State Tournament, A Historical Context

Before the state tournament begins this week, we thought it'd be interesting to look back at the somewhat recent past and how the regions across the state faired in the state tournament.  Here's what region claimed the title in each year.

'75: 2

'76: 2

'77: 2

'78: 2

'79: 6

'80: 6

'81: 2

'82: 2

'83: 2

'84: 2

'85: 3

'86: 2

'87: 2

'88: 2

'89: 2

'90: 3

'91: 2

'92: 2

'93: 2

'94: 2

'95: 3

'96: 2

'97: 2

'98: 3

'99: 4

'00: 2

'01: 7

'02: 2

'03: 6

'04: 2

'05: 2

'06: 2

'07: 2

'08: 2

'09: 2

Summing it up, Region 2 has been more than dominant, claiming 26 of the last 35 titles.  Region 3 is a distant second, taking 4.  Region 4 has won one, as has region 7.  Region 6 has three total titles, while Regions 5 and 8 have never won one.

Boyertown has 20 of the 26 for Region 2

Yardley-Western has two of the three for Region 3

Hanover won it in 1999 for Region 4

Shaler won it for Region 6 twice, with Beaver Falls winning it in 2003

State College took home Region 7's crown in 2001