On December 21st and 22nd the Warrior Wrestling Team attended the two day, 35-team Redwood River Riot wrestling tournament in Redwood Falls, MN. The tournament was dominated by some of the top teams in Minnesota while the young Warriors gained valuable experience.
Sophmore Rylan Behnke wrestled 152 for the Warriors and was met by some stiff competition. Behnke drew the #4 seeded Jackson Hughes from Marshall in the first round of the tournament. After the first period Behnke trailed 6-2. I quick escape in the second period narrowed the score to 6-3 before Behnke was tossed to his back and pinned midway through the second period.
Behnke would enter the backside of the bracket where he faced off against Sawyer Schwartz, a Junior from TMB-WWG. Schwartz gained the upper hand on Behnke and come away with a first round pin.
Koyer Wendorff represented the Warriors in the 195-pound weight class. The Junior faced off against Evan Hull of Maple Grove in the second round after both wrestlers received first round byes. Hull gained a first round fall over Wendorff on his way to becoming the tournament champion. Wendorff then faced off against Ethan Peters of KMS. Peters got a first period takedown, but Wendorff fought off Peters and bring the match into the second period. In the second period Peters got an early takedown taking Wendorff to his back and knocking him out of the tournament.
To read the rest of this article – pick up a copy of this weeks Fulda Free Press or subscribe to our e-edition at http://eedition.fuldafreepress.net/sub/account_login.asp
