LIVE UPDATES: Lakers wrestlers compete at individual state wrestling tournament

UPDATED 7:22 p.m. — Detroit Lakes ends its state wrestling tournament with three top six finishers.

Cade Jackson (170), Jeffery Moen (285) and Tyson Ullyott (145) earned all-state honors to end their 2022-23 seasons.

Jackson secured the bronze medal for Class AA 170-pounds with a win by decision (7-2) over Rock Ridge’s Damian Tapio.

Ullyott grabbed Class AA's 145-pound fifth-place medal after Alexandria's Blaze Nelson had to medically forfeit the match. Moen also was a fifth-place finisher after he defeated New Ulm's Evan Thompson by decision (6-1).

The Lakers end their 2023 State tournament with three kids on the podium.

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UPDATED 4:41 p.m. — Ullyott is crowned Class AA's 145 pounds fifth-place wrestler.

Alexandria Area's Blaze Nelson had to forfeit the match due to a medical issue before the boys could hit the mat.

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UPDATED: 4:00 p.m. — The Lakers move on to the placement matches.

Tyson Ullyott (145), Cade Jackson (170), and Jeffrey Moen (285) will represent Detroit Lakes in the upcoming third and fifth-place matches.

Jackson got a big win over Scott West's Leo Siekmann by major decision (9-0). He wrestles in the third-place match against Rock Ridge's Damian Tapio.

Moen lost to Dawson Boyd- Lac Qui Parle- Montevideo United's Brady Rhode after Rhode grabbed a last-second point in the third round. Ullyott fell to Big Lake's Nolan Reiter by decision (9-2). Both boys will wrestle for fifth place in their respective weight classes.

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UPDATED 1:39 p.m. — Detroit Lakes will not see a Laker in the state finals.

Cade Jackson (170) and Jeffrey Moen (285) both suffered their first losses of the tournament in their semifinal matches.

Moen lost to Class AA's No. 1 ranked 285-pounder Soren Herzog of Simley by major decision (10-1). Jackson was taken down by Class AA's second-ranked 170-pounder Bryce Burkett of Watertown-Mayer by major decision (10-1).

Both boys will a chance to wrestle again. A win puts them in the third-place match and a loss puts them in the fifth-place match.

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UPDATED 10:51 a.m. — Tyson Ullyott (145) receives all-state honors after winning his second wrestleback match.

Ullyott defeated Zumbrota-Mazeppa's Laiken Copeman by decision (4-1). He will wrestle in the semifinals round of the consolation side of the bracket.

Jeffrey Moen (285) will wrestle in the semi-finals against Simley's Soren Herzog for a chance at the state title.

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UPDATED 8:49 p.m. — Another Laker secured his spot on Saturday, March 4, with a wrestleback match victory.

Tyson Ullyott (145) won his match against Foley's Cole Rudnitski by fall (2:26). He will wrestle again on Saturday, March 4 against Zumbrota-Mazeppa's Laiken Copeman for a chance to secure all-state honors.

Cade Okeson (152) saw his season come to an end after he lost to Hutchinson's Luke Hoag by decision (7-2).

The Lakers will have Jeffrey Moen and Ullyott back on the mats on Saturday. Moen is still in the fight for a state title while Ullyott will battle his way through the consolation side of the bracket.

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UPDATED 5:14 p.m. — Two Lakers secure quarterfinal wins and two Lakers lose in the quarterfinals, but their seasons are not yet over.

Cade Jackson (170) defeated Simley's Danny Martin by major decision (9-0) to advance to the semifinals.

Jeffrey Moen (285) advances to Saturday with a narrow 3-2 decision victory over Milaca-Faith Christian's Logan ash.

All semifinals matches will be held on Saturday, March 4th.

Tyson Ullyott (145) suffered his first loss of the tournament to New Prague's Koy Buesgens by fall (2:53). His season is still alive with a match against Foley's Cole Rudnitski.

Cade Okeson (152) lost to New Prague's Colton Bornholdt by fall (1:51) but gets another chance to keep his season alive with a wrestleback match against Hutchinson's Luke Haug.

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UPDATED 3:11 p.m. — Here are each Lakers' quarterfinal matchups.

At 145, Tyson Ullyot will face off against New Prague's Koy Buesgens.

At 152, Cade Okeson will take on New Prague's Colton Bornholdt.

At 170, Cade Jackson will wrestle against Simley's Danny Martin.

At 285, Jeffrey Moen will duke it out with Milaca-Faith Christian's Logan Ash.

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Here at the four Detroit Lakes wrestlers first round results at the Individual State Wrestling Tournament.

145-pounder Tyson Ullyott defeated Benilde St. Margarets' Matthew Litchy by technical fall (17-2)

Cade Okeson (152) defeated Rocori's Evan Moscho by decision (4-0).

Cade Jackson (170) grabbed a thirty-second win by fall over Bloomington Kennedy's Ja'Shaun Bostic.

The heavyweight Jeffrey Moen (285) secured another Lakers win by fall (1:26) over Big Lake's Kane Lapointe.

The Lakers sweep their first-round competition.

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