At their home invite, the Clearwater-Orchard Cyclones made sure to thank their parents.
The Cyclones celebrated parents night on Friday. They honored the parents of the wrestlers during a break at the Cyclone Invite in Clearwater. Before you head to state wrestling this year, check your bags.
NSAA officials want to remind fans about the Clear Bag Policy which was implemented on Dec. 31, 2017 by the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. NSAA State Wrestling Championships February 15-17 will follow the Clear Bag Policy at all spectator entrances. Under the policy, a bag taken to any event at the CenturyLink must be transparent plastic, vinyl or PVC totes. Bags must be no larger than 12 inches tall by 12 inches long and 6 inches wide. One-gallon clear plastic freezer bags will be permitted. Opaque, clutch-size bags and wallets, 4½-by-6½ inches or smaller, will be allowed inside the arena after inspection. No large purses, backpacks or fanny packs will be allowed inside. Exceptions will be made for bags holding necessary medical equipment, following an inspection. Clearwater-Orchard topped CWC in the consolation round of the Niobrara Valley Conference tournament to capture 3rd place on Saturday.
The Cyclones held a narrow lead for most of the game and held on to pick up the 52-46 victory. Leading the way for O-C was Blake Hoke with 15 points and 9 rebounds, followed by Jacob Long with 13 points, Ryan Wilhelm 12, Chris Kester 7, Gage Clifton 3 and Liam Odell 2. Kester added 6 assists as well. Youth wrestlers from across the area were in Clearwater on Saturday for the Cyclone Meet. Check out our photo gallery below.
A trip to Loup City on Friday yielded the Warrior wrestling team yet another big finish as Neligh-Oakdale placed second in the Rebel Duals.
The Warriors were nearly perfect on the day with the lone loss coming against Kearney Catholic, which topped the Warriors 39-28. Earlier in the day, Neligh-Oakdale downed Scribner-Snyder 42-15, Alma 42-19, Gibbon 48-24 and Wood River 45-36. Again Kearney Catholic, Jayden Arehart (160), Brock Kester (106), Cody Booth (113) and Caleb Payne (132) all picked up contested wins. In the first round, contested wins came from Cameron Wilkinson (120), Andrew Herley (132), Arehart, Pofahl, Dawson Kaup (182), Cody Booth (106) and Kester. In the second round, wins were from Payne, Herley, Colton Klabenes (152), Kaup, Kester and Wilkinson. In the third round, contested wins came from Herley, Jose Luna Duran (145), Klabenes and Arehart. In the fourth round, it was Arehart, Kester, Wilkinson and Herley. Bracket 2 - Neligh-Oakdale Guaranteed 1st place Match #1 Round 1Neligh-Oakdale defeated Scribner-Snyder 42-15
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Just 1 1/2 points kept Elkhorn Valley from claiming its second straight championship in as many days, but Burwell managed to win the team title behind its four individual winners.
Check Out The Photo Gallery At The Bottom Of The Story The Falcons had three individual winners in Dillon Steward (120), Darren Stewart (138) and Josh McFarland (145). Host Clearwater-Orchard finished in third place, and EPPJ was 13th. Elkhorn Valley finished with more than a half dozen medalists. Also medaling were Hunter Bennett (2-106), Adam Miller (2-113), Prestin Vondra (2-132), Mitchell Petersen (3-152), Brock Schaecher (3-170) and Shawn Klinetobe (2-182). The Cyclones also had multiple medalists as Eli Thiele was third at 120, James Kester was fourth at 126, Eli Macke second at 145, Codey Snider fifth at 170, Clay Thiele fourth at 182, Donaven Nolze third at 220 and Tommie Peed fourth at 285. For the Wolfpack, Luke Henn was third at 132 and Hayes Miller was fourth at 138. Elkhorn Valley 106Hunter Bennett (30-13) placed 2nd and scored 16.00 team points.
After a strong start in the semifinals of the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament, Clearwater-Orchard stumbled to a tough loss.
The Cyclones jumped out to a 14-7 lead over Boyd County after just one quarter, but failed to hold on as they scored just 12 points the rest of the game, falling 50-26. As a team, O-C shot just 24 percent from the floor. 11 of their 26 points came from Jacob Long, who finished the game 5-of-9 from the floor. Ryan Wilhelm added eight more, Liam Odell had four and Blake Hoke accounted for three. Odell and Wilhelm each pulled in a team-high seven rebounds as well. The loss drops the Cyclones to the consolation game on Saturday. They will take on Chambers/Wheeler Central at 4:30 p.m. in Atkinson. The Cyclone team wrestling edged West Holt 39-36 on Thursday night to place third in the Niobrara Valley Conference Duals.
Tommie Peed picked up a big 4-0 win over Jade Buss to seal the victory. Most of the matches between the two teams were forfeited. The Cyclones started the day with a 36-15 win over St. Mary's. OC then dropped a 54-18 dual to Neligh-Oakdale before rebounding with the big win over West Holt. NVC Duals 3 vs. 6 - Clearwater-OrchardGuaranteed 1st place Match #1 1st Place MatchClearwater-Orchard defeated St Mary`s 36-15
NVC Winners Bracket - Clearwater-OrchardGuaranteed 3rd place Match #1 Round 1 Neligh-Oakdale defeated Clearwater-Orchard 54-18
Match #2 Round 2Elkhorn Valley defeated Clearwater-Orchard 43-24
Neligh-Oakdale went 3-1 on Thursday night to claim runner-up honors at the Niobrara Valley Conference Duals in Atkinson.
Elkhorn Valley edged the Warriors 46-28 in the title dual. Jayden Arehart (170), Brock Kester (106), Cameron Wilkinson (113) and Andrew Herley (132) all picked up wins to be named conference champions. In other duals, the Warriors topped Elgin Public/Pope John 66-6 in the first round before moving onto the winner's bracket. Neligh-Oakdale then topped Clearwater-Orchard 54-18. Match #1 1st Place Match Neligh-Oakdale defeated Elgin Public Pope John 66-6
Match #1 Round 1 Neligh-Oakdale defeated Clearwater-Orchard 54-18
It's been a constant improvement for the Falcon wrestling team — literally, as Elkhorn Valley has climbed from third place in the NVC in 2016, to runner-up in 2017 and now champions in 2018.
The Falcons edged Neligh-Oakdale 46-28 in the title dual. Mitchell Petersen (152), Josh McFarland (160), Brock Schaecher (182), Shawn Klinetobe (195) and Darren Stewart (145) all earned contested wins. Dillon Stewart (120), Caden Reikofski (220) and Christian Yaw (285) each won by forfeit. Gavyn Clause (170), Hunter Bennett (106), Adam Miller (113) and Prestin Vondra (132) lost in the final against Neligh-Oakdale wrestlers who have all either been at state or will be in position to qualify. In the other matches, the Falcons started the meet with a 72-0 win over Niobrara/Verdigre with just five contested matches. In the winner's bracket, the Falcons topped West Holt 51-24 and Clearwater-Orchard 43-24. Full photo gallery at the bottom of the story. Match #1 1st Place Match Elkhorn Valley defeated Niobrara/Verdigre 72-0
Match #1 Round 1 Elkhorn Valley defeated West Holt 51-24
Elgin Public/Pope John's wrestlers took part in the challenging Niobrara Valley Conference Dual Tournament on Thursday.
Luke Henn came away as the big winner on the night, earning victories in two of his three matches. Hayes Miller notched a win as well when he took down Niobrara/Verdigre's Evan Ruzicka by a pin in just 37 seconds. Neligh-Oakdale defeated Elgin Public Pope John 66-6
St Mary`s defeated Elgin Public Pope John 24-18
North Central defeated Elgin Public Pope John 30-18
Elgin Public Pope John defeated Niobrara/Verdigre 19-18
The Nebraska School Activites Association (NSAA) has implemented many sports for Nebraska High School students, but bowling hasn't been one of them, at least not yet.
The Nebraska High School Bowling Federation (NHSBF) has made a push to have bowling become an NSAA event. For 16 years, they have been trying to provide high school students with the opportunity to participate in a lifelong sport and experience the spirit of team competition at the high school level. This past year, the federation has made progress. They have received the required approval in step one by receiving a yes vote from one of the six bowling districts. The initial district voting yes was the Northeast Nebraska district. The measure then advanced to step two where three of the six districts needed approval. This was accomplished on January 10 with the Northwest, Grand Island and the Northeast providing yes votes while Lincoln, Omaha and the Southwest submitted a no vote. The final step then goes to the NSAA where a vote is slated for April. This will be the final vote to determine whether the proposal receives approval. John Losito, the NHSBF State Commissioner feels that it will be a battle to get the required approval. District one failed to approve unanimously due to the proposal not being based on the current "emerging sports concept" that the NSAA has put in place since NHSBF has started its push. The failure is not in disagreement of having bowling in the NSAA, instead the proposal did not meet the new concept put in place. If the proposal does not receive the required votes, basically NHSBF will need to start a new proposal under the emerging sports concept rules. Losito says with a few more votes swinging on District 2, the proposal may still pass through the NSAA. He continues that it is possible that the NSAA will approve and make changes to the proposal prior to bowling becoming a NSAA sport. The Renegades shot down the Wolfpack's hopes of advancing in the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament on Tuesday night.
EPPJ got off to a sluggish start, scoring just 7 points in the first quarter. The Wolfpack struggled to get an offense going against a scrappy CWC team, and eventually fell, 57-28. EPPJ 7 7 6 8 28 CWC 12 11 21 13 57 It didn't take long for Clearwater-Orchard fans to realize their boys had secured a spot in the Niobrara Valley Conference semifinals.
After getting a first-round bye, the Cyclones took on Stuart on Tuesday in Clearwater, dominating the first half en route to a 56-23 win. The Cyclones held the Broncos to just two points in each of the first two quarters, all while racking up 32 points of their own. Clearwater-Orchard's offense was hitting on all cylinders, shooting 51 percent as a team. Jacob Long lit up the scoreboard often, finishing with a game-high 14 points. Blake Hoke did work as well, finishing with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Ryan Wilhelm missed just one shot as he racked up eight points while Chris Kester and Liam Odell finished with seven points each. Kester was plenty busy distributing the ball also, dishing out five assists. Long led the way on the boards, pulling in eight rebounds. The Cyclones will take on Boyd County on Thursday in Neligh. Tip off is set for 4:30 p.m. The Warriors couldn't stop the #1 West Holt Huskies on their home court in the second round of the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament.
West Holt took the early lead, with a score of 19-9 at the end of the first quarter. The Huskies continued to widen the gap, and eventually downed the Warriors, 66-32. N-O boys finding the scoring column were Austin Rice with 8, Cole Belitz 7, Hunter Charf and Nate Buck 6 apiece, and Julien Hearn 5. N-O 6 9 11 6 32 WH 19 19 15 13 66 Elgin Public/Pope John's girls slowly saw their conference title hopes fade away on Monday night.
The Lady Wolfpack led for much of the close game, entering the fourth quarter up 32-31. However, West Holt was able to force overtime, where they took control and put EPPJ away 49-45. The loss came despite an all-star effort from Lydia Behnk. She finished the night with 20 points, 14 rebounds and four steals. Kaylee Martinsen nearly added another double-double, putting in nine points and nine rebounds. Elkhorn Valley's conference tournament hopes came to an abrupt end on Monday at the hands of Chambers/Wheeler Central.
The Lady Falcons were unable to overcome a 19-8 first quarter deficit as they fell to the Renegades 55-38 in the second round of the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament. The Falcons shot just 29 percent from the field, including 3-of-21 from beyond the arc. In comparison, CWC hit on 43 percent of their shots on the night. Amber Miller and Olivia Nall led Elkhorn Valley with 10 points apiece. Miller and Delilah Sierra also added six rebounds each while Miller, Bri Werner and Hannah Ollendick added three assists each. The Boone Central Invite is always a great challenge for Antelope County wrestlers, and this year was no different.
Neligh-Oakdale and Elkhorn Valley made their way to Albion this year for the tough meet with a number of competitors coming home with hardware. Neligh-Oakdale was led by four fourth-place finishes. Brock Kester took fourth at 106, Cameron Wilkinson did so as well at 113, Andrew Herley took fourth at 132 and Kaleb Pofahl finished fourth at 170. The Falcons had one champion and two runner ups leading the way. At 120 pounds, Dillon Stewart navigated the field to take home the championship. Darren Stewart and Josh McFarland earned runner up at 138 and 145, respectively. Boone Central Invite Results 106 Brock Kester (25-9) placed 4th and scored 12.00 team points.
106 Hunter Bennett (25-11) placed 5th and scored 7.00 team points.
The Wolfpack teams both won in dominating fashion Saturday to advance in the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament.
The #5 Lady Wolfpack rolled to a 68-22 victory over #12 Niobrara-Verdigre in first round action, and the #12 EPPJ boys upset the #5 Cougars, 69-47. In the girls game, EPPJ jumped out to an astonishing 30-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. They continued to build on their lead and a running clock started in the third quarter of play. Four Lady Wolfpack players were in double figures -- Paige Meis and Lydia Behnk each tallied 13 points and Allyson Wemhoff and Calli Krebs both added 10. EPPJ will now face #4 West Holt in Ewing on Monday at 8 p.m. NV 2 12 4 4 22 EPPJ 30 17 16 5 68 In boys action, the Wolfpack had a big second quarter, putting up 24 points to claim a 40-22 halftime lead. The EPPJ boys held their ground in the second half to pull off a huge 22-point upset victory over the Cougars. Hunter Reestman led all scorers with 26 points, followed by Kyle Schumacher with 16, Ashton Evans 8, Ashton Krebs 7, and Adam Dreger and Liam Heithoff with 6 apiece. The boys will take on #4 CWC in the second round Tuesday in Atkinson at 8 p.m. NV 11 11 9 16 47 EPPJ 16 24 18 11 69 The Warrior basketball teams split games in the first round of the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament at home on Saturday.
The West Holt girls cruised to a 74-37 win over the Lady Warriors, while the N-O boys advanced in the tourney with a 47-37 victory over St. Mary's. In the girls game, #4 West Holt came out firing against the #13 Lady Warriors, putting up 26 points in the first quarter. Neligh-Oakdale couldn't overcome the early deficit and was eventually knocked out of the tourney. The Lady Huskies will take on EPPJ in the second round Monday night. The game is set to tip off in Ewing at 8 p.m. WH 26 18 24 6 74 N-O 7 9 14 7 37 During boys action, the #8 Warriors grabbed the early lead over #9 St. Mary's and never looked back. The N-O boys led by 8 points at the half, and went on to earn a 10-point victory to advance in the conference tournament. Cole Belitz and Austin Rice led the Warriors with 14 points apiece, followed by Julien Hearn with 8, Hunter Charf 5, Isiac Kurpgeweit 4, and Nate Buck 2. N-O will play their second round game against #1 West Holt in Atkinson on Tuesday night at 6:15 p.m. SM 8 9 8 12 37 N-O 14 11 12 10 47 Day one of the Niobrara Valley Conference Tournament wrapped up with a thriller in Orchard on Saturday.
The final game of the night saw the girls of Clearwater-Orchard take on Elkhorn Valley. The Lady Cyclones battled shot-for-shot with the Falcons for much of the game, including leading 31-29 entering the final quarter. However, as the pace of the game sped up, that played into the hands of the Falcons as they escaped with a 49-43 victory. The Cyclones kept it close all night thanks to the ability of Katie Stearns to get into the lane. She led all scorers with 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting. Brooklynn Chipps was strong in the middle as well, adding 11 points of her own. Grace Rittscher finished as the top rebounder on the night with 13 boards. The Falcons got plenty of production out of everybody, with four girls finishing in double figures. Amber Miller led the way with 13 points, Olivia Nall and Hannah Ollendick each had 12 while Bri Werner finished with 10. Nall nearly pulled off the double double, pulling in nine rebounds. Miller dished out five assists and Werner came away with six steals. Earlier in the night, the boys of Elkhorn Valley were in action, with less than favorable results. They struggled with their shooting early, as they were unable to light up the scoreboard until the second quarter of a 55-30 loss to Boyd County. Brayden Effle finished as the only Falcon in double figures, scoring 13 points to go with nine rebounds. Kalen Dittrich added nine more points and Braedyn Ollendick pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds. Neligh-Oakdale, Clearwater-Orchard and Elgin Public/Pope John all made their way to Greeley on Friday to take part in the Central Valley Invite.
The Warriors came away as the big winners, taking second in the team race. They were led by championship finishes by Brock Kester, Cameron Wilkinson and Andrew Herley. Kaleb Pofahl finished in second while Jayden Arehart and Cade Wilkinson each took third. Clearwater-Orchard was led by a third-place finish from Codey Snider. Tommie Peed and Jaccob Bennett each took home fourth place as well. Elgin Public/Pope John were led by the Henns, Logan and Luke. Logan finished in third while Luke took home fourth. Central Valley Invite Results 106 Cody Booth (8-12) placed 6th.
106 Spencer Kester (6-20) placed 7th and scored 4.00 team points.
126 Logan Henn (23-13) placed 3rd and scored 15.00 team points.
The Neligh-Oakdale junior high boys basketball team won the Elkhorn Valley tournament Friday night, edging Elgin Public Pope John in the final.
The Warriors topped the Wolfpack 49-39 in the championship. Elkhorn Valley finished third while Winside was fourth. Thursday night was one to forget for Elgin Public/Pope John basketball fans.
The Wolfpack dropped a pair of games against Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family at home. The girls game was a high-scoring affair, with the Bulldogs coming out on top 61-55. H/LHF, used a 17-10 first quarter to jump out to the lead, making it tough for the Wolfpack to mount a comeback all night long. Three EPPJ girls finished in double figures. Allyson Wemhoff led the way with 18 points. Kaylee Martinsen and Paige Meis each added 12 in the loss. The boys game was eerily similar, with the Bulldogs jumping out to a lead over the Wolfpack in the first quarter and keeping EPPJ at bay the rest of the way in a 64-48 EPPJ loss. Shooting was far from the problem for the Wolfpack as they hit 52 percent of their shots, including 11-of-16 from three. Ashton Evans had five of those 3s, finishing the night with 17 points. Hunter Reestman hit 3-of-4 from deep, racking up 12 points. Ashton Krebs also posted 12 points, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor. Clearwater-Orchard hosted Wausa on Thursday night, to mixed results.
The boys got a strong victory to head into the conference tournament on a high note. They topped the Vikings 65-27. After scoring just nine points in the first quarter, O-C put up 22 points in the second frame to launch them to the victory. Three Cyclones ended the night in double figures, led by 18 from Jacob Long on 8-of-14 shooting. As a whole, the Cyclones shot 51 percent from the floor. Liam Odell and Ryan Wilhelm put down 13 points each, with Wilhelm racking up 10 rebounds as well for his sixth double-double of the year. Blake Hoke added eight points and Gage Clifton had a season-high six points. On the girls side of things, it wasn't quite the night that O-C hoped for. The Lady Cyclones fell 45-35 to Wausa as the Vikings mounted a second-half comeback. Clearwater-Orchard jumped out to a 15-11 lead after the first, extending it to 24-17 by half. But O-C managed just four points in the third quarter, allowing Wausa to take the lead and hold on to the end. Brooklynn Chipps' nine points led the Cyclones. Three other Cyclones added seven: Allison Kerkman, Katie Stearns and Julia Thiele. The Cyclones did manage to outrebound Wausa 40-24, thanks in part to nine rebounds each from Stearns and Grace Rittscher. |
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