Taking a look at who is in, who is out

Pairings announced as wrestlers move up and down in classes

Seeds for this weekend’s District 11 Wrestling Championships are being finalized. In the meantime, here’s who you can expect to see, who you won’t see and who is at new weight classes:

„ ■ Out: Wilson senior Giovanni DiBiagio’s career is over. An illness will keep the two-time district placewinner with 80 career wins out of the postseason.

„ ■ In: Palisades junior John Haubert, a returning district Class 2A champion, will make his season debut at the district tournament at the same weight (133 pounds) after recovering from a preseason injury.

„ ■ Out: Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Joey LaPenna saw his career end at the PIAA team tournament when he was disqualified from the match against Chestnut Ridge. The only appealable recourse the school and LaPenna had according to the PIAA by-laws was if there was a misidentification of the wrestler involved or if there was a misapplication of the rule. Whether or not the two officials missed unsportsmanlike behavior on the part of Chestnut Ridge’s Alex Crist is not appealable. Neither is the head referee’s judgment. You can find the videos online of the controversial incident and judge for yourself.

LaPenna was 9-3 this year, 71-37 in his career. He has committed to Virginia Military Institute.

„ ■ In: Northwestern Lehigh’s Dalton Clymer makes his debut after knee surgery took him out of the regular season. The returning district runner-up was instrumental in the Tigers football team’s run to the Class 3A state final.

„ ■ Out: Saucon Valley’s Jared Rohn is not competing. The 189-pounder was 23-6 this season after being a district runner-up, regional sixth-place finisher and a state qualifier last year.

„ ■ In: Saucon Valley’s Carter Chunko is back at 107 after a back injury took him out of the Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic’s semifinals on Dec. 29. He is 19-6 with three setbacks coming in that tournament. He has not competed against a boy