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NEWMAN GROVE - Hartington-Newcastle had a couple of wrestlers bring home medals from the Dec. 30 Newman Grove/St. Edward Holiday Invitational.
Battle Creek won the team title with 246 points with Cedar Catholic and Boone Central tying for second with 133.5.
The Wildcats finished 10th with 47 points. “Overall we had some great wrestling from both teams,” said HNS coach Justin Bartling. “Ty (Opfer) and Grady (Lammers) are really wrestling well, we need to keep it going.”
Lammers placed second at 120 pounds and pinned his way to the finals before getting pinned himself to earn the silver medal.
Opfer placed third after dropping a gut-wrenching sudden victory decision in the semifinals when he was taken down in the extra session. He responded from that loss with a pin over Landon Carlson of Winside.
Kyptin Collier also won a couple of matches at 215 pounds, but came a round short of the hardware.
Logan Kneifl also wrestled in the meet at 132 pounds.
The Wildcats travel to David City Jan. 10 for the Aquinas Invitational.
Newman Grove/St. Ed Invitatioinal
Team Results: 1. Battle Creek 246; 2. Cedar Catholic 133.5; 2. Boone Central 133.5; 4. Summerland 91.5; 5. Clarkson/Leigh 90.5; 6. Lincoln Northwest 81; 7. Norfolk JV1 68; 8. Crawford 66.5; 9. Creighton 47.5; 10. Hartington-Newcastle 47; 11. Tri County Northeast 44; 12. Gretna JV 36.5; 13. Winside 32.5; 14. Cedar Bluffs 27; 15. Centura 26; 16. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 20; 17. Newman Grove/St. Edward 9; 18. Humphrey/ Lindsay Academy 1; 19. Archangels 0.
HNS Individual Results: 120 - Grady Lammers (2nd) defeated Bentley Stuhr (BoCe) by fall, 1:54; defeated Braxton Hansen (WIN) by fall, 0:39; defeated Kahnen Pelster (BoCe) by fall, 0:28; defeated Gavin Honeyman (GRET) by fall, 1:40; was defeated by Ryan Hoehne (BaCr) by fall, 0:59.
132 - Logan Kneifl (0-2) was defeated by Keaton Kuchar (BaCr) by fall, 1:17; was defeated by Ayden Bazelman (SUMM) by fall, 1:54.
157 - Ty Opfer (3rd) defeated Landon Carlson (WIN) by fall, 2:45; defeated Landon Winter (BoCe) by fall, 0:45; was defeated by Barrett Koehler (BaCr) by sudden victory decision, 9-6; defeated Landon Carlson (WIN) by fall, 2:02.
215 - Kyptin Collier (2-2) defeated Lane Krohn (BoCe) by fall, 0:17; defeated Misael Ciriaco (C/L) by fall, 4:17; was defeated by Jason Shaver (SUMM) by fall, 0:44; was defeated by Wyatt Landhorst (C/L) by decision, 5-1.
