Hastings boys wrestling will have two chances at a state title today on championship Saturday at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, as Trey Beissel and Beckett Edstrom each won their quarterfinal and semifinals matchups on Friday. Edstrom would win in the quarterfinals with a 7-2 decision, then a 7-0 decision in the semifinals at 121lbs. An injured Trey Beissel wrestling on one leg due to a knee injury would win a 16-0 technical fall in the quarterfinals, then with the crowd at his back would dominate a 19-7 victory in the semifinals at 133lbs, setting up the penultimate championship matches today. Will Bainbridge is also continuing to wrestle today for the boys, falling in the quarterfinals via an 8-3 decision, but winning in the consolation quarterfinals 4-1 to stay alive for third place.
Other state wrestling results for Hastings and Prescott included:
107 Sully McNamara – win in consolation sub-QF by fall, fell in cons SF 14-2, eliminated
139 Dave Bauer – fell by major decision 31-1 in Cons, eliminated
152 Presley McCrae – won by decision in Cons sub quarters 8-5, fell 8-0 in Cons QF – eliminated
160 Mark Svoboda – fell by decision 9-4 in Cons sub quarters, eliminated
On the Raiders girls wrestling side it includes:
112 Trinity Yates – fell in Cons 12-2, eliminated
124 Elli Levine – won in Cons 18-0, won in Cons QF 14-6
136 Audrianna Dahlberg – – fell by TF in QF 17-0, fell in Cons 20-5, eliminated
148 Emma Taylor – fell in Cons 15-0, eliminated
155 Avery Levine – won in Cons by fall, won in Cons QF 14-6
190 Lily Watts – medical forfeit
235 Khloe Richardson – fell in Cons 8-3, eliminated
For Prescott wrestling, freshman Bryce Feran was eliminated in Consolation on a 16-11 decision, and Addyson Allsop on the girls was eliminated via a 19-10 major decision in Consolation.
Hastings boys basketball fell to Mahtomedi Friday evening in their regular season finale 71-65. The Raiders had a 33-32 halftime lead in a back and forth contest the entire evening, but couldn’t muster enough offense. The Raiders will be back in action Tuesday in the quarterfinals of section play.
And the Prescott Lady Cards defeated SCF 60-40 and will host the D3 Regional Final vs Baldwin-Woodville today at 7pm.