N-Ks Gideon Rollene qualifies for state meet

Northwood-Kensett's Gideon Rollene was the only Viking left standing at last Saturday's district tournament in Denver.

Rollene, who won sectional and district titles this season on his way to his first state wrestling tournament

will take a perfect 45-0 record and a No.1 ranking to Des Moines.

Rollene will face Luke Mosinski (38-8) in his first round match.

The state torunament starts this Thursday and runs through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.