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One month of the District 10 high school wrestling season is nearly complete.
December presented its typical surprises and previewed what fans should expect as the postseason nears. Below are five storylines to watch as the calendar flips to 2026.
Few expected General McLane to beat Cathedral Prep on opening night. That result could earn the Lancers a top seed at the D-10 Class 2A team championships.
Prep ran away with D-10 last year before placing fourth at the PIAA team meet. Might it and McLane swap spots in the D-10 hierarchy this winter?
It’s not over yet. Prep wrestled McLane without standout senior Max Spaulding at heavyweight, and weight descent plans suggest both lineups will look different come January.
Still, McLane’s win over a program which no D-10 team had beaten since 2024 earns the Lancers respect. Their Jan. 7 clash with Fort LeBoeuf will present another pre-postseason team challenge, as will a Jan. 14 trip to North East, which eliminated the Lancers in last season’s D-10 quarterfinals.
Last week: D-10 wrestling notebook includes Major Carr's return, Prep hosts duals
Reynolds rarely misses the PIAA team championships. Don’t expect a repeat of last season’s miss if this Raiders lineup stays healthy.
Five former Northwest regional qualifiers anchor the group: Waylon Waite (121 pounds), Logan Stewart (127), Greyden Gustas (152), Emery Johnson (189) and Colton Tupper (215). Pair them with standout freshmen Nico Lomonte (107) and Tino Sciullo (133), and Reynolds could be the favorite to win D-10 Class 2A.
The Raiders finished second at Coventry, Ohio’s Comet Bash before winning Solon, Ohio’s Comet Classic. Their January schedule includes tests at Brookville’s Ultimate Duals and West Branch’s Ultimate Warrior tournament, plus dual meet clashes with Greenville and Grove City which will prove key in D-10 team seeding.
As it currently stands, I’d seed McLane and Reynolds atop the D-10 bracket.
The 127-pound weight class developed a well-deserved reputation last season.
This was the deepest weight in D-10. Deepest in the state, too.
That left Reynolds’ Logan Stewart, the Class 2A Northwest regional champion and a legitimate PIAA title threat, in 7th place. It left both Hickory’s Brady Slicker and Cathedral Prep’s Kamdyn Borrero – two of D-10’s best pound-for-pound wrestlers – off the podium.
Look back: These District 10 wrestlers medaled at the 2025 PIAA championships
Two years ago, that weight was 133, featuring three PIAA medalists and four state qualifiers from D-10.
Which weight will emerge this year’s 127?
My eyes are drawn to two places: Back to 127 pounds, and to 215.
Weight descent plans still cloud what postseason brackets might look like. Stewart and Hickory’s Elijah Scriven (PIAA 4th place at 121 pounds), though, appear to be PIAA contenders at 127.
Grove City’s Ian Stearns, a PIAA medalist at 114 last year, could join them. That trio, plus PIAA qualifiers in Cathedral Prep’s Davion Edmond and North East’s Rocky Kowle, would create a difficult path to Hershey.
The same could be said about 133 pounds, which features Slicker, a former PIAA qualifier in North East’s Bryson Galloway, and standout sophomores Milan Harrison (Saegertown) and Mason McDonald (General McLane).
More certainty exists at 215. Watch for several PIAA medal contenders from D-10, including Colton Tupper of Reynolds, Logan Latimore of North East and Gary Kiselka of Franklin.
More: Which District 10 girls wrestling teams have stood out in December?
Corry dominated its way to the three most recent Region 3 titles. While still the conference favorite, Corry could soon have company with a surging Eisenhower group.
Eisenhower started 3-0 in region duals, including a 36-34 win at Titusville on Dec. 17. The Knights, with new co-operative program partner Youngsville, will visit Corry on Jan. 14.
Eisenhower features a young group led by Northwest regional medalist Rever Caudill, a junior. Nine freshmen populate the Knights’ 22-man roster.
Describing the high school girls’ wrestling scene as “growing,” even in year three of sanctioned PIAA competition, remains true. D-10 now features more than a dozen girls’ programs.
Warren proved its worth Dec. 21 by winning the Hubbard Classic in Ohio, a 50-team tournament which saw the Dragons score 171 team points. Add them to a list of D-10 team contenders which also features General McLane and Sharpsville, both of whom Warren defeated at Hubbard.
D-10 girls won four PIAA medals last season. Expect that number to increase come March.
Contact Jeff Uveino at [email protected]. Follow him on X @realjuveino.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: District 10 high school wrestling December storylines, standouts
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December presented its typical surprises and previewed what fans should expect as the postseason nears. Below are five storylines to watch as the calendar flips to 2026.
Who’s No. 1?
Few expected General McLane to beat Cathedral Prep on opening night. That result could earn the Lancers a top seed at the D-10 Class 2A team championships.
Prep ran away with D-10 last year before placing fourth at the PIAA team meet. Might it and McLane swap spots in the D-10 hierarchy this winter?
It’s not over yet. Prep wrestled McLane without standout senior Max Spaulding at heavyweight, and weight descent plans suggest both lineups will look different come January.
Still, McLane’s win over a program which no D-10 team had beaten since 2024 earns the Lancers respect. Their Jan. 7 clash with Fort LeBoeuf will present another pre-postseason team challenge, as will a Jan. 14 trip to North East, which eliminated the Lancers in last season’s D-10 quarterfinals.
Last week: D-10 wrestling notebook includes Major Carr's return, Prep hosts duals
Reynolds is back
Reynolds rarely misses the PIAA team championships. Don’t expect a repeat of last season’s miss if this Raiders lineup stays healthy.
Five former Northwest regional qualifiers anchor the group: Waylon Waite (121 pounds), Logan Stewart (127), Greyden Gustas (152), Emery Johnson (189) and Colton Tupper (215). Pair them with standout freshmen Nico Lomonte (107) and Tino Sciullo (133), and Reynolds could be the favorite to win D-10 Class 2A.
The Raiders finished second at Coventry, Ohio’s Comet Bash before winning Solon, Ohio’s Comet Classic. Their January schedule includes tests at Brookville’s Ultimate Duals and West Branch’s Ultimate Warrior tournament, plus dual meet clashes with Greenville and Grove City which will prove key in D-10 team seeding.
As it currently stands, I’d seed McLane and Reynolds atop the D-10 bracket.
Deepest weight?
The 127-pound weight class developed a well-deserved reputation last season.
This was the deepest weight in D-10. Deepest in the state, too.
That left Reynolds’ Logan Stewart, the Class 2A Northwest regional champion and a legitimate PIAA title threat, in 7th place. It left both Hickory’s Brady Slicker and Cathedral Prep’s Kamdyn Borrero – two of D-10’s best pound-for-pound wrestlers – off the podium.
Look back: These District 10 wrestlers medaled at the 2025 PIAA championships
Two years ago, that weight was 133, featuring three PIAA medalists and four state qualifiers from D-10.
Which weight will emerge this year’s 127?
My eyes are drawn to two places: Back to 127 pounds, and to 215.
Weight descent plans still cloud what postseason brackets might look like. Stewart and Hickory’s Elijah Scriven (PIAA 4th place at 121 pounds), though, appear to be PIAA contenders at 127.
Grove City’s Ian Stearns, a PIAA medalist at 114 last year, could join them. That trio, plus PIAA qualifiers in Cathedral Prep’s Davion Edmond and North East’s Rocky Kowle, would create a difficult path to Hershey.
The same could be said about 133 pounds, which features Slicker, a former PIAA qualifier in North East’s Bryson Galloway, and standout sophomores Milan Harrison (Saegertown) and Mason McDonald (General McLane).
More certainty exists at 215. Watch for several PIAA medal contenders from D-10, including Colton Tupper of Reynolds, Logan Latimore of North East and Gary Kiselka of Franklin.
More: Which District 10 girls wrestling teams have stood out in December?
Eisenhower surges in Region 3
Corry dominated its way to the three most recent Region 3 titles. While still the conference favorite, Corry could soon have company with a surging Eisenhower group.
Eisenhower started 3-0 in region duals, including a 36-34 win at Titusville on Dec. 17. The Knights, with new co-operative program partner Youngsville, will visit Corry on Jan. 14.
Eisenhower features a young group led by Northwest regional medalist Rever Caudill, a junior. Nine freshmen populate the Knights’ 22-man roster.
Girls scene still growing
Describing the high school girls’ wrestling scene as “growing,” even in year three of sanctioned PIAA competition, remains true. D-10 now features more than a dozen girls’ programs.
Warren proved its worth Dec. 21 by winning the Hubbard Classic in Ohio, a 50-team tournament which saw the Dragons score 171 team points. Add them to a list of D-10 team contenders which also features General McLane and Sharpsville, both of whom Warren defeated at Hubbard.
D-10 girls won four PIAA medals last season. Expect that number to increase come March.
Contact Jeff Uveino at [email protected]. Follow him on X @realjuveino.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: District 10 high school wrestling December storylines, standouts
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