Kimball wrestler qualifies for State Competition

KIMBALL -- Britton Culek secured his spot in the State Wrestling Tournament by placing 4^th place at Districts over the weekend. 

The other wrestlers who competed at Districts were Maison Holmes, Kip Gillming, Landon Bohac, and Bryce Eggli. 

“Britton has put in a lot of time wrestling; he started when he was 5 years old and has never quit,” said Coach Bob Culek. “He wrestled all summer; he practiced with some of the best area kids all summerlong, putting the time in that he needed to reach the goals that we wanted. He never gives up; he works hard.” 

Culek said they had a great group of boys this year who put in time and effort to make it a great season. 

“Maison wrestled pretty hard. He just wasn’t able to get through the heartbreak round to qualify for state; he did qualify last year,” Culek said. “Bryce was a good kid, practiced hard, he came in every day even when his body was hurting, his knee was hurting; he still came in and practiced every day.” 

Culek said Gillming and Bohac both improved immensely this season. Gillming had the fastest pin in the Districts – 9 seconds. 

“Hopefully Landon will continue his growth and come back next year,” Culek said. “I think he can build on that and possibly be in the state tournament.”