Upper State tournament ends, State begins

Three NFHS wrestlers qualify, hope to place at states

by Connor Ford

Three wrestlers qualified to compete today at the the 5A State Championship after qualifing at the Upper State Tournament last weekend. Danny Gilstorf (‘25), Mitchell Ladamus (‘24), and Clayton Rygol (‘23) are eager to show who’s the best.

Last weekend these wrestlers came out ahead when NFHS sent a full line up of 13 wrestlers to compete for state slots.

As Bret Peltier’s first year as a head coach comes to an end, the Falcons wrestling team finished the regular team season with a winning record 14: 13.

Coach Peltier changed the culture of the team right off the bat.

“Grit, toughness, and consistency are the main things I want more of on the team,” he said.

Even with a young team, the wrestlers showed good promise for future years.

“It’s many of the kids’ first year wrestling on varsity,” Peltier said.

Highlights include Rygol and Ladamus both winning the Bearcat Tournament for the first time in school history. Gilstorf’s hard work in the off season and freestyle wrestling helped his ticket to state tour-