Yellowjackets win 38th annual KLN Invitational

Perham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team won its third tournament of the year when they won the 38th annual KLN Family Brands Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Yellowjackets claimed six individual titles en route to the team title for the second consecutive year. Perham finished with a team score of 239.5. “I thought our kids wrestled very solid. They may not have been flashy, but fundamentally they did things right,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “A couple of our guys had great days. Jesse Bucholz had a wonderful day. I think he probably wrestled the best on our team. Colin Neitzke got third place in the toughest weight class in the tournament. He had a nice solid day. It was a good way to start for our guys to get back into the swing of things.” New London-Spicer came in second, while Sauk Centre-Melrose was third. Roseau finished in fourth. United North Central, Mille Lacs and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis rounded out the field. Dylan Fudge was victorious for the Yellowjackets at 113. Chase Curtis earned the 132 title, with a perfect record. Patrick Glynn ran the table at 170, while William Parks earned the title at 182. Jesse Klatt was the top finisher at 220, while Bucholz won at 285 for the Yellowjackets. Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Antonio Ortiz defeated Roseau’s Riley Eidsmoe, 6-4, in the 106 final. Perham’s Leighton Rach finished third. He defeated Sam Stageberg, New London-Spicer, 2-1. Dylan Fudge defeated Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jordan Winter in the championship. He won the match by a 6-4 decision. “I think we expect Dylan to be that way. He is a dynamo there,” Moser said. “He has been bringing it all year long and has done very well.” New London-Spicer’s Tom Stageberg was victorious at 120. He earned a 5-0 decision win over Perham’s Ben Nelson in the finals. Nelson advanced to the finals with a fall victory over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dustin McGee. Roseau’s Chandler Mooney won the 126 division. Mooney went 3-0 during round robin competition. The 126 class only had five wrestlers. Perham’s Patrick Johnson came in second. Johnson finished 2-1 on the afternoon. Chase Curtis won the 132 class. He finished with a 2-0 record. Curtis defeated Dylan Peterson by fall and Cade LaCoe by fall.
New London-Spicer’s Treyton Austvold defeated United North Central’s Tom Tellers, 4-2. Austvold claimed the 138-pound title with the win. Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Will Funk edged Perham’s Ty Moser in the championship at 145. Funk earned the 6-2 decision over Moser. Moser advanced to the finals with a win over Roseau’s Brett Jerome, 6-4. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Ben Tiffany by fall in the opening match. “Leighton Rach at 106 did fine. Our two guys in the middle, Ty Moser and Zach Peterson, did a nice job,” Moser said. “For them both to get second place in a tournament like this, is impressive.” [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429349","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"315","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Mille Lacs’ Nik Borchert won the 152-pound title and the wrestler of the meet. He defeated Roseau’s Casey Warner by fall. Borchert defeated Perham’s Colin Neitzke, 5-4, to advance to the championship. Neitzke finished third, defeating Bryan Zuniga by fall. New London-Spicer’s Logan Eckhoff won three straight matches to capture the 160-pound title. Eckhoff defeated Perham’s Zach Peterson by fall in the championship. All three of Eckhoff’s victorious were by fall. Glynn continued his strong season, rolling to the championship at 170. Glynn defeated Mille Lacs’ Dain Schultz by technical fall, 16-0, before defeating United North Central’s Tanner Bacon by fall. William Parks continued his undefeated season with two victories at 182. He defeated Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dakota Zimmer by fall in the semifinals. He followed that up with a pin over New London-Spicer’s Jared Travis.  “He (Parks) got down 5-0 and it showed his true character. He kept plugging away,” Moser said. “Parks has really brought it. He has brought his ‘A’ game to every match. There have not been any letdowns, which is really neat to see.” United North Central’s Tristan Palmer earned the win at 195. He defeated Perham’s Cole Schmitz in the finals, 5-2. Schmitz advanced to the finals with a fall over Mille Lacs’ Colt Cashman. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429352","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"309","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Perham’s Jesse Klatt earned two falls and a decision victory to win the 220-pound field. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Noah Welsh, 2-1, after pinning both Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jimmy Thomas and Roseau’s Devin Jensen. “It wasn’t flashy. Two of the three matches came down to the very end,” Moser said. “He has a knack for getting it done. We sat him at the end of December because of some shoulder issues.  For him to get back out here and start winning again was good. He needed it.” Jesse Bucholz picked up the win at 285. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Brandon Knisley in the finals by a 2-1 decision. He was victorious over Kieren Oksanen in the semifinals by fall at 3:02. He opened the tournament with a fall over United North Central’s Alex Eckman. “He lost to two of the guys last year in this class. It was a good, deep weight class,” Moser said. “He had a big win in the semifinals and then to go against Knisely and did a nice job there. He is a state ranked kid and he wrestled him without being reckless. It was very controlled. It was two good technical matches for heavyweights.” Next action for the Yellowjackets will be Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Pelican Rapids. The Yellowjackets will square off with Pelican Rapids and Breckenridge. Perham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team won its third tournament of the year when they won the 38th annual KLN Family Brands Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Yellowjackets claimed six individual titles en route to the team title for the second consecutive year. Perham finished with a team score of 239.5. “I thought our kids wrestled very solid. They may not have been flashy, but fundamentally they did things right,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “A couple of our guys had great days. Jesse Bucholz had a wonderful day. I think he probably wrestled the best on our team. Colin Neitzke got third place in the toughest weight class in the tournament. He had a nice solid day. It was a good way to start for our guys to get back into the swing of things.” New London-Spicer came in second, while Sauk Centre-Melrose was third. Roseau finished in fourth. United North Central, Mille Lacs and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis rounded out the field. Dylan Fudge was victorious for the Yellowjackets at 113. Chase Curtis earned the 132 title, with a perfect record. Patrick Glynn ran the table at 170, while William Parks earned the title at 182. Jesse Klatt was the top finisher at 220, while Bucholz won at 285 for the Yellowjackets. Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Antonio Ortiz defeated Roseau’s Riley Eidsmoe, 6-4, in the 106 final. Perham’s Leighton Rach finished third. He defeated Sam Stageberg, New London-Spicer, 2-1. Dylan Fudge defeated Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jordan Winter in the championship. He won the match by a 6-4 decision. “I think we expect Dylan to be that way. He is a dynamo there,” Moser said. “He has been bringing it all year long and has done very well.” New London-Spicer’s Tom Stageberg was victorious at 120. He earned a 5-0 decision win over Perham’s Ben Nelson in the finals. Nelson advanced to the finals with a fall victory over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dustin McGee. Roseau’s Chandler Mooney won the 126 division. Mooney went 3-0 during round robin competition. The 126 class only had five wrestlers. Perham’s Patrick Johnson came in second. Johnson finished 2-1 on the afternoon. Chase Curtis won the 132 class. He finished with a 2-0 record. Curtis defeated Dylan Peterson by fall and Cade LaCoe by fall. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429346","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"269","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] New London-Spicer’s Treyton Austvold defeated United North Central’s Tom Tellers, 4-2. Austvold claimed the 138-pound title with the win. Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Will Funk edged Perham’s Ty Moser in the championship at 145. Funk earned the 6-2 decision over Moser. Moser advanced to the finals with a win over Roseau’s Brett Jerome, 6-4. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Ben Tiffany by fall in the opening match. “Leighton Rach at 106 did fine. Our two guys in the middle, Ty Moser and Zach Peterson, did a nice job,” Moser said. “For them both to get second place in a tournament like this, is impressive.”
Mille Lacs’ Nik Borchert won the 152-pound title and the wrestler of the meet. He defeated Roseau’s Casey Warner by fall. Borchert defeated Perham’s Colin Neitzke, 5-4, to advance to the championship. Neitzke finished third, defeating Bryan Zuniga by fall. New London-Spicer’s Logan Eckhoff won three straight matches to capture the 160-pound title. Eckhoff defeated Perham’s Zach Peterson by fall in the championship. All three of Eckhoff’s victorious were by fall. Glynn continued his strong season, rolling to the championship at 170. Glynn defeated Mille Lacs’ Dain Schultz by technical fall, 16-0, before defeating United North Central’s Tanner Bacon by fall. William Parks continued his undefeated season with two victories at 182. He defeated Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dakota Zimmer by fall in the semifinals. He followed that up with a pin over New London-Spicer’s Jared Travis.  “He (Parks) got down 5-0 and it showed his true character. He kept plugging away,” Moser said. “Parks has really brought it. He has brought his ‘A’ game to every match. There have not been any letdowns, which is really neat to see.” United North Central’s Tristan Palmer earned the win at 195. He defeated Perham’s Cole Schmitz in the finals, 5-2. Schmitz advanced to the finals with a fall over Mille Lacs’ Colt Cashman. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429352","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"309","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Perham’s Jesse Klatt earned two falls and a decision victory to win the 220-pound field. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Noah Welsh, 2-1, after pinning both Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jimmy Thomas and Roseau’s Devin Jensen. “It wasn’t flashy. Two of the three matches came down to the very end,” Moser said. “He has a knack for getting it done. We sat him at the end of December because of some shoulder issues.  For him to get back out here and start winning again was good. He needed it.” Jesse Bucholz picked up the win at 285. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Brandon Knisley in the finals by a 2-1 decision. He was victorious over Kieren Oksanen in the semifinals by fall at 3:02. He opened the tournament with a fall over United North Central’s Alex Eckman. “He lost to two of the guys last year in this class. It was a good, deep weight class,” Moser said. “He had a big win in the semifinals and then to go against Knisely and did a nice job there. He is a state ranked kid and he wrestled him without being reckless. It was very controlled. It was two good technical matches for heavyweights.” Next action for the Yellowjackets will be Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Pelican Rapids. The Yellowjackets will square off with Pelican Rapids and Breckenridge. Perham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team won its third tournament of the year when they won the 38th annual KLN Family Brands Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Yellowjackets claimed six individual titles en route to the team title for the second consecutive year. Perham finished with a team score of 239.5. “I thought our kids wrestled very solid. They may not have been flashy, but fundamentally they did things right,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “A couple of our guys had great days. Jesse Bucholz had a wonderful day. I think he probably wrestled the best on our team. Colin Neitzke got third place in the toughest weight class in the tournament. He had a nice solid day. It was a good way to start for our guys to get back into the swing of things.” New London-Spicer came in second, while Sauk Centre-Melrose was third. Roseau finished in fourth. United North Central, Mille Lacs and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis rounded out the field. Dylan Fudge was victorious for the Yellowjackets at 113. Chase Curtis earned the 132 title, with a perfect record. Patrick Glynn ran the table at 170, while William Parks earned the title at 182. Jesse Klatt was the top finisher at 220, while Bucholz won at 285 for the Yellowjackets. Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Antonio Ortiz defeated Roseau’s Riley Eidsmoe, 6-4, in the 106 final. Perham’s Leighton Rach finished third. He defeated Sam Stageberg, New London-Spicer, 2-1. Dylan Fudge defeated Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jordan Winter in the championship. He won the match by a 6-4 decision. “I think we expect Dylan to be that way. He is a dynamo there,” Moser said. “He has been bringing it all year long and has done very well.” New London-Spicer’s Tom Stageberg was victorious at 120. He earned a 5-0 decision win over Perham’s Ben Nelson in the finals. Nelson advanced to the finals with a fall victory over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dustin McGee. Roseau’s Chandler Mooney won the 126 division. Mooney went 3-0 during round robin competition. The 126 class only had five wrestlers. Perham’s Patrick Johnson came in second. Johnson finished 2-1 on the afternoon. Chase Curtis won the 132 class. He finished with a 2-0 record. Curtis defeated Dylan Peterson by fall and Cade LaCoe by fall. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429346","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"269","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] New London-Spicer’s Treyton Austvold defeated United North Central’s Tom Tellers, 4-2. Austvold claimed the 138-pound title with the win. Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Will Funk edged Perham’s Ty Moser in the championship at 145. Funk earned the 6-2 decision over Moser. Moser advanced to the finals with a win over Roseau’s Brett Jerome, 6-4. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Ben Tiffany by fall in the opening match. “Leighton Rach at 106 did fine. Our two guys in the middle, Ty Moser and Zach Peterson, did a nice job,” Moser said. “For them both to get second place in a tournament like this, is impressive.” [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429349","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"315","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Mille Lacs’ Nik Borchert won the 152-pound title and the wrestler of the meet. He defeated Roseau’s Casey Warner by fall. Borchert defeated Perham’s Colin Neitzke, 5-4, to advance to the championship. Neitzke finished third, defeating Bryan Zuniga by fall. New London-Spicer’s Logan Eckhoff won three straight matches to capture the 160-pound title. Eckhoff defeated Perham’s Zach Peterson by fall in the championship. All three of Eckhoff’s victorious were by fall. Glynn continued his strong season, rolling to the championship at 170. Glynn defeated Mille Lacs’ Dain Schultz by technical fall, 16-0, before defeating United North Central’s Tanner Bacon by fall. William Parks continued his undefeated season with two victories at 182. He defeated Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dakota Zimmer by fall in the semifinals. He followed that up with a pin over New London-Spicer’s Jared Travis.  “He (Parks) got down 5-0 and it showed his true character. He kept plugging away,” Moser said. “Parks has really brought it. He has brought his ‘A’ game to every match. There have not been any letdowns, which is really neat to see.” United North Central’s Tristan Palmer earned the win at 195. He defeated Perham’s Cole Schmitz in the finals, 5-2. Schmitz advanced to the finals with a fall over Mille Lacs’ Colt Cashman.
Perham’s Jesse Klatt earned two falls and a decision victory to win the 220-pound field. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Noah Welsh, 2-1, after pinning both Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jimmy Thomas and Roseau’s Devin Jensen. “It wasn’t flashy. Two of the three matches came down to the very end,” Moser said. “He has a knack for getting it done. We sat him at the end of December because of some shoulder issues.  For him to get back out here and start winning again was good. He needed it.” Jesse Bucholz picked up the win at 285. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Brandon Knisley in the finals by a 2-1 decision. He was victorious over Kieren Oksanen in the semifinals by fall at 3:02. He opened the tournament with a fall over United North Central’s Alex Eckman. “He lost to two of the guys last year in this class. It was a good, deep weight class,” Moser said. “He had a big win in the semifinals and then to go against Knisely and did a nice job there. He is a state ranked kid and he wrestled him without being reckless. It was very controlled. It was two good technical matches for heavyweights.” Next action for the Yellowjackets will be Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Pelican Rapids. The Yellowjackets will square off with Pelican Rapids and Breckenridge. Perham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team won its third tournament of the year when they won the 38th annual KLN Family Brands Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 3.The Yellowjackets claimed six individual titles en route to the team title for the second consecutive year. Perham finished with a team score of 239.5.“I thought our kids wrestled very solid. They may not have been flashy, but fundamentally they did things right,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “A couple of our guys had great days. Jesse Bucholz had a wonderful day. I think he probably wrestled the best on our team. Colin Neitzke got third place in the toughest weight class in the tournament. He had a nice solid day. It was a good way to start for our guys to get back into the swing of things.”New London-Spicer came in second, while Sauk Centre-Melrose was third. Roseau finished in fourth. United North Central, Mille Lacs and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis rounded out the field. Dylan Fudge was victorious for the Yellowjackets at 113. Chase Curtis earned the 132 title, with a perfect record. Patrick Glynn ran the table at 170, while William Parks earned the title at 182. Jesse Klatt was the top finisher at 220, while Bucholz won at 285 for the Yellowjackets.Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Antonio Ortiz defeated Roseau’s Riley Eidsmoe, 6-4, in the 106 final. Perham’s Leighton Rach finished third. He defeated Sam Stageberg, New London-Spicer, 2-1. Dylan Fudge defeated Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jordan Winter in the championship. He won the match by a 6-4 decision. “I think we expect Dylan to be that way. He is a dynamo there,” Moser said. “He has been bringing it all year long and has done very well.”New London-Spicer’s Tom Stageberg was victorious at 120. He earned a 5-0 decision win over Perham’s Ben Nelson in the finals. Nelson advanced to the finals with a fall victory over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dustin McGee. Roseau’s Chandler Mooney won the 126 division. Mooney went 3-0 during round robin competition. The 126 class only had five wrestlers. Perham’s Patrick Johnson came in second. Johnson finished 2-1 on the afternoon. Chase Curtis won the 132 class. He finished with a 2-0 record. Curtis defeated Dylan Peterson by fall and Cade LaCoe by fall.
New London-Spicer’s Treyton Austvold defeated United North Central’s Tom Tellers, 4-2. Austvold claimed the 138-pound title with the win. Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Will Funk edged Perham’s Ty Moser in the championship at 145. Funk earned the 6-2 decision over Moser. Moser advanced to the finals with a win over Roseau’s Brett Jerome, 6-4. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Ben Tiffany by fall in the opening match. “Leighton Rach at 106 did fine. Our two guys in the middle, Ty Moser and Zach Peterson, did a nice job,” Moser said. “For them both to get second place in a tournament like this, is impressive.”[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429349","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"315","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]Mille Lacs’ Nik Borchert won the 152-pound title and the wrestler of the meet. He defeated Roseau’s Casey Warner by fall. Borchert defeated Perham’s Colin Neitzke, 5-4, to advance to the championship. Neitzke finished third, defeating Bryan Zuniga by fall. New London-Spicer’s Logan Eckhoff won three straight matches to capture the 160-pound title. Eckhoff defeated Perham’s Zach Peterson by fall in the championship. All three of Eckhoff’s victorious were by fall. Glynn continued his strong season, rolling to the championship at 170. Glynn defeated Mille Lacs’ Dain Schultz by technical fall, 16-0, before defeating United North Central’s Tanner Bacon by fall. William Parks continued his undefeated season with two victories at 182. He defeated Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dakota Zimmer by fall in the semifinals. He followed that up with a pin over New London-Spicer’s Jared Travis.  “He (Parks) got down 5-0 and it showed his true character. He kept plugging away,” Moser said. “Parks has really brought it. He has brought his ‘A’ game to every match. There have not been any letdowns, which is really neat to see.”United North Central’s Tristan Palmer earned the win at 195. He defeated Perham’s Cole Schmitz in the finals, 5-2. Schmitz advanced to the finals with a fall over Mille Lacs’ Colt Cashman.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429352","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"309","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]Perham’s Jesse Klatt earned two falls and a decision victory to win the 220-pound field. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Noah Welsh, 2-1, after pinning both Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jimmy Thomas and Roseau’s Devin Jensen. “It wasn’t flashy. Two of the three matches came down to the very end,” Moser said. “He has a knack for getting it done. We sat him at the end of December because of some shoulder issues.  For him to get back out here and start winning again was good. He needed it.”Jesse Bucholz picked up the win at 285. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Brandon Knisley in the finals by a 2-1 decision. He was victorious over Kieren Oksanen in the semifinals by fall at 3:02. He opened the tournament with a fall over United North Central’s Alex Eckman.“He lost to two of the guys last year in this class. It was a good, deep weight class,” Moser said. “He had a big win in the semifinals and then to go against Knisely and did a nice job there. He is a state ranked kid and he wrestled him without being reckless. It was very controlled. It was two good technical matches for heavyweights.”Next action for the Yellowjackets will be Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Pelican Rapids. The Yellowjackets will square off with Pelican Rapids and Breckenridge. Perham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team won its third tournament of the year when they won the 38th annual KLN Family Brands Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 3.The Yellowjackets claimed six individual titles en route to the team title for the second consecutive year. Perham finished with a team score of 239.5.“I thought our kids wrestled very solid. They may not have been flashy, but fundamentally they did things right,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “A couple of our guys had great days. Jesse Bucholz had a wonderful day. I think he probably wrestled the best on our team. Colin Neitzke got third place in the toughest weight class in the tournament. He had a nice solid day. It was a good way to start for our guys to get back into the swing of things.”New London-Spicer came in second, while Sauk Centre-Melrose was third. Roseau finished in fourth. United North Central, Mille Lacs and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis rounded out the field. Dylan Fudge was victorious for the Yellowjackets at 113. Chase Curtis earned the 132 title, with a perfect record. Patrick Glynn ran the table at 170, while William Parks earned the title at 182. Jesse Klatt was the top finisher at 220, while Bucholz won at 285 for the Yellowjackets.Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Antonio Ortiz defeated Roseau’s Riley Eidsmoe, 6-4, in the 106 final. Perham’s Leighton Rach finished third. He defeated Sam Stageberg, New London-Spicer, 2-1. Dylan Fudge defeated Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jordan Winter in the championship. He won the match by a 6-4 decision. “I think we expect Dylan to be that way. He is a dynamo there,” Moser said. “He has been bringing it all year long and has done very well.”New London-Spicer’s Tom Stageberg was victorious at 120. He earned a 5-0 decision win over Perham’s Ben Nelson in the finals. Nelson advanced to the finals with a fall victory over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dustin McGee. Roseau’s Chandler Mooney won the 126 division. Mooney went 3-0 during round robin competition. The 126 class only had five wrestlers. Perham’s Patrick Johnson came in second. Johnson finished 2-1 on the afternoon. Chase Curtis won the 132 class. He finished with a 2-0 record. Curtis defeated Dylan Peterson by fall and Cade LaCoe by fall.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429346","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"269","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]New London-Spicer’s Treyton Austvold defeated United North Central’s Tom Tellers, 4-2. Austvold claimed the 138-pound title with the win. Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Will Funk edged Perham’s Ty Moser in the championship at 145. Funk earned the 6-2 decision over Moser. Moser advanced to the finals with a win over Roseau’s Brett Jerome, 6-4. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Ben Tiffany by fall in the opening match. “Leighton Rach at 106 did fine. Our two guys in the middle, Ty Moser and Zach Peterson, did a nice job,” Moser said. “For them both to get second place in a tournament like this, is impressive.”
Mille Lacs’ Nik Borchert won the 152-pound title and the wrestler of the meet. He defeated Roseau’s Casey Warner by fall. Borchert defeated Perham’s Colin Neitzke, 5-4, to advance to the championship. Neitzke finished third, defeating Bryan Zuniga by fall. New London-Spicer’s Logan Eckhoff won three straight matches to capture the 160-pound title. Eckhoff defeated Perham’s Zach Peterson by fall in the championship. All three of Eckhoff’s victorious were by fall. Glynn continued his strong season, rolling to the championship at 170. Glynn defeated Mille Lacs’ Dain Schultz by technical fall, 16-0, before defeating United North Central’s Tanner Bacon by fall. William Parks continued his undefeated season with two victories at 182. He defeated Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dakota Zimmer by fall in the semifinals. He followed that up with a pin over New London-Spicer’s Jared Travis.  “He (Parks) got down 5-0 and it showed his true character. He kept plugging away,” Moser said. “Parks has really brought it. He has brought his ‘A’ game to every match. There have not been any letdowns, which is really neat to see.”United North Central’s Tristan Palmer earned the win at 195. He defeated Perham’s Cole Schmitz in the finals, 5-2. Schmitz advanced to the finals with a fall over Mille Lacs’ Colt Cashman.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429352","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"309","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]Perham’s Jesse Klatt earned two falls and a decision victory to win the 220-pound field. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Noah Welsh, 2-1, after pinning both Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jimmy Thomas and Roseau’s Devin Jensen. “It wasn’t flashy. Two of the three matches came down to the very end,” Moser said. “He has a knack for getting it done. We sat him at the end of December because of some shoulder issues.  For him to get back out here and start winning again was good. He needed it.”Jesse Bucholz picked up the win at 285. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Brandon Knisley in the finals by a 2-1 decision. He was victorious over Kieren Oksanen in the semifinals by fall at 3:02. He opened the tournament with a fall over United North Central’s Alex Eckman.“He lost to two of the guys last year in this class. It was a good, deep weight class,” Moser said. “He had a big win in the semifinals and then to go against Knisely and did a nice job there. He is a state ranked kid and he wrestled him without being reckless. It was very controlled. It was two good technical matches for heavyweights.”Next action for the Yellowjackets will be Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Pelican Rapids. The Yellowjackets will square off with Pelican Rapids and Breckenridge. Perham-The Perham Yellowjacket wrestling team won its third tournament of the year when they won the 38th annual KLN Family Brands Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 3.The Yellowjackets claimed six individual titles en route to the team title for the second consecutive year. Perham finished with a team score of 239.5.“I thought our kids wrestled very solid. They may not have been flashy, but fundamentally they did things right,” Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. “A couple of our guys had great days. Jesse Bucholz had a wonderful day. I think he probably wrestled the best on our team. Colin Neitzke got third place in the toughest weight class in the tournament. He had a nice solid day. It was a good way to start for our guys to get back into the swing of things.”New London-Spicer came in second, while Sauk Centre-Melrose was third. Roseau finished in fourth. United North Central, Mille Lacs and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis rounded out the field. Dylan Fudge was victorious for the Yellowjackets at 113. Chase Curtis earned the 132 title, with a perfect record. Patrick Glynn ran the table at 170, while William Parks earned the title at 182. Jesse Klatt was the top finisher at 220, while Bucholz won at 285 for the Yellowjackets.Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Antonio Ortiz defeated Roseau’s Riley Eidsmoe, 6-4, in the 106 final. Perham’s Leighton Rach finished third. He defeated Sam Stageberg, New London-Spicer, 2-1. Dylan Fudge defeated Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jordan Winter in the championship. He won the match by a 6-4 decision. “I think we expect Dylan to be that way. He is a dynamo there,” Moser said. “He has been bringing it all year long and has done very well.”New London-Spicer’s Tom Stageberg was victorious at 120. He earned a 5-0 decision win over Perham’s Ben Nelson in the finals. Nelson advanced to the finals with a fall victory over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dustin McGee. Roseau’s Chandler Mooney won the 126 division. Mooney went 3-0 during round robin competition. The 126 class only had five wrestlers. Perham’s Patrick Johnson came in second. Johnson finished 2-1 on the afternoon. Chase Curtis won the 132 class. He finished with a 2-0 record. Curtis defeated Dylan Peterson by fall and Cade LaCoe by fall.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429346","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"269","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]New London-Spicer’s Treyton Austvold defeated United North Central’s Tom Tellers, 4-2. Austvold claimed the 138-pound title with the win. Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Will Funk edged Perham’s Ty Moser in the championship at 145. Funk earned the 6-2 decision over Moser. Moser advanced to the finals with a win over Roseau’s Brett Jerome, 6-4. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Ben Tiffany by fall in the opening match. “Leighton Rach at 106 did fine. Our two guys in the middle, Ty Moser and Zach Peterson, did a nice job,” Moser said. “For them both to get second place in a tournament like this, is impressive.”[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1429349","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"315","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]Mille Lacs’ Nik Borchert won the 152-pound title and the wrestler of the meet. He defeated Roseau’s Casey Warner by fall. Borchert defeated Perham’s Colin Neitzke, 5-4, to advance to the championship. Neitzke finished third, defeating Bryan Zuniga by fall. New London-Spicer’s Logan Eckhoff won three straight matches to capture the 160-pound title. Eckhoff defeated Perham’s Zach Peterson by fall in the championship. All three of Eckhoff’s victorious were by fall. Glynn continued his strong season, rolling to the championship at 170. Glynn defeated Mille Lacs’ Dain Schultz by technical fall, 16-0, before defeating United North Central’s Tanner Bacon by fall. William Parks continued his undefeated season with two victories at 182. He defeated Walker-Hackensack-Akeley-Nevis’ Dakota Zimmer by fall in the semifinals. He followed that up with a pin over New London-Spicer’s Jared Travis.  “He (Parks) got down 5-0 and it showed his true character. He kept plugging away,” Moser said. “Parks has really brought it. He has brought his ‘A’ game to every match. There have not been any letdowns, which is really neat to see.”United North Central’s Tristan Palmer earned the win at 195. He defeated Perham’s Cole Schmitz in the finals, 5-2. Schmitz advanced to the finals with a fall over Mille Lacs’ Colt Cashman.
Perham’s Jesse Klatt earned two falls and a decision victory to win the 220-pound field. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Noah Welsh, 2-1, after pinning both Sauk Centre-Melrose’s Jimmy Thomas and Roseau’s Devin Jensen. “It wasn’t flashy. Two of the three matches came down to the very end,” Moser said. “He has a knack for getting it done. We sat him at the end of December because of some shoulder issues.  For him to get back out here and start winning again was good. He needed it.”Jesse Bucholz picked up the win at 285. He defeated New London-Spicer’s Brandon Knisley in the finals by a 2-1 decision. He was victorious over Kieren Oksanen in the semifinals by fall at 3:02. He opened the tournament with a fall over United North Central’s Alex Eckman.“He lost to two of the guys last year in this class. It was a good, deep weight class,” Moser said. “He had a big win in the semifinals and then to go against Knisely and did a nice job there. He is a state ranked kid and he wrestled him without being reckless. It was very controlled. It was two good technical matches for heavyweights.”Next action for the Yellowjackets will be Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Pelican Rapids. The Yellowjackets will square off with Pelican Rapids and Breckenridge.