District 1’s finest gathered at Souderton HS this past weekend for the Southeast Regional tournament. The target was one of five coveted places per weight class, and 16 participants per weight. If a wrestler could grab one of the five, he would travel to Hershey for the PIAA State Tournament in one week. It’s a difficult target to say the least, and our own Adham Abouraya (285) took on the challenge but fell short. He lost his preliminary bout by fall and had to default out due to some ongoing injuries. How
The PIAA wrestling post-season officially began this past Saturday and the Cougars took their top 13 competitors to the District 1 West tournament held at Oxford High School. It is one of four District tournaments in our region and only the top 4 finishers move on. East’s young squad battled hard, but in the end, only Adham Abouraya (285) was able to punch through with a 4th place finish. Seniors Bandon Pacinelli (152) and Ryan Loraw (160) fell to injury, and Josh Hillestad (145) fought for a 1-2 mark. We w
On “President’s Day,” Downingtown East hosted its annual Chester County JV Championships. The event is a JV individual tournament held on 3 mats in Boyer Gymnasium. The action is always furious and this year was no different. Congrats go out to all of East’s JV grapplers who competed for the final time in 2023! Scott Zhang (139) was our lone champion, with Michael Brady (121) and Caleb Aikens (172) taking 2nd. Christian Fosmire (107), Garret Knott (145), and Ishan Katakam (160) both wrestled hard to take 4t