Portage Team Regional
When: Today.
Portage vs. Merrillville, 6 p.m.
Crown Point vs. Lake Central, 6 p.m.
Championship: Semifinal winners, to follow.
Advanacement: Winner advances to the team state finals Feb. 25 at Center Grove High School.
Favorite: Crown Point.
Darkhorse: Merrillville.
Defending champion: Crown Point.
Fast facts: Crown Point has won the last four team regionals. ... Crown Point defeated Merrillville in a regular-season dual, when the Pirates were without 195-pounder Kourtney Berry. ... Merrillville won the Duneland Athletic Conference tournament, when the Bulldogs were minus Jake Fuqua (152).
Calumet Individual Regional
When: 9 a.m. Saturday.
Advancement: The top four finishers in each weight class advance to the Feb. 11 Merrillville Semistate.
Wrestlers to watch: Bishop Noll -- Damian Gomez (160); Hammond -- Romeral Harris (195); Highland -- Mark Maldonado (152); Hobart -- Aaron Ayala (126), Patrick Manning (132), Tony Vasquez (138); Lake Central -- Matt Lechowicz (120), Kyle Ayersman (126), Jordan Goodwin (132), Mike Escobedo (138), Jake Sebahar (145), Jeff Brassea (170), Gelen Robinson (220); Merrillville -- Mike Garza (106) Adam Brodie (113), Adam Garcia (120), Matthew Hollins (145), Zach Sandefur (152), Bobby Steveson (160), Darryl Peppers (170), Eric DeLuna (182), Kourtney Berry (195), Michael Nickson (220), Trevon Williams (285); Morton -- Rickie Rodriguez (106), Ruben Rodriguez (113), Fabian Durant (Morton); Munster -- Dominic Fimbianti (182).
Fast facts: Ayersman, Ayala, Merrillville's Al Padilla, Hobart's Tony Rodriguez and Berry are returning champions.
Crown Point Individual Regional
When: 9 a.m. Saturday.
Advancement: The top four finishers in each weight class advance to the Feb. 11 Merrillville Semistate.
Wrestlers to watch: Chesterton -- Joe Kelly (138), Chris Katsafaros (152); Crown Point -- Darden Schurg (113), Trevor Burlison (126), Jason Tsirtsis (145), Jake Fuqua (152), Dusty Schurg (160), Morgan Kral (182), Tyler Kral (220); Hanover Central -- Stevan Micic (106), Paul Petrov (120); John Glenn -- Andrew Frey (106); LaPorte -- Mike Eldridge (170), Ben Standifer (195), Cody Mullican (285); Lowell -- Alex Mavros (132), Jeremy Crocker (170), Scott Pitrowski (285); Michigan City -- Andrew Schroeder (182); New Prairie -- Don Stanish (220); Portage -- Louis Escobedo (113), Dylan Logsdon (120), Julian Torres (126), Jason Spence (132), Zach Thorn (145), Roberto Espinosa (160); Valparaiso -- Luke Davis (195).
Fast facts: Josh Fuqua, Petrov, Burlison, Torres, Jake Fuqua, Tsirtsis, Crocker and Tyler Kral are all returning champions.
!~ Jim Peters
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