Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Total team effort • Summerland wrestlers display the runner-up team trophy, Saturday, at the conclusion of the EPPJ Invite. Team members include, (front row, l-r): Coach Paul Kester, Sarai Mendoza, Cassidy Bearinger, Jesse Thiele, Alex Arroyo, Willis Mast, Colton Thiele, Alex Thiele, Matt Umphress; (back row, l-r): Coach Clay Thiele, Daley Bearinger, Logan Kester, Kendrick Schroeder, Logan Mueller, Coach Dan Roeber, Wyatt Chipps, AJ Hobbs and Coach Jake Morten.
Summerland boys' wrestling team brought home the runner-up trophy from Saturday's EPPJ Invite.
The Bobcats scored 130.5 points in the 13-team field. Plainview scored 144.5 points to win the meet.
Seniors Colton Thiele and Logan Mueller earned gold medals in their respective divisions.
Wrestling at 195, Thiele went 3-0, pinning Cohen Muncie of Pender and Cayden Burns, Central Valley.
In the match for first, Thiele earned a 9-4 decision over Stone Swantek, Nebraska Christian.
Mueller cruised through the 285-pound division, pinning all opponents. Along the route to the championship match, Mueller pinned Eric Wu, Nebraska Christian; Deyton Kramer, Pender and Jacob Stromberg, Palmer.
He pinned Gunner Fink, Twin River, in :24 in the finals.
Wyatt Chipps brought home bronze, finishing 4-1.
After a bye in the 220-class, Chipps pinned Grayson Petersen, of Plainvieew, before falling to Gunner Reimers, of Palmer.
In the consolation bracket, Chipps pinned Jerrod Land, of Fullerton and in a rematch with Petersen, pinned him, in 1:43, to earn the third-place medal.
In the 170-pound division, Kendrick Schroeder finished 3-1. He earned a win over Luke Hagedorn, Guardian Angels Central Catholic and dropped the semifinal, by fall, in 2:34, to Chase Stieb, of Arcadia/Loup City.
Schroeder defeated teammate AJ Hobbs in the consolation semifinal. Hobbs suffered a first-round loss to Beau Zoucha, Twin River.
Schroeder met Hagedorn for a second time and won, by fall, in :48, in the third-place match.
Alex Thiele finished third in the 126-pound class, finishing 3-1. After a win over Ty Greenland, ALC, followed by a loss to Jordan Mosel, Plainview, Thiele faced Trey Johnson of Pender for the third-place title. Thiele won, by fall, in 2:42.
Jesse Thiele finished fourth in the 132-pound class. He finished 2-2, with wins over Emmerson Earl, Palmer and Dylan Shinstock, GACC.
In the 152-pound class, Matt Umphress finished fifth, with a 0-5 record.
Other Bobcats competing included:
• Connor Thomson, 120, 1-2;
• Logan Kester, 138, 2-2;
• Keaton Thiele, 125, 3-2; and
• Willis Mast, 126, 0-2.
The Bobcats junior varsity team will be back in action, Jan. 3, at Wisner-Pilger.
Varsity wrestlers will compete at Elkhorn Valley, Jan. 6. Competition will begin at 6 p.m.
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