Peichel, Moe capture first place at section meet

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

There will be plenty to cheer about for the Frazee Hornet wrestling faithful when the state wrestling tournament kicks off this week at the Xcel Energy Center. In fact, it will take two hands to count all of the Hornets who advanced to the individual state wrestling tournament.

A total of six Hornets will be making the trek to St. Paul when the state individual tournament kicks off at 9 a.m. on Friday morning. 

Bailey Peichel at 145 lbs. and Tyler Moe at 152 lbs. captured individual titles at the Section 8A meet on Saturday, while Liam Hamm, Cade Nagel, Preston Mayfield and Jack Graham all took second place. 

Peichel, who is ranked fifth in the state and has a record of 26-5 overall, came into the section tournament as the second seed. Fourth ranked Aiden Wolfe of Fosston-Bagley, who has a record of 35-3 overall, was the top seed in a section final that could have just as easily been for a state championship, let alone the Section 8A finals. 

Wolfe earned an early escape in the second period to take a 1-0 lead heading into the third period. Peichel quickly tied the match up at 1-1 when he chose the down position and earned an escape. Peichel broke the tie with a takedown with just 34 seconds remaining in the match. Wolfe earned an escape with 13 seconds remaining in the match, but it wasn’t enough as Peichel earned a thrilling 3-2 decision to come away with the win. 

Not to be outdone, Moe took first place at 152 lbs. when he outscored Zach Davidson of United North Central 4-2 in the final period to come away with a 7-4 decision. The match was actually tied when Davidson secured a takedown with 1:04 remaining in the match, but Moe quickly earned an escape and eventually a takedown as time was expiring to come away with the win and section championship. 

Liam Hamm took second place at 121 lbs. when he narrowly fell to sixth ranked Ian Phrakonkham of Fosston/Bagley by a 4-2 decision to finish as the runner up and punch his ticket to the state tournament. Hamm, who is just a freshman, improved to 30-14 on the season after going 1-1 in the section tournament. 

Cade Nagel punched his ticket to state with a second place finish at 160 lbs. The junior was able to get by Riley Livingston of United North Central in the semi-finals by a 2-0 overtime decision. After a scoreless three periods, Nagel earned a takedown in overtime with 22 seconds remaining in the extra period to come away with the win. 

In the finals, Nagel fell to seventh ranked at 172 lbs. Cameron Halverson of Barnesville by an 8-2 decision to make a return to state as runner up. 

In another match up against a pair of top 10 ranked wrestlers, fifth ranked Preston Mayfield fell to sixth ranked Carter Coauette of Crookston by a 7-3 decision in the finals, before making quick work of Isaac Olson of Badger-Greenbush-Middle River in the true second match to punch his ticket to the state tournament. 

Jack Graham will also be making his way to St. Paul after the sophomore pulled off an upset of ninth ranked Blake McMullen of Mahnomen/Waubun in the semi-finals of the 189 lbs. bracket by a 3-1 decision. Graham trailed 1-0 heading into the third period when he chose the down position and earned a quick escape to tie the match up at 1-1. Less than a minute later he earned a takedown and rode McMullen the rest of the way to secure a 3-1 decision. 

In the finals, Graham fell to Eli Roiko of United North Central by fall at the 3:59 mark of the match to finish in second place.

In addition to the state tournament berths, several Hornets achieved career milestones on Saturday. Hamm, Graham and Cash Osterman secured their 50th wins and Moe secured his 150th win. 

Hamm, who comes into the state tournament with a record of 30-14 overall, will take on Isaac Rodriguez of Jackson County Central in the opening round of the 121 lbs. state tournament. Rodriguez comes into the state tournament with a record of 36-8 overall and is ranked 10th in the state. The winner of the match will take on either top ranked and top seeded Zach Remer of Mille Lacs who has a record of 44-1 overall or Isaac Grabow of Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie. Grabow has a record of 37-7 overall. 

At 145 lbs., fifth ranked Peichel will take on Kenny Erickson of Aitkin. Erickson has a record of 18-4 overall. The winner of the match will take on either Joseph Cummings of St. Agnes, who has a record of 26-14 or fourth ranked Wolfe of Fosston/Bagley who has a record of 35-3 overall. 

Moe, who is 36-10 overall, will open the 152 lbs. state tournament against fourth ranked Dillon Bartel of Kenyon-Wanamingo. Bartel comes into the state tournament with a record of 30-11 overall. The winner of the match will take on either Levi Miest of St. James Area who has a record of 37-12 or second ranked Tucker Zigan of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville who has a record of 41-2 overall. 

Nagel, who is 23-18, will take on top ranked and top seeded Jevon Williams of ACGC in the opening round of state. Williams is a perfect 29-0 on the season. The winner of the match will take on either Ryan Schlaak of NRHE who has a record of 22-14 overall or ninth ranked Jett Olson of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg who has a record of 38-6 overall. 

Fifth ranked Mayfield, who is 37-7 overall, will open the state tournament against Mason Bruder of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville. Bruder comes into the state tournament with a record of 37-5 overall and is ranked fourth in the state. The winner of the match will take on either Treyce Ludwig of Eden Valley-Watkins who has a record of 38-11 or 160 lbs. fifth ranked Luke Bieniek of Holdingford who has a record of 38-6 overall. 

Graham, who is 27-16 on the season, will take on third ranked Nick Slater of Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial who is 44-5 on the season in the opening round of state. The winner will either take on seventh ranked Luke Bjerga of Staples-Motley who is 37-10 on the season or Ezekiel Olson of WAB who is 30-7 on the season in the second round of state. 

107- 6th place- Quarterfinal – Gregory Ramberg (Fertile-Beltrami) 32-15 won by decision over Ashton Reller (Frazee) 12-23 (Dec 5-0), Cons. Round 1 – Ashton Reller (Frazee) 12-23 won by tech fall over Robbie Henry (Badger-GB-MR) 4-16 (TF-1.5 2:40 (18-1)), Cons. Semi – Sam Roiko (United North Central) 23-12 won by decision over Ashton Reller (Frazee) 12-23 (Dec 5-2), 5th Place Match – Eli Phrakonkham (Fosston-Bagley) 16-20 won by decision over Ashton Reller (Frazee) 12-23 (Dec 12-8)

114- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Brock Grabow (Barnesville) 5-8 won by fall over Gabe Schermerhorn (Frazee) 9-22 (Fall 5:09), Cons. Round 1 – Gabe Schermerhorn (Frazee) 9-22 received a bye () (Bye), Cons. Semi – Max Ramberg (Fertile-Beltrami) 30-16 won by fall over Gabe Schermerhorn (Frazee) 9-22 (Fall 2:48), 5th Place Match – Gabe Schermerhorn (Frazee) 9-22 won by fall over Jack Lacroix (Fosston-Bagley) 8-26 (Fall 1:01), 121- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Liam Hamm (Frazee) 30-14 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Liam Hamm (Frazee) 30-14 won by fall over Fynn Bakke (United North Central) 22-11 (Fall 5:10), 1st Place Match – Ian Phrakonkham (Fosston-Bagley) 35-3 won by decision over Liam Hamm (Frazee) 30-14 (Dec 4-2), 2nd Place Match – Liam Hamm (Frazee) 30-14 won by no contest over Fynn Bakke (United North Central) 22-11 (NC)

127- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Cash Osterman (Frazee) 13-10 won by fall over Cleighton Hoban (Mahnomen-Waubun) 16-25 (Fall 3:58), Semifinal – Drew Rasch (Fertile-Beltrami) 35-9 won by decision over Cash Osterman (Frazee) 13-10 (Dec 8-7), Cons. Semi – Cash Osterman (Frazee) 13-10 won by fall over Asher O`Brien (Barnesville) 17-17 (Fall 4:32), 3rd Place Match – Cash Osterman (Frazee) 13-10 won by decision over Kamryn Thompson (Fosston-Bagley) 23-14 (Dec 7-0), 2nd Place Match – Drew Rasch (Fertile-Beltrami) 35-9 won by no contest over Cash Osterman (Frazee) 13-10 (NC)

133- 5th place- Quarterfinal – Owen Lund (Badger-GB-MR) 25-13 won by decision over Blake Sonnenberg (Frazee) 12-17 (Dec 8-4), Cons. Round 1 – Blake Sonnenberg (Frazee) 12-17 won by decision over Jaron Knutson (Crookston) 6-19 (Dec 8-2), Cons. Semi – Shane Thompson (Fosston-Bagley) 29-10 won by decision over Blake Sonnenberg (Frazee) 12-17 (Dec 3-0), 5th Place Match – Blake Sonnenberg (Frazee) 12-17 won by decision over Julian Ystenes (Fertile-Beltrami) 23-24 (Dec 8-5)

145- 1st place- Quarterfinal – Bailey Peichel (Frazee) 26-5 won by fall over Lucas Perala (Crookston) 13-24 (Fall 5:07), Semifinal – Bailey Peichel (Frazee) 26-5 won by decision over Creed Koll (United North Central) 17-12 (Dec 9-3), 1st Place Match – Bailey Peichel (Frazee) 26-5 won by decision over Aiden Wolfe (Fosston-Bagley) 35-3 (Dec 3-2)

152- 1st place- Quarterfinal – Tyler Moe (Frazee) 36-10 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Tyler Moe (Frazee) 36-10 won by fall over Jose Arriaga (Crookston) 7-25 (Fall 1:33), 1st Place Match – Tyler Moe (Frazee) 36-10 won by decision over Zach Davidson (United North Central) 25-10 (Dec 7-4)

160- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Cade Nagel (Frazee) 23-18 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Cade Nagel (Frazee) 23-18 won in sudden victory – 1 over Riley Livingston (United North Central) 19-19 (SV-1 2-0), 1st Place Match – Cameron Halverson (Barnesville) 34-5 won by decision over Cade Nagel (Frazee) 23-18 (Dec 8-2), 2nd Place Match – Cade Nagel (Frazee) 23-18 won by no contest over Riley Livingston (United North Central) 19-19 (NC)

172- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Preston Mayfield (Frazee) 37-7 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – Preston Mayfield (Frazee) 37-7 won by fall over Brock Hendrickson (United North Central) 6-6 (Fall 2:20), 1st Place Match – Carter Coauette (Crookston) 42-2 won by decision over Preston Mayfield (Frazee) 37-7 (Dec 7-3), 2nd Place Match – Preston Mayfield (Frazee) 37-7 won by fall over Isaac Olson (Badger-GB-MR) 17-20 (Fall 1:11)

189- 2nd place- Quarterfinal – Jack Graham (Frazee) 27-16 won by decision over Damion Hanson (Badger-GB-MR) 9-15 (Dec 10-3), Semifinal – Jack Graham (Frazee) 27-16 won by decision over Blake McMullen (Mahnomen-Waubun) 34-9 (Dec 3-1), 1st Place Match – Eli Roiko (United North Central) 27-5 won by fall over Jack Graham (Frazee) 27-16 (Fall 3:59), 2nd Place Match – Jack Graham (Frazee) 27-16 won by no contest over Blake McMullen (Mahnomen-Waubun) 34-9 (NC)

215- 3rd place- Quarterfinal – Tanner Moe (Frazee) 18-9 received a bye () (Bye), Semifinal – James Flynn (Fertile-Beltrami) 37-6 won by fall over Tanner Moe (Frazee) 18-9 (Fall 3:15), Cons. Semi – Tanner Moe (Frazee) 18-9 won by fall over Walter Taus (Badger-GB-MR) 12-18 (Fall 2:23), 3rd Place Match – Tanner Moe (Frazee) 18-9 won by fall over Parker Nelson (Fosston-Bagley) 10-24 (Fall 0:45), 2nd Place Match – James Flynn (Fertile-Beltrami) 37-6 won by no contest over Tanner Moe (Frazee) 18-9 (NC)

285- 6th place- Quarterfinal – Jonathan Rose (Fosston-Bagley) 13-4 won by fall over Derek Zitzow (Frazee) 20-19 (Fall 2:34), Cons. Round 1 – Derek Zitzow (Frazee) 20-19 won by fall over Hunter Keezer (Mahnomen-Waubun) 4-17 (Fall 0:39), Cons. Semi – Jack Leiser (Fertile-Beltrami) 35-10 won by fall over Derek Zitzow (Frazee) 20-19 (Fall 3:12), 5th Place Match – Riley Helgeson (Crookston) 23-21 won by decision over Derek Zitzow (Frazee) 20-19 (Dec 8-3)