McCook JV wrestlers solid at 9-10 Open

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Last Friday night the McCook High School junior varsity wrestling team hosted the McCook 9-10 Open and did an excellent job, said coach Nick Umscheid.

"It was great to see the improvement these young men have shown in the last few weeks," Umscheid said. "We have a solid group of underclassmen who push our varsity wrestlers everyday in the practice room.

"After Christmas break, a few of these JV wrestlers will be competing at the varsity level. The past three weeks have given them valuable experience that they needed before making that next step to varsity action.

"Now they have some wins under their belt and they have the confidence to go out there and compete with the varsity competitors."

The McCook JV wrestlers will not compete again until after Christmas at the Gothenburg JV tournament (Dec. 12).

McCook 9-10 Open

Wrestling Tournament

112 Austin Edwards 2-0 first place

140 Chance Pearson 0-3

130 Andy Smith 2-1 second place

130 Matt Thayer 3-0 first place

130 Alex Bracht 1-2

145 Jeff Phelps 1-2

145 Nick Kenny 3-1 third place

145 Kyle Harms 1-2

152 Deon Allen 2-1 second place

152 Justin Gessleman 0-2

171 Mike Payne 0-2

171 Hank Lichtenwaldt 2-1 third place

189 Kendall Foster 3-1 third place

215 Tyler Brown 3-0 first place

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