Stage set for 26th PIAA Team Wrestling Championships

Amber Charnoff
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(WHTM) – The 26th annual PIAA Team Wrestling Championships are slated to take place Feb. 8 – Feb. 10 at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Monday the preliminary round took place with the results as follows:

2A Championship (winner in bold)

  • 11-2 Saucon Valley v 3-3 West Perry 37-30

  • 10-2 Ft. LeBoeuf v 74 Mount Pleasant 40-28

  • 6-2 Bald Eagle Area v 7-3 Quaker Valley 55-9

3A Championship (winner in bold)

  • 8-1 Carrick v 7-3 Franklin Regional 69-6

  • 1-3 Boyertown v 3-4 Central Dauphin 31-25

  • 11-2 Easton v 12-2 St. Joseph’s Prep 55-18

  • 3-3 Wilson v 1-4 Quakertown 38-23

The results from Mondays filled in the 16-team double-elimination bracket. The full brackets can be found here:

First-round matches are set to start on Thursday, Feb. 8. The championship matches will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10.

History

The 2A PIAA Team Wrestling Championship dates back to 1999 and has crowned 13 different champions. Reynolds owns the most titles with eight (2006, 2007, 2009, 2017-2021). Bethlehem Catholic has four championships following a four-year win streak from 2011-2014.

The other 2A team championships are as follows:

  • Brookville – 2 (1999,2016)

  • Wilson – 2 (2001, 2002)

  • Bloomsburg – 1 (2004)

  • Boiling Springs – 1 (2015)

  • Burrell – 1 (2008)

  • Fort LeBoeuf – 1 (2010)

  • Juniata – 1 (2003)

  • Northern Lehigh – 1 (2005)

  • Saucon Valley – 1 (2022)

  • Wyalusing Area – 1 (2000)

  • Faith Chrisitan – 1 (2023)

Since 1999, the 3A Team Championships have crowned 11 different winners. Bethlehem Catholic owns the most titles, winning the most recent Championships for back-to-back titles (2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2021). Between their time in 2A and 3A, the Golden Hawks have accumulated 9 PIAA Team Wrestling Titles in 15 PIAA Championship appearances.

The other 3A team championships are as follows:

  • Central Dauphin – 4 (2008-2011)

  • Easton Area – 4 (2001-2004)

  • Nazareth – 3 (2007, 2017, 2020)

  • Canon-McMillan – 2 (2012, 2013)

  • Franklin Regional – 2 (2014, 2015)

  • Bald Eagle Area – 1 (1999)

  • Connellsville – 1 (2005)

  • Northampton – 1 (2000)

  • Upper Perkiomen – 1 (2006)

  • Waynesburg Central – 1 (2021)

For a full schedule of the event visit here: 2023-2024 PIAA TEAM WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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