Mahanoy Area's Kyler Quick works on top against Berks Catholic's Juan Eduardo Franco in a fifth-place match at 189 pounds at the Class AA Southeast Regional Wrestling Championships on March 1 at Bethlehem Freedom High School. (Photo by Bob Lipsky)

HERSHEY — It’s time for states.

The PIAA Wrestling Championships are upon us, the culmination of a year of hard work, sacrifice and some of the best competition in America.

With that in mind, here’s a primer to get you ready for the three-day celebration of the sport and the excellence Pennsylvania produces year after year.

PIAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

At the Giant Center, Hershey

Thursday

Session I

9 a.m. — Class AA boys’ round of 32 and round of 16

12:30 p.m. — Class AA first-round consolations

2 p.m. — Girls’ round of 16

3:30 p.m. —  Girls’ first-round consolations

4:30 p.m. — Class 3A boys’ round of 32 and round of 16

8 p.m. — Class 3A boys’ first-round consolations

Friday

Session II

8 a.m. — Class AA boys’ quarterfinals and second-round consolations

10:30 a.m. — Class AA boys’ third-round consolations

11:45 a.m. — Girls’ quarterfinals

1:15 p.m. — Girls’ second-round consolations

2:15 p.m. — Class 3A boys’ quarterfinals and second-round consolations

4:45 p.m. — Class 3A boys’ third-round consolations

Session III

7 p.m. — Class AA boys’, girls’ and Class 3A boys’ semifinals

9 p.m. — Class AA boys’ fourth-round consolations, girls’ third-round consolations and Class 3A boys’ fourth-round consolations

Saturday

Session IV

9:30 a.m. — Class AA boys’ fifth-round consolations, girls’ fourth-round consolations and Class 3A boys’ fifth-round consolations

11:30 a.m. — Class AA boys’, girls’ and Class 3A boys’ third-, fifth- and seventh-place consolations

Session V 

4 p.m. — Class AA boys’, girls’ and Class 3A boys’ championship finals

Local pairings

Class AA Boys

Round of 32

160 — SE-4 Rory Dixon, Mahanoy Area, soph., 31-9 vs. SW-7 Ben Catullo, Burrell, soph., 31-17

189 — SW-4 Brady Brown, Derry Area, soph., 43-6 vs. SE-5 Kyler Quick, Mahanoy Area, jr., 34-13

Girls

Round of 16

148 — SE-2 Eve Kurtz, Pine Grove, sr., 30-5 vs. SC-3 Jahzari Abney, Dover, sr., 15-3

170 — SC-1 Angela Imorhoa, York Suburban, sr., 29-3 vs. SE-4 Alisa Williams, Panther Valley, jr., 32-8

235 — SE-1 Brenda Banks, Panther Valley, jr., 32-1 vs. SC-4 Emily Dolan, Boiling Springs, soph., 29-8

Class 3A Boys

Round of 32

189 — NE-4 Bradley Renninger, Blue Mountain, sr., 42-10 vs. W-5 Jake Stephenson, Waynesburg Central, sr., 19-2

Round of 16

152 — NE-3 Owen Woll, Blue Mountain, jr., 41-7 vs. SE-3 Chris Daniels, Central Bucks West, jr., 33-7