Three Warriors Medal At Elgin Public/Pope John Tournament

The change in schedule wasn't ideal, but the Neligh-Oakdale wrestlers didn't seem too affected.

The Warriors meet for the week was initially set to be the South Sioux City Invitational last Saturday. However, the weather forced the team to miss that meet so they found a spot in the rescheduled Elgin Public/Pope John meet on Thursday instead and came away with three medals.

One of those medals belonged to 106 champion Cameron Wilkinson. After a first-round bye, Wilkinson won two matches by pin to advance to the finals. He was dominant in the finals as well, taking down Pender's Kaiden Mrsny 9-0.

At 132, Andrew Herley took home second. Herley took down his first two opponents, EPPJ's Hayes Miller and Cross County/Osceola's Brody Ienn, by way of a pin. He then topped Randolph's Alex Schmit 6-0 to set up a finals showdown with Elkhorn Valley's Darren Stewart. Herley wasn't able to get the best of Stewart, falling by way of a late pin.

Jayden Arehart had a busy day at the 152 weight class. After six matches, he finished the day in fourth. After pinning his first opponent, he fell to Ethan Koch of Hartington CC 5-3. He then stormed back with three-straight wins, two by pin, to set up a rematch with Koch for third place. Unfortuantely, Arehart had to forfeit the match to finish fourth.

The Warriors will be back on the meet after the Christmas break on January 5 in Ainsworth. 

Elgin Public-Pope John Wresting Tourney Results for Neligh-Oakdale
106 - Cameron Wilkinson (13-1) placed 1st and scored 25.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 13-1 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 13-1 won by fall over Bryce Lamb (Twin Loup) 3-6 (Fall 0:57)
    Semifinal - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 13-1 won by fall over Hadden Kuck (Palmer) 1-2 (Fall 2:29)
    1st Place Match - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 13-1 won by major decision over Kaiden Mrsny (Pender) 12-5 (MD 9-0)

106 - Calli Wilkinson (3-6) place is unknown.
    Champ. Round 1 - Calli Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 3-6 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Garett Jensen (Palmer) 7-5 won by fall over Calli Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 3-6 (Fall 3:05)
    Cons. Round 2 - Calli Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 3-6 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Corey Romej (Elgin Public-Pope John) 4-6 won by fall over Calli Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 3-6 (Fall 4:00)

132 - Andrew Herley (8-3) placed 2nd and scored 20.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-3 won by fall over Hayes Miller (Elgin Public-Pope John) 2-10 (Fall 0:18)
    Quarterfinal - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-3 won by fall over Brody Ienn (Cross County/Osceola) 9-10 (Fall 4:36)
    Semifinal - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-3 won by decision over Alex Schmit (Randolph) 13-3 (Dec 6-0)
    1st Place Match - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley ) 9-1 won by fall over Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-3 (Fall 3:41)

138 - Cade Wilkinson (3-8) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Teran Sharman (Palmer) 6-6 won by decision over Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 3-8 (Dec 5-2)
    Cons. Round 1 - Ben Thiele (West Holt) 1-4 won by fall over Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 3-8 (Fall 2:45)

145 - Kaleb Pofahl (10-5) place is unknown and scored 1.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Colton Beacom (Osmond) 7-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Kaleb Pofahl (Neligh-Oakdale) 10-5 (SV-1 9-7)
    Cons. Round 1 - Kaleb Pofahl (Neligh-Oakdale) 10-5 won by decision over Tate Shoemaker (St. Mary`s) 1-8 (Dec 9-4)
    Cons. Round 2 - Michael Stackpole (Weeping Water) 13-9 won by fall over Kaleb Pofahl (Neligh-Oakdale) 10-5 (Fall 3:49)

152 - Jayden Arehart (12-6) placed 4th and scored 15.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 12-6 won by fall over Donnie Otto (Twin River) 3-11 (Fall 1:09)
    Quarterfinal - Ethan Koch (Hartington CC) 9-3 won by decision over Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 12-6 (Dec 5-3)
    Cons. Round 2 - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 12-6 won by fall over Ethan Olson (Randolph) 0-10 (Fall 0:28)
    Cons. Round 3 - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 12-6 won by fall over Chay Faulkner (Elkhorn Valley ) 5-9 (Fall 0:41)
    Cons. Semi - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 12-6 won by decision over Tanner Lamoree (Cross County/Osceola) 6-3 (Dec 4-0)
    3rd Place Match - Ethan Koch (Hartington CC) 9-3 won by forfeit over Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 12-6 (For.)