Twelve Eagles place at Crookston tournament

New York Mills came home with its fair share of hardware over the weekend as five individual champions were crowned and the wrestling team took first place at the annual Rodd Olson Invitational. The tournament was held in Crookston and 12 wrestlers placed individually. 

Among the wrestlers who took first place was Carlyle Tumberg, Elijah O’Dea, Creed Mursu, Austin Geiser and Grady Roberts. 

This week the wrestlers will participate in a dual with Wadena-Deer Creek n Thursday night, before heading to Pequot Lakes on Friday night for a tournament on Friday and Saturday. 

Tuesday

The NY Mills Eagles dropped a pair of matches against Osakis and West Central Area on Tuesday night.

In their match against the Silverstreaks, the Eagles were unable to overcome six losses by fall or forfeit as they came out on the short end of a 40-30 score. 

Elijah O’Dea secured an exiting 21-17 decision over Zackery Bruder of Osakis to put the Eagles on the scoreboard at 121 lbs. Finn Wallgreen followed with a 9-5 decision at 121 lbs. and Creed Mursu gave NY Mills a brief 12-10 lead when he pinned Ashton Pastian just two seconds into the second period at 133 lbs. 

Unfortunately, the Silverstreaks went on a four match pin streak to take the lead for good and hand the Eagles the loss. 

NY Mills also got wins from Austin Geiser at 172 lbs., Blake Unger at 189 lbs. and Grady Roberts at 285 lbs. who all secured pins in the match.

In their dual against West Central Area, the Eagles were only able to come away with a pair of wins as they fell by a score of 57-7. The two wins came from Tony Nichols by major decision at 145 lbs. and Austin Geiser by an 11-7 decision at 172 lbs. 

Osakis 40 New York Mills 30

107: Guy Steinbeisser (OSAK) over Wyatt Helmbrecht (NYM) (MD 14-2)

114: Blake Fischer (OSAK) over (NYM) (For.)

121: Elijah O’Dea (NYM) over Zackery Bruder (OSAK) (Dec 21-17)

127: Finn Wallgren (NYM) over Kellan George (OSAK) (Dec 9-5)

133: Creed Mursu (NYM) over Ashton Pastian (OSAK) (Fall 2:02)

139: Reggie George (OSAK) over Isaac Geiser (NYM) (Fall 0:24)

145: Christian Nathe (OSAK) over Tony Nichols (NYM) (Fall 4:43)

152: Lukas Duchene (OSAK) over Royce Lorentz (NYM) (Fall 3:21)

160: Tucker Hagen (OSAK) over Weston Simpson (NYM) (Fall 1:12)

172: Austin Geiser (NYM) over Hunter Buffington (OSAK) (Fall 1:42)

189: Blake Unger (NYM) over Andrew Ziesmer (OSAK) (Fall 1:10)

215: Conner Koep (OSAK) over Ashton Lehmann (NYM) (Fall 1:43)

285: Grady Roberts (NYM) over Caiden Knox (OSAK) (Fall 2:33)

West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville 57 New York Mills 7

107: Brody Brunkow (WCAA) over Wyatt Helmbrecht (NYM) (TF 15 0:00)

114: Keiran Gehrke (WCAA) over (NYM) (For.)

121: Nathan Brethorst (WCAA) over Elijah O’Dea (NYM) (MD 22-9)

127: Tucker McGee (WCAA) over Finn Wallgren (NYM) (TF 18-1 0:00)

133: Evan Dingwall (WCAA) over Creed Mursu (NYM) (MD 15-7)

139: Cristian Ponce (WCAA) over Isaac Geiser (NYM) (TF 19-2 0:00)

145: Tony Nichols (NYM) over Eli Domeier (WCAA) (MD 19-9)

152: Owen Gruchow (WCAA) over Royce Lorentz (NYM) (Fall 0:16)

160: Hunter Gruchow (WCAA) over Weston Simpson (NYM) (Fall 0:30)

172: Austin Geiser (NYM) over Sam Olson (WCAA) (Dec 11-7)

189: Ezekiel Sieckert (WCAA) over Blake Unger (NYM) (Fall 3:06)

215: Jeremy Blascyk (WCAA) over Ashton Lehmann (NYM) (Fall 2:54)

285: Freddi Munoz (WCAA) over Grady Roberts (NYM) (MD 14-5)

Saturday

On Saturday NY Mills made the trek up north to Crookston to participate in the annual Rodd Olson Invitational. The Eagles crowned five champions and 12 wrestlers placed on their way to the team championship in the nine team tournament. 

NY Mills secured 197 team points to edge Walker-Hackensack-Akeley who finished in second place with 124 points. 

Carlyle Tumberg captured first place at 114 lbs. after he secured a pair of pins in the opening two rounds of the tournament to advance to the championship match. In the championship, Tumberg secured a commanding 9-2 decision over Samuel Strom of United Clay Becker to capture first place.

Elijah O’Dea secured first place at 121 lbs. after he picked up a pin in the opening round of the match, before securing a close 11-10 decision over Cash Bullock of WHA in the semi-finals. In the championship match O’Dea secured another one point decision as he got the best of Justin Torroll of Hillsboro by a 14-13 decision to capture first place. 

Creed Mursu picked up a pair of decisions at 133 lbs. to take first place and improve to 7-2 on the season. After securing a 12-8 decision in the second round of the tournament, Mursu captured first place with a 12-7 decision over Chase Whitney of WHA. 

Austin Geiser improved to 10-0 on the season with a tech fall, pin and major decision at 160 lbs. His final match was an 8-0 major decision over Dylan McMullen of Mahnomen-Waubun in the third round of the tournament. 

Also capturing first place was Grady Roberts who pinned his way to the championship match with a pair of first period pins in the opening two rounds of the tournament. In the championship
match Roberts defeated Riley Helgeson of Crookston by a 3-2 decision to capture first place. 

In addition tot he five individual champions, senior Blake Unger advanced to the championship match after securing a tech fall and a 10-5 decision at 189 lbs. In the championship match Unger dropped a close 1-0 decision to Blake McMullen of Mahnomen-Waubun to finish in second place. 

Rodd Olson Invitational Wrestling Tournament

1 New York Mills 197.0

2 Walker 124.0

3 Mahnomen 111.0

4 Park Rapids Area 104.0

5 United Clay Becker Badgers 98.5

6 Badger-GB-MR 87.0

7 Hillsboro 85.0

8 Crookston Pirates 77.5

9 Larimore 19.0

107- 5th place- Champ. Round 1 – Wyatt Helmbrecht (New York Mills) 6-6 received a bye () (Bye); Quarterfinal – Wyatt Helmbrecht (New York Mills) 6-6 won by fall over Landyn Tetreau (Larimore) 3-4 (Fall 0:48); Semifinal – Blake Orton (Walker) 9-3 won by major decision over Wyatt Helmbrecht (New York Mills) 6-6 (MD 11-1) Cons. Semi – Avery Bush (Mahnomen) 8-3 won by fall over Wyatt Helmbrecht (New York Mills) 6-6 (Fall 1:57); 5th Place Match – Wyatt Helmbrecht (New York Mills) 6-6 won by decision over Mathis Henry (Badger-GB-MR) 6-4 (Dec 10-9)

107- Champ. Round 1 – Mathis Henry (Badger-GB-MR) 6-4 won by fall over Oakley Kern (New York Mills) 0-2 (Fall 3:38); Cons. Round 1 – Oakley Kern (New York Mills) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye); Cons. Round 2 – Avery Bush (Mahnomen) 8-3 won by fall over Oakley Kern (New York Mills) 0-2 (Fall 4:09)

114- 1st place- Round 1 – Carlyle Tumberg (New York Mills) 6-2 won by fall over Garret Aakre (United Clay Becker Badgers) 4-8 (Fall 2:38); Round 2 – Carlyle Tumberg (New York Mills) 6-2 won by fall over Owen Hoban (Mahnomen) 2-7 (Fall 3:37); Round 3 – Carlyle Tumberg (New York Mills) 6-2 won by decision over Samuel Strom (United Clay Becker Badgers) 4-2 (Dec 9-2)

121- 1st place- Quarterfinal – Elijah O`Dea (New York Mills) 7-2 won by fall over Brandon Miller (Mahnomen) 1-8 (Fall 3:10); Semifinal – Elijah O`Dea (New York Mills) 7-2 won by decision over Cash Bullock (Walker) 10-1 (Dec 11-10); 1st Place Match – Elijah O`Dea (New York Mills) 7-2 won by decision over Justin Torroll (Hillsboro) 9-1 (Dec 14-13)

127- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Trevor Whipple (United Clay Becker Badgers) 6-7 won by decision over Finn Wallgren (New York Mills) 4-6 (Dec 9-2); Cons. Round 1 – Finn Wallgren (New York Mills) 4-6 won by fall over Leo Kueber (Park Rapids Area) 0-3 (Fall 3:51); Cons. Semi – Cleighton Hoban (Mahnomen) 8-2 won by decision over Finn Wallgren (New York Mills) 4-6 (Dec 7-1); 5th Place Match – Finn Wallgren (New York Mills) 4-6 won by fall over Heath Safratowich (Park Rapids Area) 0-7 (Fall 2:53)

133- 1st place- Round 1 – Creed Mursu (New York Mills) 7-2 received a bye () (Bye); Round 2 – Creed Mursu (New York Mills) 7-2 won by decision over Gabe Demere (Mahnomen) 1-2 (Dec 12-8); Round 3 – Creed Mursu (New York Mills) 7-2 won by decision over Chase Whitney (Walker) 8-2 (Dec 12-7)

139- 4th place- Quarterfinal – Isaac Geiser (New York Mills) 3-8 won by decision over Ben Botelho (Larimore) 3-7 (Dec 4-3); Semifinal – Sawyer Owens (Hillsboro) 10-0 won by fall over Isaac Geiser (New York Mills) 3-8 (Fall 0:39); Cons. Semi – Isaac Geiser (New York Mills) 3-8 won by fall over Rylan Sundby (Hillsboro) 5-6 (Fall 3:40); 3rd Place Match – Peyton Richter (Walker) 6-2 won by fall over Isaac Geiser (New York Mills) 3-8 (Fall 2:26)

145- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Tony Nichols (New York Mills) 4-7 won by major decision over Tristin Strom (United Clay Becker Badgers) 2-9 (MD 17-8); Semifinal – Levi Todd (Larimore) 4-5 won by decision over Tony Nichols (New York Mills) 4-7 (Dec 10-9); Cons. Semi – Tony Nichols (New York Mills) 4-7 won by decision over Colton Hass (Walker) 3-8 (Dec 10-6); 3rd Place Match – Tony Nichols (New York Mills) 4-7 won by fall over Jose Arriaga (Crookston Pirates) 4-5 (Fall 2:26)

152- Champ. Round 1 – Weston Simpson (New York Mills) 4-5 received a bye () (Bye); Quarterfinal – Zander Dovenmuehler (Hillsboro) 3-5 won by decision over Weston Simpson (New York Mills) 4-5 (Dec 3-1); Cons. Round 2 – Weston Simpson (New York Mills) 4-5 received a bye () (Bye); Cons. Round 3 – Emmitt Isane (Badger-GB-MR) 6-5 won by major decision over Weston Simpson (New York Mills) 4-5 (MD 10-2)

152- Champ. Round 1 – Cade Walz (Mahnomen) 6-5 won by tech fall over Royce Lorentz (New York Mills) 0-3 (TF-1.5 1:39 (21-6)); Cons. Round 1 – Royce Lorentz (New York Mills) 0-3 received a bye () (Bye); Cons. Round 2 – Emmitt Isane (Badger-GB-MR) 6-5 won by fall over Royce Lorentz (New York Mills) 0-3 (Fall 0:42)

160- 1st place- Round 1 – Austin Geiser (New York Mills) 10-0 won by tech fall over JD Knox (Walker) 1-11 (TF-1.5 1:17 (17-2)); Round 2 – Austin Geiser (New York Mills) 10-0 won by fall over Lucas Perala (Crookston Pirates) 6-5 (Fall 0:30); Round 3 – Austin Geiser (New York Mills) 10-0 won by major decision over Dylan McMullen (Mahnomen) 7-2 (MD 8-0)

172- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Joe Mann (New York Mills) 3-2 won by decision over Corbin Schiller (Park Rapids Area) 4-4 (Dec 4-1); Semifinal – Callen Whitney (Walker) 11-1 won by fall over Joe Mann (New York Mills) 3-2 (Fall 2:28); Cons. Semi – Joe Mann (New York Mills) 3-2 won by tech fall over Rafael Sanchez Velez (United Clay Becker Badgers) 4-7 (TF-1.5 4:35 (16-0)); 3rd Place Match – Joe Mann (New York Mills) 3-2 won by decision over Corbin Schiller (Park Rapids Area) 4-4 (Dec 7-4)

189- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Blake Unger (New York Mills) 7-3 won by tech fall over Parker Kuhl (Larimore) 4-7 (TF-1.5 1:41 (21-6)); Semifinal – Blake Unger (New York Mills) 7-3 won by decision over Brayden Chenault (Hillsboro) 10-2 (Dec 10-5); 1st Place Match – Blake McMullen (Mahnomen) 8-0 won by decision over Blake Unger (New York Mills) 7-3 (Dec 1-0)

215- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Ashton Lehmann (New York Mills) 4-4 won by fall over Robert White (Walker) 2-5 (Fall 3:29); Semifinal – Dandre Johnson (Park Rapids Area) 2-0 won by fall over Ashton Lehmann (New York Mills) 4-4 (Fall 0:28); Cons. Semi – Ashton Lehmann (New York Mills) 4-4 won by tech fall over Isaiah Reyes (Crookston Pirates) 1-4 (TF-1.5 3:54 (18-3)); 3rd Place Match – Ashton Lehmann (New York Mills) 4-4 won by decision over Fernando Rios (Hillsboro) 5-7 (Dec 12-6)

285- 1st place- Quarterfinal – Grady Roberts (New York Mills) 8-2 won by fall over Douglas Poitra (United Clay Becker Badgers) 1-8 (Fall 1:12); Semifinal – Grady Roberts (New York Mills) 8-2 won by fall over Walter Taus (Badger-GB-MR) 4-5 (Fall 1:45); 1st Place Match – Grady Roberts (New York Mills) 8-2 won by decision over Riley Helgeson (Crookston Pirates) 10-2 (Dec 3-2)