It was a successful day for the Bobcat wrestling team on Saturday, Feb.

10, as they qualified four wrestlers for the Nebraska State Wrestling Championships in Omaha which begin today (Feb.

15).

Josiah Coleman picked up the gold medal and district championship at 106 pounds to punch his ticket to Omaha. His road to the gold went as follows: Champ. Round 1 Coleman won by fall over Noah Hiatt (South Loup) (Fall 1:42) Quarterfinal - Coleman won by fall over Weston Putnam (Elm Creek) (Fall 1:38) Semifinal - Coleman won by fall over Prestyn Roan (Riverside) (Fall 0:49) 1st Place Match - Coleman won by fall over Trayton Stewart (Centennial) (Fall 3:28) Dawson Mason earned the silver medal and a trip to the state tournament at 132 pounds. This was how his day went: Champ. Round 1 - Mason won by fall over Talon Hemmingsen (Palmer) (Fall 0:57) Quarterfinal - Mason won by decision over Caleb Vinson (Osmond) (Dec 5-0) Semifinal - Mason won by fall over Connor Rempe (Sandy Creek) (Fall 4:55) 1st Place Match - Jaxon Smith (Elm Creek) won by fall over Mason (Fall 0:50) CJ Quandt also finished the day with the silver medal and a trip to the state championships at 144 pounds.

Here is how his day looked: Champ. Round 1 - Quandt received a bye Champ. Round 2 - Quandt won by fall over Kyson

cont. PAGE 9- Wrestling Gilliland (Shelton) (Fall 1:10) Quarterfinal - Quandt won by fall over Kegan Payne (Neligh-Oakdale) (Fall 3:06) Semifinal - Quandt won by fall over Carter Jasnoch (Ravenna) (Fall 2:15) 1st Place Match - Jakob Kavan (Aquinas Catholic) 45-1 won by fall over Quandt (Fall 1:19) The final state qualifier for the Bobcats is Dawson Doggett, the gold medalist and district champion at 190 pounds. The road to the top of the podium for Doggett went as follows: Champ. Round 1 - Doggett won by fall over Daymion Cacy (Ravenna) (Fall 0:37) Quarterfinal - Doggett won by fall over Josh Spray (Sandy Creek) (Fall 0:31) Semifinal - Doggett won by major decision over Brayden Harms (Weeping Water) (MD 12-3) 1st Place Match - Doggett won by decision over Chase Thomas (Neligh-Oakdale) (Dec 5-2) First-round matches at the state tournament for Class D begin at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 15. Quarterfinal matches will immediately follow the conclusion of the first round.

Action will resume with consolation matches beginning at noon on Friday, with the semifinals and thirdround consolations set to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Consolation semifinals, more commonly known as the “heartbreak round”, and all medal matches will be held on Saturday.