Tiger wrestlers lead area field at Medicine Valley

CURTIS, Neb. — Team scores and area top players from Friday’s Medicine Valley Wrestling Invitational.

Top eight teams of 14: 1. North Platte 127, 2. Sutherland 89, 3. Elm Creek 80.5, 4. Dundy County-Stratton 61, 5. Garden County 51.5, 6. Wauneta-Palisade 48.5, 7. Sandhills Valley 41.5, 8. Perkins County 38; 11. Medicine Valley 25; 13. Southwest 22.

DC-S

126 pounds: Tagen Yrkoski (30-8) won the championship. He pinned J. Hazen, MV, in 3:08; pinned B. Arensdorf, NP (10-3) in 3:53; pinned finalist C. Larsen, GC (9-2), in 5:12.

190: Laken Wissink (22-7) won the championship. She won 12-1 over T. Jorgensen, NP; pinned K. Florea, S.V., in 2:38; pinned finalist K. Florom, PAX, in 3:24.

165: Jess Fanning (7-13) placed third. He won 15-5 over C. Anderson, Hyannis; pinned D. Bruce, PC, in 4:00.

Wauneta-Palisade

175: David Bryner (37-5) placed second. He pinned S. Trace, MV, in 2:436; pinned B. Kendall, South Platte (20-10), in 3:24; was pinned by finalist G. Moreno, NP (22-4), in 2:25.

165: Kameran McCrumb (21-17) placed second. He won 17-0 over D. Bruce, PC; pinned J. Fanning, DC_S, in 4:36; pinned C. Anderson, Hyannis, in 1:26; lost 26-8 final to R. Copeland, SUTH (36-9).

132: Konner McCrumb (24-14) placed third. He pinned D. Stamm, DC-S, in 2:36; pinned G. Hammond, SW (19-15), in 4:40.

Medicine Valley

144 pounds: Hunter Koetter (14-10) placed fourth. He pinned T. Myers, SAND, in 5:58; was pinned by L. Harper, SUTH (40-5) in :53 semifinal; pinned C. Cooksley, NP, in 1:34; lost third-place match by medical forfeit to K. Songster, NP (23-8).

Southwest

132: Gage Hammond (19-15) placed fourth. He pinned D. Stamm, DC-S, in :49; was pinned by O. Nutter, SUTH (30-0) in 3:04 semifinal; pinned R. Olson, South Platte, in 1:29; was pinned by K. McCrumb, W-P (24-14) in 4:40.

190: Jaxton Payton placed fourth.He pinned K. Florea, SAND, in 3:49.