By JEFF VAN PATTEN
Star-Herald
Hemingford wrestler Emma Gomez shares about wrestling with the Hemingford Bobcats wrestling team and at Girls State. Emma has been wrestling since she was 4 years old.
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Scottsbluff's Paul Garcia reacts after winning his fourth state title during the NSAA State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 20.
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Scottsbluff's Paul Garcia became the 34th wrestler in Nebraska history to win four state titles.
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Gering's Paul Ruff tries to turn Scottsbluff's Paul Garcia for a pin attempt in the 126 pound title match in Class B at the NSAA State Wrestling Championships on Saturday. Garcia would win the match 1-0 to win his fourth state title.
- REGGIE RYDER/Star-Herald
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Scottsbluff's Paul Garcia reacts after winning his fourth state title during the NSAA State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 20.
- REGGIE RYDER/Star-Herald
Gering's Paul Ruff tries to turn Scottsbluff's Paul Garcia for a pin attempt in the 126 pound title match in Class B at the NSAA State Wrestling Championships on Saturday. Garcia would win the match 1-0 to win his fourth state title.
- REGGIE RYDER/Star-Herald
- NICOLE BARKER/Star-Herald
Garden County's Colton Holthus wrestles North Central's Levi Lewis during the 152 pound semifinals on Thursday, in Omaha.
- STEPHANIE BARKER/Star-Herald
Hemingford's Alex Neefe wrestles Morrill's Matthew Kohel during the Class D4 District Tournament in Sutherland on Saturday.
- JAKE DREILINGER/North Platte Telegraph
Gering's Quinton Chavez and Scottsbluff's Connor Whiteley wrestle in the Class B4 District tournament on Saturday in Gering.
- JEFF VAN PATTEN/Star-Herald
Mitchell's Cael Peters wrestles Gordon-Rushville's Tegan Snyder during the Class C, District 4A Tournament in Mitchell on Saturday.
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Morrill's Gabe Kohel wrestles Garden County's Kyle Rote in the consolation bracked at 126 pounds on Saturday in the WTC/MAC Tournament in Mitchell.
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- JEFF VAN PATTEN/Star-Herald
- JEFF VAN PATTEN/Star-Herald
Gering's Quinton Chavez tries to turn Cheyenne East's Landon Trujillo for the pin.
- JEFF VAN PATTEN/Star-Herald
Scottsbluff's Paul Garcia goes for the takedown during his match against Torrington's Michael Sandusky on Tuesday, Jan. 5 in Scottsbluff.
- JEFF VAN PATTEN/Star-Herald
Mitchell's Kadin Perez tries to get the pin on Lingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast's Jaden VanGundy during the match at 145 pounds on Thursday, Jan. 7 in Mitchell.
- JEFF VAN PATTEN/Star-Herald
Lingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast's Grant Logsdon gets the takedown on Mitchell's Ace Hobbs during their match on Thursday, Jan. 7 in Mitchell.
- JEFF VAN PATTEN/Star-Herald
