Winner came out on top winning the
Class B state dual championship.
After claiming third place in the
individual tournament Friday night, the Warriors went to work and put their
whole heart into winning the dual tournament.
That excitement started with coaches
Spencer Novotny and Jayd Schuyler and was transferred to each wrestler who
stepped on the mat. It was electric and as each wrestler won in the
championship match the excitement grew.
Winner dominated Bon
Homme/Scotland/Avon in round one 70-9, handled Parkston in round two 57-8. The
Warriors notched the championship title with a 33-25 win over Kimball/White
Lake/ Platte-Geddes.
This was the first Class B dual title
for the Warriors. “We’ve gotten second the last four years in individuals,
we’ve gotten second in duals to Canton the last two years and with five seniors
it is awesome to get this done,” said coach Spencer Novotny. “To go out there
and avenge our only loss of the season against Kimball, it’s just a great day.”
Winner had two wrestlers, Maxton Brozik
at 113 pounds and Kaden Keiser at 145 pounds pick up state championships.
In addition to the two champions,
Winner had five other wrestlers place at the state level.
Both Kaleb Osborn at 126 and Jack
Kruger at 182, wrestled in a championship match but were defeated and took
runner-up honors.
Riley Orel at 160 took third, Achilles
Willuweit at 220 took fourth and Charley Pravecek at 195 took fifth.
For Kaden Keiser it was a great way to
end his senior year in high school as plans to further his wrestling career in
college.
Keiser was named the outstanding
wrestler in Class B.
His fourth state title puts him in the
record books at Winner High School. He
is the first WHS wrester to four state
titles. There have been others who have won three, but Keiser is the first to
win four.
Friday in the semifinals of the
individual tournament, Keiser set a state record for the most wins with 281. A
Rapid City wrestler held the record at 280. What is neat, Keiser holds the
record for both Class A and B.
“I am just grateful for everything and
every opportunity I get,” Keiser told Ryan Deal of 605 Sports. “I can’t be more
thankful for my friends, family, coaches and all of them.”
Keiser is now one of 11 wrestlers in
state history to earn four state championships.
“I’ve dreamed of this moment for a long
time and it just finally happened,” he said.
He will continue his
wrestling career at Appalachian State in North Carolina.
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