Annual invitational features multiple state-rated wrestlers On paper, this year’s Central Valley Invitational looked as though it could be a barnburner. On the mats at Central Valley High School in Greeley on Friday, the caliber of competition at the meet exceeded anyone’s expectations.

In a preview of both teams’ quarterfinal matchup of the Lou-Platte Conference Tournament, last Tuesday night, Centura throttled past St. Paul in the second half of the cross-county rivalry, allowing the Centurions to beat the Wildcats in the two teams’ regular season showdown.

In their final outing of the regular season, St. Paul managed to pick up a trio of medals at the Dale Bonge Invitational.

After the concession stand had closed down at halftime of last Tuesday night’s cross-county rivalry game between St. Paul and Centura, the pace of play inside the octagon at Centura High School accelerated.

St. Paul was the largest school in attendance for last Friday’s Central Valley Invitational.

2025 LOUPLATTE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS DERRICK RUZICKA - 1ST JAYDN THOMSEN - 1ST CODY KUSZAK - 1ST LAYNE BAKER - 2ND MASON MAJERUS - 2ND DAWSON BECKER - 2ND LANDYN RUBESH - 2ND RYLAN RASMUSSEN - 3RD REED RYAN - 4TH BRADYN HAZEN - 4TH .

There was no shortage of silver hardware being toted home to Howard County on Saturday. Last week, six members of the St.

For Central Valley Head Coach Nolan Kratzer, the reality of Thursday night’s loss to Fullerton in the Goldenrod Conference Tournament was the result of a single thing. One shot.

Wildcats hold on to beat Central City for fourth straight LouPlatte Conference title The St. Paul Wildcats kept their streak alive at the LouPlatte Conference Wrestling Tournament.

The St. Paul Wildcats had played the first three weeks of 2025 without a notching a victory, but last Tuesday, that skid came to a stop.