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Hettinger wins Region 4 championship

WATFORD CITY -- Hettinger had four wrestlers win championships as it cruised to a Region 4 tournament championship on Saturday. Justin Wolff (140), Eric Ormiston (152), Zach Morast (215) and Norman Strehlow (285) all won titles for the Black Devi...

WATFORD CITY -- Hettinger had four wrestlers win championships as it cruised to a Region 4 tournament championship on Saturday.

Justin Wolff (140), Eric Ormiston (152), Zach Morast (215) and Norman Strehlow (285) all won titles for the Black Devils, who took the team title with 215 points.

Wolf, Ormiston and Strehlow all won by technical fall.

Wolf beat Beulah-Hazen's Jared Weinand in 4:39. Ormiston defeated Bowman County's David Stebbins in 2:05. Strehlow topped New Salem's Michael Freadhoff in 1:57.

Morast won by forfeit over Hazen-Beulah's Marshall Krebs.

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The Lund brothers both won individual titles to pace Watford City to a second-place finish with 172.5 points.

Rowdy Lund, a two-time Class B state champion, had a 9-5 decision to defeat Nate Seeger for the 145-pound title.

Brady Lund edged Beulah-Hazen's Ben Maliske by a 7-6 decision in the 112-pound championship match.

New Salem took third with 139 team points and had three wrestlers win titles.

Mike Rusk earned a win in 3:11 by technical fall over Killdeer's Josh Armitage at 119. Tanner Werchau beat Watford City's Kirby Knudtson by a 14-8 decision for the 135 title.

Charles Becker took a 12-4 major decision over Watford City's Seth Dougherty to win 160.

Beach and Killdeer each had two champions.

Brad Steele (125) and Damien Berger (130) won for Beach while Corde Fredericks (171) and Amos Buehner (189) took home titles for Killdeer.

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Steele earned a 7-0 decision over Hettinger's Garett Slater. Berger knocked off Watford City's Jake Thomas in 1:02 by technical fall.

pFredericks defeated Beach's Devin Steele by a 15-3 major decision and Buehner earned his title after Hettinger's Cole Miller forfeited.

Beulah-Hazen's Jordan Mann beat Hettinger's Sean Elkins by a 16-7 major decision to win the 103 championship.

Region 4 tournament

At Watford City

Team scores: 1, Hettinger, 215. 2, Watford City, 172.5. 3, New Salem 139. 4, Beulah-Hazen, 131. 5, Killdeer, 124. 6, Beach, 82.5. 7, Bowman, 43. 8, Standing Rock, 37.

Individual results:

103

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Semifinals

Jordan Mann, BH, tech. fall Cody Neumiller, NS 1:37; Sean Elkins, H, tech. fall Dillon Matson, WC :46.

Fifth place

Hunter Fredericks, K, tech. fall Eric Bucholz, B :30.

Third place

Matson, WC, tech. fall Neumiller, NS :47.

Championship

Mann, BH, maj. dec. Elkins, H 16-7.

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112

Semifinals

Brady Lund, WC, forfeit Lane Overson, K; Ben Maliske, BH, tech. fall Cody Tomac, H, 1:31.

Third place

Tomac, H, forfeit Overson, K.

Championship

Lund, WC, dec. Maliske, BH, 7-6.

119

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Semifinals

Mike Rusk, NS, tech. fall Keifer Wald, H, 3:17; Josh Armitage, K, tech. fall Karson Knudtson, WC, 3:33.

Third place

Wald, H, dec. Knudtson, WC, 4-2.

Championship

Rusk, NS, tech. fall Armitage, K, 3:11.

125

Semifinals

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Brad Steele, Be, tech. fall Monte Nilsen, NS, 3:59; Garett Slater, H, tech. fall Cody Jones, K, 2:34.

Fifth place

Branden Meuth, WC, bye.

Third place

Nilsen, NS, tech. fall Jones, K, 3:19.

Championship

Steele, Be, dec. Slater, H, 7-0.

130

Semifinals

Damian Berger, Be, tech. fall River Voigt, K, 1:21; Jake Thomas, WC, tech. fall John Eisenbeis, BH, 4:43.

Fifth place

Cole Turner, H, dec. Voigt, K, 11-9.

Third place

Eisenbeis, BH, tech. fall Craig Bucholz, Bo, 1:37.

Championship

Berger, Be, tech. fall Thomas, WC, 1:02.

135

Semifinals

Tanner Werchau, NS, tech. fall Isaiah Krebs, BH, 1:06; Kirby Knudtson, WC, dec. Brad Messer, H, 6-5.

Fifth place

Anthony Dukart, K, bye.

Third place

Messer, H, tech. fall Krebs, BH, 3:57.

Championship

Werchau, NS, dec. Knudtson, WC, 14-8.

140

Semifinals

Justin Wolff, H, tech. fall Dalton Reinfeld, NS, 1:07; Jared Weinand, BH, tech. fall Ross Norby, WC, 3:59.

Fifth place

Tyler Jandt, Be, tech. fall Chasten Lee, K, 2:45.

Third place

Norby, WC, tech. fall Reinfeld, NS, 4:09.

Championship

Wolff, H, tech. fall Weinand, BH, 4:39.

145

Semifinals

Rowdy Lund, WC, tech. fall Jordan Timm, H, 1:24; Nate Seeger, NS, tech. fall Ryan Block, BH, 2:13.

Third place

Block, BH, tech. fall Timm, H, 1:40.

Championship

Lund, WC, dec. Seeger, NS, 9-5.

152

Semifinals

Eric Ormiston, H, tech. fall Philip Dukart, K, :55; David Stebbins, Bo, tech. fall Nolan Swenson, WC, 2:33.

Third place

Swenson, WC, dec. Dukart, K, 6-2.

Championship

Ormiston, H, tech. fall Stebbins, Bo, 2:50.

160

Semifinals

Charles Becker, NS, dec. Scorpio Fieldsl, Be, 8-6; Seth Dougherty, WC, dec. McKay Hogan, H, 11-7.

Third place

Fields, Be, dec. Hogan, H, 6-1.

Championship

Becker, NS, maj. dec. Dougherty, WC, 12-4.

171

Semifinals

Corde Fredericks, K, tech. fall Nolan Kalberer, WC, 1:57; Devin Steele, Be, dec. Clinton Silkman, H, 4-0.

Fifth place

Darius Fast Horse, SR, bye.

Third place

Silkman, H, tech. fall Kalberer, WC, 2:23.

Championship

Fredericks, K, maj. dec. Steele, Be, 15-3.

189

Semifinals

Amos Buehner, K, tech. fall Brent Whitney, B, 1:00; Cole Miller, H, dec. Nick Kasanke, BH, 7-5.

Fifth place

Kevin Scott, WC, forfeit Casey Smart, SR.

Third place

Kasanke, BH, tech. fall Whitney, Bo, 3:14.

Championship

Buehner, K, forfeit Miller, H.

215

Semifinals

Marshall Krebs, BH, tech. fall Brandin Abrahamson, SR, :29; Zach Morast, H, tech. fall Cody Fisketjon, WC, 3:09.

Third place

Abrahamson, SR, tech. fall Fisketjon, WC, 2:12.

Championship

Morast, H, forfeit Krebs, BH.

285

Semifinals

Norman Strehlow, H, tech. fall Zoran Raba, SR, 1:39; Michael Freadhoff, NS, tech. fall Cody Pavlicek, K, 1:48.

Fifth place

Christian Height, WC, tech. fall Nathan Dolyniuk, Be, :49.

Third place

Raba, SR, tech. fall Pavlicek, K, 1:32.

Championship

Strehlow, H, tech. fall Freadhoff, NS, 1:57.

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