Raiders take 10th in top-notch invitational

Though Derek Robb again rolled through the competition at 138 pounds, the Sidney High wresting team struggled to a 10th-place finish at the Jim Higgins Invite in Lexington on Saturday.

Kearney won the 15-team meet with 199.5 points, while Lincoln Southwest (192.5), Hastings (176), Millard West (131) and Scott City (118.5) rounded out the top five. The Red Raiders' point total was 72.

Robb upped his season record to 33-0 and garnered 26 of the Raiders team points on the day. After receiving a bye in the first round, Robb pinned Rodrigo De La Torre of Lexington lin 1:05. In the semifinals he had all he could handle with James Jurgens (20-5) of Scott City. Robb required overtime to beat Jurgens in sudden victory, 11-9.

Robb faced another tough challenge in the finals as he met Jake Oltman of Lincoln Southwest who came in with a 29-3 record. Robb, however, handed Oltman his fourth loss of the season by a fall shortly before the second period ended (3:55).

Though Michael Muggli had to settle for third place at 145, he won four of five matches fto improve to 32-4 on the year. After winning his first two matches, Muggli was on the short end of a 10-5 decision to DaShawn Dixon (28-2) of Hastings. In the battle for third place, Muggli won by a 5-0 decision over Trevar Bigelow of Kearney. The Sidney senior earned 17 points for the Raiders.

Dominic Beyer (25-9) earned 16 points for the Sidney after finishing fourth at 285. Beyer concluded his day with a record of 3-2. He narrowly lost the third-place match by a 3-1 decision to Lane Hayes (25-9) of Scott City.

Kaden Vowers (26-7) had his momentum slowed slightly after his day included two wins and two losses. He collected seven team points with his pair of wins. Colton Peckham finished sixth at 113 to earn four points for the Raiders. Peckham, 20-12 on the season, dropped a 14-9 decision in the fifth-place match to Alex Guerra of North Platte.

At 170, Patraic Hays pulled out three-team points after he pinned Christian Posekany of Bennington at 2:27 in the second round of consolation matches. No other Raiders managed to win a match on the day.

With districts less than three weeks away, the Raiders will look to regroup at Mitchell on Saturday. The first match is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.

LEXINGTON INVITATIONAL

TEAM SCORES

1. Kearney 199.5 points, 2. Lincoln Southwest 192.5, 3. Hastings 176, 4. Millard West 131, 5. Scott City 118.5, 6. Holdrege 91.5, 7. Beatrice 88, 8. Lexington 86.5, 9. Bennington 75, 10. Sidney 72, 11. Cozad 62, 12. McCook 52, 13. North Platte 47, 14. Hershey 30, 15. Holyoke 28.

SIDNEY HIGH'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

(with current season record)

106 – Kaden Vowers (26-7) did not place.

Champ. Round 1 – Vowers pinned Andy Rojas (Lexington), 1:19

Quarterfinal – Zach Tucker (Scott City) tech. fall Vowers, 15-0 in 4:58

Cons. Round 2 – Vowers pinned Chandler Brock (Cozad), 1:16

Cons. Round 3 – Branton Flanders (North Platte) dec. Vowers, 12-10

113 – Colton Peckham (20-12) placed 6th.

Quarterfinal – Jason Christiansen (Lincoln Southwest) maj. dec. Peckham, 11-1

Cons. Round 1 – Peckham dec. Joel Smith (Hastings), 6-4

Cons. Semi – Cole Zebley (Millard West) pinned Peckham, 0:53

5th-Place Match – Alex Guerra (North Platte) dec. Peckham, 14-9

126 – Jack Feddersen (15-15) did not place.

Champ. Round 1 – Zachary Hurlbert (Holdrege) dec. Feddersen, 9-4

Cons. Round 1 – Feddersen received a bye

Cons. Round 2 – Alex DeSantiago (Lexington) dec. Feddersen, 3-1

132 – Bret Jaggers (14-15) did not place.

Champ. Round 1 – Dylon Lousberg (Holyoke) pinned Jaggers, 1:05

Cons. Round 1 – Jaggers received a bye

Cons. Round 2 – Hunter Weiss (Beatrice) pinned Jaggers, 1:40

138 – Derek Robb (33-0) placed 1st.

Champ. Round 1 – Robb received a bye

Quarterfinal – Robb pinned Rodrigo De La Torre (Lexington), 1:16

Semifinal – Robb won in sudden victory over James Jurgens (Scott City), 11-9

Championship Match - Robb pinned Jake Oltman (Lincoln Southwest), 3:55

145 – Michael Muggli (32-4) placed 3rd.

Champ. Round 1 – Muggli pinned Drew Smith (North Platte), 0:51

Quarterfinal – Muggli dec. Dylan Hogeland (Lincoln Southwest), 6-1

Semifinal – DaShawn Dixon (Hastings) dec. Muggli, 10-5

Cons. Semi – Muggli maj. dec. Jacob Pinkerton (Beatrice), 11-1

3rd-Place Match – Muggli dec. Trevar Bigelow (Kearney), 5-0

152 – Zach Borges (22-11) did not place.

Champ. Round 1 – Borges received a bye

Quarterfinal – Jake Bressman (Bennington) pinned Borges, 3:03

Cons. Round 2 – Dustin Payton (McCook) pinned Borges, 1:33

160 – Coby Haas (9-10) did not place.

Champ. Round 1 – Jonha Pillow (Lincoln Southwest) pinned Haas, 2:00

Cons. Round 1 – Haas received a bye

Cons. Round 2 – Zeke Derr (Cozad) 21-14 dec. Haas, 5-2

170 – Patraic Hays (15-14) did not place.

Champ. Round 1 – Hays received a bye

Quarterfinal – Justin Shaw (Lincoln Southwest) pinned Hays, 1:15

Cons. Round 2 – Hays (Sidney) pinned Christian Posekany (Bennington), 2:27

Cons. Round 3 – Riley Kraus (Beatrice) pinned Hays, 2:34

195 – Brandon Lulf (14-16) did not place.

Champ. Round 1 – Jaret Matson (McCook) dec. Lulf, 12-8

Cons. Round 1 – Lulf received a bye

Cons. Round 2 – Colter Edgren (Holdrege) pinned Lulf, 0:22

285 – Dominic Beyer (25-9) placed 4th.

Champ. Round 1 – Beyer received a bye

Quarterfinal – Beyer (Sidney) pinned Connor Clanton (Lincoln Southwest), 2:53

Semifinal – Dalton Goodenberger (McCook) pinned Beyer, 0:57

Cons. Semi – Beyer pinned Sid Struckmeyer (Holyoke), 1:22

3rd-Place Match – Lane Hayes (Scott City) dec. Beyer, 3-1