{"id":816,"date":"2023-02-20T12:19:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T18:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=816"},"modified":"2023-02-20T12:19:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T18:19:14","slug":"eleven-wrestlers-qualify-for-state-for-trojan-wrestling-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2023\/02\/20\/eleven-wrestlers-qualify-for-state-for-trojan-wrestling-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Eleven Wrestlers Qualify for State for Trojan Wrestling Team"},"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 wrestling team finished second with 206.0 points at the Region 1A tournament in Madison on Saturday, February 18th.\u00a0 Eleven wrestlers qualified for state individually.\u00a0 Mike Ideker and Cole Grocott were named the region coaches of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Karson Vessells won the 113-pound class with three victories.\u00a0 Chandler Carda won the 145-pound weight class with four pins.\u00a0 Justin Zirpel took second in the 160-pound class with a 2-1 record.\u00a0 Chet Carda was also second in the 182-pound class with a 2-1 record.\u00a0 Gavin Pischke was second in the 285-pound class with a 2-1 record as well.\u00a0 Connor Siemonsma (138), Keaton Vessells (152), and Gabe Gebhard (195) all placed third with 3-1 records.\u00a0 Levi Anderson (120) and Orlando Whiting (126) placed fourth with with 2-2 records.\u00a0 These 10 boys wrestlers, along with Allison Foote, will participate in the individual state tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Jost (132) finished fifth with a 3-2 record.\u00a0 Cody Opitz (220) was also fifth with a 2-2 record.\u00a0 Alex Siemonsma (106) had a sixth place finish with a 1-3 record.\u00a0 Wyatt Nielsen (170) finished 0-2.<\/p>\n<p>West Central will also take part in the team dual state tournament.\u00a0 The 2023 South Dakota High School State A Wrestling tournaments will be held in Rapid City Thursday, February 23rd through Saturday, February 25th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojan wrestling team finished second with 206.0 points at the Region 1A tournament in Madison on Saturday, February 18th.\u00a0 Eleven wrestlers qualified for state individually.\u00a0 Mike Ideker and Cole Grocott were named the region coaches of the year. 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