Broken Bow Claims Runner-up Trophy at SWC Wrestling

The 2022 Southwest Conference wrestling championships took place Thursday at Ainsworth High School.  Valentine edged Broken Bow and Cozad for the team title.  The Badgers took the team championship with 176.5 points.  Broken Bow was runner-up with 169.5 points and Cozad was third with 162.  Broken Bow had five wrestlers claim the conference championship in their weight class.  Chauncey Watson was champion at 106 lbs.  Cyrus Wells was champion at 132 lbs.  Max Denson won the title at 182 lbs.  Keifer Anderson took the title at 220 lbs. and Sawyer Bumgarner was champion at 285 lbs.  The Indians had two wrestlers finish as conference runner-up.  Wilson Cucul Tzin was 2nd at 113 lbs. and Connor Wells was runner-up at 138 lbs.  Other medal winners for the Indians included, William Moninger 3rd at 120 lbs. and Braylan Rynearson 3rd at 126 lbs.  Broken Bow will compete at the state duals tournament in Kearney on Saturday at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds.  The Indians are the #3 seed in Class B and will face Bennington in the opening round at 9 a.m.  Join Central Nebraska’s Sports Source for live coverage of Broken Bow and Mullen from the state duals on KBBN 95.3 FM and kbbn.com

FINAL RESULTS

106

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Chauncey Watson of Broken Bow
  • 2nd Place – Aaron Wilson of Cozad
  • 3rd Place – Harrison Reed of Minden
  • 4th Place – Casey Wahlgren of Gothenburg

1st Place Match

  • Chauncey Watson (Broken Bow) 39-3, So. over Aaron Wilson (Cozad) 22-9, Fr. (Fall 3:26)

3rd Place Match

  • Harrison Reed (Minden) 19-8, Fr. over Casey Wahlgren (Gothenburg) 8-10, Fr. (Fall 2:42)

113

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – William Sprenger of Valentine
  • 2nd Place – Wilson Cucul Tzin of Broken Bow
  • 3rd Place – Cade Harsin of Minden
  • 4th Place – Kaden Margritz of Gothenburg

1st Place Match

  • William Sprenger (Valentine ) 32-3, So. over Wilson Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow) 21-10, Jr. (Dec 4-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Cade Harsin (Minden) 24-15, Fr. over Kaden Margritz (Gothenburg) 23-19, Jr. (Dec 7-3)

120

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Bryson Bussigner of Cozad
  • 2nd Place – Tristin Grooms of Valentine
  • 3rd Place – William Moninger of Broken Bow
  • 4th Place – Christopher Flores of Gothenburg

1st Place Match

  • Bryson Bussigner (Cozad) 22-14, Jr. over Tristin Grooms (Valentine ) 25-10, Sr. (Fall 2:37)

3rd Place Match

  • William Moninger (Broken Bow) 26-18, Fr. over Christopher Flores (Gothenburg) 3-6, Fr. (Fall 1:45)

126

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Logan Stephens of Ogallala
  • 2nd Place – Koltdyn Heath of Minden
  • 3rd Place – Braylan Rynearson of Broken Bow
  • 4th Place – Boston Irish of Cozad

1st Place Match

  • Logan Stephens (Ogallala ) 40-12, Jr. over Koltdyn Heath (Minden) 34-13, Fr. (MD 11-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Braylan Rynearson (Broken Bow) 29-12, Jr. over Boston Irish (Cozad) 23-10, Fr. (Dec 7-3)

132

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Cyrus Wells of Broken Bow
  • 2nd Place – Cole Stokey of Ogallala
  • 3rd Place – Gavin Sandoz of Valentine
  • 4th Place – Kooper Pohl of Cozad

1st Place Match

  • Cyrus Wells (Broken Bow) 34-2, Sr. over Cole Stokey (Ogallala ) 38-12, Jr. (Dec 7-0)

3rd Place Match

  • Gavin Sandoz (Valentine ) 19-14, Jr. over Kooper Pohl (Cozad) 19-19, So. (Dec 17-11)

138

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Cody Miller of Valentine
  • 2nd Place – Connor Wells of Broken Bow
  • 3rd Place – Alex Brais of Minden
  • 4th Place – Isaiah White of Cozad

1st Place Match

  • Cody Miller (Valentine ) 31-10, Sr. over Connor Wells (Broken Bow) 33-10, Jr. (Dec 5-3)

3rd Place Match

  • Alex Brais (Minden) 28-17, Jr. over Isaiah White (Cozad) 9-18, So. (Fall 1:55)

145

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Dreu White of Cozad
  • 2nd Place – Cayden Lamb of Valentine
  • 3rd Place – David Smolik of Minden
  • 4th Place – Ty Hotz of Gothenburg

1st Place Match

  • Dreu White (Cozad) 31-7, So. over Cayden Lamb (Valentine ) 27-14, Jr. (Dec 7-4)

3rd Place Match

  • David Smolik (Minden) 15-10, Sr. over Ty Hotz (Gothenburg) 13-20, Sr. (Dec 4-2)

152

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Ashton Lurz of Valentine
  • 2nd Place – Cameron Zink of Ogallala
  • 3rd Place – Canyon Hosick of McCook
  • 4th Place – Evan Smith of Minden

1st Place Match

  • Ashton Lurz (Valentine ) 34-3, Jr. over Cameron Zink (Ogallala ) 45-5, Sr. (SV-1 6-4)

3rd Place Match

  • Canyon Hosick (McCook) 12-5, So. over Evan Smith (Minden) 40-8, Sr. (Fall 3:34)

160

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Alex Anthony of McCook
  • 2nd Place – Kadon Wenig of Valentine
  • 3rd Place – Brock Malcom of Cozad
  • 4th Place – Brandon Schriner of Gothenburg

1st Place Match

  • Alex Anthony (McCook) 31-8, Jr. over Kadon Wenig (Valentine ) 26-14, Jr. (Dec 5-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Brock Malcom (Cozad) 32-9, Fr. over Brandon Schriner (Gothenburg) 15-13, Jr. (Fall 0:23)

170

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Isaac White of Cozad
  • 2nd Place – Drake Janssen of Valentine
  • 3rd Place – Landon Holecheck of Ogallala
  • 4th Place – Colby Teel of Minden

1st Place Match

  • Isaac White (Cozad) 30-0, Jr. over Drake Janssen (Valentine ) 19-7, Sr. (Fall 1:56)

3rd Place Match

  • Landon Holecheck (Ogallala ) 20-23, Sr. over Colby Teel (Minden) 19-18, Sr. (Fall 4:06)

182

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Max Denson of Broken Bow
  • 2nd Place – Tagg Buechle of Valentine
  • 3rd Place – Juan Rodriguez of Cozad
  • 4th Place – Hunter Fredrickson of Minden

1st Place Match

  • Max Denson (Broken Bow) 39-7, So. over Tagg Buechle (Valentine ) 12-11, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)

3rd Place Match

  • Juan Rodriguez (Cozad) 12-3, Jr. over Hunter Fredrickson (Minden) 21-13, So. (Dec 4-2)

195

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Eli Boryca of Cozad
  • 2nd Place – Braxton Janda of Minden
  • 3rd Place – Layton Carpenter of McCook
  • 4th Place – Traven Fletcher of Valentine

1st Place Match

  • Eli Boryca (Cozad) 23-6, Jr. over Braxton Janda (Minden) 32-16, So. (Fall 2:55)

3rd Place Match

  • Layton Carpenter (McCook) 18-10, So. over Traven Fletcher (Valentine ) 11-8, So. (UTB 3-2)

220

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Keifer Anderson of Broken Bow
  • 2nd Place – Daulton Kuehn of Minden
  • 3rd Place – Lee Major of Valentine
  • 4th Place – David Sanchez of Cozad

1st Place Match

  • Keifer Anderson (Broken Bow) 31-9, Sr. over Daulton Kuehn (Minden) 31-14, Jr. (Dec 1-0)

3rd Place Match

  • Lee Major (Valentine ) 18-11, Jr. over David Sanchez (Cozad) 4-8, Jr. (Dec 6-4)

285

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Sawyer Bumgarner of Broken Bow
  • 2nd Place – Tyree Smith of Cozad
  • 3rd Place – Steven Fullerton of Valentine
  • 4th Place – Blake Messervy of Ogallala

1st Place Match

  • Sawyer Bumgarner (Broken Bow) 35-2, Sr. over Tyree Smith (Cozad) 17-6, So. (Dec 7-0)

3rd Place Match

  • Steven Fullerton (Valentine ) 4-1, Sr. over Blake Messervy (Ogallala ) 23-26, Sr. (Fall 2:02)
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