The Bismarck Rotary finals are set, and the team race is tight. Bismarck High had a great finish to Friday evening, putting wrestlers in the finals at 120, 126, and 145 pounds and in the process raking a ten point lead over Rapid City Stevens 163.5 to 153.5. Rounding out the top five are Pierre T.F. Riggs (145), Rapid City Central (138.5), and Sidney (125.5).
The upset of the semifinals came at 106, where undefeated top seed Kelby Armstrong was upended by Aberdeen Central’s Brended Salfrank by 9-4 decision.
| Team Scores | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bismarck High School | 163.5 |
| 2 | Rapid City Stevens | 153.5 |
| 3 | Pierre T.F. Riggs | 145.0 |
| 4 | Rapid City Central | 138.5 |
| 5 | Sidney | 125.5 |
| 5 | West Fargo | 125.5 |
| 7 | Minot | 120.0 |
| 8 | Watertown | 114.0 |
| 9 | Aberdeen Central | 104.0 |
| 10 | Mandan | 98.0 |
ROTARY FINALISTS
106: Brenden Salfrank (Aberdeen Central) vs. Cael Larson (Rapid City Central)
113:Chase DeBlaere (West Fargo Sheyenne) vs. Reece Barnhardt (St. Mary’s Central)
120: Lincoln Turman (Pierre T.F. Riggs) vs Laken Boese (Bismarck)
126: Ryan Ripplinger (Bismarck) vs. Christian Dean (Sidney)
132: Spencer Stockman (Rapid City Stevens) vs. Brody Armstrong (Minot)
138: Chance Davis (Legacy) vs. J.J. Harms (West Fargo)
145: Devin Steidler (Bismarck) vs. Michael Lusk (Pierre)
152: Garrett Jangula (Napoleon) vs. Isaac Berger (Mandan)
160: Jared Franek (West Fargo) vs. Tyler Clapp (Glendive Dawson County)
170: Kolby Kost (Rapid City Central) vs. Parker Wahl (Bismarck)
182: Dante Colicheski (Rapid City Stevens) vs. Kaden Wolsky (Carrington)
195: Matt Kaylor (Legacy) vs. Nolan Smith (Rapid City Central)
220: Hunter Swartwout (Minot) vs. Chase Dockter (Bismarck)
285: Dane Stahl (Watertown) vs. Andre Baguma (Davies)
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