Bethlehem Catholic won its first PIAA team wrestling title as the Golden Hawks drilled District 10 runner-up Fort LeBoeuf 38-21 in the Class AA championship match this afternoon at Giant Center in Hershey, Pa.

It was the first team title for a District 11 team since Nazareth in 2007, and the first in Class AA since Northern Lehigh in 2005.

Elliot Riddick’s 17-9 major decision at 160 pounds clinched the title for Becahi. The Golden Hawks posted just one pin — from Darian Cruz (103) — but piled up points with a succession of major decisions and a technical fall from Randy Cruz at 119.

On the adjacent mat, Easton saw its hopes of its first team crown since 2004 disappear under a relentless assault by District 3 champion Central Dauphin. CD stormed past the Red Rovers 36-18 to take its fourth straight Class AAA team crown .

Nazareth battled all the way back from a Thursday night loss to capture the Class AAA third-place spot with a 33-24 win over District 1 champion Council Rock South. Earlier today, the Blue Eagles avenged that Thursday night defeat to Canon-McMillan by beating the Big Macs 33-19 and advancing to the third-place match.

Complete Story

Pennsylvania Team Dual State Tournament

Second Round through Finals:

• Thursday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 12

• Where:   GIANT Center, Hershey

RESULTS & BRACKETS:

• AA Bracket
• AAA Bracket

Tournament Results:

2011 PIAA AAA Team Tournament
Preliminary Round
Kiski Area 78, Brashear 3
Big Spring 28, Spring-Ford 22
Norristown 45, Solanco 33
Nazareth 31, Owen J. Roberts 29
Second Round
Council Rock South 43, Kiski Area 23
Cumberland Valley 30, Central Mountain 25
Latrobe 27, McDowell 22
Easton 48, Big Spring 10
Central Dauphin 48, Norristown 12
LaSalle College 37, Shikellamy 24
Delaware Valley 36, Clearfield 26
Canon-McMillan 26, Nazareth 25
Round 1 Consolations
Central Mountain 35, Kiski Area 22
McDowell 37, Big Spring 24
Norristown 37, Shikellamy 25
Nazareth 52, Clearfield 6
Quarterfinals
Council Rock South 44, Cumberland Valley 24
Easton 39, Latrobe 12
Central Dauphin 43, LaSalle College 24
Canon-McMillan 42, Delaware Valley 23
Round 3 Consolations
Central Mountain 34, McDowell 31
Nazareth 36, Latrobe 15
Semifinals
Easton 40, Council Rock South 23
Central Dauphin 36, Canon-McMillan 20
Round 4 Consolations
Council Rock South 34, Central Mountain 32
Nazareth 33, Canon-McMcMillan 19
3rd-place Consolations
Nazareth 33, Council Rock South 24
Championship Finals
Central Dauphin 36, Easton 18

2011 PIAA AA Team Tournament
Preliminary Round
Claysburg-Kimmel 74, Langley 6
Second Round
Burrell 35, Pen Argyl 27
Bedford 39, Elmer L. Meyers 21
Huntingdon 50, Muncy 17
Ft. LeBoeuf 38, Boiling Springs 20
Reynolds 41, Chartiers-Houston 21
Bethlehem Catholic 52, Biglerville 9
Ridgway 54, Lower Moreland 21
Towanda 32, Claysburg-Kimmel 24
Round 1 Consolations
Pen Argyl 51, Elmer L. Meyers 16
Boiling Springs 45, Muncy 27
Biglerville 29, Chartiers-Houston 28 (TB “E”–Most Falls)
Claysburg-Kimmel 57, Lower Moreland 13
Quarterfinals
Burrell 49, Bedford 15
Ft. LeBoeuf 46, Huntingdon 21
Bethlehem Catholic 38, Reynolds 19
Towanda 39, Ridgway 27
Round 2 Consolations
Pen Argyl 41, Ridgway 18
Boiling Springs 33, Reynolds 28
Huntingdon 31, Biglerville 16
Bedford 36, Claysburg-Kimmel 30
Round 3 Consolations
Pen Argyl 33, Boiling Springs 26
Bedford 28, Huntingdon 27
Semifinals
Ft. LeBoeuf 30, Burrell 28
Bethlehem Catholic 45, Towanda 18
Round 4 Consolations
Burrell 36, Pen Argyl 29
Towanda 34, Bedford 29
3rd-place Consolations
Burrell 37, Towanda 15
Championship Finals
Bethlehem Catholic 38, Ft. LeBoeuf 21

Team Tournament – Time Schedule (pdf)

Pennsylvania Wrestling News (pawrsl.com)

Brackets, Live Audio, Results (wjpa.com)

Central Dauphin’s reign over the rest of District 3 is quickly becoming a numbers game.

And they keep getting larger and more impressive.

The Rams registered their fourth straight District 3-AAA Team Championship title with a workmanlike 37-21 victory over the much-improved Cumberland Valley Eagles for their 16th straight district win and 69th consecutive dual-meet victory.

“Winning four straight is something for these seniors. It’s impressive,” Sweigard said. “I’m a little disappointed with how we wrestled, but I think a lot of it has to do with Cumberland Valley.

“They get up for us, and we get up for them. But we are still district champs, and I’m proud of the way our kids dealt with some adversity, and my hat’s off to CV.”

Complete Story by JEREMY ELLIOTT, The Patriot-News

The 2011 Dapper Dan Classic XXXVII U.S. team has been selected for the dual taking place Sunday March 27, 2011 at Fitzgerald Field House, University of Pittsburgh.

Monroeville is represented by both Cam Tessari and Hunter Stieber.  Stieber’s brother Logan competed for team USA last season at 125 pounds.

California, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Minnesota each provide two wrestlers for the US line up this season.

  US Team Roster PDF

Results from Last Season

2011 Team U.S. Roster

HSWrestling.net’s High School Wrestling National Individual Rankings

January 2011

189:

1. Morgan McIntosh (12)  —  Calvary Chapel, CA
2. Devin Peterson (11)  —  Wisconsin Rapids, WI
3. Kenny Courts (12)  —  Central Dauphin, PA
4. Gage Harrah (11)  —  Crystal Lake Central, IL
5. Huston Evans (11)  —  St. Paris Graham, OH
6. Lucas Sheridan (12)  —  De La Salle, CA
7. Alex Utley (12)  —  CVCA, OH
8. Gabe Dean (11)  —  Lowell, MI
9. Mitch Sliga (10)  —  Fishers, IN
10. James Fox (12)  —  St. Peters Prep, NJ
11. Brandon Abernathy (12)  —  Indianola, IA
12. Cody Johnston (12)  —  Warrensburg, MO
13. Mike Ettore (12)  —  Brandon, FL
14. Chaz Gresham (11)  —  Goshen, OH
15. Ian Korb (12)  —  Cincinnati Elder, OH

HONORABLE MENTION:

• Stephen Ceremuga  (12)  —  Commodore Perry, PA
• Aaron Stevenson  (12)  —  Indian Creek, IN
• Justin Heiserman  (12)  —  Dundee, MI
• Phil Sprenkle  (12)  —  Dallastown, PA
• Curtis Berger  (12)  —  Hermiston, OR
• Sam Wheeler  (12)  —  Copley, OH
• Nick Kidd  (12)  —  Mount Hermon, MA
• Pat Downey  (12)  —  Oviedo, FL
• James Suvak  (11)  —  St. Edward, OH
• Jay Taylor  (12)  —  Burrell, PA
• Ophir Bernstein  (12)  —  Allen, TX

HSWrestling.net’s High School Wrestling National Individual Rankings

January 2011

125:

1. Nico Megaludis (12)  —  Frankling Regional, PA
2. Mason Beckman (12)  —  Reynolds, PA
3. Alex Cisneros (11)  —  Selma, CA
4. Mark Grey (11)  —  Blair Academy, NJ
5. Eddie Klimara (12)  —  Providence Catholic, IL
6. Jade Rauser (12)  —  Townsend, MT
7. Kevin Norstrem (10)  —  Brandon, FL
8. Dakota Trom (11)  —  Apple Valley, MN
9. Nathan Kraisser  (11)  —  Ellicott City, MD
10. Bricker Dixon (12)  —  Park Hill, MO
11. Vince Rodriguez (12)  —  Clovis North, CA
12. Kagan Squire (11)  —  Wadsworth, OH
13. Geoff Alexander (12)  —  Shady Side Academy, PA
14. Jack Hathaway (11)  —  Iowa City West, IA
15. Fabian Garcia (12)  —  Turlock, CA

HONORABLE MENTION:

• Nick Francavilla  (12)  —  High Point, NJ
• John Fahy  (11)  —  Louisville Trinity, KY
• Stephen Myers  (10)  —  Reading, OH
• Danny Sabatello  (12)  —  Stevenson, IL
• Chris Caton  (11)  —  Northside Christian, NC
• Carter McElhany  (12)  —  Coronado, CO
• Tanner Werner  (12)  —  Waverly-Shell Rock, IA
• Josh Fisher  (12)  —  Roane County, WV
• Tyson Dippery  (10)  —  Central Dauphin, PA
• Hayden Tuma  (9)  —  Centennial, ID
• Skyler Wood  (11)  —  Platte County, MO

HSWrestling.net’s National Individual Rankings will be released daily everyday this week. We will be doing 2-3 weight classes per day until completion.

189:

1.  Morgan McIntosh  —   Senior  (Calvary Chapel, CA)

2.  Kenny Courts  —  Senior  (Central Dauphin, PA)

3.  Austin Marsden  —  Senior  (Crystal Lake, IL)

4.  Devin Peterson  —   Junior   (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

5.  Luke Sheridan  —  Senior  (De LaSalle, CA)

6.  Huston Evans  —  Senior  (St. Paris Graham, OH)

7.  Mitch Sliga  —  Sophomore  (Fishers, IN)

8.  Drake Stein  —   Senior  (Princeton, IN)

9.  Alex Utley  —  Senior  (CVCA, OH)

10.  Patrick Downey  —  Senior  (Downey, MD)

11.  Curtis Berger  —  Senior  (Hermiston, OR)

12.  Ian Korb  —  Senior  (Elder, OH)

13.  Cody Johnston  —  Senior  (Warrensburg, MO)

14.  Mike Ettore  —  Senior  (Brandon, FL)

15.  Gabe Dean  —  Junior  (Lowell, MI)

Central Dauphin's Marshall Peppelman

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(SEAN SIMMERS, The Patriot-News)

Marshall owns the District 3 record for career victories with 181 and was the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the nation at 160 pounds

The 2010 TheWrestlingTalk.com People’s Choice poll is now open.  Visit TheWrestlingTalk.com’s Poll to rank your top High School Wrestling Team for the 2009-2010 Wrestling Season.

Your Choices Include:

St. Paris Graham, Ohio
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Blair Academy, New Jersey
Brandon, Florida

Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania
St. Edward, Ohio
Central Mountain, Pennsylvania
Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Collins Hill, Georgia
Wadsworth, Ohio

Please take into consideration the following while making your selection:

• Difficulty of Schedule paired with Team Record
• State Tournament Performance – Team & Individual
• Overall Season Performance – Team & Individual
• Head to Head Dual Match Ups
• Head to Head Tournament Finishes
• You are allowed to select more than one team if you feel there is a tie.