The two are among the nations best at their respective weights, but Desmond being able to bump up from 106 to 113 shows just how good he is. Assistant coach Tommy Rohn jumps into a group of Saucon Valley wrestlers as they celebrate the program's first PIAA Team Wrestling Championships title Saturday at Hershey's Giant Center. Illinois is quiet in the lineup, but with some hammers such as Lucas Byrd, a hopefully healthy Mike Carr, Danny and Zach Braunagel and heavyweight Luke Luffman. Not to mention, three-time national champion Spencer Lee is back for his final season after electing to undergo knee surgery last year. Bobbie Freeman, Roddy Hartle, and Roger Walter were recognized at a recent volleyball game at North Clarion High School for their contributions surrounding the world of PIAA officiating. 5th Brad Miller Blairsville, PA (River Valley) F Connor Williams Houtzdale, PA (Moshannon Valley), 2:58 When Does PIAA Wrestling Championships Start? At this . The Sooners landed Purdue transfer Gerrit Nijenhuis (165) and also have Keegan Moore manning the fort at 184 pounds. CONTACT US. Of note: Finished third at the PIAA Class 2A team tournament. 1st Ty Watson Spring Mills, PA (Penns Valley) DEC Marcus Gable Philipsburg, PA (Philipsburg-Osceola), 3-0 If you havent already, please activate your digital access. 2. Those teams can be found at the top of the final top 10 poll for 2022-23. It speaks volumes about the kids, Shirk said. SEE ALL Photo Galleries All Galleries CIF Finals (Day 2) Published: 2023 | 129 Photos CIF Finals (Day 1) Published: 2023 | 110 Photos CIF State Boys Wrestling Championships (182-120 Finals) Published: 2023 | 329 Photos Morning Call reporter Tom Housenick can be reached at 610-820-6651 or at thousenick@mcall.com. Semifinals and finals to be held on February 5; previous rounds to be held on January 30 and February 1 at various sites We rely on the support of our subscribers to fund our journalism. Teams are listed with overall record and last weeks ranking. Top 15 Junior High. Official Athletic Site of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District III, 2017 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District III Section Tournaments to be held on Saturday, February 18 at various sites How To Watch Today's Wrestling Section Tournaments. Freshman Hector Mateos 22nd varsity win was his biggest in the next-to-last match of Saturdays final. 1. Mahaffey didnt wrestle until mid-January because of a knee injury suffered during football season. 7th Caleb Mckinney Tyrone, PA (Tyrone) DEC Sawyer Mcginnis Armagh, PA (United), 6-3, 285 LBS The Panthers beat Dallastown. Jonesing for an emotional boost: Chestnut Ridge was methodically building momentum in Friday nights 2A semifinal, winning the first three bouts to take a 12-0 lead. 1st Hunter Forcellini Sidman, PA (Forest Hills) DEC Colten Shunk Spring Mills, PA (Penns Valley), 5-2 3rd Kaden Barnhart Blairsville, PA (River Valley) DEC Max Murray Bellefonte, DE (Bellefonte), 4-2 Wrestling TEAM Rankings Updated - PIAA District VI Wrestling TEAM Rankings Updated January 23, 2023 | No Comments | Wrestling Click on Wrestling (under the Winter Sports selection on main menu). 2021-2022 . South Western also had success at the 2022 MyHouse PA High School Girls State Championships an annual event held separately from the PIAA. Red Font - Past Info. Notre Dame-GP (4), Nazareth (5) and Saucon Valley (6) will also be state medal contenders in 2023. 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Sasso assassin: Nazareth junior Sonny Sasso continued his assault on opponents with four pins in less than a minute and a major decision in the state tournament. All Rights Reserved.Home / Privacy Policy / Contact Us, Warriors Claim North Section Tournament Title, Crown 5 Champs. Franklin Regional (0-0) 6. Last week: Beat Corry 57-6, Bishop McDevitt 51-9 and Benton 45-6 to reach the PIAA Class 2A team tournament final, where it lost 29-22 to Saucon Valley. The Rams have will not surprise anyone next season with 12 returning starters. This week: Senior Night vs. Phoenixville on Wednesday. First in state: Nazareths 45 state team tournament victories are the most in PIAA Class 3A history. In team competition, the top four finishers in 2A and the top three finishers in 3A will qualify for the PIAA Wrestling Team Championships. Up next: The Districts 1-12 Class 2A individual tournament Feb. 25 at Faith Christian. The event was postponed from late last month. First in state: Nazareth's 45 state team tournament victories are the most in PIAA Class 3A history.. Hempfield. Paul Schofield is a Tribune-Review Staff Writer. Canton had six wrestlers place at the District IV Championships, led by Mason Nelson's (285) silver medal at heavyweight. Rocky Elam mans 197 and Zach Elam goes at heavyweight. The Hawkeyes have a lot of new faces in the lineup but the development is key. The Official Site for PIAA District 5 High School Sports . His only loss is against a returning state qualifier at two weight classes up. 04, 2020, 8:59 a.m. Notre Dame's Ryan Crookham wins his 126-pound bout against. The freshman said work ethic is taking him to another level. Cupboard isnt bare: Bethlehem Catholic graduates one senior starter and will be a prohibitive favorite to repeat its 2022 3A championship. Entry Form : Information. The final matches of the event will begin at 7 p.m . 5th Ty Biesinger Martinsburg, PA (Central Martinsburg) MD Cameron Garcia Bellefonte, PA (Bellefonte), 12-1 Easton continues to carve out an identity under third-year head coach Jody Karam and assistant Corey Keener. The Panthers won six bouts in a row and won 34-22. You can contact Paul by email at pschofield@triblive.com or via Twitter . 5th Brodie Soler Claysburg, PA (Claysburg Kimmel) M FOR Landon Dunsmore Huntingdon, PA (Huntingdon Area) He returned for the state semifinal. Team Rankings : Ladder Form : Cross Country: 1A Girls Results: 1A Boys Team Results . Ty Csencsits missed three weeks with a knee injury and Connor Nicholas damaged right hand kept him out nearly two weeks. The post-season is in full swing in District IV. He is 9-1 this season after his pin in Saturdays final against Nazareth. 8. Last week: Beat Canton 50-14, Quaker Valley 45-30, Boiling Springs 42-12, Chestnut Ridge 34-22 and Notre Dame-GP 29-22 to captures its first PIAA Class 2A team tournament title. Central Dauphin also made its 16th consecutive appearance. Wisconsin will be one tough cookie this coming season. . Of note: The Lions dominated the PIAA team tournament field to win their first state title. 5th Michael Monty Brush Valley, PA (United) F Lucas Yarger Houtzdale, PA (Moshannon Valley), 2:59 Keep an eye on these teams as the season progresses in the winter. 10. 7th Devin Grubb Hesston, PA (Huntingdon Area) F Caden Mccully Homer City, PA (United), 4:42, 160 LBS Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District III, 2022-2023 DISTRICT III COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, 2022-2023 PIAA / DISTRICT III CANCELLATION AND FORFEIT GUIDELINES, 2021-2022 FALL SPORTS POWER RANKINGS (combined in pdf), 2018-2019 DISTRICT III FINAL POWER RANKINGS (ALL SPORTS). 5th Devin Brenneman Huntingdon, PA (Huntingdon Area) M FOR Cole Stuchal Blairsville, PA (River Valley) Top 50 Sophomores. Already a print subscriber? Sacramento City college 5. Tom Housenick is a sports reporter for The Morning Call. District 3 has done it 10 times. Here are this weeks WPIAL and City League team wrestling rankings. Beat Huntingdon and Chestnut Ridge before losing to Berks Catholic in the consolation semifinals. Teams are listed with overall record and last week's ranking. Its going to be near impossible to beat this team in a dual meet, and theyre the heavy favorites to win the team title again in Tulsa. D5 MEET SCHEDULE : Girls Track & Field: February 25 D4 Wrestling Championship Scoreboard PIAA District IV Wrestling Championship Scoreboard from Saturday, February 25, 2023. Lehigh has Josh Humphreys at 157 to go along with transfer additions Tate Samuelson (184) and Michael Beard (197). Connellsville (0-0) 5. 2022-2023 AAA - Bethlehem Catholic AA - Notre Dame GP. Fresno City College 2. High School. The brackets in the table above will be updated as results are reported to the WPIAL office. He is 35-0 this year with the only close bout coming in the Beast of the East final to an out-of-state wrestler. If you can't make it out to today's section wrestling tournament matches, here's how to watch them. 2023 Cumberland Valley Team Tournament Schedule 2023 Cumberland Valley School Maps: Preliminary Round: Monday, February 6 Regional Locations, First Round through Consolation Finals and Finals: Thursday, February 9, Friday, February 10& Saturday, February 11. 3rd Addison Shawley Bellefonte, PA (Bellefonte) DEC Braedan Oravecz Portage, PA (Penn Cambria), 3-2 But none were bigger than those he produced in Fridays semifinal and Saturdays final. But Rief was one of the loudest on the bench cheering for his teammates. He was 3-0, all up a weight class at 120, including a 6-0 win over returning state seventh-place finisher Chase Burke of Benton. If you have any information for the website please feel free to contact me. John Smith doesnt want to go without a team trophy or an individual national champion this coming season. Allen Seibert PIAA District IV Central Sectional Published: 2022 | 98 Photos Blue Mountain @ Bloomsburg Published: 2022 | 49 Photos Benton vs South Williamsport (PIAA District IV Class AA Quarterfinal) Published: 2022 | 32 Photos Montgomery vs Southern Columbia Area (PIAA District IV Class AA Quarterfinal) Published: 2022 | 37 Photos PA Wrestling Classes 1st Gunner Singleton Huntingdon, PA (Huntingdon Area) DEC Daniel Williams Coalport, PA (Glendale), 2-0 WPIAL 2A Team Championships:Saturday, February 5 at Chartiers-Houston HS (12:00 PM start) Saucon Valley, Notre Dame-GP, Bethlehem Catholic and Nazareth represented District 11 in Saturdays two nail-biter finals. Faith Christian made history and only broke a sweat against Notre Dame-Green Pond in the 2A quarterfinals. This week: The Suburban One League Liberty Division Championships on Tuesday in Quakertown. Keegan OToole, a 2022 national champion, is back at 165 pounds as just a sophomore, and dont forget guys like Allan Hart and Brock Mauller in the middle of the lineup. If youre not already signed up, we hope you will consider subscribing. Its win over Burgettstown was the first in program history. Hector Mateo's win at 126 pounds clinched Saucon Valley's first PIAA Team Wrestling title Saturday at Hershey's Giant Center. An infusion of talent from the feeder programs will only ensure the program will continue to trend upward. 1st Caleb Close Wingate, PA (Bald Eagle Area) DEF Tommy Cohenour Three Springs, PA (Southern Huntingdon High School), 2-0 1:22 Bethlehem Catholic wrestlers celebrate the program's fourth PIAA Class 3A team title Saturday at Hershey's Giant Center. 7th Kayson Tice Snow Shoe, PA (Bald Eagle Area) DEC Kamden Beatty Mount Union, PA (Mount Union), 4-2, 121 LBS District 11 has had at least one finalist 19 times. 550 Gettysburg Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0708. 6. The Nittany Lions bring back four individual national champions to the lineup and have another potential champion in Greg Kerkvliet at heavyweight. Click here to browse all events. Heck, there are even two Big Ten teams outside of the top 25 that made InterMats preseason cut. 2022-23 NCAA Division II Rankings . You can contact Paul by email at pschofield@triblive.com or via Twitter . PA Power Wrestling this week rolled out its first Class 2A and Class 3A individual and team rankings of the season. 5th Braydon Lisowski Spring Mills, PA (Penns Valley) DEC Aj Chilcote Mount Union, PA (Mount Union), 8-5 Photos courtesy of Action Shots Photography. Sophomores Silas Mickey and Ryder Bowen became the first Wellsboro wrestlers to advance to the PIAA District IV tournament since 2017 at Saturday's North Section Tournament. Palomar College 7. This team was outstanding in 2021-22 and is already a preseason top-10 squad. The Buckeyes have some high-quality wrestlers back, such as Sammy Sasso, Gavin Hoffman, Kaleb Romero and Ethan Smith. North Allegheny (0-0) 7. Brookville 7th Colton Henning Armagh, PA (United) DEC Christopher Gibson Alexandria, PA (Juniata Valley), 6-5, 133 LBS Top 100 Seniors. High school, NCAA, & elite wrestling coverage. The second-place finish was the best in program history. Burgettstown 6. 5th Jeffre Pifer Wingate, PA (Bald Eagle Area) DEC George Campbell Flinton, PA (Glendale), 5-3 The PIAAs best dual-meet teams reside in the Lehigh Valley area. If youre not already signed up, we hope you will consider subscribing. Modesto Junior College 6. Tuesday, January 3, 2023 | 4:36 PM. PIAA District IV Scoreboard from Thursday, February 9, 2023. But Roman Bravo-Young, Carter Starocci, Aaron Brooks and Max Dean can all win titles again. 2022 District II Wrestling Championships CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 DISTRICT II WRESTLING TEAM DUALS CHAMPIONS - AA - LACKAWANNA TRAIL (COACH KEITH YOUTZ)AAA - ABINGTON HEIGHTS (COACH GREG THEONY) CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 DISTRICT II Read More 2021 District II Wrestling Championships IWCOA State Wrestling Rankings Final Individual & Team Rankings: March, 16 2022 Presented by Rob Sherrill The 2021-22 Rankings are brought to you by the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association and Midwest Nationals Wrestling Tournament. Missouri is basically the class of the Big 12, along with Oklahoma State, making it a two-team race in that conference. Up next: The District 11 Class 3A individual tournament Feb. 24-25 at Liberty's Memorial Gym. PIAA Southwest 2A Regional Championships: March 3-4 at Altoona HS Michigan really peaked last year with national champion Nick Suriano and All-Americans Will Lewan and Myles Amine, to name a few. Berks Catholic 4. Copyright 2023 PIAA. They lost only six bouts in the four matches, four against third-place finisher Notre Dame-GP. 2022 D5 QUALIFYING STANDARDS . Published: Feb. 22, 2022, 7:00 a.m. NEW! 1st Trent Hoover Cresson, PA (Penn Cambria) DEC Gage Heilbrun Marion Center, PA (Marion Center), 5-2 Burgettstowns Parker Sentipal works for a pin in the 106-pound finals at the 2022 WPIAL Class 2A Individual Wrestling Championships. 3rd Caleb Hummel Philipsburg, PA (Philipsburg-Osceola) DEC Jacob Sombronski Armagh, PA (United), 4-0 Sophomore Natalie Handy won the 100-pound state. But the same familiar faces are near the top, while some new teams made some serious leaps after the 2021-22 season. UPenn could be sneaky good this season, and the fact that the Quakers are ahead of Ivy League force Princeton says something. Tuesday, December 6, 2022 | 5:37 PM. Click here to browse all events. Its not the deepest conference in wrestling for nothing. Of note: Won the first two PIAA Class 3A team tournament matches in program history over Cumberland Valley and Spring-Ford for the second time in two weeks. Teams are listed with overall record. This could be one of, if not the best team in school history. Senior Ryan Crookham made his season debut last Monday after an offseason knee injury set him back after missing last year with a concussion. Saucon Valley reversed two earlier losses to Notre Dame-Green Pond by winning 29-22 in Saturdays PIAA Class 2A team tournament final for the programs first state team title. Eric Barnett (125), Taylor LaMont (133) and Austin Gomez (149) highlight the lightweights for the Badgers. Based on the preseason rankings, a younger Iowa lineup looks pretty dangerous. Latrobe (0-0) 3. InterMat released its preseason individual and team rankings ahead of the 2022-23 season. Have a Blessed day. 7th Logan Rumberger Tyrone, PA (Tyrone) DEC Snoop Shilcosky Sidman, PA (Forest Hills), 3-1, 127 LBS 2022 PIAA Wrestling Championship Information and Results 7/1/21 Wrestling Appeal Locations and Contact Information Rules Documents Sportsmanship Information Become an Official Regular Season Tournaments There are currently no upcoming events in this calendar. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. We rely on the support of our subscribers to fund our journalism. Both teams have qualified for the PIAA tournament. He still has no use of his left hand, but found his way back to wrestling. Six injured Panthers kept coach Chad Shirk from putting out the best possible lineup for almost all of the season. Saucon Valley 7. InterMat released its preseason individual and team rankings ahead of the 2022-23 season. He is four wins shy of joining brothers Jake and Josh Jones with 100 for his career. PA-Wrestling.com 2022-2023 District 1 Rankings sponsored by Asics and Gear2Compete Posted on March 2, 2023 Below are the current District 1 wrestling rankings, based on reported results up through 3/1/2023. 5. We had guys bumping up weight classes, kids who sat out. 107 LBS Headlines. 1st Mason Beatty Mount Union, PA (Mount Union) DEC Korry Walls Tyrone, PA (Tyrone), 4-2 Last week: Lost 36-30 to Benton, beat Burgettstown 38-24 and lost to West Perry 30-29 in the PIAA Class 2A team tournament. They are my brothers, my family. Both were national finalists in 2021. Districts 7 and 10 are next with 15 each. 5th Britton Spangle Coalport, PA (Glendale) F Chase Stuchal Blairsville, PA (River Valley), 1:40 Botero reversed Rush, escaped in the second period and rode out Rush in the third for a 3-2 win. Michael DeAugustino and Chris Cannon anchor 125 and 133, while Yahya Thomas returns at 149. If Javascript is disabled browser, to place orders please visit the page where our photos are available to purchase. Vito Arujau mans the 125 pound weight class and is in the running for a title, but hed have to get through the monster that is Spencer Lee (Iowa). Heavyweight Lucas Davison is a brick wall and is one of the most intriguing 285-pounders in the country. Committee Meeting Minutes Oct. 31, 2022. Last week: Lost 31-27 to Mifflin County, beat Dallastown 45-16 and lost to Connellsville 37-21 in the PIAA Class 3A team tournament. Each classification champion and additional teams and individuals qualify for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Wrestling Championships. Mizzou has some hammers in the middle, and the Elams up top can be some of the best upperweights in the country. PIAA STATE AA TEAM RANKINGS 1. Of note: Lost to Bethlehem Catholic in the PIAA Class 3A team tournament final after handling St. Josephs Prep, Delaware Valley, Central Dauphin and Canon-McMillan. College wrestling is still four months-and-change from getting under way, but its never too early for preseason rankings. The first week of October 2022 was PIAA Fall Officials' Appreciation Week. Hornets Place 9th At Sectionals, Send Two To Districts. Last week: Beat West Chester Henderson 69-0, Abington Heights 53-14, Williamsport 45-15 and Waynesburg Central 38-17 before losing to Bethlehem Catholic 34-22 in the PIAA Class 3A team tournament final. Up next: The District 11 Class 2A individual tournament Feb. 24-25 at Freedoms Joseph J. McIntyre Gymnasium. We came out here with the mindset that we were going to do anything to make this happen.. 3rd Kollin Brungart Spring Mills, PA (Penns Valley) DEC Karter Quick Mineral Point, PA (Central Cambria), 5-4 PIAA District IV Scoreboard from Friday, February 10, 2023. 3rd Lukas Walk Tyrone, PA (Tyrone) DEC Noah Weaver Bellefonte, PA (Bellefonte), 4-0. Desmond vs. Parkins: Desmond and fellow freshman Tahir Parkins played cat and mouse for seven minutes, then rode each other out to send their second meeting in as many weeks into an ultimate tiebreaker for the second time. Otherwise, Ohio State should have plenty of All-Americans in the lineup again, and it could be on the cusp of a team trophy as well due to the No. Semifinals and finals to be held on February 5; previous rounds to be held on January 30 and February 1 at various sites 3rd Braden Ewing Tyrone, PA (Tyrone) DEC Ethan Norris Bellwood, PA (Bellwood-Antis High School), 1-0 WPIAL 2A Individual Championships:February 24-25 at Chartiers Valley HS Wt Class Rankings. Its victory over Dallastown was the first in program history in the event. The 2023 WPIAL Wrestling Championships will take place on January 30-February 4 (2A & 3A Team), February 24-25 (2A Individual), and March 3-4 (3A Individual). Tom and Terry Brands have a solid team this season. PIAA TEAM 2022 AAA AA Summaries (AA & AAA) Dan Gable International Museum National Wrestling Hall of Fame website Nomination Form for Pennsylvania Lifetime Service to Wrestling - PA Chapter - National Wrestling Hall of Fame National Wrestling Hall of Fame NWCA PIAA PIAA Wrestling EIWA Website Ken Wunderly's WPIAL History Jake Jones' pin at 172 pounds gave Saucon Valley the lead for good in Saturday's PIAA Class 2A team wrestling final at Hershey's Giant Center. It was a total team effort, he said. The Big Red have a lot of young talent, in addition to having Diakomihalis -- a three-time national champion -- back in the lineup. The team gets three-time finalist Daton Fix back at 133 pounds and 2021 national champion A.J. 7th Connor Maney Wingate, PA (Bald Eagle Area) F Dom Peruso Huntingdon, PA (Huntingdon Area), 1:57, 139 LBS Weve been talking about winning this state title for six full years, junior Ty Pfizenmayer said. Lets dive into the preseason top 25 for college wrestling in 2022-23, per InterMat. CLASS 3A CHAMPIONS 106: Matt Repos, Central Dauphin 113: Ben Monn, Cumberland Valley 120: Will Betancourt, Manheim Central 126: Josh Miller, Central Dauphin 132: Bryce Brennan, Red Land 138: Dominic Frontino, Shippensburg 145: Brooks Gable, Dallastown 152: Luke Sainato, Gettysburg 160: Clayton Ulrey, Lower Dauphin The Sun Devils have a pretty solid lineup all around, but some individual hammers, such as heavyweight Cohlton Schultz, will have an ability to score a lot of points at the national tournament, giving the team a higher ranking there. Saucon Valley won the Valley Elementary Wrestling League title six years ago. District III Dec 19, 2022 Meeting Agenda. The Gophers biggest question at this point is whether Gable Steveson will actually return. They proved it this weekend at the annual state team wrestling championships. Northampton somehow pieced together the EPCs third-best team despite youth and working through the top half of its lineup under first-year head coach Joe Provini. Of note: Knocked off Emmaus 39-22. Alex Szkotnicki, junior, Riva, Md. Each classification champion and additional teams and individuals qualify for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Wrestling Championships. Burrells Julian Bertucci works to pin Kiski Areas Amari McNeil at 121 pounds during their match on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at Kiski Area High School. Canton went 0-2 during the PIAA Duals Championships, falling to Berks Catholic 38-15 in the opening round, then lost 33-27 to Burrell in the first round of consolations. How To Purchase Tickets To The D4 Basketball And Wrestling Post-Season Events. 7th Ryvan Audi Johnstown, PA (Richland) F Lucas Deloatch Sidman, PA (Forest Hills), 4:34, Copyright 2022 PIAA D6. Ahead of the new season, some significant teams just missed the top 25 but could easily make moves into the top 25 or even higher this coming season. In Saturdays final, Notre Dame-GP had momentum and the lead after Holden Garcias pin at 160. College wrestling top 25 preseason rankings for 2022-23 released by InterMat By Nick Kosko Jul 3, 2022 1 College wrestling is still four months-and-change from getting under way, but it's. Wrestling events, videos, news, & articles. InterMat ranks down to 30 in terms of its dual meet rankings.