CCS wrestling first at Hemingford, sixth at Chadron

    Chase County wrestlers had multiple opportunities to improve their records last week as the team traveled to a quadrangular in Hitchcock County and an overnight trip to invites at Hemingford and Chadron.
Team 2-1 at quad
    CCS faced Hitchcock County, Cambridge and Sutherland at Trenton.
    The Longhorns took a 42-30 win over the Falcons in their opening dual.
    Westyn Mendenhall won at 132 lbs. with a pin and Jaret Peterson earned a pin at 285 lbs.
    Trevin Moreno at 113 lbs., Tyler O’Neil at 145 lbs., Brice Vitosh at 160 lbs., Brad Speaker at 170 lbs. and Zach Tarin at 195 lbs. suffered losses.
    Cayden White, Malachi Christensen, Luis Co, Cody Duffy and Thomas Reeves picked up wins by forfeit.
    The teams had double forfeits at 106 lbs. and 220 lbs.
    CCS defeated Cambridge 40-33.
    Mendenhall won his match by pin and Vitosh picked up a victory by major decision.
    Taking losses for the Longhorns were Christensen, O’Neil, Duffy, Speaker and Reeves.
    Moreno, White, Co, Tarin and Peterson won by forfeit.
    Only one weight was a double forfeit, 220 lbs, and the Longhorns only forfeited one other match, 106 lbs.
    The evening wrapped up with a loss to SPVA foe Sutherland, 63-16.
    White and Reeves picked up Chase County’s only wins. White won by fall and Reeves won by major decision.
    Peterson won his 220 match by forfeit.
     CCS forfeited at 106 lbs. and 285 lbs.
    Christensen, Mendenhall, O’Neil, Duffy, Vitosh, Speaker and Tarin lost by pin.
    Co lost by a 9-5 decision.
First in Hemingford
    With five wrestlers finishing first or second, CCS claimed the team title at Hemingford Friday.
    White won both his matches, one by pin and one by tech fall, to take first at 120 lbs.
    Peterson spent a combined 2:40 on the mat and took first place with three pins at 285 lbs.
    Four Longhorns were runners up.
    Christensen was 2-1 at 126 lbs. Christensen’s only loss came on a 8-7 decision.
    Co split his matches at 138 lbs. and received second place.
    Vitosh won his first three matches by fall or tech fall, but lost his fourth match by a 10-6 decision.
    Mendenhall went 2-1, winning two matches by decision, at 132 lbs.
    Reeves also finished as runner up at 195 after splitting matches.
    Duffy went 2-2 at 152 lbs., Moreno was 1-2 at 113 lbs., George Colton was 0-3 at 126 lbs., Speaker was 0-2 at 170 lbs. and Tarin 0-2 at 195 lbs.
Saturday invite at Chadron
    The Longhorns’ placed sixth at Chadron Saturday.
    Peterson led the way, working through a five-man bracket to take first place finish at 220 lbs. Peterson won both his matches by pin. In the championship match, Peterson faced the same wrestler he saw in last week’s first-place match at the CCS Invite, Perkins County’s Austin Meyer, and for the second week in a row, Peterson pinned Meyer.
    Three freshmen placed third, Co at 138 lbs., Reeves at 182 lbs and Zach Tarin at 195 lbs.
    In a 13-man bracket, Co lost his quarterfinal match, but bounced back to win two matches by pin and two by decision.
    Reeves was in the same boat  losing in the quarterfinals before finishing the day with two wins, both pins. Reeves was seeded third out of seven.
    Tarin won his quarterfinal match but was pinned in the semifinals. Tarin had two pins on his way to third place out of nine wrestlers.
    At 120 lbs., White went 3-2 but didn’t place.
    Winning one out of two matches on the day was Mendenhall at 132 lbs., Duffy at 152 lbs. and Brice Vitosh at 160 lbs.
Up next
    This week won’t be nearly as hectic for the Longhorns.
    CCS will be in Curtis Friday for the Medicine Valley Invite.
    The SPVA conference meet is also looming. The Longhorns will be in Bridgeport for that meet Feb. 3.

Hitchcock Co. Duals Jan. 20, 2022
Match #1 Round 1
CCS defeated Hitchcock Co. 42-30
106—Double Forfeit
113—Blake Devitt (Hitchcock Co.) over Trevin Moreno (CCS) Fall 0:44
120—Cayden White (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
126—Malachi Christensen (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
132—Westyn Mendenhall (CCS) over Tanner McLain (Hitchcock Co.) Fall 2:59
138—Luis Co (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145—Nathan Kollmorgen (Hitchcock Co.) over Tyler O’Neil (CCS) Fall 4:56
152—Cody Duffy (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
160—Tanner O’Brien (Hitchcock Co.) over Brice Vitosh (CCS) Fall 3:56
170—Kolyn Gaston (Hitchcock Co.) over Brad Speaker (CCS) Fall 0:48
182—Thomas Reeves (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
195—Keegan Shuler (Hitchcock Co.) over Zach Tarin (CCS) Fall 4:50
220—Double Forfeit
285—Jaret Peterson (CCS) over Taylor Hubl (Hitchcock Co.) Fall 1:02
CCS defeated Cambridge 40-33
113—Trevin Moreno (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120—Cayden White (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
126—Dierks Sayer (Cambridge) over Malachi Christensen (CCS) Fall 1:50
132—Westyn Mendenhall (CCS) over Matt Morgan (Cambridge) Fall 1:34
138—Luis Co (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145—Hunter Perks (Cambridge) over Tyler O’Neil (CCS) Fall 1:26
152—Adam Corbett (Cambridge) over Cody Duffy (CCS) Dec 12-9
160—Brice Vitosh (CCS) over Gabe Huntley (Cambridge) Maj 12-1
170—Wyatt Ervin (Cambridge) over Brad Speaker (CCS) Fall 0:29
182—Julien Grindle (Cambridge) over Thomas Reeves (CCS) Fall 3:39
195—Zach Tarin (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
220—Double Forfeit
285—Jaret Peterson (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
106—Angel Rodriguez (Cambridge) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Sutherland defeated CCS 63-16
120—Cayden White (CCS) over Caidan Gaona (Sutherland) Fall 1:54
126—Oliver Nutter (Sutherland) over Malachi Christensen (CCS) Fall 2:43
132—Cauy Kohl (Sutherland) over Westyn Mendenhall (CCS) Fall 3:28
138—Matt Bruns (Sutherland) over Luis Co (CCS) Dec 9-5
145—Jon Peterka (Sutherland) over Tyler O’Neil (CCS) Fall 1:43
152—Samuel Foster (Sutherland) over Cody Duffy (CCS) Fall 1:31
160—Hunter Cook (Sutherland) over Brice Vitosh (CCS) Fall 1:28
170—Aydan Kaps (Sutherland) over Brad Speaker (CCS) Fall 0:19
182—Thomas Reeves (CCS) over Cole Kerner (Sutherland) Maj 13-1
195—Austin Lee (Sutherland) over Zach Tarin (CCS) Fall 2:23
220—Jaret Peterson (CCS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
285—Gavin White (Sutherland) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
106—Grady Dempcy (Sutherland) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
113—Luke Harper (Sutherland) over Trevin Moreno (CCS) Fall 3:04
Hemingford Invite Jan. 21, 2022
Team Results
1. CCS, 112.0; 2. Garden County, 78.0; 3. Kimball, 47.0; 4. Hay Springs, 46.0; 5. Gordon-Rushville, 42.0; 6. Morrill, 35.0; 7. Crawford, 30.0; 8. Hemingford, 25.5; 9. Mitchell JV, 23.0; 10. Leyton, 20.0; 11. Sioux County, 9.0.
Individual Results
113—Trevin Moreno (10-17) lost by fall to Creel Weber (Hemingford), fall 1:30; lost by fall to Rylan Houk (Mitchell JV), fall 1:22; won by decision over Austin Child (Gordon-Rushville), dec 5-4.
120—Cayden White (21-7) won by fall over Nicholos Arroyo (Morrill), fall 1:22; won by tech fall over Cody Brinkman (Kimball), TF-1.5 4:00 (17-0).
126—Malachi Christensen (13-17) won by fall over George Colton (CCS), fall 0:41; lost by decision to Paden Morava (Crawford) 12-12 won by decision over Malachi Christensen (CCS), dec 8-7; won by fall over Tyler J Smith (Morrill), fall 1:58.
126—George Colton (7-12) lost by fall to Malachi Christensen (CCS), fall 0:41; lost by major decision to Tyler J Smith (Morrill), MD 8-0; lost by fall to Paden Morava (Crawford), all 3:41).
132—Westyn Mendenhall (22-14) p lost by fall to Wesley Jacobs (Hay Springs), fall 4:36; won by decision over Kyle Rote (Garden Co.), dec 4-2; 3rd Place Match—won by decision over Gabe Kohel (Morrill), dec 7-1.
138—Luis Co (14-12) won by fall over Gavin Hunt (Garden Co.), fall 3:29; 1st Place Match—lost by decision  to Brenton Abbott (Leyton), dec 9-6.
152—Cody Duffy (18-17) won by fall over Kyser Lewis (Morrill), fall 5:21;  lost by fall to Trey Kirch (Garden Co.), fall 5:01; won by fall over Brayton Hathorn (Gordon-Rushville), fall 1:31; 3rd Place Match— lost by fall to Beau Child (Gordon-Rushville), fall 1:42.
160—Brice Vitosh (20-15) won by tech fall over Jesse Dunn (Sioux Co.), TF-1.5 4:11 (17-1); won by fall over Drew Varner (Hemingford), fall 3:02; won by fall over Bronson Freeseman (Gordon-Rushville), fall 0:39; lost by decision to Gunner Roberson (Garden Co.), dec 10-6.
170—Brad Speaker (3-10) lost by fall to Mike Sanderson (Sioux Co.) 13-5 won by fall over Brad Speaker (CCS), fall 2:36); lost by fall to Dallas Miller (Garden Co.), fall 0:17.
195—Thomas Reeves (20-12) won by decision over Zach Tarin (CCS) 19-15, dec 8-2; lost by fall to Kolby Welling (Crawford), fall 0:46.
195—Zach Tarin (19-15) lost by decision to Reeves (CCS), dec 8-2; lost by major decision to Kolby Welling (Crawford), MD 15-1.
285—Jaret Peterson (31-3) won by fall over Brayden McGowan (Hemingford), fall 1:03; won by fall over Michael Suttles (Mitchell JV), fall 0:27; won by fall over Anthony Running Hawk (Hay Springs), fall 1:10.
Chadron Invite Jan. 22, 2022
Team Results
1. Valentine, 165.0; 2. Mead, 131.5; 3. Ogallala, 115.0; 4. Campbell County, 105.0; 5. Gordon-Rushville, 95.0; 6. Chase County, 85.0; 7. Bayard, 71.5; 8. Chadron , 63.0; 9. Newell, 51.0; 10. Perkins County, 45.0; 11. Bridgeport, 35.0; 12. Garden County, 33.0; 13. Alliance, 32.0; 14. Crawford, 26.0; 15. Kimball, 21.0; 16. Hemingford, 18.0; 17. Hay Springs, 14.5; 18. Morrill, 1.0
Individual Results
120—Cayden White (22-9) lost by fall to Tony Lyon (Perkins County), fall 5:58); won by fall over Nicholos Arroyo (Morrill), fall 2:40; lost by fall to Vinko Villavicencio (Mead), fall 1:32.
132—Westyn Mendenhall (23-16) won by fall over Charles Baker (Mead), fall 0:33); lost by fall to Cole Stokey (Ogallala), fall 1:23; lost by decision to Wesley Jacobs (Hay Springs), dec 12-7.
138—Luis Co (18-13) lost by fall to Logan Johnson (Campbell County), fall 1:10; won by fall over Justin Klosterman (Kimball), fall 1:25; won by decision over Maxwell Mueller (Ogallala), dec 6-1; won by fall over Traiton Starr (Gordon-Rushville), fall 3:33; 3rd Place Match—won by decision over Logan Johnson (Campbell County), dec 10-8.
152—Cody Duffy (19-19) won by fall over Gavin Tesch (Newell), fall 1:22; lost by fall to Cameron Zink (Ogallala), fall 0:55; lost by fall to Zane Stoike (Alliance), fall 2:33.
160—Brice Vitosh (21-17) lost by fall to Beau Lake (Bayard), fall 3:41; won by fall over Drew Varner (Hemingford), fall 0:50; lost by major decision to Kadon Wenig (Valentine), MD 15-5.
182—Thomas Reeves (22-13) lost by decision to Jobidiiah Brunkhorst (Ogallala), dec 3-2; won by fall over Cohen Granzer (Campbell County), fall 0:58; 3rd Place Match—won by fall over Logan Witte (Valentine), fall 0:57)
195—Zach Tarin (22-16) won by fall over Devin Marryman (Chadron), fall 3:46); lost by fall to Logan Mayhew (Valentine), fall 1:35; won by fall over Lain Tausan (Gordon-Rushville), fall 3:46; 3rd Place Match—won by fall over Jacob Gordon (Mead), fall 3:00.
220—Jaret Peterson (33-3) won by fall over Lee Major (Valentine), fall 1:27; 1st Place Match—won by fall over Austin Meyer (PCS), fall 3:39.