Kyle Serich gets close pinning his opponent during the conference wrestling tournament Jan. 28. (Submitted photo)Blayne Dumpprope grabs a leg and looks to trip his opponent during the conference wrestling tournament. (Submitted photo)

Miller, Bjerga, Erpelding win conference titles

The Staples-Motley wrestling team had three conference champions and one second place finisher in the Heart O Lakes/Mid State Conference tournament Jan. 28. First place finishers were Spencer Miller at 113 pounds, Owen Bjerga at 126, and Alex Erpelding at 170. Eric Lisson was second at 132, dropping the championship match 4-2.

“The kids in the finals were on fire,” said Anglin. “Spencer controlled his match from the start, he knew what to do and when to do it. Owen was smart the whole day, he had good control. Eric beat a strong, physical kid to get to the final and he did a good job against the top rated kid in the state. Alex was awesome, he dominated the tournament.”

Miller won 5-3 in the finals and Bjerga won 3-2 with an escape in overtime. Erpelding won all three of his matches by fall, including a pin over a rated wrestler in the finals.

Blayne Dumpprope finished fourth after suffering an injury in the third place match. Kyle Serich earned a third place finish, winning his medal with a takedown in overtime. “Blayne keeps getting better and better and Kyle is starting to come on,” said Anglin.

Anglin said the team was pleased with their fourth place finish, especially since they had several open weights. He said the junior varsity and junior high wrestlers also wrestled well in their tournament.

Team results

Heart O Lakes/Mid State Conference wrestling

Perham 268, Frazee 211, Park Rapids Area 190, Staples Motley 125, Barnesville 82.5, Detroit Lakes 79.5, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus 79, Crosby-Ironton 68, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 68, United Clay Becker Badgers 46, Pelican Rapids 45, Breckenridge 35.5

113 - Spencer Miller 3-0, 1st place; 120 - Blayne Dumpprope 2-2, 4th place; 126 - Owen Bjerga 2-0, 1st place; 132 Eric Lisson 2-1, 2nd place; 138 - Blake Gerard 0-2; 160 Jonathan Lisson 0-2; 170 - Alez Erpelding 3-0, 1st place; 285 - Kyle Serich 3-1, 3rd place

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