For the second straight year, the St. Paul Wildcats’ boys’ wrestling team has secured a spot at the NSAA State Dual Wrestling Championships, and just like they did in 2022, the Blue and Gold are hoping to turn some heads when they hit the mats this weekend in Kearney.

There is no question that the Elba Bluejays had last Thursday night’s game against Harvard circled on their calendar for some time, as the hardwood showdown with the Cardinals presented another chance for the Purple and Gold to chalk up a victory this season.

Friday night’s nightcap in Ravenna may not have been the game that made headlines around the Cornhusker State on Saturday morning, but the battle between the Bluejay and Centura boys’ basketball teams turned out a be a barnburner.

For the second straight year, the St. Paul Wildcats’ boys’ wrestling team has secured a spot at the NSAA State Dual Wrestling Championships, and just like they did in 2022, the Blue and Gold are hoping to turn some heads when they hit the mats this weekend in Kearney.

There likely hasn’t been a more anticipated hardwood showdown in central Nebraska this season than Friday night’s battle between the thirdranked Centura Centurions and the fourth-ranked Bluejays from Ravenna.

The St. Paul wrestling team has been hunting for the best competition in the Cornhusker State this season, and that quest put the O’Neill Eagles right in the Wildcats’ sights.

The St. Paul Wildcats know that in order to be the best, they have to beat the best.