NSWCA Class B Tournament Rankings 1. Omaha Skutt 2. Waverly 3. Scottsbluff 4. Blair 5. Beatrice 6. Bennington 7. York 8. Plattsmouth 9. Cozad 10. Gering As things start to develop and the early results start coming in Skutt rises to the top. They have a lot of top end point scorers and depth which makes them tough to beat. Skutt has 9 wrestlers ranked in the top 6. Waverly has not had their full line up yet and once...Read More
Girls Ratings Top 10 Teams (# of rated/contenders) Top 10 Teams (# of rated/contenders) 1. Westside (6) 2. Omaha Skutt (4) 3. Papillion-LaVista (5) 4. Grand Island (6) 5. South Sioux City (3) 6. Millard South (5) 7. Omaha North (4) 8. Ralston (3) 9. Scribner-Snyder (3) 10. Norfolk (2) Contenders: Pierce (4), Crete (4), Boone Central (3), Schuyler (3), Aurora (3), Beatrice (3) 100 1. Jocelyn Prado – Johnson County Central, 11 (1 st -100) 2. Payton Thiele –...Read More
Girls Rankings Top 10 Teams 1. Omaha Skutt – The perfect storm has befallen Skutt this year and should lead them to their first everteam championship in girls wrestling. The Pehrson twins, Alexis and Aubrey, with their combined 4 state titles will join incoming freshman phenom Kaylyn Harrill fresh off her U15 Pan Am gold medal performance. All three should be favored to win a state title. Plus, Skutt has a returning 4th-place medalist in Elizabeth Janecek who is dropping...Read More
Class D Team Rankings 1. Aquinas Catholic 2. Shelby Rising City 3. Sutherland 4. High Plains Community 5. Wisner-Pilgner 6. Burwell 7. Pleasanton 8. Anselmo-Merna 9. Franklin 10. Howells-Dodge Dual Rankings Aquinas Catholic Sutherland Shelby Rising City Burwell Plainview Wisner-Pilger Neligh-Oakdale Ravenna Arapahoe Centennial Aquinas will look to try and keep the crown on their heads as we head into the new season. They bring a lot of top-end power that will score big points at the state tournament. Looking...Read More
Class C 1. Broken Bow 2. Minden 3. Elkhorn Valley 4. Battle Creek 5. Wilber/Clatonia 6. Central City 7. Milford 8. Fillmore Central 9. Crofton/Bloomfield 10. O’Neill Dual Team Rankings 1. Broken Bow 2. Battle Creek 3. Minden 4. Wilber/Clatonia 5. Milford 6. Fillmore Central 7. Crofton/Bloomfield 8. Central City 9. O’Neill 10. Elkhorn Valley The returning champs, Broken Bow, check in at the top spot. So much returning talent in the line-up makes the Indians an easy early favorite....Read More
Class B 1. Waverly 2. Omaha Skutt 3. Scottsbluff 4. Bennington 5. Beatrice 6. Blair 7. York 8. Gering 9. Cozad 10. Wahoo Last year when I did not put Bennington #1 in the preseason rankings, I was pretty much tarred, feathered, and ridiculed on social media. As it turned out, I was correct. I am going to try this again. Waverly takes the #1 preseason spot based on their depth if they get everyone to the right weight classes....Read More
Class A Top 10 Tournament Teams: 1. Millard South 2. Lincoln East 3. Millard West 4. Creighton Prep 5. Grand Island 6. Norfolk 7. Omaha Bryan 8. Columbus 9. Kearney 10. Papillion-LaVista South Dual Rankings: 1. Millard South 2. Millard West 3. Lincoln East 4. Norfolk 5. Grand Island 6. Prep 7. Columbus 8. Kearney 9. Omaha Bryan 10. Papillion-LaVista South Millard South leads the way again this year in hopes of bringing home their 6th straight team trophy that...Read More
Class D Teams 1. Aquinas 2. Elkhorn Valley 3. Mullen 4. Plainview 5. Shelby-Rising City 6. Anselmo-Merna 7. Neligh-Oakdale 8. Hitchcock County 9. Thayer Central 10. Sutherland 1. Aquinas 2. Twin Loup 3. Sutherland 4. Shelby-Rising City 5. Cambridge 6. Thayer Central 7. Anselmo-Merna 8. Plainview 9. Elkhorn Valley 10. Neligh-Oakdale Final dual ratings are consistent with the state dual finish. Aquinas with a dominate championship run. Twin Loup has a solid dual team to finish 2 nd . A...Read More
