The Winside wrestling team has qualified for the Class D bracket for the Nebraska State Wrestling Duals Championships this weekend.
The Wildcats will take on third-seeded Burwell in the opening round of the eight-team bracket at 9 a.m. at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney. The winner will move on to the semifinals at 2 p.m., while the loser goes to the consolation round at 12 p.m.
The Class D bracket is as follows (seed in parenthesis):
First Round (all matches at 9 a.m.)
(1) Plainview vs. (8) Maxwell
(4) Amherst vs. (5) Neligh-Oakdale
(3) Burwell vs. (6) Winside
(2) Thayer Central vs. (7) Elwood
Consolation Bracket (matches at 12 p.m.)
Plainview/Maxwell loser vs. Amherst/N-O loser
Burwell/Winside loser vs. Thayer Central/Elwood loser
Semifinals (matches at 2 p.m.
Plainview/Maxwell winner vs. Amherst/N-O winner
Burwell/Winside winner vs. Thayer Central/Elwood winner
Placing Matches
Fifth place, 3:30 p.m.
Third place, 3:30 p.m.
Championship, 5:30 p.m.