Winside has unofficially qualified for the Nebraska State Wrestling Duals Championships that will be held in Kearney on Saturday, Feb. 2.
The Wildcats are listed sixth in the Class D point standings, which would put them in a first-round matchup against Burwell on Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney.
Unofficially, the Class D bracket is as follows (seed in parenthesis):
(1) Plainview vs. (8) Maxwell
(4) Amherst vs. (5) Neligh-Oakdale
(3) Burwell vs. (6) Winside
(2) Thayer Central vs. (7) Elwood
The unofficial lineup for the other three classes’ brackets are as follows:
CLASS A
(1) Kearney vs. (8) Papillion-LaVista South
(4) Grand Island vs. (5) Lincoln East
(3) Omaha Burke vs. (6) Papillion-LaVista
(2) Millard South vs. (7) Columbus
CLASS B
(1) Blair vs. (8) Northwest
(4) Lexington vs. (5) Hastings
(3) Columbus Lakeview vs. (6) Schuyler
(2) Sidney vs. (7) Central City
CLASS C
(1) Broken Bow vs. (8) Wilber-Clatonia
(4) Aquinas vs. (5) Logan View
(3) Perkins County vs. (6) David City
(2) Arlington vs. (7) Valentine