Washington County youth wrestlers were busy Sunday during the NEUSA District 5 Tournament at Fremont High School.
The Pioneer Wrestling Club (PWC), Arlington Youth Wrestling and Blair Wrestling Club grapplers who competed and qualified will next compete March 15-16 at the state folkstyle tournament at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, too.
PWC takes 2nd
On Sunday, though, PWC of Fort Calhoun finished second out of 34 scoring teams in Fremont. Wahoo Wrestling Club was first.
PWC's Jack Smith, Olivia Nekolite, Bennett Gossman, Korbin Kesteloot, Cara Caruso and Barrett Gossman all earned first in their age divisions and weight classes. Kellan Cole, Wyatt Jorgensen, Declan Wieczorek, Diesel Randall, Liam Combs, Thomas Jensen, Marley DeMilt, Baeli Gossman and Sophia Vacha, meanwhile, took second in their's.
Earning third were Archer Roehr, Adam Young, Aiden Maschman, Henry Christensen, Michael Lehl and Dakota Cheloha. Fort Calhoun wrestlers Beau Smith, Ryker Wieczorek, Bowen Jorgensen, Kelsea Doyle, Edward Cheloha, Abel Christensen, John Dennis and Lillian Spore added fourth-place results.
Parker Smith, Rowan Combs and William Lehl were fifth.
Arlington secures 3rd
Arlington earned third during the District 5 Tournament with Kip Loberg, Lane Moore and Caden Butler earning bracket titles.
The second-place Eagles were Myles McElroy, Justin Koehler, Breea Beam, Ericson Lozo, Sophia Melo and Abbigail Schakat. Grady Taylor, Liam Hansen, Finlan Reed, Carly Sass and Zayling Ott added third-place results.
Mackler Monke, Arlo Lang, Michal John Shreves, Mercer Monke, Wesley Thiem, Kyson Rash, Berkleigh Steinmetz, Cade Egbarts, Luke Petersen, Brody Overholt, Tucker Rehder, Tyson Soll,
Lillian McChesney and Brielle Lozo achieved fourth. Alexander Blake, Wylan Fuchser, Landon Totten and Jaydee Overholt were fifth.
Arlington's Briggs Ruskamp and Jaxton Thiem took sixth.
Blair takes 8th
Blair Wrestling Club athletes claimed eight bracket titles in Fremont, helping their team take eighth. The first-place finishers were Brody Desmond, Sam Desmond, Reece Becker, Lorelai Fangmeier, Bentilie Roan, Ainsley Jennings, Forrest Uhing and Leah Hinman.
Blair's second-place finishers were Berkley Kruse, Jackson Davis, Landry Larsen and Anna Stirek. Ezra Keller, Anderson Watts, Easton Kruse and Mason Judt took third.
Blakely Hopple, Jayden Maslowsky and Joey Maslowsky added fourth-place Blair results, while Brooklyn Hopple, Knox Lyon, Mya Sibson and Mia Rasmussen were fifth. Connor Ferrari added a sixth-place result, too.
