Bobcats have successful day at Battle at the Point

Twenty-five teams descended on West Point, Saturday, for the Battle at the Point girls' wrestling invite. At the end of the day, four Bobcat varsity wrestlers earned medals.

The Bobcats finished fifth in team standings, scoring 87.5 points. Grand Island won the team title, tallying 269.5 points, followed by Norfolk, 147.5; Lakeview, 115; and South Sioux City, 107.

Ava Cleveland earned the silver medal in the 110-pound class. She worked her way through the bracket with wins over Mollie Corkle, O'Neill, by fall, in 1:47; Jasmine Morales, GI, by fall, in 2:45; and Bailey Chessmore, Neligh-Oakdale, in 3:10. In the championship match, Madelynn Bohnet, SSC, pinned Cleveland in 2:43.

Lenora Kester brought home a bronze medal in the 115-pound division. She pinned Hailee Cox, Norfolk, in 1:43 in the opening round and lost by fall, in 1:07, to Cloe Mandel, West Point-Beemer in the quarterfinal. In the consolation quarterfinal, Kester pinned Violet Aulner, BE, in 2:40 and pinned Ellison Berkeland, Lakeview, in 2:29 She pinned Hadleigh Collison, Pierce, in 2:57, in the third-place match.

Kaylee Thiele placed fifth in the 135-pound division. She won by technical fall-1.5, in 2:28, over Wayne's Kaylei McIntosh. Thiele wrestled Bella Arrants, GI, in the second round, losing by fall, in 3:49. In a consolation match, Thiele made quick work of Kayla Schoolmeester, Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda, winning by fall, in :40. Next, Thiele faced Harley Kinnison, O'Neill and won, by fall, in :21. In the consolation semifinal, she dropped a 7-5 decision to Laila Cuevas, Norfolk. Thiele pinned Aubrie Seybold, Southwest, in 4:15 in the fifth-place match.

Raina Krebs earned a bronze medal in the 235-pound class. She lost to GI's Shanya Zavala, 15-10 in the second round. Krebs pinned Rowan Statz, Elkhorn, in 1:21, to set up a rematch with Zavala. Krebs pinned the GI wrestler in 1:25 in the third-place match.

Savannah Gallagher competed in the 120 class, opening with a win by pin, in 3:24, over Evelyn Skrdla, Pierce. Dacy Cleveland, Norfolk, pinned Gallagher in 5:38, sending her to a consolation match against Elkhorn's Sydney Ferzely. Gallagher pinned Ferzely in 4:40. Next, Gallagher faced Kim Gonzalez, GI, who pinned the Summerland wrestler in 2:13.

Freshman Gracie Mudloff faced Michell Fisher, Norfolk Catholic, in the first round of 125-pound competition. Fisher pinned Mudloff in 2:00. After a bye, Mudloff met Karlie Pelc, Lakeview, who eliminated Mudloff after winning by fall, in 1:50.

Abbey Chipps faced off against Lakeview's Emma Glendy in the first round of the 130-pound division. Glendy claimed a 12-3 major decision. In the first consolation round, Chipps lost by fall, in 1:29, to Yailin Reynoso, SSC.

Yazlin Zermeno took top honors in the 110-pound junior varsity-b division. She pinned Esmeralda Munoz, South Sioux City, in 1:29 in the first round and in :47 in the second round.

Ashley Gavin finished third in the 115-pound junior varsity-a division. She lost the first-round match by fall, in 1:16, to Isabelle Streff, Pierce. In round two, Kira Mabry, Bellevue East, pinned Galvin in 1:40. In round three, Galvin claimed a 9-7 decision over Crofton-Bloomfield's Alexa Suing.

Beatriz Milkem placed fourth in the 120-pound junior varsity-b division. She lost to Wayne's Macy Wilson, by fall, in 2:57, in round one and Paris Plough, BE, in round two. In round three, Sami Painter, Pierce, pinned Milkem in :16.

In the 130-pound junior varsity-b division, Abby Arroyo finished fourth. Norfolk's Miley Hale defeated Arroyo, 9-3, in round one and in the second round, Jessarell Castillo, SSC, pinned Arroyo in :22. In the final round, SSC's Nevaeh Martinez pinned Arroyo in :12.