MENAHGA — Gideon Ervasti finished 3-0 to place first at 220 pounds and led the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie Raiders to a fourth-place finish in the Park Region Conference Championship Saturday, Feb. 5.
David Revering and Reese Thompson were runner-up finishers for the Raiders.
Koby Endres finished second at 170 pounds to lead Wadnea-Deer Creek to eighth.
Team scores: 1-West Central 225, 2-Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville 207.5, 3-United North Central 192, 4-Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 124, 5-New York Mills, 6-Osakis 73.5, 6-Ottertail Central 73.5, 7-Wadena-Deer Creek 24
BHVPP results
106: 3-Justin Olson 3-1
113: 4-Preston Captain 2-2
120: 4-Bennet Arceneau 2-2
126: 2-David Revering 2-1
132: 3-Deagen Captain 3-1
138: 2-Reese Thompson 2-1
145: Holden Truax 0-2
152: Cayden Kimber 0-2
170: 6-Justin Koehn 1-3
182: 5-Braden Shamp 2-2
220: 1-Gideon Ervasti 3-0
285: 6-Hunter Strom 1-3
WDC results
106: James Seelhammer 0-2
145: Grant Seelhammer 0-2
152: 6-Eli Benning 1-3
160: Brandon Wheeler 0-2
170: 2-Koby Endres 2-1
285: Matthew Wegscheid 0-2
Aitkin’s Strohmayer wins
PINE ISLAND — Madelyn Strohmayer finished 4-0 with three pins and a 6-4 decision over Rian Grunwald of Owatonna to win the 114-pound division at the Pine Island girls tournament Saturday, Feb. 5.
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The Aitkin Gobbler sophomore improved her record to 21-2 on the season.
Wadena-Deer Creek’s Madelyn Gallant placed sixth at 138 pounds as she finished 1-3. Her victory was a 3:53 pin of Isabelle Swanson in the consolation quarterfinals.