Pine Bluffs Post - Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908

Tri State Grapplers were at Scottsbluff for the Battle in the Bluffs Tournament which is a Tour of Nebraska series tournament. "The kids all wrestled awesome. They had some huge brackets and fought hard and never gave up. Couldn't be more proud of them all. We had 4 champions and they were: Ethan Bibbey, Jax Thurin, Cable Botha, and MaKenna Thurin." stated Coach Jay Thurin. " Jesse Gortney and John Waldroupe finished third while Tanner Long came in fourth. Eli Currie and Zakary Mossberg didn't place but they worked hard against some tough kids. " Thurin added.

1st-2nd 40 - Ethan Bibbey's place is 1st and has scored 40.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Ethan Bibbey (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Adan Garcia (Gering Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:53)

Semifinal - Ethan Bibbey (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Angus Moeller (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:09)

1st Place Match - Ethan Bibbey (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Brysun Potts (Paxton) (Fall 2:15)

1st-2nd 45 - Jesse Gortney's place is 3rd and has scored 20.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Quincy Boettcher (Banner County MatCats) won by fall over Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 2:18)

Cons. Round 2 - Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) won by major decision over Brandis Mills (Bridgeport Wrestling Club) (Maj 14-1)

Cons. Round 3 - Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Wyatt Andrys (Sidney Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:54)

Cons. Semi - Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) won by major decision over Grant Celli (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) (Maj 10-1)

3rd Place Match - Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Ashton Tuzson (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:59)

2nd Place Match - Quincy Boettcher (Banner County MatCats) won by rule over Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) (RULE)

1st-2nd 59 - Jax Thurin's place is 1st and has scored 40.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jax Thurin (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Jaxon Sanchez (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:23)

Quarterfinal - Jax Thurin (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Keegan Florom (Paxton) (Fall 2:57)

Semifinal - Jax Thurin (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Kaylor McKee (Gering Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:00)

1st Place Match - Jax Thurin (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Drake Arnold (Gering Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:15)

1st-2nd 125 - John Waldroupe's place is 3rd and has scored 20.0 team points.

Round 2 - Grayson Mitchell (Bridgeport Wrestling Club) won by fall over John Waldroupe (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 0:29)

Round 3 - Wyatt Wharton (Bayard wrestling club) won by fall over John Waldroupe (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 0:47)

3rd-4th 60 - Cable Botha's place is 1st and has scored 40.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Cable Botha (Garden County Wrestling Club) won by fall over Wyatt Stabnow (Alliance Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:34)

Quarterfinal - Cable Botha (Garden County Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kayden Coward (Little Hammers Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:19)

Semifinal - Cable Botha (Garden County Wrestling Club) won by fall over Oscar Brown (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:41)

1st Place Match - Cable Botha (Garden County Wrestling Club) won by decision over Drey Gardner (Mitchell Wrestling Club) (Dec 7-5)

3rd-4th 65 - Zakary Mossberg's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Zakary Mossberg (Tri-State Grapplers) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - Kelly Headley (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) won by fall over Zakary Mossberg (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 0:19)

Cons. Round 2 - Zakary Mossberg (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Wilbur Reichenberg (Banner County MatCats) (Fall 0:19)

Cons. Round 3 - Caysen Robertson (Alliance Wrestling Club) won by fall over Zakary Mossberg (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 0:27)

3rd-4th 70 - Eli Currie's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Cannon Beaver (Mitchell Wrestling Club) won by decision over Eli Currie (Tri-State Grapplers) (Dec 11-8)

Cons. Round 1 - Brayen Gonzalez (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) won by decision over Eli Currie (Tri-State Grapplers) (Dec 8-1)

5th-6th 70 - Tanner Long's place is 4th and has scored 16.0 team points.

Courtesy Photos

Cable Botha and Jax Thurin getting their awards.

Quarterfinal - Tanner Long (Tri-State Grapplers) received a bye () (Bye)

Semifinal - Axton Stone (Gering Wrestling Club) won by fall over Tanner Long (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 1:06)

Cons. Semi - Tanner Long (Tri-State Grapplers) received a bye () (Bye)

3rd Place Match - Jaxon Kearns (Gordon/Rushville Jr. Wrestling) won by major decision over Tanner Long (Tri-State Grapplers) (Maj 11-2)

Girls 66-70 - MaKenna Thurin's place is 1st and has scored 40.0 team points.

Round 1 - MaKenna Thurin (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Kaydence Mckee (Gering Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:53)

Round 2 - MaKenna Thurin (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Lydia Williams (Gering Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:29)