Published January 28. 2022 08:40AM
The East Penn Conference wrestling championships take place this weekend at Easton Area Middle School with wrestling starting at 9 a.m.
The only match for certain as of print deadline is the 2:30 p.m. championship match between Bethlehem Catholic and Nazareth.
Wrestling gets underway at 9 a.m. with the 13th, 15th and 17th place matches kicking off the day.
At 10:45 a.m., action moves to the seventh, ninth and eleventh place matches before the 12:30 p.m. round for third and fifth place.
Matchups pit teams from the EPC’s two divisions against each other based on where they finish in the regular season. Since, Bethlehem Catholic and Nazareth will be at the top of the standings, they meet in the finals.
Here are the EPC standings heading into Wednesday.
Division A
Nazareth 11-0, 7-0
Stroudsburg 13-5, 5-2
Emmaus 12-7, 5-2
Northampton 7-1, 5-1
Whitehall 7-5, 4-3
Allen 2-10, 2-5
ES South 5-13, 2-5
Dieruff 1-7, 1-7
PM East 1-11, 06
Division B
Becahi 6-0, 5-0
Easton 12-3, 6-1
Freedom 15-2, 5-1
Parkland 10-2, 4-2
Liberty 9-7, 3-3
Pleasant Vy 6-14, 2-4
PM West 3-9, 1-5
ES North 2-12, 0-4
Central 0-6, 0-6
Press photo by Don Herb Freedom's Joey Bodnar wrestlers Parkland's Will Sallitt during a recent match. Bodnar won by fall.