border West Buccaneers) 36-11 won by fall over Levi Evavold (OTC) 4-15 (Fall 3:37), 5th Place Match – Levi Evavold (OTC) 4-15 won by fall over Jay Mindermann (New York Mills) 18-20 (Fall 0:43)

160- Quarterfinal – Carter Johnson (Pelican Rapids) 22-13 won by fall over Gaiden Hoeper (OTC) 0-22 (Fall 2:20), Cons. Round 1 – Ettore Pinnella (Wadena-Deer Creek) 10-12 won by fall over Gaiden Hoeper (OTC) 0-22 (Fall 1:40)

170- 6th place- Quarterfinal – Jeremy Blascyk (West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville) 18-25 won by fall over Xavier Lewis (OTC) 1-10 (Fall 3:04), Cons. Round 1 – Xavier Lewis (OTC) 1-10 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Jon Rinerson (New York Mills) 24-12 won by fall over Xavier Lewis (OTC) 1-10 (Fall 0:46), 5th Place Match – Grant Seelhammer (Wadena-Deer Creek) 18-14 won by fall over Xavier Lewis (OTC) 1-10 (Fall 0:53)

182- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Brandon Wheeler (Wadena-Deer Creek) 19-18 won by decision over William Schwartz (OTC) 5-26 (Dec 6-0), Cons. Round 1 – William Schwartz (OTC) 5-26 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Blake Unger (New York Mills) 22-17 won by major decision over William Schwartz (OTC) 5-26 (MD 12-4), 5th Place Match – William Schwartz (OTC) 5-26 won by fall over Mazin Al-Ameri (Osakis) 2-8 (Fall 3:53)

220- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Noah Adelman (Border West Buccaneers) 23-19 won by fall over Josh Larson (OTC) 4-11 (Fall 1:59), Cons. Round 1 – Josh Larson (OTC) 4-11 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Kaden Holt (Pelican Rapids) 15-7 won by fall over Josh Larson (OTC) 4-11 (Fall 0:54), 5th Place Match – Josh Larson (OTC) 4-11 won by fall over Brett Reinke (Wadena-Deer Creek) 5-17 (Fall 2:24)

285- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Zachary Winkle (Osakis) 15-24 won by fall over Kale Rich (OTC) 24-16 (Fall 3:28), Cons. Round 1 – Kale Rich (OTC) 24-16 won by fall over Jarrett Stetz (Pelican Rapids) 6-25 (Fall 1:31), Cons. Semi – Kale Rich (OTC) 24-16 won by fall over Matthew Wegscheid (Wadena-Deer Creek) 24-10 (Fall 1:33), 3rd Place Match – Kale Rich (OTC) 24-16 won by decision over Grady Roberts (New York Mills) 21-13 (Dec 4-1), 2nd Place Match – Braden Shamp (Bertha-Hewitt- Verndale -Parkers Prairie) 27-17 won by decision over Kale Rich (OTC) 24-16 (Dec 11-4)