Dorchester Times: DHS Sending Seven Wrestlers To State; Finish No. 2 At District

Sunday, February 14, 2010

DHS Sending Seven Wrestlers To State; Finish No. 2 At District

After the dust settled at the Class D-1 District wrestling tournament held in Sutton on Saturday, it became clear that DHS means business in 2010 -- and those who compile the state wrestling rankings severely underestimated the Longhorns.

Seven Dorchester wrestlers will travel to the Omaha Qwest Center to take part in the 2010 State Wrestling Tournament. One Times' staff member says the number at least ties the largest number of wrestlers that DHS has ever sent to state. DHS was District D-1 runner-up out of 16 teams and was topped only by the state's No. 2-ranked Class D squad, Palmer, which is sent nine wrestlers to state.

Also, Saturday's accomplishment comes after DHS had fallen out of the latest Class D wrestling rankings, which gave more respect to nearby rivals Friend (No. 7) and Sutton (No. 9). Compared to Dorchester's seven state qualifiers, Friend is sending three to Omaha; Sutton is sending four.

This year's DHS state qualifiers are:

112 lb.: Jordan Jensen, Fr. (placed 4th at District);
119 lb.: Jeremy Inderlied, Jr. (1st at District);
125 lb.: Brandon Schwisow, So. (2nd at District);
135 lb.: Alec Lisec, So. (4th at District);
140 lb.: Sid Stern, Jr. (2nd at District);
145 lb.: Adam Kahle, Sr. (3rd at District);
189 lb.: Russell Barak, Jr. (3rd at District).

Dorchester has produced three state wrestling champions over the years: 1981-Mike Williams (185 lb., Class C); 1986-Don Bruha (185 lb., Class D); and 1988-Brad Andelt (112 lb., Class D). This year, the State High School Wrestling Championships will be held Feb. 17-20 at the Qwest Center. To see the first-round pairings, click here. For hotel and other information, click here. We wish all seven DHS wrestlers best of luck at state.

19 comments:

class of 87February 14, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Don Bruha was pound for pound the toughest guy to ever walk through those hallowed halls of DHS
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AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 1:35 AM
Way to go guys. Go get them at state!

JR

DHS Wrestler 71-74
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AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 5:51 AM
And Donnie was one of the nicest.
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AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 6:42 AM
Obviously you never met Bob Zoubek!!
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STUDFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:04 AM
Russ has good history on his side. Go DHS!
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AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 11:49 AM
Awesome picture of the longhorn.
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InsiderFebruary 15, 2010 at 1:07 PM
Good chance that DHS could add two more state champs to the honor roll!!!
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AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 4:09 PM
The school has new halways and new studs so look ahead not behind. With good leadership and coaching Dorchester wrestling could be number one in the future. We do not care about Friend Sutton and Palmer because they will be in the dust soon. h
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AnonymousFebruary 17, 2010 at 11:11 AM
it would be nice to see a large turn out at state for this kids that have put in a lot of hard work. It was neat how the town of Palmer had so many fans that followed there team to districts, Dorchester fans should show the same support for our wrestlers as well. I see the basketball teams get a good turn out even when they have been down these last few years. It would be nice to show some respect to these kids and show up in Omaha!
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AnonymousFebruary 17, 2010 at 8:01 PM
Too bad DHS fell out of the rankings. The team placed no lower than 3rd at any meet and took home the top team trophy 5 times. The wrestling gurus must have been looking the other way. Coach Kastl has done an awesome job with these kids. He has a lot of respect for all the members of his team. The wrestlers worked hard all season and it paid off! The wrestling team is definitely "Back on Track", just as their shirts say. Beware Quest Center the Longhorns are coming!
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AnonymousFebruary 17, 2010 at 9:14 PM
We went to the State Westling when the Kohout's boys went that was alot of fun!!!
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AnonymousFebruary 17, 2010 at 9:50 PM
lets strive to be number one in academics too

never seen anything about that

shows what is important to society
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AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 7:32 PM
By my count at least 5 of the wrestlers were on the honor roll or honorable mention. No wrestlers were benched all season for academic ineligibility. So it seems that academics and sports can go hand in hand.
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AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Why even bother responding to people who go through life hating those who enjoy being competitive and athletic, or enjoy watching those who are?

There are too many albatrosses in life as it is.

(Hey, Anonymous, do you even know what an albatross is?)
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AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Why yes, I do know what an albatross is. I have read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", where the saying comes from and yes, Rime is spelled correctly.
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AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 9:39 PM
Not only have I read "The Rime," I have won gold metals in wrestling, scored touchdowns, hit grand slams and graduated from a four-year university with honors. How in the world did I manage to do that with a jock brain like mine?

All hope abandon ye who play sports. You can't possibly excel in the classroom, too.
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AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 10:19 PM
Hey...its Qwest, not Quest
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Village DwellerFebruary 19, 2010 at 4:16 PM
Readers:

Please keep your comments germane to the story topic.

Thank you.
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AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 6:29 PM
And where exactly did DHS end up at state? I know the slackers from Palmer were runner-ups and all 4 of the qualifiers from Sutton medaled with a state champ and a runner-up.
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Dorchester: A Good Little Family Town

Dorchester, Nebraska (est. population 630) is located in northern Saline county. Close in proximity to Interstate 80, Dorchester is only 25 minutes from the state capital of Lincoln (est. population 250,000) and about 55 minutes from Omaha (metro population 725,000).

Dorchester's median resident age is 37 years. In 2005, Dorchester had a median family income of approximately $35,600. The median house value was about $63,000. About 95 percent of Dorchester residents commute to work via Interstate and highways.

The village has a quality public school, which received a $4.1 million expansion and modernization in 2008; it offers a small classrooms and individualized attention. Total enrollment of grades K-12 is around 230-250 students.

Ancestries of the Dorchester area are primarily German (42.4%), Czech (24.9%), Irish (12.5%), English (5.4%), and Dutch (4.9%).

Dorchester Historical Facts

* On July 4, 1871, the railroad reached Dorchester.
* Incorporated in 1881, Dorchester's population grew from 200 to 500 by 1882.
* In 1882, Dorchester had 90 buildings, 35 of which were businesses or public facilities. Brick buildings lined both sides of Washington Avenue for two blocks.
* Dorchester's longest-running newspaper was The Dorchester Star, which was published until the late 1940s.
* By 1889, Dorchester's population is said to have reached 800, while the town housed an opera house, a two-story brick schoolhouse with a bell tower, and four churches.
* By the 1910s, Dorchester had electricity, a water tower and a fire department.
* Dorchester's main arteries, Highways 6 and 33, were graveled in the 1940s.
* Dorchester's first irrigation well was drilled on Chris Weber's farm and rural electrification was finished following WWII.

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Dorchester is one of the "alphabet towns" on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad line built west from Lincoln. The town site was selected for its pleasant location in the northern part of Saline County, about eight miles west of Crete. This situation is an attractive one, being on the level prairie land, midway between the West Blue River and Turkey Creek. The first named stream is three miles north, and the latter about the same distance south from the town. Dorchester was platted in 1870 and incorporated in 1881. The name "Dorchester" came from either for a suburb of Boston by that name or a town in England. No one is sure. Two of the very first settlers were James Seely and Edward McIntyre, who both made Dorchester their permanent home.

Dorchester: In The Beginning

Here is a look at Dorchester around 1890, less than a decade after its official incorporation, as documented by Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska:
* POPULATION: "About 300, and is made up of a substantial and progressive class of citizens, who are moral and industrious. ... The town grew but very little until the year 1879, for the reason that Pleasant Hill, on Turkey Creek, a short distance south, was the county seat and naturally drew a trade for quite a large scope of country."
* BUSINESS: "The business and professional interests of the town are represented by three general merchandise stores, two drug, one grocery, one furniture, two hardware, and two millinery stores, one bank, two restaurants, two hotels, three livery stables, a post office, one newspaper office, two elevators, two lumber yards, two coal yards, two blacksmith shops, two lawyers and four physicians."
* SCHOOL: "The schoolhouse is a good one. The schoolhouse was built in 1872, since which time the public schools have been continually kept up. The present schoolhouse is 24' x 40' in size, two stories high. The school is graded and consists of three departments. The house is found too small, and arrangements will soon be made to increase its size."
* CHURCHES: "There are three substantial churches."
* HOMES: "The residence portion of the village is made up of neat houses of different styles of architecture, but none of them very large."
* NEWSPAPER: "The Dorchester Star, which was established August 21, 1881, by H. C. Bittenbender, who edited it until January 19, 1882, when he sold it to Ryerson & Bullock, the present proprietors. The Star is a bright weekly paper, five-column quarto, in size, and is Republican in politics."