{"id":2972,"date":"2026-01-11T20:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=2972"},"modified":"2026-01-11T20:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:38:58","slug":"west-central-girls-wrestling-places-two-in-brandon-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2026\/01\/11\/west-central-girls-wrestling-places-two-in-brandon-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"West Central Girls Wrestling Places Two in Brandon Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The West Central Trojan girls wrestling team had two place winners at the Brandon Valley High School Girls Wrestling Invitational on Friday, January 9th.\u00a0 The team finished with 34 points and placed 12th overall as a team.<\/p>\n<p>Hailey Fortney placed third place with a 3-1 record.\u00a0 All three wins were by pins.\u00a0 Bella Nelson took sixth with a 2-4 record.\u00a0 One win was by a pin and one by a major decision.<\/p>\n<p>Autumn Verhoek finished 1-2 with a pin.\u00a0 Brecken Meyer was 0-2 for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojan girls wrestling team had two place winners at the Brandon Valley High School Girls Wrestling Invitational on Friday, January 9th.\u00a0 The team finished with 34 points and placed 12th overall as a team. 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