Her Arlington High School coaches called for a power half-nelson and Addyson Beam delivered Dec. 20 during the Wahoo Girls Wrestling Invitational.
The Eagle wrenched in the move and turned her quarterfinals opponent to her back, starting off what became a team-leading third-place result matched only by senior Kelise Krivohlavek. The pair pushed coach Layne Laaker's squad to an eighth-place finish during the Warriors' 21-team event.
Yutan earned first, while Columbus Lakeview secured second and West Point-Beemer finished third.
Beam, though, earned her individual third-place finish at 190 pounds with a 2-1 record. She pinned Norris' Londyn Youngs first in 37 seconds before adding a second pin against North Bend Central's Madilyn Reese in her final match of the day.
Krivohlavek, meanwhile, suffered her first loss of the season in Wahoo before ending her day with a 35-second pin in a third-place match. The 125-pound AHS standout earned falls during the first and second rounds, too, but fell short against Yutan's Aubrie Pehrson in the semifinals.
Eagles Rylie Kyllo and Callee Shearer earned fifth-place individual finishes during the Warriors' tourney as well. Kyllo was 4-1 at 115 pounds with three pins, while Shearer earned fifth at 130 with four wins, too. Shearer claimed her last victory by 16-0 technical fall.
Additionally, Sofie Lewis and Jaydin Allen of Arlington earned sixth Dec. 20. Lewis won three matches at 120 pounds with two losses, while Allen went 1-2 at 135.
Eagles earn JCC tourney title
A day later, the Eagles faced a narrowed-down field of wrestling opposition and took advantage, winning the 11-team Johnson County Central Thunderbird Invite.
Coach Laaker's team scored 168 points, besting second-place Palmyra by 55. Logan View was third with 113 points, too.
Krivohlavek was 2-0 to win the 125-pound weight class, while Shearer was first at 130 with a 3-0 Saturday. Ella Chamberlain was 2-0 at 145, too, while Flores went 3-1 at 170 pounds for her first-place result.
Arlington's Aurora Burmood, Kyllo, Lewis, Allen and Caitlyn Camp added second-place finishes as well, while Schyla Nicholson was third at 115 pounds.
The Eagles next compete Jan. 3 at Blair High School. The quadrangular starts at 3 p.m.
AHS WRESTLING RESULTS
Girls
JCC THUNDERBIRD INVITE
Saturday at Johnson County Central
Top-10 team standings: Arlington 168 points, Palmyra 113, Logan View 113, JCC 87, Lincoln Northeast 85, Meridian 79, Tarkio (Mo.) 51, Southern 42, Dorchester 32, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 27, EMF 24.
Top-6 Arlington placers: 1, Kelise Krivohlavek, 125 pounds. 1, Callee Shearer, 130. 1, Ella Chamberlain, 145. 1, Dianna Flores, 170. 2, Aurora Burmood, 100. 2, Rylie Kyllo, 115. 2, Sofie Lewis, 120. 2, Jaydin Allen, 135. 2, Caitlyn Camp, 170. 3, Schyla Nicholson, 115. 4, Addyson Beam, 190. 5, Evie Bottger, 170.
WAHOO WRESTLING INVITATIONAL
Dec. 20 at Wahoo High School
Top-10 team standings: Yutan 172.5 points, Columbus Lakeview 162, West Point-Beemer 137.5, Battle Creek 133.5, South Sioux City 126.5, York 112.5, Blue River 110, Arlington 85.5, Palmyra 79, Plattsmouth 76.
Top-6 Arlington placers: 3, Krivohlavek, 125 pounds. 3, Beam, 190. 5, Kyllo, 115. 5, Shearer, 130. 6, Lewis, 120. 6, Allen, 135.
