Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Hours away...

The mats are down.  The arena is ready.  The wrestlers and coaches are ready.  Are you ready?

A total of 224 wrestlers in each class will begin their quest for a PIAA state championship tomorrow.  Only 14 in each class will accomplish that feat.

The 2012 PIAA Wrestling Championships finally get underway tomorrow morning at 9 AM with the preliminaries for Class AA.  Wrestling begins at 4 PM for Class AAA.

Among the biggest storylines heading into the tournament...

Can Derry's Jimmy Gulibon become just the 10th wrestler to win FOUR state titles?

Can anyone stop Central Mountain's Brian Brill or Kennard Dale's Chance Marsteller from getting to the finals at 160 in AAA?  If not, which returning state champ will win that finals matchup?  Can Brill hand Marsteller his first loss in HS or will Chance get title #2 as a sophomore?

Can Solanco's Thomas Haines capture his second title and get halfway to joining the 4x champion club?

What do you think are the major stories of the Championships this year?