10 Bemidji girls wrestlers make section semis, 3 more alive in consolation brackets

020724.S.BP.BHSWRES Taylor Merschman.jpg — Bemidji freshman Taylor Merschman's arm is raised after winning her match against Hastings during an invite on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, at the BHS Gymnasium.

By Pioneer Staff Report

February 09, 2024 at 11:33 PM

BEMIDJI 鈥� Saturday is shaping up to be another banner day for the Bemidji High 歪歪漫画 girls wrestling team.

Ten Lumberjacks will compete for individual section championships through their respective winner鈥檚 brackets at the BHS Gymnasium. The top two finishers in each bracket advance to the state tournament in St. Paul.

Taylor Merschman (100 pounds), Kiera Hagman-Nyagaka (112), Brenalen Fredriksen-Holm (118), Tori Bahr (130), Kylie Donat (142), Makaya Gotchie (148), Braelyn Ruport (155), Leah Willard (170), Maya Schmidt (190) and Brie Leeper (235) will all wrestle in semifinal matches.

Mateya Mistic (106), Amber Kremper (124) and Chloe Knott (136) are slated to compete in their respective consolation brackets. Each can advance to state if they win the consolation championship and have not previously wrestled the runner-up in the winner鈥檚 bracket. In that scenario, a true second-place match will take place between the two remaining wrestlers to determine which one will advance to the state tournament.

Girls wrestlers from Sections 6 and 8, including Bemidji鈥檚, are competing for the same state bids, while representatives from Sections 5 and 7 are also wrestling at BHS for separate state berths.

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