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UPDATED: Totino-Grace's Benick, Schiller Are MN Wrestling Champs

Spring Lake Park, Fridley wrestlers also competed at state tourney.

Updated (12:30 a.m. Sunday): Two wrestlers from Totino-Grace were victorious in the final rounds of individual competition at the Minnesota high school tournment Saturday night.

Totino-Grace's Lance Benick beat Jamison Evans of Grand Rapids in the Class AA, 182 final, according to Matchmaker. Joe Schiller of Totino-Grace beat J.D. Struxness of Lac Qui Parles to win the Class AA, 220 final.

Updated (2 p.m. Saturday): Two Totino-Grace wrestlers advanced to the finals in individual competition at the Minnesota high school tournament Saturday.

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Totino-Grace's Lance Benick beat Chris Scott of St. Paul Humboldt to reach the Class AA, 182 final, according to Matchmaker. Joe Schiller of Totino-Grace beat Brandon Ritter of Park Rapids Area to advance to the Class AA, 220 final.

Phillip Horsager of Spring Lake Park High School lost to Forest Lake's Ben Morgan in a Class AAA 132 semifinal match, according to an MSHSL tweet.

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Championship-round matches start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and will be on livestream video via Prep 45 here.

Original post (6 a.m. Saturday): Phillip Horsager of Spring Lake Park High School and junior Joe Schiller and freshman Lance Benick of reached the state semifinals Friday night and will continue their quests for state titles Saturday.

freshman Justin May and senior Bobby Simmons competed in the Class AA individual tournament, as did senior Richie Donovan and sophomores Pierce Rothenbacher and Walker Thiele of Totino-Grace. SLPHS senior Matt Strasser competed in the Class AAA tournament. 

You can watch tournament action on livestream video via Prep 45 here

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