The Pierre Governors will send a wrestler in every weight class once again for the 2023 state tournament this coming weekend. The Governors also claimed the Region 3A title.
Pierre would score a 274.5, 30.5 points ahead of Aberdeen Central who finished in second place. To qualify wrestlers for the state tournament you must reach at least the third place match and finish in the top four. The Governor did just that with six region champions and a total of nine Govs in the championship match. Alex Oedekoven, Tristan Spencer, Deegen Houska, Chance Carda, Gavin Stotts and Josh Rydberg all would pick up region championships.
You can see a full list of the results below. The Governors will compete at the state tournament beginning Thursday in Rapid City. Pierre will also be the two seed for the state dual tournament. You can hear from both Shawn Lewis and Matt Thorson talk state wrestling on Coaches Corner on Wednesday.
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Jacob Mason (28-21) placed 2nd and scored 17.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Jacob Mason (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 28-21 won by major decision over Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) 17-19 (MD 10-1)
- Semifinal – Jacob Mason (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 28-21 won by decision over Kayden Tchida (Sisseton) 30-15 (Dec 7-2)
- 1st Place Match – Owen Fischer (Milbank) 29-9 won by fall over Jacob Mason (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 28-21 (Fall 2:47)
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Alex Oedekoven (28-5) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Alex Oedekoven (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 28-5 won by fall over Alec Pester (Huron) 5-24 (Fall 1:57)
- Semifinal – Alex Oedekoven (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 28-5 won by fall over Blake Steiner (Sisseton) 22-17 (Fall 1:17)
- 1st Place Match – Alex Oedekoven (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 28-5 won by fall over Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) 22-15 (Fall 5:01)
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Lincoln Schoenhard (31-19) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Lincoln Schoenhard (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 31-19 won by fall over Jacob Giles (Milbank) 3-16 (Fall 0:37)
- Semifinal – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) 29-15 won by decision over Lincoln Schoenhard (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 31-19 (Dec 3-2)
- Cons. Semi – Lincoln Schoenhard (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 31-19 won by fall over Van Long (Mitchell) 9-18 (Fall 1:51)
- 3rd Place Match – Lincoln Schoenhard (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 31-19 won by fall over Brady Meyer (Huron) 16-25 (Fall 2:29)
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Lincoln Houska (9-22) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Reed Gray (Sisseton) 5-2 won by decision over Lincoln Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 9-22 (Dec 1-0)
- Cons. Round 1 – Lincoln Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 9-22 won by fall over Jayce Jonason (Milbank) 3-21 (Fall 3:20)
- Cons. Semi – Lincoln Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 9-22 won by decision over Xavier Donovan (Chamberlain ) 19-21 (Dec 10-5)
- 3rd Place Match – Reed Gray (Sisseton) 5-2 won by decision over Lincoln Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 9-22 (Dec 6-2)
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Hudson Shaffer (21-21) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Hudson Shaffer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 21-21 won by major decision over Jacob Johnson (Milbank) 15-21 (MD 15-4)
- Semifinal – Tate Huff (Aberdeen Central) 34-16 won by major decision over Hudson Shaffer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 21-21 (MD 14-4)
- Cons. Semi – Hudson Shaffer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 21-21 won by decision over Devyn Anderson (Chamberlain ) 19-22 (Dec 4-0)
- 3rd Place Match – Hudson Shaffer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 21-21 won by fall over Jacob Johnson (Milbank) 15-21 (Fall 3:53)
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Tristan Spencer (35-4) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Tristan Spencer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 35-4 received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal – Tristan Spencer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 35-4 won by fall over Kaiden Allen (Mitchell) 10-23 (Fall 2:47)
- 1st Place Match – Tristan Spencer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 35-4 won by fall over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) 21-16 (Fall 3:32)
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Chase Carda (19-11) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Chase Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 19-11 won by fall over Declan Tveit (Chamberlain ) 12-24 (Fall 0:31)
- Semifinal – Moses Gross (Huron) 37-3 won by decision over Chase Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 19-11 (Dec 8-1)
- Cons. Semi – Chase Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 19-11 won by fall over Kellan Odell (Mitchell) 5-26 (Fall 2:03)
- 3rd Place Match – Chase Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 19-11 won by fall over Brayden Christensen (Milbank) 17-10 (Fall 2:55)
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Lucas Chamberlin (20-7) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Lucas Chamberlin (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 20-7 won by fall over Colt Dunkelberger (Huron) 18-12 (Fall 2:45)
- Semifinal – Lucas Chamberlin (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 20-7 won by major decision over Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) 25-18 (MD 9-0)
- 1st Place Match – Jagger Tyler (Mitchell) 38-3 won by major decision over Lucas Chamberlin (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 20-7 (MD 16-8)
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Deegan Houska (34-7) placed 1st and scored 23.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Deegan Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 34-7 received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal – Deegan Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 34-7 won by fall over Reese Rabe (Milbank) 11-18 (Fall 0:24)
- 1st Place Match – Deegan Houska (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 34-7 won by major decision over Logan Opitz (Aberdeen Central) 26-15 (MD 12-1)
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Trey Lewis (30-9) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Trey Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 30-9 received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal – Trey Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 30-9 won by decision over Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) 20-18 (Dec 3-2)
- 1st Place Match – Barrett Schneck (Milbank) 29-0 won by injury default over Trey Lewis (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 30-9 (Inj. 0:54)
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Chance Carda (39-4) placed 1st and scored 25.5 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Chance Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 39-4 won by fall over Dah Moo (Huron) 8-22 (Fall 3:34)
- Semifinal – Chance Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 39-4 won by tech fall over Swade Reis (Chamberlain ) 25-18 (TF-1.5 5:31 (17-2))
- 1st Place Match – Chance Carda (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 39-4 won by fall over Mason Shultz (Sisseton) 28-9 (Fall 0:54)
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Gavin Stotts (36-8) placed 1st and scored 22.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Gavin Stotts (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 36-8 received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal – Gavin Stotts (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 36-8 won by fall over Connor Degen (Mitchell) 18-20 (Fall 2:38)
- 1st Place Match – Gavin Stotts (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 36-8 won by decision over Samson Flakus (Aberdeen Central) 25-17 (Dec 7-4)
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Elijah Boutchee (31-11) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Elijah Boutchee (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 31-11 won by fall over Ethan Skarnagel (Sisseton) 15-15 (Fall 1:26)
- Semifinal – Noah Hutmacher (Chamberlain ) 34-1 won by fall over Elijah Boutchee (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 31-11 (Fall 1:16)
- Cons. Semi – Elijah Boutchee (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 31-11 won by fall over Trevon Austell (Mitchell) 2-14 (Fall 0:36)
- 3rd Place Match – Elijah Boutchee (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 31-11 won by decision over Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) 29-13 (Dec 11-4)
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Joshua Rydberg (36-6) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Joshua Rydberg (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 36-6 won by fall over Carter Brave (Todd County) 6-19 (Fall 0:20)
- Semifinal – Joshua Rydberg (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 36-6 won by fall over Bryan Ramirez (Huron) 26-18 (Fall 1:22)
- 1st Place Match – Joshua Rydberg (Pierre T.F. Riggs) 36-6 won by decision over Jacob Krenz (Aberdeen Central) 37-10 (Dec 10-8)