Every year, the Hays Daily News has predictions of the 3-2-1A State tourney. Two newspaper guys and two radio guys pick each weight class and top 3 teams. I can't get beaten by newspaper people! Here's my picks for each weight class. Feel free to poke holes in my predictions. I'll take any advice:

103: Trey Francka, Chase Co...wrestling very well and earned a nice regional championship
112: Clay Mulligan, Scott City...has already beaten Risewick of Norton twice. Those two will be in the finals
119: Dylan Schumacher, TMP...duh
125: Calvin Ochs, Hoxie...very tough decision. Calvin is wrestling well plus Humphrey and Hoehn are on the same side
130: Troy Bainter, Norton...double duh
135: Tagen Lambotte, Rossville...looking forward to finally watching this freshman
140: Kale Newell, Smith Center...Broeckelman from Norton is tough to pick against, but Newell's had the upper hand
145: Ky Biddle, Burden Central..tough last year. His side of the bracket is difficult
152: Tyler McMichael, Burden Central...another tough Burden Central wrestler. This will be a fun weight class
160: Tug Keiswetter, Norton...back-to-back for Tug
171: Spencer Shirk, Norton...on the same side as Eaton from Smith Center, who may still be dealing with knee issues
189: Tate Omli, Ell-Saline...what an all-around athlete!
215: Sione Siale, Chaparrel...the most difficult weight class for me to pick. Also like Hayes of Scott City and Guthmiller from Sainty
285: Dillon Salmans, Hoxie...should rebound to win #2

Teams:
1. Norton
2. Hoxie
3. Rossville

Let the debating begin....

Mike,
Nice to see your picks and hard to argue with any of them as they are all capable of bringing home a title...........however, I will say that at 125 the winner between Hoehn and Humphey will win that title. And I predict Hayes form Scott City to win 215. Should be some awesome final matches as well as semi-final matches. Good luck to all the kids this coming weekend.

Without having seen Newell wrestle, I will go on a limb and say that Alex Thibault will win 140....

I'll throw in a couple "longshots".... I thought these kids looked very tough last weekend in Goodland, and would be worth keeping an eye on in Hays.

Terrell @135
Croft @ 152
Herl @ 189

Why is Bainter a lock at 130, who are the losses to?

Nobody is a lock. We all know that.

His losses are to Kriss COLBY & Crutchmer TULSA UNION.

Here is my take on the state tournament:

Team Scores
Norton 121
Hoxie 90
Scott City 71
Rossville 61
Eureka 57
Caney Valley 56
Smith Center 53
Central Burden 47
Goodland 45
Phillipsburg 41
Wellsville 41
Burlington 40
Fredonia 36
St. Francis 32
Marysville 31
TMP 31
Chaparral 30
Halstead 28
Lakin 26
Horton 24
Cimarron 23
Chase County 22
Douglass 22
Ell-Saline 22
Beloit 20
Oberlin 19
Plainville 14
Hill City 12
Lyons 12
Sacred Heart 12
SES 12
Bluestem 10
Marion 10
St. Marys 9
Ellsworth 8
Herington 8
Pleasant Ridge 8
Central Heights 7
Dexter 7
Oakley 7
ACCHS 6
Garden Plain 6
Hoisington 6
Ellis 5
Hillsboro 4
Stafford 4
Atwood 3
Elwood 3
Maur Hill 3
Rock Creek 3
Silver Lake 3
South Gray 3
Wathena 3
Onaga 2
Pike Valley 2
Republic County 2
Bennington 1
Burlingame 1
Council Grove 1
Doniphan West 1
Elkhart 1
Larned 1
Lincoln 1
Sabetha 1
Sedgwick 1
Wichita County 1


103:
1. Trey Francka - 10 - Chase County
2. Colt Skillman - 12 - Burlington
3. Lane Hoffman - 9 - St. Francis
4. Clint Rogers - 9 - Smith Center
5. Josh Goepfert - 10 - Marysville
6. Dakota Kohler - 10 - Phillipsburg

112:
1. Clay Mulligan - 11 - Scott City
2. John Risewick - 10 - Norton
3. Dayton Dreher - 9 - Oberlin
4. Hunter Speer - 11 - Horton
5. Cody Ray - 10 - Eureka
6. Joey DeFore - 9 - Dexter

119:
1. Dylan Schumacher - 11 - TMP
2. Steven Howard - 12 - Eureka
3. Alex Kough - 10 - Scott City
4. Austin Avelar - 10 - Goodland
5. Clint Solis - 12 - Bluestem
6. Nate Hudson - 12 - Caney Valley

125:
1. Brogan Humphrey - 9 - Fredonia
2. Calvin Ochs - 11 - Hoxie
3. Zach Hoehn - 12 - Wellsville
4. Trevor Kenedy - 10 - Lakin
5. Cole Werner - 12 - Plainville
6. Daniel Melcher - 10 - Herington

130:
1. Troy Bainter - 12 - Norton
2. Seth Miller - 12 - Goodland
3. Riley Soward - 11 - Halstead
4. Michael Vander Linden - 12 - Burlington
5. Brody Carroll - 10 - Marion
6. Adrian Lange - 10 - Lyons

135:
1. Tagen Lambotte - 9 - Rossville
2. Brett Terrell - 12 - Norton
3. Dalton Davis - 12 - Lakin
4. Eddie Creek - 11 - Marysville
5. Grant Holub - 12 - TMP
6. Jake Kubrick - 12 - Ellsworth

140:
1. Kale Newell - 12 - Smith Center
2. Billy Broeckelman - 12 - Norton
3. Alex Thibault - 10 - Halstead
4. Kiefer Hurla - 12 - Rossville
5. Steven Yergey - 10 - Hoxie
6. Jared Johnson - 10 - Pleasant Ridge

145:
1. Ky Biddle - 11 - Central-Burden
2. Sheldon Graves - 12 - Rossville
3. Dalton Snyder - 11 - Hoxie
4. Dalton Paul - 12 - Scott City
5. Nathan Deeds - 12 - Goodland
6. Hunter Stalford - 11 - Caney Valley

152:
1. Tyler McMichael - 11 - Central-Burden
2. Thomas Rachow - 12 - Phillipsburg
3. Dylan Bainter - 12 - Hoxie
4. Nick Wuthnow - 9 - Sacred Heart-Salina
5. Mark Smith - 12 - Rossville
6. Eric Albers - 11 - Oakley

160:
1. Landon Keiswetter - 12 - Norton
2. Jesse LaMay - 11 - Wellsville
3. Braden Mayes - 12 - Beloit
4. Nathan Hanna - 12 - Hill City
5. Derek Tyler - 11 - St. Marys
6. John Boyington - 12 - Phillipsburg

171:
1. Spencer Shirk - 12 - Norton
2. Riley Denny - 10 - Caney Valley
3. Zach Eaton - 12 - Smith Center
4. Brock Long - 11 - Southeast-Saline
5. Kyle White - 12 - Horton
6. Brandon Salmans - 10 - Hoxie

189:
1. Tate Omli - 12 - Ell-Saline
2. Colt Castlebury - 11 - Douglass
3. Tyler Lowe - 11 - Eureka
4. Thomas Durham - 12 - Fredonia
5. Jesse Campbell - 12 - Wellsville
6. Kane Washington - 10 - Hoxie

215:
1. Luke Hayes - 11 - Scott City
2. Adam Guthmiller - 12 - St. Francis
3. John Siale - 12 - Chaparral
4. Thomas Lowe - 12 - Eureka
5. Dustin Bayless - 12 - Caney Valley
6. Tanner Taylor - 11 - Burlington

285:
1. Tyler White - 12 - Cimarron
2. Dillon Salmans - 12 - Hoxie
3. Clay Wilcox - 10 - Chaparral
4. Dakota Denny - 12 - Caney Valley
5. Josh Martinez - 12 - Marysville
6. David Green - 12 - Central Heights

So, you have Norton with six in the finals and three champs yet they only score 121. You get 18 points for making the finals alone minus the bonus points.

Yes that is what the scoring came to. The scoring was 22 for first, 18 for second, 14 for third, 12 for 4th, 9 for 5th, and 7 for 6th. No bonus points were added because I will just assume that each wrestler wins by decision. For wrestlers who did not place it was 2 points for a frontside win and 1 point for a backside victory.

Final 321-A Rankings for 2011.
I present the final ranking for the year from the KWCA and myself. I went though each bracket and this is what I see as happeneing. Please remember these are guesses, like eveyone else. Please do not take it as a personal affront to you or to your wrestler.

Best of Luck and see you at Taco Shop..Coach Brown
1. Norton
2. Caney Valley
3. Hoxie
4. Scott City
5. Rossville
6. Goodland
7. Central Burden
8. Eureka
9. Phillipsburg
10. Smith Center
Individual Rankings .
103
1. Colt Skillman-Burlington-12
2. Josh Geopfert-Marysville-10
3. Trey Francka-ChaseCo.-10
4. Clint Rogers-Smith Center-9
5. Lane Hoffman-St. Francis-9
6. Dakota Kohler-Phillipsburg-10

112
1. Clay Mulligan-Scott City-11
2. John Risewick-Norton-10
3. Hunter Speer-Horton-11
4. Dayton Dreher-Oberlin-9
5. Trevor Axelson-Plainville-10
6. Ross Harris-Stafford-12

119
1.Dylan Schumacher-TMP-11
2. Steven Howard-Eureka-12
3. Nate Hudson-Caney Valley-12
4. Clint Solis-Bluestem-11
5. Kasey Biddle-Central Burden-10
6. Alex Kough-Scott City-9

125
1. Brogan Humprhey-Fredonia-9
2. Calvin Ochs-Hoxie-10
3. Zach Hoehn-Wellsville-12
4. Cole Werner-Plainville-10
5. Randy Regnier-Marion-12
6. John Rodriguez-Caney Valley-11

130
1. Troy Bainter-Norton-12
2. Seth Miller-Goodland-12
3. Riley Soward-Halstead-11
4. Adrian Lange-Lyons-10
5. Brody Carroll-Marion-10
6. Michael Vander Linden-Burlington-12

135
1. Brett Terrell-Norton
2. Tagen Lambotte-Rossville-9
3. Dalton Davis-lakin-12
4. Eddie Creek-Marysville-11
5. Jay Kubik-Ellsworth-12
6. Grant Holub-TMP-12

140
1. Kale Newell-Smith Center-12
2. Billy Broeckelman-Norton-12
3. Jared Johnson-Plesant Ridge-10
4. Alex Thaibault-Halstead-10
5. Mason Hurla-Rossville-12
6. Riley Hunsciker-Ellis-11

145
1. Ky Biddle-Central Burden-11
2. Sheldon Graves-Rossville-12
3. Hunter Stalford-Caney Valley-12
4. Nathan Deeds-Goodland-12
5. Dalton Snyder-Hoxie-11
6. Dalton Paul-Scott City-12

152
1. Tyler McMichael-Central Burden-11
2. Thomas Rachow-Phillipsburg-12
3. Dylan Bainter-Hoxie-12
4. Nick Wuthnow-Sacred Heart-9
5. Eric Albers-Oakle-11
6. Mark Smith-Rossville-11

160
1. Landon Keisewetter-Norton-12
2. Jesse LaMay-Wellsville-11
3. Braden Mayes-Beloit-12
4. Derek Tyler-St. Marys-11
5. Nathan Becker-Garden Plain-12
6. Nathan Hanna-Hill City-12

171
1. Brock Long-SES-10
2. Zack Eaton-Smith Center-12
3.Spencer Shirk-Norton-12
4. Riley Denny-Caney Valley-10
5. Kyle White-Horton-12
6. Eric Hellerud-Hosington-11

189
1. Tate Omli-El-Saline-12
2. Colt Castlebury-Douglas-11
3. Tyler Lowe-Eureka-11
4. Lane Herl-Goodland-11
5. Jesse Campbell-Wellsville-12
6. Clinton Todd-Onaga-12

215
1. Adam Guthmiller-St. Francis-12
2. Luke Hayes-Scott City-11
3. Sione Siale-Chaparral-12
4. Thomas Lowe-Eureka-12
5. Jacob English-Beloit-11
6. Dustin Bayless-Caney Valley-12

285
1. Tyler White-Cimmaron-12
2. Dillon Salmans-Hoxie-12
3. Clay Wilcox-Chaparral-10
4. Dakota Denny-Caney Valley-12
5. Chris Hoferica-Phillipsburg-12
6. Josh Martinez-Marysville-12

#112 Ross Harris should not be ranked

thats kiefer hurla at 140

wow Long jumps 2 spots with a default win?

and why should ross harris not be ranked?

Default win? Thought it was a regional championship win to keep his record perfect for the year. Oh well, In a couple of days the muddy waters will clearr!

Ross Harris was defeated by Joey Defore by 1 point. Ray defeated defore by 8 thats why

U are correct that it is Keifer Hurla not mason..sorry

i am also thinking the semi final match at 125 against Humphrey and Hoehn is going to be one of the best.

Thanks for all of your hard work on the rankings this year Coach Brown. See you at State.

Congrats to Coach Curt Brecheisen and the Rossville Wrestling Team and their 3rd place finish at the 321A State Tourney. It was the first Top 3 finish for the Dawgs in their history. Also, congrats to assistant Coaches Courtney Horgan and Cody Lambotte, who are previous 321A State placers. The Rossville Wrestling Family should be very proud of their boys.