Five Warriors Qualify For The State Wrestling Tournament

Five Neligh-Oakdale wrestlers earned a trip to next week's state tournament at CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

Louis Herley (113),  Kyle Wilkinson (132), Colby Roland (182), Connor Bentley (195) and Casey Garcia (220) all finished in the top four at the Class D-2 district Saturday in Pender.

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NSAA - Class D - District 2 Results for Neligh-Oakdale
113 - Louis Herley (32-17) placed 3rd and scored 18.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Louis Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 32-17 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Louis Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 32-17 won by fall over Geoffrey Carr (Elgin Public/Pope John) 4-29 (Fall 0:52)
    Semifinal - Josh Davis (Pender) 25-14 won by decision over Louis Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 32-17 (Dec 8-4)
    Cons. Semi - Louis Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 32-17 won by fall over Garrett Gleason (St. Mary`s) 7-17 (Fall 1:45)
    3rd Place Match - Louis Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 32-17 won by fall over James Oelrich (Randolph) 17-19 (Fall 1:31)

120 - Wyatt Knievel (25-21) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Knievel (Neligh-Oakdale) 25-21 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Colby Erickson (Winside) 23-15 won by decision over Wyatt Knievel (Neligh-Oakdale) 25-21 (Dec 9-5)
    Cons. Round 2 - Wyatt Knievel (Neligh-Oakdale) 25-21 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Wyatt Knievel (Neligh-Oakdale) 25-21 won by major decision over Dylan Wolfgram (Scribner-Snyder) 5-26 (MD 12-0)
    Cons. Semi - Mckway Scott (Arcadia-Loup City) 29-12 won by fall over Wyatt Knievel (Neligh-Oakdale) 25-21 (Fall 2:45)

126 - Dallus Christiansen (8-13) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Dallus Christiansen (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-13 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Sean Mendlik (Archbishop Bergan) 32-12 won by fall over Dallus Christiansen (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-13 (Fall 1:49)
    Cons. Round 2 - Dallus Christiansen (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-13 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Shawn Thelen (Randolph) 14-18 won by fall over Dallus Christiansen (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-13 (Fall 0:48)

132 - Kyle Wilkinson (35-14) placed 2nd and scored 18.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 35-14 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Kyle Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 35-14 won by fall over Jubilee Sanchez (Arcadia-Loup City) 28-16 (Fall 3:07)
    Semifinal - Kyle Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 35-14 won by decision over Marcos Escalera (Winside) 33-9 (Dec 14-12)
    1st Place Match - Drew Loberg (Randolph) 39-5 won by major decision over Kyle Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 35-14 (MD 15-5)

138 - Marquis Granville (14-12) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Marquis Granville (Neligh-Oakdale) 14-12 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Marquis Granville (Neligh-Oakdale) 14-12 won by decision over Brett Kinney (Elgin Public/Pope John) 25-13 (Dec 6-5)
    Semifinal - Tanner Stec (North Central) 34-9 won by fall over Marquis Granville (Neligh-Oakdale) 14-12 (Fall 1:52)
    Cons. Semi - Zach Morris (Winside) 17-13 won by major decision over Marquis Granville (Neligh-Oakdale) 14-12 (MD 13-2)

145 - Garett Allemang (22-9) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Garett Allemang (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-9 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Garett Allemang (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-9 won by decision over Kevin Ross (Winside) 18-7 (Dec 7-0)
    Semifinal - Benny Oliver (Pender) 36-5 won by decision over Garett Allemang (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-9 (Dec 4-2)
    Cons. Semi - Tucker Kulhanek (Howells-Dodge) 35-12 won by decision over Garett Allemang (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-9 (Dec 5-3)

152 - Collin Harrison (5-11) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Collin Harrison (Neligh-Oakdale) 5-11 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Felipe Pinales (Archbishop Bergan) 35-6 won by fall over Collin Harrison (Neligh-Oakdale) 5-11 (Fall 4:00)
    Cons. Round 2 - Collin Harrison (Neligh-Oakdale) 5-11 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Jordan Hovie (Arcadia-Loup City) 29-9 won by fall over Collin Harrison (Neligh-Oakdale) 5-11 (Fall 2:35)

160 - Garrett Jacobsen (32-12) place is unknown and scored 6.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Garrett Jacobsen (Neligh-Oakdale) 32-12 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Garrett Jacobsen (Neligh-Oakdale) 32-12 won by fall over Brady Krzycki (Arcadia-Loup City) 15-21 (Fall 5:07)
    Semifinal - Tristan Weitzenkamp (Scribner-Snyder) 27-11 won by decision over Garrett Jacobsen (Neligh-Oakdale) 32-12 (Dec 4-1)
    Cons. Semi - Colten Korth (Randolph) 20-15 won in sudden victory - 1 over Garrett Jacobsen (Neligh-Oakdale) 32-12 (SV-1 3-1)

170 - Will Paul (27-16) place is unknown and scored 6.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Will Paul (Neligh-Oakdale) 27-16 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Viktor Jonseth (West Holt) 29-10 won by fall over Will Paul (Neligh-Oakdale) 27-16 (Fall 3:13)
    Cons. Round 2 - Will Paul (Neligh-Oakdale) 27-16 won by fall over Sam Wolfe (Winside) 13-25 (Fall 2:16)
    Cons. Round 3 - Will Paul (Neligh-Oakdale) 27-16 won by fall over Austin Skibinski (Arcadia-Loup City) 17-16 (Fall 3:50)
    Cons. Semi - Patrick Herink (Archbishop Bergan) 24-18 won by fall over Will Paul (Neligh-Oakdale) 27-16 (Fall 4:12)

182 - Colby Roland (31-19) placed 4th and scored 13.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Colby Roland (Neligh-Oakdale) 31-19 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Colby Roland (Neligh-Oakdale) 31-19 won by fall over William Atkeson (St. Mary`s) 23-19 (Fall 3:15)
    Semifinal - Tyson Bolling (Plainview) 39-2 won by fall over Colby Roland (Neligh-Oakdale) 31-19 (Fall 4:43)
    Cons. Semi - Colby Roland (Neligh-Oakdale) 31-19 won by fall over Gage Main (Winside) 11-10 (Fall 2:36)
    3rd Place Match - Austin Lampkin (Scribner-Snyder) 30-16 won by decision over Colby Roland (Neligh-Oakdale) 31-19 (Dec 6-0)

195 - Connor Bentley (36-8) placed 2nd and scored 19.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Connor Bentley (Neligh-Oakdale) 36-8 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Connor Bentley (Neligh-Oakdale) 36-8 won by fall over Justin Wilson (Plainview) 2-21 (Fall 1:14)
    Semifinal - Connor Bentley (Neligh-Oakdale) 36-8 won by major decision over Alex Olivan (Clearwater/Orchard) 28-12 (MD 11-1)
    1st Place Match - Dylan Loberg (Randolph) 38-1 won by decision over Connor Bentley (Neligh-Oakdale) 36-8 (Dec 8-2)

220 - Casey Garcia (8-5) placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Casey Garcia (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-5 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Orlando Roman (Clearwater/Orchard) 12-11 won by fall over Casey Garcia (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-5 (Fall 4:29)
    Cons. Round 2 - Casey Garcia (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-5 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Casey Garcia (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-5 won by fall over Patrick Olson (Randolph) 12-28 (Fall 1:57)
    Cons. Semi - Casey Garcia (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-5 won by fall over Joshua Zern (Plainview) 28-10 (Fall 0:36)
    3rd Place Match - Casey Garcia (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-5 won by fall over Orlando Roman (Clearwater/Orchard) 12-11 (Fall 1:43)

285 - Luke Jacobsen (28-12) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Luke Jacobsen (Neligh-Oakdale) 28-12 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Zane Jensen (Winside) 15-18 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Luke Jacobsen (Neligh-Oakdale) 28-12 (UTB 5-1)
    Cons. Round 2 - Luke Jacobsen (Neligh-Oakdale) 28-12 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Luke Jacobsen (Neligh-Oakdale) 28-12 won by fall over Jesse Schlecht (Scribner-Snyder) 5-20 (Fall 0:32)
    Cons. Semi - Devin Soll (Pender) 28-16 won by fall over Luke Jacobsen (Neligh-Oakdale) 28-12 (Fall 0:27)