What you need to know about the Thomas Subaru Tournament at Bedford

Here's a quick primer on the Thomas Subaru Tournament that will be held at Bedford this weekend. The seeding meeting is Thursday night, so we'll know much more at that point.

I plan to feature live streaming video from the tournament both days at www.tribdem.com/tdlive, but that will depend on factors such as whether or not the technology cooperates (it doesn't always) and what time I can tear myself away from the office. In a perfect world I'd be there for the 10:30 round Friday, but we'll see how it goes.

Familiar faces: Bedford, Berlin Brothersvalley, Beth-Center, Cambria Heights, Central, Chestnut Ridge, Claysburg-Kimmel, Conemaugh Township, Everett, Jefferson-Morgan, Meyersdale, Mount Pleasant, Newport, North Star, Northern Bedford, Northern Garrett (Md.),  Penn Cambria, Richland, Shade, Somerset, South Fayette, Tri-Valley, Tussey Mountain, Tyrone, West Branch.

Who's in: Burrell, Mount Union, North Schuylkill.


Who's out: Blairsville, Huntingdon.

Returning champions: Jon Gabriel, Bedford (106); Ryan Easter, Bedford (120); Garrett Thomas, Bedford (126); Chase Schaeffer, Tri-Valley (132); Nick Naglic, Richland (138); Bryce Fochtman, Berlin Brothersvalley (160); Gavin Berkley, Meyersdale (182).

Returning state placewinners (Pa. only): Caleb Bordner (6th at 113); Ryan Easter, Bedford (2nd at 120); John Demaske, Jefferson-Morgan (4th at 126); Steve Edwards, Burrell (6th at 138); Hunter Harner, Tri-Valley (8th at 138); Jared Walker, South Fayette (7th at 160); Austin Buttry, Chestnut Ridge (5th at 285); Morgan Selepack, West Branch (8th at 285).

Tentative schedule

Friday, Jan. 24

• 10:30 a.m. Pigtail round (5 mats)
• 12:30 p.m. (approximately) Preliminary round/first-round consolations (5 mats)
• 3:30 p.m. (approximately) Second-round consolations (5 mats)
• 4:30 p.m. (approximately) Break
• 5 p.m. (appoximately) Quarterfinals/third-round consolations (5 mats total, quarters in gym)
• 8:30 p.m. Projected finish

Saturday, Jan. 25

• 9 a.m. Fourth-round consolations (4 mats)
• 10:30 a.m. (approximately) Semifinals/Consolation quarterfinals (4 mats total, semis in gym)
• 12:45 a.m. (approximately) Consolation semifinals/seventh-palce matches (3 mats)
• 2:30 p.m. (approximately) Session break, gym cleared
• 4 p.m. Consolation finals, fifth-place matches (2 mats)
• 5:30 p.m. (approximately) Finals (1 mat)
• 8:30 p.m. (projected finish)