Jackson County Central and Martin County will both compete among the final four teams in their respective team wrestling tournaments Saturday.
The Huskies will head to Slayton for the Section 3A tournament, while the Red Bulls will be at home at Cardinal Gym in Fairmont for the 3AA tourney. In both cases, the semifinal matches are at 12:30 p.m., with the finals to follow at about 2:30.
Section 3A
Top-seeded JCC faces the host team, fifth-seeded Fulda/Murray County Central in the semifinals. The Huskies steamrolled ninth-seeded Springfield 81-0 Thursday while the Warriors were upending fourth-seeded Pipestone 45-34.
Jackson County Central has a 19-3 dual record, while Fulda/MCC is 7-6. The Huskies won the regular season meeting between the teams 65-3 in Wabasso on Jan. 21.
The other semifinal has second-seeded Adrian/Ellsworth (19-5) meeting third-seeded Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove (31-11).
The winners then meet for a spot in the state tournament at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
One team has earned a spot in the state Class 1A team tournament, as fourth-ranked Kimball won the Section 4A title Friday. The other berths will be decided Saturday.
SECTION 3A WRESTLING
Thursday, Feb. 17
First round
Springfield 39, St. James Area 33
Wabasso 51, Luverne 24
Quarterfinals
Jackson County Central 81, Springfield 0
Fulda/Murray County Central 45, Pipestone 34
Adrian/Ellsworth 54, Luverne 9
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 70, Red Rock Central 6
Saturday, Feb. 19
At Slayton
Semifinals
Jackson County Central (19-3) vs. Fulda/Murray County Central (7-6), 12:30 p.m.
Adrian/Ellsworth (19-5) vs. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove (31-11), 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.
Section 3AA
Martin County, the number one seed in the South Sub-Section, faces MAHACA, which was the third seed in the North Sub-Section, in one of the 3AA semifinals.
The Red Bulls beat South No. 4 seed Worthington 56-15 Thursday, while the Tigers topped North No. 2 seed United 40-26.
Martin County defeated MAHACA 45-25 on Jan. 29 at Fairmont.
In the other semifinal, North No. 1 seed Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (17-6) wrestles South No. 3 seed New Ulm (12-11).
The winners then meet for a spot in the state tournament at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Two teams have earned spots in the state Class 2A tourney.
On Friday, third-ranked Becker won the Section 6AA title and unranked Mora was the winner in 7AA. The other berths will be decided Saturday.
SECTION 3AA WRESTLING
Thursday, Feb. 17
South Sub-Section
At Fairmont
First round
Worthington 39, Redwood Valley 37
New Ulm 53, Windom/Mountain Lake 24
Quarterfinals
Martin County 56, Worthington 15
New Ulm 32, Marshall 29
North Sub-Section
At Hutchinson
First round
New London-Spicer 55, Quad County 15
Quarterfinals
Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 60, New London-Spicer 9
MAHACA 40, United 26
Saturday, Feb. 19
At Fairmont
Semifinals
Martin County (24-1) vs. MAHACA (18-7), 12:30 p.m.
Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (17-6) vs. New Ulm (12-11), 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.