One Raider still alive in state wrestling; Wintholz advances to the medal rounds

OMAHA — Sidney senior 195-pounder Tanner Wintholz is the lone Red Raider remaining in the state wrestling finals at Omaha’s CenturyLink Center.

Wintholz won both three bouts in today’s wrestlebacks, while both Scott Kelsey (220) and Michael Muggli (132) were eliminated.

Wintholz (21-4) pinned Schuyler’s Tyler Brabec in his first-round consolation bout, getting the stick in the final seconds of the second period.

Wintholz then came back and decisioned Nate Meier of Pierce, 5-2, earning a berth in the quarterfinals opposite Alliance freshman Kyson Schnell. Wintholz pinned Schnell in the Sidney D...