Seven Elkhorn Valley Wrestlers Qualify For State Tournament

Elkhorn Valley qualified seven wrestlers for next week's state wrestling meet in Omaha.

Falcon qualifiers include Chris Peterson, Noah Rutjens, Alejandro Martinez, Dillon Stewart, Josh McFarland, Darren Stewart, and Quin Smith.

District competition is still going on in Tilden, so final results and placings are not available at this time. We will update this story as soon as the meet is finished and results are final. 

Team Scores
1. Elkhorn Valley 150.5, 2. Burwell 133.0, 3. Creighton 125.5, 4. Plainview 104.0, 5. Winside 95.0, 6. Pender 79.0, 7. West Holt 76.0, 8. Howells-Dodge 66.5, 9. Clearwater/Orchard 65.0, 10. Neligh-Oakdale 64.0, 11. Randolph 59.0, 12. Elgin Public/Pope John 48.0, 13. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 36.0, 14. Osmond 33.0, 15. Scribner-Snyder 30.0,16. St. Mary`s 25.0, 17. Guardian Angels Central Catholic 20.0, 18. Niobrara/Verdigre 16.0, 19. Lutheran High Northeast 13.0, 20. North Central 3.0.
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NSAA - Class D - District 2 Results for Elkhorn Valley
106 - Dillon Steward (36-2) placed 1st and scored 26.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Dillon Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 36-2 won by fall over Dylan Milne (Creighton) 2-3 (Fall 0:21)
    Quarterfinal - Dillon Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 36-2 won by major decision over Jaden Sobotka (Plainview) 14-19 (MD 11-0)
    Semifinal - Dillon Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 36-2 won by major decision over Bryson Bovee (Pender) 38-13 (MD 15-1)
    1st Place Match - Dillon Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 36-2 won by fall over Coy Gideon (Burwell) 26-3 (Fall 3:06)

113 - Alejandro Martinez (23-2) placed 1st and scored 23.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 23-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 23-2 won by tech fall over Justin Noel (Scribner-Snyder) 15-26 (TF-1.5 3:18 (15-0))
    Semifinal - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 23-2 won by fall over Connor Hazen (Creighton) 31-4 (Fall 5:22)
    1st Place Match - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 23-2 won by decision over Dominique Rickard (Plainview) 26-2 (Dec 6-5)

120 - Darren Steward (33-8) placed 3rd and scored 15.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 33-8 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 33-8 won by major decision over Andrew Nelson (Plainview) 23-14 (MD 14-2)
    Semifinal - devan Breuer (Neligh-Oakdale) 38-9 won by major decision over Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 33-8 (MD 14-5)
    Cons. Semi - Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 33-8 won by major decision over Alex Schmit (Randolph) 26-22 (MD 15-7)
    3rd Place Match - Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 33-8 won by major decision over Sean Mann (Winside) 18-12 (MD 10-2)

126 - Tyler Miller (16-26) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 16-26 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Christian Miller (Plainview) 33-1 won by fall over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 16-26 (Fall 1:16)
    Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 16-26 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Louis Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 34-16 won by fall over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 16-26 (Fall 0:47)

132 - Prestin Vondra (15-19) place is unknown and scored 5.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 15-19 won by decision over Seth Miller (West Holt) 21-17 (Dec 12-9)
    Quarterfinal - Marcos Escalera (Winside) 46-2 won by fall over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 15-19 (Fall 2:23)
    Cons. Round 2 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 15-19 won by fall over Colton Beacom (Osmond) 4-22 (Fall 1:52)
    Cons. Round 3 - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 37-19 won by major decision over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 15-19 (MD 10-2)

138 - Josh McFarland (34-18) placed 4th and scored 11.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 34-18 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 34-18 won by fall over Derek Wortman (Creighton) 28-13 (Fall 4:26)
    Semifinal - Cole Aschoff (Plainview) 38-2 won by decision over Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 34-18 (Dec 7-0)
    Cons. Semi - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 34-18 won by decision over Bode Jensen (Burwell) 15-17 (Dec 5-2)
    3rd Place Match - Jesse Schmit (Randolph) 36-14 won by fall over Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 34-18 (Fall 1:37)

145 - Tyler Rautenberg (7-19) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Will Thiele (West Holt) 29-9 won by fall over Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) 7-19 (Fall 1:45)
    Cons. Round 1 - Tim Hughes (Burwell) 16-16 won by fall over Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) 7-19 (Fall 4:25)

152 - Quin Smith (31-16) placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 31-16 won by fall over Sebastian Arnold (Scribner-Snyder) 5-21 (Fall 0:13)
    Quarterfinal - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 31-16 won by decision over Hunter Ashburn (Plainview) 17-16 (Dec 7-1)
    Semifinal - Garett Allemang (Neligh-Oakdale) 41-4 won by decision over Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 31-16 (Dec 4-0)
    Cons. Semi - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 31-16 won by fall over Colten Adams (Creighton) 16-11 (Fall 0:43)
    3rd Place Match - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 31-16 won by decision over Ryan Dawe (Burwell) 19-21 (Dec 10-6)

160 - Noah Rutjens (39-3) placed 1st and scored 26.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 39-3 won by fall over Colby Mitchell (Burwell) 1-8 (Fall 1:09)
    Quarterfinal - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 39-3 won by fall over Blake Heithoff (Neligh-Oakdale) 17-16 (Fall 0:40)
    Semifinal - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 39-3 won by decision over Alex Widler (Clearwater/Orchard) 32-10 (Dec 8-4)
    1st Place Match - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 39-3 won by fall over Breydon Mlady (West Holt) 32-9 (Fall 3:48)

170 - Chris Petersen (39-3) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 39-3 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 39-3 won by fall over Michael Jensen (Winside) 5-11 (Fall 0:49)
    Semifinal - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 39-3 won by fall over Dominic Bolling (Clearwater/Orchard) 23-19 (Fall 4:52)
    1st Place Match - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 39-3 won by decision over Andrew Fangman (Elgin Public/Pope John) 34-5 (Dec 5-1)

182 - Shawn Klinetobe (8-2) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 8-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Billy Barelman (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge) 43-9 won by fall over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 8-2 (Fall 2:53)
    Cons. Round 2 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 8-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 8-2 won by fall over Alec Zimmerer (Creighton) 15-20 (Fall 3:30)
    Cons. Semi - Riley Snider (Clearwater/Orchard) 41-6 won by fall over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 8-2 (Fall 3:20)

195 - Xavier Antona (5-24) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Alex Olivan (Clearwater/Orchard) 27-5 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-24 (Fall 0:13)
    Cons. Round 1 - Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-24 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Jesse Thompson (Pender) 30-21 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-24 (Fall 1:40)

220 - Christian Yaw (7-32) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Gideon (Burwell) 35-1 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 7-32 (Fall 0:55)
    Cons. Round 1 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 7-32 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Zach Dietrich (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge) 13-15 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 7-32 (Fall 2:33)