Nine wrestlers from Schuylkill County and the surrounding area competed in the tournament with one taking home Gold.
Below are the results for those athletes.
Ricky Halford - North Schuylkill (160 lbs. AA) - North Schuylkill Senior Ricky Halford started the tournament on Thursday facing off against Junior Ryan Celaschi from Frazier. Halford would lose the match 13-2. He move onto the consolation bracket where he faces off against Braden Vincenzes, a senior from Loyalsock. Vincenzes would defeat Halford 1-0.
Kyler Quick - Mahanoy Area (189 lbs. AA) - Mahanoy Area Sophomore Kyler Quick started the tournament on Thurdsay facing off against Junior Coy Bryson of Montgomery. Bryson won the match 11-2. Quick would move on the consolation bracket to face Mason Higley, a junior from Towanda. Higley would win the match by pinfall.
Ricky Halford - North Schuylkill (160 lbs. AA) - North Schuylkill Senior Ricky Halford started the tournament on Thursday facing off against Junior Ryan Celaschi from Frazier. Halford would lose the match 13-2. He move onto the consolation bracket where he faces off against Braden Vincenzes, a senior from Loyalsock. Vincenzes would defeat Halford 1-0.
Kyler Quick - Mahanoy Area (189 lbs. AA) - Mahanoy Area Sophomore Kyler Quick started the tournament on Thurdsay facing off against Junior Coy Bryson of Montgomery. Bryson won the match 11-2. Quick would move on the consolation bracket to face Mason Higley, a junior from Towanda. Higley would win the match by pinfall.
Chase Stephen - Tri Valley (152 lbs. AA) - Tri-Valley Senior Chase Stephen started the tournament on Thursday facing off against Damon Michaels, a senior from Elizabeth Forward. Michaels won the match by pinfall. Stephen moved onto the consolation bracket where he went on to face Dalton Schadel, a sophomore from Line Mountain. Schadel won the match by 7-5 decision.
Owen Woll - Blue Mountain (145 lbs. AA) - Sophomore Owen Woll started the tournament facing off against Kole Doppelheuer, a junior from Belle Vernon. Doppelheuer won the match 11-0. Woll moved to the consolation bracket to face Owen Ivcic, a sophomore from Bentworth. Ivic won the match by pinfall.
Augustus Warke - Schuylkill Haven (189 lbs. AA) - Schuylkill Haven Senior Augustus Warke started the tournament by defeating Easton Belfiore, a junior from Brookville, by a 5-0 decision. In the second round, he faces Caleb Close, a junior from Bald Eagle Area. Close would win the match by a 7-0 decision. Warke moved on the consolation bracket where he face Cody Wagner, a senior from Faith Christian Academy. Wagner won the match by a 5-2 decision.
Parish McFarland - Pottsville (152 lbs. AAA) - Pottsville Senior Parrish McFarland started out the tournament defeating Antonino Walker, a senior from Plum 4-3. In the next round he faces Luke Sipes, a Junior from Altoona. Sipes would win the match 14-0. In the consolation bracket, McFarland faces Kyle Deisley, a senior from Hempfield. McFarland won the match by an 8-2 decision. Continuing in the consolation bracket, McFarland faced Griffin Walizer, a senior from Central Mountain. Walizer won the match by a 4-2 decision.
Nick Kunstek - Pottsville (160 lbs. AAA) - Pottsville Senior Nick Kunstek started the tournament against Cardan McDonnel, a senior from Bethel Park. Kunstek won the match 15-0. in the next around he faces Gavin Cole, a junior from Council Rock South. Kunstek was the match 5-0. In the semifinals, Kunstek face Ryan Garvick, a senior from Central Dauphin. Garvick won the match 8-4. In the consolation bracket, Kunstek faced Gunna Myers, senior from Wallenpaupack. Kunstek defeated him in a 5-4 decision. In the match for 3rd place, Kunstek faces Bode Marlow, a junior from Thomas Jefferson. Marlow would win 3-1. Kunstek finished the tournament in 4th place.
Eve Kurtz - Pine Grove Area (140 lbs. Girls) - Pine Grove Junior Eve Kurtz started the tournament facing Alahna Morris, a junior from Lake Lehman. Morris won the match by a 2-0 decision. In the consolation bracket, Kurtz faced Katrina Semens, a senior from Warren. Kurtz won the match by pinfall. In the next round, Kurtz faced Myah Mulgrew, a junior from Cumberland Valley. Kurtz won the match by a 3-1 decision. In the following round, Kurtz faced Marissa Rumsey, a senior from Williamsport. Rumsey won the match by pinfall. In a match for 7th place, Kurtz faced Symarah Drey, a senior from Bethlehem Liberty. Kurtz won the match by pinfall and finished the tournament in 7th place.
Brenda Banks - Panther Valley (235 lbs. Girls) - Panther Valley Senior Brenda Banks started the tournament facing Brooklyn Ayala, a senior from Penn Manor. Banks won the match by pinfall. In the next round, she faced Zoey Murphy, a sophomore from Southmoreland. Banks won again by pinfall. Next she faced Kayla Henderson, a senior from South Western. She won the match by a 2-0 decision. In the finals, she faces MacKenna Atkinson, a freshman from Souderton. Banks won the match by a 3-0 decision and took home PIAA gold and first in the tournament.