The Blair boys wrestling team started 3-0 Friday at the Eastern Midlands Conference (EMC) Dual Tournament, but lost its last two matchups to finish third in Waverly.
The host Vikings beat the Bears 29-26 before the champion Bennington Badgers topped coach Erich Warner's squad, 39-29. BHS had last faced the Badgers during the finals of the 2022 Class B state dual tournament, which it also lost.
Before their back-to-back defeats, however, the Bears dominated Elkhorn (73-5), Elkhorn North (56-18) and Norris (69-12) in the first of two EMC tournaments this season. Yoan Camejo, Brock Templar and Hudson Loges were team leaders with unbeaten tourney records.
Camejo, Blair's 160-pounder, went 5-0 with two pins, a major decision and two decisions. He beat Bennington's Dalton Rhoten 4-3.
Templar, meanwhile, went 4-0 in contested matches at 152 pounds. He secured three pins with the fastest coming in just 59 seconds.
Loges was 4-0, too, securing two pins and a technical fall. The 106-pounder also beat Elkhorn North's James Ferguson by 15-8 decision.
The Bears' Kaden Sears added a 4-1 day with three pins and a tech fall, while Jesse Loges was 3-1 with two pins. Tannon Bellamy, Keenan Wyman and Brock Hamm were 3-1 in Waverly, too.
Seagan Packett-Trisdale, Atticus Dick and Tyson Brown added two contested victories apiece as well, while Luke Frost had one. Griffin Rosterman, Jim Rasmussen and Thomas Chikos wrestled EMC opposition Friday, but fell short of victories.
Loges, Camejo win in Iowa
One night's sleep after its trip to Waverly, BHS was back in action Saturday in Atlantic, Iowa, for the Rollin Dyer Invitational. Hudson Loges and Camejo won their weight classes as the Bears finished fifth out of 17 teams.
Loges was 4-0 with three pins and a technical fall at 106 pounds, while Camejo went 3-0 with two pins and a decision victory at 160. The latter Blair wrestler won his 8-1 final against Humboldt's Ty Gargano.
Jesse Loges (fourth at 138 pounds), Frost (fifth at 120), Brown (fifth at 132), Rasmussen (fifth at 195), Dick (sixth at 145) and Packett-Trisdale (sixth at heavyweight) added top-six finishes as coach Warner's squad scored 129 team points. The Bears next compete 6 p.m. Thursday at Missouri Valley in a dual.
BLAIR BOYS WRESTLING RESULTS
Saturday at Atlantic, Iowa
Rollin Dyer Invitational
Top 10 teams: Bondurant-Farrar 227.5, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 204, Glenwood 138, Humboldt 138, Blair 129, Atlantic 128.5, NH/TV 119.5, Grand Island 118, Interstate 35 115.5, Underwood 104.
Blair Medalists: 1, Hudson Loges, 106 pounds. 1, Yoan Camejo, 160. 4, Jesse Loges, 138. 5, Luke Frost, 120. 5, Tyson Brown, 132. 5, Jim Rasmussen, 195. 6, Atticus Dick, 145. 6, Seagan Packett-Trisdale, 285.
Friday at Waverly
Eastern Midlands Conference Duals
Team standings: 1, Bennington, 5-0. 2, Waverly, 4-1. 3, Blair, 3-2. 4, Elkhorn North, 2-3. 5, Elkhorn, 1-4. 6, Norris, 0-5.
Blair Dual Scores: Beat Elkhorn 73-5; Beat Elkhorn North 56-18; Beat Norris 69-12; Lost to Waverly 29-26; Lost to Bennington 39-29.
