By Chad Koenen

Publisher

Rose Tumberg placed first and Shauna Geiser took second at the Grant County Invite on Saturday at West Central Area. 

Tumberg captured first at 124 lbs. after securing a pin over Khloe Salfer of WABA in just 13 seconds, before pinning RaeAnn Gruchow of West Central Area in the semi-finals at 3:18.

In the finals, Tumberg made it three straight pins as she defeated Maria Perez of Willmar at the 5:01 mark of the third period to take first place. Tumberg was the first person to defeat Gruchow and Perez this season.

Geiser captured second place after defeating Saoirse Stevens of West Central Area by a fall in the opening round, before defeating Nadia Lopez-Berg of Willmar by a fall in the quarterfinals at 3:22. In the semi-finals, Geiser picked up her third straight pin, this time at the 3:06 mark of the match against Brooklyn Budeau of Sauk Centre-Melrose to advance to the finals. 

In the championship match, Geiser came out on the short end of a pin to Olivia Browen of LPGEB at the :42 mark of the first period to finish in second place. 

Also placing for the Eagles in the varsity tournament was Resa Tumberg in fourth place at 106 lbs. and Rachel Tumberg in fifth place at 130 lbs.

1st – Sauk Centre-Melrose – 204

2nd – Moorhead – 145

3rd – Willmar – 112.5

4th – West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville – 100

5th – MAHACA – 95

6th – Wahpeton/Breckenridge – 92.5

7th – New York Mills – 81.5

8th – LPGE-Browerville Wolves – 75

9th – Ottertail Central Bulldogs – 70

10th – Wabasso – 43

11th – United North Central Warriors – 40.5

12th – Osakis – 36.5

13th – Pelican Rapids – 32

14th – Ortonville – 20

15th – United Clay Becker Badgers – 18

16th – Benson – 17.5

17th – Barnesville – 15.5

18th – Border West Buccaneers – 0

106- 4th place- Mat 1 – Bout 20 – Quarters: Brynn Streff (6-2) Fr., WILL over Resa Tumberg 7th, NYM (F 4:20), Mat 4 – Bout 76 – Cons. Sub-Semis: Resa Tumberg 7th, NYM over Mawit Bergman (0-2) Fr., WCAABE (F 2:00), Mat 2 – Bout 115 – Cons. Semis: Resa Tumberg 7th, NYM over Aveline Wold Jr., WABR (F 0:55), Mat 1 – Bout 148 – 3rd Place Match: Ava Gramith (4-2) 8th, MAHA over Resa Tumberg 7th, NYM (F 0:58)

118- 2nd place Mat 2 – Bout 4 – Champ. Rd of 16: Shauna Geiser Fr., NYM over Saoirse Stevens (2-2) Fr., WCAABE (F 3:01), Mat 3 – Bout 31 – Quarters: Shauna Geiser Fr., NYM over Nadia Lopez-Berg (6-5) So., WILL (F 3:22), Mat 4 – Bout 98 – Semis: Shauna Geiser Fr., NYM over Brooklyn Budeau (8-3) Sr., SCM (F 3:06), Mat 2 – Bout 163 – 1st Place Match: Olivia Browen So., LBW over Shauna Geiser Fr., NYM (F 0:42)

124- 1st place- Bout – Champ. Rd of 16: Rose Tumberg Jr., NYM over Bye (Bye), Mat 4 – Bout 35 – Quarters: Rose Tumberg Jr., NYM over Khloe Salfer 7th, WABA (F 0:13), Mat 1 – Bout 100 – Semis: Rose Tumberg Jr., NYM over RaeAnna Gruchow (4-1) Fr., WCAABE (F 3:18), Mat 2 – Bout 164 – 1st Place Match: Rose Tumberg Jr., NYM over Maria Perez (9-1) Sr., WILL (F 5:01)

130- 5th place- Mat 3 – Bout 7 – Champ. Rd of 16: Georgia Anderson (9-3) Sr., SCM over Rachel Tumberg So., NYM (F 1:24), Bout – Cons. Sub-Quarters: Rachel Tumberg So., NYM over Bye (Bye), Mat 3 – Bout 65 – Cons. Quarters: Rachel Tumberg So., NYM over Alexis Tollakson (1-3) Fr., ORTO (F 3:09), Mat 1 – Bout 85 – Cons. Sub-Semis: Rachel Tumberg So., NYM over Ariana Burrell (1-9) Fr., MOOR (F 2:44), Mat 1 – Bout 124 – Cons. Semis: Ashlin Gibson (4-2) Jr., MAHA over Rachel Tumberg So., NYM (Dec 14-8), Mat 3 – Bout 142 – 5th Place Match: Rachel Tumberg So., NYM over Jolene Fosse (7-6) Fr., OCB (TF 15-0 (3:45))

136- Mat 3 – Bout 9 – Champ. Rd of 16: Makya Oehrlein Fr., NYM over Quinn Slettedahl 8th, WABR (MD 19-6), Mat 1 – Bout 43 – Quarters: Daphne Frericks (7-3) 7th, SCM over Makya Oehrlein Fr., NYM (F 0:59), Mat 3 – Bout 66 – Cons. Quarters: Brynn Sudbeck Fr., LBW over Makya Oehrlein Fr., NYM (F 1:47)