State Wrestling Hot Shots

138: Ethan Kester reaches for the arm of Bayard wrestler Coy Armstrong during a consolation match. After losing a hard-fought 6-2 decision to Corbin Hoefer, Neligh-Oakdale, Kester pinned Armstrong. In the next round, he lost by fall, in :23, to Grady Rasmussen, Ravenna.

144: Jesse Thiele takes Neligh-Oakdale's Kegan Payne to the mat in a consolation quarterfinal match. Thiele lost a first-round match to Keaton Dowse, Twin Loup, and rebounded with a 4-0 win over Jason Kraus of Mullen. Payne halted Thiele's quest for the medal round after pinning the Bobcat senior in 4:11.

135: Kaylee Thiele work to free herself from the grip of Alizabth Whitley, Lyons-Decatur Northeast, during an opening-round match. Whitley pinned Thiele in 4:29. Thiele won a 5-3 decision over Jessalyn Fay, Valentine, before falling to Carlee Hinz, Superior, in the consolation quarterfinal.

157: Mathew Umphress drives Crawford's Cody Holmgren to the mat during a consolation match. Holmgren defeated Umphress 6-4. In the first round, Umphress fell to Jett Vrbka, Shelby-Rising City, in 2:44.

235: Raina Krebs applies pressure to Brythany Espino, of Grand Island, during the semifinal match. Krebs pinned Espino in 5:01. In the first round, Krebs earned a 5-2 decision over Kendall Holtmeyer, Omaha Bryan. In the final, Krebs earned a silver medal after losing by fall, in :51, to Caitlyn Sohm, South Sioux City.

190: Ammy Arroyo takes control of Madelyn Tryon, Southwest, in the consolation semifinal. Arroyo advanced to the third-place match, where she lost by fall to Macy Barber, Westside, in 1:51. Arroyo opened with a win over Zulema Godinez, South Sioux City and lost to Darian Earth, Winnebago. She defeated Hailey O'Brien, Fremont, and Libby Evans, EPPJ, to advance to the match with Tryon.

110: Ava Cleveland wraps up Haylee Trew, of Johnson County Central, during a consolation quarterfinal match. After an opening round win, Cleveland lost to Ruby Guerrero, Wood River. After defeating Trew, Cleveland faced Ella Reeves, Battle Creek, who won by fall, in 2:10.