Winner grabbed five individual titles on Saturday on is way to winning the Huron Invitational.
The Warriors scored 231 points with Aberdeen Central taking second with 191 points. Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon rounded out the top three with 163 points.
Individual champions for Winner were Maxon Brozik (113), Karson Keiser (120), Kaden Keiser (145), Jack Peters (152) and Riley Orel (160).
Also placing for Winner were Konnor Osborn, 4th; Jude Sargent, 3rd; Ryken Orel, 6th; Jack Kruger, 2nd ; Charley Pravecek, 2nd; Achilles Willuweit, 2nd; and Stetson Shelbourn, 6th.
The Warriors, top ranked in Class B, will compete in the regional on Saturday, in Wagner. The meet will start at 10 a.m.
Coach Spencer Novotny says the Region 3B tournament is going to be a tough tournament. Winner is the defending champion.
The seeding for the regional will not come out until Thursday.
In practice the team needs to work on figuring out their moves.
“In most weight classes, we kind of have an idea on who we are going to wrestle but sometimes there are late season moves and kids are moved up into a different weigh class. We are going to wrestle where we have all season. We are hoping to have all 14 guys practicing full time this week preparing for a late season run.
“One of our goals this season is to win regions and get 14 out of 14 guys through to state. Those are lofty goals but it is attainable. We need to start peaking right now and carry that level to the state tournament next week,” said Novotny.
Winner has qualified for the state dual tournament but don’t know who they will be wrestling so the main focus this week is regions.
“This is when your whole season comes to a point and you need to get in the top four in your weight class. The kids are ready and excited. I hope to see a big Winner Warrior crowd in Wagner this weekend,” said Novotny.
The state meet is Feb. 24, 25 and 26 in Sioux Falls.
AAU wrestlers have competed in several tournaments.
Results include:
Wagner on Jan 28
Rhogan Robbins, Rylan Robbins, Teegan Shelbourn and Bridger Stirling, all 1st; Cooper VanZandbergen, Coy Shelbourn, Jedediah Blare, all 2nd; Blayden Stiring, Jake Kucera and Liam Schroeder, all 3rd; Addison Wingert-Hempe, Eli Orel, Rex Pederson, all 4th
Ainsworth tournament on Jan. 30 results:
Clay McMurtrey, Mason Curtis, Owen Novotny, Rouken Robbins, Rylan Robbins,Talon Labahn and Teegan Shelbourn, all first; Eli Orel, Hudson Peters, Liam Schroeder, Rhogan Robbins, Rowdi Moss, Rylan Assman, all 2nd; Blake Paulson, Braxtyn Olson and Gage Tucker, 3rd and Rex Pederson, 4th.
Legend Benedict placed first at the Aberdeen tournament on Jan. 30.
Results of the Burke tournament on Feb. 4 include: Apollo Willuweit, Bohdy Assman, Bridger Stirling, Gus Tobin, Karsten Storms, Lawson Helkenn, Mason Curtis, Rhogan Robbins, Rowdi Moss, Rylan Robbins, Teegan Shelbourn, all first; Cooper Craven, Crawston Craven, Hudson Peters, Jedediah Blare, Liam Schroeder, Lucchese Helkenn, Owen Novotny, Rex Pederson, Sterling Assman, Talon Labahn, all 2nd; Blayden Stirling, Blaze Mead, Christian Barnes, Kaeden Eagle Star, all third; Isaiah Barnes, Jehtt Assman, Ryken Kaup, Tatum Swan, all fourth ; Harvey Nicholas, Julius Eagle Star, Nathan Melius, Raeleigh Mead, Wynn Sargent, all fifthand Jack Ross, 6th
At the Stanley Co. tournament Addison Wingert-Hempel took first and Gus Tobin, 2nd.
Results of the Kimball tournament:
Clay McMurtrey, Rhogan Robbins and Blayden Stirling, all first; Rouken Robbins, Bridger Stirling, Talon Swan, all 4th and Liam Schroeder, 5th.
Colome High School graduate Matt Campbell is having a big season for the Doane University men’s indoor track and field team.
Campbell, a former thrower at Dakota Wesleyan, has won in three straight appearances in the men’s weight throw and four of his last five meet appearances in the event overall. His best throw this season came in Doane’s Fred Belle Classic in last January as part of a two event sweep. He had a throw of 64 feet, 8.5 inches to win the weight throw and also won the shot put with a throw of 51 feet-7.25 inches.
On Jan. 22, he was the weight throw champion at the Concordia Polar Dog meet at Seward, Neb., with a throw of 62-8.75 and was second in the shot put at 51-4.5.
His indoor season is coming off a series of top performances in the Great Plains Athletic Conference and NAIA outdoor meets in the spring of 2021. Campbell earned all-American outdoor honors with a fifth pace finish in the hammer throw, 195-6, and was all GPAC in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw with top five finishes in each including second place in the shot put.
For the current indoor season, Campbell has met the NAIA qualifying standard in the weight throw where he ranks No. 2 in the GPAC has the NAIA B qualifying standard in the shot put where he ranks No. 5 in the GPAC.
Winner wrestlers were able to score enough points to keep Custer from overtaking the Warriors in the Winner Invitational.
Winner won the championship with 229 points. Custer was close with 203 points.
Rounding the top three was Burke/Gregory.
Maxton Brozik, Kaden Keiser and Riley Orel won individual championships.
A field of 14 teams filled the Winner Armory on Saturday.
Jhett Breen of Wagner was named the outstanding wrestling. He won the 132 championship with a pin over Owne Hansen of Burke/Gregory in 2:40. Won
The championship for Winner was the icing on the cake of a very busy week of wrestling.
Brozik won the 113 pound championship with a pin in 4 minutes over Brock Kotalik of Bon Homme/ Scotland.
Kaden Keiser won the 145 pound championship with a 19-4 decision over Riley Roberts of Wagner.
Orel won the 160 pound title with a 1-0 decision over Jonathan Lewis of Custer.
Also placing for Winner were: Karson Keiser, 2nd; Jude Sargent, 3rd; Joey Cole, 2nd; Jack Kruger, 2nd; Charley Pravecek, 3rd; Achilles Willuweit, 2nd; and Stetson Shelbourn, 2nd.
Winner had several other wrestlers competing who did not place.
The next action for Winner will be in the tournament in Aberdeen on Jan 29.
Glen Novotny has been dedicated to the sport of wrestling for over 50 years.
Sunday at the start of the Winner youth tournament, Novotny was honored for his dedication to the sport.
From 1971 to 1981 he was a Warrior wrestler and placed third at state his senior year. His first year out of high school in 1982, he became the middle school wrestling coach. They held practice in the “dungeon” which was a small room in the basement of the then school administration building, which is now DB’s Bait and Tackle. For just shy of two decades he devoted his time to the middle school wrestlers and continued to coach them until 2001.
In 2002, he became involved in coaching the younger wrestlers in the Winner Youth AAU program. For the last 20 years, he has strived to teach every wrestler the basics and his booming voice could be heard through the gyms, coaching several wrestlers that were on the mat at once. Win or loose, he was always on the edge of the mat, right there with a word of advice or a pat on the back.
He is a true Warrior wrestling fan. He is proud to have coached three generations of wrestlers including two sons, several nephews and his grandson, along with many others who wrestled over the last 40 plus years.
A plaque was presented to Novotny for his over 40 years of dedication and loyalty to the Winner wrestling program.
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