Day II of state wrestling

In his state semifinal match this morning, Walker Bents (43-6) lost a 12-1 major decision to Sibley East's Drayden Morton (43-1). Next is the consolation final match in which he will attempt to win his way into the third-place match at 106 pounds. He faces fellow freshmen freshmen Ethan Hendrickson (38-4) of United North Central.

In his wrestleback match at 132 pounds, Tyler Jensen lost a nailbiter, a 3-2 decision, to sophomore Carter Sorenson (34-7) of Fosston-Bagley. He finishes his freshmen season with a record of 35-14.

In his state semifinal match, Blaine Fischer (37-10) lost by fall (3:33) to junior Trevor Janssen (34-4) of Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena. Next is the consolation bracket final in which he will attempt to win his way into the third-place match at 120 pounds. He will take on fellow freshmen Payton Handevidt (41-4) of Jackson County Central.

In his second straight appearance in a state semifinal match, junior Canon Swanson (45-0) won a 3-0 decision over senior Jorge Hernandez (31-5) of LeSeur-Henderson. Swanson competes tonight in the 120-pound championship!! His opponent will be junior Brett Willaby (34-3) of Windom/Mountain Lake. So far, Willaby has two pins and a 6-0 decision (semifinals) under his belt at state.

No result reported yet for Tyler Bents.

*Below, video from the Section 5A tournament last weekend at Minnewaska...it features sophomore Mark Jenniges. He will be one of numerous Jaguars gunning for state next season!


Stay tuned!

**Update: in his state semifinal match, Tyler Bents lost a heartbreaker by a 3-0 decision to Blake Legred of United South Central. The score was tied 0-0 going into the third period. Legred earned an escape with 1:49 left, and then with 13 seconds remaining he got a takedown to put salt on the lead. Bents was in the process of earning a takedown after spinning Legred on the mat, but Legred slid out of it and got on top for the victory.

This makes it one for the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team for student-athletes who will be going for gold tonight. Regardless, there is so much to be proud of with our wrestling program! And four of the five guys at state are not done yet!