Wrestling notebook
Only half of No. 1 seeds made it to Class 1A state and more
Being the number one seed in a Class 1A section team wrestling tournament this year apparently gave you a 50-50 chance of advancing to the state tournament.
Only half (four of eight) of the section champions were seeded first in their section.
Here’s where the state entries were seeded for their section tournaments:
No. 1 seed
Chatfield
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial
Jackson County Central
Staples-Motley
No. 2 seed
West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
No. 3 seed
Le Sueur-Henderson
Canby
United North Central
The state team tournament is Thursday, Feb. 27 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. State seeding and pairings should be announced early this week.
Back again
Six of the eight teams in the state Class 1A tournament were also in the field a year ago.
Returnees
Chatfield
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial
Jackson County Central
Le Sueur-Henderson
Staples-Motley
United North Central
Newcomers
West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
Canby
2024 results
Results from the 2024 state Class 1A team wrestling tournament
Quarterfinals
Staples-Motley 51, Le Sueur-Henderson 9
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 51, United North Central 18
Chatfield 50, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale/Parkers Prairie 9
Jackson County Central 36, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 33
Semifinals
Staples-Motley 38, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 21
Chatfield 49, Jackson County Central 12
Consolation semifinals
United North Central 43, Le Sueur-Henderson 14
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 28, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale/Parkers Prairie
Championship
Chatfield 47, Staples-Motley 7
Third place
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 36, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale/Parkers Prairie
Class 2A teams
Here are the teams in the state Class 2A team wrestling tournament:
1AA: Kasson-Mantorville
2AA: Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran
3AA: Marshall
4AA: Simley
5AA: Totino-Grace
6AA: Becker
7AA: Grand Rapids
8AA: Perham
Class 3A teams
Here are the teams in the state Class 3A team wrestling tournament:
1AAA: Albert Lea
2AAA: Prior Lake
3AAA: Hastings
4AAA: Stillwater Area
5AAA: St. Michael-Albertville
6AAA: Shakopee
7AAA: Elk River
8AAA: Bemidji