Pitcrew shine at Region 1 Youth meet

The Carrington Pitcrew youth wrestling program was back in action at the 2024 Region 1 Youth Championships, held in Oakes Saturday, April 6.

Landin Clifton won his 85-pound class with a 2-0 record, while runner-up finishes went to Briggs Garber (80) and Michael Vande Hoven (HWT).

Taking third place were Chayse Steadmon (75) and Mason Cook (97), and Blaine Botha (65) was fourth. Match-by-match results were as follows:

Region 1 Youth Championships, Oakes

Saturday, April 6

65 - Blaine Botha - 4th 2-2; Pinned by Reed Moch (Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm-A) 2:52; Decd Bently Bruhn (Oakes-A) 6-0; Decd Lawson Ascheman (EEK-B) 6-0; Pinned by Moch (EEK-A) 4:22

75 - Chayse Steadmon - 3rd 3-1; Decd Owen Jordahl (Oak-A) 9-3; Pinned by Bradyn Vetter (Lisbon-A) :55; Pinned Emmett Schnabel (South Border-A) :33; Decd Jordahl (Oak-A) 8-2

80 - Briggs Garber - 2nd 1-1; Bye; Pinned Eden Riddle (LaMoure-A) 2:18; Pinned by Eli Schlepp (SB-A) 1:11

85 - Landin Clifton - 1st 2-0; Bye; MajDecd Ivan Moch (EEK-A) 18-8; Pinned Anthony Vetter (Lis-A) 1:04

97 - Mason Cook - 3rd 3-1; Pinned Ayden Jacobson (LaM-A) :22; Decd by Trygg Dahlstrom (Oak-A) 10-8; Pinned Braeden Hoff (Lis-B) :46; Pinned Emmitt Ness (EEK-B) 2:45

HWT - Michael Vande Hoven - 2nd 2-1; Bye; Pinned Jameson Hembree-Mueller (Oak-A) :40; Pinned Colton Peterson (LaM-B) :34; Pinned by Jayce Riddle (LaM-A) 3:46