Burwell hosted its annual wrestling invitational on Friday. Central Valley was the team champion with 206 points and Burwell was runner up with 188.5. SEM placed in the top ten finishing 7th with 75.5 points. Burwell had two individual champions on the day. Brody Jensen was champion at 113 lbs. and Austin Mayfield was champion at 138 lbs. The Longhorns had three runner up finishes including Kolton Thoene at 144 lbs., Cort Buss at 150 lbs., and Cale Buss at 215. Other area highlights included Maddox Jones of SEM winning the championship at 175 lbs. The Mustangs had two other medalists in the top four including Clayton Scoville 4th at 120 lbs., and Heath Henson was 4th at 150 lbs. Ansley/Litchfield had two medal winners in the top four. Isaac O’Brien was third at 175 lbs. and Andy Cash was third for the Spartans at 285. Wyatt Stieb of Arcadia/Loup City was runner up at 190 lbs. and Joseph Ducker was 4th at 157 lbs. for the Rebels. Cazen Smith of Twin Loup placed 3rd at 150 lbs.
FINAL RESULTS
106
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Kamden Robinson of Elm Creek
- 2nd Place – Layton Schroeder of West Point-Beemer
- 3rd Place – Dalton Dugan of Central Valley
- 4th Place – Drake Sova of East Butler
1st Place Match
- Kamden Robinson (Elm Creek) 24-0, Fr. over Layton Schroeder (West Point-Beemer) 18-4, Fr. (MD 20-8)
3rd Place Match
- Dalton Dugan (Central Valley) 18-9, Fr. over Drake Sova (East Butler) 21-7, Fr. (MD 13-1)
113
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Brody Jensen of Burwell
- 2nd Place – Jace Martin of Wood River
- 3rd Place – Dallas Wadsworth of Central Valley
- 4th Place – Keigan Kocian of East Butler
1st Place Match
- Brody Jensen (Burwell) 26-1, So. over Jace Martin (Wood River) 23-3, Jr. (Fall 4:46)
3rd Place Match
- Dallas Wadsworth (Central Valley) 22-8, So. over Keigan Kocian (East Butler) 20-6, Jr. (Fall 1:54)
120
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Lincoln Nekoliczak of Central Valley
- 2nd Place – Jhonny Matias Trejo of Wood River
- 3rd Place – Phillip Titkemeier of Loomis
- 4th Place – Clayton Scoville of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
1st Place Match
- Lincoln Nekoliczak (Central Valley) 23-3, Fr. over Jhonny Matias Trejo (Wood River) 22-5, Sr. (Fall 1:01)
3rd Place Match
- Phillip Titkemeier (Loomis) 20-3, Jr. over Clayton Scoville (Sumner-Eddyville-Miller) 17-3, Sr. (Fall 2:36)
126
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Carter Horner of Loomis
- 2nd Place – Tanner Renner of West Point-Beemer
- 3rd Place – Dylan Titus of Ainsworth
- 4th Place – Trenton Van Veldhuizen of East Butler
1st Place Match
- Carter Horner (Loomis) 19-4, Sr. over Tanner Renner (West Point-Beemer) 17-2, Sr. (Fall 3:12)
3rd Place Match
- Dylan Titus (Ainsworth) 19-5, Fr. over Trenton Van Veldhuizen (East Butler) 17-10, Sr. (Dec 17-12)
132
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Manny Figueroa of West Point-Beemer
- 2nd Place – Robinson LaDeaux of Creighton
- 3rd Place – Drew Dawe of Burwell
- 4th Place – Joseph Barnell of Creighton
1st Place Match
- Manny Figueroa (West Point-Beemer) 28-1, So. over Robinson LaDeaux (Creighton) 19-3, So. (Dec 11-8)
3rd Place Match
- Drew Dawe (Burwell) 28-2, So. over Joseph Barnell (Creighton) 11-5, Sr. (Fall 3:31)
138
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Austin Mayfield of Burwell
- 2nd Place – Trenton Wedemeyer of Ravenna
- 3rd Place – Tyson Freeman of Loomis
- 4th Place – Zachary Wiebelhaus of North Central
1st Place Match
- Austin Mayfield (Burwell) 23-3, Sr. over Trenton Wedemeyer (Ravenna) 22-1, So. (Fall 3:40)
3rd Place Match
- Tyson Freeman (Loomis) 22-5, Jr. over Zachary Wiebelhaus (North Central) 15-11, Jr. (Fall 1:41)
138 B
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Spencer Vandenberg of East Butler
- 2nd Place – Cooper Kasten of Grand Island Central Catholic
- 3rd Place – Kaleb Aguilar of Ansley-Litchfield
- 4th Place – Xander Kennedy of Ravenna
Round 1
- Spencer Vandenberg (East Butler) 3-0, Fr. over Kaleb Aguilar (Ansley-Litchfield) 7-11, So. (Dec 10-7)
- Xander Kennedy (Ravenna) 2-6, Fr. over Cooper Kasten (Grand Island Central Catholic) 1-9, So. (Dec 10-6)
Round 2
- Cooper Kasten (Grand Island Central Catholic) 1-9, So. over Kaleb Aguilar (Ansley-Litchfield) 7-11, So. (Fall 1:15)
- Spencer Vandenberg (East Butler) 3-0, Fr. over Xander Kennedy (Ravenna) 2-6, Fr. (Fall 0:42)
Round 3
- Kaleb Aguilar (Ansley-Litchfield) 7-11, So. over Xander Kennedy (Ravenna) 2-6, Fr. (Fall 3:50)
- Spencer Vandenberg (East Butler) 3-0, Fr. over Cooper Kasten (Grand Island Central Catholic) 1-9, So. (Fall 1:15)
138 C
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Tripp Meier of West Point-Beemer
- 2nd Place – Brody Treptow of Twin Loup
- 3rd Place – Carson Valasek of Wood River
- 4th Place – Wyatt Boon of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
Round 1
- Tripp Meier (West Point-Beemer) 3-15, Jr. over Brody Treptow (Twin Loup) 4-9, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:00 (19-3))
- Carson Valasek (Wood River) 2-12, So. over Wyatt Boon (Sumner-Eddyville-Miller) 0-4, Jr. (Fall 2:57)
Round 2
- Brody Treptow (Twin Loup) 4-9, Fr. over Wyatt Boon (Sumner-Eddyville-Miller) 0-4, Jr. (MD 26-14)
- Tripp Meier (West Point-Beemer) 3-15, Jr. over Carson Valasek (Wood River) 2-12, So. (Fall 0:57)
Round 3
- Brody Treptow (Twin Loup) 4-9, Fr. over Carson Valasek (Wood River) 2-12, So. (TF-1.5 2:58 (17-1))
- Tripp Meier (West Point-Beemer) 3-15, Jr. over Wyatt Boon (Sumner-Eddyville-Miller) 0-4, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:09 (20-4))
144
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Grady Rasmussen of Ravenna
- 2nd Place – Kolton Thoene of Burwell
- 3rd Place – Alex Meier of Elm Creek
- 4th Place – Landon Shoemaker of Central Valley
1st Place Match
- Grady Rasmussen (Ravenna) 23-3, Sr. over Kolton Thoene (Burwell) 17-6, So. (Dec 5-0)
3rd Place Match
- Alex Meier (Elm Creek) 19-6, Jr. over Landon Shoemaker (Central Valley) 18-7, So. (Fall 1:30)
144 B
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Hayden Edgren of Wood River
- 2nd Place – Noah Faeh of Nebraska Christian
- 3rd Place – Jeremy Fehringer of Wood River
Round 1
- Noah Faeh (Nebraska Christian) 1-8, Fr. over Jeremy Fehringer (Wood River) 0-8, Fr. (Fall 1:00)
Round 2
- Hayden Edgren (Wood River) 3-5, So. over Noah Faeh (Nebraska Christian) 1-8, Fr. (Fall 1:21)
Round 3
- Hayden Edgren (Wood River) 3-5, So. over Jeremy Fehringer (Wood River) 0-8, Fr. (Fall 1:15)
150
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Luke Shoemaker of Central Valley
- 2nd Place – Cort Buss of Burwell
- 3rd Place – Cazen Smith of Twin Loup
- 4th Place – Heath Henson of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
1st Place Match
- Luke Shoemaker (Central Valley) 18-5, So. over Cort Buss (Burwell) 17-6, Jr. (Dec 8-4)
3rd Place Match
- Cazen Smith (Twin Loup) 24-4, Jr. over Heath Henson (Sumner-Eddyville-Miller) 16-6, So. (Fall 2:18)
157
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – William Pokorny of Central Valley
- 2nd Place – Jorgan Condon of Creighton
- 3rd Place – Landyn Veik of Elgin Public/Pope John
- 4th Place – Joseph Ducker of Arcadia/Loup City
1st Place Match
- William Pokorny (Central Valley) 24-0, Fr. over Jorgan Condon (Creighton) 14-4, Jr. (Fall 2:46)
3rd Place Match
- Landyn Veik (Elgin Public/Pope John) 10-4, Jr. over Joseph Ducker (Arcadia/Loup City) 16-8, Jr. (MD 9-1)
165
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Jairo Lazos of Central Valley
- 2nd Place – Branson Anderson of North Central
- 3rd Place – Briggs Doane of Wood River
- 4th Place – Hunter Gall of Clarkson-Leigh
1st Place Match
- Jairo Lazos (Central Valley) 26-2, Sr. over Branson Anderson (North Central) 19-6, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:16 (18-3))
3rd Place Match
- Briggs Doane (Wood River) 19-14, Fr. over Hunter Gall (Clarkson-Leigh) 12-13, Fr. (M. For.)
175
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Maddox Jones of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
- 2nd Place – Cauy Meyer of Loomis
- 3rd Place – Isaac O`Brien of Ansley-Litchfield
- 4th Place – Bryan Flores of Wood River
1st Place Match
- Maddox Jones (Sumner-Eddyville-Miller) 19-0, Sr. over Cauy Meyer (Loomis) 18-1, Jr. (Fall 0:52)
3rd Place Match
- Isaac O`Brien (Ansley-Litchfield) 18-8, Sr. over Bryan Flores (Wood River) 13-8, Sr. (Fall 1:31)
190
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Grady Kelly of Central Valley
- 2nd Place – Wyatt Stieb of Arcadia/Loup City
- 3rd Place – Angel Perez of West Point-Beemer
- 4th Place – Ikaiah Edgren of Wood River
1st Place Match
- Grady Kelly (Central Valley) 9-1, Sr. over Wyatt Stieb (Arcadia/Loup City) 13-2, Jr. (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match
- Angel Perez (West Point-Beemer) 10-5, Sr. over Ikaiah Edgren (Wood River) 23-7, Sr. (Fall 2:39)
215
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Omar Garcia of West Point-Beemer
- 2nd Place – Cale Buss of Burwell
- 3rd Place – Andy Aguilar of Wood River
- 4th Place – Kip Leonard of North Central
1st Place Match
- Omar Garcia (West Point-Beemer) 21-8, Sr. over Cale Buss (Burwell) 27-2, Sr. (Fall 4:55)
3rd Place Match
- Andy Aguilar (Wood River) 14-15, Sr. over Kip Leonard (North Central) 14-7, Sr. (Dec 4-2)
285
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Levi Gall of Clarkson-Leigh
- 2nd Place – Caden Swanson of Loomis
- 3rd Place – Andy Cash of Ansley-Litchfield
- 4th Place – Tysen Welton of Burwell
1st Place Match
- Levi Gall (Clarkson-Leigh) 24-2, Jr. over Caden Swanson (Loomis) 14-3, Jr. (Dec 2-1)
3rd Place Match
- Andy Cash (Ansley-Litchfield) 15-5, Sr. over Tysen Welton (Burwell) 13-9, So. (Fall 0:49)
