Twin River Wrestling

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

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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.

Next stop district meet for Titans, Warriors

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Next stop district meet for Titans, Warriors

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

GRAND ISLAND — Fullerton and Twin River wrapped the regular season on Saturday at the Crusader Invitational at Grand Island Central Catholic.Fullerton finished seventh overall with 61 points. Twin River finished 14th. Scotus Central Catholic took home the team title, finishing with 213 points.

Fowler

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Titans win duals, compete at invite

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

By Rick HoltzNCJ Co-Owner ARAPAHOE — Twin River hit the road and competed on Saturday in the Darrell Barnes Wrestling Invite at Arapahoe High School.Twin River finished 9th overall with 69.5 points. North Platte St. Patrick’s edged Southern Valley for the team title, 126.5 points. to 119 points.

Chance Swantek and the Titans traveled to Stromsburg for the Bob Orsborn Classic at Cross County. NCJ photo by Travis Lane

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Titan wrestlers finish 10th at Bob Orsborn Classic at Cross County

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

STROMSBURG — Twin River traveled to Stromsburg on Saturday for the Bob Orsborn Classic at Cross County. The Titans finished 10th overall with 56.5 points. Crofton/Bloomfield took home the team title with 176.5 points, edging David City by just 6 points.Zach Held (120 pounds) finished second.

Fowler

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Titans have busy wrestling week

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

GENOA — The Titans had a busy wrestling week.Twin River played host to Neligh-Oakdale and Central Valley in a triangular on Thursday. They traveled to Winside on Friday for an invite before finishing the week in David City at the Aquinas Invite.

Mark Koch

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Titan coach now Hall of Famer

Rick Holtz

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

GENOA — Twin River’s Mark Koch will be among the honorees going into the Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame.“It is a great honor to have,” Mark Koch said. “It’s something I have always done. My dad was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Held

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Held unbeaten at Invite

Rick Holtz

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

GENEVA — The Titans were back in action after the holiday break, traveling to Geneva for the Fillmore Central Invite.Zach Held was undefeated on the day at 120 pounds, pinning three opponents on his way to a first-place finish.

Braxtin Fowler defeated Riverside’s Christopher Allen in a 10-0 major decision. He finished third at 120 pounds. NCJ photos by Melissa Aaberg

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Titans, Warriors shine at Elgin Invite

Rick Holtz

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

ELGIN — Fullerton and Twin River traveled to Elgin on Saturday for the Elgin/Pope John Invite.Plainview (along with their team of 17 wrestlers) took home the team title, edging Central Valley 177 points to 132 points. Fullerton finished sixth overall with 71.5 points.

Held

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Titans open season at Broken Bow

Rick Holtz

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

BROKEN BOW — Twin River opened their wrestling season on Saturday at the Broken Bow Invite.Zach Held was undefeated on the day at 120 pounds. He finished with 2 pins on the day and defeated St. Paul’s Derrick Ruzicka by a technical fall in a 17-2 decision in the match to decide first place.