Freddy Bachmann was in position to start off Saturday’s PIAA Class 2A team wrestling championship match with a victory. The Faith Christian freshman 114-pounder was leading Bishop McCort’s Eli Herring 7-1 in the final seconds of the third period.

Day 2 at the 2025 PIAA Team Wrestling Championships is a more abbreviated one with an updated schedule that moves all rounds up to accommodate team travel in the face of potential inclement weather.

There won't be a rematch of last year's semi-finals match in the PIAA Team Wrestling Championships between Chestnut Ridge and Bishop McCort. The Lions lost to Berks Catholic 51-11 in the quarterfinals,

Football, UFC fighting, you name it. Marco Frinzi, Charlie Scanlan and Shane McFillin talk about it and watch it together most weekends at one of their families’ houses. “We do our best to not talk about wrestling when we’re not in the room or competing,

But whatever it was, Bethlehem Catholic’s 44-28 thumping of Nazareth in the PIAA 3A team tournament final Saturday afternoon at Altoona School District Field House – the first time in a non-COVID year that Hershey’s Giant Center didn’t host -- didn’t quite have the sense of occasion, the sense of thrill, that comes from a state championship.

Those have been some of the under-the-radar heroes in Bethlehem Catholic’s recent runs to PIAA Class 3A team wrestling titles. As stellar as coach Mike Cole’s Golden Hawks are with Nico Emili, the Dillard brothers and seniors Marco Frinzi,

But Nazareth, despite being ranked No. 2 in PIAA 3A by PaPowerWrestling (PPW), faced the toughest test, from 18-0 WPIAL champion, Franklin Regional, ranked No. 6 by PPW. The Panthers, the word had it, offered an extremely balanced lineup that would provide the Blue Eagles (19-1) the highest challenge.