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Grebin hits 100 win mark
Championship season • Logan Mueller and George Fraher, of Guardian Angels Central Catholic, face off in the opening round of the Class D State Wrestling Championships, Feb. 17, at the CHI Center in Omaha. Mueller advanced to Thursday's championship round, where he lost a 7-4 decision to Brayton Branic, of Sandhills/Thedford.
Down, but not out • Chesney Stanczyk attempts to roll Colton Thiele to his back during a first-round match. Thiele powered through for a 7-2 win.
Intensity • Rafe Grebin engages Kyler Mosel, of Plainview, during the heartbreak round. Mosel earned a 5-3 sudden victory, eliminating the Bobcat senior.
Tangled • Early in a consolation round match, Colten Dawe, of Burwell, and Eli Thiele lock horns before Dawe wins by fall.
Four Summerland wrestlers entered the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships with common goals: perform to the best of their ability and bring home a piece of hardware. Here's a look at the two-day tournament and each wrestler's path through the bracket.
LOGAN MUELLER ~ 285
In his first-ever appearance at the state tournament, Logan Mueller marched his way to the championship match.
On Wednesday, he faced George Fraher, of Guardian Angels Central Catholic. Fraher, who entered the competition with 38-17 record, lost, by fall, in 4:22.
The win pitted Mueller against Austin Meyer of Perkins County. Meyer, began the meet as the district four champ, with a 33-10 record. In a tough battle, Mueller earned a 1-0 decision, sending him to the championship match.
Here, Mueller met Brayton Branic, winner of district three - the same district Summerland competed in.
Branic's experience provided an edge, but Mueller entered the final round aggressively, before dropping a 7-4 decision.
COLTON THIELE ~ 195
Junior Colton Thiele made his second appearance in the state wrestling meet. Thiele showed his strength, earning a 7-2 decision over Garden County's Chesney Stanczyk in Wednesday's opening round.
In round two, Thiele powered through to earn a 3-2 ultimate tie breaker over Colton Horne, Doniphan-Trumbull. The win propelled Thiele to the quarterfinal match, where he faced Gunner Reimers, of Palmer, who held off Thiele to win, by fall, in 4:38.Reimers entered the competition with a 41-2 record and returned home with the 195 championship medal.
The loss sent Thiele to a consolation match against Ansley/Litchfield's Kolby Larson. The match went to the wire, with Larson earning a 3-1 sudden victory.
Thiele met Horne, once again, in the match for fifth place. Thiele finished sixth after losing, by fall, in 3:21.
RAFE GREBIN ~ 126
Senior Rafe Grebin made his second appearance during his four-year career at last week's state championships.
In the opening round, he lost, by fall, to in 2:45, to Nickolas Kuehn, of Kenesaw. The loss pitted Grebin against Hunter Kildow, of Bayard. Grebin jumped out to take and maintain the lead, earning a 10-9 decision.
In the hearbreak round, Grebin squared off against Plainview's Kyler Mosel. In another defensive battle, Mosel edged Grebin, with a 5-3 sudden victory.
ELI THIELE ~ 132
Bobcat senior Eli Thiele entered the state meet with a 26-23 record. It was his first trip to the state championships.
In round one, Thiele wrestled hard against Tanner Frahm, of Plainview, but dropped a 5-2 decision.
In the first consolation round, Thiele battled Colten Dawe, of Burwell.
Dawe earned the win, by pin, in 3:32.
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