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The Florida High School Athletic Association released its reclassifications for five sports Thursday — cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and wrestling. The assignments for the Southwest Florida schools are listed below. They apply to the next two academic years.

Former Lely High School standout wrestler Obe Blanc defeated Frank Perrelli in the 2013 Las Vegas/ASICS U.S. Open freestyle wrestling tournament on Saturday.

Before the season, Barron Collier’s Brady Pallante made it a goal to win the state heavyweight championship.

2012-2013 CCAC Winter All-Conference Teams:

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Barron Coliler is third, and Gulf Coast fourth in Class 6A in the FHSAA Academic Team Champions standings after the completion of the winter sports, the FHSAA announced Tuesday.

Over the last two years, Barron Collier wrestler Brady Pallante has had some epic showdowns with Fort Myers’ Fequierson Charles on mats across the state.

Barron Collier's Brady Pallante didn't so much as win the Class 2A state heavyweight wrestling title on Saturday night as he earned it.

Joseph Guelfi, a 120-pounder from Naples High, and Barron Collier 285-pounder Brady Pallante will wrestle for state titles tonight after making it through 2A semifinals earlier Saturday in Lakeland.

Palmetto Ridge’s Ashani Brown-Knight wrestled at 170 pounds most of this season. But when the postseason arrived, Bears coach Laz Rua thought his senior would fare better at 182 pounds.

Barron Collier's Brady Pallante and Fort Myers' Fequierson Charles are the two best Class 2A heavyweight wrestlers in the state. They are also archrivals.

Golden Gate took fourth place with 185 points in the 1A-3 district regional tournament on Saturday thanks to to the championship wins by Frankie Jaramillo and Lavando Warren.

Gulf Coast's wrestling season will end with a seventh-place, 32 point finish in the Class 3A-2 regional, despite the hard efforts of the three wrestlers that competed.

PUNTA GORDA — Charlotte High School wrestler Stevenson Henry wished he could replay the last 15 seconds of his 2A-3 regional finals match back.

With 12 wrestlers having advanced from the Class 1A-District 12 championship to this weekend's Region 3 tournament at Tampa Berkeley Prep, it's been a busy week of practice for Golden Gate.