WINTER SPORTS
D7
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019
THE NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH
Nebraska all-class high school wrestlers to keep an eye on By NICK RUBEK BH News Service
Northwest The Navy signee showed what makes him worthy of the No. 19 spot in InterMat’s national rankings during a run to th 195-pound crown in Class B year ago. Not only did he revers fortunes against Wahoo’s Sa Kolterman in a rematch of their 2018 title tilt, but he did so by 12-3 major decision. Paul Garcia, Scottsbluff The junior is halfway to th high school sweep, with state titles at 113 and 106 in 2019 an 2018, respectively. Later thi month he’ll take part in the Iron man tournament in Ohio, an annual collection of some of th country’s best. It’s the third time Garcia has been in the field. Kasten Grape, Columbus A 52-2 junior campaign end ed with a Class A title at 220 Grape, who has 100 career pins is ranked No. 23 in the countr by WIN Magazine. Nick Stoltenberg, Omaha Skutt Looking to join a long list o SkyHawks with at least thre titles — 10 since 2000 — Stolten berg will try to follow up a 35- junior season that he capped wit a championship at 138. Damen Pape, Hastings Ranked No. 16 in the country b WIN Magazine at 182, the senior finished 47-0 a year ago, beating another nationally ranked wres tler — Waverly’s Evan Canoye — in the 170-pound Class B final.
Here are some wrestlers to keep an eye on for the 2019-20 wrestling season. Maxx Mayfield, Lincoln East The senior, a Northwestern signee, is ranked No. 9 nation- ally by InterMat at 152 pounds and eighth at 145 by WIN Maga- zine, though Mayfield likely will wrestle at 160 for the Spartans. He went 51-1 as a junior, pinning three state tournament oppo- nents and earning a technical fall over the other. Another state gold would make Mayfield the first in Lincoln East history to win three. How do you follow up a perfect first campaign? Grice is about to find out. The sophomore went 49-0 during his freshman season on his way to the gold medal at 113 pounds. Grice is expected to move up to 120 this season, as is Omaha Central’s Emilio Haynes, whom Grice beat 4-3 in the state final. Gage Krolikowski, Valentine The lone wrestler going for a fourth title this season, Kroli- kowski is hoping to lead the Bad- gers to a fourth straight Class C team crown, as well. He went 41-0 during his junior year, winning a championship at 132. Four falls at the state tournament would give him the state’s record for career pins at the event. Garrett Grice, Bellevue East
BH News Service Paul Garcia of Scottsbluff stares down Jace Russman of Cozad during the class B 113-pound Championship match on Feb. 16 in Omaha.
Grady Griess, Grand Island
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RATINGS
BOYS Listed below are the Nebraska high school preseason boys basketball ratings by Omaha World-Herald staff writer Stu Pospisil. Top 10/Class A, record, 2019
but definitely deserved with the presence of veteran coach John Larsen and Creigh- ton recruit Morgan Maly, who averaged 20 points and 8.5 rebounds last season. The Cardinals graduated just one reserve from last year. 6. Millard North, 23-4, 1 TheMustangs won’t sneak up on anyone this season after capturing state last year as the No. 5 seed. Three starters graduat- ed from that squad but the return of guard Nicole Avila-Ambrosi, who averaged al- most 14 points last season, is a positive. 7. Papillion-La Vista, 22-5, 6 The Monarchs were one of the top Class A teams much of last year but three late-season losses and a first-round exit at state wasn’t the way Papio wanted to finish. Replacing playmaking guard Jo- sey Ryan won’t be easy but the return of 3-point bomber Olivia Boudreau will help. 8. Omaha Westside, 22-5, 7 Three senior starters return for the Warriors, who lost in the first round of last year’s state tournament. Five seniors graduated from that squad but the return of guard Ella Wedergren and forward Jas- mine McGinnis-Taylor makes Westside a threat. 9. Grand Island NW, 18-5, 9 The Class B Vikings crack the overall Top 10 coming off the school’s fourth state championship. The graduation of seven se- niors might be problematic but the return of All-Nebraska guard Whitney Brown, who averaged 16.4 points, is a big plus. 10. Lincoln Christian, 19-9, NR No, former all-stater Chloe Dworak hasn’t returned to the Crusaders. But coach Nick Orduna’s Class C-1 squad re- turns everyone from last year’s team that finished as the state runner-up and that’s good enough to make Christian an early favorite to make some noise. Class A
8, Riverside, 24-1, 3xx 9, Hartington-Newcastle, 16-10, 8 10, Pleasanton, 13-11, NR x-Class C-2; xx-Class D-1 Class D2 1, Humphrey St. Francis, 22-5, 5 2, Falls City Sacred Heart, 25-3, 4 3, Loomis, 19-7, 7 4, Mullen, 17-7, 9 5, Johnson-Brock, 24-4, 1 6, Mead, 10-11, NR 7, Lawrence-Nelson, 12-13, 10 8, Lincoln Parkview, 10-12, NR
Class B
1. Crete, 21-6, 2 2. Grand Island NW, 18-5, 1
3. Norris, 11-12, 9 4. Seward, 20-5, 5 5. York, 10-13, NR 6. Waverly, 23-3, 3
7. Omaha Skutt, 18-7, 8 8. Platteview, 15-11, NR 9. Bennington, 14-10, NR 10. Sidney, 22-4, 10 Class C1 1. Lincoln Christian, 19-9, 3 2. North Bend, 19-8, 4 3. Wahoo, 25-2, 2 4. Broken Bow, 20-6, NR 5. Adams Central, 18-8, 8 6. Norfolk Catholic, 11-12, NR 7. West Point-Beemer, 23-3, 6 Class C2 1. Hastings St. Cecilia, 26-1, 1 2. Crofton, 23-4, 3 3. Superior, 19-6, 5 4. Fillmore Central, 23-6, 4 5. Wahoo Neumann, 23-3, NR 6. BRLD, 15-8, NR 7. Ponca, 23-4, 6 8. Centennial, 18-7, NR 9. Oakland-Craig, 23-4, 2 10. Grand Island CC, 18-6, NR 5. Diller-Odell, 13-11, NR 6. Humphrey/LHF, 21-5, 2 7. Dundy County-Stratton, 24-3, 3 8. Elkhorn Valley, 24-6, 5 9. North Platte St. Pat’s, 24-2, 6 10. Hartington-Newcastle, 17-8, 8 1. Wynot, 22-6, 1 2. BDS, 23-5, 4 3. Humphrey St. Francis, 23-4, 3 4. Falls City SH, 25-4, 2 5. Lawrence/Nelson, 20-5, NR Class D2 8. St. Paul, 13-10, NR 9. Chadron, 15-9, NR 10. Mitchell, 25-3, 5 Class D1 1. Pleasanton, 27-2, 4 2. CWC, 21-5, NR 3. Weeping Water, 18-9, 7 4. Fremont Bergan, 19-8, 1
1, Millard North, 16-8, 8 2, Bellevue West, 26-2, 3 3, Omaha South, 21-6, 1 4, Omaha Central, 22-6, 2 5, Omaha Westside, 19-6, 5 6, Lincoln North Star, 17-9, 6 7, Omaha Creighton Prep, 22-5, 7 8, Papillion-LV South, 14-12, NR 9, Lincoln Pius X, 27-2, 4x 10, Kearney, 20-6, 8 x-Class B Class B 1, Omaha Skutt, 23-5, 4 2, Omaha Roncalli, 25-3, 3 3, Hastings, 14-7, 10
9, Randolph, 8-14, NR 10, Deshler, 15-10, NRx x-Class D-1 GIRLS
Listed below are the Nebraska high school preseason girls basketball ratings by Omaha World-Herald staff writer Mike Patterson. Top 10, record, 2019 1. Millard South, 21-4, 5 The Patriots deserve the top spot with the return of eight seniors, including Divi- sion I commits Jayme Horan and Maddie Krull. This senior class is 71-11 the past three years and there’s only one way this group wants to finish the season. 2. Lincoln Pius X, 20-5, 3 The Thunderbolts have the inside game to give opposing teams problems but must replace graduated forward and top scor- er Kloee Sander. A triple-overtime loss to eventual champion Millard North in last year’s state tourney semifinals also will serve as motivation. 3. Fremont, 18-8, NR Any team coached by Kelly Flynn and led by Taylor McCabe, who averaged 18 points as a freshman, has to be considered a threat in Class A. The Tigers came ago- nizingly close to state last season, losing 57-56 to Papillion-La Vista in the district final. 4. Lincoln East, 19-7, 4 The Spartans upset Millard South in the first round of last year’s state tourney before losing in the semifinals. East re- turns everyone from that squad — includ- ing top scorer Charlotte Bovaird — so the motivation and talent are definitely there. 5. Crete, 21-6, NR An ambitious rating for a Class B squad
4, Elkhorn MM, 18-8, 9 5, Scottsbluff, 14-11, 7 6, Bennington, 20-7, 6 7, Wahoo, 24-5, 4x 8, Alliance, 19-7, 8 9. Lexington, 15-10, NR 10, Norris, 12-14, NR x-Class C-1
Class C1
1, Auburn, 24-3, 1 2, Ogallala, 28-1, 3 3, Kearney Catholic, 18-5, 8 4, Ashland-Greenwood, 18-7, NR 5, North Bend, 25-4, 2 6, Lincoln Christian, 17-9, NR 7, Wahoo Neumann, 16-8, 9 8, Adams Central, 17-8, 6
9, Boys Town, 19-8, 7 10, Mitchell, 16-10, NR
Class C2
1, BRLD, 27-1, 1 2, Yutan, 23-6, 2 3, Grand Island CC, 18-8, 5x
4, Sutton, 24-3, 5 5, Ponca, 24-5, 3 6, Centennial, 24-4, 4 7, Wakefield, 20-4, 9
8, Oakland-Craig, 12-11, NR 9, Lincoln Lutheran, 13-9, NR 10, Tri County, 19-6, 8 x-Class C-1 Class D1 1, Humphrey/LHF, 23-6, 1 2, Elm Creek, 22-5, 4 3, Paxton, 25-2, 3 4, Laurel-CC, 22-5, 6x 5, Howells-Dodge, 18-10, 10x 6, Fullerton, 18-7, 5 7, Osmond, 27-2, 2xx
1. Millard South, 21-4, 5 2. Lincoln Pius X, 20-5, 3 3. Fremont, 18-8, 10 4. Lincoln East, 19-7, 4 5. Millard North, 23-4, 1 6. Papillion-La Vista, 22-5, 6 7. Omaha Westside, 22-5, 7 8. Millard West, 13-11, NR 9. Lincoln High, 11-13, NR 10. Lincoln Northeast, 16-7, 9
6. Mullen, 21-4, 6 7. Sterling, 22-7, 5 8. Silver Lake, 14-8, NR 9. Loomis, 16-7, NR 10. Exeter-Milligan, 19-6, 9
Have a Great Season!
Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration & Electrical
1719 Rodeo Rd (308) 534-7309
Made with FlippingBook - Online Brochure Maker