Two Falcons won individual titles on Saturday and two more were runner-up as the Elkhorn Valley wrestling team finished third at the Neligh-Oakdale invite.
Dillon Stewart and Chris Petersen both won their weight classes while Alejandro Martinez and Noah Rutjens were both runner-up. View the photo gallery at the bottom of the page. More photos will be added Monday morning. Team Scores 1. Amherst 203.0, 2. Creighton 181.5, 3. Elkhorn Valley 137.0, 4. Wayne 112.0, 5. West Holt 99.0, 6. Central Valley 93.0, 7. Clearwater-Orchard 84.5, 8. Neligh-Oakdale 83.0, 9. Randolph 77.0, 10. Osmond 58.0, 11. Elgin Public/Pope John 50.0, 12. Nebraska Christian 41.0, 13. Fullerton 36.0, 14. St. Mary`s 31.0, 15. Scribner-Snyder 28.0, 16. Lutheran High Northeast 16.0, 17. Niobrara/Verdigre 14.0, 18. North Central 12.0. Neligh-Oakdale Invitational Results for Elkhorn Valley 106 - Dillon Steward (23-1) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Dillon Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 23-1 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Dillon Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 23-1 won by fall over Toby Ives (Niobrara/Verdigre) 1-16 (Fall 1:54) Semifinal - Dillon Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 23-1 won by fall over Hunter Cobb (Amherst ) 24-9 (Fall 5:37) 1st Place Match - Dillon Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 23-1 won by decision over Joshua Ibach (Central Valley) 25-6 (Dec 2-1) 113 - Alejandro Martinez (23-6) placed 2nd and scored 18.50 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 23-6 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 23-6 won by tech fall over Justin Noel (Scribner-Snyder) 11-18 (TF-1.5 5:37 (16-1)) Semifinal - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 23-6 won by major decision over Logan Henn (Elgin Public/Pope John) 15-6 (MD 10-0) 1st Place Match - Connor Hazen (Creighton) 22-3 won by decision over Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 23-6 (Dec 6-2) 120 - Mitchell Petersen (15-14) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Gage Schultz (Wayne ) 14-10 won by fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 15-14 (Fall 1:27) Cons. Round 1 - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 15-14 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 2 - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 15-14 won by decision over Jadyn Smeal (Scribner-Snyder) 13-14 (Dec 10-3) Cons. Round 3 - Trigger Pokorny (Central Valley) 29-14 won by major decision over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 15-14 (MD 14-6) 120 - Darren Steward (22-5) placed 3rd and scored 18.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 22-5 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 22-5 won by fall over Trigger Pokorny (Central Valley) 29-14 (Fall 3:50) Semifinal - Zac Hazen (Creighton) 22-2 won by fall over Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 22-5 (Fall 2:34) Cons. Semi - Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 22-5 won by fall over Gage Schultz (Wayne ) 14-10 (Fall 4:36) 3rd Place Match - Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) 22-5 won by decision over Samuel Florell (Amherst ) 23-11 (Dec 11-8) 126 - Tyler Miller (14-17) placed 6th and scored 9.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 14-17 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Peyton Cumpston (Amherst ) 25-9 won by major decision over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 14-17 (MD 14-0) Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 14-17 won by fall over Austin Smith (West Holt ) 6-12 (Fall 4:59) Cons. Round 3 - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 14-17 won by major decision over Teague Stewart (Scribner-Snyder) 7-19 (MD 10-1) Cons. Semi - Paul Gubbels (Osmond) 19-10 won by decision over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 14-17 (Dec 9-2) 5th Place Match - Jose Rodriguez (Clearwater-Orchard) 22-12 won by tech fall over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 14-17 (TF-1.5 4:51 (15-0)) 132 - Prestin Vondra (10-17) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Bryce Zimmerer (Creighton) 25-9 won by fall over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 10-17 (Fall 0:25) Cons. Round 1 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 10-17 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 2 - Kurt Wortman (Creighton) 7-5 won by major decision over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 10-17 (MD 9-1) 138 - Josh McFarland (25-11) placed 5th and scored 12.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 25-11 won by fall over Trace Ebert (North Central) 4-15 (Fall 3:11) Quarterfinal - Arnulfo Salas (Clearwater-Orchard) 15-15 won by fall over Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 25-11 (Fall 6:41) Cons. Round 2 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 25-11 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 3 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 25-11 won by decision over Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale ) 14-18 (Dec 2-0) Cons. Semi - Derek Wortman (Creighton) 21-9 won by fall over Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 25-11 (Fall 1:48) 5th Place Match - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 25-11 won by decision over Logan Stepp (Central Valley) 23-15 (Dec 6-0) 152 - Shawn Klinetobe (17-8) placed 5th. Champ. Round 1 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by fall over Codey Snider (Clearwater-Orchard) 7-13 (Fall 5:03) Quarterfinal - Colten Bergt (Amherst ) 32-5 won by fall over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 (Fall 1:22) Cons. Round 2 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by fall over Ben Beard (North Central) 6-15 (Fall 2:16) Cons. Round 3 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by fall over Jorge Vergara (Wayne ) 15-15 (Fall 1:32) Cons. Semi - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 20-11 won by decision over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 (Dec 4-2) 5th Place Match - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by forfeit over Will Thiele (West Holt ) 17-6 (For.) 152 - Quin Smith (20-11) placed 4th and scored 14.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 20-11 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 20-11 won by fall over Will Thiele (West Holt ) 17-6 (Fall 2:52) Semifinal - Garett Allemang (Neligh-Oakdale ) 30-3 won by fall over Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 20-11 (Fall 5:57) Cons. Semi - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 20-11 won by decision over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 (Dec 4-2) 3rd Place Match - Colten Bergt (Amherst ) 32-5 won by decision over Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 20-11 (Dec 5-0) 160 - Noah Rutjens (26-2) placed 2nd and scored 17.50 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 26-2 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 26-2 won by tech fall over Hunter Adams (Scribner-Snyder) 7-12 (TF-1.5 3:51 (15-0)) Semifinal - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 26-2 won by decision over Breydon Mlady (West Holt ) 23-6 (Dec 10-6) 1st Place Match - Riley Dugan (Central Valley) 27-5 won by decision over Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 26-2 (Dec 5-3) 170 - Chris Petersen (28-3) placed 1st and scored 20.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 28-3 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 28-3 won by fall over Marcus Love (Scribner-Snyder) 7-16 (Fall 1:17) Semifinal - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 28-3 won by decision over Andrew Fangman (Elgin Public/Pope John) 24-3 (Dec 5-2) 1st Place Match - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 28-3 won by decision over Jacob Klingelhoefer (Amherst ) 33-3 (Dec 4-2) 182 - Xavier Antona (6-20) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 6-20 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Austin Lampkin (Scribner-Snyder) 25-3 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 6-20 (Fall 2:36) Cons. Round 2 - Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 6-20 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 3 - Cody Hambleton (Fullerton ) 17-18 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 6-20 (Fall 0:37) 195 - Christian Yaw (6-21) placed 6th and scored 4.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-21 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Schuyler Schweers (Wayne ) 26-7 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-21 (Fall 0:45) Cons. Round 2 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-21 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 3 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-21 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Semi - Seth Wentwort (West Holt ) 13-11 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-21 (Fall 1:33) 5th Place Match - Ty Palmer (North Central) 15-12 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-21 (Fall 1:00) A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Tilden this week.
The blood mobile will be held January 25 from 12:30-6:30 p.m. at the Tilden Library. Walk-ins are welcome and to make an appointment call Linda at 402-368-8042. The Elkhorn Valley Basketball teams split action at home against Niobrara/Verdigre on Friday.
The girls picked up a victory after a close fought game. After leading by one at the half, the girls trailed to the Cougars by three at the end of the 3rd quarter. The Lady Falcons rallied for the win in the 4th, taking the game 44-39. This improves their season record to 6-8. Scoring for the Lady Falcons was led by freshman Amber Miller and senior Ranee Keehn each with 11. Hannah Ollendick and Shelby Cakebread each picked up 6 points and Sierra Rystrom put up 5. Brianna Werner scored 3 points and Liz Osborn scored 2. The boys dropped their home game against the Cougars by a score of 72-33. Scoring for the Falcons was led by Tucker Hecht with 10. Koby Smith scored 7, Kalen Dittrich and Emilio Sierra each scored 6 and Dalton Smutny and Travis Fleetwood each put up 2. Coming up next, both teams will travel to Creighton to take on the Bulldogs this Friday. Seven Falcons medaled on Saturday at the Battle Creek Invitational, including three wrestlers who finished as individual champions.
Dillon Stewart (106), Alejandro Martinez (113) and Noah Rutjens (160) all won their weight divisions. Other top finishers for Elkhorn Valley were Darren Stewart (fifth, 120), Josh McFarland (fifth, 138), Quin Smith (fifth, 152) and Chris Petersen (third, 170). 1. Battle Creek 237.5, 2. Winside 156.5, 3. Creighton 147.0, 4. Elkhorn Valley 135.5, 5. Norfolk JV 125.5, 6. Wakefield 88.0, 7. Pierce 77.0, 8. Howells/Dodge 73.5, 9. Randolph 72.0, 10. Osmond 69.0, 11. Stanton 64.0, 12. Ponca 59.0, 13. Norfolk Reserves 57.0, 14. Laurel-Concord/Coleridge 45.0, 15. Scribner-Snyder 40.0, 16. Battle Creek JV 34.0, 17. Niobrara/Verdigre 31.0, 18. Hartington CC 14.0. 106 - Dillon Stewart (18-1) placed 1st and scored 30.00 team points. Round 2 - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 won by fall over Zak Hansen (Stanton) 8-14 (Fall 1:30) Round 3 - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 won by fall over Grant Taylor (Norfolk JV) 9-6 (Fall 0:16) Semifinal - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 won by fall over Gage Klug (Stanton) 18-14 (Fall 3:13) 1st Place Match - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 won by fall over Caydon McCracken (Battle Creek) 23-5 (Fall 8:19) 113 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (19-4) placed 1st and scored 21.00 team points. Round 1 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 19-4 won by fall over Mason King (Winside) 8-9 (Fall 1:45) Round 2 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 19-4 won by tech fall over Charlie Lopez (Wakefield) 7-14 (TF-1.5 3:11 (16-1)) Round 4 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 19-4 won by tech fall over Justin Noel (Scribner-Snyder) 11-15 (TF-1.5 4:51 (16-1)) Round 5 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 19-4 won by decision over Connor Hazen (Creighton) 18-2 (Dec 4-2) 120 - Darren Stewart (16-4) placed 5th and scored 8.00 team points. Round 1 - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 won by fall over Garrison Hazen (Creighton) 2-10 (Fall 3:21) Round 3 - Sean Mann (Winside) 6-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 (SV-1 11-9) Quarterfinal - Gage Kment (Stanton) 25-12 won by major decision over Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 (MD 19-10) Cons. Round 1 - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 won by decision over Noah Matteo (Norfolk JV) 14-13 (Dec 4-2) 5th Place Match - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 won by decision over Alex Schmit (Randolph) 15-11 (Dec 9-2) 120 - Mitchell Petersen (14-12) placed 8th. Round 1 - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 won by major decision over Kody Willard (Norfolk Reserves) 8-8 (MD 10-2) Round 3 - Jaden Ziemba (Battle Creek) 22-7 won by fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 (Fall 2:51) Quarterfinal - Zac Hazen (Creighton) 14-2 won by tech fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 (TF-1.5 5:43 (17-1)) Cons. Round 1 - Alex Schmit (Randolph) 15-11 won by fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 (Fall 4:03) 7th Place Match - Noah Matteo (Norfolk JV) 14-13 won by fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 (Fall 3:44) 126 - Tyler Miller (12-11) placed 9th and scored 5.00 team points. Round 1 - Jackson Reeves (Norfolk JV) 8-15 won by decision over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 (Dec 11-6) Round 2 - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 won by fall over Hudsen Drobny (Niobrara/Verdigre) 1-14 (Fall 0:35) Round 3 - Colby Erickson (Winside) 21-5 won by major decision over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 (MD 11-0) Consolation Bracket - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 won by fall over Clayton Christensen (Wakefield) 4-16 (Fall 3:32) 9th Place Match - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 won by decision over Trevin Beltz (Norfolk Reserves) 7-7 (Dec 7-2) 132 - Prestin Vondra (9-14) placed 8th and scored 3.00 team points. Round 1 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 won by decision over Brody Peters (Pierce) 11-14 (Dec 4-2) Round 2 - Marcos Escalera (Winside) 31-1 won by fall over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 (Fall 0:14) Round 3 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 received a bye () (Bye) Consolation Bracket - Colton Krusemark (Ponca) 11-5 won by major decision over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 (MD 12-2) 7th Place Match - Garrett Pihlgren (Norfolk JV) 6-6 won by decision over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 (Dec 5-0) 138 - Brock Schaecher (10-12) placed 8th. Round 1 - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 won by fall over Nelson Emerson (Pierce) 6-13 (Fall 4:39) Round 2 - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 won by fall over Evan Urwiler (Laurel-Concord/Coleridge) 0-14 (Fall 0:45) Round 3 - Tristan Simons (Battle Creek) 24-5 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 (Fall 0:36) Consolation Bracket - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 (Fall 0:43) 7th Place Match - Seth Kment (Stanton) 18-13 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 (Fall 1:59) 138 - Josh McFarland (19-9) placed 5th and scored 14.00 team points. Round 1 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Preston Hausmann (Norfolk Reserves) 1-6 (Fall 1:59) Round 2 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Jacob Hansen (Norfolk Reserves) 3-6 (Fall 0:59) Round 3 - Levi Stacken (Creighton) 13-6 won by decision over Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 (Dec 10-4) Consolation Bracket - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 (Fall 0:43) 5th Place Match - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Kurt Wortman (Creighton) 7-3 (Fall 2:27) 152 - Quin Smith (17-8) placed 5th and scored 11.50 team points. Round 1 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by fall over Sebastian Arnold (Scribner-Snyder) 1-11 (Fall 1:00) Round 3 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by decision over Garrett Halligan (Norfolk JV) 9-9 (Dec 8-3) Quarterfinal - Grant King (Stanton) 23-7 won by decision over Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 (Dec 6-2) Cons. Round 2 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by fall over Dylan Horejsi (Howells/Dodge) 15-16 (Fall 2:59) 5th Place Match - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by tech fall over Isaiah Muhs (Winside) 19-10 (TF-1.5 5:00 (16-1)) 152 - Shawn Klinetobe (10-6) placed 11th. Round 1 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 won by fall over Jakob Meier (Pierce) 1-11 (Fall 4:54) Round 3 - Dylan Horejsi (Howells/Dodge) 15-16 won by fall over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 (Fall 3:45) Cons. Round 1 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 won by decision over Jon Yosten (Howells/Dodge) 4-14 (Dec 7-0) Cons. Round 2 - Garrett Halligan (Norfolk JV) 9-9 won by decision over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 (Dec 10-3) 11th Place Match - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 won by fall over Leo Lopez (Battle Creek JV) 4-7 (Fall 2:21) 160 - Noah Rutjens (22-1) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points. Round 1 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 won by fall over Joe Albecht (Ponca) 1-10 (Fall 0:50) Round 2 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 won by decision over Trevor Lenton (Norfolk JV) 8-6 (Dec 11-4) Round 3 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 received a bye () (Bye) Championship Bracket - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 won by decision over Austin Hurlburt (Battle Creek) 22-6 (Dec 7-5) 1st Place Match - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 won by decision over Miles Kulhanek (Howells/Dodge) 25-7 (Dec 8-1) 170 - Chris Petersen (23-3) placed 3rd and scored 15.00 team points. Round 1 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 received a bye () (Bye) Round 2 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 won by fall over Coltin Bauer (Pierce) 3-17 (Fall 0:47) Round 3 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 won by fall over Marcus Love (Scribner-Snyder) 7-13 (Fall 1:54) Championship Bracket - Cody Thomas (Wakefield) 20-3 won in sudden victory - 1 over Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 (SV-1 4-2) 3rd Place Match - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 won by decision over Ean Stacken (Creighton) 16-8 (Dec 8-3) 182 - Xavier Antona (5-17) placed 11th and scored 4.00 team points. Round 1 - Bradon Dickey (Pierce) 8-7 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 (Fall 0:28) Round 2 - Austin Lampkin (Scribner-Snyder) 22-3 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 (Fall 1:37) Round 3 - Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 received a bye () (Bye) Consolation Bracket - Creighton Blain (Norfolk JV) 11-6 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 (Fall 0:52) 11th Place Match - Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 won by fall over Emanuel Ramirez (Norfolk Reserves) 2-9 (Fall 3:45) 195 - Christian Yaw (6-15) placed 7th and scored 2.00 team points. Round 1 - Dalton Freiberg (Norfolk Reserves) 10-5 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 (Fall 1:31) Round 2 - Nolan Casey (Laurel-Concord/Coleridge) 15-2 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 (Fall 1:10) Round 3 - Curtis Eickhoff (Battle Creek JV) 2-11 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 (Fall 0:56) Consolation Bracket - Lane Reuter (Norfolk JV) 12-7 won by tech fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 (TF-1.5 2:44 (16-0)) 7th Place Match - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 won by decision over Carter Jensen (Howells/Dodge) 3-30 (Dec 8-4) Facility challenges due to increased enrollment and aging buildings at Elkhorn Valley Schools have led the board to begin discussion on new options for the school.
The district is possibly facing significant expenses for repairing the century-old buildings which has already increased taxes the past two years, according to officials. About thirty community members attended a special board meeting Wednesday night discussing the district’s options. Representatives from The Clark Enersen Partners, the architecture firm working with the school, addressed the audience, explaining three options that the district could choose from, should they attempt to pass a bond for new construction. The first was to construct a 7-12 building on the current site. This would require 64,000 square foot and cost $15 million. The second option was to build a 7-12 school on new location, leaving the PK-6 site where it is. This option would take 85,000 square feet to build and cost up to $19 million. The final option was to walk away from the current location and build a new PK-12 on a new site, requiring 130,000 square feet and could cost an estimated $26 million. The architect rep said these costs were only estimated costs, not bids, of the construction of the building, and did not include the purchase of the land for the options that involved a new site. Enrollment Elkhorn Valley has had a significant increase in enrollment over the past 5 years. In the 2010-2011 school year Elkhorn Valley schools held just under 300 students, and has steadily increased to almost 350 this school year. Officials said that, projections show that enrollment will continue to climb with incoming 1-3 year olds. There are currently 24 one-year olds, 39 two-year olds and 28 three-year olds in the Elkhorn Valley district. Elkhorn Valley has an average of 28.5 students per class in Elementary with a total of 228 students. Taxes While each of the three options presented would require a bond election, officials said the levy increase could be significantly reduced by simply lowering the current levy for building repairs. Districts can levy up to 14 cents per year for their building fund, and Elkhorn Valley has levied 12.35 cents in 2015-16. That’s up from 7.86 cents the previous year and from 2.09 in 2013-14. Officials said if a bond would be approved, Elkhorn Valley could drop its building fund asking back to about one penny, which is a decrease of over 10 cents. That means the $26 million option would be an increase in levy of about 15 cents, not the 25 cents that was shown on the slide Wednesday. History The original Tilden school building was built in 1913 with the north building added in 1922. The Meadow Grove and Tilden school districts later merged in 1967. The last building project with classroom space at Elkhorn Valley was added in 1987 and now houses PK-6. Community Concerns Comment cards that were returned from the last meeting, held in December, show several concerns that community members had. Cost and taxes were two of the biggest considerations along with having two different school locations and separating the high school and elementary students. Some of the suggestions that people had were having more room to grow and better space for parking. Other issues stakeholders had was about fear of consolidation and moving the school out of town. The Falcon Basketball teams split action at Ewing last night on the road.
The boys picked up their first win of the season against the Tigers. The Falcons took control of the game early on, leading at halftime 17-9. The Tigers fought back in the final quarter but fell short 38-34. Six Falcons put points on the board including Tucker Hecht, 9, Julio Sierra, 7, Kalen Dittrich, 7, Koby Smith, 6, Dalton Smutny, 5, and Emilio Sierra, 4. The girls had a tough game with Lady Tigers, trailing by 6 at halftime. The Lady Falcons closed the gap and tied the game at 59-59 pushing the game into overtime. The Falcons dropped the game by two points 69-67. Three freshmen led the team in points, Hannah Ollendick with 27 and Sierra Rystrom and Amber Miller each with 10 points. Liz Osborn put up 8 points, Brianna Werner scored 7 and Shelby Cakebread had 5 points. Up next, the teams will be hosting the Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars on Friday. Elkhorn Valley basketball teams were in action over the weekend, hosting West Holt.
The girls put up a fight in a close game with the Huskies. After trailing by 6 at halftime, the Lady Falcons rallied for a one-point victory. Freshman Hannah Ollendick hit the game winning shot with 10 seconds left for Elkhorn Valley. They ended the game 54-53. Leading the scoring for the Lady Falcons were three freshman: Hannah Ollendick with 17, followed by Sierra Rystrom with 13 and Amber miller with 12. Other scorers included Brianna Werner with 6, Alyssa Rood and Ranee Keehn each had 3. The boys fell to West Holt by a score of 65-32. Sophomore Kalen Dittrich led the scoring with 10 points, followed by Emilio Sierra and Tucker Hecht with 8. Koby Smith put up 3 points and Dalton Smutny scored 1. Hecht also made two 3-point shots. Elkhorn Valley came home with three individual champions on Saturday from the Wisner-Pilger Invite, leading the Falcons to a third-place finish as a team.
Dillon Stewart (106), Alejandro Martinez (113) and Chris Petersen (170) all won their weight divisions. Finishing second were Josh McFarland (138) and Noah Rutjens (160). Darren Stewart (113) and Quin Smith (152) were third. Team Scores 1. North Bend Central 195.0, 2. Creighton 176.0, 3. Elkhorn Valley 152.0, 4. Ralston 137.0, 5. Wakefield 100.0, 6. Wayne 96.0, 7. East Butler 79.0, 8. Elkhorn South JV 74.0, 9. Wisner-Pilger 55.0,10. Scribner-Snyder 52.0, 11. Creighton Prep JV 35.0, 12. Guardian Angels Central Catholic 26.0 13. Omaha Bryan JV 17.5,14. Battle Creek JV 16.5, 15. Lutheran High Northeast 13.0,16. Millard West JV 9.0. Wisner-Pilger Invitational Results for Elkhorn Valley 106 - Dillon Stewart (13-1) placed 1st and scored 26.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-1 won by fall over Andrew Daughton (Lutheran High Northeast) 0-10 (Fall 0:31) Quarterfinal - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-1 won by fall over Clayton Harvey (Ralston) 2-3 (Fall 1:43) Semifinal - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-1 won by decision over Shane Kildow (Ralston) 13-7 (Dec 9-4) 1st Place Match - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-1 won by fall over Arman Erickson (Wisner-Pilger) 20-5 (Fall 3:06) 113 - Alejandro Martinez (15-4) placed 1st. Champ. Round 1 - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 15-4 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 15-4 won by fall over Garrison Hazen (Creighton) 1-6 (Fall 1:52) Semifinal - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 15-4 won by fall over Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-2 (Fall 5:57) 1st Place Match - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 15-4 won by decision over Connor Hazen (Creighton) 14-1 (Dec 8-6) 113 - Darren Steward (13-2) placed 3rd and scored 20.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-2 won by fall over Dylan Duhsmann (Guardian Angels Central Catholic) 1-9 (Fall 1:29) Quarterfinal - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-2 won by fall over Cody Heise (East Butler) 6-11 (Fall 0:56) Semifinal - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 15-4 won by fall over Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-2 (Fall 5:57) Cons. Semi - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-2 won by fall over Justin Noel (Scribner-Snyder) 10-11 (Fall 1:44) 3rd Place Match - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 13-2 won by fall over Greg George (North Bend Central) 15-10 (Fall 3:23) 120 - Mitchell Petersen (13-8) place is unknown and scored 6.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 13-8 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 13-8 won by fall over David Vergara (Wisner-Pilger) 8-6 (Fall 2:45) Semifinal - Ryley Spatz (East Butler) 21-3 won by fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 13-8 (Fall 1:42) Cons. Semi - Juan Vergara (Wayne) 13-6 won by decision over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 13-8 (Dec 5-2) 126 - Tyler Miller (9-9) place is unknown and scored 7.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 9-9 won by fall over Yabet Thijillo (Wayne) 2-10 (Fall 0:47) Quarterfinal - Joshua Strauss (North Bend Central) 14-7 won by fall over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 9-9 (Fall 0:12) Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 9-9 won by fall over Zach Ortmeier (North Bend Central) 1-10 (Fall 1:36) Cons. Round 3 - Levi May (Millard West JV) 2-2 won by decision over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 9-9 (Dec 4-2) 132 - Prestin Vondra (7-11) place is unknown and scored 8.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 7-11 won by fall over Alex Everhart (Ralston) 7-12 (Fall 3:06) Quarterfinal - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 7-11 won by fall over Tyrese Gorrin (Winnebago) 4-13 (Fall 2:27) Semifinal - Tristin Lowry-Berlin (Wisner-Pilger) 14-7 won by major decision over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 7-11 (MD 10-2) Cons. Semi - Alex Everhart (Ralston) 7-12 won by fall over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 7-11 (Fall 3:53) 138 - Josh McFarland (15-8) placed 2nd and scored 21.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 15-8 won by fall over Damien Kackmeister (Ralston) 0-2 (Fall 1:17) Quarterfinal - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 15-8 won by fall over Harley Wheeler (Wayne) 4-8 (Fall 0:49) Semifinal - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 15-8 won by major decision over Bryce Anstine (Millard West JV) 2-2 (MD 9-1) 1st Place Match - Derek Wortman (Creighton) 14-6 won by fall over Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 15-8 (Fall 1:57) 138 - Brock Schaecher (8-9) place is unknown. Champ. Round 1 - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 8-9 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 8-9 won by fall over Colten Ratkovec (East Butler) 7-11 (Fall 5:50) Semifinal - Derek Wortman (Creighton) 14-6 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 8-9 (Fall 0:49) Cons. Semi - Mckoy Fink (Ralston) 6-5 won by decision over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 8-9 (Dec 7-5) 145 - Tyler Rautenberg (5-11) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) 5-11 won by fall over Wilson Wright (East Butler) 8-15 (Fall 3:26) Quarterfinal - Joel Hines (North Bend Central) 19-4 won by fall over Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) 5-11 (Fall 3:18) Cons. Round 2 - Isaac Verzani (Wakefield) 2-2 won by decision over Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) 5-11 (Dec 5-4) 152 - Quin Smith (13-7) placed 3rd and scored 20.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 13-7 won by fall over Angel Arcos (Creighton Prep JV) 0-2 (Fall 0:56) Quarterfinal - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 13-7 won by fall over Brady Wortman (Creighton) 10-7 (Fall 2:45) Semifinal - Shadrick Westerman (North Bend Central) 21-8 won by decision over Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 13-7 (Dec 4-2) Cons. Semi - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 13-7 won by fall over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 7-4 (Fall 1:41) 3rd Place Match - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 13-7 won by forfeit over Brady Wortman (Creighton) 10-7 (For.) 152 - Shawn Klinetobe (7-4) place is unknown. Champ. Round 1 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 7-4 won by decision over Ty O`Brien (Ralston) 4-15 (Dec 8-7) Quarterfinal - Jorge Vergara (Wayne) 15-8 won by decision over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 7-4 (Dec 5-3) Cons. Round 2 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 7-4 won by fall over Adamu Mukoma (Omaha Bryan JV) 4-21 (Fall 4:42) Cons. Round 3 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 7-4 won by decision over Luke Walsh (Wakefield) 6-9 (Dec 6-2) Cons. Semi - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 13-7 won by fall over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 7-4 (Fall 1:41) 160 - Noah Rutjens (17-1) placed 2nd and scored 19.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 17-1 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 17-1 won by fall over Michael Baumert (Guardian Angels Central Catholic) 4-14 (Fall 3:09) Semifinal - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 17-1 won by major decision over Jacob Cutsor (Ralston) 11-8 (MD 13-1) 1st Place Match - Zach Borer (North Bend Central) 28-0 won by major decision over Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 17-1 (MD 8-0) 170 - Chris Petersen (19-2) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 19-2 won by fall over Bobby Burrell (Ralston) 2-2 (Fall 2:37) Quarterfinal - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 19-2 won by decision over Ean Stacken (Creighton) 12-6 (Dec 7-2) Semifinal - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 19-2 won by decision over Cody Thomas (Wakefield) 14-2 (Dec 8-3) 1st Place Match - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 19-2 won by decision over Skyler Ratkovec (East Butler) 21-3 (Dec 4-3) 182 - Xavier Antona (3-14) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Rezac (East Butler) 13-12 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 3-14 (Fall 0:23) Cons. Round 1 - Austin Marx (Battle Creek JV) 4-6 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 3-14 (Fall 0:57) 195 - Christian Yaw (5-11) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 5-11 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Ryan Kriekemeier (North Bend Central) 26-2 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 5-11 (Fall 0:42) Cons. Round 2 - Juan Delgado (Wakefield) 1-2 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 5-11 (Fall 0:26) Elkhorn Valley hosted a wrestling triangular for their senior Parent's Night on Thursday with Osmond and Clearwater-Orchard.
Elkhorn Valley wrestled Osmond in the first dual, defeating the Tigers with team scores of 64-15. Osmond then took on Clearwater-Orchard and fell by a team score of 36-21. Elkhorn Valley topped O-C in the final dual 48-27. Clearwater-Orchard vs. Elkhorn Valley 126: Jose Rodriguez (Clearwater/Orchard) over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) (Dec 5-2)30 132: Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) over Seth Lampert (Clearwater/Orchard) (Dec 11-8)03 138: Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) over Arnulfo Salas (Clearwater/Orchard) (Dec 2-1)03 145: Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) over Austin Pokorny (Clearwater/Orchard) (Fall 0:17)06 152: Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) over Unknown (For.)06 160: Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) over Alex Widler (Clearwater/Orchard) (Fall 3:37)06 170: Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) over Clay Thiele (Clearwater/Orchard) (Fall 0:30)06 182: Zach King (Clearwater/Orchard) over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 1:00)60 195: Riley Snider (Clearwater/Orchard) over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 1:02)60 220: Alex Olivan (Clearwater/Orchard) over Unknown (For.)60 285: Tommie Peed (Clearwater/Orchard) over Unknown (For.)60 106: Dillon Steward (Elkhorn Valley) over Unknown (For.)06 113: Darren Steward (Elkhorn Valley) over Unknown (For.)06 120: Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) over Unknown (For.)06 Elkhorn Valley senior Christopher Petersen was recently chosen as the Elks Teenager of the Month.
Chris is the son of Robert and Tonya Petersen of Tilden. Petersen is the current president of the FBLA and student council at Elkhorn Valley. Throughout his high school career he has been involved in wrestling, track, football, show choir, jazz band, band, and FBLA. He has also been a member of the National Honor Society and student council for the last two years. Nomination letters praise Petersen for being a well-rounded student. "(Chris) is an incredible football player, a champion on the wrestling mat, plays musical instruments, and is an All-State vocal music selection," one letter read. Another letter of recommendation says that Chris is "an outstanding student leader and role model for our younger students. We are fortunate to have him as a student here at EV" One nominator acknowledged Peterson as a student who "goes above and beyond." "He has shown great leadership and volunteers numerous times for FBLA's community service projects," the letter said. The Elks "Teenager" and/or "Student" Program is designed to recognize outstanding young men and women for achievements in school and community life-fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school, club and community service, industry and farming. The local Elks Lodges seek out Teenagers and/or Students in both Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools and select an outstanding boy and girl at both levels each month, and then yearly, and with publicity, give them awards for their accomplishments. |
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