The Canton boys wrestling team bested Parkston, Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes and Bon Homme/Avon to win its fourth SDHSAA Class B duals championship in a row on Saturday, Feb. 14.
The C-Hawks, the No. 2 seed despite coming in with an 11-0 record, beat No. 7 Parkston 59-14, No. 3 Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes 42-20 and No. 4 Bon Homme/Avon 37-26 in the title dual.
Gunnar Swenson (285 pounds), Aidan Kranz (215/190), Conner Giedd (165/157), Shane Sehr (144), Cael Vander Broek (113) and Bode Walker (106) all went 3-0 for Canton Saturday.
Swenson pinned his first two opponents before winning a decision in the title dual. Kranz pinned his opponent from Parkston at 215 pounds before winning by pin in the last two duals at 190. Giedd won by pin against Parkston at 165, won by pin against Bon Homme/Avon at 157 and won by forfeit at 157 against Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes. Shane Sehr won by forfeit to open his day, won by pin against Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes and won a major decision against Bon Homme/Avon. Vander Broek won by decision against Parkston, major decision against Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes and sudden victory against Bon Homme/Avon. Walker won his first two matches by tech fall and his match in the championship by decision.
Tasyn Ockenga won by pin at 190 pounds against Parkston and at 175 against Bon Homme/Avon. Camdyn Ockenga (150) won by fall against Parkston and sudden victory against Bon Homme/Avon. Lincoln Sehr (132) won by decision against Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes and Bon Homme/Avon.
Wyatt Tuntland (165) won by fall over Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes, Aden Schaeffer (138) and Levi Tuntland (126) each won by pin against Parkston and Blaise Bentz (120) won a decision against Parkston.
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Canton boys wrestling wins fourth straight Class B state duals title