Longhorn wrestling place third at MV

    The Chase County wrestling team faced some very good competition last week as it prepares for upcoming postseason.
    Chase County faced Class D No. 9 Hitchcock County and No. 11 Sutherland Thursday at Hitchcock County.
    CCS kicked off the duals against Sutherland. The Sailors, last year’s Class D State Duals Champions, were announced as the fourth seed in this year’s state duals.
    Head Coach Matt Vlasin said the Longhorns came out flat and Chase County lost the match 30-45.
    Thomas Reeves, 182 lbs. and Westyn Mendenhall, 145 lbs. both won matches to go with three Sutherland forfeits.
    The Longhorns beat Hitchcock County 31-30 thanks to a late pin by Reeves.
    CCS rearranged its line up to face the Falcons, but after a few matches didn’t go Chase County’s way, Vlasin said he thought CCS was out of luck in the team score.
    But Reeves beat Class D No. 3 Kolyn Gaston, in what could have been Gaston’s 100th career win, with a late pin to give CCS the points it need for the team win.
    Hitchcock County’s Keegan Shuler, ranked second in Class D, bumped up from 195 lbs. to 220 lbs. to take on Jaret Peterson. Peterson outlasted Shuler for a 3-1 win.
    Both wrestlers are looking for tough matches to prepare them for state, Vlasin said.
    Earning wins were Jonathan Sosa, 132 lbs.; Scott Hoover, 138 lbs.; Luis Co, 145 lbs.; Mollendor, 170 lbs.; and Mendenhall.
    Friday was the Medicine Valley Duals in Curtis.
    CCS finished third in the team race behind Sutherland and Sedgwick County/Fleming, Colorado.
    Tyler O’Neil, 152 lbs., won his seven-man bracket. O’Neil was the only wrestler in his bracket to get a bye and won both his matches. Vlasin is hopeful the tournament win will build O’Neil’s confidence going into conference and districts. Picking up wins over opponents with winning records will also help O’Neil’s seeding at districts, Vlasin said.
    Reeves had fans on the edges of their seats for the championship match at 182 lbs. Going up against Sutherland Conner Bryner, ranked 10th in Class D, Reeves got an extremely late takedown to earn a 2-1 win.
    Peterson also used a late takedown to break a 1-1 tie against Class No. 3 Luke Pawloski of Pleasanton and win the 220 lbs. first place match. Vlasin said Pawloski wrestles very defensively and it was good for Peterson to see that style. Broken Bow’s Cal Wells, the only wrestler to beat Peterson this season, uses the same strategy, so the Pawloski match was good preparation for a possible state match.
    Co won three straight matches to advance to the championship match. Seconds into the match, Sutherland’s Cauy Kohl, ranked third in Class D, hit Co in the forehead with his thumb and dislocated it. Vlasin said CCS coaches gave Sutherland extra time to put Kohl’s thumb back in place and Co was timid when the match resumed. Co lost the 138 lbs. match 3-9.
    Jonathan Sosa placed third at 132 lbs. Vlasin said Sosa is a great athlete and coaches are looking for more consistency from him. Sosa lost his second round match but won out for the rest of the day.
    Mendenhall placed third at 145 lbs., his only loss coming to Sutherland’s Kason Bruns who Mendenhall had pinned the night before.
    Dawson Mollendor lost second match of the day and battled back through the 170 lbs. bracket to reach the third place match. But with five matches under his belt for the day, Mollendor had to forfeit his final match.
Up next
    CCS is headed to Bridgeport Thursday for the WTC/SPVA/MAC/PAC tournaments.
    The C-4 district tournament will be Feb. 10 and 11 at Mitchell.
Hitchcock County Duals
Sutherland defeated Chase County 45-30
170—Dawson Mollendor (CCS) loss to Aydan Kaps (Sutherland), dec 9-3.
182—Thomas Reeves (CCS) over Kole Walz (Sutherland), fall 2:33.
195—Conner Bryner (Sutherland) win by forfeit.
220—Jaret Peterson (CCS) win by forfeit.
285—Zach Tarin (CCS) win by forfeit.
106—Scotty Anderson (Sutherland) win by forfeit.
113—Grady Dempcy (Sutherland) win by forfeit.
120—Luke Harper (Sutherland) win by forfeit.
126—Malachi Christensen (CCS) loss to Oliver Nutter (Sutherland), fall 4:22.
132—Jonathan Sosa (CCS) win by forfeit.
138—Luis Co (CCS) loss to Cauy Kohl (Sutherland), dec 7-1.
145—Westyn Mendenhall (CCS) over Kason Bruns (Sutherland), fall 3:25.
152—Tucker Mollendor (CCS) loss to Ryker Copeland (Sutherland), fall 1:54.
160—Cooper Dillan (CCS) loss to Cole Kerner (Sutherland), dec 4-2.
Chase County defeated Hitchcock County 31-30
195—Double Forfeit.
220—Jaret Peterson (CCS) over Keegan Shuler (Hitchcock County), dec 3-1.
285—Juan De La Fuente (CCS) loss to Taylor Hubl (Hitchcock County), fall 0:53.
106—Dylan Kollmorgen (Hitchcock County) win by forfeit.
113—Blake Devitt (Hitchcock County) win by forfeit.
120—Double Forfeit.
126—Malachi Christensen (CCS) loss to Tanner McLain (Hitchcock County), fall 4:44.
132—Jonathan Sosa (CCS) over Jaret Neben (Hitchcock County), fall 1:05.
138—Scott Hoover (CCS) over Samuel Hare (Hitchcock County) UTB 2-1.
145—Luis Co (CCS) over Karson Shuler (Hitchcock County), fall 0:56.
152—Westyn Mendenhall (CCS) over Gavin Losey (Hitchcock County) Maj 10-2.
160—Cooper Dillan (CCS) loss to Tanner O’Brien (Hitchcock County), fall 5:23.
170—Dawson Mollendor (CCS) over Dalten Hagan (Hitchcock County), dec 4-2.
182—Thomas Reeves (CCS) over Kolyn Gaston (Hitchcock County), fall 5:29.
Medicine Valley Invite
Team results—1. Sutherland, 171.5; 2. Sedgwick County/Fleming, 151.0; 3. Chase County, 136.0; 4. Pleasanton, 80.0; 5. North Platte, 63.5; 6. Elm Creek, 51.0; 6. Perkins County, 51.0; 8. Southwest, 49.0; 9. Garden County, 48.0; 10. St. Mary’s, 41.0; 11. Medicine Valley, 22.5; 12. Paxton, 17.0; 12. Wauneta-Palisade, 17.0; 14. Dundy County Stratton, 16.0; 15. Brady, 0.0; 15. South Platte, 0.0.
Individual Results
126—Malachi Christensen (15-11) lost by decision to Mason Toner (Perkins County), dec 10-6; won by fall over Paige Hollers (Medicine Valley), fall 0:07; lost by fall to Oliver Nutter (Sutherland), fall 0:51.
132—Jonathan Sosa (14-5) won by fall over Anthony Pierce (Paxton), fall 1:54; lost by fall to Alex Meier (Elm Creek), fall 3:00; won by fall over Myles Hamilton (St. Mary’s), fall 0:55; 3rd Place Match - won by fall over Hunter Koetter (Medicine Valley), fall 1:23.
138—Scott Hoover (8-15) lost by fall to Luis Co (Chase County), fall 1:30; lost by decision to Izayah Plunk (North Platte), dec 6-1.

138—Luis Co (26-7) won by fall over Joseph Eakins (Paxton), fall 1:33; won by fall over Scott Hoover (Chase County), fall 1:30; won by fall over Mario Ortiz (Sedgwick County/Fleming), fall 3:34; 1st Place Match - lost by decision to Cauy Kohl (Sutherland), dec 9-3.
138—Destry Russell (6-12) lost by tech fall to Cauy Kohl (Sutherland),TF-1.5 3:11 (17-1); won by fall over Joseph Eakins (Paxton), fall 3:21; won by fall over Austin Cole (Dundy County Stratton), fall 4:44; lost by fall to Mario Ortiz (Sedgwick County/Fleming), fall 2:02.
145—Westyn Mendenhall (29-11) won by fall over Trent Wernsman (Sedgwick County/Fleming), fall 0:30; lost by decision to Kason Bruns (Sutherland), dec 7-5; won by fall over Colten Altig (North Platte), fall 2:30; 3rd Place Match - won by fall over Gavin Hunt (Garden County), fall 2:43.
152—Tyler O’’Neil (16-17) won by decision over Adam Hill (Garden County), dec 6-4; 1st Place Match - won by fall over Ryker Copeland (Sutherland), fall 5:19.
160—Cooper Dillan (14-13) won by fall over Gavin Cable (North Platte), fall 3:37; lost by medical forfeit to Tyler Ellis (Southwest); lost by medical forfeit to Kale Volkman (Sedgwick County/Fleming).
170—Parker Terryberry (0-5) lost by fall to Aydan Kaps (Sutherland), fall 0:26; lost by tech fall to Josh Gage (Medicine Valley), TF-1.5 3:29 (18-3).
170—Dawson Mollendor (19-15) won by decision over Preston Schwanebeck (Perkins County), dec 5-1; lost by fall to Grant Statz (Sedgwick County/Fleming, fall 1:55; won by fall over Trey McCrumb (Wauneta-Palisade), fall 1:19; won by decision over Josh Gage (Medicine Valley), dec 6-3; won by fall over Brient Wood (Perkins County), fall 3:42; 3rd Place Match - lost by forfeit to Jace Rosenkrans (St. Mary’s).
182—Thomas Reeves (33-7) won by fall over Konner Yonkers (North Platte), fall 2:25; won by decision over Brody Schopke (Elm Creek), dec 3-2; 1st Place Match - won by decision over Conner Bryner (Sutherland), dec 2-1.
220—Jaret Peterson (34-1) won by fall over Christian Lopez (Sedgwick County/Fleming), fall 2:32; 1st Place Match - won by decision over Luke Pawloski (Pleasanton), dec 3-1.