Bartlett completed third place within the 100-pound division of the District 1 in Nebraska City. The prime three finishers in every weight class qualify for state.

She obtained a primary spherical bye earlier than defeating the No. 2 seed to advance to the semifinals. After a 10-3 loss within the semifinals, she bounced again with a pinfall win within the comfort semifinals and a 9-5 win in her third place match to qualify.

Beatrice Coach Corey Wells mentioned it was a historic day not only for the Lady O, however the complete state of Nebraska.

“To be part of the first sanctioned NSAA Girls district wrestling competition and to have our first Lady O qualify for state is a great feeling and a great accomplishment,” Wells mentioned.

District 1 was the most important of the 4 Class B districts and was a really aggressive district. Beatrice had 5 different ladies competing and Wells mentioned the teaching workers is pleased with how all of them got here out and competed.

Morgan Maschmann got here up simply quick in her bid for state, ending 4 within the 114-pound division.

“Morgan showed a lot of toughness on the mat,” Wells mentioned. “She fought through the consolation bracket to make it to the medal round and for a chance to advance to state. Unfortunately, she came up just short in her third place match.”

Olivia Hatzenbuehler was in a position to advance to day two of districts, however got here up in need of incomes a medal.

“Olivia is a great example of the progress our girls showed this year,” Wells mentioned. “Prior to this year, she had zero experience in wrestling and at districts, her only losses were to state qualifiers.”

Jordyn Kleveland was the primary Lady O wrestler on the mat on Friday and picked up a 10-8 upset over the No. 4 seed within the 100-pound division.

“Jordyn getting that win really set the tone for our girls and we ended up having a great first round,” Wells mentioned.

Megan Powers and Ashton Hofeling additionally competed for the Lady O at districts, however fell in need of advancing to Saturday’s rounds.

Senior Raquel Moore was unable to wrestle at districts on account of an damage, however Wells mentioned her presence was nonetheless felt.

“Raquel was a great leader for the other girls as she was one of our two returning wrestlers,” Wells mentioned. “She really helped set the tone for our girls program.”

In District 3, hosted by Gothenburg, Fairbury’s Makena Schramm certified for state by profitable the 185-pound division. She gained each her matches by pinfall. 

Johnson County Central had two qualifiers for state. Jocelyn Prado completed first within the 100-pound division of District 4 and Lucie Rougean completed third in the identical division.

The NSAA Girls State Wrestling Meet will happen alongside the boys state meet Feb. 17-19 on the CHI Health Center in Omaha.

The Beatrice boys gained the Fairbury Invite on Friday. They scored 207 factors, which beat out runner-up Milford’s 196 and third place Fairbury’s 108.

The Orangemen obtained first place finishes from Ian Roschewski within the 106-pound division, Bryce Karlin within the 126-pound division, Kruse Williamson within the 145-pound division, Cole Maschmann within the 160-pound division, Torrance Keehn within the 170-pound division, Deegan Nelson within the 182-pound division and Brock Ostdiek within the 220-pound division.

They obtained runner-up finishes from Tristain Reinke within the 120-pound division and Brett Powers within the 152-pound division.

Fairbury obtained a person championship from Kazz Hyson within the 285-pound division and runner-up finishes from Hayden Bear at 106, Connor Gerths at 138 and Domenic Hyson at 195.

The Beatrice wrestling crew might be in motion once more on Friday and Saturday after they journey to districts in Sidney.