Youth with the Wayne Wrestling Club began their 2025 winter season by sending wrestlers to a pair of northeast Nebraska weekend invites.
The WWC sent six to the Wisner Gator Swamp Stomp on Jan. 5 and five to the Pender Kidragon Invite on Jan. 5.
From Wisner-Pilger High School, Ryan Loberg (boys 5th – 6th 103-114) led the Wayne Wrestling Club with a first place finish while runner-up results came from Barrett Hanson (boys 3rd – 4th 110-113) and Kimbree Rees (girls 7th – 8th 101-103).
In Pender, Tanner Heithold (1st – 2nd 55-58); Kaiser Woehler (1st – 2nd 60-64), Cohen Woehler (5th – 6th 57-72) and Mason Nelson (5th – 6th 72-80) all placed first.
Upcoming competitions for the Wayne Wrestling Club will be in Winside and Bancroft on Sunday, Jan. 12; the Schuyler Warrior Tournament on Sunday, Jan. 19; TBA on Sunday, Jan. 26; Norfolk on Sunday, Feb. 2; the Wayne Wrestling Club Invite on Sunday, Feb. 9; TBA on Sunday, Feb. 16; off for NSAA high school state competition Feb. 18 – 19 (girls) and 20 – 22 (boys); the District 5 Tournament will be in Fremont Sunday, March 2; TBA on March 9 and the USA State youth competition will be in Grand Island on Sunday, March 16.
