The Alexandria wrestling team had a pair of close duals at home Thursday, one of which went its way 35-30 over Detroit Lakes, but the other got away from them, 39-37, against Morris Area-Hancock-Chokio-Alberta.
Nolan Fettig (106) started out Alexandria’s dual with DL with a 14-5 major decision, while Drayson Elfering (113) got a pin (2:46), and so did Mason McGrane (0:53). Grayson Timm (138) earned a 6-3 decision, while Kelly Johnson (170) earned a pin (0:56).
Alexandria sealed the win with a 14-5 major decision from Cody Vatnsdal at 195 and a pin by Jordan Nicholson (1:10).
Alexandria led 37-24 heading into the final three matches against MAHACA.
Fettig earned a pin (1:09) to start the dual, while Isaac Saffert (132) had one as well (1:32), and so did Kelly Johnson (1:39). Blaze Nelson earned a 5-2 decision at 152, and Landon Seward (182) earned a 9-1 major decision.
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Alexandria won two bouts by forfeit against MAHACA.
Alexandria wrestles at home in a triangular on Friday, starting at 5 p.m.
WCA-A-B-E goes 1-2 at ACGC
The West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville Knights had a busy Thursday with three duals at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City.
WCA-A-B-E earned a 54-21 over ACGC but lost 35-34 against Royalton-Upsala and 44-22 against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.
Owen Gruchow (106) earned a pin (2:24) to start the dual against ACGC, while Evan Dingwall (113) earned a 12-7 decision and Carter Lohse (126) earned a first period pin (1:36). Adam Lohse (132) earned a third period pin (4:44), while Hunter Gruchow (145) earned a second period pin (3:41), and Ezekiel Sieckert (160) earned a third period pin (5:45).
WCA-A-B-E won the final four matches against ACGC, as Anthony Sykora (182) earned a first period pin (1:19), as did Beau Robinson (195 - 1:11) and Justin Blascyk (285 - 1:51), while Will Rustan (220) earned a 3-1 decision.
WCA-A-B-E led 34-23 heading into the final three matches against Royalton-Upsala. Royalton-Upsala won two of the final three matches by decision and a one by a pin to seal the one point win.
The Knights had pins from Owen Gruchow (0:32), Dingwall (1:25), Adam Lohse (4:33), Solomon Wales (138 - 0:41) and Sykora (0:37). Hunter Gruchow earned a 9-1 major decision as well.
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WCA-A-B-E had five wins against BBE, a pin from Carter Lohse (1:20), a 12-4 major decision by Owen Gruchow, a 12-3 major decision by Hunter Gruchow, a 14-3 major decision by Sykora and a 10-0 major decision by Robinson.
The Knights wrestle in the West Central Conference/Central Minnesota Conference tournament on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. in Kimball.
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