Wrestling - WPIAL Class 2A Tournament Preview

The WPIAL will hold Class 2A section and WPIAL tournaments this weekend at Canon-McMillan. The three section tournaments will be held Friday. The preliminary round of the WPIAL Tournament will also be held Friday. The rest of the WPIAL Tournament will be held Saturday with the finals and consolation finals to begin at 5 p.m.

There are 14 entries who have won a previous WPIAL title, including four in the 126-pound weight class. Both are firsts in WPIAL history. Three of the returning champions have won two WPIAL titles. Below is a breakdown of the 14 returning champs

WPIAL Class 2A Returning Champions

120 Pounds
Ian Oswalt, Burrell (35-2) -- 113 in 2018

126 Pounds
Jett Pattison, McGuffey (27-6) -- 120 in 2017
Tyler Cymmerman, Derry Area (28-5) -- 120 in 2018
Trent Valovchik, Burrell (25-12) -- 106 in 2017
Z.J. Ward, Freedom (10-3) -- 106 in 2016

132 Pounds
Conner Redinger, Quaker Valley (25-5) -- 106 in 2018

145 Pounds
Jacob Pail, Freedom (26-7) -- 138 in 2018

152 Pounds
Trent Schultheis, Freedom (24-4) -- 132 in 2018

160 Pounds
Thayne Lawrence, Frazier (15-3) -- 138 in 2017,

170 Pounds
Christian Clutter, McGuffey (32-2) -- 160 in 2017, 170 in 2018

182 Pounds
Bryson Miller, Freedom (20-5) -- 195 in 2017, 195 in 2018

195 Pounds
1. Dominic Fundy, Beth-Center (21-2) -- 182 in 2017
2. John Vargo, Bentworth (18-4) -- 182 in 2018

220 Pounds
1. Dominic DeLuca, Derry Area (27-1) -- 220 in 2018

Click here to see the probable starting lineups for the Class 2A section wrestling tournaments.