McCook girls pile up places in top four N.P. finish

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — They covered all areas of the color medal spectrum as senior Alexis Steinbeck won gold, sophomore Eden McPherson earned silver and senior Peyton Cock bronze at last weekend’s North Platte Invite.

The Bison featured seven other wrestling placers while totaling 124 points — fourth among 16 teams competing just after New Year’s.

Steinbeck stomped through 155-pound foes with no match beging closer than 14-2.

McPherson remains the team’s top winner at 17-3 as she also scored two first-period pins.

Cock faced two opponents who owned more than 10 wins this season — and she finished both within 42 seconds.

McCook’s Maria Hernandez-Rodriguez also continued her strong second Bison wrestling season. She reached 15 wins overall, scoring pins including an impressive final pin of 10-7 Maliyah Olsen from Bayard.

The Bison powered their way past some formidable western teams like Sidney and Cozad besides the Crete Cardinals based near Lincoln.

Only Gering, North Platte and those powerful Southwest Roughriders with three champs outscored McCook.

New varsity wrestler Stormi Knight delivered one more top four performance for the Bison as she scored 14 more points for the Bison.

Team scores along with all McCook High girls wrestling wins at last weekend’s North Platte Invitational.

Top 10 teams of 16: 1. Gering 188, 2. North Platte 183, 3. Southwest 155, 4. McCook 124, 5. Crete 114, 6. Sidney 71, 7. Cozad 63, 8. Bayard 60, 9. Hershey 48, 10. Sandhills-Thedford 42; 16. Medicine Valley 1.

155 pounds: Alexis Steinbeck (16-3 season record) placed first while scoring 27 points. She pinned B. Grandel, NP, in 1:46; pinned A. Granaz, COZ, in 1:12; and won 14-2 major decision over G. Anderson, Crete.

125: Eden McPherson (17-3) placed second while scoring 22 points. She pinned K. Long, GER, in :48; pinned A. Dalbey, BAY, in 1:04; but was pinned by K. Haneoborg, NP, in 3:11.

120: Peyton Cock (13-7) placed third while scoring 20 points. She pinned A. Newhoff, GER, in :25; was pinned by A. Ramos, NP, in 1:49; pinned M. Street, NP, in :21; and pinned A. Chavez, GER, in :42.

145: Stormi Knight (5-8) placed fourth while scoring 14 points. She lost 15-0 to M. Linares-Chavez, Crete; pinned C. Lopez, NP, in 2:58; pinned A. Redwine, Hi-Line, in :30; and was pinned by S. Hernandez, GER, in 1:22.

190: Maria Rodriguez-Hernandez (15-7) placed fourth while scoring 14 points. She was pinned by J. Munoz, Crete, in :41; pinned E. Duckworth, HER, in :44; pinned M. Olsen, BAY, in 2:36; and was pinend by Munoz in 3:59.

100: Alexis Rogers (3-3) placed sixth while scoring seven points. She pinned B. Utera, COZ, in 1:00.

110: Izzy Longberry (5-13) placed sixth while scoring seven points. She pinned A. McGuire, SW, in :47.

130: Eden Knowles (2-12) placed sixth while scoring six points. She won 14-5 major decision over I. Magdaleno, GER.

235: Angelina Cruse (3-8) placed sixth while scoring seven points. She pinned C. Escamilla, GER, in 1:00.

120: Madelyn Roark (2-12) placed seventh. She pinned I. Magdaleno, GER, in :43.