Seward girls' wrestlers win tournament, third at duals

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It was a busy week but a good week for the Seward/Milford girls’ wrestling team. SM went 3-2 at the Cryin’ Creek Duals Dec. 30 and then placed third at the Fillmore Central Invite Jan. 3.

The highlight of the tournament, Coach Andy Sistek said, was Lauren Frihauf winning gold at 100 pounds. The junior battled her way through a tough bracket that included the No. 2 wrestler in Class B, Angelina Schademann of Fillmore Central, and the No. 1 wrestler in Class A, Annah Perdue of York.

Frihauf opened the day with a pin over Devyn Dunham of York, then beat Schademann 6-3, defeated previously undefeated Hadley Mazzulla of Auburn 11-1 and beat Perdue 8-4 in the final.

“It was an awesome tournament for her,” Sistek said. “She wanted to wrestle the hard matches.”

Frihauf wasn’t the only gold medalist for SM. Annaliese Sistek (125), Ava Rediger (135) and Jenna Rae Hallsted (155) also won their weight classes.

Hallsted beat Zaniah Baca of Adams Central 3-2 in the final and pinned her other four opponents. Rediger beat Gentah Story of Lincoln Northeast 15-0 in her championship match after pinning her other four opponents. Sistek beat Lili Huegel of Lincoln Southeast 11-1 in the final and also pinned her other four opponents.

“We’re getting in the right classes,” Sistek said.

Mia Cobian finished third at 120 pounds, as well, and Savannah Leiting was fourth at 105. Katelyn Jones also finished in the top six, placing fifth at 140 pounds.

In Monday’s duals, Seward beat West Point 42-36, lost to Millard South 70-18, beat Weeping Water 60-0, tied with Beatrice 42-42 and lost on the tiebreaker (number of forfeits) and finished with a 42-30 win over Papillion LaVista.

The girls are next on the mat Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Norm Manstedt Invite in Columbus. The tournament includes 56 teams, Sistek said.

The wrestlers didn’t have the weekend off, either. They worked the Jeramie Schoepf youth wrestling tournament fundraiser Jan. 5, filling in wherever necessary, including as referees, Sistek said.

“It’s a chance to give back to youth wrestling,” he said.