but it chokes out wanted plants — and it’s all over the place in Minnesota When Julie Ann Wegscheid first saw creeping bellflower along the fence line of her home in St “These are kind of cool,” she thought of the bell-shaped purple flowers as Wegscheid has seen creeping bellflower proliferate in neighbors’ yards the master gardener is trying to raise awareness in hopes that others will join her fight against the hard-to-kill plant’s spread Wegscheid made and posted signs around her neighborhood that identify creeping bellflower (”Wanted for crimes against gardens”) She took a bouquet of creeping bellflower to a table at the neighborhood ice cream social and she helps her neighbors remove the vexing species Creeping bellflower isn’t new in Minnesota. It’s native to parts of Europe and Asia and has been here for at least a century Wegscheid thinks the drought-tolerant invasive has had an advantage in recent years as other plants struggled with lack of rain (it also loves rain) it’s the talk of neighborhood Facebook pages around the Twin Cities with posts aimed at helping neighbors identify and eradicate the plant Not all non-native plants are problems; many are easily contained and don’t crowd out native flora a University of Minnesota Extension horticulture educator It spreads through seeds found on the flowers (thousands per plant) thick stems where the plants store nutrients the flower has crept into many places it’s not supposed to be A Facebook group called Creeping Bellflower Battles chronicles the efforts of its 14,000 members to raise awareness of such as in salads — the flowers make a nice garnish and the leaves can serve as greens Getting rid of creeping bellflower is not easy Irish-Hanson urged Minnesotans to remove the plants’ flowers so they can’t go to seed She suggests snapping stems off below the flowers holding a bag underneath to catch any seeds and the stems themselves the rhizomes and tubers need to be removed by digging at least six inches underground and around “Try to get every root and rhizome piece you can — that is going to be the most effective way to control the population,” Irish-Hanson said Gardeners may need to repeat the process because any little piece left underground could grow into a plant Don’t be discouraged if you have a lot of creeping bellflower in your yard Some herbicides kill creeping bellflower but may require repeat applications The University of Minnesota Extension website has information about herbicides for creeping bellflower Greta Kaul is the Star Tribune’s built environment reporter. No Section Peek inside homes for sale in the Twin Cities area After falling behind 17-0 at halftime and being dominated most of the game the Bulldogs may have locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff WADENA — Wadena-Deer Creek had its annual extra-curricular event during the school day on Tuesday 28 by hosting the New York Mills Eagles in a Park Region and Section 6-1A match but the Eagles won seven of the 13 matches to earn the win on criteria Wrestling in front of a raucous crowd that included all of WDC’s K-12 student body The Eagles jumped to a 6-0 lead when Oakley Kern pinned Braxton Moore at 107 Rylan Wegscheid energized the student body with a series of double-leg takedowns that included some high-flying finishes en route to a technical fall at 114 The “oohs” and “ahhs” from the young Wolverine faithful were audible Wegscheid couldn’t get the last takedown to turn into a fall opportunity The extra team point would have come in handy at the end the Eagles’ Carlyle Tumberg and Noah Stroeing locked horns in an epic 127 match Stroeing secured a late reversal in the third period to tie the score at six and send the match to overtime Tumberg got his third takedown of the match midway through the extra period to secure a 9-6 win and pull closer to NYM at 11-9 gamesmanship was on display as the Eagles forfeited to both Hudson Schultz and James Seelhammer The moves helped the Eagles shift their line-up to get desirable match-ups later down the line Mason Brauch dispatched Eagles’ Royce Lorentz with an arm bar The pin appeared to put the Wolverines in the driver's seat at 29-15 Tony Nichols moved up to face Kylan Benning The athletic Nichols dominated the neutral position and forced Benning into a defensive mindset Nichols secured several takedowns with back points and earned a technical fall just shy of the end of the second period Benning fought off of his back and saved a valuable team point The win at 160 was the first of four straight for New York Mills Jaydyn Kenney started strong for WDC at 172 building a 6-3 lead after the first period with a textbook duck under takedown and ankle pick scoring the last five points to earn an 8-6 win who was ranked in the state earlier this season survived a hard-charging Ettore Pinnella to win 12-7 Pinella fought back to get the score to 8-7 with just seconds left After letting up Unger to try to pick up the winning takedown Unger countered a last-ditch single-leg attack to pull out the win and push the Eagles to a three-point deficit NYM took a lead at 215 when Ashton Lehmann pinned Mitchell Schmitz at the 3:30 mark the Wolverines not only needed a win at 285 The Eagles already secured seven match wins Matthew Wegscheid and New York Mills’ Grady Roberts battled back and forth Wegscheid earned a first-period takedown and had Roberts in trouble Roberts turned the tables in the second period and looked like he might have Wegscheid in trouble Wegscheid battled back and earned a reversal to claim a 5-3 lead into the third period but Roberts fought off every Wegscheid attempt at a turn to keep the match at a decision and force the 32-32 tie WDC head coach Brad Wollum was excited to showcase his sport to the student body and was pleased with the way his wrestlers performed “What a great event for students and the general public to view,” Wollum said “I hope this event exposed the sport of wrestling to more students at WDC but I'm still proud of my wrestlers for fighting through a lot of uncomfortable situations We look forward to finishing our dual season strong this upcoming week.” The win likely cements New York Mills as a seventh seed in the Section 6-1A team race which means that the Wolverines will host a first-round match in the section tournament on Feb WADENA — Mason Brauch pinned his opponent in 47 seconds to help the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines record a 47-24 victory over the Barnesville Trojans Thursday James Seelhammer and Jaydyn Kenney all recorded pins and Braxton Moore added an 18-2 technical fall Mitchell Schmitz and Matthew Wegscheid all won by forfeit UNDERWOOD — Orran Hart won the 139-pound bracket to lead Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Praire to fourth in the Park Region Conference Championship Saturday Merrick Hoffman and Braden Shamp finished second in their weight classes Wadena-Deer Creek placed sixth with Rylan Wegscheid Kylan Benning and Matthew Wegscheid earning third-place finishes 4-Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 144.5 Finding confidence will be the key for success for this season’s Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines boys and girls wrestling teams “This crew is ready to improve on their performance last season,” said Wollum who is starting his fifth season as head coach “With a growing number of boys and girls participating these athletes need to find the confidence in themselves to go from an average team to a good team.” the Wolverines finished 9-13 overall and were defeated by West Central Area (Ashby-Brandon-Evansville) in the first round of Section 6A competition Returning letterwinners who placed at last year’s section individual meet include: Mason Brauch and Kaylee Endres fourth; James Seelhammer and Giddeon Pinnella fifth; Hudson Schultz and Logan Seelhammer The Park Region Conference meet is scheduled for Saturday 14 at Pelican Rapids while the section individual meet starts at 12:30 p.m 7 - Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational 10:30 a.m 13 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Brainerd tournament 4:30 p.m 14 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Brainerd tournament 4:30 p.m 19 - New York Mills at Wadena-Deer Creek 1:30 p.m 21 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Bemidji tournament (girls only) TBD 7 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Menahga quadrangular 5 p.m 9 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Ottertail Central 7 p.m 10 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Paynesville tournament 2 p.m 17 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Thief River Falls tournament (girls only) TBD 18 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Thief River Falls tournament TBD 21 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Crosby-Ironton triangular 5 p.m 24 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Mahnomen triangular 4 p.m Michael-Albertville Invitational (girls only) 9 a.m 30 - Barnesville at Wadena-Deer Creek 7 p.m 31 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Osakis tournament (girls only) 3 p.m 1 - Wadena-Deer Creek at conference meet TBD 6 - Wadena-Deer Creek at Pelican Rapids triangular 5 p.m Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application 2022 in his home under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m the son of Leonard and Lorene (Beringer) Wegscheid Larry moved to the Twin Cities to work at Whirl-Air-Flow with his brother Jerry Larry also worked for American Bottling Company Larry moved to Detroit Lakes to be closer to his daughters and their families Larry will be remembered for raising his two daughters and his huge heart He’d give you the shirt off his back even if he didn’t have another one for himself Larry would rather have had a bad day fishing than a good day at work Surviving Larry are his daughters Gloria (Scott) Smith and Christine Scoles (Wayne Perius); his grandchildren Logan and Jasmine; his great-granddaughter Freyja; his siblings Owen and Everett (Pat); sister-in-law Fay; along with numerous nieces Preceding Larry in death were his parents; his son James Allan Wegscheid; his brothers Roger and Ormund; sisters-in-law Kathy and Loretta; and brothers-in-law Stan and Halarian Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service, Perham, MN (218) 346-5175 www.schoenebergerfh.com Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors of Cotton passed away peacefully in her home on December 1 cooking and baking as well as the casino and playing dice games In her later years she missed driving her car just walking outside getting ready for her yard sale She was preceded in death by her siblings Dennis Skrypek She is survived by husband Ralph Wegscheid Thirteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren A very special Aunt Eleanor Siedlecki and many nieces A celebration of life will take place on January 21 2022 from 1-4 PM at the Fridley American Legion 7365 Central Ave N.E A celebration of life will take place on April 29th 2020 from 12-4 PM at the Perham Center of the Arts 101 5th St NE Perham 15-year-old Ed Wegscheid was bottle feeding calves in the barn and plucking chicken eggs from under hens like he did most days on his family’s farm on the outskirts of Wadena Alongside him that day were his uncles with deer rifles loaded and ready Press photographers from around the region were capturing his movements and hurling questions at him while he worked an officer tried to slip Ed a pistol to take back in the house with him but he knew one thing — he had to get back in the house where he would once again become a hostage in his own home with his mom and dad beside him that two prisoners shot their way out of the Wadena County Jail and put local and regional law enforcement on a hunt around the community of about 4,600 people 37 — at the time accused of two murders — and William L 18 — who was locked up for stealing beer and cigarettes It's believed Winans's girlfriend slipped him a handgun somewhere in the jail There were reports that the two men were seen near some turkey barns west of the city The barns were just across the road from the Wegscheid’s home where Elmer and Joyce lived with their four children: Becky It’s believed the men dug into piles of wood shavings at the turkey barn and remained there until nightfall on Tuesday At dusk the men stopped at a home near the barns but was told by the woman inside that she didn’t have a running vehicle or weapons the men wanted She suggested they go to the Wegscheids — a suggestion that the Wegscheids were later appalled to hear about the Wegscheids had just finished a conversation over supper about what to do if they encountered the men who were now being talked about on the radio and TV around the clock when the knock at the door came just after 6 p.m. the door was opened and the two men quickly gained access to deer rifles that sat at the ready It was deer season in Minnesota at the time so weapons and ammo were generally not locked away Joyce did her best to keep the men from finding out that the whole family was at home the cat came out of the bag that Becky and Joel were hiding upstairs While the FBI was keeping tabs on the family and the escapees through the family phone media across the country also began calling the home at a time when “everybody’s number was in the phone book,” according to Joyce Ed recalls how Morgan began answering the phone proudly stating his name "JP Morgan." He seemed to revel in telling of his actions thus far The ordeal even made the CBS Evening News as Walter Cronkite spoke of the hostage situation unfolding inside that farmhouse the New York Times reported how some 50 lawmen had the house surrounded Family members recall how sharp shooters could be seen from atop the garage roof and the entire exterior of the home was lit up with lights it was too hard to discern between Elmer and Morgan Negotiators soon began working with Morgan about how they could have some of the family freed in exchange for a safe passage Joel and Rick would be released after 24 hours of fearing for their lives The other three would be kept until a state plane could be secured for the men to escape in according to reports in the Brainerd Dispatch freezing drizzle and wind stopped that from happening talks switched to giving the men a reduced sentence if they would surrender Even after all of Morgan's requests were met he still refused to go out under any terms but his own bellies full of beer and the adrenaline now worn off Morgan and Winans both fell asleep in the early morning hours of Thursday He whispered with his wife and son to make plans to escape Elmer handed it to his son and told him to point at one of the men and shoot if he twitched when you unlocked that door,” Ed said to his mom Ed and finally Elmer stepped out the door and fled for the shop fearing the worst as they could hear guns being cocked by officers aroused by the early morning movement while the escaped men were now trapped inside the home with just one gun and no way out “You couldn’t believe it,” Joyce said of the feeling of escape officers commanded the men surrender and come out They did just that within a couple minutes and were taken away with $100,000 and $50,000 bails later placed on Morgan and Winans Joyce told the Associated Press days after the event that I suppose it’s going to take a long time.” Joyce recalled the 33 hours with those two men while sitting in her Wadena home just a short distance from where the farmhouse and barns are still standing near those same turkey barns She said most of her memories of that time are bad and a fear still lingers especially for her and her daughter Becky Joyce still can’t shake the feeling of the cold barrel pressed against her when those men first rushed into the home She won’t forget making meals for the group as Morgan sat and drank Elmer’s beer But she remains thankful for the miracle that none of her family members were hurt She told Good Housekeeping that she was convinced they’d be killed she said she felt no ill will towards the men holding a family hostage and making plans to commandeer a state-owned plane which they say involved more crimes up to his eventual death The remaining family members gathered together at Joyce’s home in late October uneasy about dredging up old memories from the ordeal of their youth Becky said there’s not a day that goes by that she doesn’t think about it Ed recalls the questions of the reporters on scene who asked if he was going back into the house after doing chores He (Morgan) said he would hurt Mom and Dad if I didn’t do it the family received an outpouring of letters and phone calls from family friends and random people across the country The letters were filled with people saying they listened or watched the whole ordeal in the news court documents and photos were carefully saved in a giant scrapbook all assembled by Elmer following the incident Joyce didn’t understand why he was saving it all and wanted nothing to do with it “At the time I said ‘Why are you spending hour after hour gluing these things You know we don’t want to remember these things,'” Joyce said But now she keeps the scrapbook available as a place to direct others if they have questions While the family may try to forget some of the events from those two days the book holds on to the events as captured by others “For a long time we didn’t talk about it,” Joyce said She said as difficult as that moment in time was that’s what life is all about,” Joyce said You got to learn to overcome the bad and think about the good things that happened.” is filled with positive messages adorning her walls Positive words come steadily from her mouth as she continues to find reasons to be thankful for life Clara “Clare” Josephine Hendrickx (Vorgert), age 87 surrounded by family members at the Sterling Park Health Care Center in Waite Park Minnesota.  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes with a time of gathering an hour prior.  A visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a prayer service at 6:30 pm and a rosary to follow on Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Butler.  Clare attended elementary school at Oak Tree Country School in Butler Township and would go on to attend the St Francis Academy in Little Falls for two years  After which she attended New York Mills High School with her twin sister, and graduated in 1953 Clare then enrolled in teachers training in Staples where she earned her limited elementary teaching degree she began teaching at schools in Ottertail County Stanislaus Catholic Church in Perham and together raised six children.  The couple lived in Wadena for a year before moving to Lake Park and years later moved to Pleasant View apartments in Detroit Lakes and the Lake Park Alert Team for ten years.  She also worked for BecLin Foods for ten years prior to taking classes to work for Multi-County Nursing where she worked another decade.  She continued in healthcare as a CNA at St Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes and as a private caregiver.  Lastly Clare worked as a seamstress at Norby’s Department Store in Detroit Lakes.  Clare had a heart of gold and loved volunteering with St  Clare was a great cook and is remembered for sewing and altering clothes for many in Lake Park and for playing slow pitch softball for 23 years  Clare enjoyed watching professional sports of all kinds but most of all She is survived by two sons: Gary (ReNae) Vorgert of Ottertail MN; four daughters: Debbie Reopelle Bendzick of St MN; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren and Marie Kennedy.      David-Donehower Funeral & Cremation Service Click to watch The Wadena-Deer Creek Rhythmettes Dance Team has 11 new team members “They could make a significant impact,” Horn said “We partnered with Parkers Prairie this year and are thrilled about the talent those four athletes are bringing to our team We have one new varsity high kick member (Cody Seelhammer) We can't wait to see what she brings to the team.” The Rhythmettes will compete in Section 4A who is starting her fourth season as coach This season the Rhythmettes have dance members from other area schools 6 - Rhythmettes at Conference Kick at Pelican Rapids 9 - Rhythmettes at Conference Jazz at Crosby-Ironton 17 - Rhythmettes at Conference Championships at Hawley 1 - Rhythmettes at Section 4A meet at Hawley Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service EDITOR'S NOTE: The following feature takes a look at the life of a local naturalized citizen making a positive impact in our communities We hope to share more stories like this to show the strength of diversity in our region WADENA — Drinking coffee while the sunlight is coming through the window Gaby Moreano Wegscheid opens the doors of her heart to share her interesting story with us Gaby was born and raised in the beautiful city of Quito right where the line of the center of the earth crosses She comes from a successful family with a high level of education and human values are recognized lawyers and professionals in their country and carry out a very important job within Ecuadorian society Gaby has always been very proud of her parents as well as her siblings; Maria Jose who currently lives in Quito and serves as president of the country's French alliance who lives with his family in Dubai and works as a visual arts and design teacher at an international baccalaureate school Gaby came as a foreign exchange student to study at Wadena high school where she met many students from Wadena and made many friends as a result of her charisma and good humor Upon returning to Ecuador she finished her education as an English teacher and completed a master's degree in Intelligence Development standing out in her professional career in her hometown and at the same time became the mother of her eldest son Martin who now lives and works as a graphic designer in Quito Gaby was interested in applying for a work visa in the United States so as to practice her profession in this country After a long and complicated process of paperwork and protocols she was accepted in the State of North Carolina where she was employed as a teacher in the Hispanic dual immersion program in kindergarten for two years she received an invitation from her Wadena high school classmates to attend a high school reunion She attended the reunion and also visited her host family with whom she lived with while in high school At the reunion she reconnected with her classmates They begin a beautiful romance and a year later they got married in North Dakota Since they were married they have moved back to Wadena and Brian works for Wadena County They live a quiet and happy life with their son Sebastian who is currently in 12th grade at Verndale High School and plans to attend Central Lakes College to study Graphic Design "I admire Brian a lot for being a hard-working and honest man with many values and I feel lucky that he is my husband," says Gaby Gaby currently pursues her career as an ESL English teacher at Long Prairie - Grey Eagle High School.She has adapted very well to the community and she has made new friends Gaby is also a great example for the immigrant community of someone who can achieve goals and dreams she supports new immigrant students and their families to adapt and develop academically with values and respect for the community and for this country Gaby also enjoys participating in events that support inclusion in the community Her favorite hobby is spending time with her cat Nacho And we end the interview with this great message that she shares with us: “Being bilingual is a great strength that has opened doors for me inside and outside my country.” Dreams United/Sueños Unidos was founded by the King family of Long Prairie with the assistance of Maria Cervante and Jovana Aguilar who chose our name We sponsored the Cinco de mayo celebration in Long Prairie for a number of years and have worked on many community art project to bring the dreams of the recent immigrant community together with those of the not so recent immigrant community A terrifying monster leaps out of the wall inside the Hotel Olson at New Ulm Nightmares A variety of frights and terrors caused loud screams of fear signaling the haunted house was working as planned NEW ULM — The sounds of fear and terror returned to the Brown County Fairgrounds as New Ulm Nightmares had its opening weekend shrouded in mystery after a string of disappearances This forces those who enter to use lanterns as their only source of light Manager Elizabeth Anselmo described the reactions these haunted houses have received from attendees “We’ve got a lot of screams happening right now,” she said It’s our second night open but we’ve had a lot of fun and people are enjoying both of the buildings.” New Ulm Nightmares have looked to hone their craft and deliver more spine-chilling haunts than before Anselmo said their haunted houses provide a unique experience for the people of New Ulm “A lot of people don’t really know what the traditional haunted house experience is,” she said “We provide family fun for people to come out with food vendors and photo ops too.” Two giant skeletons hold a Happy Halloween sign outside one of the haunted houses A unique feature is it’s pitch black atmosphere forcing each participant to use only a lantern for light This year has seen New Ulm Nightmares expand its offerings you have to solve puzzles and find clues to sound the alarm Anselmo said this expansion came from the owner’s travels to other haunted houses “Our owner likes to go visit other haunts all over the country,” she said “He’s enjoyed escape rooms when he’s been to other places I thought we would try it this year and see how it’s going Yesterday we only had one [group escape] all night long.” Participants can use a slingshot to launch three miniature pumpkins at a graveyard of skeletons with attendees excited to give the skeletons a good walloping Anselmo said the themes are planned out well in advance the theme for next year has already been decided Anselmo did reveal they are planning to expand even further New Ulm Nightmares will be open the weekend before Halloween from 7-10 p.m Their last opening will be Halloween night Lexi Lee (left) helps Gabby Wegscheid (right) launch pumpkins at New Ulm Nightmares Saturday Pumpkin throwing is a new addition this year allowing participants to slingshot small pumpkins at a graveyard of skeletons Copyright © 2025 Ogden Newspapers of Minnesota PERHAM- Late heroics lifted the Perham wrestling team over Detroit Lakes on Thursday night at The Hive The Yellowjackets scored late pins to knock off the Lakers 39-28 Perham's Dresden Wegscheid got things started with a major decision win over Detroit Lakes Avery Norby at 106 pounds Detroit Lakes' Donovan Zima grabbed a 10-3 win over Chevy Herron at 110 pounds to get his team on the board Detroit Lakes head coach Taylor Nein and Perham head coach David Vetsch were impressed with how their lightweight battled on Thursday night he's a young first-year wrestler," Nein said "He went out there and fought and didn't get pinned and it was awesome to see him fight out there." The next four head-to-head matches would go in favor of the Yellowjackets Detroit Lakes' Tyson Ullyott got the Lakers back on the board with a fall victory over Nick Peters at the 4:40 mark Cade Okeson picked up a major decision over Kaden Feldt before Brock Swiers pinned Logan Guck at 160 pounds to cut Perham's lead to 21-19 Perham's Trystan Larson pinned Colby Ortloff at 170 pounds before Cade Jackson pulled out a 6-2 decision win over Perham's Braylon Rach at 182 Detroit Lakes trailed 27-22 heading into the most pivotal match of the night Perham's Hudson Hackel pinned the Lakers' Zach Carlson at the three-minute mark to secure a win for the Yellowjackets Jaxon Vetsch followed the huge win with a pin of his own at 220 pounds before Detroit Lakes' Jeffrey Moen capped off the night with his 14th win of the season Vetsch was pleased to see his team squeeze out a win against a tough Detroit Lakes team "We probably wrestled our best tonight so far this year tonight A couple of matches go either way for both teams Nein and his team knew their matchup with Perham wouldn't be easy and saw this loss as a learning experience for his team We had some matches go our way and some not our way We will definitely learn from it and come back tomorrow and get better." WADENA — The Miss Wadena Scholarship Pageant Committee recently announced the contestants for this year’s Miss Wadena Seven young ladies will be in the running to become the next Miss Wadena The Miss Wadena Scholarship Pageant Committee is asking for the community to vote for their favorite casual wear attire at $1 per vote The money raised will be used for scholarships for the Miss Wadena contestants The voting will take place beginning 10 a.m at the Miss Wadena vendor booth located at Burlington Northern Park during June Jubilee In addition to voting for favorite casual wear attire contestants will have tickets available at the booth for the Miss Wadena Scholarship Pageant taking place 7 p.m Contestants will also be selling cotton candy to help raise funds for scholarship pageant winners The public will have an additional opportunity to vote for their favorite casual wear attire contestant on the day of the pageant beginning at 6:15 p.m The casual wear outfit with the most votes will receive a special prize basket for the People’s Choice Award in Casual Wear Everyone is invited to attend the Miss Wadena Scholarship Pageant Tickets for the Miss Wadena Scholarship Pageant can be purchased from the contestants at Thrifty White Drug and from Wadena State Bank PARK RAPIDS- The Wadena-Deer Creek wrestling team visited Park Rapids to compete against Park Rapids Area and Crosby-Ironton in a triangular on Tuesday night The Wolverines defeated Crosby-Ironton 52-26 in their first leg and lost to Park Rapids 40-36 in the second The Rangers grabbed two wins to start the matchup up WDC’s James Seelhammer (120) got things going for the Wolverines with a pin at 1:17 over Aeden Fisher WDC’s Jaydyn Kenney (138) pinned Jason Anderson at 4:47 to help grab the Wolverines the lead at 18-14 WDC’s Ettore Pinnella (160) won by an 8-0 major decision over Weston McKay and WDC’s Grant Seelhammer pinned Kyle Gutzman The matchup ended with four straight forfeits by Crosby-Ironton to secure the win for the Wolverines Park Rapids won the first three matchups before WDC’s James Seelhammer (126) pinned Castle London at 2:25 to give the Wolverines their first six points of the matchup A Pinnella (160) pin of Park Rapids’ Andrew Johnanning helped get the ball rolling for the Wolverines but came up only four points short of winning the matchup 170: Grant Seelhammer (WDC) win by forfeit OSAKIS — Charli Snyder and Kaylee Endres both captured first-pace titles for the sixth-place Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines during the inaugural Osakis tournament Friday Ella Wegscheid finished with a 1-1 record to place second in her division Naveya McMaingle placed third at 124 pounds for the Wolverines after finishing with a 3-1 record WADENA – The Wadena-Deer Creek wrestling team hosted a triangular against Staples-Motley and New York Mills on Thursday night the Eagles pulled out a 45-30 win to cap off the night Three Wolverines earned two wins on Thursday Koby Endres picked up two fall victories at 195 pounds He pinned Stapes-Motley’s Kevin Miller (1:49) and New York Mills’ Waylon Fudge (0:45) Brandon Wheeler (182) picked up a pair of decision wins He edged out Staples-Motley’s Jacob Becker 11-3 for a major victory Mason Brauch pinned Staples-Motley’s Caden Dobson in 1:13 and won by forfeit in the second match Eli Benning (152) and Matthew Wegscheid all won their respective matchups against New York Mills You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker