SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Region 4A Wrestling Tournament was held on Saturday in Spearfish.
Teams not only battled for a region title, but the top four finishers in each weight class qualified for the State ‘A’ wrestling tournament.
Sturgis captured the Region 4A title for the second year in a row with 303 points. Plus, the Scoopers advanced all 14 wrestlers to the state tournament.
Rapid City Stevens was second in the team standings with 224.5 and Rapid City Central was third with 208.
Sturgis crowned nine champions on the day. Here is how the Scoopers finished:
Also, Philip / Kadoka Area / Wall (Badlands Brawlers) won the Region 4B wrestling title for the fifth time in the last six years. They won the team title with 265 points.
Custer was second with 239.5 and Bennett County finished third with 142.
The Brawlers crowned five champions with:
106 pounds – Gatlin Cordes, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall
144 – Jace Blasius, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall
150 – Ryker Peterson, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall
157 – Kale Crowser, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall
165 – Thane Simons, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall
