Bison falls one move from reaching state wrestling finals

McCook junior Alec Langan (right) matched Fairbury's Seth Firmanik during a 6-5 Class B 182-pound state semifinal which Firmanik won at the CHI Health Center in Omaha Friday evening.

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OMAHA, Neb. — Awesome McCook junior Alec Langan's mission for a state title shot needed one more reversal as he lost 6-5 to Fairbury Jeff Seth Firmanik in their Class 195-pound semifinal Friday evening.

Langan suffered just his third defeat this season (40-3) after pinning two state opponents on Thursday. He appeared ready for a late win Friday night, but Firmanik (46-3) countered with enough points to secure the victory.

Firmanik moves into Saturday's Walk of Champions leading to all the title matches.

Southwest's Matt VanPelt (right) will reach for a higher Class D place at 145 pounds as he takes his 47-4 record into state matches at Omaha on Saturday.

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Langan has clinched his second state medal and will begin wrestling for possibly third place Saturday morning. He finished fifth a year ago.

The Gazette area saw four other state semifinalist with Chase County's Trevor Peterson only winning 5-1 over Cole Stokebrand from Amherst in Class C 182-pound action.

Peterson (41-3) now takes his title shot against 53-0 Laithan Duda from Broken Bow.

Southwest's two semifinalists dropped their Class D semifinals Friday night.

Matthew VanPelt was just one point short like Langan, dropping a 5-4 decision to 43-3 Colten Holthus of Garden County. Van Pelt's record slipped to 47-4.

Roughrider teammate Brett Tryon lost a tough 11-5 battle with 46-1 powerhouse Cody Coons from Twin Loup. Tyron's now 41-9 and will join VanPelt's in medal matches Saturday morning.

Arapahoe heavyweight Levi Kerner, a sophomore, lost his Class D semifinal by a 10-4 final count with Overton's Kien Martin (32-1) earning the finals spot.

The five semifinalists and only one other qualifier from 24 have actually advanced into Saturday.

Southern Valley's James Hargett pinned both his consolation foes on Friday at Class D 195 pounds. In fact, neither lasted through the first period as Anselmo-Merna's Justin Miller went down at 1:25 and Jestin Dayer from Howells-Dodge lasted just 47 seconds.

Hargett (25-8) can clinch a state medal with one more win on Saturday.

Other results of Friday's area matches through track wrestling.com. McCook's results were all featured earlier today and appear in today's Gazette:

Arapahoe

D120

Tristan White (30-10) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Tristan White (Arapahoe) 30-10 won by decision over Michael Polivka (East Butler) 21-12 (Dec 5-1)

Cons. Round 2 - Tristan Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 26-17 won by decision over Tristan White (Arapahoe) 30-10 (Dec 5-2)

Cambridge

D132

John Tenbensel (23-14) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - John Tenbensel (Cambridge) 23-14 won by decision over Hunter Deeds (North Platte St. Pat`s) 22-21 (Dec 15-8)

Cons. Round 2 - Keagan Mosel (Plainview) 34-13 won by major decision over John Tenbensel (Cambridge) 23-14 (MD 10-2)

D160

Josh Paisley (20-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Kendal Neal (Mullen) 26-24 won by major decision over Josh Paisley (Cambridge) 20-9 (MD 18-5)

D182

Bobby Evans (38-16) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Bobby Evans (Cambridge) 38-16 won by forfeit over Dallas Miller (Garden County) 27-20 (For.)

Cons. Round 2 - Riley Kessler (Mullen) 33-12 won by decision over Bobby Evans (Cambridge) 38-16 (Dec 6-0)

Dundy County-Stratton

D120

Blake Webb (16-21) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Riley Hadwiger (Pleasanton) 28-19 won by fall over Blake Webb (Dundy County/Stratton) 16-21 (Fall 3:29)

D145

Serbando Diaz (34-11) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Serbando Diaz (Dundy County/Stratton) 34-11 won by fall over Lane Lieb (Wilcox-Hildreth) 26-17 (Fall 2:24)

Cons. Round 2 - Cooper Coons (Twin Loup) 44-5 won in tie breaker - 1 over Serbando Diaz (Dundy County/Stratton) 34-11 (TB-1 5-4)

D220

Delton Haines (21-18) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Delton Haines (Dundy County/Stratton) 21-18 won by fall over Kolby Beck (High Plains Community) 21-19 (Fall 2:00)

Cons. Round 2 - Trenton Baier (Weeping Water) 21-6 won by fall over Delton Haines (Dundy County/Stratton) 21-18 (Fall 1:16)

Hitchcock County

D106

Blake Devitt (18-24) place is unknown and scored 5.0 team points.

Cons. Round 2 - Blake Devitt (Hitchcock County) 18-24 won by decision over Carter Brandyberry (Alma) 25-16 (Dec 14-9)

Cons. Round 3 - Dutch Yates (Garden County) 34-13 won by decision over Blake Devitt (Hitchcock County) 18-24 (Dec 9-2)

D113

Kaleb Christofferson (26-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Ethan Kipp (Twin Loup) 28-21 won by fall over Kaleb Christofferson (Hitchcock County) 26-17 (Fall 4:21)

D120

Gavin Losey (14-28) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Oscar Medina (Harvard) 26-9 won by fall over Gavin Losey (Hitchcock County) 14-28 (Fall 1:54)

D220

Remington Hodges (36-12) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

Cons. Round 2 - Tanner Kiefer (Cedar Bluffs) 28-16 won by fall over Remington Hodges (Hitchcock County) 36-12 (Fall 4:56)

Medicine Valley

D145

Jaden Henderson (33-14) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Jaden Henderson (Medicine Valley) 33-14 won by fall over Jaegher Ogden (West Holt) 30-12 (Fall 0:19)

Cons. Round 2 - Dominic Stewart (Thayer Central) 39-8 won by fall over Jaden Henderson (Medicine Valley) 33-14 (Fall 2:53)

Southern Valley

D138

Cody Lambert (15-7) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

Cons. Round 1 - Cody Lambert (Southern Valley) 15-7 won by major decision over Trey Schindler (Kimball) 23-20 (MD 13-5)

Cons. Round 2 - Connor Sonderup (Fullerton) 29-10 won by decision over Cody Lambert (Southern Valley) 15-7 (Dec 6-5)