Perkins County medals four wrestlers
Perkins County placed four wrestlers at their opening meet at Gordon-Rushville on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Due to weather, the team did not attend their first meet at Elwood on Nov. 30. The Broken Bow Invite scheduled for Dec. 1 was rescheduled for Dec. 21.
In Gordon, Brandon Knoles and Austin Meyer both went 3-2 to place fifth in the 220- and 285-pound divisions respectively.
Jace Wid won two matches and lost three to capture sixth place in the 160-pound class and Deitrik Brueggeman won two and lost two in the 182-pound class to take seventh.
Head Coach Tanner Collins said he saw a lot of good things, but some mistakes were made that cost them some matches.
“There’s plenty of work to do, but I think we have a solid base to work off of now,” he said.
Emilio Perez just got cleared to start wrestling and is expected to wrestle at Broken Bow. Carson Thelander is out for the season with a back injury. Beau Wood did not participate due to taking the ACT that day.
The team will travel to the Sutherland Invite this Saturday. The meet begins at 8 a.m. MT.
Results
Team scores—1. Valentine, 223.5; 2. Chadron, 157; 3. Mullen, 136.5; 4. Ogallala, 129; 5. Bridgeport, 122; 6. Bennett County, 121; 7. Gordon-Rushville, 114; 8. Hemingford, 106; 9. Bayard, 84; 10. Morrill, 80; 11. Mitchell, 71; 12. Hill City, 70; 13. Garden County, 64; 14. Perkins County, 45; 15. Hay Springs, 40; 16. Crawford, 38; 17. Red Cloud, 34; 18. Little Wound, 17; 19. Pine Ridge, 16.5 20. Leyton, 1.
Individual results:126—Caden Waitley (0-2) lost by fall to Conner Fowler (Valentine) 6-2 (Fall 4:48), received a bye, lost by forfeit to Jerzie Menke (Bridgeport) 5-4 (For.).
138—Trye Hickey (1-2) won by fall over Edgar Perez (Bridgeport) 4-3 (Fall 5:33), lost by fall to Daniel Wellnitz (Chadron) 4-3 (Fall 5:02), lost by fall to Dalton Stewart (Chadron) 2-3 (Fall 1:57), scoring four team points.
160—Jace Wid (2-3) lost by fall to Jake Lemmon (Chadron) 4-2 (Fall 1:32), received a bye, won by fall over Hunter Skalsky (Ogallala) 1-3 (Fall 2:26), won by decision over Brandon Scherich (Red Cloud) 6-4 (Dec 6-4), lost by fall to Conner Halverson (Gordon-Rushville) 3-4 (Fall 4:46), lost by fall to Josh Warren (Bridgeport) 5-2 (Fall 4:09), placing sixth and scoring eight team points.
170—Kyler Bullock (0-2) lost by fall to Josh Cox (Mullen) 5-1 (Fall 1:10), lost by fall to Derek Fosbinder (Ogallala) 1-2 (Fall 0:16).
182—Deitrik Brueggeman (2-2), received a bye, lost by fall to Bryce Running Hawk (Hay Springs) 7-2 (Fall 2:28), won by fall over Kenneth Boyer (Valentine) 0-3 (Fall 1:30), lost by fall to Riley Kessler (Mullen) 4-1 (Fall 4:58), won by fall over Dale Pourier (Little Wound) 4-5 (Fall 2:28), placing seventh and scoring seven team points.
220—Brandon Knoles (3-2) lost by fall to Clayton Hassett (Mullen) 3-1 (Fall 1:00), received a bye, won by fall over Garrett Ferguson (Chadron) 0-2 (Fall 0:29), won by decision over Riley Snyder (Gordon-Rushville) 4-3 (Dec 4-2), lost by fall to Nicholas Coley (Mitchell) 7-4 (Fall 2:21) won by fall over Colt Rodgers (Bridgeport) 3-5 (Fall 0:18) placing fifth and scored 12 team points.
285—Austin Meyer (3-2) lost by decision to Dan Thomas (Mitchell) 6-5 (Dec 7-4), received a bye, won by fall over Robert Jumping Eagle (Little Wound) 0-2 (Fall 2:02), won by fall over Dakota Lewis (Morrill) 2-3 (Fall 2:46), lost by decision to Dan Thomas (Mitchell) 6-5 (Dec 6-4), won by fall over Grady Russell (Valentine) 1-5 (Fall 0:25), placing fifth and scoring 14 team points.