The Bulldogs’ most experienced wrestler is Isabella Gottschall. She is a two-time District 4 finalist, having taken silver as a freshman and gold as a sophomore. And this year, she’s eyeing another spot in the finals.

Gottschall is seeded No. 1 in the bracket at 155 pounds after going 22-2 and is ranked No. 5 in Pennsylvania. She’s one of two state-ranked wrestlers at 155, the other being Towanda junior Elizabeth Naughton (No. 21) who is 21-11. At the bottom of the bracket, Georgina Leet of Montgomery (10-4) is seeded second.

Gottschall will face either Williamsport’s Brooke Lowe or Shamokin’s Marion Ulrich. Gottschall has competed at states, doing so as a freshman, so she knows what it takes to get to Hershey and has been battle tested the last two years. That makes Gottschall a well-rounded wrestler who’s not easy to beat, and she is a favorite to get to the finals again.

At 100, Sugar Valley’s Abby Immel (9-10) faces Athens’ Hailey Brinkley (6-13) in the first round with the winner having to face ninth-ranked Brooke Knoebel of Montgomery (28-6) in the quarterfinals.

TIM WEIGHT/For The Express Sugar Valley wrestlers pose for a photo after last year’s Sugar Valley Tournament. The Phoenix have a number of girls wrestlers competing in this year’s District 4 tournament, which begins this morning at Williamsport’s Magic Dome.

Sugar Valley’s Pyper Lane (16-8) is seeded seventh at 112 and has a first-round matchup vs. Williamsport’s Bryleeann Slegle. On the bottom side of the bracket, Jersey Shore’s Makenna Brininger (5-13) wrestles No. 14th-ranked Kyleigh Ficks (30-6), a freshman. The winner of the Brininger/Ficks bout wrestles either Lane or Slegle in the quarterfinals.

Sugar Valley’s Aaliyah Hopkins (10-10) is seeded ninth at 118 and wrestles Mifflinburg’s Camryn Roman (19-8). The winner has a tough matchup against two-time state third-place finisher Lillian Rumsy of Williamsport, the No. 4th-ranked wrestler in the state at 124 who bumped down to wrestle at 118.

Jersey Shore’s Jazzlyn Jolin will face Milton’s Cage Farr (20-8).

The 124-pound field features 17 wrestlers in a deep tournament. Sugar Valley’s Keelie Wetzel (6-9) faces CMVT’s Payten Wallo in the first round. Jersey Shore’s Aaralynn Kimble (10-12), a sophomore, has a bye into the second round and will wrestle against Sullivan County’s Addison Templin (13-10).

Jersey Shore’s Chloe Corson, a junior, is seeded 11th at 130 and has a first-round matchup against Towanda’s Kenzie Brown.

Jersey Shore’s Elliana Herr and Sugar Valley’s Skylynn Taylor could meet up in the 136 quarterfinals if both win their first-round matchups. Herr faces Muncy sophomore Eva Nagel 914-11) while Taylor wrestles Adelyn Bush of Milton, a senior who is 11-2.

Jersey Shore’s Carsyn Sobiech, a senior, is the 12th seed at 142 and has a tough first-round opponent in Selinsgrove junior Elizabeth Varner (24-7) who is ranked No. 25 in Pennsylvania at her weight.

Jersey Shore’s Taylor Ross (11-11), a junior, is seeded eighth at 148 and faces Line Mountain freshman Layla Dunn (11-13).

At 170, Sugar Valley’s Kayleigh Showers will face Line MOuntain’s Kayleann Gonzalez (17-9) in the first round.

Sugar Valley’s Isabella Snyder is seeded eighth at 135 and has a first-round matchup against Williamsport’s Payton Pepperman. The winner has a tough draw having to face Athens’ Leah Nason (20-3) in the quarterfinals as the Athens senior is ranked No. 7 in the state. The 235 bracket features three top-11 ranked wrestlers in Nason (No. 7), Central Columbia’s Aubrey Edgar (No. 11) and Montgomery’s Adelyn Rine (No. 10).