On Thursday, December 29, the annual Blue Dragon Youth Wrestling tournament was held in Garretson. The popular event saw wrestlers from 25 area teams join in the competition, including 50 athletes from Garretson, 41 from Brandon, and 34 from Dell Rapids.
Photos by Kelli Schleuter
Garretson Wrestler Results by weight bracket:
Pre-K - Kindergarten
30-38: 4th Place - Luella Larson; 39-40: 4th Place - Lincoln Westover; 40-40: 4th Place - Rowdy Donlin; 41-44: 3rd Place - Grady Tempel; 42-45: 2nd Place - Jack Frerk; 45-48A: 1st Place - Landon Bekaert; 45-48B: 4th Place - Levi Harr; 49-50: 4th Place - Miles Howe; 50-51B: 4th Place - Lewis Schrank; 55-60: 3rd Place - Andrew Wynia; 61-74: 4th Place - Eleanor Zimmer.
1st-2nd Grade
38-41: 3rd Place - Owen Benson; 43-46: 4th Place - Van Dickey; 49-50: 4th Place - Owen Denherder; 50-54: 1st Place - Mitchell Christensen; 53-54: 4th Place - Brexton Trudeau; 54-57: 4th Place - Coyer Buchholz; 54-56: 2nd Place - Hudson Hoiten; 55-57: 3rd Place - Alex Olson; 55-58: 4th Place - Kade Wieneke; 58-61A: 1st Place - Logan Bekaert; 58-60: 1st Place - Miles Christensen; 58-61B: 4th Place - Zach Olson; 61-62: 4th Place - Matthew Miller; 62-63: 3rd Place - Collin Whitley; 63-64: 4th Place - Wyatt Howe; 64-65: 1st Place - Chase Johnson; 65-68: 4th Place - Rowan Otis; 94-100: 3rd Place - Grady Costello; 107-117: 1st Place - Dalton Story.
3rd-4th Grade
55-60B: 3rd Place - Xavier Rodengen; 62-63: 1st Place - Jacob Miller; 62-66: 3rd Place - Bryce Howe; 70-70: 4th Place - Kendra Howe; 74-74: 4th Place - Macie Miller; 84-88: 4th Place - Olive Story; 85-90: 4th Place - John Rekstad.
5th-6th Grade
68-74: 3rd Place - Zachary Hermanson; 69-75: 4th Place - Caleb Miller; 81-87: 3rd Place - Cameron Roberts; 84-90: 3rd Place - Jasper Moore; 90-92: 3rd Place - Lukas Ludewig; 95-100: 3rd Place - Chase Costello; 100-109: 2nd Place - Thor Zell; 122-130: 2nd Place - Beckett Dickey; 130-140: 2nd Place - Gavin Coburn; 160-174: 3rd Place - Mason Story.
