FAIRMONT – Martin County will compete in the state Class 2A team wrestling tournament for the second straight year and fourth time in five years after a pair of tightly contested wins in the Section 3AA tourney Saturday at Cardinal Gym.
The Red Bulls won eight matches in a 41-24 win over MAHACA and then topped Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 32-25 in a dual where both teams won seven matches.
Five wrestlers went 2-0 on the day for Martin County, Rylan Cutler, Taylor Austin, Jesse Potts, Aden Welcome and Carver Rohman.
Going 1-1 for the Red Bulls were Kain Sanders, Gage Cyphers, Wyatt Williamson, Max Olson and Alec Thompson.
Martin County will compete in the state Class 1A team tournament Thursday, March 3 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
The Section 3AA individual tournament is next Saturday at Redwood Falls.
Martin County 41, MAHACA 24
106 – Tyce Anderson (MAHACA) maj. dec. Torrey Paplow (MC) 17-5
113 – Grayson Gibson (MAHACA) maj. dec. Berent Kosbab (MC) 19-7
120 – Rylan Cutler (MC) pinned Alex Sperr (MAHACA) 0:39
126 – No. 3 Jesse Potts (MC) dec. Dallas Walton (MAHACA) 3-2
132 – No. 3 Ethan Lebrija (MAHACA) maj. dec. Cooper Steuber (MC) 12-4
138 – Taylor Austin (MC) pinned Andrew Marty (MAHACA) 5:39
145 – No. 2 (138) Davin Rose (MAHACA) dec. No. 6 Kain Sanders (MC) SV-1 5-3
152 – Aden Welcome (MC) pinned Caden Rose (MAHACA) 3:34
160 – Carver Rohman (MC) tech, fall Hunter Massner (MAHACA) 25-10
170 – Gage Cyphers (MC) tech. fall Dain Schroeder (MAHACA) 15-0
182 – Wyatt Williamson (MC) maj. dec. Noah Amundson (MAHACA) 17-6
195 – Hunter Gibson (MAHACA) pinned Riley Allen (MC) 0:08
220 – No. 4 Max Olson (MC) pinned Brock Marty (MAHACA) 0:46
285 – Levi Kellenberger (MAHACA) dec. Alec Thompson (MC) 7-4
Martin County 32, Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 25
106 – No. 7 Logan Schwanz (HBLHS) pinned Torrey Paplow (MC) Fall 1:18
113 – Raydon Bipes (HBLHS) maj. dec. Berent Kosbab (MC) Maj 11-2
120 – Rylan Cutler (MC) maj. dec. Max Martin (HBLHS) Maj 10-0
126 – No. 3 Jesse Potts (MC) pinned Cody Tews (HBLHS) Fall 0:38
132 – Treyton Card (HBLHS) dec. Cooper Steuber (MC) Dec 5-2
138 – Taylor Austin (MC) maj. dec. Andrew Soderlund (HBLHS) Maj 11-0
145 – No. 6 Kain Sanders (MC) dec. Luke Hoag (HBLHS) Dec 10-7
152 – Aden Welcome (MC) dec. Jay Rickertsen (HBLHS) Dec 12-6
160 – Carver Rohman (MC) pinned Micheal Hahn (HBLHS) Fall 2:49
170 – Camden Kron (HBLHS) dec. Gage Cyphers (MC) Dec 9-5
182 – Brady Andersen (HBLHS) dec. Wyatt Williamson (MC) Dec 4-2
195 – Riley Gill (HBLHS) dec. Riley Allen (MC) Dec 11-4
220 – Alec Thompson (MC) pinned Evan Peirce (HBLHS) Fall 5:28
285 – No. 4 (195) Hayden VanderVoort (HBLHS) dec. No. 4 (220) Max Olson (MC) Dec 9-2
SECTION 3AA WRESTLING
Thursday, Feb. 17
South Sub-Section
First round
Worthington 39, Redwood Valley 37
New Ulm 53, Windom/Mountain Lake 24
Quarterfinals
Martin County 56, Worthington 15
New Ulm 32, Marshall 29
North Sub-Section
First round
New London-Spicer 55, Quad County 15
Quarterfinals
Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 60, New London-Spicer 9
MAHACA 40, United 26
Saturday, Feb. 19
Semifinals
Martin County 41, MAHACA 24
Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 36, New Ulm 27
Championship
Martin County 32, Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 25
State Class 2A wrestling tournament teams
1AA: Kasson-Mantorville
2AA: Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran
3AA: Martin County
4AA: Simley
5AA: Totino-Grace
6AA: Becker
7AA: Mora
8AA: Thief River Falls
State team tournament appearances for Martin County
2018 AA runner-up, 2020 AA runner-up, 2021 3rd, 2022 ?