Gold standard: Here are all of the Bucks County area PIAA wrestling champions
Last season was a rare one for the Courier Times/Intelligencer coverage area as far as producing PIAA champs is concerned.
Usually, our area crowns a state champ every three to five years, but last year was way different as three wrestlers, Quakertown's Collin Gaj and Faith Christian's Gauge Botero and Adams Waters, all won gold in Hershey (and Quakertown's Mason Ziegler reached the state final).
Even better, all four of them are back this season looking for more.
What follows, in alphabetical order by school with the wrestler's name, the year he won and the weight class, is a list of all of the area's PIAA champs.
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Take a look:
Abington
Pete Drehman, 1966, 250 pounds
Central Bucks East
Marc Sodano, 1982, 112 pounds
Council Rock
Rocky Mantella, 2001, 152 pounds
Scott Stay, 1994, 189 pounds
C.D. Mock, 1977, 126 pounds
Mike Sipler, 1977, 155 pounds
Kurt Mock, 1974, 126 pounds
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Council Rock North
Jamie Callender, 2010, 189 pounds
Council Rock South
Zack Trampe, 2017, 132 pounds
Billy Rappo, 2012, 113 pounds
Josh Dziewa, 2010, 135 pounds
Mark Rappo, 2008, 103 pounds
Mike Rappo, 2006, 130 pounds
Mike Rappo, 2005, 119 pounds
Austin Carter, 2005, 160 pounds
Rick Rappo, 2004, 103 pounds
Faith Christian
Gauge Botero, 2023, 121 pounds
Adam Waters, 2023, 172 pounds
Harry S. Truman
Frank Bing, 1982, 98 pounds
Hatboro-Horsham
Dennis Merriam, 1975, 132 pounds
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Neshaminy
Mike Pirozzola, 2000, 145 pounds
Mike Pirozzola, 1999, 140 pounds
Ed Curran, 1984, 126 pounds
Greg McBride, 1963, 103 pounds
Neshaminy (Maple Point)
John Reich, 1979, 167 pounds
John Reich, 1978, 155 pounds
North Penn
Zac Fryling, 2003, 160 pounds
Zac Fryling, 2002, 160 pounds
Josh Henson, 1991, 171 pounds
Chris Kwortnik, 1989, 171 pounds
Chris Kwortnik, 1988, 167 pounds
Chris Kwortnik, 1987, 167 pounds
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Dan Finacchio, 1987, 112 pounds
Jim Kwortnik, 1983, 155 pounds
Bob Hallman, 1965, 98 pounds
Palisades
Nate Haubert, 2018, 145 pounds
Andy Povenski, 1997, 171 pounds
Pennridge
Josh Stillings, 2018, 182 pounds
Dan Goetter, 2005, 215 pounds
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Pennsbury
Chuckie Connor, 1996, 112 pounds
Kip Kiefer, 1991, 119 pounds
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Quakertown
Pat Flynn, 2006, 189 pounds
Collin Gaj, 2023, 145 pounds
John Hangey, 1988, 185 pounds
John Rittenhouse, 1987, 132 pounds
Souderton
Mike Salone, 1988, 145 pounds
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Drew Markol: dmarkol@theintell.com; @dmarkol
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