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Two Bobcat wrestlers returned home with medals from Friday's Central Valley Invite in Greeley.

Freshman Alex Thiele earned the bronze medal in the 113-pound class, while Alex Arroyo, a sophomore, ended fourth at 145 pounds.

Summerland ended 10th in team standings, with 61.5 points.

Neligh-Oakdale won the team title, scoring 165 points. Wood River ended second, with 135.

Rounding out the top 10 were Palmer, 127; Tri County, 115; Hi-Line Cooperative, 92; Weeping Water, 77.5; High Plains Community, 65; Anselmo-Merna, 63; Cambridge, 62.

Shelby Rising City, Central Valley, South Loup, Overton, Fullerton, Grand Island Central Catholic, Elgin Public/Pope John, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller,Niobrara/Verdigre and Riverside also participated.

Thiele started competition with a win, by fall, in 3:52, over Cale Kinney of EPPJ. In the second round, he pinned Jose Zarraga, WR, in 1:56.

Thiele met Logan Peterson, South Loup, in round three, dropping a 12-2 major decision.

In the consolation bracket, Thiele faced Brendyn Wagner, WR, and won, 10-8.

Thiele finished the meet with a 4-2 decision over Cody Booth of N-O.

Arroyo dropped a first-round match to Roy Guzman, Palmer, who won by fall, in 2:55.

Arroyo faced Nate Redwine, HiLine, in the first consolation match, pinning him in :27.

Arroyo continued with a win by medical forfeit over Connor Sonderup, Fullerton.

In the match for third, Guzman pinned Arroyo in 1:53.

Spencer Kester began the meet with a bye in the 120-pound division. He lost, by fall, in 3:05, to Dylan Ancheta, WR, in the second round.

Following a bye in the consolation bracket, Kester lost, by fall, in :39, to Fullerton's Kirby Smith.

Rafe Grebin opened competition in the 126-class with a win over Bo Pokorny. Grebin pinned the CV wrestler in 5:32.

He faced CV's Shaye Wood in the second round and dropped a 16-1 technical fall.

Moving to the consolation bracket, Grebin pinned Clay Sayer, Cambridge, in 2:43, before dropping a 4-1 decision to Timmy Smith, Hi-Line.

Following a bye, Eli Thiele lost, by fall, to Caden Reedy, TC.

In the consolation bracket, Thiele claimed a 9-1 major decision over Reece Jones, SEM.

In the next round, Thiele lost, by fall, in 3:44, to Cinch Kiger, Overton.

After losing by fall to Overton's David Thompson, James Kester won two matches in the 138-pound consolation bracket.

Kester defeated Zane Kreikemeier, AM, by fall, in :38 and pinned Hi-Line's Trevor Jorges, in 2:49.

He faced Nick Brodigan, WR, and lost, by fall, in 2:03.

Kendrick Schroeder competed i the 152 division and started with a loss, by fall, in :48, to Hunter Gress, HPC. He faced Aiden Perales, GICC, in the consolation bracket, losing by fall, in 2:39.

David Arroyo faced Conner Schutz, Hi-Line, and lost his first match in the 160-pound class.

Arroyo earned a 9-2 decision over James Kerns, TC, in the first consolation round before falling to South Loup's Dalton Kunkee, in :36.

Colton Thiele opened with an 18-second pin, over Emil Brandt, NV, in the 195-pound division.

He lost, by fall, in 3:12, to Brandon Beeson, TC.

In the consolation round, Thiele lost, by fall, in 4:03, to Sid Miller, AM.

In the 220 class, Wyatt Chipps lost, by fall, in 2:28, to Andrew Burnett, AM. He earned a win, by fall, in 2:16, over Grant Ohnemus, SRC, before falling to Brendon Hall, SEM in 1:19.

Summerland hosts its annual invite, Friday, Feb. 7, at Clearwater.

Competition begins at noon.