National Prep Championships: No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), No. 16 Malvern Prep (Pa.), and No. 50 Mount St. Joseph's (Md.) feature in this event that will be held on Friday and Saturday at Stabler Arena on the campus of Lehigh University. On the individual side of things, the event is expected to feature five wrestlers ranked either first or second nationally, including the top two at 113 pounds in Kurt McHenry (St. Paul's, Md.) and Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.)
Illinois State Dual Tournament: Preliminary round matches occurred on Tuesday night across the state to shrink the field from the sixteen teams that won individual regional titles in each division to the eight teams that will compete on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington. In Class 3A, No. 29 Oak Park River Forest sits pretty in the upper half of the draw, while No. 4 Montini Catholic and No. 45 Marmion Academy are slated to square off in a lower half-bracket quarterfinal.
Central Sectional Masters Tournament (California): The last step of three for qualifying to California's state tournament out of the always loaded central section is the Friday and Saturday at North Bakersfield. In each weight class the top ten finishing wrestlers from a 16-person bracket will qualify to next weekend's state tournament. Three nationally ranked teams are present in this field: No. 6 Buchanan, No. 14 Selma, and No. 37 Clovis.
Michigan Team Wrestling Finals: Eight teams qualified in each of four classifications this past Wednesday for the competition to be held this Friday and Saturday in Kalamazoo. Nationally ranked teams Detroit Catholic Central (No. 9), Lowell (No. 48), and Dundee (No. 46) are the top seed and clear favorite in each division. The next two best/most talented teams in the state, Davison and Dakota are seeded fifth and third respectively in Division I.
Oklahoma State Wrestling Tournament: While No. 13 Tuttle should walk to the Class 4A title in the event to be held this Friday and Saturday at the State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City, the battle will be fierce in Class 6A between No. 18 Choctaw and No. 31 Broken Arrow. Tuttle has qualified its full complement of fourteen wrestlers as they seek a 10th straight state title, while Choctaw brings 12 to state (three in preliminary bouts) and Broken Arrow has ten (two in preliminary bouts) for their big-school title battle.
Minnesota (individual) Section Tournaments: Two of the state qualification tournaments this Friday and Saturday involve a pair of nationally ranked teams. Keep in mind that in each classification there are eight section tournaments that qualify two wrestlers each. No. 40 Shakopee hosts a section tournament in Class 3A that also includes No. 32 Apple Valley, while No. 30 Anoka hosts one of the other Class 3A section events. No. 33 Kasson-Mantorville and No. 41 Simley are in the same Class 2A section event, which will be held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
Nebraska State Dual Championships: Eight teams in each of the four classifications were selected to compete in this Saturday's event to be hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Class A features a pair of ranked teams in No. 44 Lincoln East and No. 49 Kearney
Competitions for other ranked teams:
No. 2 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- competes in regional tournament (state qualification event) tonight, Friday, and Saturday at Mt. Olive
No. 5 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- hosts sectional tournament on Friday and Saturday
No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. -- competes in regional tournament (state qualification event) on Friday and Saturday at George Jenkins
No. 8 St. Edward, Ohio -- competes in sectional tournament on Saturday at Westlake
No. 10 Poway, Calif. -- competes in San Diego Section masters tournament (state qualification event) on Friday and Saturday at Olympian
No. 11 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- competes in district tournament on Friday and Saturday at Bethlehem Liberty
No. 12 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio -- competes in sectional tournament on Friday and Saturday at Hamilton
No. 15 Delbarton, N.J. -- competes in regional tournament (state qualification event) tonight, Friday, and Saturday at West Orange
No. 17 Gilroy, Calif. -- competes in the Central Coast Section tournament (state qualification event) on Friday and Saturday at Independence
No. 19 Allen, Texas -- competes in the state tournament on Friday and Saturday at the Berry Center in Cypress
No. 20 Brecksville, Ohio -- hosts sectional tournament on Saturday
No. 21 Wadsworth, Ohio -- hosts sectional tournament on Saturday
No. 22 Oakdale, Calif. -- competes in the San Joaquin Section masters tournament (state qualification event) on Friday and Saturday at Stockton Arena
No. 28 Parkersburg South, W.Va. -- competes in the state tournament tomorrow through Saturday in Huntington
No. 35 Erie Cathedral Prep, Pa. -- competes in the district tournament on Friday and Saturday at Erie McDowell
No. 38 Massillon Perry, Ohio -- hosts sectional tournament on Saturday
No. 43 Howell, N.J. - competes in regional tournament (state qualification event) tonight, Friday, and Saturday at Brick Memorial
No. 47 St. John Bosco, Calif. -- competes in the Southern Section masters tournament (state qualification event) on Friday and Saturday at Temecula Valley
Ranked teams whose seasons are completed:
No. 23 Fort Dodge (Iowa), No. 24 Christian Brothers College (Mo.), No. 25 Brownsburg (Ind.), No. 26 Park Hill (Mo.), No. 27 Indianapolis Cathedral (Ind.), No. 34 Portage (Ind.), No. 36 Perry Meridian (Ind.), No. 39 Southeast Polk (Iowa), No. 42 Waukee (Iowa)
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