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Derek Robb
Colton Peckham
Trey Arellano
The Sidney Wrestling Club came up with some big wins last Saturday at the Monster Match National competition in Denver – and saw state high school champion Derek Robb take a second place finish in the 18-under, 152-pound class.
Robb began his silver medal push by defeating Tanner Medi in a 4-1 decision, Patrick Williams on fall after just 57 seconds, Alejandro Gandara on a fall in 1:41 and advanced to the championship match with a 6-1 decision over Montana's Jordan Komac.
With five consecutive wins under his belt, Robb drew Californian Tyler Meisinger in a battle for first place. It was a close and enduring fight, with Meisinger barely eking past Robb on an 11-9 decision.
The loss in the championship sent Robb to the consolation match for second or third place – and the sophomore from Sidney High School didn't have to work too hard for a No. 2 finish after Nathan Hunt of Cornhusker Wrestling Club forfeited the match.
Robb won the Class B state title at 138 pounds last season as a freshman at the Nebraska State Wrestling Championships in Omaha. He finished his first season with a perfect 45-0 record and was the first state champion from Sidney since Nolan Jenkins won a title at 125 pounds in 1999.
Three other Sidney WC wrestlers, Zechariah Roggasch, Tyson Boppre and Johnny Vargas finished in fourth place in their classes. Hunter Welling, a native of Crawford who is wrestling with Sidney this season, took a fifth place finish.
Monster Match Nationals Results
Nov. 7, 2015
Denver
8-under 50
Dominique Boppre 2-2
8-under 70
Zechariah Roggasch 4-2
7-9 Rookie 86
Tyson Boppre 4th place
10-under 61
Brody Pitner 2-2
Chance Houser 3-2
10-12 Rookie 100
Johnny Vargas 4th place
12-under 70
Austin Munier 2-2
12-under 82
Cameron Brauer 3-2
12-under 86
Samuel Foster 3-2
15-under Heavyweight
Hunter Welling 5th place
16-under 102
Trey Arellano 3-2
16-under 109
Trey Arellano 2-2
18-under 126
Colton Peckham 3-2
18-under 152
Derek Robb 2nd place
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