The North Platte Bulldogs wrestling team hosted the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference wrestling tournament on Saturday and ended up placing fifth as a team.

The Bulldogs scored 131 points in the eight-team tournament. Kearney, as expected, won the tournament with 215 points.

North Platte had 11 wrestlers place, including three that made the finals of their respective weight classes. All three wrestlers that reached the finals took second. Dylan Petersen, the No. 2 ranked wrestler in Class A at 132 pounds, lost to the top-ranked wrestler, Dante Rodriguez of Kearney, by fall in the championship. Shawn Roblee, who is ranked sixth at 152 pounds, placed second after losing a tough match 7-6 to Huy Truong of Hastings. Jobie Loving was the third wrestler to place second for North Platte. Loving lost a close match as well, 5-4, to Cameron Schlender of Kearney.

The other wrestlers that placed for the Dawgs were Alex Guerra at 106 pounds took third, Aaron Houser at 126 pounds finished in third, Colton Thompson placed third at 138 pounds, Austin Matthews took third at 145 pounds, Alek Morales finished in fourth at 285 pounds, David Mata placed fifth at 120 pounds, Bradan Hengen took sixth at 182 pounds and Tyler Dubry finished sixth at 220 pounds.

The team scores and North Platte’s individual results can be seen below.

Team Scores
1.	Kearney	215.0
2.	Norfolk	151.0
3.	Lexington	136.5
4.	Scottsbluff	131.5
5.	North Platte	131.0
6.	Columbus	130.0
7.	Hastings	107.5
8.	McCook	44.0

GNAC Invite Results for North Platte
106 – Alex Guerra (28-14) placed 3rd and scored 11.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Alex Guerra (North Platte) 28-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Carter Woehlk (Columbus) 33-2 won by decision over Alex Guerra (North Platte) 28-14 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi – Alex Guerra (North Platte) 28-14 won by major decision over George Hernandez (Scottsbluff) 2-3 (MD 9-1)
3rd Place Match – Alex Guerra (North Platte) 28-14 won by decision over Dylan Grey (Norfolk) 22-14 (Dec 4-0)

120 – David Mata (25-17) placed 5th and scored 7.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Alam Alvarez (Lexington) 32-6 won by tech fall over David Mata (North Platte) 25-17 (TF-1.5 5:11 (15-0))
Cons. Round 1 – David Mata (North Platte) 25-17 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Christopher Bailly (Columbus) 31-8 won by fall over David Mata (North Platte) 25-17 (Fall 2:08)
5th Place Match – David Mata (North Platte) 25-17 won by forfeit over Salem Harsh (Scottsbluff) 33-10 (For.)

126 – Aaron Houser (28-10) placed 3rd and scored 14.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Aaron Houser (North Platte) 28-10 won by major decision over Nicholas Sadd (Hastings) 16-17 (MD 8-0)
Semifinal – Damon Rodriguez (Kearney) 26-8 won by decision over Aaron Houser (North Platte) 28-10 (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Semi – Aaron Houser (North Platte) 28-10 won by decision over Brady Fister (Norfolk) 21-8 (Dec 5-3)
3rd Place Match – Aaron Houser (North Platte) 28-10 won by major decision over Henry Gonzalez (Lexington) 23-13 (MD 11-2)

132 – Dylan Petersen (33-8) placed 2nd and scored 16.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Dylan Petersen (North Platte) 33-8 won by decision over Rene Lazo (Lexington) 21-16 (Dec 3-1)
Semifinal – Dylan Petersen (North Platte) 33-8 won by decision over Ben Rodriguez (Scottsbluff) 23-14 (Dec 4-3)
1st Place Match – Dante Rodriguez (Kearney) 31-0 won by fall over Dylan Petersen (North Platte) 33-8 (Fall 1:39)

138 – Colton Thompson (28-12) placed 3rd and scored 13.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Kasey Taylor (McCook) 17-15 won by decision over Colton Thompson (North Platte) 28-12 (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 1 – Colton Thompson (North Platte) 28-12 won by major decision over Kristopher Kizzire (Scottsbluff) 12-25 (MD 13-1)
Cons. Semi – Colton Thompson (North Platte) 28-12 won by decision over Trevar Bigelow (Kearney) 23-10 (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match – Colton Thompson (North Platte) 28-12 won by major decision over Christian Stutzman (Columbus) 26-13 (MD 12-2)

145 – Austin Matthews (28-14) placed 3rd and scored 14.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Austin Matthews (North Platte) 28-14 won by fall over Samson Mercier (Norfolk) 0-4 (Fall 1:22)
Semifinal – Derek Berumen (Kearney) 24-14 won by decision over Austin Matthews (North Platte) 28-14 (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Semi – Austin Matthews (North Platte) 28-14 received a bye () (Bye)
3rd Place Match – Austin Matthews (North Platte) 28-14 won by decision over Tristan Marking (Columbus) 11-13 (Dec 4-0)

152 – Shawn Roblee (36-5) placed 2nd and scored 17.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Shawn Roblee (North Platte) 36-5 won by major decision over Moises Garcia (Lexington) 17-19 (MD 16-6)
Semifinal – Shawn Roblee (North Platte) 36-5 won by decision over Mason Merritt (Kearney) 26-15 (Dec 13-6)
1st Place Match – Huy Truong (Hastings) 25-2 won by decision over Shawn Roblee (North Platte) 36-5 (Dec 7-6)

170 – Jobie Loving (21-11) placed 2nd and scored 18.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Jobie Loving (North Platte) 21-11 won by decision over Dylan Lucius (Scottsbluff) 11-16 (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal – Jobie Loving (North Platte) 21-11 won by fall over Trevor Phillips (Columbus) 24-16 (Fall 5:59)
1st Place Match – Cameron Schlender (Kearney) 22-16 won by decision over Jobie Loving (North Platte) 21-11 (Dec 5-4)

182 – Bradan Hengen (7-14) placed 6th and scored 3.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Dominick Carr (Norfolk) 22-11 won by decision over Bradan Hengen (North Platte) 7-14 (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Bradan Hengen (North Platte) 7-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Kyle Schulz (Columbus) 20-18 won by fall over Bradan Hengen (North Platte) 7-14 (Fall 2:17)
5th Place Match – Dominic Rasmussen (Hastings) 22-17 won by decision over Bradan Hengen (North Platte) 7-14 (Dec 5-1)

195 – Bryan Halsted (6-11) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Edwin Perdomo (Lexington) 29-3 won by fall over Bryan Halsted (North Platte) 6-11 (Fall 0:54)
Cons. Round 1 – Wyatt Olcott (Columbus) 18-21 won by decision over Bryan Halsted (North Platte) 6-11 (Dec 3-0)

220 – Tyler Dubry (9-11) placed 6th and scored 6.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Matt McBride (McCook) 24-9 won by fall over Tyler Dubry (North Platte) 9-11 (Fall 1:18)
Cons. Round 1 – Tyler Dubry (North Platte) 9-11 won by fall over Mario Soriano (Scottsbluff) 14-22 (Fall 0:31)
Cons. Semi – Chase Orender (Columbus) 20-14 won by decision over Tyler Dubry (North Platte) 9-11 (Dec 7-2)
5th Place Match – Josue Ayala (Lexington) 26-16 won by decision over Tyler Dubry (North Platte) 9-11 (Dec 4-0)

285 – Alek Morales (25-15) placed 4th and scored 12.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Alek Morales (North Platte) 25-15 won by decision over Dalton Goodenberger (McCook) 23-16 (Dec 9-4)
Semifinal – Andrew Aratani (Scottsbluff) 40-5 won by fall over Alek Morales (North Platte) 25-15 (Fall 2:45)
Cons. Semi – Alek Morales (North Platte) 25-15 won by fall over Oscar Ramirez (Lexington) 8-11 (Fall 0:17)
3rd Place Match – Christian Hernandez-DeHorta (Norfolk) 27-7 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Alek Morales (North Platte) 25-15 (UTB 3-2)