Twin River Wrestling

Tate Wood was the 120 pounds champion. NCJ photo by Melissa Aaberg

Tate Wood was the 120 pounds champion. NCJ photo by Melissa Aaberg

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Titans place 3rd, Warriors finish 5th at Elgin / Pope John Invite

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
ELGIN — Nance County wrestlers were well-represented on the medal stands on Saturday.Twin River finished third, while Fullerton finished fifth, at the Elgin Public Pope John Invite. Plainview held off Pender by 0.5 points to take home the team title.

Titans coach stays for now

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
GENOA — What a difference a few days can make.Twin River football coach Kalin Koch will remain on the sidelines for at least one more season. Koch and the district reached an agreement last week to keep him as head coach.
Fullerton’s Delylla Olson finished third at 140 pounds. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Fullerton’s Delylla Olson finished third at 140 pounds. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

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Olson finishes 3rd in Elgin

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
ELGIN — Not a bad way to finish a day.Fullerton and Twin River girls wrestling teams joined a field of 23 teams to compete on Friday at the Elgin Public Pope John Invite.Fullerton’s Delylla Olson finished third overall at 140 pounds. She went 3-1 on the day with three pins.
Braxtin Fowler pinned East Butler’s Tristan Kocin in 2:58 last week at the Twin River Quad. NCJ photo by Jen Johnson

Braxtin Fowler pinned East Butler’s Tristan Kocin in 2:58 last week at the Twin River Quad. NCJ photo by Jen Johnson

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Titans place at North Bend Central Invite

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
NORTH BEND — Twin River competed at the North Bend Invite on Saturday, and they did not leave empty-handed.The Titans had a wrestlers finish first, while two finish third at the event.Zach Held finished first at 126 pounds. He was undefeated on the day, finishing with four pins.
Fullerton’s Tate Wood earned a silver at 120 pounds at the Columbus Lakeview Invite. NCJ photo by Ken Kush

Fullerton’s Tate Wood earned a silver at 120 pounds at the Columbus Lakeview Invite. NCJ photo by Ken Kush

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Warriors have strong day in Columbus

Ken Kush
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
COLUMBUS — The 2025 Columbus Lakeview Invite was held on Friday, December 5th at Lakeview High School.There was both a boys’ and girls’ tournament with the Fullerton Warriors boys and girls and the Twin River girls both in their first action of the season.
Kunkel

Kunkel

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Titans place at Broken Bow Invite

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
BROKEN BOW — Twin River opened the 2025-26 season on Saturday at the Broken Bow Invite, and they did not return home empty-handed.Cade Kunkel won the 113-pound weight class, going 2-0 on the day with a pair of pins.
Back row: Chance Swantek, Zach Held, Braxton Fowler, Tyler Konwinski, Aiden Andel, Tate Small, Landen Cauthon, Cade Kunkel, Adam Schroder. Front row: Zoey McDonald. Photo provided

Back row: Chance Swantek, Zach Held, Braxton Fowler, Tyler Konwinski, Aiden Andel, Tate Small, Landen Cauthon, Cade Kunkel, Adam Schroder. Front row: Zoey McDonald. Photo provided

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Titans looking to make history

Rick Holtz
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
GENOA — The journey for Omaha begins on Saturday.You do not qualify for the State meet during the first meet of the season, but Twin River knows that if they want to get back on the state’s biggest stage, they have to put in the work every time they step on the mat.

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Twin River Board adds girls wrestling

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
GENOA — Twin River has added another sport to the winter schedule.The Twin River Board of Education approved adding girls wrestling at their meeting on Monday. The district will offer the sport at the high school and junior high level.
Twin River sophomore Zach Held finished third at 120 pounds. He finished the event with a 4-1 record, winning three matches by decision and one with a pin. NCJ photo by Travis Lane

Twin River sophomore Zach Held finished third at 120 pounds. He finished the event with a 4-1 record, winning three matches by decision and one with a pin. NCJ photo by Travis Lane

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STANDING TALL

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
OMAHA — Three Nance County wrestlers stood tall with medals around their necks on Saturday.Twin River wrestled in the Class C State Championships and Fullerton wrestled in the Class D State Championships. The three-day event took place at the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
Held

Held

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Held a district champ, headed for State

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
TEKAMAH — Zach Held punched his ticket to the NSAA Class C State at the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha.Twin River finished 12th overall with 41.5 points at the NSAA Class C District 2 at Tekamah-Herman. David City (166.5 points) edged Cedar Catholic (164.0 points) for the team district title.