Eden Valley-Watkins wrestlers competed at the Melrose Defender Invite last Wednesday, Nov. 27, at Melrose High School. The Eagles’ Treyce Ludwig won his 100th-career match among all of the madness.
Team finishes: 1. Paynesville Area 165.0; 2. Mille Lacs Raiders 162.5; 3. Thief River Falls 152.5; 4. Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie 135.5; 5. Alexandria Area 127.0; 6. Wabasso 121.5; 7. Sartell-
Saint Stephen 97.5; 8. Sauk -Centre-Melrose 90.5; 9. Osakis 87.0; 10. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 85.0; 11. Mora 83.0; 12. Eden -Valley-Watkins 66.0; 13. Albany 49.5; 14 BOLD 33.0; 15. Ortonville N/A.
107: 1st-place – Tyson Meagher of Paynesville Area; 2nd-place Jayce Gruber of Sartell-Saint Stephen; 114: 1st-place – Vincent Schmid of Mille Lacs -Raiders; 2nd-place – Edgar Kopel of BOLD; 121: 1st-place – Dominic Kerzman of Sauk Centre–Melrose; 2nd-place – Merrick Hoffman of Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie; 6th-place – Brody Sieben of Eden Valley-Watkins; 127: 1st-place – Brian Berg of Thief River Falls; 2nd-place – Ashton Pastian of Osakis; 133: 1st place – M. McNab, Paynesville Area; 2nd-place – Nolan Fettig of Alexandria Area; 139: 1st-place – Z. Remer, Mille Lacs Raiders; 2nd-place – Mikale Goblirsch, Wabasso; 145: 1st-place – Evan Jares of Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie; 2nd-place – Noah Christen of Sauk Centre-Melrose; 7th-place – Brayden Kramer of Eden Valley-Watkins; 152: 1st-place – Elias Motta of Thief River Falls; 2nd-place – Mason Hanson of Paynesville Area; 4th-place – Ryder Schmidt of Eden Valley-Watkins; 160: 1st-place – Brett DeRoo of Belgrade–Brooten-Elrosa; 2nd-place – Mitchel Blonigen of Paynesville Area; 172: 1st-place – Carter Gmahl of Mora; 2nd-place – Brennen Johnson of Thief River Falls; 189: 1st-place – Connor Plumski of Albany; 2nd-place – Treyce Ludwig of Eden Valley-Watkins; 215: 1st-place – Jared Yates of Mora; 2nd-place – Peyton Allen of Sartell-Saint Stephen; 5th-place – Mitchell Lipinski of Eden Valley-Watkins; 285: 1st-place – Brodie Kuhlman of Mille Lacs Raiders; 2nd-place – J. Gulden of Sartell-Saint Stephen.