Section wrestling
Huskies head to Slayton for 3A tourney
Top-seeded and four-time defending champion Jackson County Central will face fourth-seeded Pipestone in the semifinals of the Section 3A wrestling tournament at 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Slayton.
In the other semifinal, also at 12:30, second-seeded Adrian/Ellsworth (15-8) meets third-seeded Fulda/Murray County Central (18-8).
The winners meet in the championship match scheduled for 2:30 p.m., with that winner advancing to the state Class 1A tournament at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Section 3A results/schedule
Thursday
Upper bracket
At Jackson
St. James Area/Madelia 64, Red Rock Central 12
Jackson County Central 66, St. James Area/Madelia 8
At Pipestone
Pipestone 45, Wabasso 29
Lower bracket
At Adrian
Adrian/Ellsworth 41, Redwood Valley 26
At Slayton
Fulda/Murray County Central 31, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 29
Saturday
At Slayton
Semifinals
Jackson County Central (14-2) vs. Pipestone (13-9), 12:30 p.m.
Adrian/Ellsworth (15-8) vs. Fulda/Murray County Central (18-8), 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.
Previous results
JCC wrestled each of the other three teams competing in Slayton on Saturday during the regular season.
Those results:
Pipestone: Won 44-20
Adrian/Ellsworth: Won 31-25
Fulda/Murray County Central: Won 41-18
Class 1A sections
Half of the field for the state Class 1A team tournament was determined Friday. The remaining four slots will be filled Saturday.
In only one of the four section tournaments held Friday, there was only one number one seed to make it to state, Staples-Motley in Section 7A.
West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville won the Section 6A title as the number two seed.
Two teams advanced to the state tourney as the number three seed in their section.
In Section 4A in Le Sueur, third-seeded Le Sueur-Henderson beat fourth-seeded Eden Valley-Watkins 34-29 in the championship match.
In the semifinals, LSH had defeated No. 2 seed St. Agnes and EVW beat No. 1 seed Norwood Young America.
In Section 8A at Fertile, No. 3 seed United North Central beat two higher seeded teams Friday, beating No. 2 Fosston/Bagley in the semifinals and No. 1 Frazee in the finals.
Following are the semifinal and final matchups in each of the Class 1A sections.
Section 1A
At Rochester
Saturday
Semifinals
No. 1 Chatfield vs. No. 4 Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson, 11 a.m.
No. 2 Kenyon-Wanamingo vs. No. 3 Goodhue, 11 a.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
Section 2A
At Lake Crystal
Saturday
Semifinals
No. 1 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial vs. No. 5 St. Clair/Loyola, 2 p.m.
No. 2 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton vs. No. 3 Westfield, 2 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
Section 3A
At Slayton
Saturday
Semifinals
No. 1 Jackson County Central vs. No. 4 Pipestone, 12:30 p.m.
No. 2 Adrian/Ellsworth vs. No. 3 Fulda/Murray County Central, 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.
Section 4A
At Le Sueur
Friday
Semifinals
No. 4 Eden Valley-Watkins 34, No. 1 Norwood Young America 30
No. 3 Le Sueur-Henderson 44, No. 2 St. Agnes 18
Championship
No. 3 Le Sueur-Henderson 38, No. 4 Eden Valley-Watkins 29
Section 5A
At Minneota
Saturday
Semifinals
No. 1 Minneota vs. No. 4 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, 12:30 p.m.
No. 2 Paynesville vs. No. 3 Canby, 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.
Section 6A
At Pelican Rapids
Friday
Semifinals
No. 1 Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 34, No. 5 Border West 25
No. 2 West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 39, No. 3 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville 27
Championship
No. 2 West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 44, No. 1 Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 20
Section 7A
At Holdingford
Friday
Semifinals
No. 1 Staples-Motley 54, No. 5 Royalton/Upsala 18
No. 2 Holdingford 38, No. 3 Mille Lacs 26
Championship
No. 1 Staples-Motley 30, No. 2 Holdingford 28
Section 8A
At Fertile
Friday
Semifinals
No. 1 Frazee 46, No. 5 Mahnomen/Waubun 16
No. 3 United North Central 31, No. 2 Fosston/Bagley 24
Championship
No. 3 United North Central 36, No. 1 Frazee 26