OMAHA, NEB. – The second day of the NSAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament marked an important day in history, as the first ever girls individual state wrestling tournament kicked off in the State of Nebraska underneath the arena lights at the CHI Center in Omaha. A plethora of boys and girls from all around River Country competed and these are their results.

 

CLASS B

AUBURN:

Senior Bulldog Brad Hall (160) finished his career with a loss against Top Seeded Cole Mauschmann after defeating Plattsmouth Junior Matthew Zitek in a 7-5 decision. Hall would fall to the senior from Beatrice via a 7-1 decision. Hall finished his senior season with a record of 38-18.

 

NEBRASKA CITY:

Sophomore Drew Weddle (106) faced off against Lexington Freshman Daylen Naylor and defeated him via a 5-2 decision. Weddle would then fall to South Sioux City Junior Juan Reyes via a 6-2 decision, bringing him a final record of 32-11.

 

Carlos Prados (120) would find victory against Aurora Senior Colin Kennedy via a pinfall at the 3:11 mark. Prados however would lose in his next round to Plattsmouth Senior Cael Nielsen via a 4-2 decision. The Junior Pioneer would have a 29-13 record to his name at the end of the season.

 

Sophomore Gabe Hartman (132) would lose his second match in the 2022 State Wrestling tournament via a 3-0 decision against Boone Central senior Gavin Dozler. Hartman finished the season with a 33-17 record.

 

Andres Pro (138) would kick off things on Friday with a victory in the loser’s brackets over Elkhorn North’s Johnny Radicia with a tight 1-0 decision. The senior would end his career in high school with a loss against Gering Senior Albert Stone via a 4:02 mark pinfall. Pro ended his senior campaign with a 30-20 record.

 

Junior Baylor Poston (145) started off Friday after his bye in the consolation bracket with a 4:39 pinfall victory over Mason Wagner, Junior from Scottsbluff. Then he would make quick work of Boone Central Junior Samuel Grape in an astonishing 32 second pinfall. Poston will have a guaranteed match on Saturday for a chance to finish in third place in the 145-weight category for Class B against Pierce Junior Jayden Coulter. We’ll have coverage of Poston’s quest via B103 updates and our Facebook page.

 

Hayden Schalk (160) was disqualified on Thursday and thus lost his 2nd match against Senior Miguel James from Ralston via DQ. Schalk compiled a 20-8 record in his final season.

 

Senior Logan Hobbs (170) lost this second match of the tournament to Chardon Junior Rhett Cullers via a pinfall at the 4:23 mark. Hobbs would finish his last season’s campaign with a record of 31-20.

 

Mikah Ruiz (220) will have  one of River Country’s shots at a State Title in the Boys Brackets as he won against Columbus Lakeview Junior Landon Ternus in a 6-3 decision. Ruiz will have to take down the 43-3 Collin Shcwarzekopf, a Junior from Gering, in order to claim the title. We’ll have his championship match covered to the final second with live updates on B103 & on the B103 Facebook Page.

 

PLATTSMOUTH:

Senior Cael Nielson (120) would start his Friday with a victory over fellow River Country wrestler Carlos Prados from Nebraska City. The Senior picked up the victory over the Junior Pioneer with a 4-2 decision. Nielson however would fall to Waverly Freshman Brayden Canoyer via an 8-3 decision in the 3rd round of the consolation brackets. Neilson compiled a final record of 19-9 in his senior season.

 

Sophomore Logan Wooten (138) would lose match 2 of his state tournament to Columbus Lakeview Junior Owen Bargen via a 2:56 pinfall. The Blue Devil finished the 2022 season with a 18-25 record.

 

Bryce Neuin (145) lost his second match in a row against fellow Junior Mason Wagner from Scottsbluff in a 7-1 decision. Neuin finished with a 15-25 record in 2022.

 

Matthew Zitek (160) would lose his Friday match to Brad Hall from Auburn via a close 7-5 decision. The fellow River Country athlete and senior would pick up all 7 points in the final period. Zitek finishes the season with a 22-21 record.

 

Senior Josh Colgrove (170) kicked off Friday with a 7-2 decision over Skutt Freshman Gage Guenther. He then secured a spot on Saturday by wining a 5-2 decision over Top Seed, Seward Junior Nolan Hill. He will face Norris Senior Cooper Spaulding on Saturday with the winner battling for third place. We’ll cover his matches in full on both the B103 Facebook page and with live updates throughout the day.

 

The Senior Josh Adkins (195) began his rounds on Friday with a victory in the Consolation bracket over Wayne Junior Martin Carrillo via decision scored 7-2. Adkins would then lose via a close 2-0 decision to

Hastings Senior Oaklyn Smith via a reversal in the 2nd period. Adkins finishes the 2022 season with a 35-10 record.

 

PLATTEVIEW

 

Senior Eliott Steinhoff (152) started Friday after a bye round in the Consolation rounds with a 1:51 pinfall victory over Broken Bow Junior Jack Myers. He would then punch in his ticket to return on Saturday with a 3-1 decision over Kemper Reed, the Junior from Waverly. Steinhoff will compete for a third-place finish chance tomorrow morning at the CHI Center. We’ll have coverage of the Trojan’s continued tournament all day tomorrow on Facebook and with live updates on B103.

 

Nick Horst (182) would continue his senior tournament with a victory over York Freshman Keagyn Linden with a pinfall at the 1:35 mark. The Trojan would then go to lose via a pinfall at the 4:23 time against Boys Town Senior Tyler Weeda. Horst finishes the 2022 season with a 31-14 record.

 

CLASS C

FALLS CITY

Wyatt Olberding (138) would only have one match on Friday, but it ended up in a loss for the top seeded Sophomore, as he fell to the Senior from O’Neil, Ty Rainforth, via a 12-3 major decision. He will face Wood River Junior Riley Waddington tomorrow morning for a chance to claim redemption and a shot at the third-place finish. As always, we’ll have the continuing sophomore season for Olberding covered on B103’s Facebook & with live updates on B103 all Saturday.

 

Robert Gilkerson (145) came out fighting in the Consolation Rounds with a victory over Centennial Sophomore Jarret Dodson with a Sudden Victory final score of 4-2. The Falls City Freshman would score a takedown with 48 seconds left in the first SV round. However, Gilkerson would end his impressive Freshman season with a loss to Senior Ethan Underwood from David City in a 10-4 decision. Gilkerson compiled a 20+10 record this season.

 

Senior Thomas Fields (195) would seize victory over Quad County Northeast Junioir Kolby Casey with a 2:25 pinfall on Friday. He’s slated up against Top Seeded Hunter Oborny, a Sophomore from Milford, on Championship Saturday with the winner having a shot at third place. We’ll cover Field’s matches in depth via live updates on B103 & with Facebook updates on the B103 Page.

 

Jaden Nolte (285) continued his Senior Heavyweight campaign with a victory over Crofton/Bloomfield Junior Paxton Bartels with a pinfall scored at the 1:41 mark. However, he would finish his career with a loss to Battle Creek Senior Dahlas Zlomke via a 5-1 decision. Nolte finishes his 2022 season with a 33-8 record.

 

JOHNSON COUNTY CENTRAL

Christian Harrifeld (285) continued his Junior season with a victory over Wood River Senior Tommy Leetch with a pinfall at the 1:31 mark. However, the lone qualifier for JCC would end up falling to BRLD Junior Daven Whitley at the 3:56 mark via pin. Harrifeld ended his season with a 38-18 record.

HTRS

Aiden Worthey (Htrs) 47-2 won by decision over Trent Moudry (Bishop Neumann) 35-3 (Dec 8-4) in semifinal action.  He will wrestling for the state championship against Ryan Gabriel of Ord at weight class 195. We’ll cover the matche in depth via live updates on B103 & with Facebook updates on the B103 Page.

 

SYRACUSE

Colton Sprauge (106) ended his Freshman season with a loss against Yutan Junior Janson Pilkington with a 4-1 decision. He ended his debut season with a 17-21 record.

 

Senior Jayce Goebel (120) came in a with a mission on Friday to make it Saturday and he did just that. He first picked up a win over Oakland-Craig Sophomore Ben Loftis via a pinfall scored at the 1:24 mark. He then won a close match via a 2-0 decision over David City Senior Zachary Bongers. He will face Milford Sophomore Conner Kohout tomorrow morning with a chance to place third. We’ll have Goebel’s matches in full coverage tomorrow with live reports on B103 and pictures on the B103 Facebook page.

 

Barret Brandt (138) would defeat Yutan Sophomore Jesse Kult with a 1:38 pinfall. The Junior would then finish his season in a defeat to David City Senior Josh Spatz. Spatz picked up the victory in a 10-5 decision. Brandt finishes his Junior season with a 45-9 record.

 

The top seeded Cy Petersen (145) shook off his defeat on Thursday with a major decision victory over Ord Junior Brendan Boyce scored 16-2. However, after an extremely hard-fought match with Filmore Central Junior Aiden Hinrichs, Petersen ended his Freshman season with a 44-14 record as he lost in a Tiebreaker 6-3.

 

Owen Wander (170) started Friday with a victory over in the Consolation Bracket against Pocna Senior Aiden Cook via a 3-0 decision. Jake Hodson, a sophomore from Red Cloud/Blue Hill would be his next opponent. He continued his winning ways with a pinfall at the 1:46 mark. Wander would the proceed to win yet again over St Paul’s Asthon Meinecke with a close 2-1 decision, with all points being scored in the final 26 seconds. With the victory over the Sophomore, and 3 straight victories on Friday alone, Wander earns his way to Championship Saturday where he will face off against the person who put him in the Consolation Bracket in the first place, Milford Senior Chrisophe Scdoris. We’ll have the revenge match covered on both B103 via live updates and on the B103 Facebook Page.

 

Jackson Nordhues (195) finished his Junior year with a 3-1 decision loss against Valentine Freshman Clayton Elliott. Nordhues finished 2022 with a 28-18 record.

 

CLASS D

 

PALMYRA

Dedrick Dowding (152) would continue on Friday with a victory over John Lejia, a Freshman from Plainview, in a back-and-forth battle that ended in a 6-5 decision. Dowding would lose against Kimball Junior Trey Schindler in a match where all points were scored in the 2nd period, 4-2. Dowding ended his final year with a record of 27-14.

 

The Junior Evan Bryan-Aldrich (220) lost Friday against top seeded Grant Hawkins. The Senior from Pleasanton won after being down 5-0 into the 3rd period against the Panther by scoring all 9 of his points in the last round. Bryan-Aldrich lost in a 9-7 decision and ended his season with a 35-17 record.

 

GIRLS

JOHNSON COUNTY CENTRAL

Top seeded Jocelyn Prado (100) has a chance to make history by being the first ever girl to be crowned champion in the state of Nebraska in wrestling. She got to the championship match up by defeating Omaha Northwest Senior Lay Lay Tun in a 1-0 decision via 2nd period escape and then won via pinfall over fellow River Country wrestler Payron Theiele, the Freshman from Louisville, at the 4:47 mark. Prado will face Bennington’s Freshman Maycee Peacher in the championship match tomorrow on the mats of CHI. We’ll have the historic coverage tomorrow live with updates on B103 & on the B103 Facebook Page.

 

LOUISVILLE

Freshman Payton Thiele (100) earned a bye in the State Tournament bracket and put it to good use by defeating Wayne Junior Ichell Rivas in a tight 4-3 decision. Thiele squeaked out the victory with a reversal scored in the last period at the 1:14 mark. However, Thiele would lose to Johnson County Central Freshman, and Top Seed, Jocelyn Prado via a pinfall at the 4:47 mark. Thiele will have a chance for either 5th or 3rd tomorrow and we’ll have the coverage on both B103 via live updates and on the B103 Facebook page.

 

Lucie Rougean (100) finally got the chance to compete for a state title as the senior faced Azaria Ruby from Nebraska City and defeated the fellow River Country Sophomore with a 6-0 decision. Rougean would then lose to Bennington Freshman Maycee Peacher in a 3:18 pinfall. Rougean would then face the tough task of competing in the opening rounds of the Consolation bracket against Bayard Freshman Carlie McKibbin. She would be successful though, as she scored the victory via a 3-1 decision. Rougean will face Beatrice’s Atumn Bartlett, a Junior, in the Consolation Rounds to start Saturday. We’ll have her matches, and any furthermore, covered with live updates on B103 & Facebook updates on the B103 page.

 

Daysha Jones (152) would begin Friday with a late pinfall over Lexington Junior Elsa Garcia. The Sophomore secured the victory at the 5:49 mark. Jones would then fall to a different Junior, Jayda Parker from Bellevue East, via a pinfall at 1:54. Jones would then end her season being victim to another pinfall at the 3-minute mark against WP-B Sophomore Ziomara Ruiz. Jones finishes her season with a 30-12 record.

 

NEBRASKA CITY

Azaria Ruby (100) would represent the Pioneers against Johnson County Central Senior Lucie Rougean and lose via a 6-0 decision. The Sophomore would then regroup and pick up a victory over Wayne’s Ichell Rivas, a Junior, with a 2:28 pinfall victory. She’ll start Championship Saturday with a morning matchup against Omaha Northwest Senior Lay Lay Tun. We’ll have that coverage and more with live updates on B103 & on the B103 Facebook Page.

 

Top Seeded Pacie Lee (126) continued her senior dominance in the State Tournament as she won over Aliena Osterbuhr, Minden Freshman, with a 2:35 pinfall. She then won over Pierce Sophomore Angeline Skrdla with a 7-3 decision as she now has a shot at the title on Saturday. She’ll face the equally tough Regan Rosseter, the undefeated sophomore from Westside, in the battle for the title and the history books. We’ll have pens in hand for the history books on Saturday as we’ll have coverage both over the airwaves via live updates on B103 & on the B103 Facebook Page.

 

PALMYRA

Freshman Bettie Chambers (107) lost in the opening round against Amherst Senior Michaela Bivainis via pinfall at the 3:09 mark. The Freshman would then lose to the Freshman from Chadron, Taylee Williamson, via a tight 5-4 decision. Chambers finishes the inaugural season with a 15-15 record.

 

PLATTSMOUTH

Freshman Zoey Barber (114) now has a shot for the Girls 114 Weight Class title due to her victories on Friday. The Blue Devil won in her first match in dominating fashion over Battle Creek Freshman Ella

Reeves in a 16-1 Technical Fall at the 5:36 mark. She would then go onto win over Ainsworth Freshman Jolyn Pozehl via a 6-2 decision. Zoey has a chance to make history happen as she’ll face Conestoga Freshman Kylee Plowman for the state title on Saturday as B103 will provide live updates and Facebook posts with the history in the making.

 

PLATTEVIEW

Junior Leilou Guerrero (100) would fall to the Senior from Omaha Northwest, Lay Lay Tun, in a pinfall at the 1:10 mark. Guerrero would then lose to Beatrice Junior Autumn Bartlett in another pinfall, this one at the 2-minute mark. Guerrero finishes the debut season of Nebraska Girls Wrestling with a 10-20 record.

 

Kaitlyn Jeffery (120) lost her opening match against Papillion-La Vista Sophomore Jamelah Taylor in a pinfall at the 3-minute mark. However, Jeffery would go on to win an 8-2 decision over Amherst Senior Taleah Thomas in the Consolation Round. She will then take on Pierce Senior Callie Arnold tomorrow morning, with our coverage of the match via live updates on B103 & on the B103 Facebook page.

 

Phoenix Jensen (132) would begin her quest for the championship against Norfolk Senior Rylee Hoppe. The Junior would taste defeat though and fall to a pin at the 2:34 mark. Jensen would then turn things around with a victory over Bellevue East Senior Daleeanmna Bulanda with an impressive 11-4 decision. Jensen will face off against West Holt’s Madison Davis, a Sophomore, to start the Consolation Rounds on Saturday. We’ll cover Jensen’s matches with live updates on B103 & Facebook Updates on the B103 Page.

 

WEEPING WATER

Raelyn Wilson (107) began the tournament with a 1:28 pinfall victory over Hasley Salgado, the Junior from Schuyler. Wilson would then win the semifinal matchup against Francesca Walsh, a Junior from Lexington. Wilson will have a chance for the state title against undefeated Yutan Freshman Aubrie Pehrson on Saturday, with the hopes of being crowned the first ever Girls Champion in the 107-weight class. We’ll have her championship match covered with live updates on B103 as well as on the B103 Facebook page.

 

Sophomore Libby Sutton (132) started Friday with a victory over Chadron Sophomore Fia Rasmussen in a 3:03 pinfall. Sutton would then lose in a grueling 3-2 Tiebreaker finish against Norfolk’s Senior, Rylee Hoppe. Sutton will have a rest round to start Saturday before having her shot at claiming third place. We’ll have the coverage on B103 via live updates and on the B103 Facebook page.

 

 

As a reminder, we’ll have live coverage, all day, from the State Tournament at the CHI Center in Omaha on Championship Saturday. We’ll be bringing you full match recaps, Facebook Updates, as well as photos from the event.

 

For everything wrestling going down at the Individuals State Tournament, stay tuned to News Channel Nebraska, as we’ll have continuing updates on all River Country wrestlers, including the girls who will make history tomorrow in the first ever NSAA Girls State Individual Wrestling Championship Tournament.