11 Wrestlers Earn Medals To Lead Falcons To Second

Nearly a dozen Falcons earned medals on Saturday at the Battle Creek Invite to lead Elkhorn Valley to a second-place finish.

Three Falcons won their weight divisions. Hunter Bennett (106), Dillon Stewart (120) and Darren Stewart (138) all finished first. Second-place finishes went to Prestin Vondra (132), Josh McFarland (145) and Shawn Klinetobe (182).

Finishing third was Adam Miller (113) and Brock Schaecher (170). Christian Yaw (285) was fourth, Mitchell Petersen (152) was fifth and Gavyn Clause  (160) placed sixth.

​106 Hunter Bennett (18-8) placed 1st and scored 20.00 team points.

• Round 2 - Hunter Bennett (Elkhorn Valley) 18-8 won by fall over Devin Graae (Pierce) 2-15 (Fall 2:11)
• Round 3 - Hunter Bennett (Elkhorn Valley) 18-8 won by fall over Caden Meinke (Battle Creek) 8-17 (Fall 2:30)
• Round 4 - Hunter Bennett (Elkhorn Valley) 18-8 won by decision over Cruz Dyer (Hartington CC) 13-12 (Dec 10-5)
• Round 5 - Hunter Bennett (Elkhorn Valley) 18-8 won by decision over Cory Armstrong Jr (Norfolk Reserves) 7-4 (Dec 14-7)

113 Adam Miller (18-6) placed 3rd and scored 13.00 team points.

• Round 1 - Adam Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 18-6 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 2 - Adam Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 18-6 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 - Adam Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 18-6 won by fall over Toby Ives (Niobrara/Verdigre) 9-7 (Fall 4:11)
• Championship Bracket - Koby Ellis (Winside) 17-2 won by major decision over Adam Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 18-6 (MD 9-1)
• 3rd Place Match - Adam Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 18-6 won by fall over Trevor Jedlicka (Howells/Dodge) 12-11 (Fall 2:27)

120 Dillon Stewart (20-1) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points.

• Round 1 - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 20-1 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 2 - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 20-1 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 20-1 won by tech fall over Tonilee Aleman (Norfolk Reserves) 3-13 (TF-1.5 1:46 (20-4))
• Championship Bracket - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 20-1 won by major decision over Cesar Sandoval (Wakefield) 17-3 (MD 17-7)
• 1st Place Match - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 20-1 won by tech fall over Owen Lade (Battle Creek) 15-1 (TF-1.5 6:00 (20-5))

132 Prestin Vondra (18-5) placed 2nd and scored 16.00 team points.

• Round 1 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 2 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 won by fall over Sam Vortherms (Creighton) 8-12 (Fall 2:15)
• Championship Bracket - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 won by decision over Reece McFarland (Crofton-Bloomfield) 19-7 (Dec 5-4)
• 1st Place Match - Cody Yawn (Pierce) 17-0 won by fall over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 (Fall 1:27)

138 Darren Stewart (17-3) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.

• Round 1 - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 17-3 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 2 - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 17-3 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 17-3 won by fall over Dominic Reed (Winside) 5-10 (Fall 0:51)
• Championship Bracket - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 17-3 won by fall over Ben Chase (Wakefield) 17-9 (Fall 0:21)
• 1st Place Match - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 17-3 won by fall over Derek Wortman (Creighton) 19-4 (Fall 3:51)

145 Joshua McFarland (22-3) placed 2nd and scored 19.50 team points.

• Round 1 - Joshua McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 22-3 won by tech fall over Zane Gleason (Pierce) 1-11 (TF-1.5 2:14 (17-0))
• Round 2 - Joshua McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 22-3 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 - Joshua McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 22-3 won by fall over Cullen Cook (Ponca) 9-7 (Fall 1:15)
• Championship Bracket - Joshua McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 22-3 won by fall over Brandon Bloomquist (Randolph) 22-4 (Fall 3:47)
• 1st Place Match - Ty Heimes (Battle Creek) 29-3 won by fall over Joshua McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 22-3 (Fall 4:35)

152 Mitchell Petersen (16-9) placed 5th and scored 9.50 team points.

• Round 1 - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 16-9 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 2 - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 16-9 won by fall over Teague Stewart (Scribner-Snyder) 3-18 (Fall 2:33)
• Round 3 - Thad Hazen (Creighton) 14-7 won by decision over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 16-9 (Dec 6-4)
• Consolation Bracket - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 16-9 won by tech fall over Buddy Walz (Battle Creek) 3-7 (TF-1.5 3:29 (18-3))
• 5th Place Match - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 16-9 won by decision over Colton Krusemark (Ponca) 10-6 (Dec 2-1)

160 Jacob Clevelend (1-2) placed 12th.

• Round 1 - Gavyn Clause (Elkhorn Valley) 5-12 won by fall over Jacob Clevelend (Elkhorn Valley) 1-2 (Fall 2:22)
• Round 2 - Miles Kulhanek (Howells/Dodge) 28-3 won by fall over Jacob Clevelend (Elkhorn Valley) 1-2 (Fall 0:30)
• Round 3 - Jacob Clevelend (Elkhorn Valley) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)

160 Gavyn Clause (5-12) placed 6th and scored 8.00 team points.

• Round 1 - Gavyn Clause (Elkhorn Valley) 5-12 won by fall over Jacob Clevelend (Elkhorn Valley) 1-2 (Fall 2:22)
• Round 2 - Gavyn Clause (Elkhorn Valley) 5-12 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 - Miles Kulhanek (Howells/Dodge) 28-3 won by fall over Gavyn Clause (Elkhorn Valley) 5-12 (Fall 1:26)
• Consolation Bracket - Gavyn Clause (Elkhorn Valley) 5-12 won by fall over COLBY wathor (Randolph) 1-9 (Fall 2:01)
• 5th Place Match - JD Kuhlman (Creighton) 9-11 won by fall over Gavyn Clause (Elkhorn Valley) 5-12 (Fall 2:06)

170 Brock Schaecher (18-5) placed 3rd and scored 15.00 team points.

• Round 1 - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 won by fall over Michael Kurtzhals (Laurel-Concord/Coleridge) 2-14 (Fall 0:30)
• Round 2 - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 won by fall over Jazper Bare (Norfolk Reserves) 17-11 (Fall 2:51)
• Championship Bracket - Quinten Moles (Crofton-Bloomfield) 23-2 won by tech fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 (TF-1.5 4:23 (16-1))
• 3rd Place Match - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 18-5 won by fall over Issiah Borgmann (Stanton) 24-5 (Fall 1:53)

182 Shawn Klinetobe (20-8) placed 2nd and scored 18.00 team points.

• Round 1 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 20-8 won by decision over Carter Throener (Howells/Dodge) 14-12 (Dec 7-6)
• Round 2 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 20-8 won by fall over Michael Jensen (Winside) 9-10 (Fall 3:36)
• Round 3 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 20-8 won by fall over Logan Suckstorf (Norfolk Reserves) 1-23 (Fall 0:20)
• Round 4 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 20-8 won by fall over Alexis Solorzano (Osmond) 7-12 (Fall 2:52)
• Round 5 - Ethan Poppe (Crofton-Bloomfield) 26-1 won by decision over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 20-8 (Dec 7-3)

220 Caden Reikofski (3-11) placed 9th and scored 0.00 team points.

• Round 1 - Caden Reikofski (Elkhorn Valley) 3-11 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 2 - michael Logue (Ponca) 2-2 won by fall over Caden Reikofski (Elkhorn Valley) 3-11 (Fall 2:01)
• Round 3 - Lane Reuter (Norfolk Reserves) 19-2 won by fall over Caden Reikofski (Elkhorn Valley) 3-11 (Fall 1:35)
• Consolation Bracket - Caden Reikofski (Elkhorn Valley) 3-11 received a bye () (Bye)
• 9th Place Match - Caden Reikofski (Elkhorn Valley) 3-11 received a bye () (Bye)

285 Christian Yaw (12-7) placed 4th and scored 11.00 team points.

• Round 1 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 12-7 won by fall over Jacob Rohan (Hartington CC) 5-17 (Fall 1:36)
• Round 2 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 12-7 received a bye () (Bye)
• Round 3 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 12-7 won by fall over Brody Vrooman (Creighton) 9-9 (Fall 3:53)
• Championship Bracket - Nick Sazama (Norfolk Reserves) 16-1 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 12-7 (Fall 0:36)
• 3rd Place Match - Thai Thompson (Battle Creek) 16-12 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 12-7 (Fall 3:30)