PCS wrestlers on the run

by Diane Stamm

Grant tribune-sentinel

The Perkins County wrestling teams kept their coaches busy last week with the start of the season.

Friday was especially busy with the boys’ team at the Hi-Line Invite in Eustis and the girls’ hitting the mat at the Southwest Girls Invite in Bartley.

In its first season as a team at PCS, the girls’ team, Sarah Cockerill, Addisen Baker, Layla Vigil and Haley Dunn, all enjoyed their first times on the mat, PCS Head Boys’ Coach Tanner Collins said.

Collins said he looks forward to them getting better and gaining more experience.

Cockerill had the best day. Wrestling at 115 lbs., Cockerill went 2-3. Vigil finished with a 1-4 record at 120 lbs., while Baker at 120 lbs. and Dunn at 190 lbs. were 0-5.

PCS boys finished sixth out of 15 teams at the Hi-Line Invite, but 11th out of 12 at Broken Bow Saturday.

Juan Perez, ranked fourth in Class D took first place at Hi-Line in the 285 lb. bracket with three pins, including one over #6 Drew Knoerzer. At Broken Bow, Perez lost his second match of the day, but pinned his other three opponents.

“Juan looked strong. He beat some quality guys this weekend. He lost to a tough kid from Ord, but said he just got tired. We will get in better shape,” Collins said. Ord’s Bridger Rice is ranked first in Class C.

Mason Toner, ranked eighth in Class C got second in the 132-lb. bracket at Hi-Line after a loss by decision in the finals.

“Mason looked good on Friday. Lost the mental battle in his finals match. Saturday was a rough day for him,” Collins said. Toner lost both matches at Broken Bow.

Tony Lyon, 126 lb., went 1-2 at Hi-Line then bounced back to take third Saturday with a 3-1 day.

 Lyon just didn’t settle in to things yet and looked a little sloppy Friday, Collins said, but Saturday he turned it around and looked pretty solid. 

“Wrestled much cleaner and smarter,” he added.

Collins expects Toner and Lyon to drop down a weight class in a couple weeks. 

“I believe that will really help them be the stronger kid on the mat,” Collins said.

Brient Wood finished second at 182 lbs. Friday and Domanic Williams had a good day at Hi-Line, as well, finishing 3-2 at 106 lbs.

“Brient looked great on Friday. Looked like he really found his groove. Saturday was a bit more of a struggle for him. I look for him to become more consistent throughout the season,” Collins said.

Brecken Uehling, wrestling at 285 lbs, picked up two wins each day.

Also competing for PCS were Henry Taylor, 145 lbs., Billy Taylor and Miguel Castillo, 152 lbs., Trevor Laber, 160 lbs., Preston Schwanebeck, 170 lbs., and Issiah Dunn, 220 lbs.

Up next

PCS will head to the Southern Valley Invite Friday.

“Southern Valley will have boys and girls. I am excited to see some different teams than usual and see what the kids learned from their opening weekends,” Collins said.

Hi-Line Invite at Elwood Dec. 4, 2020

Team Results—1. Sutherland, 167.5; 2. Cambridge, 165.0; 3. Hi-Line, 131.0; 4. Maxwell, 97.5; 5. Arapahoe, 88.0; 6. PCS, 87.0; 7. SEM, 70.0; 8. Garden County, 67.0; 9. Lexington JV, 65.0; 9. Overton, 65.0; 11. South Loup, 63.0; 12. Dundy County-Stratton, 56.0; 13. Medicine Valley, 45.0; 14. Wauneta-Palisade, 25.0; 15. Sandhills Valley, 11.0.

Individual Results

113—Domanic Williams (3-2) won by fall over Coleman Chism (Wauneta-Palisade), fall 3:45; lost by fall to Angel Rodriguez (Cambridge), fall 0:24; won by fall over Wyatt Boon (SEM), fall 1:43; won by fall over Zan Ellison (South Loup), fall 2:28; lost by decision to Luke Gardner (Garden County), dec. 10-5.

126—Tony Lyon (1-2); lost by fall to Bo Brennan (South Loup), fall 5:02; won by fall over Brett Guerra (SEM), fall 1:27; lost by decision to Miles Gutierrez (Lexington JV), dec. 7-2.

132—Mason Toner (3-1) won by fall over Riley Rushton (Hi-Line), fall 5:38; won by fall over William Beattie (SEM), fall 0:44; won by fall over Alex Diaz (Arapahoe), fall 0:55; 1st Place Match - lost by decision to Dawson Mason (South Loup), dec. 9-2.

145—Henry Taylor (1-2) won by fall over Alvin Russell (Garden County), fall 1:00; lost by fall to Jacob Corbett (Cambridge), fall 0:43; lost by fall to Owen Heessel (Maxwell), fall 2:15.

152—Miguel Castillo (0-2); lost by fall to Jordan Holstein (Arapahoe), fall 5:14; lost by fall to Colin Rooney (Sandhills Valley), fall 0:57.

152—Billy Taylor (0-2) lost by fall to Hayden Muirhead (Overton), fall 1:00; lost by fall to David Lewis (Arapahoe), fall 2:47.

160—Trevor Laber (0-2) lost by fall to Jacob Leighton (Maxwell), fall 1:10; lost by fall to Wesley Flores (Lexington JV), fall 0:42.

170—Preston Schwanebeck (0-2) lost by fall to Cole Kerner (Sutherland), fall 1:37; lost by fall to Isaac Rodriguez (Lexington JV), fall 3:38.

182—Brient Wood (3-1) won by fall over Darren Schroeder (SEM), fall 3:25; won by medical forfeit over Ruben Mercado (Lexington JV), M. For.; won by fall over Elijah Niemeier (Hi-Line), fall 2:24; 1st Place Match - lost by fall to Conner Bryner (Sutherland), fall 3:18.

285—Juan Perez (3-0) won by fall over Kempten Florea (Sandhills Valley), fall 0:29; won by fall over Jacen Smith (Arapahoe), fall 1:08; 1st Place Match - won by fall over Drew Knoerzer (Hi-Line), fall 3:17.

285—Brecken Uehling (2-2); lost by fall to Jacob Copper (Maxwell), fall 0:40; won by fall over Gage White (Overton), fall 1:18; won by fall over Kempten Florea (Sandhills Valley), fall 1:00; lost by fall to Jacob Copper (Maxwell), fall 0:35.

285—Issiah Dunn (1-2) lost by fall to Drew Knoerzer (Hi-Line), fall 0:11; won by fall over Kaden Allen (Sandhills Valley), fall 2:08; lost by fall to Jacen Smith (Arapahoe), fall 1:44.

Broken Bow Invite
Dec. 3, 2022

Team Results—1. Broken Bow, 232.0; 2. Gordon-Rushville, 149.0; 3. St. Paul, 137.0; 4. Ord, 102.0; 5. Mitchell, 72.0; 6. Grand Island Central Catholic, 58.0; 7. Broken Bow JV, 54.0; 8. Chase County, 51.0; 9. Kearney Catholic, 46.0; 10. Southern Valley, 38.0; 11. PCS, 32.0; 12. Twin River, 29.0.

Individual Results

106—Domanic Williams (0-2) lost by fall to Hunter Brewer (Gordon-Rushville), fall 4:46; lost by fall to Tristin Costello (Gordon-Rushville), fall 4:44.

126—Tony Lyon (3-1) won by fall over Rylan Houk (Mitchell), fall 5:47; lost by decision to Jace Rawles (Gordon-Rushville), dec 9-7; won by major decision over Victor Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow JV), MD 8-0; 3rd Place Match - won by fall over Shane Smith (Twin River), fall 2:03.

132—Mason Toner (0-2) lost in sudden victory to Clay Rasmussen (Kearney Catholic), SV-1 10-5; lost by fall to Kaleb Baker (St. Paul), fall 4:36.

145—Henry Taylor (1-2) lost by fall to Brendan Boyce (Ord), fall 1:55; won by decision over Kayne Fisher (Gordon-Rushville), dec 6-4; lost by fall to Aidan Markham (Broken Bow JV), fall 1:41.

JV 145-—Billy Taylor lost by fall to Kyle Komarek (Mitchell JV), fall 2:28; won by fall over Wyatt Tayson (Mitchell JV), fall 1:34; lost by fall to Destry Russell (Chase County JV), fall 1:04.

152—Miguel Castillo (0-2) lost by fall to Hayden Kluthe (Ord), fall 0:16; lost by fall to Dawson Becker (St. Paul), fall 1:15.

160—Trevor Laber (0-2) lost by fall to Ben Alberts (GICC), fall 1:47; lost by fall to Jase Blattner (Kearney Catholic), fall 0:32.

170—Preston Schwanebeck (0-2) lost by fall to Hunter Meyer (Ord), fall 4:32; lost by fall to Traiton Starr (Gordon-Rushville), fall 2:29.

182—Brient Wood (0-2) lost by fall to Brycen Woodward (Broken Bow JV), fall 2:50; lost by fall to Gabe Grove (Southern Valley), fall 2:13.

220—Issiah Dunn (0-2) lost by fall to Jaret Peterson (Chase County), fall 1:18; lost by fall to Jackson Jenkins (Mitchell), fall 1:16.

285—Brecken Uehling (2-4) lost by fall to Juan Perez (PCS), fall 1:02; lost by fall to Ayden Beran (GICC), fall 1:25.

285—Juan Perez (3-1) won by fall over Brecken Uehling (PCS), fall 1:02; lost by fall to Bridger Rice (Ord), fall 4:53; won by fall over Hagen Campbell (Broken Bow), fall 4:30; won by fall over Ayden Beran (GICC), fall 0:24.

Southwest Girls Invite
Dec. 2, 2022

Team Results—1. Grand Island, 169.0; 2. Minden, 126.0; 3. Sidney, 113.0; 4. Sandhills Valley, 97.0; 5. Grand Island JV, 92.0; 6. Amherst, 91.0; 7. Southwest, 84.0; 8. McCook, 79.0; 9. Ansley Litchfield, 75.0; 10. Bayard, 50.0; 10. Rawlins County, 50.0; 12. Red Cloud Blue Hill, 48.0; 13. Ogallala, 42.0; 14. Southern Valley, 33.0; 15. Garden County, 32.0; 16. Gothenburg, 31.0; 17. Overton, 25.5; 18. Hemingford, 24.0; 19. Sumner Eddyville Miller, 17.0; 20. Franklin, 15.0; 21. Arcadia Loup City, 11.0; 22. Axtell, 10.0; 22. Perkins County, 10.0; 24. Decatur Community, 8.0.

Individual Results

115—Sarah Cockerill (2-3) lost by fall to Peyton Cock (McCook), fall 0:45; lost by fall to Amber Gomez (Grand Island JV), fall 3:15; won by medical forfeit over Alejandra Holguin (Sumner Eddyville Miller), M. For.; lost by fall to Lexie Casillas (Grand Island), fall 1:29; 7th Place Match - won by medical forfeit over Alejandra Holguin (Sumner Eddyville Miller), M. For.

120—Layla Vigil (1-4) lost by fall to Aliena Osterbuhr (Minden), fall 0:31; lost by fall to Ashley Serfontein (Southern Valley), fall 1:32; won by fall over Addisen Baker (Perkins County), fall 1:20; lost by fall to Jerzie Ord (Red Cloud Blue Hill), fall 2:28; lost by fall to Sarah Hindal (Franklin), fall 2:12.

120—Addisen Baker (0-5) lost by fall to Ashley Serfontein (Southern Valley), fall 1:45; lost by fall to Aliena Osterbuhr (Minden), fall 1:46); lost by fall to Layla Vigil (Perkins County, fall 1:20; lost by decision to Kelbi Martin (Arcadia Loup City), dec 7-4; lost by fall to Alexa Goosic (Franklin), fall 4:43.

190—Haley Dunn (0-5) lost by fall to Madelyn Tryon (Southwest), fall 1:43; lost by decision to Hannah Huff (McCook), dec 2-0; lost by fall to Alexis Perez (Grand Island), fall 0:33; lost by fall to Isabelle Maag (Bayard), fall 1:36; lost by medical forfeit to Callie Taylor (Grand Island JV), M. For.