Local Wrestlers Will Hit The Mats At 4:30 PM On Thursday

Antelope County wrestlers will hit the mats at the Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

Class D is in the second session of the day, along with Class A. The quarterfinals will follow the first round. Wrestle-backs for Class D will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Friday with the second round of consolations to follow. Semifinals and consolation matches will continue Friday at 5 p.m.

The ACN will publish results for each school. For immediate results, follow the ACN on Twitter here. Readers do not need to have a Twitter account, much less know how to use the social network, to see the updates. Readers can use their computer, phone or tablet to view the ACN tweets.

First-round opponents for local wrestlers are listed below:
  • 113: Louis Herley of Neligh-Oakdale (32-17) vs. Justus Monette of Mullen (22-15)
  • 132: Kyle Wilkinson of Neligh-Oakdale (35-14) vs. Alex DeLarm of Sutton (20-11)
  • 138: Brett Kinney of EPPJ (25-13) vs. Garrett Toner of PECO (37-8)
  • 145: Andrew Fangman of EPPJ (31-13) vs. Jacob Klingelhoefer of Amherst (31-16)
  • 152: Noah Rutjens of Elkhorn Valley (21-12) vs. Garrett Zwiebel of Morrill (38-6)
  • 170: Chris Peterson of Elkhorn Valley (34-9) vs. John Bitterman of Sutton (38-8)
  • 182: Colby Roland of Neligh-Oakdale (31-19) vs. Riley Noel of Meridian (36-4)
  • 182: Shane Willats of Clearwater-Orchard (25-5) vs. Jake Birt of McCool Junction (24-9)
  • 195: Connor Bentley of Neligh-Oakdale (36-8) vs. Nathaniel Foster of Sutherland (34-12)
  • 195: Alex Olivan of Clearwater-Orchard (28-12) vs. Trevor Jensen of Dundy County-Stratton (36-2)
  • 220: Casey Garcia of Neligh-Oakdale (8-5) vs. Matthew Eberle of Ansley (23-6)
  • 220: Orlando Roman of Clearwater-Orchard (12-11) vs. Jacob Martenson of Amherst (17-21)