Blue River senior Danica Watts controls Gering’s Amber Hahn in the match to secure her first state medal. Watts went on to a sixth place medal at 115 pounds. PCN photo by Travis Lane.-
Arianna Schutt (left) went 1-2 at the state meet as she finished the season at 49-17 wrestling at 120 pounds.
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Nevaeh Martinez lost both of her matches at 145 and ended the year with a record of 37-18. PCN photo by Travis Lane.
For the second year in a row, Danica Watts, a senior at Shelby- RC in just her third year of competitive wrestling qualified to compete with the best at the state wrestling tournament. Last year as a junior she went 1-2 and ended the year with a 31-18 mark.
Watts started off the tournament with an 11-0 major decision over Avil Duran of Omaha Marian, but lost her attempt to stay in the championship …