This week Kearney High hosted North Platte on Thursday and competed at the Heartland Athletic Conference hosted by Lincoln Southwest on Saturday. Our JV competed at the SEM Invite on Friday and Saturday at the Gator JV Invite which is composed of almost all of our conference opponent’s JV teams. A great week of competition. On Thursday our varsity fell to North Platte 39-27, while our JV won by a score of North Platte 83-24.
Our JV1s got 2nd at the SEM Invite on Friday while our JV2s finished in 7th! Saturday both teams had a strong showing, with many strong performances at both levels. Our varsity came in 3rd place, while our JV won the Gator JV Invite.
HAC Placewinners:
Jack Sponenburgh - 1st
Perry Swarm - 2nd
Ethan Kowalek - 2nd
Tavean Miller - 3rd
Jackson Lavene - 3rd
Sam Nachtigal - 3rd
Taj Wilson - 3rd
Kaedun Goodman - 4th
Kaden Kowalek - 5th
Lane Kovarik - 5th
Seth Philippi - 6th
SEM Placewinners:
Keith Andersen - 1st
Braxton Robinson - 2nd
Jacob Weiler - 2nd
McKaden Smith - 2nd
Cooper Ritz - 3rd
Jett Sanchez - 3rd
Kade Abbey - 3rd
John Florell - 4th
Gator JV Invite Placewinners (Top 3 finishes):
Cooper Ritz - 1st
Kade Abbey - 1st
Landon Clarke - 1st
Kayden Host - 1st
Corey Fields - 2nd
Jett Sanchez - 2nd
Narciso Medina - 2nd
Trey Goodenow - 2nd
Cade Harris - 2nd
Alec Newell - 2nd
Jacob Weiler - 3rd
John Florell - 3rd
Braedyn Bergsten - 3rd
Week 6 Wrestlers of the Week:
Varsity Wrestler of the Week - Jack Sponenburgh had a great weekend at the Heartland Athletic Conference tournament, finishing as our only conference champ on the day. Jack had a great win over Norfolk in the finals, and he also had a big district win over North Platte in the North Platte dual on Thursday.
JV Wrestlers of the Week - Kade Abbey had a great weekend, finishing 3rd at 132 on Friday and then following that up with a 1st place finish at the Gator JV Invite.
Reserve Wrestler of the Week - Keith Andersen is getting this recognition for his 1st place finish at the SEM tournament on Friday. Keith had a great day, competing in all positions at all times.