Five area wrestlers are competing for medals on the third and final day of the 2018 Nebraska State Wrestling Championships at the Century Link Center in Omaha.
Winisde wrestlers Koby Ellis (113) and Jon Escalante (220) will wrestle for state titles this afternoon.
Wakefield has three wrestlers in the consolation semifinals this morning with Cesar Sandoval (120), Isaac Verzani (145) and Julio Sanchez (220).
Area matches are as follows:
Class C
Wakefield/Allen
120: Cesar Sandoval
Consolation Semifinal — Owen Lade, Battle Creek, dec. Cesar Sandoval, Wakefield/Allen, 7-6.
5th Place -- Brandon Schram, Tekamah-Herman, dec. Cesar Sandoval, Wakefield/Allen, 1-0. (SIXTH PLACE)
145: Isaac Verzani
Consolation Semifinal — Jacob Ray, North Bend Central
, dec. Isaac Verzani, Wakefield/Allen, 7-5.
5th Place -- Isaac Verzani, Wakefield/Allen, pinned Easton Albrecht, Raymond Central, 2:22. (FIFTH PLACE
220: Julio Sanchez
Consolation Semifinal — Kalten Bauers, Centura
, dec. Julio Sanchez, Wakefield/Allen, 3-1.
5th Place -- Noah Carlson, Central City, dec. Julio Sanchez, Wakefield/Allen, 4-2 (UTB). (SIXTH PLACE)
Class D
Winside
113: Koby Ellis
Championship — Zach Hamilton, Archbishop Bergan, dec. Koby Ellis, Winside, 1-0. (STATE RUNNER-UP)
220: Jon Escalante
Championship — Jon Esalante, Winside, pinned Schuyler Brown, Overton, 5:04. (STATE CHAMPION)
