HISTORY MADE: Kaylee Ricketts crowned Nebraska's first girls wrestling STATE CHAMPION @ 165 lbs.!
Ricketts closes her junior season with a perfect 47-0 record; Jessi Hasenkamp ends her freshman season as Wahoo's second SQ!
2021-2022 Varsity Wrestling Schedule
(Home competitions in BOLD ALL CAPS)
| 12/03/21 | Fremont Invitational | TEAM: 5th place Robinson (126) - CHAMPION Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION Raney (138) - RUNNER-UP |
| 12/11/21 | West Point-Beemer Invitational | TEAM: 4th place Zeleny (145) - CHAMPION Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION Raney (138) - RUNNER-UP |
| 12/14/21 | Dual vs. Nebraska City | L (21-30) |
| 12/17/21 | WAHOO INVITATIONAL | TEAM: CHAMPIONS Zeleny (145) - CHAMPION Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION Darling (120) - RUNNER-UP Robinson (126) - RUNNER-UP Raney (132) - RUNNER-UP |
| 12/28/21 | Winnebago Invitational | TEAM: 3rd place Raney (132) - 3rd place Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION |
| 01/06/22 | High Plains Invitational @ CCC | TEAM: 4th place Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION |
| 01/08/22 | Malcolm Girls Invitational | TEAM: CHAMPIONS Darling (120) - CHAMPION Robinson (126) - CHAMPION Hasenkamp (138) - CHAMPION Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION Elder (114) - RUNNER-UP |
| 01/17/22 | Nebraska City Invitational | TEAM: CHAMPIONS Darling (120) - CHAMPION Hasenkamp (138) - CHAMPION Zeleny (145) - CHAMPION Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION Robinson (126) - RUNNER-UP |
| 01/22/22 | Weeping Water Invitational | TEAM: 16th place Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION |
| 01/25/22 | CONESTOGA | L (6-18) |
| 01/28/22 | Conference Tournament @ Platteview |
TEAM: RUNNERS-UP |
| 01/29/22 | Cedar Bluffs Invitational | TEAM: 10th place Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION |
| 02/4-5/22 | A-1 District Tournament @ NE City | Ricketts (165) - CHAMPION & SQ Hasenkamp (145) - 3rd place & SQ |
| 02/18-19/22 | State Tournament | Ricketts (165) - STATE CHAMPION |
2021-2022 Wahoo Girls Wrestling Roster:
| Wt. | Name | Gr. |
| 114 | Katie Elder | 11 |
| 120 | Grace Darling | 11 |
| 126 | Megan Robinson | 11 |
| 132 | Marke Zeleny | 11 |
| 138 | Karina Raney | 9 |
| 145 | Jessi Hasenkamp | 9 |
| 165 | Kaylee Ricketts | 11 |
Head Coach: Ed Raney, Darold Foster
Student Managers: Alicia Foster, Izzy Smith, Candace Schmidt, Kristen Mika, Grady Meyer, Jayse Styskal, Grayson Styskal, Zane Wesely
Wahoo Starts a New Tradition (SEASON SUMMARY)
While 2021-22 was the second year for the Wahoo Girls Wrestling team, it was the first official season as the NSAA fully sanctioned the sport after the 2020-21 season. The team was led by its trio of Junior returning letter winners: Kaylee Ricketts, Marke Zeleny, and Megan Robinson.
After getting a couple of wins by freshman Jessi Hasenkamp and Karina Raney, the full team opened its season at the Fremont Invite, finishing in 5th place with a trio of medalists (Robinson and Ricketts 1st, Karina Raney 2nd). The team followed that up with a strong showing at the 22-team “Battle at the Point.” Champions Zeleny and Ricketts led the way to a 4th place team finish. Other placers were Raney (2nd), Hasenkamp (4th), junior Grace Darling (5th), and junior Katie Elder (7th).
Hasenkamp scored a fall and Elder picked up a win by decision in 30-21 dual loss to Nebraska City. Ricketts and Zeleny won via forfeit to round out the scoring.
The Lady Warriors followed that up with one of their best outings of the season, beating out eventual
State Team Champion South Sioux City to win the 15-team Wahoo Invite, scoring 104 points. Ricketts and Zeleny were individual champions and were joined by a trio of runners-up (Robinson, Darling, and Raney), and 4th place finisher Hasenkamp.
The holiday “break” took the Lady Warrior grapplers to the 41-team Winnebago Invite. The team once again performed well, finishing in 3rd place. Once again Ricketts was an individual champ. Other team placers were Raney (3rd), Robinson (4th), Darling (6th), Hasenkamp (10th), and Elder (15th).
After the team picked up some matches in the non-scoring competition at Bennington, they attended another huge tournament, the High Plains Tourney at Columbus. The team was 4th out of 40. Ricketts added another individual title in a stacked field that included most of the ranked 165 pounders in the state. Hasenkamp and Zeleny added 4th place finishes. Robinson was 6th, and Darling and Elder were 8th and 9th respectively.
As the regular season entered its home stretch the team really hit its stride winning its next two tournaments. The first of these was the Malcolm Invite, were the team tallied its highest point total of the season with 109. Ricketts, Hasenkamp, Robinson, and Darling all finished as individual champs, with Elder turning in her best performance of the season with a runner-up finish. Zeleny rounded out the scoring with a 4th place finish.
The team next won the Rumble in River Country tourney in Nebraska City. Ricketts, Hasenkamp, Darling, and Zeleny were all champions. Robinson was runner up and Elder placed 5th in a tough bracket.
The team hit a bit of slide the next week finishing 16th at the Weeping Water Invite. The bright spots included an individual championship from Ricketts, and Darling taking a defending state champion to overtime in a hard-fought loss. Unfortunately, returning NSWCA State 4th place finisher Marke Zeleny suffered a season-ending injury in this tournament. The team followed up this tournament with two losses in a dual with Conestoga.
The Lady Warriors got the season back on track at the Trailblazer Conference tournament. Down to four wrestlers, they battled to a runner-up finish. The highlight of the tournament was Darling avenging two losses from earlier in the season on her way to an individual conference title. Ricketts continued her undefeated campaign in joining her teammate as conference champ. Robinson and Hasenkamp also stepped up and earned conference runner-up honors.
With multiple conflicts limiting available wrestlers, Ricketts and Hasenkamp participated in the Cedar Bluffs Invite the following day. The duo finished 10th out of 18 schools. Ricketts completed an undefeated regular season, taking first place, while Hasenkamp avenged an earlier season loss in the consolation finals to take 3rd place.
The next week the postseason began, as the Lady Warriors traveled to the loaded District 1 tournament. The team battled hard, placing 11th of 24. The duo of Ricketts and Hasenkamp qualified for the Girls State Tournament. Ricketts pinned her way through the field to capture a district championship, while Hasenkamp knocked off the 4th seed twice to overperform her 5 seed and place 3rd. Robinson and Darling battled before ending their seasons in the consolation semifinals. Elder found herself unable to advance out of a loaded bracket with eight winning records.
Launch the media gallery 2 playerAs a returning NSWCA champion, Ricketts began her march toward a NSAA title in the 165-pound weight class with a pin of 4th-ranked Piper Zatechka of Omaha Westside. Her semifinal match was a battle with another defending NSWCA champion, third-ranked Tiffany Senff of Aurora. Ricketts took a 2-0 lead into the 3rd period before getting the fall to advance to the finals. Waiting in the finals was second-ranked Paola Vergara of O’Neill. This match was her greatest challenge of the year, as Vergara was able to last all three rounds, but in the end, Ricketts capped an unbeaten season (47-0, 42 pins) with a 12-5 victory to became Wahoo’s first NSAA Girls State Wrestling Champion, setting the Nebraska Girls State Record with her 47 wins.
As a team the Lady Warriors finished in 15th place out of 65 teams. Congratulations on a fantastic season. With its entire roster underclassmen, we can expect big things from this group next season!
RESULTS:
HISTORY MADE: Kaylee Ricketts crowned Nebraska's first girls wrestling STATE CHAMPION @ 165 lbs.!
Ricketts closes her junior season with a perfect 47-0 record; Jessi Hasenkamp ends her freshman season as Wahoo's second SQ!
February 17-19, 2022 (State Wrestling Tournament @ CHI Center Omaha)
Congratulations Kaylee Rickett's: Nebraska's first girls wrestling State Champion @ 165 lbs.!
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (47-0) placed 1st and scored 24 team points. NEBRASKA'S FIRST GIRLS STATE CHAMPION!
Quarterfinal - Ricketts PINNED Piper Zatechka (Westside Girls) 39-9 (Fall 1:15)
Semifinal - Ricketts PINNED Tiffany Senff (Aurora Girls) 18-3 (Fall 4:20)
1st Place Match - Ricketts WON by decision over Paola Vergara (ONeill Girls) 28-5 (Dec 12-5)
145 - Jessi Hasenkamp (Final Season Record: 24-17) scored 2 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Hasenkamp PINNED Danica Taylor (Columbus Girls) 20-11 (Fall 1:22)
Quarterfinal - Maria Barnes (Ogallala Girls) 19-5 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 3:59)
Cons. Round 1 - Hathia Joseph (Marian Girls) 20-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Hasenkamp (SV-1 6-4)
MEDIA COVERAGE
O'Neill's Paola Vergara, left, wrestles Wahoo's Kaylee Ricketts during a 165-pound finals match of state wrestling on Saturday.
Wahoo's Kaylee Ricketts' 47th win of an unbeaten season comes with a state wrestling title
by Nick Rubek (photo by Chris Machian), Omaha World-Herald (posted Feb. 19, 2022)
TEAM RESULTS
1. South Sioux City (95), 2. Norfolk (66.5), 3. West Point-Beemer (61), 4. Pierce (56), 5. Yutan (54), 6. Grand Island (47), 7. Aurora (43), 8. Crofton (38), 9. Chadron (37), 10. Schuyler (36), 11. Amherst (33), 12. Winnebago (32), 13. Conestoga (31), 13. Weeping Water (31), 15. Bennington (28), 15. Wahoo (28), 17. Northwest (27), 18. Red Cloud/Blue Hill (26), 18. Westside (26), 20. Plattsmouth (25.5), 21. McCook (25), 21. Omaha North (25), 23. Columbus Lakeview (23), 23. Nebraska City (23), 25. Bellevue East (22), 25. Fairbury (22), 25. Omaha Central (22), 25. O'Neill (22), 29. Ogallala (21), 30. Johnson County Central (20), 30. Ralston (20), 30. South Loup (20), 33. Stanton (19), 34. Omaha Northwest (18), 34. Papillion-LaVista (18), 34. West Holt (18), 37. Louisville (16), 38. Lexington (14), 39. Ainsworth (13), 39. Omaha South (13), 39. Ord (13), 42. Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur (9), 42. Fremont (9), 44. Battle Creek (7), 44. Beatrice (7), 44. Marian (7), 44. Minden (7), 48. Millard West (4), 49. High Plains (3), 49. Overton (3), 51. Norfolk Catholic (2), 51. Platteview (2), 53. Boone Central (1), 53. Millard South (1), 53. Wayne (1), 56. Ansley-Litchfield (0), 56. Bayard (0), 56. Bridgeport (0), 56. Centura (0), 56. Columbus (0), 56. Gothenburg (0), 56. Palmyra (0), 56. Skutt Catholic (0), 56. Southwest (0), 56. Summerland (0)
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Wahoo's Kaylee Ricketts listens to instructions during a wrestling practice Tuesday at Wahoo High School.
They won NSWCA wrestling titles last year, but what awaits these girls this week in Omaha is much bigger
by Clark Grell (photo by Justin Wan), Lincoln Journal-Star (posted Feb. 15, 2022)
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Kaylee Ricketts & Jessi Hasenkamp: 2022 Girls Wrestling STATE QUALIFIERS!
Ricketts captures A-1 District Championship @ 165 lbs.; Hasenkamp finishes 3rd @ 145 lbs.
February 4-5, 2022 (A-1 District Tournament @ Nebraska City)
Congratulations Kaylee Ricketts and Jessi Hasenkamp: 2022 Girls Wrestling State Qualifiers! At 165 lbs., Ricketts was crowned District Champion, and heads to State with a perfect 44-0 record! Hasenkamp took 3rd place at Districts, and advances to State at 145 lbs.!
TEAM RESULTS
1. Norfolk (96.5), 2. Schuyler (95), 3. Fremont (74), 4. Chadron (71.5), 5. Nebraska City (71), 6. Conestoga (59.5), 7. Omaha North (57.5), 8. Millard West (54), 9. Yutan (53.5), 10. Ralston (53), 11. Wahoo (52), 12. Louisville, 13. Millard South (45), 14. Omaha Central (37), 15. Beatrice (35), 16. Plattsmouth (28), 17. Scribner-Snyder (26), 18. Omaha Bryan (24), 19. Valentine (13), 20. Falls City (7), 21. Elgin Public/Pope John (4), 22. Omaha Benson (3), 22. Waverly (3), 24. Chase County (0), 24. Malcolm (0)
At 165 lbs., Kaylee Ricketts breezed her way to an A-1 District Championship on Feb. 4-5. Ricketts takes a perfect 44-0 record into the Feb. 18-19 State Tournament.
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
114 - Katie Elder (14-21)
Champ. Round 1 - Rylee Stracke (Nebraska City) 20-16 won by decision over Elder (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Elder received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Morgan Maschmann (Beatrice) 19-10 pinned Elder (Wahoo Girls) 14-21 (Fall 4:59)
120 - Grace Darling (20-18) scored 6 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Darling received a bye (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Darling PINNED Rylee Packett (Nebraska City) 18-11 (Fall 3:10)
Semifinal - Alexis Pehrson (Yutan) 36-2 won by tech fall over Darling (TF-1.5 0:00 (18-2))
Cons. Semi - Oliviana Medina (Ralston) 18-10 won by decision over Darling (Dec 7-6)
126 - Megan Robinson (23-12) scored 6 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Robinson received a bye (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Victoria Maxey (Norfolk Girls) 20-8 won by decision over Robinson (Dec 15-13)
Cons. Round 2 - Robinson PINNED Brianna Hernandez (Millard South) 14-25 (Fall 0:54)
Cons. Round 3 - Robinson PINNED Kimberly Vicente-Gonzalez (Fremont) 15-19 (Fall 3:25)
Cons. Semi - Kylie Sullivan (Fremont) 22-9 pinned Robinson (Fall 1:28)
145 - Jessi Hasenkamp (23-15) placed 3rd and scored 16 team points. STATE QUALIFIER!
Champ. Round 1 - Hasenkamp received a bye (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Hasenkamp PINNED Sheccid Vallin (Fremont) 16-14 (Fall 1:44)
Semifinal - Kenli Boeselager (Chadron) 22-3 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 0:57)
Cons. Semi - Hasenkamp WON by decision over Kayla Bobeldyke (Norfolk) 11-9 (Dec 10-3)
3rd Place Match - Hasenkamp PINNED Sheccid Vallin (Fremont) 16-14 (Fall 4:53)
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (44-0) placed 1st and scored 24 team points. CHAMPION! STATE QUALIFIER!
Quarterfinal - Ricketts PINNED Tierney White (Millard West) 8-21 (Fall 1:56)
Semifinal - Ricketts PINNED Abigial James (Ralston) 9-9 (Fall 1:58)
1st Place Match - Ricketts PINNED Lauren Sash (Millard West) 16-7 (Fall 0:27)
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Kaylee Ricketts ups perfect season record to 37-0 with championship @ Cedar Bluffs Invite; Hasenkamp takes 3rd
Warrior girls prepare for A-1 District Tourney (Feb. 4-5 @ Nebraska City)
January 29, 2022 (Cedar Bluffs Invitational)
TEAM RESULTS
1. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (61), 2. Bellevue East (53.5), 3. Bennington (46), 4. John County Central (43), 4. Scribner-Snyder (43), 6. Omaha North (36), 6. Stanton (36), 6. Yutan (36), 9. Millard West (34), 10. Wahoo (32), 11. Louisville (31), 12. Winnebago (26), 13. BRLD (24), 14. Omaha Northwest (18), 15. Omaha Burke (12), 16. Malcolm (10), 17. Waverly (7), 18. High Plains Community (5), 19. Cedar Bluffs (0)
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
138 - Jessi Hasenkamp (20-13) placed 3rd and scored 14 team points.
Quarterfinal - Hasenkamp WON by decision over Cydnee Loos (Malcolm Girls) 14-16 (Dec 5-0)
Semifinal - Hailey LaBelle (Omaha Northwest Girls) 12-8 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 1:51)
Cons. Semi - Hasenkamp PINNED Kendall Bauer (Bennington Girls) 11-26 (Fall 2:06)
3rd Place Match - Hasenkamp WON by decision over Jacqueline Bunten (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 18-6 (Dec 8-2)
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (37-0) placed 1st and scored 18 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 2 - Ricketts PINNED Alicia Ponce (Millard West Girls) 6-18 (Fall 0:43)
Round 3 - Ricketts PINNED Ashylnn Whitley (BRLD Girls) 12-12 (Fall 2:29)
Round 4 - Ricketts PINNED Allie Burke (High Plains Community Girls) 14-8 (Fall 0:34)
Round 5 - Ricketts PINNED Lauren Sash (Millard West Girls) 15-6 (Fall 0:54)
Grace Darling & Kaylee Ricketts: 2022 Trailblazer Conference Champions!
Warrior girls take team runner-up @ Jan. 28 conference tourney
January 28, 2022 (Trailblazer Conference Tournament @ Platteview)
Congratulations Kaylee Ricketts: 2022 Trailblazer Conference Girls Wrestling Champions!
TEAM RESULTS
1. Nebraska City (95.5), 2. Wahoo (65), 3. Ralston (44), 4. Beatrice (37), 5. Plattsmouth (29.5), 6. Platteview (28)
Congratulations Warrior Girls Wrestling: 2022 Trailblazer Conference Runners-Up!
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
120 - Grace Darling (19-15) placed 1st and scored 23 team points. CHAMPION!
Quarterfinal - Darling WON by major decision over Ashton Hofeling (Beatrice Girls) 6-27 (MD 14-0)
Semifinal - Darling won by injury default over Kaitlyn Jeffrey (Platteview Girls) 22-15 (Inj. 5:18)
1st Place Match - Darling PINNED Oliviana Medina (Ralston Girls) 14-8 (Fall 4:34)
126 - Megan Robinson (21-9) placed 2nd and scored 18 team points. RUNNER-UP!
Quarterfinal - Robinson PINNED Megan Powers (Beatrice Girls) 7-25 (Fall 0:26)
Semifinal - Robinson PINNED Jocelyn Davis (Nebraska City Girls) 16-15 (Fall 1:11)
1st Place Match - Pacie Lee (Nebraska City Girls) 24-4 pinned Robinson (Fall 0:29)
138 - Jessi Hasenkamp (14-9) placed 2nd and scored 4 team points. RUNNER-UP!
Round 1 - Hasenkamp PINNED Olivia Hatzenbuehler (Beatrice Girls) 15-22 (Fall 3:26)
Round 3 - Dylen Ritchey (Ralston Girls) 19-1 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 5:09)
185 - Kaylee Ricketts (36-0) placed 1st and scored 20 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 1 - Ricketts PINNED Mya Arp (Ralston Girls) 2-12 (Fall 2:29)
Round 2 - Ricketts PINNED Abigial James (Ralston Girls) 7-8 (Fall 1:45)
Round 3 - Ricketts PINNED Kennedy Karschner (Platteview Girls) 25-12 (Fall 1:35)
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January 25, 2022 (Home Dual)
Wahoo 6 || Conestoga 18 LOSS
Individual Results:
120 - Kylee Plowman (Conestoga) pinned Grace Darling (Wahoo) (Fall 1:51) +6 Conestoga
126 - Emory Trofholz (Conestoga) pinned Megan Robinson (Wahoo) (Fall 0:53) +6 Conestoga
132 - Morgan Hensch (Conestoga) won via forfeit. +6 Conestoga
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (Wahoo) won via forfeit. +6 Wahoo
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Kaylee Ricketts advances to 33-0 with another championship @ Weeping Water!
Wahoo hosts Conestoga for Tuesday dual
January 22, 2022 (Weeping Water Invitational)
TEAM SCORES
1. Pierce (154), 2. West Point-Beemer (124), 3. Schuyler (96), 4. Amherst (66), 4. Millard South (66), 6. Papillion-LaVista (63), 7. Louisville (61.5), 8. Winnebago (60), 9. Bennington (58), 10. Yutan (56), 11. Conestoga (55), 11. Fremont (55), 13. Omaha Westside (50), 14. Platteview (44), 15. Bellevue East (43), 16. Wahoo (39.5), 17. Fairbury (38), 18. Stanton (30), 19. Weeping Water (28), 20. Johnson County Central (23.5), 21. Palmyra (19), 22. Wisner-Pilger (10.5), 23. Scribner-Snyder (9), 24. Omaha Burke (7), 25. Falls City (4), 26. Malcolm (3)
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
120 - Grace Darling (16-15) scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Darling received a bye (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Taleah Thomas (Amherst) 6-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Darling (SV-1 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Darling PINNED Saryah Freeman (Palmyra) 6-15 (Fall 3:28)
Cons. Round 3 - Callie Arniold (Pierce) 20-10 won by decision over Darling (Dec 3-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Robinson PINNED Kimberly Vicente-Gonzalez (Fremont) 9-15 (Fall 2:58)
Quarterfinal - Kylie Sullivan (Fremont) 16-6 pinned Robinson (Fall 2:23)
Cons. Round 2 - Robinson PINNED Micah McGillvray (Stanton) 12-10 (Fall 4:17)
Cons. Round 3 - Rahlonda Britt (Omaha Burke) 21-23 pinned Robinson (Fall 1:11)
145 - Marke Zeleny (20-6)
Champ. Round 1 - Zeleny received a bye (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Avani Wilkie (Winnebago) 17-6 pinned Zeleny (Fall 4:47)
Cons. Round 2 - Zeleny received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Naomi Sohriakoff (Millard South) 8-16 won by medical forfeit over Zeleny (M. For.)
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (33-0) placed 1st and scored 29.5 team points. CHAMPION!
Champ. Round 1 - Ricketts PINNED Arielle Perez (Fairbury) 1-5 (Fall 0:52)
Quarterfinal - Ricketts PINNED McKenna Slonecker (Wisner-Pilger) 9-11 (Fall 2:50)
Semifinal - Ricketts PINNED Mariah Eckert (Pierce) 16-12 (Fall 2:26)
1st Place Match - Ricketts (Wahoo) 33-0 WON by tech fall over Piper Zatechka (Omaha Westside) 32-6 (TF-1.5 5:43 (18-2))
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Warrior Girls come out on top @ Nebraska City Tourney with 4 individual champions & 1 runner-up
Darling/Hasenkamp/Zeleny/Ricketts win their weight classes; Robinson takes 2nd
January 17, 2022 (Rumble in River Country Tournament @ Nebraska City)
TEAM SCORES
1. Wahoo (85), 2. Nebraska City (70), 3. Southwest Iowa (34), 4. Beatrice (31), 5. Plattsmouth (26.5), 6. Falls City (25), 7. Crete (19), 8. Johnson County Central (12)
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
114 - Katie Elder (14-19) placed 5th and scored 7 team points.
Round 1 - Eloise Gay (Nebraska City) 11-14 pinned Elder (Fall 0:58)
Round 2 - Morgan Maschmann (Beatrice) 8-6 pinned Elder (Fall 3:36)
Round 3 - Zoey Barber (Plattsmouth) 13-2 pinned Elder (Fall 0:38)
Round 4 - Elder PINNED Ashton Hofeling (Beatrice) 4-21 (Fall 2:46)
Round 5 - Rylee Stracke (Nebraska City) 17-13 pinned Elder (Fall 0:50)
120 - Grace Darling (15-13) placed 1st and scored 6 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 1 - Darling PINNED Rylee Packett (Nebraska City) 13-7 (Fall 3:29)
Round 2 - Darling PINNED Rylee Packett (Nebraska City) 13-7 (Fall 2:37)
126 - Megan Robinson (17-6) placed 2nd and scored 10 team points. RUNNER-UP!
Round 1 - Robinson PINNED Jocelyn Davis (Nebraska City) 14-12 (Fall 4:31)
Round 2 - Robinson WON by decision over Wynter Hansen (Plattsmouth) 5-9 (Dec 8-2)
Round 4 - Robinson PINNED Megan Powers (Beatrice) 6-17 (Fall 2:53)
Round 5 - Pacie Lee (Nebraska City) 19-4 pinned Robinson (Fall 0:38)
138 - Jessi Hasenkamp (13-8) placed 1st and scored 24 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 1 - Hasenkamp WON by decision over Le Nelson (Crete) 23-13 (Dec 6-5)
Round 2 - Hasenkamp PINNED Alice Nolan (Crete) 2-23 (Fall 1:37)
Round 3 - Hasenkamp PINNED Evangelina Romesser (Falls City) 3-9 (Fall 0:53)
Round 4 - Hasenkamp PINNED Daphne Schramm (Falls City) 11-5 (Fall 1:06)
Round 5 - Hasenkamp PINNED Olivia Hatzenbuehler (Beatrice) 13-14 (Fall 1:36)
145 - Marke Zeleny (20-4) placed 1st and scored 18 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 2 - Zeleny PINNED Rita Ceballos (Johnson County Central) 20-6 (Fall 3:16)
Round 3 - Zeleny PINNED Grace Stonner (Plattsmouth) 3-10 (Fall 1:24)
Round 4 - Zeleny PINNED Ashaya Steele (Crete) 15-16 (Fall 0:43)
Round 5 - Zeleny PINNED Clara Sapienza (Southwest Iowa) 11-8 (Fall 3:14)
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (29-0) placed 1st and scored 20 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 1 - Ricketts PINNED Laney Morrical (Southwest Iowa) 3-15 (Fall 1:11)
Round 2 - Ricketts PINNED Tatiana Orozco (Southwest Iowa) 2-8 (Fall 1:24)
Round 3 - Ricketts PINNED Maddison Hensley (Southwest Iowa) 8-8 (Fall 1:53)
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Warrior Girls capture season's second team championship @ Malcolm!
Darling/Robinson/Hasenkamp/Ricketts all bring home first in their weight classes; Elder takes runner-up
January 8, 2022 (Malcolm Girls Invitational)
TEAM SCORES
1. Wahoo (109), 2. Norfolk Catholic (85), 3. Omaha North (74), 4. Millard West (71), 5. Conestoga (48), 6. Palmyra (44), 7. Madison (35), 7. Wayne (35), 9. West Holt (26), 10. St. Paul (23), 11. Malcolm (14), 12. Harvard (11)
Congratulations Warrior Girls Wrestling: 2022 Malcolm Invitational Champions! Pictured from left: Megan Robinson, Kaylee Ricketts, Marke Zeleny, Katie Elder, Grace Darling, and Jessi Hasenkamp.
The Lady Warriors closed out Week 5 at the Malcolm Girls Invite. The Warriors were dominant in winning the team title, scoring 109 team points to outpace runner-up Norfolk Catholic by 24 points.
The team had a quartet of Champions with Grace Darling (120), Megan Robinson (126), Jessi Hasenkamp (138), and Kaylee Ricketts (165) topping the podium. Darling was 2-0 with a pin, Hasenkamp 1-0 with a pin, and Ricketts 2-0 with two pins. Robinson had an impressive showing, winning all five of her matches by pin.
Katie Elder was the 114-pound runner up, going 2-1 with a pin, and Marke Zeleny rounded out the team scoring with a 4th place finish. She was 2-3 on the day with two pins.
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
114 - Katie Elder (13-15) placed 2nd and scored 14 team points. RUNNER-UP!
Round 1 - Elder WON by decision over Shantelle Mikkelson (Madison Girls) 0-8 (Dec 3-0)
Round 2 - Elder PINNED Maria Perez (Harvard Girls) 1-7 (Fall 4:34)
Round 3 - Kylee Plowman (Conestoga Girls) 16-4 pinned Elder (Fall 1:05)
Round 1 - Darling PINNED Ivy Vu (Norfolk Catholic Girls) 3-8 (Fall 0:59)
Round 3 - Darling WON by forfeit over Tylee Peterson (St Paul Girls) 0-2 (For.)
126 - Megan Robinson (14-5) placed 1st and scored 26 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 1 - Robinson PINNED Nevaeh Hascall (Millard West Girls) 3-12 (Fall 1:53)
Round 2 - Robinson PINNED Saryah Freeman (Palmyra Girls) 4-12 (Fall 4:49)
Round 3 - Robinson PINNED Jaycee Bruns (Wayne Girls) 15-6 (Fall 0:57)
Championship Bracket - Robinson PINNED September Thein (Madison Girls) 4-6 (Fall 0:55)
1st Place Match - Robinson PINNED Jordan Aschoff (Norfolk Catholic Girls) 11-13 (Fall 1:20)
132 - Marke Zeleny (16-4) placed 4th and scored 11 team points.
Round 1 - Zeleny PINNED Naveah Kern-Calloway (Omaha North Girls) 1-9 (Fall 1:58)
Round 2 - Zeleny PINNED Cydnee Loos (Malcolm Girls) 7-9 (Fall 1:18)
Round 3 - Madison Davis (West Holt Girls) 8-1 pinned Zeleny (Fall 3:16)
Round 4 - Morgan Hensch (Conestoga Girls) 18-6 pinned Zeleny (Fall 2:50)
Round 5 - Ann Marie Meiman (Omaha North Girls) 14-3 won by forfeit over Zeleny (For.)
138 - Jessi Hasenkamp (8-8) placed 1st and scored 18 team points. CHAMPION!
1st Place Match - Hasenkamp PINNED Grace Koch (Norfolk Catholic Girls) 4-11 (Fall 3:47)
Round 2 - Ricketts PINNED Lauren Sladek (St Paul Girls) 1-1 (Fall 1:06)
Round 3 - Ricketts PINNED Tierney White (Millard West Girls) 3-7 (Fall 3:01)
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Kaylee Ricketts captures another championship @ High Plains; leads team to 4th place finish out of 40 teams
Wahoo travels to Battle Creek Invitational Jan. 17
January 6, 2022 (High Plains Norm Manstedt Invitational@ Central Community College)
TEAM SCORES
1. Grand Island (117), 2. Pierce (110.5), 3. Schuyler (93), 4. Wahoo (74), 5. Norfolk (71), 6. Northwest (63), 7. Amherst (62), 8. Aurora (58), 9. Yutan (56), 10. Weeping Water (50), 11. Winnebago (47), 12. Minden (46.5), 13. Omaha Westside (45), 14. Millard South (38), 14. O'Neill (38), 16. Stanton (37), 17. BRLD (32), 17. Scribner-Snyder (32), 19. Platteview (30.5), 20. Columbus (28), 21. Omaha Burke (23.5), 24. Valentine (22), 25. Crofton (21), 26. Red Cloud/Blue Hill (20), 27. Norfolk Catholic (18), 28. Crete (17), 29. Bellevue East (16.5), 30. Boone Central (15.5), 31. Wisner-Pilger (13), 32. Arcadia/Loup City (9), 33. Adams Central (8), 34. Elgin/Pope John (5), 35. Centura (4), 35. Fullerton (4), 37. High Plains (2), 38. Cedar Bluffs (0), 38. Chadron (0), 38. Quad County Northeast (0)
Week Five of the season was a very successful one for the Lady Warriors. Their first tournament of the week was the Norm Manstedt Girls Invitational. The team was once again in the thick of the team race, finishing 4th out of 38 teams.
Individually, Katie Elder rallied from an 0-2 start to finish her day with three consecutive wins (two by pin) to finish in 9th place. Grace Darling went 2-3 (two pins) on the day, including a dramatic comeback win by pin in her first match against Madelyn Nyberg of Schuyler to finish in 8th place.
At 126, Megan Robinson went 2-2 for a 6th place finish, collecting two pins along the way. At 132, Marke Zeleny went 3-2, losing a tough 16-14 match in the semifinals to finish in 4th place with three pins.
Jessi Hasenkamp won a tiebreaker to finish 1st in her pool and made the most of it, winning her quarterfinal match by pin on the way to a 4th place finish (2-3, two pins).
Kaylee Ricketts continued her dominant season, going 5-0 on the day with five pins to take home the 165-pound championship.
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
114 - Katie Elder (11-14) placed 9th and scored 6 team points.
Round 1 - Jazmin Haller (Norfolk Girls) 16-6 won by major decision over Elder (MD 9-0)
Round 2 - Ella Reeves (Battle Creek Girls) 24-6 pinned Elder (Fall 3:29)
Round 3 - Elder WON by major decision over Caidence Bethards (Norfolk Girls) 5-10 (MD 11-1)
Consolation Bracket - Elder PINNED Hayle DeBoer (Pierce Girls) 7-7 (Fall 1:28)
9th Place Match - Elder PINNED Maddy Pineda (Schuyler Girls) 13-7 (Fall 2:03)
120 - Grace Darling (11-13) placed 8th and scored 4 team points.
Round 1 - Darling PINNED Madelyn Nyberg (Schuyler Girls) 9-8 (Fall 4:27)
Round 2 - Madisen Petersen (Crofton Girls) 13-2 pinned Darling (Fall 2:25)
Round 3 - Darling PINNED Kim Gonzalez (Grand Island Girls) 8-15 (Fall 5:59)
Consolation Bracket - Kaitlyn Jeffrey (Platteview Girls) 13-6 won by decision over Darling (Dec 6-2)
7th Place Match - NyAsia Jones (Millard South Girls) 6-13 pinned Darling (Fall 4:13)
126 - Megan Robinson (9-5) placed 6th and scored 8 team points.
Round 1 - Robinson received a bye (Bye)
Round 3 - Robinson PINNED Brianna Hernandez (Millard South Girls) 6-12 (Fall 2:39)
Quarterfinal - Victoria Maxey (Norfolk Girls) 14-4 won by major decision over Robinson (MD 10-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Robinson PINNED Genesis Solis (Grand Island Girls) 9-9 (Fall 2:39)
5th Place Match - Isabella Manning (Wisner-Pilger Girls) 6-3 pinned Robinson (Fall 5:00)
132 - Marke Zeleny (14-2) placed 4th and scored 13 team points.
Round 1 - Zeleny PINNED Grace Wioskowski (Adams Central Girls) 3-11 (Fall 1:41)
Round 2 - Zeleny PINNED Megan Althouse (Minden Girls) 12-9 (Fall 2:47)
Round 3 - Zeleny PINNED Sage McCallum (Grand Island Girls) 17-5 (Fall 3:03)
Championship Bracket - Lesly Rodriguez (Norfolk Girls) 13-2 won by decision over Zeleny (Dec 16-14)
3rd Place Match - Emma Richards (Valentine Girls) 10-4 won by medical forfeit over Zeleny (M. For.)
138 - Jessi Hasenkamp (7-8) placed 4th and scored 13 team points.
Round 1 - Hasenkamp (Wahoo Girls) PINNED Isabelle Skrdla (Pierce Girls) 9-5 (Fall 2:52)
Round 2 - Laila Cuevas (Norfolk Girls) 10-9 won by decision over Hasenkamp (Dec 6-2)
Quarterfinal - Hasenkamp PINNED Yvette Vargas (Millard South Girls) 13-13 (Fall 3:36)
Semifinal - Kehlanee Bengtson (Aurora Girls) 14-2 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 2:21)
3rd Place Match - Libby Sutton (Weeping Water Girls) 23-4 won by decision over Hasenkamp (Dec 5-4)
Round 1 - Ricketts PINNED Ashylnn Whitley (BRLD Girls) 7-10 (Fall 2:34)
Round 3 - Ricketts PINNED Grace Ciancio (Fullerton Girls) 5-6 (Fall 2:31)
Quarterfinal - Ricketts WON by injury default over Allie Burke (High Plains Community Girls) 12-7 (Inj. 2:23)
Semifinal - Ricketts PINNED Rowyn Wiltgen (Millard South Girls) 17-10 (Fall 4:30)
1st Place Match - Ricketts PINNED Paola Vergara (O`Neill Girls) 9-2 (Fall 0:58)
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Warrior Girls Wrestling follows home tourney championship with 3rd place finish @ 41-team Winnebago Invitational!
Wahoo travels to High Plains Invite on Jan. 6
December 28, 2021 (Winnebago Invitational)
TEAM SCORES
1. West Point-Beemer (123), 2. Norfolk (87), 3. Wahoo (71), 3. South Sioux City (71), 5. Weeping Water (64.5), 6. Papillion-LaVista (58), 7. Millard South (57.5), 8. Yutan (56), 9. Winnebago (49), 10. Harrisburg (46.5), 11. Fremont (45.5), 12. Omaha Westside (45), 13. Platteview (43), 14. Schuyler (42.5), 15. Amherst (42), 16. Bennington (40), 17. Valentine (37.5), 18. Omaha Burke (35), 19. Omaha Northwest (34.5), 20. Johnson County (34), 21. Fairbury (33), 22. Viborg-Hurley (31), 23. Wayne (29), 24. Ainsworth (27), 25. Conestoga (26.5), 25. Lennox SD (26.5), 27. Louisville (26), 28. Hemingford (23), 29. Wisner-Pilger (22), 30. Crete (21.5), 31. Stanton (19.5), 32. BRLD (19), 33. Scribner-Snyder (17), 34. Omaha Skutt Catholic (16), 35. Beatrice (15), 36. Summerland (13), 37. Columbus (11), 38. Battle Creek (9), 39. Omaha Bryan (8.5), 40. High Plains Community (3), 41. Cedar Bluffs (0)
The Wahoo Girls wrestled twice over their holiday break. Their first tournament was the 41-team Winnebago Invitational. The Lady Warriors had another solid showing, finishing in fourth place.
At 114, Katie Elder went 2-3 with two pins to finish in 15th place. Fellow junior Grace Darling went 2-2 with two pins to finish in 6th place at 120.
At 126, Megan Robinson went 3-2 with three pins for a 4th place finish. At 138, Karina Raney took home 3rd place, going 3-1 on the day with two pins.
Jessi Hasenkamp had a 2-3 day with one pin to finish in 10th place. Rounding out the scoring was Kaylee Ricketts, who pinned her way through yet another tournament going 4-0 and finishing her day as the 165-pound champion!
To finish out the 2021 portion of the season, the team traveled to Bennington for the Badger Girls Invite. No team score or individual placement was kept at this event.
Katie Elder went 1-3 on the day with a pin. Grace Darling was 2-3, with two pins. Marke Zeleny, Jessi Hasenkamp, and Karina Raney each won their lone match of the day with a pin a piece. Kaylee Ricketts had three pins in three matches to finish 3-0.
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
114 - Katie Elder (7-9) placed 15th and scored 4 team points.
Round 2 - Elder PINNED Kathryn Nicholas (Fremont Girls) 3-9 (Fall 3:29)
Round 3 - Kylee Plowman (Conestoga) 12-4 won by tech fall over Elder (TF-1.5 4:00 (16-1))
Cons. Round 1 - Isabella Orsi (Omaha Skutt Catholic Girls) 4-7 won by major decision over Elder (MD 11-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Rebeca Perez (South Sioux City) 8-9 pinned Elder (Fall 4:22)
15th Place Match - Elder PINNED Caidence Bethards (Norfolk) 3-7 (Fall 1:31)
120 - Grace Darling (7-7) placed 6th and scored 8 team points.
Round 1 - Darling received a bye (Bye)
Round 3 - Darling PINNED Sovia Say (Omaha Northwest Girls) 2-7 (Fall 2:33)
Quarterfinal - Alexis Pehrson (Yutan Girls) 24-1 pinned Darling (Fall 3:23)
Cons. Round 2 - Darling PINNED Susu Kamara (Harrisburg) 7-11 (Fall 1:53)
5th Place Match - Kaitlyn Jeffrey (Platteview Girls) 10-4 won by decision over Darling (Dec 9-6)
126 - Megan Robinson (7-3) placed 4th and scored 15 team points.
Round 1 - Robinson PINNED Gabby Phillips (Fairbury Girls) 3-7 (Fall 2:14)
Round 3 - Robinson PINNED Sierra Smidt (Lennox, SD) 1-5 (Fall 0:26)
Quarterfinal - Robinson PINNED Valeria Robles (Papillion-La Vista) 3-7 (Fall 1:32)
Semifinal - Diana Cervantes (West Point-Beemer) 15-3 pinned Robinson (Fall 2:22)
3rd Place Match - Victoria Maxey (Norfolk) 10-3 pinned Robinson (Fall 2:41)
138 - Karina Raney (12-4) placed 3rd and scored 13 team points.
Round 1 - Raney PINNED Alicia Lopez Alvis (Crete) 4-9 (Fall 1:49)
Round 3 - Raney received a bye (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Raney WON by decision over Ashley Stadt (Scribner-Snyder) 7-7 (Dec 8-2)
Semifinal - Emma Richards (Valentine) 6-3 pinned Raney (Fall 0:46)
3rd Place Match - Raney WON by decision over Korilynn Christians (Omaha Northwest Girls) 7-5 (Dec 10-4)
145 - Jessi Hasenkamp (4-5) placed 10th and scored 5 team points.
Round 1 - Rita Ceballos (Johnson County Central Girls) 13-5 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 2:33)
Round 2 - Catalina Jones (Louisville) 13-5 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 5:13)
Round 3 - Hasenkamp PINNED Taylor Miller (Weeping Water) 6-17 (Fall 1:35)
Consolation Bracket - Hasenkamp won by forfeit over Dana Reynoso (South Sioux City) 6-9 (For.)
9th Place Match - Karen Gomez (Schuyler) 14-3 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 2:12)
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (16-0) placed 1st and scored 26 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 1 - Ricketts received a bye (Bye)
Round 2 - Ricketts PINNED Morgan Lantaff (Harrisburg) 8-6 (Fall 1:06)
Round 3 - Ricketts PINNED Zulema Godinez (South Sioux City) 11-7 (Fall 1:46)
Championship Bracket - Ricketts PINNED Angela Velasquez (Schuyler) 14-6 (Fall 2:58)
1st Place Match - Ricketts PINNED Rowyn Wiltgen (Millard South) 15-8 (Fall 4:22)
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Legacy in the making: Warrior Girls Wrestling takes team championship @ inaugural home invite!
Wahoo is solid leader in 16-team tourney; Zeleny & Ricketts capture individual championships; Darling/Raney/Robinson secure runners-up
December 17, 2021 (Wahoo Invitational)
TEAM SCORES
1. Wahoo (104), 2. South Sioux City (69), 3. Omaha Westside (58), 4. Omaha North (56), 5. Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur (46), 6. Yutan (42), 7. Abraham Lincoln (32), 8. Battle Creek (30), 9. High Plains Community (20), 9. Wisner-Pilger (20), 11. Plattsmouth (19), 12. Omaha Benson (17), 13. Malcolm (4), 14. Beatrice (0), 14. Cedar Bluffs (0), 14. Palmyra (0)
Congratulations Warrior Girls Wrestling: 2021 Wahoo Invitational Champions! Wahoo secured the decisive victory over 15 other teams, and crowned five championship/runner-up individual medalists!
The girls returned home for the first annual Wahoo High School Girls Wrestling Invitational. Led by five finalists, the Warriors dominated a field of 15 schools, scoring 104 points and outpacing second place South Sioux City by 35 points.
The team had two individual champions: Juniors Kaylee Ricketts (165) and Marke Zeleny (145). Ricketts went 3-0 with three pins, while Zeleny was 4-0 with three pins. Ricketts was named the “Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament,” the second time in three tournaments she has received that honor.
The Warriors also had three runners-up at the meet: juniors Megan Robinson (126) and Grace Darling (120) were joined by freshman Karina Raney as silver medalists. All three girls went 2-1 with two pins apiece.
Finishing in fourth place was freshman Jessi Hasenkamp at 138 lbs. After receiving a first round bye, she went 1-2 with one pin.
At 114 pounds, junior Katie Elder finished 1-2 and once again had the match of the night, rallying from a 1-5 third period deficit with a takedown and three-point nearfall in the final minute to secure a 6-5 victory.
The Warrior Girls Wrestlers are off next week for the Holiday break before closing out their 2021 slate at the Winnebago All-Girls Tournament on December 28.
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
114 - Katie Elder (5-6) scored 1 team points.
Quarterfinal - Rebeca Perez (South Sioux City Girls) 5-5 won by decision over Elder (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Elder WON by decision over Koral Carrillo-Paniagua (South Sioux City Girls) 0-4 (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Semi - Ella Reeves (Battle Creek Girls) 13-2 pinned Elder (Fall 1:58)
120 - Grace Darling (5-5) placed 2nd and scored 14 team points. RUNNER-UP!
Round 1 - Alexis Pehrson (Yutan Girls) 16-1 pinned Darling (Fall 0:52)
Round 2 - Darling PINNED Chelsey Robinson (Omaha North Girls) 4-2 (Fall 1:50)
Round 3 - Darling PINNED Buemuna Ku (Omaha Benson Girls) 0-5 (Fall 1:05)
126 - Megan Robinson (4-1) placed 2nd and scored 18 team points. RUNNER-UP!
Quarterfinal - Robinson PINNED Diana Maldonado (South Sioux City Girls) 4-3 (Fall 1:37)
Semifinal - Robinson PINNED Adilene Delgadillo (South Sioux City Girls) 4-5 (Fall 2:26)
1st Place Match - Regan Rosseter (Omaha Westside Girls) 8-0 pinned Robinson (Wahoo Girls) 4-1 (Fall 0:46)
132 - Karina Raney (9-3) placed 2nd and scored 20 team points. RUNNER-UP!
Champ. Round 1 - Raney received a bye (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Raney PINNED Alicia Gubalke (Omaha Westside Girls) 6-3 (Fall 1:31)
Semifinal - Raney PINNED Isabella Manning (Wisner-Pilger Girls) 3-2 (Fall 1:42)
1st Place Match - Selena Zamora (South Sioux City Girls) 6-0 won by decision over Raney (Dec 6-2)
138 - Jessi Hasenkamp (2-2) placed 4th and scored 7 team points.
Quarterfinal - Hasenkamp received a bye (Bye)
Semifinal - Ann Marie Meiman (Omaha North Girls) 6-0 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 1:21)
Cons. Semi - Hasenkamp PINNED Naveah Kern-Calloway (Omaha North Girls) 1-4 (Fall 0:29)
3rd Place Match - Jacqueline Bunten (Abraham Lincoln) 4-2 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 4:12)
145 - Marke Zeleny (10-0) placed 1st and scored 18 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 2 - Zeleny PINNED Brianna Anderson (Omaha Benson Girls) 1-5 (Fall 1:04)
Round 3 - Zeleny PINNED Kassidy Fiala (Abraham Lincoln) 4-5 (Fall 1:05)
Round 4 - Zeleny PINNED Dana Reynoso (South Sioux City Girls) 5-5 (Fall 3:18)
Round 5 - Zeleny won by medical forfeit over Haylee Miller (Wisner-Pilger Girls) 2-3 (M. For.)
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (12-0) placed 1st and scored 26 team points. CHAMPION!
Champ. Round 1 - Ricketts received a bye (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ricketts PINNED Kyra Hypes (Battle Creek Girls) 1-8 (Fall 1:42)
Semifinal - Ricketts PINNED Piper Zatechka (Omaha Westside Girls) 10-3 (Fall 0:37)
1st Place Match - Ricketts PINNED Allie Burke (High Plains Community Girls) 8-1 (Fall 3:29)
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Forfeits give NE City edge at Dec. 14 dual
Wahoo hosts home invitational on Friday
December 14, 2021 (Dual vs. Nebraska City [@ Blair])
Wahoo 21 || Nebraska City 30 LOSS
The Wahoo Girls kicked off week three with a dual against Nebraska City. The Warriors won the two contested matches, but lost five matches by forfeit, resulting in a 30-21 defeat. Jessi Hasenkamp won by fall at 138 over Lexi Southard, and Katie Elder earned a dramatic 10-9 victory over Rylee Stracke. Marke Zeleny and Kaylee Ricketts received forfeits at 145 and 165 respectively.
Individual Results:
100 - Double Forfeit <no score>
107 - Azaria Ruby (NE City) won via forfeit +6 NE City
114 - Katie Elder (Wahoo) WON by sudden victory over Rylee Stracke (NE City) (SV-1 10-9) +3 Wahoo
120 - Eloise Gay (NE City) won via forfeit +6 NE City
126 - Pacie Lee (NE City) won via forfeit +6 NE City
132 - Rylee Packett (NE City) won via forfeit +6 NE City
138 - Jessi Hasenkamp (Wahoo) PINNED Lexi Southard (NE City) (Fall 3:31) +6 Wahoo
145 - Marke Zeleny (Wahoo) won via forfeit +6 Wahoo
152 - Anna Kent (NE City) won via forfeit +6 NE City
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (Wahoo) won via forfeit +6 Wahoo
185 - Double Forfeit <no score>
235 - Double Forfeit <no score>
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Zeleny & Ricketts grab first place @ West Point-Beemer with 5 pins apiece; Raney takes runner-up; team captures 4th place out of 22 teams!
Wahoo hosts home invitational on Friday
December 11, 2021 (West Point-Beemer Invitational)
TEAM SCORES
1. Grand Island (162), 2. West Point-Beemer (133), 3. Pierce (120), 4. Wahoo (111), 5. Weeping Water (92), 6. Fremont (86), 7. Bellevue East (76), 8. Conestoga (66), 9. Yutan (60), 10. BRLD (58), 11. Crofton (50), 11. Omaha Westside (50), 13. Battle Creek (41), 14. Wayne (37), 15. Omaha Burke (31), 16. Johnson County Central (30), 17. Arcadia (21), 18. Stanton (19), 19. Scribner-Snyder (11), 19. Summerland (11), 21. Madison (8), 22. Norfolk Catholic (7)
Warrior Girls left their mark at the Dec. 11 West Point-Beemer Invite, bringing home two first place medals, a runner-up medal, and an impressive fourth place team finish out of 22 competing schools!
In the season’s second week, the Wahoo Girls Wrestling Team traveled to West Point-Beemer High School for the Battle at the Point. The Warriors put forth a very strong showing in a field featuring 22 teams (including four of the top seven teams in the preseason NSWCA rankings), finishing in fourth place with all six wrestlers qualifying for the championship brackets out of pool play.
At 165 pounds, junior Kaylee Ricketts continued her undefeated campaign by pinning her way to the championship, going 5-0 on the day. Not to be outdone, fellow junior Marke Zeleny made her season debut, collecting 5 pins herself and a championship.
At 138 pounds, it was time for the freshmen to shine, as Karina Raney went 4-1 on the day with 4 pins on her way to her second runner-up finish in as many weeks. Also at 138 pounds, Jessi Hasenkamp’s only defeat in her pool was to Raney. She then joined her teammate on the podium with a fourth place finish after a hard-fought consolation final loss to end a 3-2 day (3 pins).
In the 120-pound weight class, first year junior Grace Darling collected her first 3 wins of the year en route to a fifth place finish. All three wins were by pin.
The team’s other first year junior, Katie Elder, also collected her first 3 wins of the season. Elder finished in seventh place, going 3-2 on the day with her first pin.
Next week the Warriors will hit the road on Tuesday for a dual with Nebraska City (at Blair alongside the boys triangular) before returning home for the inaugural Wahoo Girls Wrestling Invitational on Friday, December 17.
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
114 - Katie Elder (3-4) placed 7th and scored 6 team points.
Round 1 - Elder WON by decision over Sophia Mahlberg (Bellevue East) 2-7 (Dec 5-2)
Round 2 - Elder WON in sudden victory - 1 over Alexis Eason (Bellevue East) 3-7 (SV-1 9-7)
Quarterfinal - Jesmy Trujillo (Omaha Burke) 4-6 won by decision over Elder (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Claudia Vazquez (Grand Island) 4-4 pinned Elder (Fall 1:26)
7th Place Match - Elder WON by fall over Shantelle Mikkelson (Madison) 0-5 (Fall 4:47)
120 - Grace Darling (3-4) placed 5th and scored 9 team points.
Round 1 - Darling PINNED Hannah Jearue (Omaha Burke) 4-4 (Fall 0:55)
Round 2 - Callie Arniold (Pierce) 4-3 won by decision over Darling (Dec 9-5)
Quarterfinal - Madisen Petersen (Crofton) 5-1 pinned Darling (Fall 0:58)
Cons. Round 1 - Darling PINNED Dakota Reiman (Weeping Water) 4-6 (Fall 4:28)
5th Place Match - Darling PINNED Aniya Williams (Bellevue East) 3-7 (Fall 4:30)
138 - Karina Raney (7-2) placed 2nd and scored 28 team points. RUNNER-UP!
Round 1 - Raney PINNED Jesse Hasenkamp (Wahoo) 3-2 (Fall 1:02)
Round 2 - Raney PINNED Ashley Stadt (Scribner-Snyder) 2-3 (Fall 4:34)
Round 3 - Raney PINNED Lluvia Fierro (Grand Island) 4-5 (Fall 0:42)
Round 5 - Raney PINNED Angeline Skrdla (Pierce) 6-2 (Fall 3:33)
1st Place Match - Alannah Osborne (BRLD) 5-0 pinned Raney (Fall 3:33)
138 - Jessi Hasenkamp (3-2) placed 4th.
Round 1 - Karina Raney (Wahoo) 7-2 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 1:02)
Round 3 - Hasenkamp PINNED Ashley Stadt (Scribner-Snyder) 2-3 (Fall 2:00)
Round 4 - Hasenkamp PINNED Angeline Skrdla (Pierce) 6-2 (Fall 1:48)
Round 5 - Hasenkamp PINNED Lluvia Fierro (Grand Island) 4-5 (Fall 0:55)
3rd Place Match - Libby Sutton (Weeping Water) 10-2 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 3:50)
145 - Marke Zeleny (5-0) placed 1st and scored 34 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 1 - Zeleny PINNED Stephany Rodriguez (Arcadia) 3-4 (Fall 0:24)
Round 2 - Zeleny PINNED Taylor Miller (Weeping Water) 1-8 (Fall 0:46)
Round 3 - Zeleny PINNED Sheccid Vallin (Fremont) 5-4 (Fall 2:13)
Championship Bracket - Zeleny PINNED Samantha Burch (Weeping Water) 4-2 (Fall 2:24)
1st Place Match - Zeleny PINNED Adriana Cabello (Grand Island) 6-2 (Fall 1:40)
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (8-0) placed 1st and scored 34 team points. CHAMPION!
Round 1 - Ricketts PINNED Ashylnn Whitley (BRLD) 1-4 (Fall 2:38)
Round 2 - Ricketts PINNED Lluvia Cortez (Grand Island) 4-5 (Fall 0:23)
Round 3 - Ricketts PINNED Ziomara Ruiz (West Point - Beemer) 4-2 (Fall 3:03)
Championship Bracket - Ricketts PINNED Piper Zatechka (Omaha Westside) 7-2 (Fall 1:04)
1st Place Match - Ricketts PINNED Annabelle Poppe (Crofton) 7-1 (Fall 2:45)
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Ricketts & Robinson open season with championships @ Fremont Invite; Raney captures runner-up; Team takes 5th
Wahoo travels to West Point-Beemer for Dec. 11 Invitational
December 3, 2021 (Fremont Invitational)
TEAM SCORES
1. Schuyler (191), 2. Norfolk (77), 3. Fremont (74), 4. Papillion-LaVista (70), 5. Wahoo (64), 6. Winnebago (60), 7. Platteview (39), 8. Omaha Northwest (30), 9. Millard West (21)
Warrior Girls Wrestling started the season strong on Dec. 3 at the Fremont Invitational. Congratulations to Wahoo's medalists (from left) Megan Robinson (1st @ 126 lbs.), Karina Raney (runner-up @ 138 lbs.), and Kaylee Ricketts (1st @ 165 lbs.)!
INDIVIDUAL VARSITY RESULTS
114 - Katie Elder (0-2)
Quarterfinal - Courtney Briones (Schuyler) 3-1 pinned Elder (Fall 4:57)
Cons. Round 1 - Talia Astorino (Papillion-La Vista) 2-2 pinned Elder (Fall 4:02)
120 - Grace Darling (0-2)
Quarterfinal - Marisa Dennis (Papillion-La Vista) 2-1 pinned Darling (Fall 0:36)
Cons. Round 1 - Darling received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Semi - Daniela Cupa (Schuyler) 2-1 pinned Darling (Fall 3:27)
126 - Megan Robinson (2-0) placed 1st and scored 22 team points. CHAMPION!
Quarterfinal - Robinson received a bye (Bye)
Semifinal - Robinson PINNED Nevaeh Hascall (Millard West) 1-2 (Fall 1:31)
1st Place Match - Robinson PINNED Victoria Maxey (Norfolk) 2-1 (Fall 2:30)
138 - Karina Raney (2-1) placed 2nd and scored 18 team points. RUNNER-UP!
Quarterfinal - Raney PINNED Sophia Peterson (Fremont) 0-2 (Fall 1:02)
Semifinal - Raney PINNED Jenna Second (Papillion-La Vista) 2-1 (Fall 3:12)
1st Place Match - Carly Wemhoff (Schuyler) 3-0 pinned Raney (Fall 0:47)
Quarterfinal - Carly Wemhoff (Schuyler) 3-0 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 3:29)
Cons. Round 1 - Kali Mangelsen (Norfolk) 1-2 pinned Hasenkamp (Fall 3:53)
165 - Kaylee Ricketts (3-0) placed 1st and scored 24 team points. CHAMPION!
Quarterfinal - Ricketts PINNED Mason Klein (Millard West) 0-2 (Fall 2:15)
Semifinal - Ricketts PINNED Lauren Sash (Millard West) 2-1 (Fall 2:38)
1st Place Match - Ricketts PINNED Jasmine Acosta (Schuyler) 2-1 (Fall 2:12)
2021-2022 Warrior Girls Wresting Team, back row (from left): Coach Sam Kolterman, Coach Clete Vrbka, Marke Zeleny, Perla Ortega Orrantia, Kaylee Ricketts, Coach Ed Raney, Coach Darold Foster. Front row: Katie Elder, Karina Raney, Megan Robinson, Grace Darling. (photo courtesy Alex Eller, Wahoo Newspaper)