Goepfert area athlete of week

AREA STAR JOSH GOEPERT

Marysville, senior wrestler

HIS PERFORMANCE: In a showdown of the No. 2 and 3-ranked 113-pounders in Class 3-2-1A, Goepfert (No. 3) knocked off undefeated Brady Lowell of Republic County (No. 2) in the finals of the Jayhusker Invitational at Marysville to earn Outstanding Wrestler honors. Goepfert used a pair of reversals to take a 4-2 victory to improve to 20-0 on the season.

COMMENT: “Josh is having a great season so far,” Marysville coach Cole Fredrickson said. “He is really focused and working really hard. He stayed active on bottom, picked up two reversals, and had a good ride-out in the thirrd to win.”

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Elena Flott, F, Olpe
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