Crookston Wrestling takes on Fertile-Beltrami in Section 8A Tourney – on KROX Radio

The Crookston Pirate Wrestling team takes on the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons in the first round of the Section 8A Team Wrestling Tournament in Menahga at 6:00 p.m. tonight. The match will be on KROX Radio with the RiverView Health pre-match show at 5:30 p.m.
Fertile-Beltrami beat Crookston 44-28 in their only regular-season dual of the year. The winner of the match will take on the #1 seed United North Central in the section quarterfinals at 7:00 p.m.

Fertile-Beltrami took a 6-0 lead when Bennet Whitcomb won the 107 pound match by forfeit.
At 114 pounds, Crookston’s Mauricio Arriaga started the match strong with a quick takedown and was then awarded four near-fall points with 40 seconds left in the opening period. Arriaga was close to getting a pin at the end of the period, but settled for four more near-fall points for a 10-0 lead going into the second period. Arriaga got a takedown right away in the second period for a 13-0 lead, and 19 seconds in, he won the match by a pin to tie the team score at 6-6.
Crookston was open at 121 pounds, and Fertile-Beltrami’s Gregory Ramberg won the match. At 127.pounds, Fertile-Beltrami’s Bristan Desrosier started the match with a takedown and followed with three more near-fall points for a 6-0 lead. Desrosier worked for about 20 more seconds on the pin before getting it at 1:45.
At 133 pounds, Fertile-Beltrami’s Jaxson Grunwald got a quick takedown followed by a pin in 45 seconds. Fertile-Beltrami’s Max Ramberg and Levi Kresl won the next two matches by forfeit, and the Falcons led 36-6.

The lineup below is what the teams used in their regular-season meeting.