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Sturgis girls win Bill Young Invitational team title
Sturgis' Annalee Pierson, top, wrestles Custer's Essah Syverson last season in Pierre.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Dec 6, 2025
 

By 605 Sports Staff

CUSTER — Sturgis won the girls title at Saturday’s Bill Young Invitational. 

The Scoopers totaled 212.5 points, finishing ahead of Lakota Tech (131) and Rapid City Stevens (125.5). Hot Springs (109.5) and Lead-Deadwood (98) rounded out the top-five teams. 

For Sturgis, Annalee Pierson (115 pounds), Kaidynce Hand (120), Brooklyn Baird (130) and Eleanor Jacobs (135) claimed individual titles.

Lakota Tech’s Iva Black Elk (100), Belle Fourche’s Kyra Vandenberg (105), Pine Ridge’s Louise Pond (110), Kadlin Humbracht (125), Rapid City Stevens’ Eliana Zent (140), Lead-Deadwood’s Eddy Adkins (145), Hot Springs’ Sarah Rickenbach (155), Rapid City Stevens’ Bella Morteo (170), Custer’s Jessica Hite (190) and Hot Springs’ Caydan Halls (235) also won individual titles. 


Team scores: 1. Sturgis, 212.5; 2. Lakota Tech, 131; 3. Rapid City Stevens, 125.5; 4. Hot Springs, 109.5; 5. Lead-Deadwood, 98; 6. Custer, 80; 7. Burke/Gregory, 60; 8. Douglas/Rapid City Christian, 59; 9. Harding County, 45.5; 10. St. Thomas More, 32; 11. Belle Fourche, 29; 11. Hill City, 29; 13. Mahpiya Luta, 28; 14. Pine Ridge, 20. 15. Little Wound, 13; 16. Hay Springs, 11.5; 17. Newell, 0. 

Placing matches

100 - Round 1: Tabby Schiaffo (Hay Springs Girls) 2-3, Fr. over Jasmine Tibbits (Lakota Tech) 0-2, Jr. (Fall 2:48); Round 2: Iva Black Elk (Lakota Tech) 2-0, Sr. over Jasmine Tibbits (Lakota Tech) 0-2, Jr. (Fall 0:56); Round 3: Iva Black Elk (Lakota Tech) 2-0, Sr. over Tabby Schiaffo (Hay Springs Girls) 2-3, Fr. (Inj. 1:12)

105 - 1st Place Match: Kyra Vandenberg (Belle Fourche) 3-0, Jr. over Jenika Leonhardt (Sturgis Brown) 2-1, So. (Fall 1:02); 3rd Place Match: Jaynie Perkins (Lakota Tech) 3-1, Jr. over Keira Thorp (Custer) 2-2, Sr. (MD 10-0); 5th Place Match: Cassidy McClure (Hot Springs) 4-2, Fr. over Sadie Rogers (Lakota Tech) 1-3, 8th. (Dec 12-10)

110 - Round 1: Louise Pond (Pine Ridge) 3-0, So. over Solarah Thunder Hawk (Lakota Tech) 0-3, Fr. (Fall 0:47); Waniyetu Birdshead (Lakota Tech) 2-1, So. over Riley Stacy (Sturgis Brown) 1-2, Fr. (Fall 2:54); Round 2: Louise Pond (Pine Ridge) 3-0, So. over Waniyetu Birdshead (Lakota Tech) 2-1, So. (Fall 3:07); Riley Stacy (Sturgis Brown) 1-2, Fr. over Solarah Thunder Hawk (Lakota Tech) 0-3, Fr. (Fall 0:11); Round 3: Louise Pond (Pine Ridge) 3-0, So. over Riley Stacy (Sturgis Brown) 1-2, Fr. (Fall 1:07); Waniyetu Birdshead (Lakota Tech) 2-1, So. over Solarah Thunder Hawk (Lakota Tech) 0-3, Fr. (Fall 0:14)

115 - 1st Place Match: Annalee Pierson (Sturgis Brown) 3-0, Fr. over Gabrielle Nelson (St. Thomas More) 3-1, So. (Fall 5:43); 3rd Place Match: Lexi McDole (Rapid City Stevens) 4-1, Fr. over Aleighna Red Cloud (Lakota Tech) 3-2, 7th. (Fall 1:47); 5th Place Match: Averie Brehm (Rapid City Stevens) 2-2, So. over Jaden Huffman (Rapid City Stevens) 2-3, Fr. (Fall 1:58)

120 - 1st Place Match: Kaidynce Hand (Sturgis Brown) 4-0, Fr. over Savannah Bell (Custer) 3-1, Jr. (Fall 3:10); 3rd Place Match: Brandy Marshall (Lakota Tech) 4-1, Sr. over Kennley Sedlacek (Burke/Gregory) 3-2, Fr. (Fall 0:47); 5th Place Match: Kinsley Armstrong (Rapid City Stevens) 3-2, So. over Andi Schiaffo (Hay Springs Girls) 6-5, Sr. (Fall 2:10)

125 - 1st Place Match: Kadlin Humbracht (Hot Springs) 7-1, Fr. over Brooklynn Smith (Rapid City Stevens) 2-1, Jr. (Fall 4:28); 3rd Place Match: Lily Glodt (Sturgis Brown) 3-1, So. over River Bailey (Custer) 2-2, Jr. (Fall 4:09); 5th Place Match: Emeline Ell (Lead-Deadwood) 2-2, So. over Pezi Hota Win Sadie Birdnecklace (Lakota Tech) 2-3, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:10 (19-3))

130 - 1st Place Match: Brooklynn Baird (Sturgis Brown) 4-0, Sr. over Kanyn Padden (Harding County) 3-1, Jr. (Fall 3:48); 3rd Place Match: Cecilla Percy (Lead-Deadwood) 4-1, Sr. over Finley Jamison (Rapid City Stevens) 3-2, Fr. (Fall 1:49); 5th Place Match: Daytona Paris (Burke/Gregory) 3-2, Sr. over Brittany Phifer (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 2-3, Jr. (Fall 1:19)

135 - 1st Place Match: Eleanor Jacobs (Sturgis Brown) 4-0, Jr. over Miley Janak (Burke/Gregory) 2-1, So. (Fall 4:16); 3rd Place Match: Tylyn Eagle Bull (Mahpiya Luta) 4-1, 8th. over Kyla Lee (Lead-Deadwood) 3-2, So. (Fall 4:07); 5th Place Match: Alicen Elk (Little Wound) 3-2, Jr. over Makayla Schmidt (St. Thomas More) 2-3, Fr. (Fall 2:02)

140 - Round 1: Anya Juelfs (Sturgis Brown) 2-2, Fr. over Lily Pettit (Rapid City Stevens) 0-4, So. (Fall 2:34); Harper Wenger (Burke/Gregory) 3-1, 7th. over River Respect Nothing (Lakota Tech) 1-3, Sr. (Fall 1:23); Round 2: Eliana Zent (Rapid City Stevens) 4-0, So. over Harper Wenger (Burke/Gregory) 3-1, 7th. (TF-1.5 4:39 (17-2)); Anya Juelfs (Sturgis Brown) 2-2, Fr. over River Respect Nothing (Lakota Tech) 1-3, Sr. (Fall 1:35); Round 3: Eliana Zent (Rapid City Stevens) 4-0, So. over River Respect Nothing (Lakota Tech) 1-3, Sr. (Fall 1:34); Harper Wenger (Burke/Gregory) 3-1, 7th. over Lily Pettit (Rapid City Stevens) 0-4, So. (Fall 1:51); Round 4: Eliana Zent (Rapid City Stevens) 4-0, So. over Lily Pettit (Rapid City Stevens) 0-4, So. (Fall 0:56); Harper Wenger (Burke/Gregory) 3-1, 7th. over Anya Juelfs (Sturgis Brown) 2-2, Fr. (Dec 13-8); Round 5: Eliana Zent (Rapid City Stevens) 4-0, So. over Anya Juelfs (Sturgis Brown) 2-2, Fr. (Fall 1:41); River Respect Nothing (Lakota Tech) 1-3, Sr. over Lily Pettit (Rapid City Stevens) 0-4, So. (Fall 3:20)

145 - 1st Place Match: Eddy Adkins (Lead-Deadwood) 3-0, Sr. over Shelby Werlinger (Sturgis Brown) 2-1, So. (Fall 5:06); 3rd Place Match: Daisy Munoz (Hill City) 2-1, Sr. over Wetu White Dress (Lakota Tech) 1-2, So. (Fall 2:13); 5th Place Match: Mikaila Thieschafer (Rapid City Stevens) 2-2, Jr. over Mia Klein (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 1-3, Fr. (Dec 9-4)

155 - 1st Place Match: Sarah Rickenbach (Hot Springs) 3-0, Jr. over Ivy Hayes (Lead-Deadwood) 2-1, Sr. (Fall 1:37); 3rd Place Match: Neva Austin (Hot Springs) 7-3, Fr. over Chloe Fire Thunder (Lakota Tech) 3-2, Sr. (Fall 0:55); 5th Place Match: Valeria Flores (Hill City) 3-2, Fr. over Izzi Evans (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 2-3, Sr. (Fall 0:18)

170 - 1st Place Match: Bella Morteo (Rapid City Stevens) 3-0, Jr. over Katie Snyder (Hot Springs) 7-1, Sr. (Fall 5:08); 3rd Place Match: Gracie Richter (Harding County) 3-1, Fr. over Jayce Turbiville (Harding County) 2-2, Jr. (Dec 10-5); 5th Place Match: BreAnna Ganaden (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 2-2, Jr. over Jay One Feather (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 1-3, Sr. (Fall 2:04)

190 - 1st Place Match: Jessica Hite (Custer) 3-0, Jr. over Murielle Hagen (Sturgis Brown) 2-1, Jr. (Fall 2:45); 3rd Place Match: Nikolena Lang (Douglas/Rapid City Christian) 4-1, Jr. over Riley No Moccasin (Lakota Tech) 2-2, Jr. (Fall 0:19); 5th Place Match: Emilia Cupsa (Hot Springs) 2-4, So. over Katelynn Callahan (Hot Springs) 2-5, Fr. (Fall 0:36)

235 - Round 1: Caydan Halls (Hot Springs) 5-1, So. over Caedence Jack (Lakota Tech) 1-2, Sr. (Fall 0:35); Keely Mogen-Frankfort (Hot Springs) 5-2, Sr. over Calyse Black Feather (Mahpiya Luta) 0-3, 8th. (Fall 0:14); Round 2: Caydan Halls (Hot Springs) 5-1, So. over Calyse Black Feather (Mahpiya Luta) 0-3, 8th. (Fall 0:15); Keely Mogen-Frankfort (Hot Springs) 5-2, Sr. over Caedence Jack (Lakota Tech) 1-2, Sr. (Fall 0:26); Round 3: Caydan Halls (Hot Springs) 5-1, So. over Keely Mogen-Frankfort (Hot Springs) 5-2, Sr. (Fall 1:53); Caedence Jack (Lakota Tech) 1-2, Sr. over Calyse Black Feather (Mahpiya Luta) 0-3, 8th. (Fall 3:05)