Legred advances into semifinals for United South Central
Published 6:35 pm Friday, March 1, 2019
United South Central's Blake Legred wrestles Paynesville Area's Shawn Rue at 138 pounds Friday in the championship quarterfinals of the state wrestling tournament. Legred won to advance to the state semifinals. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
United South Central's Blake Legred wrestles Paynesville Area's Shawn Rue at 138 pounds Friday in the championship quarterfinals of the state wrestling tournament. Legred won to advance to the state semifinals. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
United South Central's Blake Legred wrestles Paynesville Area's Shawn Rue at 138 pounds Friday in the championship quarterfinals of the state wrestling tournament. Legred won to advance to the state semifinals. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
United South Central's Blake Legred wrestles RLCCO's Damon Ferguson at 138 pounds Friday in the opening round of the state wrestling tournament. Legred won to advance to the state quarterfinals. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
United South Central's Blake Legred wrestles RLCCO's Damon Ferguson at 138 pounds Friday in the opening round of the state wrestling tournament. Legred won to advance to the state quarterfinals. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
United South Central's Bryce Sonnek wrestles ACGC's Cole Holien at 106 pounds Friday in the opening round of the state wrestling tournament. Sonnek lost his match, sending him to the consolation bracket. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
United South Central's Bryce Sonnek wrestles ACGC's Cole Holien at 106 pounds Friday in the opening round of the state wrestling tournament. Sonnek lost his match, sending him to the consolation bracket. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
ST. PAUL — United South Central wrestlers Blake Legred and Bryce Sonnek started their state tournament bids Friday morning at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Sonnek, a sophomore and ranked No. 10 at 106 pounds, went up against another ranked opponent, No. 7 Cole Holien from Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, in his opening-round match. Sonnek was overmatched by the 21-8 freshman and lost in a 14-0 major decision.
In his wrestleback, Sonnek wrestled a tough match, but ultimately fell in a 4-1 overtime decision when he was unable to escape his Jackson County Central opponent. The loss ends his season with a record of 28-10.
Legred, a senior, lost last year’s championship bout after dominating his way to the finals. He started out this year’s tournament no differently, cruising to a 35-second pinfall over his 138 pound first-round opponent.
The No. 5-ranked Legred moved in to the quarterfinals, where he met No. 2 Shawn Rue of Paynesville Area. Legred controlled most of the match, leading 9-0 after the second period. After escaping a bit of trouble in the third period, he held on to win the match in an 11-4 decision. Legred advances to the semifinals, where he will face No. 4 Tyler Bents of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.
While Sonnek’s season comes to a close, Legred looks to continue his quest for a second state title in the championship semifinals, which are scheduled to being at 9:30 a.m. Saturday immediately following the conclusion of the consolation quarterfinals.
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