The latest High School Wrestling rankings were released Thursday by ThePredicament.com and as expected several area wrestlers are ranked among the three classes. Here’s the rundown:

In Class 1A, Briar Cochran of Moravia is #4 at 132, Lane Boender of Sigourney/Keota is 5^th at 145, Zach Axmear of English Valleys is 2^nd at 152, Kaleb Reeves of Sigourney/Keota is 9^th at 182, and Noah Boender of Sigourney/Keota is 7^th at 195.  Sigourney/Keota is also ranked 8^th in Class 1A Dual Team rankings.

In Class 2A, freshman Aden Reeves of Albia is the top ranked wrestler at 106, Duncan McCain of Mid Prairie is 5^th at 113, Bryce Leshen of Albia is top ranked at 145 while teammate Blake Lawless is 2^nd at 152 and PCM Freshman Wes Cummings  is 8^th.   Visouth Peterschmidt of Mid-Prairie is ranked 7^th at 195, while teammate Levi Duwa is 6^th at 220. Heavyweight Carter Isley of Albia is the 3^rd top ranked Blue Demon wrestler while Brock Caviness of Knoxville is 2^nd and Ben Kincart of Davis County is 8^th.  Albia is the top ranked team in the State Tournament Class 2A Team rankings while they are 9^th in the Dual Team rankings.

In Class 3A, Ottumwa’s Wyatt Schlotter is ranked 10^th at 152, Jason Beebe with his 16-0 record has finally cracked the rankings at 170 in 9^th, Isaiah Cox of Ottumwa is 4^th at 182, and Callan Tomlin of Oskaloosa is 6^th at 220.

For a complete rundown of all the rankings as well as the latest area results, highlights from the week, our Star Area Wrestler of the Week  and more tune in to Winter Sports Weekly at 6pm Wednesday nights on the Mahaska Zone Network.

Story by Jamie Brockman