As the regular season winds down, attention starts to shift to the postseason.

The girls District 11 tournament will take place Sunday, Feb. 16 at Easton Area Middle School, while the boys D-11 2A and 3A individual tournaments will begin on Friday, Feb. 21 at Freedom and Liberty, respectively, and conclude the following day with finals in both classes at Liberty.

Look for more on the boys and girls tournaments as we get closer to those events.

Lehighton’s Jacob Ferguson enjoyed a stellar postseason a year ago, advancing to states for the first time. Ferguson recently returned from injury and has looked primed for another postseason push, posting an 8-2 record this season, and going 3-0 since Feb. 1.

“I was super excited to get him back,” said Lehighton head coach Floyd Brown after Ferguson went 2-0 at district duals Saturday. “He’s been making his way back, and we’ve been kind of really taking it nice and slow, so today he was able to get two matches in which was good.”

This winter has also seen several wrestlers reach career milestones, as Northwestern’s Luke Fugazzotto, Palmerton’s Derek King and Tamaqua’s Aiden Schlier all hit 100 career wins.

The Tigers also qualified for the PIAA 2A team tournament with a runner-up finish at districts, and head coach Joe Killar’s squad posted a win over Conwell-Egan in the preliminary round at states.

This past weekend, Lehighton’s girls competed at the Upper Dauphin Tournament, where Cassidy Litts earned a second-place finish. Other medalists for the Tribe, who placed seventh out of 29 teams, included Claudia Pagotto (third, 112) and Alivia Reed (fourth, 170).

Pleasant Valley’s Juliette Trout, a state qualifier last season, captured her first league title, winning the 112-pound championship at the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference tournament Jan. 25. The sophomore did it in dominant fashion, pinning all three of her opponents in the first period.

There have already been plenty of highlights for the boys and girls this year. And there are sure to be many more once the postseason begins.

BOYS

Through Feb. 5

(bout minimum: 15;

must be .500 or above)

107 - 1. Thomas Pasquariello, Palmerton, So. (22-15), 2. Logan Uricchio, Northwestern, Fr. (23-17)

114 - 1. Weston Killar, Northwestern, Fr. (30-10), 2. Connor Messinger, Palmerton, Fr. (26-10), 3. Shawn Radcliffie, Pleasant Valley, So. (15-9)

Honorable mention - Cooper Kresge, Jim Thorpe, So. (12-10), Noah Gosart, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (13-10)

121 - 1. Cody Mazzocca, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (24-8), 2. Jack Lucykanish, Lehighton, Fr. (19-13), 3. Christopher Jacobacci, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (24-11)

Honorable mention - Levi Kunkel, Tamaqua, Sr. (15-8); Lorenzo Demaio, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (13-11)

127 - 1. Aiden Schlier, Tamaqua, Sr. (28-6), 2. Braydon Uricchio, Northwestern, So. (25-14), 3. Josh Merkel, Palmerton, Sr. (20-15)

Honorable mention - Victor Custodio, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (16-11)

133 - 1. Stephen Korte, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (29-10), 2. Chase Sukanick, Northwestern, Fr. (20-14), 3. Evan Temarantz, Tamaqua, So. (19-8)

Honorable mention - Connor Dugan, Lehighton, Jr. (19-17); John Hargrave, Pleasant Valley, So. (9-9)

139 - 1. Lukas Croizier, Lehighton, So. (33-10), 2. Brody Schlier, Tamaqua, So. (21-14), 3. Trent Croll, Northwestern, So. (10-7)

145 - 1. Colby Townley, Northwestern, Jr. (19-2), 2. Evan Wentz, Lehighton, Jr. (28-13), 3. Vincent Taglieri, Palmerton, Jr. (21-12)

Honorable mention - Jason Kays, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (9-8)

152 - 1. Derek King, Palmerton, Sr. (30-5), 2. Nolan Koehler, Northwestern, Fr. (23-14), 3. Konner Nalesnik, Lehighton, Jr. (24-16)

160 - 1. Dillon Anthony, Palmerton, So. (24-10), 2. Brok Solt, Lehighton, Sr. (16-12), 3. Mason Rothrock, Northern Lehigh, So. (14-14)

172 - 1. Dillon Lombardi, Palmerton, Sr. (34-6), 2. Nikolas Schwartz, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (26-9), 3. Vinnie Fugazzotto, Northwestern, Fr. (26-15)

Honorable mention - Braden Strohl, Palmerton, Sr. (19-11); Adis Vukel, Pleasant Valley, So. (15-14); Bradley Whalen, Tamaqua, Sr. (23-16)

189 - 1. Luke Fugazzotto, Northwestern, Jr. (40-2), 2. Jacob Hehn, Tamaqua, Sr. (25-11), 3. Aldin Vukel, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (16-10)

Honorable mention - Jameson Trainer, Palmerton, Sr. (8-8)

215 - 1. Aiden Sterling, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (28-1), 2. Evan Gillespie, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (25-4)

285 - 1. Andrew Mihalichko, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (21-7), 2. Marc Macias, Lehighton, So. (29-10), 3. Blake Carroll, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (18-17)

Honorable mention - Cyrus Kinchen, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (16-10)

GIRLS

Through Feb. 5

(bout minimum: 10;

must be .500 or above)

100 - 1. Charlotte Griffiths, Lehighton, So. (9-5)

106 - 1. Kiely Kunkel, Tamaqua, Fr. (10-4), 2. Mia Hall, Lehighton, Fr. (12-8)

112 - 1. Juliette Trout, Pleasant Valley, So. (17-2), 2. Claudia Pagotto, Lehighton, Fr. (17-7)

118 - 1. Jalissa Correa, Tamaqua, So. (9-6)

124 - 1. Lillian Klotz, Lehighton, So. (15-7), 2. Cassidy Merkel, Palmerton, Jr. (14-12)

130 - 1. Samantha Kauffman, Lehighton, Fr. (12-8), 2. Skylar Benninger, Palmerton, Sr. (13-12), 3. Kadance Wentz, Panther Valley, Sr. (8-8)

136 - 1. Kyla McQuillen, Panther Valley, Sr. (18-11), 2. Kennedy Quinn, Lehighton, Fr. (10-10)

142 - 1. Caeley Hinkson, Lehighton, Jr. (12-8)

148 - 1. Josie Fetterman, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (10-7), 2. Addison Streubel, Fr. (13-7), 3. Blayr Strawser, Lehighton, Fr. (7-7)

155 - 1. Cassidy Litts, Lehighton, So. (17-3), 2. Anelia Bennick, Panther Valley, Jr. (14-11)

170 - 1. Alisa Williams, Panther Valley, Jr. (27-5), 2. Isabella Altemose, Pleasant Valley, So. (15-7)

235 - 1. Brenda Banks, Panther Valley, Jr. (26-1), 2. Lily Decker, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (5-5)

(compiled by Patrick Matsinko)