State wrestling

Adam Jaeger chatting with head coach Jack Mueller in the staging area after he won his opening match at the state tournament today at the Xcel Energy Center.

At 106 Tyler Bents lost 4-0 in his state opener.

At 138 pounds, freshmen Adam Jaeger earned an exciting 7-4 decision win against Barnesville senior Zac Anderson (34-6) in his opening-round state match. Jaeger will compete in the Class 1A state quarterfinals tonight.

At 145 pounds, junior Colby Schramel lost a 9-1 major decision in his state opener to senior Austin Skillings (28-6) of Frazee.

One more opener to go for B-B-E wrestlers at state with Ben Feuerhake coming at heavyweight. He's ranked seventh in the latest Class 1A Quillotine rankings.

Thank you to the Local Pantry, located along Highway 55 in Brooten, for sponsoring this state wrestling tournament update. Phone # 320-346-2570. They're now offering ridiculously good cheese curds from Redhead Creamery. And yes, they are indeed ridiculously good!!!