Calhoun earns 4th at Lincoln High Duals
The Fort Calhoun High School boys wrestling team earned a 2-2 dual record Saturday, finishing fourth out of eight teams at Lincoln High's tournament.
The Pioneers lost their third-place matchup against Papillion-La Vista South, 53-29, after going 2-1 in pool competition. FCHS beat Platteview and Omaha South by identical 52-30 scores before a 57-20 loss to Lincoln Southeast, which finished first overall.
Pioneers Lucas DeMilt (four wins), Merritt Olberding (three), Presley Olberding (four), Sean Waters (one), Levi Lasher (three), TJ DeMilt (two), Daniel Doyle (one) and Alex Schuler (two) all won contested matches during the tournament. Notably, Lucas DeMilt, Merritt Olberding, Presley Olberding, Waters and Schuler didn't lose any matches.
FCHS next competes Saturday during the Class B-1 District Tournament at Crete.
LINCOLN HIGH DUALS
Saturday at Lincoln High
Team standings: 1, Lincoln Southeast. 2, Fremont. 3, Papillion-La Vista South. 4, Fort Calhoun. 5, Lincoln Southwest. 6, Platteview. 7, Omaha South. 8, Lincoln High.
Fort Calhoun Dual Scores
Round 1: FCHS 52, Platteview 30
Round 2: FCHS 52, Omaha South 30
Round 3: Lincoln Southeast 57, Fort Calhoun 20
Third-place: Papio South 53, Fort Calhoun 29
AHS' Flesner, Johannes win brackets
Arlington wrestlers Jake Flesner and Tate Johannes won their weight classes Saturday as the Eagles finished fifth during the Wakefield Trojan Invite.
West Point-Beemer earned first at the tournament, but coach Doug Hart's squad scored 96 overall team points with bracket wins at 120 and 190 pounds, respectively.
Flesner was 3-0 at 120 pounds, securing two pins and a 21-6 technical fall. He outscored Wayne's Ethan Gregory 21-6 in 4:38 to close out the first-place finish.
Johannes, meanwhile, was 3-0 at 190 pounds with two pins and an 11-4 decision against Stanton wrestler Garrett Hansen. The Eagle is 24-9 overall.
In addition to the first-place results, AHS' Cameron Hancock and Stokely Lewis secured third-place results at 132 and 175 pounds, respectively. Hancock was 3-1 with a pin, a technical fall and a 1-0 decision, while Lewis was 4-1 with a pin, a technical fall and two decisions.
The Eagles next compete Saturday in Malcolm during the Class C-1 District Tournament.
WAKEFIELD TROJAN INVITE
Saturday at Wakefield High School
Top-10 team standings: West Point-Beemer 132.5 points, Wayne 119.5, Millard South 118, Randolph 115.5, Arlington 96, Wisner-Pilger 89.5, Stanton 85, Summerland 69, Madison 61.5, Winnebago 54.
Top-6 Arlington placers: 1, Jake Flesner, 120 pounds. 1, Tate Johannes, 190. 3, Cameron Hancock, 132. 3, Stokely Lewis, 175.
— Staff reports
