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Final Thoughts: State Dual Team Rankings Updated Following PIAA State Championship
The PIAA State Dual Tournament is over. Perennial powers Reynolds and Bethlehem Catholic were crowned Champions. Following a long weekend in Hershey, here are updated State Dual Team rankings. District 11 Dominance In Pennsylvania’s Class 3A State Dual Team Rankings the most obvious fact is that District 11 occupies six of the top twelve…
Read MoreReynolds Makes it a Three-Peat in Hershey Defeating Southern Columbia in the State Dual Team Finals
For the third straight year Pennsylvania Powerhouse Reynolds claimed a PIAA State Dual Team Championship inside the GIANT Center. It was their sixth overall as a program. Class AA Championship Finals #1 Reynolds over #2 Southern Columbia Area (31-23) 170 – #17 Cole Toy (RY) maj. dec. Brandon Gedman (SC), 9-1 (4-0) 182…
Read MoreGolden Again: Bethlehem Catholic Wins Second Straight and Seventh Overall State Dual Team Title
It’s been a bumpy ride for Bethlehem Catholic. A mid-season coaching change, a defeat to Liberty, and some key wrestlers trying to find their way back into the line-up. It all amounted to an uncharacteristic journey but ultimately – the same outcome in Hershey. Head Coach Jeff Karam put the pieces together when he came…
Read MoreTwice as Nice: #1 Reynolds, #2 Southern Columbia To Wrestle For PIAA State 2A Title
Gaige Garcia couldn’t have scripted it much better. The Southern Columbia junior picked up his 100th career victory on Friday night with a fall that clinched a spot in the final of the PIAA Class 2A Team Wrestling Championships. Well, maybe it could have been sweeter if it had come in the final against top-ranked…
Read MoreDistrict XI Power: Bethlehem Catholic and Northampton To Clash for PIAA State Title
For the third time this season District XI powers Bethlehem Catholic will take on Northampton Area but this time it will be for PIAA State Gold. On Friday night from inside the GIANT Center an unlikely Northampton found themselves sitting in the State Finals after a ten year absence from the PIAA State Dual Team…
Read MoreHeavyweight Hitters: Individual Matches to Watch as PIAA State Dual Team Semifinals Set
Friday night at 8 P.M. inside the GIANT Center in Hershey, PA the 2019 PIAA State Dual Team Semifinals will take place in both Class 2A and 3A. I heard a comment earlier this week that we could save everyone a lot of time and money by just skipping ahead to a #1 Reynolds vs.…
Read MoreIndividual Ranked Matchups To Watch In The PIAA Team Quarterfinals
The first day of the PIAA State Dual Team Championships at the GIANT Center brought us a highlight match at 120 pounds, with #1 Ryan Crookham of Notre Dame – Green Pond beating former PIAA State Champion #2 Beau Bayless of Reynolds 6-1 . We probably won’t get anything quite that juicy in the quarterfinal round,…
Read MoreCedar Cliff Rolls, Mancini Wins and More From the 3A State Dual Team Championship First Round
Money in The Banks The #1 ranked Bethlehem Catholic Golden Eagles got a nice addition to their line-up just in time for the PIAA State Dual Team Tournament. Junior Tavion Banks, an outstanding football player, was a NE Regional qualifier a year ago and has seen varsity action for head coach Jeff Karam the…
Read More2A State Dual Team First Round Results and Takeaways from Hershey
Hamburg In The House In Round 1 of the Class 2A State Dual Team Championships there was a sea of red in front of Mat #1 and it wasn’t from empty seats – it was from the Hamburg faithful. Not a far drive from Hershey, Hamburg sent their entire population it would seem and…
Read MoreIndividual Ranked Match-Ups to Watch From The PIAA State Dual Team First Round
The best part, in my opinion, of the PIAA State Dual Team Championships is the preview of ranked wrestlers going head-to-head a month from the Individual State Tournament in March. We get to see some of the State’s best wrestlers mix it up when teams clash inside the GIANT Center. 2019 will be no different…
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