BURWELL — The Wolfpack wrestling team, seeing their first action after the Christmas break, earned three medals Friday at the Burwell Invitational.
Senior Andrew Fangman won the 170-pound weight class to lead the Wolfpack effort. He pinned Sam Folkers in the championship match as the top Wolfpack effort of the day.
Senior Ryan Pelster and sophomore Logan Henn (14-5) placed fourth in their weight divisions. Pelster recorded two points in advancing to the consolation finals. Henn recorded three pins in six matches.
Individual results from the tournament were:
113 pounds — Logan Henn (Elgin Public/Elgin Pope John) won by fall over Dustin Charron (Centura) 10-12 (Fall 1:25); Brody Benson (Valentine) 14-7 won by major decision over Henn (MD 9-1); Henn won by fall over Caden Greenland (Arcadia/Loup City) 5-10 (Fall 0:34); Henn won in tie breaker – 1 over Cole Laible (West Holt) 6-9 (TB-1 2-0); Henn won by fall over Zak Olson (Twin Loup) 17-6 (Fall 2:11); 3rd Place Match – Brody Benson (Valentine) 14-7 won over Henn (OTHR1)
120 — Cristian Carranza (Cross County) 13-11 won by fall over Geoffrey Carr (Elgin Public/Elgin Pope John) 1-9 (Fall 1:39); Carr received a bye; Trigger Pokorny (Central Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Carr (Fall 2:25)
145 — Ryan Pelster (Elgin Public/Elgin Pope John) received a bye; Pelster won by fall over Kieron Wenig (Valentine) 11-6 (Fall 4:40); Devon Walker (Elm Creek) 28-4 won by decision over Pelster (Dec 13-8); Pelster won by fall over JW Schroder (Twin Loup) 11-11 (Fall 1:22); 3rd Place Match – Hudson Pearman (Valentine) 20-2 won in sudden victory – 1 over Pelster 15-4 (SV-1 8-4)
170 — Andrew Fangman (Elgin Public/Elgin Pope John) won by fall over Michael Fines (Wood River) 8-17 (Fall 1:05); Fangman won by fall over Cody Truex (Loomis/Bertrand) 4-9 (Fall 0:29); Fangman won by fall over Hunter Nickless (Ainsworth) 8-5 (Fall 3:49); 1st Place Match – Fangman 18-2 won by fall over Sam Folkers (Ravenna) 15-6 (Fall 1:36)
