By Becky Walz,
Decorah’s McKenzie Tollefson works to pin her opponent, Damiyah Williams of Mason City in the Belle of the Border finals Saturday. The junior didn’t get the fall, but did earn the title at 142 pounds by decision. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Stello)
Three locals were crowned champions at the Belle of the Border tournament hosted at St. James, Minnesota., Saturday.
Decorah’s Chloe Sheffield, McKenzie Tollefson and Lauren Luzum brought home titles.
In the team race, Osage won the day with 223.5 points. SEP claimed second with 186.5 points while Decorah was third with 156 points.
At 100 pounds, Sheffield went 3-0 to win gold and move to 24-3 on the season. She earned a bye in round one, then did battle with Owatonna’s Kayla Pastika in the quarterfinals. Sheffield goy the pin in 2:35 to move to the semifinals. There, it took the Viking senior just 50 seconds to turn Piper Phillips of Mason City. In the finals, Sheffield picked up a 15-5 major decision over Osage’s Ainsley Hemann.
Tollefson claimed the 142-pound title for the Vikings. She also received a first-round bye to advance directly to the quarterfinals against Alannah Hanson of St. Ansgar. She got the pin in 2:26 to advance to the semifinal. There she squared off with Hannah Ratajczak of Marshall and picked up the fall in 3:21. Battling Mason City’s Damiyah Williams, Tollefson won by an 8-5 decision to claim the title and move to 23-4 on the season.
Decorah junior Lauren Luzum (155) advanced to the finals with a first round bye and a pair of falls. In the quarterfinal, Luzum put Savana Stand of Forest Lake on her back in 35 seconds and pinned Teryn Vander Beek of SEP in 3:21. Advancing to the finals to face Cece Rock of Luverne, the Viking survived to win by 7-3 decision. She improve her overall record to 29-1.
Two other Vikings reached the finals and came up just short of the title including Ana Simon at 148 pounds and Kamryn Steines at 190 pounds.
Belle of the Border team scores
1. Osage 223.5; 2. SEP 186.5; 3. Decorah 156; 4. Mason City 148; 5. BHRV 93; 6. Forest Lake 91; 7. Humboldt 81; 8. Owatonna 59; 9. Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven 56.5; 10. Centennial 49; 11. Marshall 44; 12. St. Ansgar 33; 13. St. James-Madelia 27; 14. FCLMC 26.5; 15. West Lyon 26; 16. Luverne 24; 17. Tri City United 22; 18. LPGE 16.5; 19. St. Peter 15; 19. Wabasso 15; 21. Kasson 13; 21. Rosemount 13; 23. Scott West 8; 24. Hutchinson 3; 25. Stewartville 0
Individual results
100 – Chloe Sheffield, 1st place
Rd. 1 – bye; Quarterfinal – WBF in 2:35 over Kayla Pastika (Owa); Semifinal – WBF in 0:50 over Piper Phillips (MC); Final – won 15-5 maj. dec. over Ainsley Hemann (Osage)
112 – Audrey Feuerhelm, DNP
Rd. 1 – LBF in 0:49 to Annica Blasko (FL); Cons. rd. 1 – bye; Cons. rd. 2 – LBF in 1:30 to Ella Als (MC)
118 – Isabella Kos, DNP
Rd. 1 – LBF in 0:48 to Ivy Christensen (Osage); Cons. rd. 1 – LBF in 5:37 to Gwenevere Lieb (FCLMC)
124 – Simone Downing, 6th place
Rd. 1 – bye; Quarterfinal – LBF in 1:46 to Peyton Corbin (Cent); Cons. rd. 2 – WBF in 2:44 over Lexi Ewalt (BHRV); Cons. semifinal – won 1-0 dec. over Anna Ruka (FL); 5th place match – LBF in 3:01 to Carleigh Arjes (MC)
130 – Bristol Parker, DNP
Rd. 1 – LBF in 3:41 to Cameron Halbur (BHRV); Cons. rd. 1 – bye; Cons. rd. 2 – LBF in 0:24 to Charlotte Ferrie (FCLMC)
136 – Amelia Wadsworth, 5th place
Rd. 1 – WBF in 0:53 over Sarah Perez Cardosa (SW); Quarterfinal – lost 13-4 maj. dec. to Mya Holdaway (SEP); Cons. rd. 2 – WBF in 1:53 over Sierra Bahr (Marsh); Cons. semifinal – won 14-2 maj. dec. over Mckayla Selle (Owa); 5th place match – WBF in 3:32 over Isabelle Harris (G-T-R)
142 – McKenzie Tollefson, 1st place
Rd. 1 – bye; Quarterfinal – WBF in 2:26 over Alannah Hanson (St. Ans); Semifinal – WBF in 3:21 over Hannah Ratajczak (Marsh); Final – won 8-5 dec. over Damiyah Williams (MC)
148 – Ana Simon, 2nd place
Rd. 1 – WBF in 3:16 over Aliah Fischer (Owa); Quarterfinal – won 13-4 maj. dec. over Bella Carlson (FL); Semifinal – WBF in 1:16 over Eliana Kooi (WL); Final – lost 10-0 maj. dec. to Skylar Slade (SEP)
155 – Lauren Luzum, 1st place
Rd. 1 – bye; Quarterfinal – WBF in 0:35 over Savana Stans (FL); Semifinal – WBF in 1:24 over Teryn Vander Beek (SEP); Final – won 7-3 dec. over Cece Rock (Luv)
170 – Isabelle Alley, DNP
Rd. 1 – LBF in 0:58 to Alexis Fahey (FL); Cons. rd. 1 – WBF in 0:38 over Jayne Aranda (NHRV); Cons. rd. 2 – LBF in 1:53 to Heidi Foy (Wab)
190 – Kamryn Steines, 2nd place
Quarterfinal – bye; Semifinal – WBF in 1:26 over Elyza Williamson (Osage); Final – LBF in 4:38 to Josie Bishop (SEP)
235 – Madysen Lippe, 5th place
Quarterfinal – lost 12-1 maj. dec. to Aniyah Smith (MC); Cons. rd. 1 – WBF in 4:52 over Ariana Thorud (FL); Cons. semifinal – LBF in 4:00 to Emma Schipper (Osage); 5th place match – won by medical forfeit over Alayna Jones (WL)
112 JV – Cassie Wilkins, 5th place
Quarterfinal – WBF in 0:52 over Kamryn Berge (Kasson); Semifinal – LBF in 2:47 to Alivja Henamen (Kasson); Cons. semifinal – LBF in 2:32 to Kelsey Schmitt (LPGE); 5th place match – WBF in 3:07 over Daila Quevedo Pech (BHRV)
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