Area Wrestling Roundup: Wrestlers qualify for state
NEBRASKA - Anselmo-Merna: The Coyote wrestling squad competed at the D-1 District meet at Weeping Water on Feb. 13. Anselmo-Merna finished in eighth place with 44 points and had three state qualifiers.
They were Tristan Olson at 106 pounds who finished fourth, Tyce Porter at 145 pounds who finished fourth, and Sid Miller was the District Champion at 195 pounds.
South Loup: The South wrestling team also competed in the D-1 District meet at Weeping Water. The Bobcats finished 15th out of 18 teams with 24.5 points.
South Loup will be sending two kids to state this year, the same number they had a season ago. They are Logan Peterson who finished fourth at 120 pounds and Rio Remund who was fourth at 170 pounds.
Twin Loup: The Twin
Loup wrestling team had an excellent day at the D-2 District wrestling meet held at Elkhorn Valley. The Wolves finished as the tournament Runner-Up with 112 points and qualified seven wrestlers for the state tournament.
They were Nolan Osborn who was second at 106 pounds, Ethan Kipp who was third at 120 pounds, Keaton Dowse who placed fourth at 138 pounds, Shawn Quandt who was second at 145 pounds, Archer Grint who was second at 152 pounds, Kade Bottorf who was fourth at 160 pounds, and Slate Micheel who was second at 170 pounds.
Ansley-Litchfield: Not far behind Twin Loup at the D-2 district was the Ansley-Litchfield Spartans. They were fifth as a team with 83 points and got four wrestlers to state.
Earning first place was Cooper Slingsby at 182 pounds and Hunter Arehart at 170 pounds. Kolby Larson was second at 195 pounds and Collin Arehart was third at 160 pounds.
Mullen: The Mullen Broncos were one point away from winning the District title at the D-4 District Meet at Sutherland. They finished with 120 points and sent six wrestlers to state.
They were Jeffrey Forsen who was first at 106 pounds, Elli Paxton who was first at 113 pounds, Kyle Durfee who was first at 132 pounds, Chase Gracey who was second at 126 pounds, Spencer DeNaeyer who was second at 152 pounds, and Isaac Welch who was third at 285 pounds.
Arcadia-Loup City: The Arcadia-Loup City Rebels didn’t have the meet they were hoping for at the C-4 District Meet at Valentine.
Of the five wrestlers they qualified, only one of them made it to the state meet. That was Tryon Calleroz who was second at 152 pounds.
Broken Bow -On Feb. 12 Emma Schall of Broken Bow signed her letter of intent to play college volleyball at Morningside College next fall. She chose the school for multiple different reasons including the school itself, the volleyball program Morningside has to offer, and she liked the area the college is located in.
Schall is a four-year member of the Broken Bow volleyball team and had her first crack at starting this last season. She improved tremendously over her four years and during the 2020 campaign for the Indians.
She led the team this last fall with 79 blocks which were over 25 more than anybody else on the team. Her 175 kills made her one of three players on this year’s squad to finish in triple digits in terms of kills.
“I definitely didn’t expect to get to this level looking back at my freshman year,” Schall said. “It was a lot of hard work and I’m grateful for the coaches that helped me.”
It seemed as if Schall had a knack for the big stage this past season, recording three kills and five blocks in the team’s District Final win vs Oakland-Craig. In Broken Bow’s most hotly contested game of the year at Kearney Catholic, she also came through, with nine kills and four blocks.
All in all, she played a big role in the Indian’s second run at State. It is an experience she will not forget anytime soon.
In comments following the signing, she stated it was such a fun experience. It is not something she or the team expected starting the year, but she definitely dreamed about it. When the season wore on and they continued to keep winning, that is when she finally realized that this dream could become a reality.
At Morningside, she looks to keep improving and evolving her game, like she has been doing over the last several years. She knows it is going to get tougher at the college level, but she is up for the challenge.
The Broncos of Morningside are an NAIA school that competes in the GPAC Conference. Last season they finished with a record of 10-11.
While at Morningside, Emma plans to pursue a degree in the education field. She is the daughter of Chad and Tammy Schall of Broken Bow.