The incoming weather has affected the West Holt Subdistrict tournament schedule for today.
Games were bumped up 30 minutes ahead. Elgin Public/Pope John plays Stuart at 5 p.m., followed by the Chambers/Wheeler Central and St. Mary's game.
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A solid team effort guided the Elgin Public/Pope John boys basketball team to a 47-35 victory over Ewing in the opening round of the Subdistrict D2-5 tournament Monday at West Holt.
“It was a good team effort,” stated EPPJ senior Kyle Schumacher. “Everyone contributed in their own way. We all did our job and no one tried to do too much. We tried to shut them down on defense, work on offense and try not to force anything. That got everyone involved in their own ways.” The Tigers got off to a hot start, taking a 6-0 lead in the first three minutes of play, and led 11-5 after the first quarter. “We came out with really good energy and played under control,” commented Ewing coach Brett Kaczor. “We found away to get inside and hit a couple of outside shots to open up the lane for us to help us out. You wish that you could have sustained that for four quarters. You get the exact start you want, get a nice lead and seem like you have momentum. Then you hit a brick wall and we tried to dig ourselves out of a big hole." EPPJ responded in the second with a 16-4 run to claim a 21-15 lead at the break. “We came out a little slow,” spoke EPPJ junior Conor Ramold. “We wanted to crank up the intensity a little bit. We made sure we boxed out and forced them into one shot. We did alright.” After Ryan Brummel's free throw cut the deficit to 5 to start the third, the Wolfpack used a 7-0 run to take a 28-16 advantage. “It was pretty important,” noted EPPJ junior Adam Dreger on the Wolfpack’s third-quarter start. “It really gave us that step ahead to get the W.” Ewing rallied in the fourth and drew as close as 6 following Dalton Rotherham's 3-pointer, but EPPJ pulled away for the victory. “We kept digging back and clawing into the game,” Kaczor said. “It seemed like at every point we could have broke that thing open and tie it up or take the lead; we missed free throw, had a bad turnover or let them leak out for an easy layup. All of sudden you go from being down 6, to down 10 or 12 again. We spent all that energy working our way back into the game, then you’re back down to 12. It really wears on a kid, but our guys kept fighting. I can’t complain.” Joey Wright led the Tigers with 9 points. Brummels and Wyatt Wagner each recorded 7 points, Rotherham accumulated 5 points, Xavier Hobbs contributed 3 points, while Connor Napier and Dominique Hobbs each pitched in 2 points. All five EPPJ starters scored at least 5 points in the win. Schumacher paced the Wolfpack with 13 points, four assists and eight rebounds. Ramold tallied 11 points and four assists, Dreger netted 10 points, Colton Wright had 8 points and eight boards and RJ Lierman added 5 points. “Everyone showed up, we rebounded like coach wanted us to and we scored when we needed to,” Wright remarked. Ewing ends its season with a 2-20 record as seniors Joey Wright and Ryan Brummels played their final game for the Tigers. “They mean more to this program than they could probably imagine,” Kaczor stated. “We told them in the locker room the wins and losses don’t matter. The stepping stone they put forth for our guys, especially for them because they had to play a lot since they were freshmen. They really matured and they took the roles of being leaders well. Hopefully our guys take that going forward and go off their leadership. Hopefully better things are to come.” Elgin Public/Pope John (3-17) advances to the semifinals of the subdistrict tournament to face No. 1 seed Stuart Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at West Holt. “We know Stuart is a tough team,” Lierman concluded. “We have to come out strong like we did in the third quarter. We have to play our hearts out. Win or go home.” West Holt senior Cole Laible brought a stellar wrestling career to an end Saturday morning after placing fifth in 138-pound Class D state wrestling tournament,
“It’s been what I’ve been working for all season,” Laible commented. “It’s not really where I wanted to end up, but I’ll take it and finished strong.” After falling to Nebraska Christian’s Elijah Green, 3-1, in the consolation semifinals, the senior Husky bounced back with an 8-4 decision over Fullerton’s Connor Sonderup. Laible scored an early first-period takedown and add another one in the second to seal the win. “I knew in that match he was going to come out firing and looking for a headlock,” Laible concluded. “I was ready for that and I set the tone from the start. That helped. It was a tough match.” St. Mary's senior Cole Rosenkrans claimed hardware Saturday morning at the state wrestling meeting in Omaha.
Rosenkrans took on sixth place in the medal round after a 12-4 loss to Clearwater/Orchard's Donnie Nolze. O'Neill freshman Ty Rainforth claimed hardware Saturday morning at the state wrestling meeting in Omaha.
Rainforth took on Austin Munier of Sidney in the medal round and won 9-2 to claim fifth place. Two Holt County wrestlers are guaranteed a spot on the podium after Friday's performances at the Class D state wrestling tournament at Omaha's CHI Health Center Arena.
West Holt senior Cole Laible fell unbeaten Joel Ostrom of Burwell in the 138-pound semifinals. O'Neill St. Mary's Cole Rosenkrans kept his season alive and secured a medal after defeating Hitchcock County's Remington Hodges in overtime. "I knew the first match I had in the tournament I lost because I wasn't conditioned enough," Rosenkrans spoke. "I gave up because I thought I was too tired. I had enough overtime matches that I pushed through it and I know that the reward will be big." After dropping his tournament opener, Rosenkrans rattled off three-straight wins to earn a medal at this year's tournament. "It's simply a challenge," Rosenkrans continued. "At first you're down. You lose the next match, you're done. But to come back after that first loss in the tournament is huge." O'Neill freshman Ty Rainforth kept his tournament run alive with a 12-4 win. Laible and Rosenkrans return to the mats Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. in the consolation semis. O’Neill freshman Ty Rainforth kept his Class B state wrestling tournament run alive after picking up a win in the 106-pound consolation round Friday afternoon.
Rainforth bounced back after yesterday’s quarterfinal loss with a second-period fall over Wahoo’s Malachi Bordovsky. Oscar Lopez (126), Tanner Storjohann (145) and Brady Thompson (132) each saw their seasons come to an end Friday. Lopez scored a second-period fall over Raymond Central’s Nick Springer, before falling to Bryce Brown of Hastings. Thompson defeated Nebraska City’s Josh Delunger, 15-2, then lost to Noah Talmadge of Ralston, 6-5. Storjohann opened the day with a second-period pin over Plattsmouth’s Zach Nielsen, but then ended his tournament run with a loss to Raymond Central’s Easton Albrecht. Rainforth takes on Waverly’s Trae Greve at 5 p.m. tonight in the consolation heartbreak round. O’Neill St. Mary senior Cole Rosenkrans bounced back after yesterday’s defeat to keep his career going at the Class D state wrestling tournament Friday at Omaha’s CHI Health Center Arena.
After falling to Wisner-Pilger’s Landon Beaver in his 220-pound opening match. Rosenkrans scored a first-period pin over Anselmo-Memo and a 3-1 decision over Laurel-Concord-Coleridge’s Ethan Williams, to advance to the heartbreak round of the consolation bracket. West Holt’s Ben Slaymaker (160) opened the day with a 7-5 decision over Koa Mcintyre of Archbishop Bergan, before falling to Maxwell’s Derek Gibson, 8-0, to end his season. Husky heavyweight Jade Buss concluded his career with a loss to Southwest’s Bryson Shoemaker. Rosenkrans faces Hitchcock County’s Remington Hodges tonight at 5 p.m. with a spot in the consolation semis on the line. The O'Neill wrestling team opened up the the Class B state wrestling tournament on Thursday at Omaha's CHI Health Center Arena.
Ty Rainforth recorded the lone win for the Eagles at 106 pounds, scoring an 11-2 major decision over Nebraska City’s Hayden Schalk in the first round. Rainforth then fell to Gering’s Quinton Chavez, 13-5, in the quarterfinals. Oscar Lopez (126), Brady Thompson (132) and Tanner Storjohann (145) each lost their opener to start the day. The consolation round begins Friday at 12:30 p.m. West Holt senior Cole Laible had a solid showing Thursday at the opening day of the Class D state wrestling tournament at Omaha’s CHI Health Center Arena.
Laible went a perfect 2-0 at 138 pounds to seal a spot in the semifinals. The senior Husky opened with an 8-3 decision over Thayer Central’s Dominic Stewart. In the quarterfinals, Laible found himself in a 2-1 hole late in the match against North Central’s Levi Lewis. With under 30 seconds remaining, Laible scored a crucial takedown and rode out Lewis to seal a spot in the semis. Ben Slaymaker (160) and Jade Buss (285) each lost be decision in their first-round matches. Slaymaker and Buss resume wrestling Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the consolation rounds, while Laible wrestles in the semis at 5 p.m. |