Athlete of the Week: Lance Olberding (Jan. 18, 2023)
FCHS wrestling wins 150th, sets record
Fort Calhoun senior Lance Olberding, top, controls the Junior Jays' Preston Woodward on Saturday at Omaha Creighton Prep.
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Senior brothers Lance, front left, and Ely Olberding return this winter for their final Fort Calhoun High School wrestling season.
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Fort Calhoun's Lance Olberding competes Thursday in Omaha.
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Fort Calhoun 132-pounder Lance Olberding, top, works to turn Cole Stokey of Ogallala on Thursday in Omaha.
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Fort Calhoun brothers Lance, left, and Ely Olberding each qualified for their third NSAA State Wrestling Championships on Saturday during district competition.
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Fort Calhoun 126-pounder Ely Olberding, top, works to turn DC West/Concordia wrestler Jack Hartman on Saturday during the Class B District 2 Tournament in Aurora. Olberding and his brother Lance each qualified for a third time during the event.
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Jake Welchert, from left, Monte Christensen, Ely Olberding, Lance Olberding, Drew Welchert and Jim Meyer pose for a photo Saturday after Ely broke Christensen's school record for career wrestling wins in Wakefield. Olberding, a junior, now has 132 wins competing for his coaches, the Welcherts, after Christensen earned 129 under Meyer in the 1990s.
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Fort Calhoun 120-pounder Lance Olberding looks out into the crowd after clinching a state medal.
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Fort Calhoun 120-pounder Lance Olberding, left, tries to pull Albion Boone Central's Gavin Dozler on Saturday during a third-place match in Omaha.
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Fort Calhoun 120-pounder Lance Olberding, top, works to turn Gordon-Rushville's Tucker Banister on Friday during the NSAA State Championships in Omaha.
Nannen & Harte PT Athlete of the Week Lance Olberding picked up his 150th career win over the weekend and broke a school record for career nearfalls. The Fort Calhoun wrestler was honored alongside Arlington wrestler Kelise Krivohlavek and swimmer Jane Busboom of Blair.