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VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Hi-Liner Girls Wrestlers of the Week for the week ending February 1, 2026 are Mylee Christianson and Val Acosta Bautista.
Both girls had excellent Belle of the Brawl tournaments in Casselton with both turning in their “visually best” tournaments of the year.  Both wrestled with confidence and motivation throughout the tournament.
Val went 4-2 and would have wrestled for 7th and 8th place, had she not reached the daily match limit of 6 matches. Note that this was a huge tournament and included 38 teams from ND and MN.   Val’s biggest win of the day came over Lila Gillespie of Lisbon. Two weeks prior at the Storhaug Tournament in Lisbon, Val lost to Gillespie by a score of 5-3.  At the Belle of the Brawl, Val turned things around in a big way, by beating Gillespie by a score of 10-0.
Mylee went 4-1 and finished in 2nd Place.  On her way to the finals, she beat highly regarded #3 seed, Clara Steffes of Lamoure by an 18-1 technical fall.  In the finals, Mylee lost to arch nemesis Webeline Nacklen from Fargo by a score of 3-2. The match essentially was decided on a very controversial stalling call given to Mylee in the final seconds of the match.  Regardless of the loss, it was a match that Mylee came out of knowing that she can win. Mylee will be focused on revenge in the State Tournament that will be held in the Fargodome on February 19th and 20th.
 
MYLEE answered her Wrestler of the Week questions as follows:
 
Parents/brothers/sisters:
Jason and Cindy Christianson
Kade and Levi

Give one interesting fact about yourself that not many people are aware of:
I have 2 peacocks, Pete and Carlos

Name one of your favorite people. It can’t be a coach, classmate, teacher or relative.
My cat, Arlo

What made you smile today?
Going home

What are you most proud of?
My mom

What was your first real job?
Waitress

Rate your driving skills on 1-10 with 10 being the best, and say why you gave the rating you did:
-10,  I’ve totaled 3 cars

Favorite Binge Series:
Gilmore girls

If you could have one superpower, what would it be: Invisibility, ability to fly or the ability to read minds. Also answer what you’d do with that super power:
Teleportation, i could sleep in longer since I wouldn’t need to waste time on driving

Where/what would be your dream vacation:
Greece

If you won a $300 million lottery tomorrow, list a few things you’d do:
Pay for college, buy clothes, adopt all the animals

What online website are you on the most:
TikTok

You’re one of the veterans on the team.  What year is this for you in wrestling?
6

What is a quote, saying, etc that you’ve heard that you remember or sticks in your head?
1 Corinthians 16:14
“Let all that you do be done in love” Meaning, let love be the motivation for your actions.

For you, you have 13 practices left in your wrestling career.  Picture yourself in 10 years. Now think back to now.
What will you miss the most: rage baiting Tim
What will you not miss: warming up
What will you remember about your time wrestling for the Hi-Liners: tyson and Devyn making me and Deegan practice in the small circle through the entire practice, surrounded by the heavyweights

 
VAL answered her Wrestler of the Week questions as follows:

Parents/brothers/sisters: alex, ema, karen, & pablo

Give one interesting fact about yourself that not many people are aware of: i know sign language

What made you smile today? the huzz

What are you most proud of? being the reason someone smiles

Which would you rather give up for the rest of your life, Air Conditioning or Internet? air conditioning

Would you rather be 11 feet tall or 11 inches tall?

Why did you choose that answer? 11 feet tell because i’m not trying to get stepped on

What do you want to be when you grow up?
don’t know yet but i have plenty of time to figure that out

Rate your driving skills on 1-10 with 10 being the best, and say why you gave the rating you did: 8 only because i’ve had a couple of scares

What is your pet peeve? people who interrupt while i’m talking

Favorite Binge Series: greys anatomy

If you could have one superpower, what would it be: Invisibility, ability to fly or the ability to read minds. Also answer what you’d do with that super power:  ability to fly so i can go wherever i want without spending money

Where/what would be your dream vacation: eating a chocolate croissant in paris

If you won a $300 million lottery tomorrow, list a few things you’d do: pay any of my family’s debt, go shopping, and ofc get food

What online website are you on the most: tiktok

What is a quote, saying, etc that you’ve heard that you remember or sticks in your head? just keep swimming