Photo gallery: Scenes from the 2025 Rick Lee Invitational
Hundreds of wrestlers convened at the Sanford Center on Friday and Saturday to compete in the annual Rick Lee Invitational.
Bemidji's Taylor Merschman tries to pin Staples-Motley's Kana Reese during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
BEMIDJI 鈥� Hundreds of wrestlers convened at the Sanford Center on Friday and Saturday to compete in the annual Rick Lee Invitational.
Wrestlers from more than 30 schools throughout Minnesota and North Dakota were represented throughout the weekend of matches.
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Bemidji's Ozzie Hanks wrestles Simley's Adrian Mincey during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Former Bemidji wrestler Kylie Donat, right, speaks about the late BHS graduate and Minnesota heavyweight champion wrestler Joe Mayberry during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's Tahliya Little grapples with South St. Paul's Briana Martinez during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's Nehemiah Schwinghammer pins his Holdingford opponent during the Rick Lee Invitational on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena's Rose Spears grapples with Foley's Olivia Sauer during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's Maya Schmidt reacts after getting her 50th pin during the Rick Lee Invitational on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Staples-Motley fans cheer as a wrestler pins his opponent during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's Keeari Goodfellow's arm is raised after winning her championship match against Nash-Kee-Greenway's Willow Horack during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's Casey Sisneros wrestles Simley's Damir Safronov during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's Jadyn Eichberg wrestles Lisbon's Violet Hehn during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's Alec Newby wrestles Simley's Amilio Salas during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's coaches encourage a wrestler during a match against Holdingford during the Rick Lee Invitational on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's Kiera Hagman-Nyagaka wrestles her South St. Paul opponent during the Rick Lee Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji senior Ben Desrosier readies for his match against Holdingford's Jaxon Bartkowicz during the Rick Lee Invitational on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Bemidji's Trenten Fredricksen-Holm wrestles Holdingford's Luke Bieniek during the Rick Lee Invitational on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at the Sanford Center.
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Madelyn Haasken is the multimedia editor at the Bemidji Pioneer. She is a 2020 graduate of Bemidji State University with a degree in Mass Communication, with minors in writing and design. In her free time, she likes watching hockey, doing crossword puzzles and being outside.
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