VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)- Led by Logan Erlandson’s state championship at 182, The Hi-Liners finished in 3rd place at The 2018 Class A State Individual Tournament. Valley City scored 140 points.
Erlandson defeated Trevis LaRoque of Turtle Mountain with a pin at 48 second mark to finish his career as the state champion. Jake Tangen finished as runner up at 195, he fell to Matthew Kaylor of Bismarck Legacy 12-0. David Peterson was pinned by Jared Franked, North Dakota’s all time winningest wrestler, to finish 2nd at 160.
Jaden Oestern finished 3rd at heavyweight and Jared Undem was 4th at 170. Parker Larson took 5th at 126 and Jonathan Langer 6th at 128.
Valley City qualified a school record 17 individuals this season.
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Hi-Liner State Place Winners
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Parker Larson (35-7) placed 5th and scored 14.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Parker Larson (Valley City) 35-7 won by major decision over Chase Hansen (Fargo North) 28-12 (MD 13-3)
Quarterfinal – Parker Larson (Valley City) 35-7 won by fall over Maverick Martin (Bismarck Legacy) 22-32 (Fall 1:54)
Semifinal – Drew Steidler (Bismarck St. Mary`s) 38-8 won by major decision over Parker Larson (Valley City) 35-7 (MD 13-5)
Cons. Semi – Brendan Johnson (Dickinson) 34-16 won by decision over Parker Larson (Valley City) 35-7 (Dec 7-5)
5th Place Match – Parker Larson (Valley City) 35-7 won by fall over Chase Burke (Minot) 34-16 (Fall 2:11)
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Jonathon Langer (26-18) placed 6th and scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jonathon Langer (Valley City) 26-18 won by fall over Mike Erickson (Grand Forks Central) 12-20 (Fall 1:59)
Quarterfinal – JJ Harms (West Fargo) 53-6 won by fall over Jonathon Langer (Valley City) 26-18 (Fall 1:17)
Cons. Round 2 – Jonathon Langer (Valley City) 26-18 won by fall over Carson Williams (Grand Forks Central) 13-15 (Fall 1:51)
Cons. Round 3 – Jonathon Langer (Valley City) 26-18 won by decision over Shane Fleck (Bismarck Century) 34-21 (Dec 9-8)
Cons. Semi – Trevon McClaanahan (Minot) 41-13 won by tech fall over Jonathon Langer (Valley City) 26-18 (TF-1.5 4:28 (19-2))
5th Place Match – Troy Berg (Dickinson) 19-14 won by decision over Jonathon Langer (Valley City) 26-18 (Dec 5-0)
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David Peterson (33-13) placed 2nd and scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – David Peterson (Valley City) 33-13 won by fall over Jake Pulkrabek (Mandan) 23-16 (Fall 0:54)
Quarterfinal – David Peterson (Valley City) 33-13 won by decision over Nolen Demery (Turtle Mountain) 33-18 (Dec 6-4)
Semifinal – David Peterson (Valley City) 33-13 won by fall over Thomas Scheett (Bismarck Legacy) 35-13 (Fall 1:24)
1st Place Match – Jared Franek (West Fargo) 54-1 won by fall over David Peterson (Valley City) 33-13 (Fall 1:34)
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Jared Undem (26-12) placed 4th and scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jared Undem (Valley City) 26-12 won by fall over Austin Blair (Wahpeton) 6-16 (Fall 0:50)
Quarterfinal – Jared Undem (Valley City) 26-12 won by fall over Will Rohrich (Grand Forks Central) 27-11 (Fall 2:00)
Semifinal – Creighton Rudolph (Minot) 7-3 won by decision over Jared Undem (Valley City) 26-12 (Dec 11-6)
Cons. Semi – Jared Undem (Valley City) 26-12 won by fall over Branden Franchuk (Bismarck St. Mary`s) 28-23 (Fall 1:29)
3rd Place Match – Innocent Nsengiyumva (Fargo Davies) 32-15 won by decision over Jared Undem (Valley City) 26-12 (Dec 5-3)
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Logan Erlandson (39-8) placed 1st and scored 30.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Logan Erlandson (Valley City) 39-8 won by fall over Junior Surpris (Fargo North) 13-21 (Fall 1:57)
Quarterfinal – Logan Erlandson (Valley City) 39-8 won by fall over Jacob Boehm (Mandan) 34-12 (Fall 1:44)
Semifinal – Logan Erlandson (Valley City) 39-8 won by fall over Cade Pederson (West Fargo) 32-11 (Fall 3:58)
1st Place Match – Logan Erlandson (Valley City) 39-8 won by fall over Trevis LaRocque (Turtle Mountain) 13-1 (Fall 0:48)
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Jake Tangen (32-10) placed 2nd and scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jake Tangen (Valley City) 32-10 won by decision over Paul Vandal (Jamestown) 31-26 (Dec 3-1)
Quarterfinal – Jake Tangen (Valley City) 32-10 won in sudden victory – 1 over Danek Vega (Mandan) 24-19 (SV-1 6-4)
Semifinal – Jake Tangen (Valley City) 32-10 won by fall over Ronald Wilkie III (Turtle Mountain) 45-10 (Fall 1:06)
1st Place Match – Matthew Kaylor (Bismarck Legacy) 45-1 won by major decision over Jake Tangen (Valley City) 32-10 (MD 12-0)
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Jaden Oestern (35-5) placed 3rd and scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jaden Oestern (Valley City) 35-5 won by fall over Travis Howe (Grand Forks Central) 4-21 (Fall 0:11)
Quarterfinal – Jaden Oestern (Valley City) 35-5 won by fall over Braden Jongeward (Fargo North) 17-21 (Fall 1:15)
Semifinal – Elijah Huff (Minot) 48-5 won by decision over Jaden Oestern (Valley City) 35-5 (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Semi – Jaden Oestern (Valley City) 35-5 won by fall over Koby Brunelle (Turtle Mountain) 6-5 (Fall 1:43)
3rd Place Match – Jaden Oestern (Valley City) 35-5 won by fall over Riley Roesler (Bismarck Century) 41-11 (Fall 3:19)
