AITKIN - Bryce Haugly, Chris Jackson and Tyler Bare led the way with falls for the No. 3-seeded Aitkin Gobblers as they defeated No. 6 Royalton/Upsala 45-25 in the Section 7-1A team tournament quarterfinals Tuesday night.
Haugly pinned Michael Lange in 3:00 and Bare pinned Randale Fernelius in 1:24. Jackson got his pin over Carson Huls in 3:43.
With the win, the Gobblers move on to the semifinals on Friday night at Royalton.
Aitkin 45, Royalton-Upsala 25
106: Damian Theisan (RU) pinned Luke Pelarski 4:33
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113: Silas Berg (A) wins by forfeit
120: Jack Braton (A) dec. Lyle Zimmerman 11-5
126: Jackson Held (RU) pinned Caine Owens 4:39
132: Bryce Haugly (A) pinned Michael Lange 3:00
138: Tyler Bare (A) pinned Randale Fernelius 1:24
145: Jerod Novak (A) dec. Ty Held 7-6
152: Joel Zimmerman (RU) dec. Jake Pederson 4-3
160: Noah Landrus (A) dec. Brad Kroll 4-3
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170: Chris Jackson (A) pinned Carson Huls 3:43
182: Kyle Lange (RU) maj. dec. Jonah Perrine 13-3
195: Alan Bast wins by forfeit
220: Kyle Lynn wins by forfeit
285: Clint Gadacz (R) pinned Michael Roth 5:38
Overall: A 20-3. Next: Aitkin/Royalton-Upsala winner vs. No. 7 Ogilvie/No. 2 Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena winner in Section 7-1A team tournament semifinals at Royalton 6 p.m. Friday; championship at Royalton 7:30 p.m. Friday.
New York Mills 41,
Staples-Motley 27
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STAPLES - Eric Lisson scored a pin at 53 seconds for the No. 3-seeded Staples-Motley Cardinals in a 41-27 upset loss to No. 6 New York Mills in the Section 6-1A team tournament quarterfinals Tuesday.
Other highlights for the Cardinals were Blayne Dumpprope scoring a major decision of 9-1 and Alex Erpelding winning by technical fall at the 5:17 mark.
Staples-Motley, New York Mills
106: Matt Frost (NYM) dec. Spencer Miller 6-4
113: Blayne Dumpprope (SM) maj. dec. Carter Haman 9-1
120: Blake Gerard (SM) dec. Nick Hendrickx 1-0
126: Jeremiah Harper (NYM) maj. dec. Jasiah Paskewitz
132: Eric Lisson (SM) pinned Charlie Fox :53
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138: Austin Haman (NYM) maj. dec. Dalton Holmberg 10-1
145: Jake Swendsrud (SM) dec. Jon Flynn 9-3
152: Jeremy Miller (SM) wins by forfeit
160: Alex Erpelding (SM) tech fall Mason Friederichs 5:17
170: Jake Erckenbrach (NYM) wins by forfeit
182: Zac Frost (NYM pinned Braden Tyrell 3:59
195: Sam Erckenbrach (NYM) pinned Dillon Massey 1:17
220: Jesse Roberts (NYM) wins by forfeit
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285: Jeff Saewert (NYM) pinned Kyle Serich 3:11
Overall: SM 8-9. Next: NYM vs.No. 2 Barnesville in Section 6-1A team tournament semifinals at Staples 6 p.m. Friday; championship at Staples 8 p.m. Friday.
Prairie Valley 51,
Wadena-DC 21
BARRETT - Tristin Godel's pin over Austin Carr in 38 seconds was the highlight of the night for No. 8-seeded Wadena-Deer Creek as the Wolverines lost 51-21 to No. 9 Prairie Valley in the opening round of the Section 6-1A team tournament Tuesday night.
The Wolverines also received pins from Blaine Snyder in 1:40 and from Steven Erkenbrack at 1:08 as they finished the team season with a record of 6-17.
Opening Round
Prairie Valley 51,
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Wadena-DC 21
106: Trevor Arcenau (PV) pinned Jayson Young 4:35
113: Justin Mattocks (PV) pinned Mason Snyder 3:50
120: Zach Olson (PV) pinned Alex Gould 3:47
126: Alex Anderson (WDC) dec. Carter Rokes 14-10
132: Tristin Godel (WDC) pinned Austin Carr :38
138: Double forfeit
145: Tom Leeseberg (PV) dec. Carter Wright 6-2
152: Kyle Schlosser (PV) wins by forfeit
160: Blaine Snyder (WDC) pinned Nick Shircliff 1:40
170: Mason Nibbe (PV) wins by forfeit
182: Steven Erkenbrack (WDC) pinned CJ Morrotto 1:08
195: Tenner Johannsen (PV) pinned Joseph Baker 3:04
220: Josh McKeown (PV) wins by forfeit
285: Logan Nibbe (PV) wins by forfeit
Overall: WDC 6-17. Next: No. 1 West Central vs.No. 4 Border West in Section 6-1A team tournament semifinals at Staples 6 p.m. Friday; championship at Staples 8 p.m. Friday.
Border West 39,
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 33
GRACEVILLE - Fourth-seeded Border West ousted No. 5 Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 39-33 in the Section 6-1A team tournament quarterfinals Tuesday.
BHV finishes the team dual meet season 6-13.
