Not surprisingly, a lot of familiar schools are among the list of top area teams. Traditional powers such as Scott West and Windom/Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin are again listed with the premier teams from this area in Class AA, while Blue Earth Area and St. James are in the same positions in Class A.
A bit more surprising has been the arrival of some other schools. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial began its ascent to the top of the Class A tier last year and has continued this season. The Knights are currently ranked eighth.
Sibley East, another team that hasn't had a strong wrestling tradition in recent years, has competed well and is rated ninth.
Two other teams that are relatively new to the discussion are United South Central and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton. USC has been very competitive this year and is still receiving votes in the Class A poll. The WEM/JWP Grizzlies burst on to the Class AA scene last season as a first-year conglomerate and more than held their own. The Grizzlies continue to be tough this year as evidenced by Saturday's 34-26 win over Blue Earth Area.
Looking ahead, BEA and USC will have their hands full trying to knock off Jackson County Central in Section 2A. LCWM, St. James and Sibley East should battle it out for the Section 3A title. WEM/JWP will be hard-pressed to get by both Kasson-Mantorville and Plainview-Elgin-Millville in Section 1AA.
Watertown-Mayer may be Scott West's only serious challenger in Section 2AA. The WMLBO Cobras are in highly-competitive Section 3AA which includes 11th-ranked Dawson-Boyd, 12th-ranked Adrian and 14th-ranked Wabasso.
Most section team tournaments will take place Feb. 19-20. Most individual tournaments take place the following weekend.
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