Wilson records 100th win at triangular; Titans claims team title at Bishop Heelan Invite

The Tea Area High School boys wrestling team faced stiff competition during a busy stretch of action, competing in a triangular on Thursday, Jan. 22, before traveling to Sioux City for the Bishop Heelan Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 24.

On Thursday, the Titans competed against Harrisburg, Sioux Falls Lincoln and Sioux Falls Jefferson. Tea Area earned a decisive 66-17 victory over Sioux Falls Jefferson but came up short in narrow losses to Sioux Falls Lincoln, 41-39, and Harrisburg, 46-24.

A highlight of the night came when Slater Wilson earned the 100th win of his varsity career during the triangular.

Complete results from Thursday’s triangular are as follows:

Sioux Falls Jefferson vs. 

Tea Area

120: Anders Munoz (TEAR) over (SFJ) (For.); 126: Aaron Halbur (TEAR) over (SFJ) (For.); 132: Jackson Herbek (TEAR) over (SFJ) (For.); 138: Slater Wilson (TEAR) over Kaydin Sorensen (SFJ) (Fall 3:24); 144: Mason Woodring (TEAR) over Connor Osborn (SFJ) (Fall 4:48); 150: Graham Wilde (SFJ) over Trevin Audiss (TEAR) (Fall 1:37); 157: Trevor Cordell (TEAR) over Dante Mancuso (SFJ) (Fall 1:37); 165: Adam Giles (TEAR) over Sameer Hamed (SFJ) (Fall 3:44); 175: Jeremiah Wilgers (TEAR) over Logan Johnson (SFJ) (Fall 1:17); 190: Carter Moxley (SFJ) over Ashton Smit (TEAR) (Fall 2:54); 215: Jaeden Waltner (TEAR) over Gavin Shatter (SFJ) (Fall 1:23); 285: Noah Duran (SFJ) over (TEAR) (For.); 106: Braylon Hoyer (TEAR) over (SFJ) (For.); 113: Kade Eimers (TEAR) over (SFJ) (For.); (SFJ unsportman -1.0)

Tea Area vs. Sioux Falls Lincoln

106: Braylon Hoyer (TEAR) over (SFL) (For.); 113: Kade Eimers (TEAR) over Rhiley Pedersen (SFL) (TF 15-0 4:00); 120: Aaron Halbur (TEAR) over (SFL) (For.); 126: Isaac Kauffman (SFL) over (TEAR) (For.); 132: Slater Wilson (TEAR) over Bentley Martin (SFL) (MD 13-4); 138: Josiah Kauffman (SFL) over Mason Woodring (TEAR) (Fall 0:56); 144: Hudson Cisar (SFL) over (TEAR) (For.); 150: Trevin Audiss (TEAR) over Makson Banuelos (SFL) (Fall 3:22); 157: Yusuf Mire (SFL) over Trevor Cordell (TEAR) (Fall 4:52); 165: Greyson Deelstra (SFL) over Adam Giles (TEAR) (Fall 0:49); 175: Jeremiah Wilgers (TEAR) over Kellen Blaalid (SFL) (Fall 3:04); 190: Wyatt Kleinschmit (SFL) over Ashton Smit (TEAR) (Fall 1:14); 215: Jaeden Waltner (TEAR) over Ryland Dinish (SFL) (Fall 3:22); 285: Carlos Rodriguez Jr. (SFL) over Thiik Lual (TEAR) (TF 27-11 4:51)

Tea Area vs. Harrisburg

106: Braylon Hoyer (TEAR) over Jonah Aadland (HARR) (Fall 2:25); 113: Kade Eimers (TEAR) over Desmond Walter (HARR) (TF 16-0 4:35); 120: Griffin Felder (HARR) over Aaron Halbur (TEAR) (Dec 4-0); 126: Kyler Audiss (TEAR) over (HARR) (For.); 132: Slater Wilson (TEAR) over Wyatt Davidson (HARR) (MD 10-1); 138: Steven Lamont (HARR) over Mason Woodring (TEAR) (Fall 0:29); 144: Brady Larson (HARR) over (TEAR) (For.); 150: Tristan Stoeser (HARR) over Trevin Audiss (TEAR) (Dec 8-2); 157: Lincoln Peters (HARR) over Trevor Cordell (TEAR) (TF 17-1 3:00); 165: Logan Johns (HARR) over Adam Giles (TEAR) (TF 16-0 3:07); 175: Tayge Privett (HARR) over Jeremiah Wilgers (TEAR) (Fall 1:24); 190: Eli Hutton (HARR) over Ashton Smit (TEAR) (Fall 4:54); 215: Jaeden Waltner (TEAR) over Tayden Nguyen (HARR) (Dec 4-0); 285: Cooper Hodge (HARR) over Thiik Lual (TEAR) (Fall 4:57)

On Saturday, Jan. 24 Tea Area saw strong individual performances across multiple weight classes at the Bishop Heelan Invitational, led by three tournament champions. Tyler Woodring, Aaron Halbur and Kade Eimers each captured first-place finishes, helping propel the Titans to the team title in a field that included 16 teams from South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.

Slater Wilson and Jeremiah Wilgers both advanced to championship bouts and finished as runners-up in their respective brackets. Trevin Audiss added a third-place result for the Titans. Braylon Hoyer and Jaeden Waltner each placed fourth and Adam Giles and Trevor Cordell rounded out the Tea Area placers, each earning sixth-place finishes.

Complete results from the Bishop Heelen Invite are follows: 

106—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Braylon Hoyer (Tea Area) received a bye; Varsity - Quarterfinals - Braylon Hoyer (Tea Area) over Ian DeBoom (West Sioux, Hawarden) (Dec 10-6); Varsity - Semifinals - Edgar Duarte (Storm Lake) over Braylon Hoyer (Tea Area) (TF 19-2 4:35); Varsity - Cons. Semis - Braylon Hoyer (Tea Area) over Rylan Hoksbergen (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley) (Fall 1:25); Varsity - 3rd Place Match - Ian DeBoom (West Sioux, Hawarden) over Braylon Hoyer (Tea Area) (M. For.)

113—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Kade Eimers (Tea Area) received a bye; Varsity - Quarterfinals - Kade Eimers (Tea Area) over Brycen Bockelman (Waverly) (Fall 1:13); Varsity - Semifinals - Kade Eimers (Tea Area) over Caleb Weiland (LeMars) (Fall 0:26); Varsity - 1st Place Match - Kade Eimers (Tea Area) over Clayton Burton (Estherville Lincoln Central) (Fall 0:59)

120—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Aaron Halbur (Tea Area) received a bye; Varsity - Quarterfinals - Aaron Halbur (Tea Area) over Parker Miller (West Sioux, Hawarden) (Fall 0:47); Varsity - Semifinals - Aaron Halbur (Tea Area) over Jaxzon Matteo (Norfolk) (MD 16-5);  Varsity - 1st Place Match - Aaron Halbur (Tea Area) over Carson Tedrow (Carroll) (Fall 5:09)

126—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Isaac Kauffman (Sioux Falls Lincoln) over Brody Lee (Tea Area) (Fall 0:47); Varsity - Cons. Round 1 - Brody Lee (Tea Area) received a bye; Varsity - Cons. Round 2 - Henry Kelley (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley) over Brody Lee (Tea Area) (Fall 2:37)

132—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Slater Wilson (Tea Area) over Escher Ellenbecker (Sioux Falls Lincoln) (TF 24-7 3:59); Varsity - Quarterfinals - Slater Wilson (Tea Area) over Jefferson Sitzmann (LeMars) (TF 21-3 5:46); Varsity - Semifinals - Slater Wilson (Tea Area) over Hudson Good (Waverly) (Fall 3:50); Varsity - 1st Place Match - kash koopmans (West Sioux, Hawarden) over Slater Wilson (Tea Area) (Dec 12-5)

138—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Woodring (Tea Area) over Bentley Tilden (Norfolk) (Fall 0:21); Varsity - Quarterfinals - Tyler Woodring (Tea Area) over Ryker Doebel (Storm Lake) (Fall 0:28); Varsity - Semifinals - Tyler Woodring (Tea Area) over Carlos Caldera (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley) (TF 16-1 1:10); Varsity - 1st Place Match - Tyler Woodring (Tea Area) over Josiah Kauffman (Sioux Falls Lincoln) (Fall 0:14)

144—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Coy Obrecht (Harlan Community) over Mason Woodring (Tea Area) (Fall 0:34); Varsity - Cons. Round 1 - Diego Pablo (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley) over Mason Woodring (Tea Area) (Fall 1:12)

150—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Trevin Audiss (Tea Area) over Ian Figueroa (Storm Lake) (Fall 3:08); Varsity - Quarterfinals - Trevin Audiss (Tea Area) over Michael Rowedder (Carroll) (Fall 5:29); Varsity - Semifinals - Dustin Van Oort (West Sioux, Hawarden) over Trevin Audiss (Tea Area) (Fall 0:54); Varsity - Cons. Semis - Trevin Audiss (Tea Area) over Lucas Krajewski (Waverly) (SV-1 (Fall) 6:53); Varsity - 3rd Place Match - Trevin Audiss (Tea Area) over Andrew Boersma (MOC-Floyd Valley) (Fall 3:32)

157—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Kreed Schroeder (LeMars) over Trevor Cordell (Tea Area) (Fall 3:13); Varsity - Cons. Round 1 - Trevor Cordell (Tea Area) received a bye; Varsity - Cons. Round 2 - Trevor Cordell (Tea Area) over Jayden Schuller (West Sioux, Hawarden) (Fall 1:27); Varsity - Cons. Round 3 - Trevor Cordell (Tea Area) over Trenton Baker (Bishop Heelan Catholic) (Fall 5:15); Varsity - Cons. Semis - Tyce Van Beek (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley) over Trevor Cordell (Tea Area) (TF 18-3 4:43); Varsity - 5th Place Match - Bennett Duitsman (Estherville Lincoln Central) over Trevor Cordell (Tea Area) (Fall 2:59)

165—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Adam Giles (Tea Area) over Sameer Hamed (Sioux Falls Jefferson) (Fall 1:29); Varsity - Quarterfinals - Layton Yager (Estherville Lincoln Central) over Adam Giles (Tea Area) (Fall 1:26); Varsity - Cons. Round 2 - Adam Giles (Tea Area) over Jackson Ahrenholtz (Harlan Community) (Fall 3:30); Varsity - Cons. Round 3 - Adam Giles (Tea Area) over Aiden Gebhard (MOC-Floyd Valley) (Fall 3:06); Varsity - Cons. Semis - Kalin Thompson (Norfolk) over Adam Giles (Tea Area) (Fall 0:32); Varsity - 5th Place Match - Wyatt Venner (Carroll) over Adam Giles (Tea Area) (TF 17-2 4:28)

175—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Jeremiah Wilgers (Tea Area) received a bye; Varsity - Quarterfinals - Jeremiah Wilgers (Tea Area) over Caeden Massa (Waverly) (TF 20-5 5:56); Varsity - Semifinals - Jeremiah Wilgers (Tea Area) over Karson Hoogendoorn (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley) (MD 14-0); Varsity - 1st Place Match - Tanner Wagner (Norfolk) over Jeremiah Wilgers (Tea Area) (Dec 4-3)

190—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Kougar Sargisson (LeMars) over Ashton Smit (Tea Area) (Fall 1:21); Varsity - Cons. Round 1 - Ashton Smit (Tea Area) received a bye; Varsity - Cons. Round 2 - Carter Moxley (Sioux Falls Jefferson) over Ashton Smit (Tea Area) (Fall 4:51)

215—Varsity - Champ. Round 1 - Jaeden Waltner (Tea Area) over Kayden Mapes (Sioux City North) (Fall 1:08); Varsity - Quarterfinals - Jaeden Waltner (Tea Area) over Salvador Franco (West Sioux, Hawarden) (Fall 5:15); Varsity - Semifinals - Quinten Polking (Carroll) over Jaeden Waltner (Tea Area) (Fall 0:56); Varsity - Cons. Semis - Jaeden Waltner (Tea Area) over Ayden Christensen (Norfolk) (Fall 2:39); Varsity - 3rd Place Match - Xavier Mendez-Rosas (Storm Lake) over Jaeden Waltner (Tea Area) (Fall 3:12)