Wilber-Clatonia Sports

Wolverines Down Cardinals

Published by admin on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 1:02pm
With two matches remaining in Thursday’s dual at Crete, Wilber-Clatonia faced a 39-36 deficit after giving up pins in three consecutive matches.
Wolverines’ 220-pounder Trevor Kvasnicka swiftly ended the Cardinals momentum with a pin in 1 minute against Nicky Lopez, giving Wilber-Clatonia a 42-39 lead. Eric Escobar needed anything but a loss to the Wolverines the dual and he did just that by defeating Ivery Hoyos via a 5-1 decision at heavyweight.
Wilber-Clatonia won the dual 45-39.

Area Wrestlers Reign Supreme At Invite

Published by admin on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 10:00am
By Nathan Heuer
From Wilber-Clatonia winning a team title to eight area wrestlers winning their respective weight classes, area grapplers put on a show on Friday at the Thayer Central Invite.
A total of seven Wolverine wrestlers placed in the top four to claim a team championship at the 15-team tournament. Tommy Lokken (132) and Colby Homolka (138) each won individual titles via 5-0 records.

Tachovsky To Play For Concordia

Published by admin on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 9:58am

WC's Alexis Tachovsky signs to play for CU

Published by admin on Fri, 01/24/2020 - 2:23pm

Four Wrestlers Go Undefeated at W-C Hosts Individual Triangular

Published by admin on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 1:12pm
A total of four Wilber-Clatonia wrestlers went undefeated on Tuesday at the their home triangular featuring Seward and Platteview.
Unlike a conventional triangular that features duals between all three teams, Tuesday’s competition put wrestlers in each weight class in a round robin.
Tommy Lokken (132), Colby Homolka (138), Sawyer Kunc (160) and Eric Escobar (285) each went 3-0 for Wilber-Clatonia. Escobar and Kunc each tallied three pins while Homolka and Lokken each won two contested matches and received a forfeit.

Wilber-Clatonia Duals: Moldenhauer, Patak Go Undefeated

Published by admin on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 3:08pm
A pair of Wilber-Clatonia wrestlers went undefeated on Saturday at the Wilber-Clatonia Duals.
Tad Moldenhauer (152) and Nathan Patak (126) tallied 4-0 records in their respective weight classes for the Wolverines, who went 1-3 in dual meets at the seven-team tournament.
Wilber-Clatonia’s lone dual win came against Johnson County Central by the score of 39-24. Eric Escobar (285), Miguel Jaimes (120), Patak (126) and Trevor Kvansicka (220) each picked up contested wins in the dual victory. Johnson County Central forfeited three matches to Wilber-Clatonia.

Wolverines Down Upset-Minded Titans

Published by admin on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 9:20am
By Nathan Heuer
Wilber-Clatonia entered Thursday’s game in Hebron against Thayer Central with a 7-1 record. The Titans claimed a 2-5 record.
Yet, you might have thought otherwise by the time the final buzzer sounded during the first game of the new year for both squads.
By the end of the first quarter the scored was deadlocked at 7-7 and by halftime Wilber-Clatonia was able to gain a slight advantage (21-18).

Knights End W-C Win Streak

Published by admin on Mon, 12/30/2019 - 9:46am
By Nathan Heuer
Wilber-Clatonia’s six-game win streak to start the season came to an end on Friday at the Malcolm Holiday Tournament.
The Wolverine boys were defeated by Oakland-Craig in the first round of the tournament 54-34.
The Knights used a balanced offensive attack that saw eight players score points by the end of Friday’s contest. Colton Thomsen scored a team-high 11 points and Coulter Thiele tallied 10. Wyatt Seargren and Gunnar Ray recorded nine points apiece.

Honea’s Heroics Garner Wolverines OT Victory

Published by admin on Fri, 12/06/2019 - 2:54pm
With only 2 seconds remaining in regulation, Wilber-Clatonia junior Nevaeh Honea stepped to the free throw line with her team trailing by two points on Thursday on her team’s home floor.
 
Honea needed to sink both shots to send her team into overtime and the guard did just that. Her free throw conversions tied the contest at 30-30, giving the Wolverines the clear momentum for the final four minutes of play.
 

Lokken Upsets No. 1 Ranked Wrestler, Leads Team To 5-0 Dual Mark

Published by admin on Fri, 12/06/2019 - 2:51pm
Wilber-Clatonia junior Tommy Lokken put the icing on the cake for his team during their run to five straight dual wins and a championship on Thursday at the Palmyra Dual Tourney.
Lokken, who was not ranked in Class C at 132 pounds, downed No. 1 Class D Ryan Payne of Centennial by the score of 7-2. 
The Wolverines went on to beat Centennial 53-22 in the final dual of the evening for Jaime Bates squad.

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