Wrestler Hunter Baxter has been selected to wrestle on the WPIAL All-Star Team to represent the WPIAL at his weight class for the 43rd Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic (formerly the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic) to be held on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the University of Pittsburgh. The Wrestling Classic, dubbed "The Rose Bowl of Wrestling", is the premier high school all-star dual meet in the country. At this years NCAA division one tournament, 10 out of the 20 top two seeds in each weight class wrestled at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic their senior year.The WPIAL All-Star team takes on the state champions from the entire state of Georgia. Then, the PA All-Star team takes on the number one ranked wrestler from each weight class in the U.S. in front of a sellout crowd at the University of Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House.
The senior is the first ever Pine-Richland wrestler to be asked to participate in this prestigious event.
More information can be found on their web page: http://www.wrestlingclassic.com/ and on the attached poster.
