Meryk Ullman, a Roseau kindergartner who qualified to the Minnesota NYWA State Tournament in Rochester by placing third at the NYWA Regions in Bemidji on March 24 in the 50-pound weight division, came charging into the winner's circle at the Mayo Civic Center on the weekend of April 7-8.

Little Meryk, who has mastered the cradle move while also being tough on his feet and a scrappy competitor, competed in a 16-man bracket that saw him winning four straight matches for the title.

In the opening round on Saturday, April 7, Meryk, the son of Oliver and Joanna Ullman, pinned Owatonna's Kolton Lind...