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WELCOME FROM PIAA DISTRICT OFFICIAL DISTRICT III PIAA
III CHAIR MIKE CRAIG WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

PROGRAM
Welcome to the 2022-2023 District 3 Winter Championship
Series. I would first like to thank Doug Bohannon for his
Celebrating the Success of Student
years of service and dedication to the District 3 Committee Athletes in South Central Pennsylvania
and being Chair for the last ten years.
Table of Contents
I am very happy to serve as PIAA District Chairman for the Click on the page below to go directly to the page.
2022-2023 school year. District III Committee Members ................ 2
About PIAA District III ................................ 3
It is a great honor to work for the benefit of our schools’ District III 2021 Champions ....................... 4
student-athletes. We have an outstanding group of people serving on the District 2022 Tournament Schedules .................... 5
3 Committee and other outstanding people working throughout the District’s ten- Championship History .......................... 6-14
county jurisdiction serving as game managers and staff at our championship D3 State Champions ................................ 15
events. D3 NCAA Placewinners ........................... 16
D3 Wrestling Hall of Fame ................. 17-19
As evidenced by the difficulties of the last several years, we should not take for D3 Head Coaches .................................... 20
granted the benefits of competition, sportsmanship, and enjoyment these athletic 2022 D3 Team Championship ................. 22
events offer to all of us. We look forward to having another great year in PIAA 2022 AA Brackets ............................... 23-35
District 3. 2023 AAA Brackets ............................. 36-48

The Committee appreciates the support it receives from our sponsors and we are
very pleased to be partnering with The Peyton Walker Foundation to increase
heart health and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness and with River Rock Academy
as a supporting sponsor.
Lastly, we would like to thank all of our PIAA Officials. We could not have our
events without the dedication of our PIAA Officials. If you have an interest in
becoming an official, we encourage you to go to the PIAA website at
www.piaa.org.

Thank you for supporting our student-athletes in District 3 and enjoy the games!

Cover Photo Credits:
Bishop McDevitt’s Riley Robell and
Central Dauphin’s Matt Repos, who
were featured on last year’s cover
when they were the only two wrestlers
with multiple gold medals in the field,
return for their senior seasons, hoping
to become the 19th and 20th four-
time District 3 champions. Photos by
Pennlive’s Vicki Vellios Briner and Sean
Simmers.

District 3 Records & History:
A special thank you to Rod Frisco,
who retired from his position as
District III Communications Director
Mobile Download: last summer, for his tireless work in
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wrestling records in this program.
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