BERTHA —Gideon Ervasti recorded two pins for the No. 1 seeded Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale/Parkers Prairie Raiders as they beat No. 9 seeded Barnesville 66-12 and No. 5 Pelican Rapids 63-13 in the opening rounds of the Section 6-1A team tournament Thursday, March 11 at Bertha-Hewitt High School.

Ervasti went 2-0 with pins at the 195 and 220 weight classes.

Mason Brauch and Koby Endres of Wadena-Deer Creek each tallied a pin for the No. 8 Wolverines as they fell 37-36 to Barnesville.

BHVPP 66, Barnesville 12

BHVPP 63, Pelican Rapids 13

106: Asher O`Brien 1-0, Justin Olson 1-0

113: David Revering 2-0

120: Evan Jares 1-0, Deagan Captain 1-0

126: Aiden Larson 2-0

132: Holden Truax 1-0, Reese Thompson 1-0

138: Reese Thompson 1-0, Blake Sumstad 0-1

145: Justin Koehn 1-0, Abby Ervasti 1-0

152: Brock Peterson 1-0, Justin Koehn 0-1

160: Mason Schroeder 1-0, Brock Peterson 1-0

170: Hunter Dean 2-0

182: Tyler Eggert 1-1

195: Koal Ploutz 0-1, Gideon Ervasti 1-0

220: Gideon Ervasti 1-0, Hayden Captain 1-0

285: James Grant 1-0, Melvin Blummer 1-0

Overall: BHVPP 26-7. Next: BHVPP in Section 6-1A final at Barratt Saturday, March 13.

Barnesville 37, WDC 36

106: Mason Brauch (WDC) pinned Asher O`Brien 4:42

113: James Seelhammer (WDC) win by forfeit

120: Jaydyn Kenney (WDC) win by forfeit

126: Ayden Hauck (B) win by forfeit

132: Hunter Blilie (B) maj. dec. Eli Benning 10-0

138: Dawson Gregg (B) pinned Ettore Pinnella 1:54

145: Cameron Halverson (B) dec. Brandon Wheeler 3-1

152: Seth Stroeing (WDC) win by forfeit

160: Grant Seelhammer (WDC)

182: Koby Endres (WDC) pinned Gavin Grommesh 3:28

195: Jordan Kroll (B) win by forfeit

220: Brady Kroll (B) win by forfeit

285: Tim Wells (B) pinned Matthew Wegscheid 1:09

Overall: WDC 2-26.

Staples-Motley falls in semis

BARRETT — Staples-Motley’s Dalton Wells went 2-0 with two pins as the No. 3 seeded Staples-Motley Cardinals beat No. 6 seeded Border West 36-30 and fell 58-16 to No. 2 seeded West Central in the opening rounds of the Section 6-1A team tournament Thursday, March 11 at West Central High School.

Staples-Motley 36, Border West 30

West Central 58, Staples-Motley 16

106: Riley Reese 0-2

113: Aidan Winter 0-2

120: Colbe Tappe 1-1

126: Owen winter 1-1

132: Dalton Wells 2-0

138: Blake Neelan 1-1

145: Connor Dobson 1-1

152: Dustin Converse 0-1

160: open

170: Logan Weite 2-0

182: Hunter Martin 0-2

195: Alex Giza 1-1

220: Bendeguz 1-1

285: Cole Winkels 0-2

Overall: SM 17-14. Next: Staples-Motley in Section 6-1A Finals at Barrett Saturday, March 13.