Ihrke, Graner, and Hinrichs Take Home Gold
The PEM Bulldogs wrestling team had a busy and successful weekend, securing two wins in a Friday night triangular against Wabasha-Kellogg and Dover-Eyota and wrapping up another successful home tournament. The grapplers did this despite being short-handed with key wrestlers sidelined due to injuries. Coach Marc Melcher acknowledged "with no Cooper, Ford and missing 2 of our state ranked wrestlers, I'm still pleased how guys stepped up to get the wins over the Falcons and Eagles. Gotta be happy with a 11-2 record so far and the resiliency the guys are showing."
On Saturday, PEM hosted its annual January Invite, which featured 12 teams from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Although they were missing some key wrestlers, the Bulldogs managed to finish third overall in the tournament, with three champions—Reid Ihrke, Aiden Graner, and Alex Hinrichs—earning gold. Coach Mike Matiash commented "there's a lot of hard work involved in hosting PEM Invite. Being short-handed doesn't help with a tough team like LARP earning over 200 pts to be crowned champions. Time to get healthy and move forward."
Looking ahead, the Bulldogs will continue their busy week with a home triangular against Byron and Mayo on Tuesday, followed by duals against LaCrescent and St. Charles in LaCrescent on Friday. Coach Nate Pfeilsticker added "this team has been resilient all season. Nice to have some depth to help out our lineup and I'm confident the guys will show their GRIT this week as we will again see tough competition at home and on the road Friday."
Tuesday night's home match will be showing appreciation to both parents and alumni with the Parents Night and PEM Wrestling Alumni night programs being part of the evening festivities.
PEM 42- DE 32
107: Reid Ihrke (PEM) over Derek Bye (DE) (Fall 1:50)
114: Owen Zabel (PEM) over Bennett Shea (DE) (Fall 0:44)
121: Max Loftus (DE) over Easton King (PEM) (Fall 1:53)
127: Carson Rahman (PEM) over Gavin Deutmeyer (DE) (Fall 1:00)
133: Bronson Shea (DE) over Nash Graner (PEM) (Dec 8-3)
139: Caden Haag (DE) over Tucker Binner (PEM) (TF 15-0 0:00)
145: Cooper Hanson (DE) over Noah Escamilla (PEM) (Fall 2:21)
152: Nolan Pfeilsticker (PEM) over Brady Dessner (DE) (Fall 1:15)
160: Aiden Graner (PEM) over Talen Rabe (DE) (Fall 4:47)
172: Carter Hammel (DE) over Blaise Finne (PEM) (Fall 0:35)
189: Alex Hinrichs (PEM) over Tayden Ludescher (DE) (Fall 5:22)
215: Maeson Tradup (PEM) over Boden Draper (DE) (Fall 1:54)
285: Piercen Allen (DE) over Drew Rahman (PEM) (Fall 9:19)
PEM 70- WKAP 5
107: Reid Ihrke (PEM) over (WAKE) (For.)
114: Owen Zabel (PEM) over (WAKE) (For.)
121: Easton King (PEM) over Killian Bergmann (WAKE) (Fall 1:44)
127: Carson Rahman (PEM) over Benson Brunkow (WAKE) (Fall 3:03)
133: Tucker Binner (PEM) over Gavin Baker (WAKE) (Fall 3:12)
139: Nash Graner (PEM) over Tyler Hawkins (WAKE) (TF 18-1 3:35)
145: Noah Escamilla (PEM) over (WAKE) (For.)
152: Nolan Pfeilsticker (PEM) over (WAKE) (For.)
160: Aiden Graner (PEM) over Charlie Truan (WAKE) (TF 17-1 1:48)
172: Justin Bergmann (WAKE) over Chase Floeter (PEM) (TF 15-0 3:46)
189: Maeson Tradup (PEM) over (WAKE) (For.)
215: Alex Hinrichs (PEM) over (WAKE) (For.)
285: Drew Rahman (PEM) over Tre Calhoun (WAKE) (Fall 0:53)
PEM Invitational 2025 Results for Plainview Elgin Millville
107- Reid Ihrke (24-3) placed 1st and scored 27.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Reid Ihrke (Plainview Elgin Millville) 24-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Reid Ihrke (Plainview Elgin Millville) 24-3 won by fall over Shen Yang (LaCrosse Logan) 0-4 (Fall 0:37)
Semifinal - Reid Ihrke (Plainview Elgin Millville) 24-3 won by tech fall over Tyson Douangdy (St. Charles) 16-9 (TF-1.5 3:12 (17-1))
1st Place Match - Reid Ihrke (Plainview Elgin Millville) 24-3 won by fall over Kolten Hoffmann (Pine Island) 17-6 (Fall 0:54)
114-Owen Zabel (12-3) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Owen Zabel (Plainview Elgin Millville) 12-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Owen Zabel (Plainview Elgin Millville) 12-3 won by tech fall over Lyncoln Watters (Lake City) 4-3 (TF-1.5 4:59 (18-2))
Semifinal - Deklen Lambert (Cochrane-Fountain City) 17-7 won by decision over Owen Zabel (Plainview Elgin Millville) 12-3 (Dec 9-4)
3rd Place Match - Owen Zabel (Plainview Elgin Millville) 12-3 won by tech fall over Gideon Muller (Pine Island) 9-3 (TF-1.5 5:00 (18-3))
121- Easton King (12-10) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Easton King (Plainview Elgin Millville) 12-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Easton King (Plainview Elgin Millville) 12-10 won by fall over August Pfeffer (Fillmore C-Lanesboro-M-C Wolves) 12-8 (Fall 1:21)
Semifinal - Christian Zibrowski (Lewiston/Altura/Rusford/Peterson) 15-1 won by tech fall over Easton King (Plainview Elgin Millville) 12-10 (TF-1.5 2:39 (21-5))
3rd Place Match - Easton King (Plainview Elgin Millville) 12-10 won by fall over Angel Martinez (Eau Claire North) 12-11 (Fall 3:42)
127- Carson Rahman (19-7) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Carson Rahman (Plainview Elgin Millville) 19-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Carson Rahman (Plainview Elgin Millville) 19-7 won by fall over Gavin Baker (Wabasha Kellogg) 5-13 (Fall 3:17)
Semifinal - Owen Lange (Lewiston/Altura/Rusford/Peterson) 23-3 won by tech fall over Carson Rahman (Plainview Elgin Millville) 19-7 (TF-1.5 5:21 (18-2))
3rd Place Match - Adrian Lopez Ramirez (Lake City) 14-6 won by fall over Carson Rahman (Plainview Elgin Millville) 19-7 (Fall 1:33)
133- Tucker Binner (10-16) placed 4th and scored 12.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tucker Binner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 10-16 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Tucker Binner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 10-16 won by tech fall over Timmy Johnson (St. Charles) 7-7 (TF-1.5 5:52 (21-5))
Semifinal - Sam Muller (Pine Island) 14-6 won by fall over Tucker Binner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 10-16 (Fall 4:00)
3rd Place Match - Michael Alexander (Lewiston/Altura/Rusford/Peterson) 8-5 won by fall over Tucker Binner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 10-16 (Fall 4:22)
139- Nash Graner (14-8) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nash Graner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 14-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Nash Graner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 14-8 won by fall over Maverick Arneson (Cochrane-Fountain City) 9-9 (Fall 2:00)
Semifinal - Benny Lopez Ramirez (Lake City) 15-5 won by decision over Nash Graner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 14-8 (Dec 14-7)
3rd Place Match - Colton Mathison (St. Charles) 19-7 won by decision over Nash Graner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 14-8 (Dec 7-1)
145- Aiden Graner (24-3) placed 1st and scored 23.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Aiden Graner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 24-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Aiden Graner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 24-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Aiden Graner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 24-3 won by tech fall over Nicholas Wanner-Holinka (LaCrosse Logan) 13-13 (TF-1.5 1:38 (20-3))
1st Place Match - Aiden Graner (Plainview Elgin Millville) 24-3 won by decision over Quintin Betthaser (Lewiston/Altura/Rusford/Peterson) 20-5 (Dec 15-8)
152- Nolan Pfeilsticker (14-17) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Charlie Hoeppner (St. Thomas Academy) 2-8 won in sudden victory - 1 over Nolan Pfeilsticker (Plainview Elgin Millville) 14-17 (SV-1 11-8)
Cons. Round 1 - Nolan Pfeilsticker (Plainview Elgin Millville) 14-17 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Nolan Pfeilsticker (Plainview Elgin Millville) 14-17 won by fall over Emery Rodriguez (Eau Claire North) 5-5 (Fall 1:27)
Cons. Semi - Quinci Kaase (Fillmore C-Lanesboro-M-C Wolves) 13-10 won by major decision over Nolan Pfeilsticker (Plainview Elgin Millville) 14-17 (MD 16-8)
160- Aaron Matiash (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Aaron Matiash (Plainview Elgin Millville) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Gabriel Cohn (St. Thomas Academy) 22-4 won by fall over Aaron Matiash (Plainview Elgin Millville) 0-2 (Fall 0:20)
Cons. Round 2 - Aaron Matiash (Plainview Elgin Millville) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi - Ashton Kata (Eau Claire North) 12-8 won by fall over Aaron Matiash (Plainview Elgin Millville) 0-2 (Fall 1:37)
189- Alexander Bedsted (18-4) place is unknown.
Champ. Round 1 - Alexander Bedsted (Plainview Elgin Millville) 18-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Keagan Lowrie (Pine Island) 16-8 won by fall over Alexander Bedsted (Plainview Elgin Millville) 18-4 (Fall 2:30)
Cons. Round 2 - Alexander Bedsted (Plainview Elgin Millville) 18-4 won by fall over Abraham Bacilio (Winona-Winona Cotter) 0-7 (Fall 1:39)
Cons. Semi - Brooks Borman (St. Thomas Academy) 22-7 won by injury default over Alexander Bedsted (Plainview Elgin Millville) 18-4 (Inj. 4:00)
189- Maeson Tradup (15-13) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Stevie Meyer (Cochrane-Fountain City) 6-10 won by fall over Maeson Tradup (Plainview Elgin Millville) 15-13 (Fall 5:36)
Cons. Round 1 - Maeson Tradup (Plainview Elgin Millville) 15-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Brooks Borman (St. Thomas Academy) 22-7 won by major decision over Maeson Tradup (Plainview Elgin Millville) 15-13 (MD 13-5)
215- Alex Hinrichs (18-8) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Alex Hinrichs (Plainview Elgin Millville) 18-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Alex Hinrichs (Plainview Elgin Millville) 18-8 won by fall over James Cullen (Fillmore C-Lanesboro-M-C Wolves) 7-12 (Fall 0:49)
Semifinal - Alex Hinrichs (Plainview Elgin Millville) 18-8 won by decision over Chace Drazkowski (Lewiston/Altura/Rusford/Peterson) 13-7 (Dec 8-2)
1st Place Match - Alex Hinrichs (Plainview Elgin Millville) 18-8 won by fall over Brayden Burgeson (Lake City) 13-6 (Fall 1:31)