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BELGRADE — Both Mason Fruechte and Lane Fruechte had plenty of success at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguar Invitational on Friday, Jan. 2.
Junior Mason Fruechte had the opportunity to wrestle against University of Minnesota signee Titan Friederichs from Watertown Mayer-Mayer Lutheran in the 127-pound championship bout.
“It was a great opportunity to face an opponent the caliber of that,” PAS head coach Paul Young said, “and see that level.”
Friederichs earned a 20-5 technical fall over Fruechte, with the match stopped at the 2-minute, 54-second mark.
Pipestone Area Schools’ wrestlers (from left) Mason Fruechte, Lane Fruechte and Finley Whipkey show off the medals they won at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguar Invitational on Friday, Jan. 2, in Belgrade. All three placed in the top four of their weights. (Contributed photo by Crissa Fruechte)
Despite the outcome, Young said Fruechte wrestled tough. And he expects Mason to use this match as motivation.
Meanwhile, sophomore Lane Fruechte recorded his 50th victory of his career, continuing to move up the Arrow win chart.
Lane Fruechte earned third place at 121 pounds after Robert Gerisch from Milaca-Faith Christian received an injury default.
“For Lane to have 50 wins at his age is cool to see,” Young said. “I’m excited to see what he will do during the rest of his career, with more wins, pins and milestones. I’m happy for him, and he’s hungry for more.”
Pipestone Area Schools’ Lane Fruechte, shown with head coach Paul Young, earned his 50th career victory at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguar Invitational on Friday, Jan. 2, in Belgrade. (Contributed photo)
Overall, six Arrows reached the podium and finished sixth out of 11 teams at the event. PAS scored 78.5 points.
Young said he likes having the Jaguar Invitational on the schedule because it allows the Arrows a chance to square off against opponents from the northern half of Minnesota.
Finley Whipkey reached the third-place match, but lost to Red Rock Central’s Joseph Skarupa (who executed a pinning predicament at 0:38) in the 189-pound division.
Carlos Saenlouangraj recorded a hard-fought 10-8 decision over Keaston Thorpe from Ottertail Central for fifth place. Saenlouangraj had a key takedown late in the match to secure his place on the podium.
Two other Arrows placed sixth in Carloseriel Perez-Garcia (107) and Griffin Smidt (heavyweight).
As for Marshall, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton’s Brayden Chandler remained undefeated and won the 172-pound class in dominating fashion — with a 13-0 major decision over Tucker Hagen from Osakis.
Marshall’s Brayden Chandler, a student at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, tries to control his opponent during a Class AA 160-pound bout last Saturday in St. Paul. Chandler is now a two-time state placer. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
Dawson DeCamp claimed the crown at 145 pounds on a 14-3 major decision versus Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa host Jace Mueller. Tucker Kraft earned the 189-pound title with a 6-0 decision (topping Watertown Mayer-Mayer Lutheran’s Oliver Larson).
During the day’s activities, Lane Fruechte also wrestled Marshall’s Lincoln Christensen (a 19-4 technical fall for Christensen). Joel Friederichs, Titan’s brother, then stopped Christensen on a 4-0 decision.
Mason Fruechte also registered a 4-2 decision over Keynan Coequyt, another one of Marshall’s talented grapplers in the semifinals.
This is the type of seasoning that will make both Fruechtes even better as the season continues.
Complete team standings accompany this story in agate form.
Arrow notes
PAS will serve as host of a three-team Big South Conference meet on Thursday, Jan. 8.
Both Redwood Valley and Windom/Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin will visit PAS Gymnasium. The Arrows will face the Cardinals at about 6:05 p.m., with the Cobras to follow.
Young reported there will be two mats in use, allowing for additional junior varsity and girls matches.
The Arrows will then travel to Marshall on Saturday for the Big South Conference meet at Southwest Minnesota State University’s R/A Facility.
Matches will begin at 10 a.m. Both the Arrow boys and girls will be in action.
Big South teams set for the tournament are: PAS, Marshall, Blue Earth Area, Fairmont/Martin County West, Jackson County Central, Luverne, New Ulm, Redwood Valley, St. James Area, St. Peter, Tri-City United, Waseca, Worthington and those Cobras.
The Arrows also have a quadrangular at Springfield, S.D. on Jan. 13, which also will feature Alcester-Hudson and Sioux Falls Roosevelt.
Mason Fruechte is shown on the podium as the second-place finisher at the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguar Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 3. Future University of Minnesota wrestler Titan Friederichs won the group. (Contributed photo)
INFORMATION
Wrestling
Official Results
Friday, Jan. 2
BBE Jaguar Invite
At Belgrade
Team Standings
1, Watertown Mayer-Mayer Lutheran, 254; 2, Marshall, 212.5; 3, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle-Browerville, 166; 4, Osakis, 123; 5, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 106; 6, Pipestone Area, 78.5; 7, Sibley East, 69; 8, Eden Valley-Watkins, 63.5; 9, Milaca-Faith Christian, 62.5; 10, Ottertail Central, 50; 11, Red Rock Central, 47.5
Weight Class Winners
107 — Micah Donahue, Watertown Mayer-Mayer-Lutheran
114 — Noah Jensen, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
121 — Joel Friederichs, WM-ML
127 — Titan Friederichs, WM-ML
133 — Sully Marx, WM-ML
139 — Brodie Pachan, LPGE-Browerville
145 — Dawson DeCamp, Marshall
152 — Kaleb Mead, WM-ML
160 — Karson Tufte, WM-ML
172 — Brayden Chandler, Marshall (RTR)
189 — Tyler Kraft, Marshall
215 — Conner Koep, Osakis
HWT — Nicholas Becker, Eden Valley-Watkins