Six Becker youth wrestlers placed in the MYAS Wrestling Tour Buffalo Nationals tournament in Brookings, SD, Dec. 16-17. 

 

Second grader Blayne Kuschel placed second in the first-second grade, 60-lb category. Fifth grader Kaden Nicolas placed second in the fifth-sixth grade, 74-lb. bracket. Sixth grader Kaden Rish placed second in the fifth-sixth grade, 90-lb. bracket. 

 

Fifth grader Lance Lysdal placed fourth in the fifth-sixth grade, heavyweight bracket. Fifth grader Cash Stortz placed sixth in the fifth-sixth grade, 78-lb. bracket. Eighth grader Bryce Kuschel placed third in the seventh-eighth grade, 140-lb. bracket.

 

The Becker youth wrestling travel team placed second in the 2017 Wayzata Team Tournament Dec. 17 — losing to the defending state champion Wayzata team, 36-30. 

 

The team beat Stillwater, Scott West and Prior Lake to advance to the championship match. 

 

The Bulldogs are coached by Luke Fox, Tim Kujawa and Matt Kuschel. 

 

Team members include Evan Cox, Evan Muellner, Jacob Williams, Bo Thompson, Nick Kilian, Bennett Kujawa, Boston Kuschel, Blayne Kuschel, Blaine Cox, Isaac Daluge, Tyler Hall, Landen Kujawa, Kaden Nicolas, Cash Stortz, Drew May, Owen Angell, Kaden Rish, Jake Rosenow, Logan Jarvis, Roman Seifert, Colton Miller and Lance Lysdal.