GHS Wrestling roundups, some good weekends

A weekend of firsts for the wrestling team

            The Garretson Blue Dragon wrestlers traveled to the Madison invite on Saturday, Dec 17 to compete.

            "We sent 8 wrestlers, and six of them placed!" exclaimed head coach Brady Schleuter.

            Seniors Jaden Richter and Hunter Abraham both placed 3rd, junior Hannah Frewaldt placed 3rd, junior Adair Hanisch placed 5th, Caleb Westerbur placed 6th, and Cole Schleuter placed 5th.

            During this day Cole Schleuter not only picked up his first career varsity win, he ended up with 4 wins on the day.

            Coach Brady Schleuter said, "I was really impressed with how we went out and competed. The boys and girls were eager to get back into competition after having multiple weeks from no competition."

            On Tuesday, December 20th, the team went to Parker for a quadrangular.

            "It was a tough night for the Blue Dragons, but we did come out with a dual win beating Howard 42-42 with us having the advantage in criteria," said Coach Schleuter.

            There were also other positive outcomes as David Santa Cruz, Gavin Denherder, and Talon Miller all picked up their first career varsity wins.

Busy weekend for wrestling

            On Friday, December 30th, the high school girls competed in the very first Floyd Farrand Girls tournament at Sioux Falls Lincoln. The Blue Dragon wrestling team had three girls participating in this 15-team tournament.

            Adair Hanisch wrestled very well as she ended the day with a 6th place finish. She had a big win to add to her win total on the year.

            "She is working hard and progressing every day, which is a great thing to see," Coach Brady Schleuter said.

            Two others placed: Autumn Gaspar was 8th and Hannah Frewaldt placed 5th.

            "Both these girls had some tough competition today and battled through some tough matches," said Coach Schleuter. "I was fairly impressed with how they competed and finished the day. If they keep pushing themselves and their teammates in practice, good things will come."

            For the boy's side, they headed up north to Webster on New Year's Eve. Jaden Richter was the lone placer in this tournament as he finished with a hard-fought 2nd place!

            "As for the rest of the boys they competed very well, but we just must fix the little mistakes that are hurting us in matches," said Coach Schleuter. "There is room for improvement as we are getting into the second half of our season. I'm impressed with the effort we have shown and will be better by the end of the season."

            The Blue Dragons are back in action as they host the Jesse James Invite on January 7th. Come support your wrestling team!