Blaze earns five medals in debut

CREIGHTON — The new wrestling co-operative between LCC and Randolph, the Quad County Northeast Blaze, made their debut Saturday and earned five medals at the Creighton Invitational.

The Blaze had a pair of consolation finalists, one of whom brought home a third-place medal. Tie Hollandsworth did the job at 152 pounds for the Blaze, pinning Patrick Vinson of Osmond early in the third period to claim third-place honors.

Colby Wathor and Fischer Carson both earned fourth-place medals for the Blaze. Wathor lost in the consolation finals at 182 pounds, while Carson fell in the third-place match at 285 pounds.

Kolby Casey finished the day with a fifth-place medal, getting a pin in his final match at 195 pounds. Levi Jackson was a sixth-place finisher at 182 pounds.

The Blaze will wrestle in the West Point-Beemer duals tournament on Saturday in West Point.

Creighton Invitational

Team Standings

Plainview 241, Battle Creek 148, Elkhorn Valley 115, Winside 99.5, Creighton 98, Crofton/Bloomfield 89, Pender 74, Norfolk JV 66.5, Quad County NE 56, Niobrara/Verdigre 36, Osmond 24.

Area Medalists

152: 3. Tie Hollandsworth, QCNE, pinned Patrick Vinson, Osmond, 3:34.

182: 3. Gavin Chohon, N/V, pinned Colby Wathor, QCNE, 3:50; 5. Joel Mercado, Norfolk JV, pinned Levi Jackson, QCNE, 3:45.

195: 5. Kolby Casey, QCNE, pinned Jacob Ottis, BC, 1:41.

285: 3. Jared Janssen, C/B, pinned Fischer Carson, QCNE, :26.