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THE 2021 STATE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT WRAPPED UP ON SATURDAY. 
 
IN THE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS, KADE SAMMONS OF THE COBRAS OF WINDOM-MT LAKE WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHJIP AT 138 POUNDS IN CLASS A.   SAMMONS WON THE FINAL MATCH ON A 2-1 DECISION OVER JOHN PAUL FITZPATRICK OF CROSBY-IRONTON.   
 
ACCORDING TO STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE RECORDS, THIS MAKES 13 INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY TEAMS ASSOCIATED WITH WINDOM, INCLUDING TITLES WON BY WINDOM ALONE, AND TITLES WHILE PAIRED WITH MT LAKE AREA AND MT LAKE/BUTTERFIELD-ODIN.   
 
AMONG OTHER RESULTS: 
FOR TRACY-MILROY-BALATON/WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE: 
   AYDEN HORNER FINISHED IN 3RD PLACE AT 132.  CADEN JOHNSON FINISHED IN 5th place AT 170. 
 
FOR JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL:  NOLAN AMBROSE WON A STATE TITLE AT 106, KIE ANDERSON FINISHED 3RD AT 113, LOGAN BUTZON FINISHED 3RD AT 126, PAYTON HANDEVIDT WON A STATE TITLE AT 152, CALEB VANCURA finished 6th AT 195. 
 
FOR PIPESTONE:  HUDSON BURNETT WON A STATE TITLE AT 113.   
 
FOR MINNEOTA: ERIC CARRASCO FINISHED 5TH AT 120, ZACH FIER FINISHED 4TH AT 145, JONAH GRUENES 3RD AT 152, JACKSON ESPING FINISHED 5TH AT 220. 
 
FOR BLUE EARTH: MAX EHRICH FINISHED 3RD AT 160, NICK FRANK FINISHED 6TH AT 182, LUKE MERTENS FINISHED 4TH AT HEAVYWEIGHT.   
 
FOR CANBY:  LANE FINK FINISHED 6TH AT 120, SHANE NOYES WON A STATE TITLE AT HEAVYWEIGHT.   
 
 
IN CLASS 2A, JAXSON ROHMAN OF FAIRMONT/MARTIN COUNTY WEST WON A STATE TITLE AT 126 POUNDS.  GRANT LOUWAGIE OF MARSHALL FINISHED 2ND AT 220.   
 
 
IN THE TEAM COMPETITION, TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS WENT TO KIMBALL IN CLASS A, SIMLEY IN 2A AND SHAKOPEE IN CLASS 3A.    IN THE CLASS A TEAM TOURNAMENT, JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL LOST ITS SEMI-FINAL MATCH TO BERTHA-HEWITT/VERNDALE/PARKERS PRAIRIE 37-36.  THE MATCH WAS TIED 36-ALL AFTER THE LAST WEIGHT CLASS, WITH BERTHA-HEWITT WINNING ON TIE-BREAKING CRITERIA.