Michael DeMuro ‘27

Regardless of sport, Wyoming Seminary versus Blair Academy is one of the most anticipated and heated games for the year. Sure, there are other big games, like against Holy Redeemer, but Sem against Blair is THE game,, no matter the sport played.  Whether it is football, soccer, or in this case, wrestling, everyone who can go, goes.

This year, wrestling had its duel with Blair in New Jersey, at their home gym. The stands were packed with students, teachers, and family all eager to see this duel unfold, and to see who the victor would be.  Sem and Blair had many people there to support them, and Sem had to drive around an hour and a half to arrive. Upon walking into the gym, the wrestlers were met with an impressive display of school spirit from both sides and as Jude Correa ‘25 said “It was a crazy atmosphere… there was a lot of hype around that duel and it’s always pretty great to have that duel.” 

The match itself went in a great direction for Sem, with the final score being 39-21 and Sem winning the duel. As Matthew “Chewy” Botello ‘25 said, “It kinda made history because [it was the] first time we beat them at their house and the first time they lost since sometime in the 1900s home.” Some highlights of the match included Vince Bouzakis ‘25 versus Joseph Schinder and Anthony Evanitsky ‘25  versus Ryan Meier. Both matches were impressive victories for Bouzakis and Evanitsky, with Bouzakis winning 19-2 and Evanitsky winning 14-2. Even though Sem isn’t number 1 in the country like before, make no mistake with assuming they are a bad team, or even just a good team, because although there have been some bumps in the road for their season, they have still proven themselves to be worthy of being top 5 in the country. It is unlikely that will change in the future.