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Four Bears heading to Hershey
Boyertown qualified the entire lineup of 13 wrestlers to the South East AAA regional tournament, with each wrestler trying to place in the top five to continue their season. When the regional was over, four Bears earned the coveted trip to state tournament in Hershey. Boyertown also placed second in the team race. Senior J.D. Heiser qualified for states for the second time when he placed fourth at 160 pounds. Juniors Boden Waite (fourth at 127), Liam Diamond (fifth at 139), and Kaleb Dumin (fifth at 215) advanced to states for the first time in their high school careers. Heiser, Waite, and Diamond all made it to the regional semifinals before dropping to the consolation bracket. Freshman Liam Vance (114) and senior Carter Stouch (152) just missed joining their teammates in Hershey, placing sixth at their respective weight. This is the 31st consecutive season with a Boyertown wrestler competing in the PIAA Wrestling Championships. Good luck to J.D., Boden, Liam, and Kaleb!
Bears claim District 1 Central section title
The boys team opened the post-season on Saturday at Perkiomen Valley HS with the District 1 Section Central tournament. The top six wrestlers per weight qualify for the South East AAA regional tournament the next week, and all 13 of the Bears competed did just that helping the team bring home the team title as well. Boyertown will be the only team with a representative at each weight class at the regional. Liam Diamond (139) and J.D. Heiser (160) placed first in their respective weight classes, while Boden Waite (127), Cole Fogle (145), and Kaleb Duman (215) each placed second. Brody Tobias (133) and Logan Oakes (172) placed third with Jacob Stanchak (107), Liam Vance (114), Josh Larrimore (189), and Brody Ayres (285) taking fourth place. Carter Stouch (5th at 152) and Carter Folge (6th at 121) rounded out the placers for the team. The regional takes place Friday night and Saturday at Oxford Area HS. The top five placers per weight advance to the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships in Hershey (March 5-7).
Girls season comes to an end at Districts Four girls entered the 2026 PIAA District 1/12 Girls championship tournament, held at William Tennent HS on Saturday. Top four per weight would advance to the regional tournament. Unfortunately for the team, none of the girls would advance. Jenise Roa (100), Alexis Stump (106), and Callie Pisaturo (118) each went 0-2 in their brackets. Paige Stankina went 2-2 at 124 pounds. Stankina finished the season with a 27-10 record to lead the team. This year's team featured a lone senior and seven freshmen. Looking forward to next season already! Bears place 4th in state for 2nd year in a row
History repeated itself for the Bears wrestling team, as they followed up their District 1-AAA Duals championship with a 4th place finish in the Class AAA State Duals - just like last year. The team hosted Wilson (West Lawn) on Tuesday night in the opening round of the state tournament and came away with a 43-21 victory over the Bulldogs. After six bouts, Wilson held a slim 16-15 lead before the Bears rattled off five straight wins to clinch the victory and advance to the quarterfinals. The remaining portion of the state duals was held in Johnstown this year, after being at Altoona HS last year and Hershey for the rest of the tournament's history. In the quarters, the Bears faced off against 3-time returning state champs Bethlehem Catholic. The Hawks jumped out to a 29-4 lead by taking six of the first seven bouts. The Bears roared back taking the next five, including three by fall to take get back to 29-28 heading into the final bout. In that winner-take-all bout, Bethlehem Catholic won a 3-1 decision to claim victory. The Bears next opponent was State College. After Jacob Stanchak won the opener, the Bears trailed the rest of the match until the end. Kaleb Duman won by fall to get the Bears within four at 27-23 before Brody Ayres also won by fall to give the Bears the 29-27 victory and advance to face District 1 foe Council Rock South. After Boyertown defeated Council Rock South in the District title match by just two points, both teams knew the rematch would be close. After five bouts, the Golden Hawks held a 12-9 lead but the Bears went on their trademark run taking the next five bouts to go up 17 points with three bouts left. South would win all those last remaining bouts but couldn't get enough points, as the Bears won the rematch 29-27. The Bears luck ran out in the third place match as they were defeated by District 11 power Nazareth 52-7. But despite that lopsided loss, the team returned home with their second straight state duals medal.
Bears repeat as District 1-AAA champs
On Saturday, January 31st at Upper Dublin HS, the Bears entered the quarterfinals of the District 1-AAA Duals as the top seed and the returning champs. When the day was done, the Bears were District champs once again after beating Owen J. Roberts in the quarterfinals, Pennridge in the semifinals, and Council Rock South in the finals. The day started with a 46-19 win over PAC rival OJR to setup a matchup with Pennridge in the semis. In that dual, the Bears scored a 37-16 win over the Rams. The team advanced to the finals to face the 2nd seeded Golden Hawks of Council Rock South. The highly anticipated final between the top two teams in District 1-AAA did not disappoint as the teams exchanged the lead three times before the Bears took the lead for good with four bouts to go. The match was filled with technical falls as the teams combined to score nine of them in the 13 bouts. Boyertown won 7 bouts to the Hawks' 6 in the 33-31 victory to take the title again. In the final, Boden Waite (tech at 127), Brody Tobias (pin at 133), Carter Stouch (major at 152), Logan Oakes (decision at 160), J.D. Heiser (tech at 172), Josh Larrimore (tech at 189), and Kaleb Dumin (tech at 215) all won for the champs. The championship is the 7th District team championship for the Boyertown program, with the first coming in 2001 in District 3 and the last six in District 1.
The team advances to the PIAA State Duals bracket in AAA with a record of 22-1, where they will host a first round matchup against Wilson (West Lawn), the runner-up from District 3. The winner of the match moves on to the quarterfinals on Friday night at 1st Summit Arena in Johnstown. Congratulations to the team on the championship and good luck in the state duals! Girls team with a busy month of January The girls wrestling team had a busy January as they competed in three tournaments and three duals. The month started with the Souderton Big Red Invitational tournament with 40 teams competing. The girls placed 30th as a team and Paige Stankina and McKenna Detwiler both were a win shy of placing. Stankina went 2-2 at 124 pounds and went 3-2 at 148. Then the team hosted their first dual of the season, against Perkiomen Valley. The team came away with the 36-6 victory for the first ever dual meet win in the program's history. Jah-Kierra Emel-Nelson (pin at 112), Paige Stankina (pin at 130), and McKenna Detwiler (pin at 148) won three of the four contested bouts in the dual. Jenise Roa (100), Alexis Stump (106), and Callie Pisaturo (124) each won by forfeit. Next, the team headed to the Lehigh Valley for the impressive Coal Cracker tournament which had 57 teams competing. Paige Stankina got the farthest in her bracket, going 3-2 at 124 pounds. Alexis Stump went 1-2 at 100. The team closed out the month with duals against Owen J. Roberts (loss 48-24) and Upper Perkiomen (loss 66-6) and the PAC championships. At the league tournament, the team placed 4th and brought home four medals. Paige Stankina won the program's first league championship at 124, McKenna Detwiler finished 2nd at 148, Adalaide Sheridan placed 3rd at 112, and Callie Pisaturo took 4th at 130. It's been a good season so far for the team with a roster of a lone senior (Sheridan) and seven freshmen. Stankina leads the team with a 24-8 record heading into February. Girls compete at Escape the Rock
Boys team repeats as Bear Duals champs The boys high school team kicked off the 2025-26 season at home with the annual Brian Bealer Memorial Bear Duals tournament. The team opened with a 60-3 victory over Souderton followed by a 54-8 win over Neshaminy in the pool portion of the tournament to win their pool. The top two teams from each of the four pools were then put into a bracket to determine placing.
The Bears defeated Hatboro-Horsham in the quarterfinals 44-16. In the semis, the team shutout Pennsbury 70-0 to advance to the finals against District 11 powerhouse Easton. In the final, the match went back and forth with each team getting three wins over the first six bouts as the Bears took a 16-15 lead. Then the Bears rattled off four straight wins to take control and eventually take the crown with a 34-23 victory. Five wrestlers went a perfect 5-0 on the day. J.D. Heiser, Jacob Stanchak, Kaleb Dumin, Boden Waite, and Liam Vance started their seasons without a loss. The team's next competition will be at the King of the Mountain tournament at Central Mountain HS on Friday and Saturday, December 19th and 20th. Girls open season at Pottstown tournament
Jenise Roa went 3-1 at 100 pounds to place third, while Paige Stankina went 4-1 at 118 to also place third. Adalaide Sheridan was 2-2 on the day at 112 pounds to place fifth. Jah-Kierra Emel-Nelson (0-2 at 100), Callie Pisaturo (0-2 at 124), and McKenna Detwiler (1-2 at 148) also competed for the team. 2025-26 Season Starts December 6th Another scholastic wrestling season is here - the 2025-26 season starts soon! The Boyertown wrestling programs will kick off the new season in early December. The high school boys will open at home by hosting the Brian Bealer Memorial Bear Duals on Saturday, December 6th. See more details on the tournament below. The high school girls team will begin their 3rd season at the Pottstown Invitational Tournament on Saturday, December 6th. The following weekend, they will head to the inaugural girls Escape the Rock tournament at North Penn HS. The middle school teams will start their seasons the following week as East opens with a home dual versus Phoenixville and West travels to Upper Perkiomen on Wednesday, December 10th. Both teams then will compete in the Hamburg Tournament on Saturday the 13th. |
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The high school girls team competed in the first ever Escape the Rock Girls tournament on Saturday and Sunday at North Penn HS. All six girls who took to the mats were freshmen, in one of the tougher area tournaments. Paige Stankina (118) and McKenna Detwiler (148) each went 3-2 and were just one win shy of placing in the top eight in their weight class. Jenise Roa (2-2 at 100), Jah-Kierra Emel-Nelson (1-2 at 106), Callie Pisaturo (2-2 at 124), and Veronica Macosso (0-2 at 155) also competed. The team placed 34th out of the 48 teams in the field.
The girls team got their season started with the Pottstown Tournament. Overall the team placed 12th out of 20 teams and came home with three individual medals.| Copyright © 2026, Boyertown Area Wrestling Association | |