Aquinas' Comte moves on to semis
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 10:27 pm
Aquinas senior Alex Comte won a 4-0 decision in the 171 lb. class over Jordan Nelson of Winside to advance to the semi finals of the Class D State Wrestling Championship. Comte fended off Nelsons attempts at a throw through the last half of the third period. Comte, 31-7, pinned Heath Shannon of Franklin in the first round. The semi finals begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the Qwest Center in Omaha.Senior Brian Prigge lost his quarterfinal match to Zachary Brokaw, a junior from Winside. Prigge moves on to the consolations set for 12:30 p.m. Friday.
In other quarterfinal action, East Butler senior Taylor Cieslik lost his 152 lb quarterfinal match. He was pinned by Plainview seniorTeran Boyer of Plainview 27 seconds into the match.
East Butler 135 lb senior Tanner Ratkovec's match ended when he suffered a serious injury in his match with Hunter Timmons of Medicine Valley. Timmons was disqualified for an illegal throw. Ratkovec was taken to Creighton University Medical Center. The extent of his injuries were not known as of late Thursday.
