By: Olivia Kogan
On February 20 and 21, members of the Wallenpaupack Boys Wrestling team took part in the District Two Triple A tournament at Wilkes-Barre Area High School. The team placed first overall for the third year in a row. There were 12 schools participating in the triple A tournament, and 13 boys from the Wallenpaupack Boys Wrestling team competed. 11 wrestlers from the Wallenpaupack Boys Wrestling team placed in the tournament, and eight wrestlers will be continuing onto the Northeast Regional Wrestling Championship, which is taking place this weekend at Liberty High School in Bethlehem. Special recognitions go out to senior Tyler Gallo, who had one of the biggest wins of the weekend, upsetting an Abington Heights wrestler to advance to the final which kept the team in the running for a title; Greg Nalesnik, who started the medal round with a pin in the first bout of that round; and senior Gabe Caufield, who received his first individual District Title. Additionally, congratulations to all the wrestlers who placed in the tournament in their respective weight classes: 1st: Gabe Caufield; 2nd: Ayden Blaut and Tyler Gallo; 3rd: Greg Nalesnik, Declan Brown, Gio Lomonaco, Kyle Scartelli, and Tristan Braxton; 4th: Jake Rafferty; 5th: Sawyer Jones; 6th: Colten Wilczewski.
