Wrestlers Finish Second at Home Invitational

behind Sargent/Burwell at the Ord Invitational this past Friday. Sargent/Burwell ran
away with the team title by scoring 242 points. Maxwell finished in third place with 119
points. “Sargent/Burwell has a very good team this season and they showed it at our
meet”, Coach Derry Trampe commented. “I felt like we started a little slow and then we
picked up as the meet went on but I pretty sure whatever else we could have done, it
would not have been enough to make up the gap in the team scores. We just have to
continue to wrestle with an aggressive and physical style and we should get some guys to
the state meet.” Rounding out the team scores were: Broken Bow (102), Ansley/Arcadia
(63), Centura (54), Sargent/Burwell JV (35), Axtell (27), Ord JV (17), Ansley/Arcadia
JV (12), Broken Bow JV (11), Unattached (6), Maxwell JV (5).

On the day the Chants were able to bring home 10 medals with 8 earned
by varsity wrestlers and 2 by junior varsity wrestlers. The team had three individual
champions in Geoff Foth at 138, Devin Cronk at 220, and Clayton Lange at 285. “All
three of these guys continue to wrestle very well”, Trampe said. “Geoff was able to
revenge one of his losses on the season and Clayton was able to win in a good bracket
despite suffering a knee injury earlier in the week. Devin is wrestling very well again
and just gets stronger every week.” Dusty Staab at 152 and Jason Felton at 182 finished
second in their brackets. Staab lost to the top-ranked Jed Fenske of Sargent/Burwell in
the finals. “Dusty had a good meet but the Fenske kid is one of the better wrestlers I
have seen in a long time and he simply took it to us”, Trampe stated. “However, I felt
like Dusty went out and competed with him and that is all we can ask. I was also very
proud of the way Jason competed in this meet. As the 4th seed he was able to knock off
the top seed to move into the finals and had that guy on his back a couple of times before
he got rolled through. He is really wrestling a lot better here at the end of the season.”
Third place medals went to Brennen Lech at 120, Johnny Ference at 170, Taylor Miller at
195, and Logan Buettgenback wrestling as a junior varsity wrestler at 220. “I have been
really impressed with the way Brennen is wrestling lately and this past meet may have
been his best of the season”, Trampe said. “Johnny had a tough bracket and lost a
competitive semi-final match and then bounced back for third. Taylor went the same
route as Johnny did as both of them wound up with two pins on their way back to a third
place finish. Logan was a nice surprise as he was also seed fourth and beat a varsity
wrestler in the match for third place.” Austin Koch wrestling as a junior varsity wrestler
at 195 finished fourth in that weight class to bring home a medal. “Austin pinned the
third ranked kid in the first round and secured a medal for himself”, Trampe said. “I am
happy with his efforts because we are going to need him to step into the varsity for us
next season and he is starting to look like he will fit into that role.” Other wrestlers in the
meet included Clinton O’Neel at 106 (0-2), Lathan Petska at 126 (0-2), Clint Kruml jv at
138 (0-2), Kaleigh Koch jv at 152 (0-2), Cole Svoboda at 160 (1-2) and Tucker Tonniges
jv at 160 (0-2).

The Chanticleers will compete in their last meet before districts when they

participate in the Grand Island Central Catholic Invitational this Saturday in Grand
Island. Teams scheduled to compete in this meet include Adams Central, Aquinas,
Centurs, GICC, GISH JV, Harvard, Kearney JV, Kenesaw/Shelton, Lincoln Christian,
McCool Junction, Nebraska Christian, Ord, Smith Center KS, and St. Cecilia. “This is
a big meet with some quality teams and some outstanding individual wrestlers”, Trampe
said. “It will be a good tune up heading into the district meet.” The meet is scheduled to
begin at 9:00 am with both varsity and junior varsity wrestling.

Individual results from the conference meet are as follows: Varsity:
106—Clinton O’Neel was pinned by Bo Slingsby (A/A) 5:37, was dec. by Riley Ryan
(Unt) 2-1; 120—Brennen Lech (3rd) pined Jesse Sandoz (SBJ) 1:52, lost by tech fall to
Evan Gideon (S/B) 17-2, pinned Lane Salts (BBW) :14, pinned Brady Wetzel (Cen) :34;
126—Lathan Petska was pinned by Drew Riggs (Max) 1:24, was pinned by Kirby
Pomplun (S/B) 2:09; 138—Geoff Foth (1st) won by tech fall over Chett Hinton (SBJ) 16-
1, pinned Cody Cassidy (S/B) 4:55, dec. Zack Sanchez (BBW) 4-0; 152—Dusty Staab
(2nd) won by tech fall over Levi Clark (BBJ) 16-0, pinned Lance Taylor (Axt) 2:54, lost
by tech fall to Jed Fenske (S/B) 21-5; 160—Cole Svoboda was dec. by Jason Bouy (SBJ)
10-6, dec. Tucker Tonniges (OJV) 9-2, was pinned by Jay Brass (BBW) :59; 170—
Johnny Ference (2nd) was pinned by Brett Mauler (S/B) 3:18, pinned Kenny Essman
(MJV) :40, pinned Austin Glidden (SBJ) :27; 182—Jason Felton (2nd) pinned Call
Boland (Max) 2:35, was pinned by Brock Alejos (S/B) 3:52; 195—Taylor Miller (3rd)
was pinned by Jake McCormick (BBW) :36, pinned Charley Kesterson (Max) :20,
pinned Austin Koch (OJV) 2:53; 220—Devin Cronk (1st) pinned Logan Buettgenback
(OJV) 1:09, pinned Trey Porter (Cen) 1:17; 285—Clayton Lange (1st) pinned Nick Serr
(Cen) :25, pinned Dakota Divine (S/B) 5:00. Junior Varsity: 138—Clint Kruml was
pinned by Cody Cassidy (S/B) 1:09, was pinned by Chett Hinton (SBJ) 4:07; 152—
Kaleigh Koch was pinned by Wade Bentley (CJV) 1:16, lost by tech fall to Brook Jeffres
(SBJ) 15-0; 160—Tucker Tonniges was pinned by Dylan Gage (Max) 1:14, was dec. by
Cole Svoboda (Ord) 9-2; 195—Austin Koch (4th) pinned Charley Kesterson (Max) 3:56,
was pinned by Colin Crawley (S/B) 1:58, was pinned by Taylor Miller (Ord) 2:53; 220—
Logan Buettgenback (3rd) was pinned by Devin Cronk (Ord) 1:09, pinned Jordan Riley
(Axt) 1:38.

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Conference Champions

Sue Staab photo: 2012 LOU-PLATTE WRESTLING CONFERENCE CHAMPS: Front row (l-r) Chris Trampe, Tanner Knight, Gavin Trompke, Brennen Lech, Dusty Staab, Johnny Ference, Clinton O’Neel, Talon Petska, Brian Meyer. Second row (l-r) Coach Derry Trampe, Kaleigh Koch, Austin Koch, Clint Kruml, Cole Svoboda, Taylor Miller, Geoff Foth, Lathan Petska, Tucker Tonniges. Back row (l-r) Jason Felton, Logan Buettgenback, Devin Cronk, Clayton Lange, Quinton Miller. Wrestlers Win First Lou-Platte Title The Ord High School Wrestling Team scored 143 points to finish first in the Lou-Platte Conference Wrestling meet last Saturday in Doniphan. The Chanticleers edged runner-up Adams Central by 6.5 points to take the crown. “I am really excited for our kids,” Coach Derry Trampe stated. “We wrestled well all day and wrestled with a purpose. I thought our effort was outstanding in every match we wrestled and hopefully we will continue to wrestle like this the rest of the season.” Defending champion Wood River finished third with 100 points while Doniphan-Trumbull was a close fourth with 99 points. Rounding out the team scores were: Kearney Catholic (96), St. Paul (86), Gibbon (82), Ravenna (37), Loup City (35), and Centura (30). “Going into the meet I thought we could finish second behind Adams Central because they have good numbers on their team,” Trampe said. “However, we were able to place eight out of the 10 wrestlers we had in the meet and we scored points with the other two wrestlers so it was a complete team effort to get the championship.” The Chanticleers crowned five individual champions in the meet while Adams Central had no champions. Kearney Catholic, St. Paul, and Gibbon were the only other schools with multiple champions with two champions each. “I can’t believe we were able to win five of the 14 weight classes,” Trampe exclaimed. “All of our kids wrestled so well and recorded a lot of pins on the day. Those bonus points really helped boost our team total. We were able to record 19 pins in the meet while Adams Central only had 13 and that makes a huge difference in the final outcome of the meet.” Champions for the Chants were Geoff Foth @ 138, Dusty Staab @ 152, Johnny Ference @ 171, Devin Cronk @ 220, and Clayton Lange @ 285. Ference, Cronk, and Lange all pinned their way through the meet while Foth recorded two pins and Staab one. “All five of these guys had a great day and did what they needed to do to win the meet,” Trampe said. “I can’t remember any other time since I have been coaching here that we crowned that many champions and I am really pleased with the results of this meet.” Also earning medals for the Chants were Clinton O’Neel (3rd @ 106), Cole Svoboda (4th @ 160), and Taylor Miller (4th @ 195). O’Neel and Miller each recorded a pin for the team and Svoboda added two pins. “Taylor, Cole, and Clinton wrestled well and picked up some valuable team points for us,” Trampe said. “I feel like they have improved a great deal from the start of the season and I look for them to just continue to get better.” Finishing 1st and 2nd in the varsity meet were Brennen Lech at 120 and Jason Felton at 182. Lech won his match by decision and Felton recorded a pin in his win. “Brennen is showing steady improvement and getting some tough wins as the season progresses,” Trampe noted. “Jason continues to wrestle well we just need to get him over the hump and into the medal rounds again.” In the junior varsity portion of the meet Quinton Miller @ 152 and Tucker Tonniges @160 both finished first, while Kaleigh Koch @ 152 finished 3rd and Logan Buettgenback @ 220 finished 2nd. “Our junior varsity kids continue to show a lot of improvement and provide us with some depth that could be very important if we have any injuries toward the end of the season,” Trampe said. “The experience they are gaining will really help us out in the future. I am pleased with the progress all of our kids have made this season.” Ord will host their annual invitational this Friday in the new gym at Ord High School. The meet is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. with both varsity and junior varsity wrestling. Teams scheduled to compete in the meet include: Ansley/Arcadia, Axtell, Broken Bow, Centura, Maxwell, Ord, and Sargent/Burwell. “We have added a new team this season with Maxwell and they have a lot of kids out and some very good wrestlers on their team,” Trampe said. “Sargent/Burwell has a very good team this season and are one of the top three teams in the state this year so there will be plenty of quality competition at the meet. This will be a great opportunity for our fans to see our kids at home for the final time this season. Individual results from the conference meet are as follows: Varsity: 106-Clinton O’Neel (3rd) was pinned by Taylor Erpelding (WR) 2:43, pinned Dan Uden (DT) 1:47; 120-Brennen Lech was pinned by Jordan Wescoatt (WR) 151, dec. Brady Wetzel (Cen) 6-4, was pinned by Errich Holston (AC) 2:18; 138-Geoff Foth (1st) pinned Gator Schott (R) 1:00, pinned Tyler Joseph (AC) 2:07, dec. Heath Maurer (DT) 6-2; 152-Dusty Staab (1st) pinned Michael Echtenkamp (Cen) 1:20, dec. Dakota Barg (WR) 2-1, dec. Quinton Mrkvicka (SP) 1-0; 160-Cole Svoboda (4th) pinned Logan Dowse (LC) :43, was dec. by Jacob Eckel (G) 9-7, pinned Tim Taber (DT) 1:51, was dec. by Cole Rostvet (AC) 13-1; 170-Johnny Ference (1st) pinned Matt Jameson (SP) 1:19, pinned Chaz Janssen (AC) :36, pinned Jacob Daake (KC) :10; 182-Jason Felton was pinned by Adrian Banuelos (G) :34, pinned Austin Skibinski (LC) :30, was pinned by Alex Meier (AC) 1:12; 195-Taylor Miller (4th) was dec. by Chris Svoboda (SP) 14-5, pinned Ben Rickert (WR) 1:30, was dec. by Jesse Lincoln (AC) 6-5; 220-Devin Cronk (1st) pinned Jose Brito (WR) :38, pinned Trey Porter (Cen) 3:44; 285-Clayton Lange (1st) pinned Dennis Cabanting (KC) :50, pinned Nick Serr (Cen) :35, pinned Kirby Mendyk (LC) :40. Junior Varsity: 152-Kaleigh Koch (3rd) was pinned by Quinton Miller (Ord) 1:29, was pinned by a Centura wrestler 1:50; 160-Tucker Tonniges (1st) pinned a Centura wrestler 1:37, pinned a Wood River wrestler in 3:21; 152-Quinton Miller (1st) pinned Kaleigh Koch (Ord) 1:29; 220-Logan Buettgenback (2nd) was pinned by a Wood River wrestler in :53.

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WRESTLING

Ord wins Lou-Platte Conference title

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- Ord 45, Ravenna 30

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THE ORD WRESTLERS earned a runner-up finish at the Gibbon Invite Saturday. Front row (l-r) Brian Meyer, Brennen Lech, Gavin Trompke, Tanner Knight. Middle row (l-r) Tucker Tonniges, Dusty Staab, Cole Svoboda, Taylor Miller, Johnny Ference, Geoff Foth, Chris Trampe, Derry Trampe. Back row (l-r) Jason Felton, Logan Buettgenback, Blake Bandur, Devin Cronk, Clayton Lange, Quinton Miller.

The Ord High School Wrestling Team finished second in the 12-team field at the Bill Foster Invitational last Saturday in Gibbon. The Chanticleers scored 122 points to finish just 6.5 points behind Southern Valley (128.5). “I was pleased with our efforts in this meet and felt like the kids have taken another step up,” Coach Derry Trampe commented. “We only had nine wrestlers in the meet but we made the most of what we had. I am really excited to see the direction this group is headed in as we head into the conference meet this next week.” Boone Central was a distant third with 100.5 points. Rounding out the scoring were: Thayer Central (86), Wood River (82), Ravenna (77.5), Kearney Catholic (68.5), Franklin (67), Gibbon (41), Elgin Public/Pope John (35), Harvard (25), and Elwood (24.5).

With competitors in only nine of the 14 weight classes, the Chants were still able to bring home seven medals from the meet. The team finished with three champions, two runners-up, one third, and one fourth. Champions for the Chants included Geoff Foth at 138, Johnny Ference at 170, and Clayton Lange at 285. Both Ference and Lange pinned their way through the meet. “All three of these guys had a great day,” Trampe said. “I was very happy with the way Johnny and Clayton pinned their way through the meet because those extra bonus points are big in the team race. Geoff also had big wins in a very solid weight class at the meet.”

Second place finishes went to Dusty Staab at 152 and Devin Cronk at 215. Staab recorded a decision and major decision on his way to the finals while Cronk recorded two pins. Dusty lost a 9-2 decision in the finals while Cronk lost by fall. “Dusty looked really sharp in the early rounds but gave up a quick 5-point move in the finals and was never able to get back in the match after that,” Trampe stated. “Devin continues to show improvement but he just ran up against a very physical opponent in the finals and we were not able to overcome his strength.”

Taylor Miller finished third at 195 and Cole Svoboda was fourth at 160 to round out the medal winners for the Chants. After dropping his match in the semifinals, Miller came back to record two pins on his way to third place. Svoboda was the eighth seed in the meet and had to wrestle his way into the bracket. He recorded a pin in the out bracket match and then lost to the top seeded wrestler before posting a pin and major decision to reach the consolation finals. In his consolation match he was in the middle of a 7-7 match before he got caught on his back and gave up a pin and had to settle for fourth. “I was very pleased with the way both Taylor and Cole wrestled in this meet,” Trampe noted. “Both of them wrestled above their seeds and I am pleased with that. I thought Cole really showed a lot of improvement this week and he is really coming along. I am also impressed with how good Taylor looks this season. He has his record over 500 and is really wrestling with an aggressive style.”

Also wrestling for the varsity and scoring team points but not placing the meet were Brennen Lech at 120 and Jason Felton at 182. Both wrestlers went one and two on the day and recorded a pin. “Both Jason and Brennen continue to show improvement every week,” Trampe said. “It is nice to have them pick up wins via a pin because that helps the team a great deal. It was really nice to have Brennen pick up his first win of the season as well. These guys work so hard in practice that it is nice to see them have some success on the mat.”

In the junior varsity portion of the meet the Chants had four wrestlers and finished with a first, a second, and two fourth place finishes. No medals were awarded in the junior varsity portion of the meet. Austin Koch and Tucker Tonniges recorded 2 pins each in the meet. Koch finished first at 195 while Tonniges placed second @ 160. “Austin and Tucker are gaining a lot of experience and are showing a lot of improvement over last season,” Trampe stated. “I am pleased with what they are doing and I am glad they keep challenging our varsity wrestlers because it makes all of them better.” Kaleigh Koch at 152 and Quinton Miller at 160 both finished fourth in the meet. “Both Quinton and Kaleigh need more mat time to build some confidence and to work on their technique,” Trampe said. “They both wrestle hard but they are just not sure what they want to do yet. As they get more matches, they will see some improvement because they do work hard both in practice and in meets.”

Doniphan-Trumbull will host the Lou-Platte Conference meet this Saturday in Doniphan. The Chants will compete with the other members of the conference in this meet, which will have both varsity and junior varsity wrestling. Other teams in the conference include Adams Central, Centura, Doniphan-Trumbull, Gibbon, Kearney Catholic, Loup City, Ravenna, St. Paul, and Wood River. “Adams Central will be the favored team going into the meet because they will have a full team and they have a lot of talented wrestlers,” Trampe said. “However, I think we have a good shot of being in the hunt for a plaque along with several other teams. We just need to get as many wins and pins as we can and we will have a shot.” The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. with varsity action. Junior varsity matches will be run between the rounds of the varsity meet.

Individual results from the meet are as follows:
Varsity: 120-Brennen Lech was pinned by Jordan Wescoatt (WR) 2:24, pinned Cole Remmenga (El) 4:09, lost by tech. fall (22-6) to Colby Ackley (R); 138-Geoff Foth (1st) pinned Saul Aguilar (G) 5:35, dec. Shane Keasling (Har) 6-3, dec. Cody Krula (TC) 9-2; 152-Dusty Staab (2nd) dec. Shane Vanis (EPJ) 7-0, dec. Jacob Kniep (TC) 11-0, was dec. by Rathe-Hoffman (R) 9-2; 160-Cole Svoboda (4th) pinned Alex Grosserode (EPJ) 1:53, lost by tech. fall to Thomas Connely (KC) 15-0, pinned Jacob Eckel (G) 4:04, dec. Dakota Barg (WR) 21-7, was pinned by Sean Soll (BC) 3:25; 170-Johnny Ference (1st) pinned Rusty Miller (R) :38, pinned Hunter Ludwig (WR) :22, pinned Jacob Daake (KC) 1:12; 182-Jason Felton was dec. by Adrian Banuelos (G) 14-0, pinned Brent Janzen (BC) 2:12, was dec. by Colby Spiehs (WR) 6-3; 195-Taylor Miller (3rd) was pinned by Dexter Becker (SV) 1:07, pinned Dallas Doupnick (Har) :58, pinned Austin Barg (WR) 2:09; 220-Devin Cronk (2nd) pinned Paden Derr (Har) :55, dec. Michael Steele (R) 6-2, was pinned by Kale Schmidt (F) 2:58; 285-Clayton Lange (1st) pinned Jose Brito (WR) :08, pinned Tom Percival (SV) :27.

Junior Varsity: 152-Kaleigh Koch (4th) was pinned by Jesse Jackson (SV) 1:02, was pinned by Preston Brinnegan (TC) 1:05, was pinned by Raul Rodriguez (WR) 1:50; 160-Tucker Tonniges (2nd) pinned Preston McDowell (R) 3:27, pinned Quinton Miller (O) 1:40, was dec. by Alex Grossrode (EPJ) 11-5; 160-Quinton Miller (4th) was pinned by Alex Grossrode (EPJ) 3:30, was pinned by Tucker Tonniges (O) 1:40, was pinned by Preston McDowell (R) 2:52; 195-Austin Koch (1st) pinned Ben Rickert (WR) 5:25, pinned Trent Bauer (EPJ) 1:06.