The top four wrestling teams from the eight MPSSAA regions will duke-it-out, Wednesday, to earn their respective Regional Duals crowns and qualify for the State Duals, Feb. 12.

Region semifinal bouts are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the finals at 7:30 p.m.  with each of the No. 1 seeded teams hosting in their home gyms.  Local area hosts include Poly, hosting the 3A/4A North, Owings Mills, hosting the 1A/2A North, and Glenelg, hosting the 1A/2A South.

No. 5 Glenelg, No. 8 Owings Mill and Poly are favorites in their respective regions, while No. 9 River Hill, No. 10 Old Mill and No. 13 South River will have to pull upsets to claim the 3A/4A East Region from host Stephen Decatur.

Glenelg will see fellow Baltimore-area competition in No. 17 Oakland Mills and No. 14 Hammond, as Owings Mills will do battle with Sparrows Point, Edmondson and Eastern Tech.

Poly, while hosting the 3A/4A North, will need to take on Towson, Hereford and Urbana in roder to claim the region’s top honor.

The State Championships on Saturday will be single elimination and conducted in two sessions at Linganore High School in Frederick County.

Below are the Regional Dual match-ups:

2011 Dual Meet Wrestling Region Tournament Schedule

Class 4A/3A West — @ Blake HS
#1 Blake (14-0, 8.00 power rating) vs. #4 Clarksburg (12-2, 6.85)
#2 Northwest (13-1, 7.42) vs. #3 Springbrook (12-2, 6.85)

Class 4A/3A North — @ Baltimore Polytechnic HS
#1 Poly (11-0, 8.00 power rating) vs. #4 Towson (10-1, 7.27)
#2 Hereford (11-1, 7.33) vs. #3 Urbana (11-1, 7.33)

Class 4A/3A East — @ Stephen Decatur HS
#1 Stephen Decatur (14-0, 8.00 power rating) vs. #4 South River (11-3, 6.28)
#2 River Hill (13-1, 7.42) vs. #3 Old Mill (12-1, 7.38)

Class 4A/3A South — @ LaPlata HS
#1 LaPlata (13-1, 7.42 power rating) vs. #4 Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.  (11-2, 6.76)
#2 El. Roosevelt (12-2, 6.85) vs. #3 Leonardtown (12-2, 6.85)

Class 2A/1A West — @ South Carroll HS
#1 South Carroll (13-0, 8.00 power rating) vs. #4 Williamsport (12-2, 6.76)
#2 Winters Mill (13-1, 7.42) vs. #3 Southern-Garrett (12-1, 7.38)

Class 2A/1A North — @ Owings Mills HS
#1 Owings Mills (13-0, 8.00 power rating) vs. #4 Edmondson (8-1, 5.81)
#2 Sparrows Point (11-1, 7.22) vs. #3 Eastern Technical (9-3, 6.00)

Class 2A/1A East — @ Parkside HS
#1 Parkside (12-1, 7.38 power rating) vs. #4 Rising Sun (9-3, 6.00)
#2 Bel Air (9-2, 6.55) vs. #3 St. Michael’s (11-3, 6.29)

Class 2A/1A South — @ Glenelg HS
#1 Glenelg (14-0, 8.00 power rating) vs. #4 Oakland Mills (9-5, 5.14)
#2 Hammond (10-4, 5.71) vs. #3 Patuxent (10-4, 5.71)