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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
After being sidelined by a foot injury for most of the season, Hunter Miner returned in late January.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Senior Cole Hamilton picked up 14 wins at 220 lbs. this season, but finished one win short of a state meet berth..

Three seniors lead Wauneta-Palisade wrestling

    The Wauneta-Palisade wrestlers were blessed to have three experienced seniors leading the way for the team this season.
    Cole Hamilton went 14-19 at 220 lbs.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Coach Matt Vlasin said senior Brice Vitosh showed huge in his four years, finishing with a 27-22 record this year.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Cayden White went 24-15 as a senior but battled injuries and wasn’t able to repeat as a state tournament qualifier.

Driven attitude throughout team helps CCS wrestling improve

    Expecting a good group of incoming freshmen, Chase County wrestling coaches were pleasantly surprised by the size and attitude of their team this year.

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Jaret Peterson reaches for Battle Creek’s Kase Thompson’s leg in the third period of their third place match. Peterson won the match 3-2.

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Jaret Peterson opened the tournament Thursday with a 12-5 decision over Milford’s Ethan Buchli.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Chase County’s Jaret Peterson reacts to his win over Battle Creek’s Kase Thompson in the Class C 220 lb third place match at state wrestling.

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Chase County’s Jaret Peterson takes advantage of back points to get an 8-5 win over Norfolk Catholic’s Isaac Wilcox Saturday morning and advanced to that afternoon’s Class C 220 lbs. third place match.

Peterson places third at state wrestling

Chase County sophomore Jaret Peterson is well on his way to becoming the school’s next three time state wrestling medalist after a third place finish at last week’s state tournament.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
In his second state meet, Conner Bryner finished one win short of a medal. Bryner won his first match over Overton’s Dylan Pooschka.

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Wauneta-Palisade’s Conner Bryner picked up a consolation round pin over Jadeyn Kohl of Hi-Line.

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Conner Bryner went upside down in his quarterfinal loss to Austin Rudolf of Neleigh-Oakdale.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
WP’s Cody Holmes lost his two matches at the state wrestling meet.

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Cody Holmes lost his first round match to eventual undefeated state champion Reece Zutavern of Sandhill/Thedford.

WP’s Bryner falls in heartbreak round, Holmes loses two at state

    The Wauneta-Palisade wrestling team showed improvement this season, qualifying two for last week’s state meet and picking up two wins at the meet.

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Landree McNair scoops up a loose ball and finds the space needed to nail a three pointer in the subdistrict finals against Hershey.

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Abby McNair | Courtesy Photo
Morgan Peterson passes the ball off to Lucy Spady as the Longhorns run time off the clock against Hershey.

Longhorns advance to Friday’s district finals

    With subdistrict wins over Mitchell and Hershey, the Chase County girls’ basketball team advanced to face Grand Island Central Catholic in the C1-4 district final this Friday in North Platte.

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