JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown High School boys and girls wrestling teams opened up the 2022 season with eight first-place finishes at the Knights of Columbus Invite in Jamestown.

The preseason favorite out of the West Region put on a show in the first invite of the season as the Blue Jay boys took first place while the girls finished second in the KC Invite.

Six Blue Jay boys wrestlers took first place in the KC Invite. Jack Schauer at 106, Pete Rasmussen at 126, Lucas Schlepuetz at 132, Sam Schlepuetz at 136, Colton Mewes at 170, and Jackson Walters at 180 all earned the top medal to kick off the 2022 season. Hannah Sjostrom and Aleeona Meza picked up first-place finishes for the girls’ team.

Team results

Boys

1. Jamestown 182; 2. Valley City 139; 3. Fargo Davies 123; 4. Des Lacs-Burlington 97.5; 5. Turtle Mountain 49; 6. Bismarck High 40.5; 7. Grand Forks Red River 37; 8. Fargo South 32; 9. Devils Lake 29; 10. Legacy 27; 11. Century 16; 12. Grand Forks Central 9; 13. Mandan 0.

Girls

1. West Fargo Sheyenne 106; 2. Jamestown 99; 3. Carrington 97; 4. Des Lacs-Burlington 77; 5. Grand Forks 76.5; 6. Turtle Mountain 67; 7. Valley City 54; 8. Devils Lake 11; 9. Fargo 0.

Jamestown travels to Bismarck High to take on the reigning state champion Demons at 7:30 PM on Thursday night.