Kearney High School wrestlers took the mat against some of the best wrestlers in the Midwest this past weekend. The Bearcats competed at the 40 team Council Bluffs Classic on Friday and Saturday, finishing in 5th place.
This weekend 11 Bearcat wrestlers took to the mat to kick off the preseason at Conflict at Carver in Iowa City, IA. This was most of the guys first time wrestling since summer camps got over. Wrestling at Carver were Archer Heelan, Gage Ferguson, Junior Ganoa, Rylie Steele, Phillip Moomey, Kaden Bonner, Colton Kowalek, Carter Ables, Teontae Wilson, Jud Kuchera & Steven Berumen.
The JV Bearcats ran away with the team championship at the first annual Lincoln Northeast JV meet Saturday. The Bearcats produced 6 champions and put up an impressive first place team finish, scoring 252 points over second place Lincoln East scoring 152 points. The Bearcats showed complete domination in all aspects on their run to the championship. The tournament hosted 14 teams and 265 wrestlers competing.
Kearney High School opened their 2016-2017 wrestling season in a dominating fashion. The Bearcats had 8 individual champions and placed 13 of 14 weight classes in the top 3. This event featured four of the top seven teams in class A as well as the Hastings High School who is currently ranked 7th in class B.
The Bearcat wrestling team won the Lincoln Northstar Gator Invitational for the third straight year. This invitational features 11 teams from Nebraska Class A. Kearney finished with 220.5 points ahead of runner up Lincoln Pius who had 153 points.
The Bearcat’s had three wrestlers compete in the 2013 Blue Chip Fall Brawl. This tournament draws wrestlers from across the nation. Last year the Bearcats had two placers at this tournament: Kalen Mazenkowski (2nd) and Trey Schlender (3rd).
The University of Nebraska at Kearney and Kearney High wrestling teams joined to host the Blue Gold Tournament and Clinic on Saturday, October 26th. This event featured wrestlers from preschool through High School.
Over 100 Nebraska wrestlers were entered in the 2013 Cliff Keen USA Preseason Nationals. Kearney High wrestling was represented by Damon and Dante Rodriguez at this event.
The Kearney High Wrestling team finished in 3rd place at the State Wrestling Tournament. Over the three days the Bearcats claimed state medals at 6 weight classes.
The Kearney High wrestling team claimed the A-4 District Championship out scoring a tough Creighton Prep team 195 to 158.5. This marks the second A-4 District Championship for the Bearcats in as many years. Kearney will send 10 wrestlers to the 2012-2013 Nebraska State Wrestling Tournament. The Bearcats finished the day with six district champions, two runner-ups, and two third place finishers.