13 Qualify, 6 Place at Youth State Wrestling!
The Little Patriots wrestling team has been working hard on the mat all season and was eager to compete at the Nebraska USA district wrestling tournament. On Sunday, March 2nd, the team headed to compete in the NEUSA District 5 wrestling tournament held at Fremont High School. Hard work paid off as 13 youth wrestlers qualified for the state wrestling tournament.
The following Patriot wrestlers qualified for state: Lexie Bruhn, Cooper Fehringer, Brantley Went, Brantley Higby, Luke Gall, Liam Brichacek, Jase Koehn, Brylen Wietfeld, Aria Gomez, Evan Wietfeld, Drextyn Bachman, Collins Fischer, and Keylen Fischer.
To kick off the state tournament weekend, Leigh held an exciting sendoff as the thirteen qualifiers walked the hallways to music and cheers. They then made their way to Grand Island to the Heartland Event Center, where they got to show all they have learned and accomplished this wrestling season. After 2 full days of wrestling, the Patriots came home with two champions and four placers. Jase Koehn, Aria Gomez, Collins Fischer, and Keylen Fischer all placed in the tournament. Bringing home the gold were Evan Wietfeld and Drextyn Bachman.
As Coach Nate Higby said, “It is an amazing accomplishment to place at an all-class State tournament. We couldn’t be more proud of the hard work and dedication everyone on this team puts in.”
Congratulations to the thirteen state qualifiers and the rest of the team for having a great season!