2025 regional wrestling preview capsules

By: Paul Schofield
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | 6:33 PM

Boys

Class 3A

West Region

Where: Canon-McMillan High School

When: Friday and Saturday

Times: Friday — preliminary round, quarterfinals and first consolation round, 5 p.m. Saturday — second consolation round, 9 a.m.; semifinals and third consolation round, 10:30 a.m.; fourth consolation round, 12:30 p.m.; finals and third- and fifth-place matches, 3 p.m.

Field: WPIAL wrestlers compete against wrestlers from Districts 6, 8, 9 and 10 for the right to qualify for the state meet.

Other district wrestlers to watch: 107: Andrew Alexander, Mifflin County; 114: Mateo Gallegos, DuBois and Kael Davis, State College; 121: Braiden Weaver, Altoona; 127: Dalton Weaver, Cranberry and Aiden Kunes, Central Mountain; 139: Elijah Brosius, Cranberry; 145: Dalton Perry, Central Mountain; 152: James Whitbred, State College and Ezra Swisher, Bellefonte; 160: Luke Sipes, Altoona; 172: Asher Cunningham, State College; 189: Avery Aurand, Mifflin County and Kendahl Hoare, DuBois; 285: Peyton Kearns, Mifflin County.

At stake: Top 5 finishers in each weight class advance to the PIAA Championships on March 6-8 at the Giant Center, Hershey.

Class 2A

Southwest Region

Where: Altoona Area High School

When: Friday and Saturday

Times: Friday — pigtail and preliminary round, 4:30 p.m.; quarterfinals and pigtail consolation round, 7:30 p.m. Saturday — first consolation round, 9 a.m.; second consolation round, 10:30 a.m.; semifinals and third consolation round, 12:15 p.m.; fourth consolation round, 2:30 p.m.; championship, third-, fifth- and seventh-place matches, 5:15 p.m.

Field: WPIAL wrestlers compete against wrestlers from Districts 5 and 6 for the right to qualify for the state meet.

Other district wrestlers to watch: 107: Keegan Bassett, Bishop McCort and Dakota Santamaria, Tussey Mountain; 114: Eli Herring, Bishop McCort and Easton Dull, Chestnut Ridge; 121: Dom Deputy, Chestnut Ridge and Tanner Guenot, Bald Eagle Area; 127: Erik Carlile, Penns Valley and Austin Carfley, Bishop McCort; 133: Jax Forrest, Bishop McCort and Caden Judice, Bald Eagle Area; 139: Sam Herring, Bishop McCort and Gideon Bracken, United; 145: Bo Bassett, Bishop McCort and Josef Garshnick, United; 152: Devon Magro, Bishop McCort; 160: Melvin Miller, Bishop McCort; 172: Ezra Masood, Tussey Mountain and Cooper Porter, Meyersdale; 189: Caleb Close, Bald Eagle Area and Kyle Scott, Tyrone; 215: Landon Erdman, Huntingdon and Josh Ryan, Mount Union; 285: Rowan Holmes, Somerset and Jonah McCoy, Westmont Hilltop.

At stake: Top 7 finishers in each weight class advance to the PIAA Championships on March 6-8 at the Giant Center, Hershey.

Girls

West Region

Where: North Allegheny High School

When: Saturday

Times: Saturday — pigtail and quarterfinals, 10 a.m.; semifinals and first consolation round, noon; second consolation round, 2 p.m.; finals and third-place match, 5 p.m.

Field: WPIAL wrestlers compete against wrestlers from Districts 8, 9 and 10 for the right to qualify for the state meet.

Other district wrestlers to watch: 100: Lily Young, Sharpsville; 106: Finley Fourspring, Corry and Ashley Campbell, General McLane; 112: Daylee Watson, Conneaut Area; 124: Leah Sample, Saegertown; 130: Chloe Zacherl, McDowell.

At stake: Top 4 finishers in each weight class advance to the PIAA Championships on March 6-7-8 at the Giant Center, Hershey.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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