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PLAINVIEW - The Laurel-Concord- Coleridge Lady Bear wrestling squad saw their season come to an end at the B-1 District Girls Wrestling Tournament Feb. 7 as the team finished 27th out of 36 teams competing in the tournament.
West Point-Beemer won the B-1 crown with 131 points, Yutan was second with 125 and Plainview/Osmond was third with 90 points.
The four LCC wrestlers posted a team score of nine points which placed the quartet in that 27th position.
Tae Settje at 120 pounds finished just one win away from a trip to next week’s state tournament as she was beaten in the consolation round after going 2-2 on the day.
Settje lost her opening round match to a Tekamah-Herman wrestler before winning her first consolation bout by pinning Baden Monroe of Fillmore Central and pinned Mackenzie Wiese of Newman Grove/St. Edward to arrive in the “heartbreak” round which. With a win, would have punched her ticket to Omaha.
Lailah Jones of Broken Bow pinned Settje late in the match to end Settje’s hopes for continuing her season.
Grace Galvin at 140 pounds won her second match of the tournament but dropped her opener and her third bout to end her season.
Ava Christiansen (130) and Justice Olson (135) also wrestled for the Lady Bears at the district meet.
The Nebraska Girls State Tourney is scheduled for Feb. 18 and 19 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
2026 DISTRICT B-1 GIRLS TOURNAMENT
Team Results:
1. West Point-Beemer 131; 2. Yutan 125; 3. Plainview/Osmond 90; 4. Broken Bow 82; 5. Southern Valley/Arapahoe 78.5; 6. Neligh-Oakdale 78; 7. Minden 73.5; 8. Chase County 73; 9. O’Neill 70; 10. Norfolk Catholic 65; 11. North Bend 62; 11. Tekamah-Herman 62; 13. Johnson County 54; 14. Tri County NE 49; 15. St. Paul 48.5; 16. Raymond Central 46; 17. Fillmore Central 43; 18. Wakefield 40.5; 19. Franklin 40; 20. St. Mary’s 34; 21. Arcadia/Loup City 26; 22. NEN (Pender/Wisner-Pilger) 25.5; 23. Winnebago 24; 24. Newman Grove/St. Edward 17; 25. Winside 13; 26. Burwell 11; 27. LCC 9; 28. Oakland-Craig 6; 28. Scribner-Snyder 6; 30. Humphrey/Lindsay 4; 30. Niobrara/Verdigre 4; 32. Creighton 0; 32. Homer 0; 32. Ponca 0; 32. Riverside 0; 32. Twin Loup 0.
LCC Individual Results:
120 - Tae Settje (2-2) was defeated by Sarina Redding (T-H) by fall, 3:41; defeated Baden Monroe (FC) by fall, 2:29; defeated Mackenzie Wiese (NG/SE) by fall, 1:44; was defeated by Lailah Jones (BB) by fall, 4:31.
130 - Ava Christiansen (0-2) was defeated by Pyper Daugherty (NBC) by fall, 0:46; was defeated by Shaylee Sanderson (NEN) by fall, 2:03.
135 - Justice Olson (0-2) was defeated by Kruze Leichleiter (T-H) by fall, 0:41; was defeated by Shantel Beltran (WP-B) by fall, 1:50.
140 - Grace Galvin (1-2) was defeated by Brooke Talarico (FRNK) by fall, 2:42; defeated Donna Valdez Chavira (CHCO) by sudden victory decision, 4-1; was defeated by Natalie Breinig (SV/A) by fall, 2:10.
