FARGO, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – From the time he lost a heartbreaking 3-2 decision in the state title match in 2020, Koye Grebel had one thing in mind, get back to the state title match and win. Mission accomplished on Friday. The sophomore defeated William Sprenger of Devils Lake by tech fall at 5:20 (20-4) to win the 106 pound weight class at the state wrestling tournament.
Grebel, now 28-0, was joined by seven teammates that placed at state, the second most in school history. Only last year’s ten was better. Grebel would defeated Ben DeForest 12-2 in the semifinals.
As a team, the Hi-Liners scored the highest point total in a state tournament in school history by scoring 198.5. Bismarck won another team title, their fourth in a row and seven in the last eight years, with 313.5. Bismarck Century was second with 210.
Jamestown, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) –The Jamestown Blue Jays needed 1 criteria point after the wrestling was done to pull out a 33-32 WDA victory over the visiting Bismarck Saint Mary’s (BSM) Saints. An entertaining dual was decided by the fourth criteria rule which was a total amount of matches won by fall/forfeits, which the Jays had a 3-2 advantage. The match started at 113 pounds and the Jays picked up forfeit victories at both 113 (Pete Rasmussen) and 120 pounds (Sam Schlepitz) and led 12-0 early. Grady Anderson (freshman), wrestled up 1 weight class, and defeated Colin Steidler 11-7 at the 126 pound division giving the Jays a 15-0 team lead.