Wrestlers rebound to compete hard
The Staples-Motley wrestling team got a little closer to full health as they had two competitive duals on Jan. 12 and then placed fifth at the Parkers Prairie/Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale tournament on Jan. 14.
The Cardinals beat Pine River-Backus 34-32, then lost to Park Rapids 37-31 in the dual matches.
Spencer Miller and Owen Bjerga were the team’s champions in the tournament, with Blayne Dumpprope, Alex Erpelding and Braden Tyrrell getting second in their weight brackets.
Team results
Staples-Motley 34, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus 32
106 Payton Bjerga L fall, 113 Brayden Christensen L 4-1, 120 Blayne Dumpprope W 7-1, 126 Spencer Miller W 4-2, 132 Owen Bjerga W ff, 138 Blake Gerard L 4-3, 145 Eric Lisson W fall, 152 Matt Miler L fall, 160 Isaac Swensrud L fall, 170 Jonathan Lisson W 12-3, 182 John Statema L fall, 195 Shaine Guggenberger L 7-5, 220 Braden Tyrrell W fall, 285 Kyle Serich W fall
Staples-Motley 31, Park Rapids 37
106 P. Bjerga W fall, 113 Christensen L, 120 Dumpprope W fall, 126 Miller W 11-3, 132 O. Bjerga L fall, 138 Gerard L 1-0, 145 E. Lisson W 8-6, 152 Miller L fall, 160 Swensrud L fall, 170 James Ehresman W dq, 182 John Statema L fall, 195 Tyrrell W 3-0, 220 Guggenberger L fall, 285 Serich W 6-0
Parkers Prairie tournament:
120 - Spencer Miller 4-0 1st place
126 - Owen Bjerga 3-0 1st place
126 - Blayne Dumpprope 2-1 2nd place
132 - Eric Lisson 3-1 3rd place
138 - Blake Gerard 3-1 3rd place
182 - Alex Erpelding 2-1 2nd place
195 - Braden Tyrrell 2-1 2nd place
220 - Shaine Guggenber 2-2 5th place
285 - Kyle Serich 2-2 4th place
