Area Wrestling: 3 Cardinals and 1 Ranger headed to state

Wrestlers — Colbe Tappe wins the Section 7-1A Individual Tournament at 138 Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

By Dispatch staff report

February 24, 2023 at 9:09 PM

STAPLES — Staples-Motley’s Eli Greenwaldt and Colbe Tappe each are going to state after they won titles in their respective weight classes in the Section 7-1A Individual Tournament Friday, Feb. 24.

Crosby-Ironton’s John Paul Fitzpatrick also reached state with a section title at 152.

Greenwaldt won at 106 while Tappe won at 138 for the Cardinals.

Staples-Motley's Jason Trantina came back to win a true second-place match to reach state as well for the Cardinals.

The state wrestling tournament is set to be held next week at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Wrestlers compete — Crosby-Ironton's John Paul Fitzpatrick, top, wrestles Royalton-Upsala's Sawyer Simmons at 152 during the Section 7-1A individual wrestling tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

Crosby-Ironton Results

106: 8-Erza Jacobson 1-2

113: 5-Brill Asraf 2-2

120: 8-Michael Anderson 1-2

126: 8-Aedan Fisher 1-2

138: 5-Gabe Ridlon 2-2

152: 1-John Paul Fitzpatrick 3-0

160: Westron McKay 0-2

Staples-Motley Results

106: 1-Eli Greenwaldt 3-0

113: 3-Jack Carlson 3-2

120: 4-Turner Beachy 2-2

126: 5-Riley Reese 2-2

132: 2-Jason Trantina 3-1

138: 1-Colbe Tappe 3-0

145: 8-Owen Winter 1-2

152: 3-Blake Neelan 3-2

160: 6-Dustin Converse 3-3

170: 4-Luke Bjerga 3-2

182: 6-Jacob Becker 0-3

195: 5-Kevin Miller 1-2

220: 6-Adrian Gomez 1-3

285: 4-Steven Petrich 1-1

1/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

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7/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

8/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

9/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

10/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

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12/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

13/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

14/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

15/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

16/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

17/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

18/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

19/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

20/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

21/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

22/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

23/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

24/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

25/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

26/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

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33/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

34/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

35/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

36/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

37/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

38/41: Wrestlers compete during the Section 7-1A individual tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

39/41: Colbe Tappe wins the Section 7-1A Individual Tournament at 138 Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

40/41: Staples-Motley's Eli Greenwaldt wrestles Ogilvie's Beau Hudoba at 106 during the Section 7-1A individual wrestling tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

41/41: Crosby-Ironton's John Paul Fitzpatrick, top, wrestles Royalton-Upsala's Sawyer Simmons at 152 during the Section 7-1A individual wrestling tournament Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Staples-Motley High School.

By Dispatch staff report

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