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Returning state place-winners set to spark Central wrestling

Aberdeen Central’s Brock Martin, top, ties up Sioux Falls Roosevelt’s Jose Mendez-Garcia during their 126 pound bout at the 2021 Lee Wolf Invitational at the Golden Eagles Arena. Martin is a returning state place-winner for the Golden Eagles. Photo by John Davis taken 1/30/2021
A group of talented wrestlers in the lower weights will help raise the bar for the Aberdeen Central wrestling squads this season. The Golden Eagles return six state place-winners from last season (three each on the boys' and girls' team) and they all can be found in the lower weights. Central has been known for its strength in the upper weights in the past, but now they will be fueled from the bottom. "I think you’re going to see more of an aggressive style from us: just good, hard, tough wrestling. I think you’re going to see where we’re going to come out and push the pace and push the points," said Central coach Donnie Bowden. "You’re going to see these younger kids and you’re going to see these lighter weights where they’re going to kind of  give us that spark. They’re going to get us going." Returning state place-winners for the boys include Rayden Zens (third at 106 pounds last year), Mason Schrempp (sixth at 113), and Brock Martin (fourth at 126). Jaco

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