Twin River Wrestling

Next stop district meet for Titans, Warriors

Next stop district meet for Titans, Warriors

Next stop district meet for Titans, Warriors

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

Fowler

Titans win duals, compete at invite

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

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

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

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

Fowler

Titans have busy wrestling week

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

Mark Koch

Titan coach now Hall of Famer

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

Held

Held unbeaten at Invite

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

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

Titans, Warriors shine at Elgin Invite

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

Held

Titans open season at Broken Bow

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.
Twin River has high hopes for the new wrestling season. The Titans got a taste of State wrestling last year and they are hungry for a return trip. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Twin River has high hopes for the new wrestling season. The Titans got a taste of State wrestling last year and they are hungry for a return trip. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Titans look for return trip to Omaha

GENOA — Twin River has their eyes on Omaha.Coming off a season that saw two freshmen — Braxtin Fowler and Zach Held — punch their tickets to State, the Titans are hungry to get back. Held finished third at 113 pound and Fowler finished fifth at 106 pounds.
Brett Bridger, Kirk Hebda, Paydon Rinkol and Kane Wetovick join Aiden Norman to make up the NCJ All-Area First Team. NCJ file photos

Brett Bridger, Kirk Hebda, Paydon Rinkol and Kane Wetovick join Aiden Norman to make up the NCJ All-Area First Team. NCJ file photos

AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME

There are a lot of talented athletes in Nance County.Each week throughout the school year we chose two athletes (and sometimes more) and recognized them for their achievements that previous week. Sometimes the choices were obvious — breaking a school record or winning a state title.