Perham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team has been dominant at home this season. The Yellowjackets continued that dominance with a 66-3 victory over Ottertail Central on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Prairie Wind Middle School gymnasium. The Yellowjackets have won three dual meets and the KLN Invitational this year. “The kids wrestled hard and it’s fun to be home,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “It was great to have the band here with snow week going on, it was just a fun, cool night. It started out awesome with Leighton Rach having a great win over the 10th rated guy in the state. For him to pick up that win, it set the momentum for the rest of the night.” Rach started the ball rolling for Perham. He defeated Ben Naddy, 8-6, by decision. Rach had a big second period with a two-point reversal into a 3-point near fall. Naddy eventually tied the match in the third period; however, Rach closed it with a two-point reversal, picking up the 8-6 win.
“Rach hit a nice Granby for five points and I think he got some more confidence there. He finished with a great third period,” Moser said. “Dylan Fudge wrestled a nice controlled match against a kid that gives him fits all the time.” Fudge was victorious over Nate Hart at 113. Fudge recorded a two-point takedown in the third period, earning the narrow 8-7 decision victory. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478316","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"221","width":"480"}}]] Ben Nelson followed with a pin against Marc Hendricks at 120. Nelson and Hendricks wrestled a back and forth first period. The match was even at eight, until Nelson earned the second period pin. Patrick Johnson followed with a pin over Zane Swanson in the second period. It was the second big victory for Johnson this week. “Patrick Johnson has been doing a nice job for us. He is wrestling up a weight, both Tuesday and tonight, he had wrestled real well,” Moser said. “We saw a lot of improvement out of him.” Chase Curtis ran Perham’s win streak to five, with a quick pin over Alex Erlandson at 132. Ottertail Central’s Sam Naddy earned the lone points for the Bulldogs at 138. He defeated Tyler Fudge, 8-4. The Yellowjackets returned to the win column with a major decision win from Colin Neitzke at 145. Ty Moser followed with a pin at 152. Zach Peterson was victorious at 160 by decision, while Patrick Glynn earned a technical fall win, 16-1, in the second period. William Parks and Cole Schmitz won by forfeit. Trent Jahnke picked up a victory by pin at 220, and Jesse Bucholz closed out with a pin at 285. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478322","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"242","width":"480"}}]] “A guy who is standing out for us and doing a great job is Trent Jahnke,” Moser said. “He has filled in for us at 220. He might be one of the best fill in 220-pounders in the state. Not only does he compete hard, he gets so many bonus points. Today, he got another pin just like Tuesday.” The Perham Yellowjackets quickly return to action on Friday. The Yellowjackets will be defending their Heart O’ Lakes/Mid-State Conference championship on Friday and Saturday at Lake Park/Audubon High School. “It may not have the full 12-13 man brackets, but there are some eight man brackets that will be tougher than some section tournaments,’ Moser said. “We tell our kids if you can come out as Heart O’Lakes/Mid-State champion, it’s a nice feather in your cap. For us, it’s one of the last things, we build up to this. We take the conference meet seriously, and we think every team should be ready to go. We will be ready to go, and have some fun.” Results Ottertail Central 3 Perham 66 106: Leighton Rach (PER) over Ben Naddy (OTC) (Dec. 8-6) 113: Dylan Fudge (PER) over Nate Hart (OTC) (Dec. 8-7) 120: Ben Nelson (PER) over Marc Hendricks (OTC) (fall) 126: Patrick Johnson (PER) over Zane Swanson (OTC) (fall 2:18) 132: Chase Curtis (PER) over Alex Erlandson (OTC) (fall 0:26) 138: Sam Naddy (OTC) over Tyler Fudge (PER) (Dec. 8-4) 145: Colin Neitzke (PER) over Cory Thorson (OTC) (Maj. Dec. 16-8) 152: Ty Moser (PER) over Aaron Kugler (OTC) (fall 3:14) 160: Zach Peterson (PER) over Noah Minten (OTC) (Dec. 4-2) 170: Patrick Glynn (PER) over Noah Thompson (Tech Fall) 182: William Parks (PER) wins by forfeit 195: Cole Schmitz (PER) wins by forfeit 220: Trent Jahnke (PER) over RJ Ehlert (OTC) (fall 3:30) 285: Jesse Bucholz (PER) over Ben Cole (OTC) (fall 1:00) The Perham Yellowjackets gained a measure of revenge on Tuesday, Jan. 20 with a 57-8 victory over the Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew in Pequot Lakes, Minn. Last year, the Road Crew stunned the Yellowjackets in the Section 8AA tournament. However, on Tuesday, it was Perham earning the big win. The Yellowjackets won the first seven matches of the night. After dropping two straight, the Yellowjackets closed out by winning the final five matches. Leighton Rach opened with a pin, while Dylan Fudge followed with a technical fall win. Ben Nelson earned a 4-0 decision win, while Patrick Johnson won 13-9. Chase Curtis finished with a 4-0 win, while Tyler Fudge and Colin Neitzke earned victories by pin. Patrick Glynn won by pin at 170, while William Parks was victorious, 5-3. Cole Schmitz rolled to an 11-2 victory, while Trent Jahnke earned a fall win. Jesse Bucholz closed the night with a forfeit win. Perham 57 PL-PR-B Road Crew 8 106: Rach (PER) over Tim Ryan (PL) (fall 3:38) 113: Fudge (PER) over Peter Koering (PL) (Tech Fall 5:28) 120: Nelson (PER) over Isaac Manthei (PL) (Dec. 4-0) 126: Johnson (PER) over Lucas McCoy (PL) (Dec. 13-9) 132: Curtis (PER) over Evan Gravdahl (PL) (Dec. 4-0) 138: Fudge (PER) over Spencer Richards (PL) (fall 4:24) 145: Neitzke (PER) over Devyn Richards (fall 3:20) 152: Dillon Nichols (PL) over Jacob Monson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 11-2) 160: Nick Gravdahl (PL) over Peterson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 9-1) 170: Glynn (PER) over Justin Neumann (fall 1:54) 182: Parks (PER) over Joe Harrison (PL) (Dec. 5-3) 195: Schmitz (PER) over Chris Foster (PL) (Maj. Dec. 11-2) 220: Jahnke (PER) over Ollie Erholtz (PL) (fall 2:24) 285: Bucholz (PER) wins by forfeitPerham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team has been dominant at home this season. The Yellowjackets continued that dominance with a 66-3 victory over Ottertail Central on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Prairie Wind Middle School gymnasium. The Yellowjackets have won three dual meets and the KLN Invitational this year. “The kids wrestled hard and it’s fun to be home,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “It was great to have the band here with snow week going on, it was just a fun, cool night. It started out awesome with Leighton Rach having a great win over the 10th rated guy in the state. For him to pick up that win, it set the momentum for the rest of the night.” Rach started the ball rolling for Perham. He defeated Ben Naddy, 8-6, by decision. Rach had a big second period with a two-point reversal into a 3-point near fall. Naddy eventually tied the match in the third period; however, Rach closed it with a two-point reversal, picking up the 8-6 win. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478297","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"278","width":"480"}}]] “Rach hit a nice Granby for five points and I think he got some more confidence there. He finished with a great third period,” Moser said. “Dylan Fudge wrestled a nice controlled match against a kid that gives him fits all the time.” Fudge was victorious over Nate Hart at 113. Fudge recorded a two-point takedown in the third period, earning the narrow 8-7 decision victory.
Ben Nelson followed with a pin against Marc Hendricks at 120. Nelson and Hendricks wrestled a back and forth first period. The match was even at eight, until Nelson earned the second period pin. Patrick Johnson followed with a pin over Zane Swanson in the second period. It was the second big victory for Johnson this week. “Patrick Johnson has been doing a nice job for us. He is wrestling up a weight, both Tuesday and tonight, he had wrestled real well,” Moser said. “We saw a lot of improvement out of him.” Chase Curtis ran Perham’s win streak to five, with a quick pin over Alex Erlandson at 132. Ottertail Central’s Sam Naddy earned the lone points for the Bulldogs at 138. He defeated Tyler Fudge, 8-4. The Yellowjackets returned to the win column with a major decision win from Colin Neitzke at 145. Ty Moser followed with a pin at 152. Zach Peterson was victorious at 160 by decision, while Patrick Glynn earned a technical fall win, 16-1, in the second period. William Parks and Cole Schmitz won by forfeit. Trent Jahnke picked up a victory by pin at 220, and Jesse Bucholz closed out with a pin at 285. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478322","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"242","width":"480"}}]] “A guy who is standing out for us and doing a great job is Trent Jahnke,” Moser said. “He has filled in for us at 220. He might be one of the best fill in 220-pounders in the state. Not only does he compete hard, he gets so many bonus points. Today, he got another pin just like Tuesday.” The Perham Yellowjackets quickly return to action on Friday. The Yellowjackets will be defending their Heart O’ Lakes/Mid-State Conference championship on Friday and Saturday at Lake Park/Audubon High School. “It may not have the full 12-13 man brackets, but there are some eight man brackets that will be tougher than some section tournaments,’ Moser said. “We tell our kids if you can come out as Heart O’Lakes/Mid-State champion, it’s a nice feather in your cap. For us, it’s one of the last things, we build up to this. We take the conference meet seriously, and we think every team should be ready to go. We will be ready to go, and have some fun.” Results Ottertail Central 3 Perham 66 106: Leighton Rach (PER) over Ben Naddy (OTC) (Dec. 8-6) 113: Dylan Fudge (PER) over Nate Hart (OTC) (Dec. 8-7) 120: Ben Nelson (PER) over Marc Hendricks (OTC) (fall) 126: Patrick Johnson (PER) over Zane Swanson (OTC) (fall 2:18) 132: Chase Curtis (PER) over Alex Erlandson (OTC) (fall 0:26) 138: Sam Naddy (OTC) over Tyler Fudge (PER) (Dec. 8-4) 145: Colin Neitzke (PER) over Cory Thorson (OTC) (Maj. Dec. 16-8) 152: Ty Moser (PER) over Aaron Kugler (OTC) (fall 3:14) 160: Zach Peterson (PER) over Noah Minten (OTC) (Dec. 4-2) 170: Patrick Glynn (PER) over Noah Thompson (Tech Fall) 182: William Parks (PER) wins by forfeit 195: Cole Schmitz (PER) wins by forfeit 220: Trent Jahnke (PER) over RJ Ehlert (OTC) (fall 3:30) 285: Jesse Bucholz (PER) over Ben Cole (OTC) (fall 1:00) The Perham Yellowjackets gained a measure of revenge on Tuesday, Jan. 20 with a 57-8 victory over the Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew in Pequot Lakes, Minn. Last year, the Road Crew stunned the Yellowjackets in the Section 8AA tournament. However, on Tuesday, it was Perham earning the big win. The Yellowjackets won the first seven matches of the night. After dropping two straight, the Yellowjackets closed out by winning the final five matches. Leighton Rach opened with a pin, while Dylan Fudge followed with a technical fall win. Ben Nelson earned a 4-0 decision win, while Patrick Johnson won 13-9. Chase Curtis finished with a 4-0 win, while Tyler Fudge and Colin Neitzke earned victories by pin. Patrick Glynn won by pin at 170, while William Parks was victorious, 5-3. Cole Schmitz rolled to an 11-2 victory, while Trent Jahnke earned a fall win. Jesse Bucholz closed the night with a forfeit win. Perham 57 PL-PR-B Road Crew 8 106: Rach (PER) over Tim Ryan (PL) (fall 3:38) 113: Fudge (PER) over Peter Koering (PL) (Tech Fall 5:28) 120: Nelson (PER) over Isaac Manthei (PL) (Dec. 4-0) 126: Johnson (PER) over Lucas McCoy (PL) (Dec. 13-9) 132: Curtis (PER) over Evan Gravdahl (PL) (Dec. 4-0) 138: Fudge (PER) over Spencer Richards (PL) (fall 4:24) 145: Neitzke (PER) over Devyn Richards (fall 3:20) 152: Dillon Nichols (PL) over Jacob Monson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 11-2) 160: Nick Gravdahl (PL) over Peterson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 9-1) 170: Glynn (PER) over Justin Neumann (fall 1:54) 182: Parks (PER) over Joe Harrison (PL) (Dec. 5-3) 195: Schmitz (PER) over Chris Foster (PL) (Maj. Dec. 11-2) 220: Jahnke (PER) over Ollie Erholtz (PL) (fall 2:24) 285: Bucholz (PER) wins by forfeitPerham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team has been dominant at home this season. The Yellowjackets continued that dominance with a 66-3 victory over Ottertail Central on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Prairie Wind Middle School gymnasium. The Yellowjackets have won three dual meets and the KLN Invitational this year. “The kids wrestled hard and it’s fun to be home,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “It was great to have the band here with snow week going on, it was just a fun, cool night. It started out awesome with Leighton Rach having a great win over the 10th rated guy in the state. For him to pick up that win, it set the momentum for the rest of the night.” Rach started the ball rolling for Perham. He defeated Ben Naddy, 8-6, by decision. Rach had a big second period with a two-point reversal into a 3-point near fall. Naddy eventually tied the match in the third period; however, Rach closed it with a two-point reversal, picking up the 8-6 win. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478297","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"278","width":"480"}}]] “Rach hit a nice Granby for five points and I think he got some more confidence there. He finished with a great third period,” Moser said. “Dylan Fudge wrestled a nice controlled match against a kid that gives him fits all the time.” Fudge was victorious over Nate Hart at 113. Fudge recorded a two-point takedown in the third period, earning the narrow 8-7 decision victory. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478316","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"221","width":"480"}}]] Ben Nelson followed with a pin against Marc Hendricks at 120. Nelson and Hendricks wrestled a back and forth first period. The match was even at eight, until Nelson earned the second period pin. Patrick Johnson followed with a pin over Zane Swanson in the second period. It was the second big victory for Johnson this week. “Patrick Johnson has been doing a nice job for us. He is wrestling up a weight, both Tuesday and tonight, he had wrestled real well,” Moser said. “We saw a lot of improvement out of him.” Chase Curtis ran Perham’s win streak to five, with a quick pin over Alex Erlandson at 132. Ottertail Central’s Sam Naddy earned the lone points for the Bulldogs at 138. He defeated Tyler Fudge, 8-4. The Yellowjackets returned to the win column with a major decision win from Colin Neitzke at 145. Ty Moser followed with a pin at 152. Zach Peterson was victorious at 160 by decision, while Patrick Glynn earned a technical fall win, 16-1, in the second period. William Parks and Cole Schmitz won by forfeit. Trent Jahnke picked up a victory by pin at 220, and Jesse Bucholz closed out with a pin at 285.
“A guy who is standing out for us and doing a great job is Trent Jahnke,” Moser said. “He has filled in for us at 220. He might be one of the best fill in 220-pounders in the state. Not only does he compete hard, he gets so many bonus points. Today, he got another pin just like Tuesday.” The Perham Yellowjackets quickly return to action on Friday. The Yellowjackets will be defending their Heart O’ Lakes/Mid-State Conference championship on Friday and Saturday at Lake Park/Audubon High School. “It may not have the full 12-13 man brackets, but there are some eight man brackets that will be tougher than some section tournaments,’ Moser said. “We tell our kids if you can come out as Heart O’Lakes/Mid-State champion, it’s a nice feather in your cap. For us, it’s one of the last things, we build up to this. We take the conference meet seriously, and we think every team should be ready to go. We will be ready to go, and have some fun.” Results Ottertail Central 3 Perham 66 106: Leighton Rach (PER) over Ben Naddy (OTC) (Dec. 8-6) 113: Dylan Fudge (PER) over Nate Hart (OTC) (Dec. 8-7) 120: Ben Nelson (PER) over Marc Hendricks (OTC) (fall) 126: Patrick Johnson (PER) over Zane Swanson (OTC) (fall 2:18) 132: Chase Curtis (PER) over Alex Erlandson (OTC) (fall 0:26) 138: Sam Naddy (OTC) over Tyler Fudge (PER) (Dec. 8-4) 145: Colin Neitzke (PER) over Cory Thorson (OTC) (Maj. Dec. 16-8) 152: Ty Moser (PER) over Aaron Kugler (OTC) (fall 3:14) 160: Zach Peterson (PER) over Noah Minten (OTC) (Dec. 4-2) 170: Patrick Glynn (PER) over Noah Thompson (Tech Fall) 182: William Parks (PER) wins by forfeit 195: Cole Schmitz (PER) wins by forfeit 220: Trent Jahnke (PER) over RJ Ehlert (OTC) (fall 3:30) 285: Jesse Bucholz (PER) over Ben Cole (OTC) (fall 1:00) The Perham Yellowjackets gained a measure of revenge on Tuesday, Jan. 20 with a 57-8 victory over the Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew in Pequot Lakes, Minn. Last year, the Road Crew stunned the Yellowjackets in the Section 8AA tournament. However, on Tuesday, it was Perham earning the big win. The Yellowjackets won the first seven matches of the night. After dropping two straight, the Yellowjackets closed out by winning the final five matches. Leighton Rach opened with a pin, while Dylan Fudge followed with a technical fall win. Ben Nelson earned a 4-0 decision win, while Patrick Johnson won 13-9. Chase Curtis finished with a 4-0 win, while Tyler Fudge and Colin Neitzke earned victories by pin. Patrick Glynn won by pin at 170, while William Parks was victorious, 5-3. Cole Schmitz rolled to an 11-2 victory, while Trent Jahnke earned a fall win. Jesse Bucholz closed the night with a forfeit win. Perham 57 PL-PR-B Road Crew 8 106: Rach (PER) over Tim Ryan (PL) (fall 3:38) 113: Fudge (PER) over Peter Koering (PL) (Tech Fall 5:28) 120: Nelson (PER) over Isaac Manthei (PL) (Dec. 4-0) 126: Johnson (PER) over Lucas McCoy (PL) (Dec. 13-9) 132: Curtis (PER) over Evan Gravdahl (PL) (Dec. 4-0) 138: Fudge (PER) over Spencer Richards (PL) (fall 4:24) 145: Neitzke (PER) over Devyn Richards (fall 3:20) 152: Dillon Nichols (PL) over Jacob Monson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 11-2) 160: Nick Gravdahl (PL) over Peterson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 9-1) 170: Glynn (PER) over Justin Neumann (fall 1:54) 182: Parks (PER) over Joe Harrison (PL) (Dec. 5-3) 195: Schmitz (PER) over Chris Foster (PL) (Maj. Dec. 11-2) 220: Jahnke (PER) over Ollie Erholtz (PL) (fall 2:24) 285: Bucholz (PER) wins by forfeitPerham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team has been dominant at home this season. The Yellowjackets continued that dominance with a 66-3 victory over Ottertail Central on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Prairie Wind Middle School gymnasium.The Yellowjackets have won three dual meets and the KLN Invitational this year. “The kids wrestled hard and it’s fun to be home,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “It was great to have the band here with snow week going on, it was just a fun, cool night. It started out awesome with Leighton Rach having a great win over the 10th rated guy in the state. For him to pick up that win, it set the momentum for the rest of the night.”Rach started the ball rolling for Perham. He defeated Ben Naddy, 8-6, by decision. Rach had a big second period with a two-point reversal into a 3-point near fall. Naddy eventually tied the match in the third period; however, Rach closed it with a two-point reversal, picking up the 8-6 win.
“Rach hit a nice Granby for five points and I think he got some more confidence there. He finished with a great third period,” Moser said. “Dylan Fudge wrestled a nice controlled match against a kid that gives him fits all the time.”Fudge was victorious over Nate Hart at 113. Fudge recorded a two-point takedown in the third period, earning the narrow 8-7 decision victory.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478316","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"221","width":"480"}}]]Ben Nelson followed with a pin against Marc Hendricks at 120. Nelson and Hendricks wrestled a back and forth first period. The match was even at eight, until Nelson earned the second period pin. Patrick Johnson followed with a pin over Zane Swanson in the second period. It was the second big victory for Johnson this week. “Patrick Johnson has been doing a nice job for us. He is wrestling up a weight, both Tuesday and tonight, he had wrestled real well,” Moser said. “We saw a lot of improvement out of him.”Chase Curtis ran Perham’s win streak to five, with a quick pin over Alex Erlandson at 132. Ottertail Central’s Sam Naddy earned the lone points for the Bulldogs at 138. He defeated Tyler Fudge, 8-4. The Yellowjackets returned to the win column with a major decision win from Colin Neitzke at 145. Ty Moser followed with a pin at 152. Zach Peterson was victorious at 160 by decision, while Patrick Glynn earned a technical fall win, 16-1, in the second period. William Parks and Cole Schmitz won by forfeit. Trent Jahnke picked up a victory by pin at 220, and Jesse Bucholz closed out with a pin at 285.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478322","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"242","width":"480"}}]]“A guy who is standing out for us and doing a great job is Trent Jahnke,” Moser said. “He has filled in for us at 220. He might be one of the best fill in 220-pounders in the state. Not only does he compete hard, he gets so many bonus points. Today, he got another pin just like Tuesday.”The Perham Yellowjackets quickly return to action on Friday. The Yellowjackets will be defending their Heart O’ Lakes/Mid-State Conference championship on Friday and Saturday at Lake Park/Audubon High School. “It may not have the full 12-13 man brackets, but there are some eight man brackets that will be tougher than some section tournaments,’ Moser said. “We tell our kids if you can come out as Heart O’Lakes/Mid-State champion, it’s a nice feather in your cap. For us, it’s one of the last things, we build up to this. We take the conference meet seriously, and we think every team should be ready to go. We will be ready to go, and have some fun.” ResultsOttertail Central 3Perham 66 106: Leighton Rach (PER) over Ben Naddy (OTC) (Dec. 8-6)113: Dylan Fudge (PER) over Nate Hart (OTC) (Dec. 8-7)120: Ben Nelson (PER) over Marc Hendricks (OTC) (fall)126: Patrick Johnson (PER) over Zane Swanson (OTC) (fall 2:18)132: Chase Curtis (PER) over Alex Erlandson (OTC) (fall 0:26)138: Sam Naddy (OTC) over Tyler Fudge (PER) (Dec. 8-4)145: Colin Neitzke (PER) over Cory Thorson (OTC) (Maj. Dec. 16-8)152: Ty Moser (PER) over Aaron Kugler (OTC) (fall 3:14)160: Zach Peterson (PER) over Noah Minten (OTC) (Dec. 4-2)170: Patrick Glynn (PER) over Noah Thompson (Tech Fall)182: William Parks (PER) wins by forfeit195: Cole Schmitz (PER) wins by forfeit 220: Trent Jahnke (PER) over RJ Ehlert (OTC) (fall 3:30)285: Jesse Bucholz (PER) over Ben Cole (OTC) (fall 1:00) The Perham Yellowjackets gained a measure of revenge on Tuesday, Jan. 20 with a 57-8 victory over the Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew in Pequot Lakes, Minn. Last year, the Road Crew stunned the Yellowjackets in the Section 8AA tournament. However, on Tuesday, it was Perham earning the big win. The Yellowjackets won the first seven matches of the night. After dropping two straight, the Yellowjackets closed out by winning the final five matches. Leighton Rach opened with a pin, while Dylan Fudge followed with a technical fall win. Ben Nelson earned a 4-0 decision win, while Patrick Johnson won 13-9. Chase Curtis finished with a 4-0 win, while Tyler Fudge and Colin Neitzke earned victories by pin. Patrick Glynn won by pin at 170, while William Parks was victorious, 5-3. Cole Schmitz rolled to an 11-2 victory, while Trent Jahnke earned a fall win. Jesse Bucholz closed the night with a forfeit win. Perham 57PL-PR-B Road Crew 8 106: Rach (PER) over Tim Ryan (PL) (fall 3:38)113: Fudge (PER) over Peter Koering (PL) (Tech Fall 5:28)120: Nelson (PER) over Isaac Manthei (PL) (Dec. 4-0)126: Johnson (PER) over Lucas McCoy (PL) (Dec. 13-9)132: Curtis (PER) over Evan Gravdahl (PL) (Dec. 4-0)138: Fudge (PER) over Spencer Richards (PL) (fall 4:24)145: Neitzke (PER) over Devyn Richards (fall 3:20)152: Dillon Nichols (PL) over Jacob Monson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 11-2)160: Nick Gravdahl (PL) over Peterson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 9-1)170: Glynn (PER) over Justin Neumann (fall 1:54)182: Parks (PER) over Joe Harrison (PL) (Dec. 5-3)195: Schmitz (PER) over Chris Foster (PL) (Maj. Dec. 11-2)220: Jahnke (PER) over Ollie Erholtz (PL) (fall 2:24)285: Bucholz (PER) wins by forfeitPerham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team has been dominant at home this season. The Yellowjackets continued that dominance with a 66-3 victory over Ottertail Central on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Prairie Wind Middle School gymnasium.The Yellowjackets have won three dual meets and the KLN Invitational this year. “The kids wrestled hard and it’s fun to be home,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “It was great to have the band here with snow week going on, it was just a fun, cool night. It started out awesome with Leighton Rach having a great win over the 10th rated guy in the state. For him to pick up that win, it set the momentum for the rest of the night.”Rach started the ball rolling for Perham. He defeated Ben Naddy, 8-6, by decision. Rach had a big second period with a two-point reversal into a 3-point near fall. Naddy eventually tied the match in the third period; however, Rach closed it with a two-point reversal, picking up the 8-6 win.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478297","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"278","width":"480"}}]]“Rach hit a nice Granby for five points and I think he got some more confidence there. He finished with a great third period,” Moser said. “Dylan Fudge wrestled a nice controlled match against a kid that gives him fits all the time.”Fudge was victorious over Nate Hart at 113. Fudge recorded a two-point takedown in the third period, earning the narrow 8-7 decision victory.
Ben Nelson followed with a pin against Marc Hendricks at 120. Nelson and Hendricks wrestled a back and forth first period. The match was even at eight, until Nelson earned the second period pin. Patrick Johnson followed with a pin over Zane Swanson in the second period. It was the second big victory for Johnson this week. “Patrick Johnson has been doing a nice job for us. He is wrestling up a weight, both Tuesday and tonight, he had wrestled real well,” Moser said. “We saw a lot of improvement out of him.”Chase Curtis ran Perham’s win streak to five, with a quick pin over Alex Erlandson at 132. Ottertail Central’s Sam Naddy earned the lone points for the Bulldogs at 138. He defeated Tyler Fudge, 8-4. The Yellowjackets returned to the win column with a major decision win from Colin Neitzke at 145. Ty Moser followed with a pin at 152. Zach Peterson was victorious at 160 by decision, while Patrick Glynn earned a technical fall win, 16-1, in the second period. William Parks and Cole Schmitz won by forfeit. Trent Jahnke picked up a victory by pin at 220, and Jesse Bucholz closed out with a pin at 285.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478322","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"242","width":"480"}}]]“A guy who is standing out for us and doing a great job is Trent Jahnke,” Moser said. “He has filled in for us at 220. He might be one of the best fill in 220-pounders in the state. Not only does he compete hard, he gets so many bonus points. Today, he got another pin just like Tuesday.”The Perham Yellowjackets quickly return to action on Friday. The Yellowjackets will be defending their Heart O’ Lakes/Mid-State Conference championship on Friday and Saturday at Lake Park/Audubon High School. “It may not have the full 12-13 man brackets, but there are some eight man brackets that will be tougher than some section tournaments,’ Moser said. “We tell our kids if you can come out as Heart O’Lakes/Mid-State champion, it’s a nice feather in your cap. For us, it’s one of the last things, we build up to this. We take the conference meet seriously, and we think every team should be ready to go. We will be ready to go, and have some fun.” ResultsOttertail Central 3Perham 66 106: Leighton Rach (PER) over Ben Naddy (OTC) (Dec. 8-6)113: Dylan Fudge (PER) over Nate Hart (OTC) (Dec. 8-7)120: Ben Nelson (PER) over Marc Hendricks (OTC) (fall)126: Patrick Johnson (PER) over Zane Swanson (OTC) (fall 2:18)132: Chase Curtis (PER) over Alex Erlandson (OTC) (fall 0:26)138: Sam Naddy (OTC) over Tyler Fudge (PER) (Dec. 8-4)145: Colin Neitzke (PER) over Cory Thorson (OTC) (Maj. Dec. 16-8)152: Ty Moser (PER) over Aaron Kugler (OTC) (fall 3:14)160: Zach Peterson (PER) over Noah Minten (OTC) (Dec. 4-2)170: Patrick Glynn (PER) over Noah Thompson (Tech Fall)182: William Parks (PER) wins by forfeit195: Cole Schmitz (PER) wins by forfeit 220: Trent Jahnke (PER) over RJ Ehlert (OTC) (fall 3:30)285: Jesse Bucholz (PER) over Ben Cole (OTC) (fall 1:00) The Perham Yellowjackets gained a measure of revenge on Tuesday, Jan. 20 with a 57-8 victory over the Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew in Pequot Lakes, Minn. Last year, the Road Crew stunned the Yellowjackets in the Section 8AA tournament. However, on Tuesday, it was Perham earning the big win. The Yellowjackets won the first seven matches of the night. After dropping two straight, the Yellowjackets closed out by winning the final five matches. Leighton Rach opened with a pin, while Dylan Fudge followed with a technical fall win. Ben Nelson earned a 4-0 decision win, while Patrick Johnson won 13-9. Chase Curtis finished with a 4-0 win, while Tyler Fudge and Colin Neitzke earned victories by pin. Patrick Glynn won by pin at 170, while William Parks was victorious, 5-3. Cole Schmitz rolled to an 11-2 victory, while Trent Jahnke earned a fall win. Jesse Bucholz closed the night with a forfeit win. Perham 57PL-PR-B Road Crew 8 106: Rach (PER) over Tim Ryan (PL) (fall 3:38)113: Fudge (PER) over Peter Koering (PL) (Tech Fall 5:28)120: Nelson (PER) over Isaac Manthei (PL) (Dec. 4-0)126: Johnson (PER) over Lucas McCoy (PL) (Dec. 13-9)132: Curtis (PER) over Evan Gravdahl (PL) (Dec. 4-0)138: Fudge (PER) over Spencer Richards (PL) (fall 4:24)145: Neitzke (PER) over Devyn Richards (fall 3:20)152: Dillon Nichols (PL) over Jacob Monson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 11-2)160: Nick Gravdahl (PL) over Peterson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 9-1)170: Glynn (PER) over Justin Neumann (fall 1:54)182: Parks (PER) over Joe Harrison (PL) (Dec. 5-3)195: Schmitz (PER) over Chris Foster (PL) (Maj. Dec. 11-2)220: Jahnke (PER) over Ollie Erholtz (PL) (fall 2:24)285: Bucholz (PER) wins by forfeitPerham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team has been dominant at home this season. The Yellowjackets continued that dominance with a 66-3 victory over Ottertail Central on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Prairie Wind Middle School gymnasium.The Yellowjackets have won three dual meets and the KLN Invitational this year. “The kids wrestled hard and it’s fun to be home,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “It was great to have the band here with snow week going on, it was just a fun, cool night. It started out awesome with Leighton Rach having a great win over the 10th rated guy in the state. For him to pick up that win, it set the momentum for the rest of the night.”Rach started the ball rolling for Perham. He defeated Ben Naddy, 8-6, by decision. Rach had a big second period with a two-point reversal into a 3-point near fall. Naddy eventually tied the match in the third period; however, Rach closed it with a two-point reversal, picking up the 8-6 win.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478297","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"278","width":"480"}}]]“Rach hit a nice Granby for five points and I think he got some more confidence there. He finished with a great third period,” Moser said. “Dylan Fudge wrestled a nice controlled match against a kid that gives him fits all the time.”Fudge was victorious over Nate Hart at 113. Fudge recorded a two-point takedown in the third period, earning the narrow 8-7 decision victory.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1478316","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"221","width":"480"}}]]Ben Nelson followed with a pin against Marc Hendricks at 120. Nelson and Hendricks wrestled a back and forth first period. The match was even at eight, until Nelson earned the second period pin. Patrick Johnson followed with a pin over Zane Swanson in the second period. It was the second big victory for Johnson this week. “Patrick Johnson has been doing a nice job for us. He is wrestling up a weight, both Tuesday and tonight, he had wrestled real well,” Moser said. “We saw a lot of improvement out of him.”Chase Curtis ran Perham’s win streak to five, with a quick pin over Alex Erlandson at 132. Ottertail Central’s Sam Naddy earned the lone points for the Bulldogs at 138. He defeated Tyler Fudge, 8-4. The Yellowjackets returned to the win column with a major decision win from Colin Neitzke at 145. Ty Moser followed with a pin at 152. Zach Peterson was victorious at 160 by decision, while Patrick Glynn earned a technical fall win, 16-1, in the second period. William Parks and Cole Schmitz won by forfeit. Trent Jahnke picked up a victory by pin at 220, and Jesse Bucholz closed out with a pin at 285.
“A guy who is standing out for us and doing a great job is Trent Jahnke,” Moser said. “He has filled in for us at 220. He might be one of the best fill in 220-pounders in the state. Not only does he compete hard, he gets so many bonus points. Today, he got another pin just like Tuesday.”The Perham Yellowjackets quickly return to action on Friday. The Yellowjackets will be defending their Heart O’ Lakes/Mid-State Conference championship on Friday and Saturday at Lake Park/Audubon High School. “It may not have the full 12-13 man brackets, but there are some eight man brackets that will be tougher than some section tournaments,’ Moser said. “We tell our kids if you can come out as Heart O’Lakes/Mid-State champion, it’s a nice feather in your cap. For us, it’s one of the last things, we build up to this. We take the conference meet seriously, and we think every team should be ready to go. We will be ready to go, and have some fun.” ResultsOttertail Central 3Perham 66 106: Leighton Rach (PER) over Ben Naddy (OTC) (Dec. 8-6)113: Dylan Fudge (PER) over Nate Hart (OTC) (Dec. 8-7)120: Ben Nelson (PER) over Marc Hendricks (OTC) (fall)126: Patrick Johnson (PER) over Zane Swanson (OTC) (fall 2:18)132: Chase Curtis (PER) over Alex Erlandson (OTC) (fall 0:26)138: Sam Naddy (OTC) over Tyler Fudge (PER) (Dec. 8-4)145: Colin Neitzke (PER) over Cory Thorson (OTC) (Maj. Dec. 16-8)152: Ty Moser (PER) over Aaron Kugler (OTC) (fall 3:14)160: Zach Peterson (PER) over Noah Minten (OTC) (Dec. 4-2)170: Patrick Glynn (PER) over Noah Thompson (Tech Fall)182: William Parks (PER) wins by forfeit195: Cole Schmitz (PER) wins by forfeit 220: Trent Jahnke (PER) over RJ Ehlert (OTC) (fall 3:30)285: Jesse Bucholz (PER) over Ben Cole (OTC) (fall 1:00) The Perham Yellowjackets gained a measure of revenge on Tuesday, Jan. 20 with a 57-8 victory over the Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew in Pequot Lakes, Minn. Last year, the Road Crew stunned the Yellowjackets in the Section 8AA tournament. However, on Tuesday, it was Perham earning the big win. The Yellowjackets won the first seven matches of the night. After dropping two straight, the Yellowjackets closed out by winning the final five matches. Leighton Rach opened with a pin, while Dylan Fudge followed with a technical fall win. Ben Nelson earned a 4-0 decision win, while Patrick Johnson won 13-9. Chase Curtis finished with a 4-0 win, while Tyler Fudge and Colin Neitzke earned victories by pin. Patrick Glynn won by pin at 170, while William Parks was victorious, 5-3. Cole Schmitz rolled to an 11-2 victory, while Trent Jahnke earned a fall win. Jesse Bucholz closed the night with a forfeit win. Perham 57PL-PR-B Road Crew 8 106: Rach (PER) over Tim Ryan (PL) (fall 3:38)113: Fudge (PER) over Peter Koering (PL) (Tech Fall 5:28)120: Nelson (PER) over Isaac Manthei (PL) (Dec. 4-0)126: Johnson (PER) over Lucas McCoy (PL) (Dec. 13-9)132: Curtis (PER) over Evan Gravdahl (PL) (Dec. 4-0)138: Fudge (PER) over Spencer Richards (PL) (fall 4:24)145: Neitzke (PER) over Devyn Richards (fall 3:20)152: Dillon Nichols (PL) over Jacob Monson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 11-2)160: Nick Gravdahl (PL) over Peterson (PER) (Maj. Dec. 9-1)170: Glynn (PER) over Justin Neumann (fall 1:54)182: Parks (PER) over Joe Harrison (PL) (Dec. 5-3)195: Schmitz (PER) over Chris Foster (PL) (Maj. Dec. 11-2)220: Jahnke (PER) over Ollie Erholtz (PL) (fall 2:24)285: Bucholz (PER) wins by forfeit
Yellowjackets dominant at home
Perham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team has been dominant at home this season. The Yellowjackets continued that dominance with a 66-3 victory over Ottertail Central on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Prairie Wind Middle School gymnasium.
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