WATTS EARNS FIRST STATE MEDAL WITH SIXTH PLACE

By Ken Kush on Wednesday, February 25, 2026
  • 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.
    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.
    Arianna Schutt (left) went 1-2 at the state meet as she finished the season at 49-17 wrestling at 120 pounds.
  • Nevaeh Martinez lost both of her matches at 145 and ended the year with a record of 37-18. PCN photo by Travis Lane.
    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 cha...

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