Wrestling Sectionals Begin Saturday

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The start of the winter state tournament season is marked this Saturday at 32 sectional sites in the 73rd Annual IHSAA Wrestling State Tournament Series.

Three hundred and thirteen schools will be represented this weekend by 5,888 athletes with the top four contestants in each of the 14 weight classes advancing to one of 16 individual regionals on Saturday, Feb. 5.

The 16^th annual team tournament begins with regionals on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at eight locations. Each winning team from the 32 sectional sites will advance to the team regional.

73rd Annual Individual Wrestling State Tournament
Sectionals

Date: Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011.
Admission: $5.
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the regional tournament. Also, the championship team in the individual sectional tournament advances to the regional round of the team tournament.

Individual State Tournament | Team State Tournament

Defending Sectional Team Champions

Avon, Bellmont, Bloomington South, Castle, Crown Point, Eastern (Greentown), Evansville Mater Dei, Fountain Central, Franklin Community, Hamilton Southeastern, Harrison (West Lafayette), Homestead, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, Jimtown, Logansport, Merrillville, Mishawaka, Munster, New Castle, Noblesville, Perry Meridian, Peru, Portage, Prairie Heights, Roncalli, South Dearborn, Wawasee, Whitko, Yorktown.

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (3 or more years)

34: Evansville Mater Dei.

20: Bellmont.

11: Mishawaka, Perry Meridian.

8: Castle, Crown Point.

6: Merrillville.

5: Indianapolis Cathedral, New Castle, Yorktown.
4: Peru.

3: Avon, Munster.

Most Consecutive Sectional Championships

34 by Evansville Mater Dei, 1977-2010.

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships

40: Evansville Mater Dei.

36: Bellmont, New Castle.

33: Bloomington South.

30: Indianapolis Cathedral, Lafayette Jefferson, Logansport.

29: Castle, Hobart.

28: Jasper, Richmond.