The Notre Dame wrestling team had an impressive showing on Day 2 of the PIAA AAA Northeast Regional, with seven wrestlers earning top-four finishes and advancing to the state tournament.

107 – Cael Muller (3rd Place, State Qualifier)

Muller battled his way through the bracket, rebounding from a tough 8-6 decision loss to Nico Emili (Becahi) by dominating Derek Fulmer (Nazareth) with a 7-0 decision. He secured his state berth with a fall over Jackson Max (Emmaus) in 4:13, locking in a 3rd place finish.

133 – Tanner Berkenstock (3rd Place, State Qualifier)

After an early setback with a quick pin by Jack Campbell (Nazareth) in 0:35, Berkenstock stormed back in the consolation rounds. He earned a hard-fought 13-8 victory over Omar Morales (Central) and then took control against Alex Kadryna (Selinsgrove) with a 7-1 decision to claim 3rd place and his ticket to states.

139 – Gavyn Kelton (2nd Place, State Qualifier)

Kelton impressed early with an 8-4 decision over Christopher Kelly (Easton) but fell short in the finals against Tahir Parkins (Nazareth), who won by technical fall (21-6 in 1:19). Kelton still secured a 2nd place finish and a well-earned spot in the state tournament.

145 – Jared Gonzalez (4th Place, State Qualifier)

Gonzalez fought through a challenging bracket, losing by technical fall (17-2) to Michael Turi (West Scranton) before bouncing back with a 4-0 decision win over Kiovanny Hamlin (Dieruff). He battled but fell in the 3rd place match to Caleb Hoffman (Wyoming Valley West) by major decision (14-6), ultimately placing 4th and advancing to states.

152 – Stephen Bialek

Bialek had a strong opening match, defeating Luke Brazanskas (Delaware Valley) 9-3, but saw his run end with a 1:35 pin loss to Luis Desilva (Frankford). With that, Bialek’s high school wrestling career came to a close. We are so proud of all of his accomplishments the last four years!

160 – Keegan Ramsay (3rd Place, State Qualifier)

Ramsay fought through the 160-pound bracket, bouncing back from an 8-5 loss to Jesse Scott (Emmaus) with a 56-second pin over Brendan Cooke (Athens). He sealed his trip to Hershey by defeating Quentin Hammerstone (Easton) with an 8-0 major decision, earning 3rd place.

189 – Dominic Sumpolec (2nd Place, State Qualifier)

Sumpolec had an impressive run, dominating Shae Linegar (Easton) with an 11-1 major decision before falling in a razor-thin 3-2 ultimate tiebreaker loss to Brayden Zuercher (Nazareth). He finished 2nd and secured his place at states.

215 – Connor Smalley (2nd Place, State Qualifier)

Smalley opened with a first-period pin (1:37) over Freddie Dinardo (Roman Catholic) before dropping a hard-fought 12-6 decision to Brody Rebuck (Shikellamy) in the finals. His 2nd place finish secured his ticket to states.

Notre Dame will send seven wrestlers to the PIAA State Championships as they look to continue their strong postseason performances. Congratulations to all the qualifiers, and best of luck in the state tournament!