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VALLEY CITY, ND  (Ryan Cunningham, NewsDakota.com)  The Hi-Liner wrestling teams hosted their holiday tournaments Friday and Saturday.

Deegan Krischenmann, Mylee Christianson, and Katherine Russell paced the Hi-Liner girls Friday with runner-up finishes.  Kirschenmann won two matches before falling in the finals for her first loss of the year, finishing second at 142 pounds.  Kirshenmann is now 14-1 this season.

Christianson won a pair of matches, both by fall, before being defeated in the finals at 148.  She is now 10-3 this season.

Russell won three matches before the finals, all by fall, at 170 pounds.  She is now 12-3 this season.

On the boys’s side, Simon Trapp and Ryer Muske led the Hi-Liners with runner-up finishes at 107 and 215, respectively.  Muske shut out three opponents in tight matches to make the final before falling to the top seed 11-4.

Trapp was the top seed, received a bye, then shut out a pair of opponents before being upset in the final 4-1