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Roger Crebs Lyco Wrestling Camps

 

Coaching changes:

 

Shane Mack has resigned at Manheim Central. Those interested in the head coaching position should contact
AD George Derbyshire derbyshireg@manheimcentral.org

 

Ken Whitsel has resigned at Lewistown. His assistant Kirby Martin will take over.

 

Josh Lininger is the new head coach at Lower Dauphin. Ed Neiswender retired. Josh is looking for a 'lightweight' assistant coach.
Contact him at jlininger@ldsd.org if interested.

 

Ohio's #1 ranked wrestler David Taylor selects Penn State

 

Newsflash: 

Congratulations Coach Trap McCormack, who has been named the
Wrestling USA Magazine National Assistant Coach of the Year!
His picture and article will appear in this Month's edition of Wrestling USA Magazine.
Way to go Coach, Council Rock South is proud of YOU!
Check out the link  - http://www.wrestlingusa.com/ 
You can send him congrats to tmccormack@crsd.org

 

 

National Wrestling Hall of Fame - Pennsylvania Chapter Class of 2009

Mrs. Nodland, Yogi Michael, Art McCall, Dale Bonsall, Mike Colley, Scott Gold II, Bobby Derr


See Link of photos from banquet
HERE

 


                       PWCA Hall of Fame - Class of 2009
Front L-R: Teague Moore, Mark Cesari, Bob Truby, Freddie Richardson, John McHugh, Nick Petronka
Back: Ron Kanaskie (for Tim McCall), Jeff Richardson, Jim Husk, Troy Sunderland, Joe Geesey, Rich Santoro

Eric DeRemer is looking for the 83 State finals video. Anyone who might have a copy,
please contact Erie @ twinwrestler1@juno.com 

PWCA 2009 Scholarship Application and Form

 

Penn State Names National Wrestling Legend Cael Sanderson Head Coach of Nittany Lion Program

Four-time NCAA champion and Olympic Gold Medalist to lead program

 

 

Read Pat Donghia's Press Release on "Meet Cael" Day

 

Cael Sanderson website-

 

Former Indian Valley/Chief Logan/Penn Highlands' coach Charley Roselle dies after fall (4/10/09)

Troy Sunderland resigns

 

DWA/Beast of the East Announces Scholarship Recipients

Newark, DE. : April 1, 2009 The Delaware Wrestling Alliance awarded six (6) $10,000.00 scholarships from the proceeds of the 2008 T.G.I.Friday's Beast of the East at the DWA Academic All State Banquet last night, since 1994 the total awarded has grown to $496,00000.   
The DWA also announced their continued commitment to the growth of Delaware wrestling with a $50,000 contribution to help defray the costs for the following summer events:
Scholastic Duals
Cadet/Jr Nationals Fargo
Disney Duals
Freestyle Duals
Each school in Delaware is eligible to submit an application for one senior scholar/athlete, each candidate must meet criteria in the areas: academics, sportsmanship, and community service.
The DWA would like to thank the hundreds of volunteers, the sponsors, coaches, participants, and the fans for their continued support of the Beast of the East. Congratulations to this years scholarship recipients! 
Eric Harper (Mount Pleasant) - Delaware State University Scholarship
Alex Thomas (Sussex Tech) - Zane Robinson Memorial Scholarship
Joey Potts (Salesianum) - John J. Meys Scholarship
Brian Wright (Seaford) - DWA Scholarship
Josh Kosiorowski (Laurel) - Howard L. Duncan Scholarship
Bo Wilkinson (Indian River) - Louis J. Sneed Scholarship
For more information about the DWA/Beast of the East, please visit http://www.beastwrestling.com

 

2009 NCAA Brackets  Follow the NCAAs at the official site (as with the PIAA, it is forbidden for
any other release of the results during the event.)

 

PJW Results on Escape Sports

 

Don Lehman's NEW West York High Wrestling Alumni Website- dedicated to past and present wrestlers.

 

Dapper Dan Results-- PA Stops USA  30-21

 

Official PIAA Brackets  updated live
Revisit the PIAA Tournament
-- photos AA  and AAA posted  Day Two ActionReferees  -
AA Finals -
AAA Finals - mat notes from David Ackley...  Bill Ennis & Barry Kline photos to be added. Rich Vetock posted all of the updated brackets in association of Ray Bennett and Kevin Vallely of Escape Sports.


Class AA PIAA Champions 2009
Front:103- Nick Roberts, North Star, 112- Arty Walsh, Wyomissing, 119- Anthony Zanetta, Keystone Oaks, 125- Evan Yenolevich, Northwestern Lehigh, 130- Nick Hodgkins, Wyomissing, 135- Colin Shober, Schuylkill Valley, 140- Dane Johnson, Shady Side Academy(OW)
Rear: 145- Eric Hess, Benton, 152- Dirk Cowbuen, Coudersport 160- Corey Lear, Benton 171-Caleb Kolb, Grove City 189- Jon Fausey, Line Mountain 215- Brandon Palik, Saucon Valley 285- Jordan Roussos, Carlynton


Class AAA PIAA Champions 2009
Front:103- Jimmy Gulibon, Derry 112- Nico Megaludis, Franklin Regional 119- Shane Young, Penn Trafford, 125- Sam Sherlock, West Mifflin, 130-Joe Waltko, North Allegheny, 135- Josh Kindig, Blue Mountain 140- Andrew Alton, Central Mountain
Rear: 145- Dylan Alton, Central Mountain (OW) 152- Marshall Peppelman, Central Dauphin 160- Jake Kemmerer, Hempfield Area 171- Clay Gable, Dallastown 189- Tony Dallago, Central Dauphin 215- Nate Gaffney, Connellsville 285- Evan Craig, Abington Heights

 

AMATEUR WRESTLING NEWS PREP 40   March 10, 2009

Final Rankings by Bob Preusse

 

1.   Blair Academy N.J.

2.   St. Paris Graham Ohio

3.   Apple Valley Minn.

4.   Central Dauphin Pa.

5.   Wyoming Seminary Pa.

6.   Northampton Pa.

7.   Central Mountain Pa.

8.   Simley Minn.

9.   Huxley Ballard Iowa

10. Christiansburg Va.

11. St. Mark Del.

12. Brandon Fla.

13. St. Edward Ohio

14. Cumberland Valley Pa.

15. Massillon Perry Ohio

16. Blue Mountain Pa.

17. Montini Catholic Ill.

18. Poway Calif.

19. Clovis Calif.

20. Collins Hill Ga.

21. Lake Stevens Wash.

22. Reynolds Pa.

23. Wadsworth Ohio

24. Buchanan Calif.

25. Wisconsin Rapids Wisc.

26. Wausau West Wisc.

27. Long Branch N.J.

28. Hastings Minn.

29. High Point N. J.

30. Park Hill Mo.

31. Flathead Mont.

32. Billings Skyview Mont.

33. Oak Park River Forest Ill.

34. Grand Island Neb.

35. Crown Point Ind.

36. Goddard Kans.

37. Roseburg Oreg.

38. Waverly-Shell Rock Iowa

39. Iowa City West Iowa

40. Ponca City Okla.

If you wants to run a wrestling Tournament in a first-class style, get the program
the PIAA and the PJW uses EscapeSports.com.. (NJ also has used this software for
their Regionals and States for the past several years.

Tournament Report

First practice Date in 2009-2010 is November 20; the first competition date is December 11.
States are scheduled for March 11,12, 13, 2010.  Regionals  March 5-6

Wrestling Against Autism

District Four to Induct Six New Members to their Hall of Fame

District Six adds Twelve to Hall-of-Fame

Great Article by Dr. Bill Welker on the importance of bringing the single Dual Meet back.

PIAA Districts and Regional Reports


 

Front Row L-R: 103- Kaleb Loht, Indian Valley; 112- Shelton Mack, Meadville; 119- Mitchell Port, Bellefonte;
125- Steve Spearman, McDowell; 130- Rocco Wellek, Cathedral Prep; 135- Tyler Parsons, Cathedral Prep; 140- Andrew
Alton, Central Mountain

Back Row L-R: 145- Dylan Alton, Central Mountain; 152- Mark Havers, Bradford; 160- Jermaine Easter, Cathedral Prep;
171- Nick Milano, Cathedral Prep; 189- Jacob Bachman, Central Mountain; 215- Glenn Barnes, Central Mountain;
285- Sean Owen, Clearfield
 

SC Regional (Dist 3) AAA (Spike Temple) District 3 AA Tournament (Spike Temple)
District 4 AA (Frank Dimon)   District 4 AA Brax (Dave Becker) District 5 AA  (Ryan Spring)
District 10 AAA (Don Goss) District 10 AA (Don Goss)
Wpial AAA & AA District 11 AAA & AA
District 6 AAA District 9 AAA     AA

PIAA 2009 Road-to-Hershey Sectional, District Results

Dist 1 Sectionals - AAA -1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Dist 3 Sectionals -AA 1, 2, 3
AAA - 1, 2, 3
Dist 4 Sectionals E, W, S Dist 6 AA Championships
District 7 Sectionals
AA- 1, 2, 3
District 10 AA Sectionals District 2 AA District 2 AAA
District 6 AAA (Rich Vetock)      

Revisit the PIAA Team Championships bout-by-bout on the official PIAA
site with Escape Sports, Gimp, Paul Conklin and Tom Elling-  HERE -  
Photos of the Championships

PIAA Team Championship Brackets   AAA       AA 


Central Dauphin PIAA AAA Team Champions

Reynolds PIAA AA Team Champions

District TEAM Brackets

Dist 1 Dist 2   AAA   AA Dist 3 Dist 4  
Dist 5 Dist 6 Dist 7   AAA   AA Dist 8
Dist 9 Dist 10  AAA   AA Dist 11  (Day 1 - Day 2 Dean Beers) Dist 12
 

2/3/09: Ches-Mont League officials have suspended intra-league competition because of an outbreak of mat herpes at several league schools.

Skin problems forced Great Valley to withdraw from the PIAA District 1 Class AAA duals tournament 

West Chester Henderson  has also withdrawn for the same reason. They had been scheduled to meet Boyertown. 

District TWO Finals:   AA:  Elk Lake 35 – Lake Lehman 33  AAA:   Hazleton Area 31 – Pittston Area 28 (Sean McMahon)

District SIX Finals: AA:  Westmont Hilltop  36  Forest Hills  23    AAA: Central Mountain 47 Indian Valley 16

Pigtail: 2/3/09

AAA

Blue Mountain 38, Lower Dauphin 30  (summary by Dean Beers)
Boyertown 38, LaSalle College 21

Clearfield 34,  Hempfield 33
Connellsville 74, Brashear 4
Cumberland Valley 35, Shikellamy 28

Council Rock North 40, Hazleton  24

 

AA
Bedford 49, Forest Hills 10
Bermudian Springs 53, Octorara 15
Shady Side Academy 39, Fort LeBoeuf 30
Pen Argyl 35,  Montoursville 33

 

LaSalle College HS wins Philadelphia Catholic League Championship

Past Results of PIAA Wrestling Tournaments     2008 Gallery of Wrestling pics from PIAA

All of the PA Wrestling family mourns the passing of Garden Spot Wrestling Coach Tom Hecker.


Central Cambria HS Wrestling Hall of Fame - First Inductees
Mike Williams, Rich Vetock, Tom Vaux

 


Hank Blake- the father of Lock Haven
University wrestling. Story here.

Bill Welker's "Pancake Series" DVD now available.

 

Tom Elling's PA Wrestling Handbook -  Sold Out!!! Thank you!
 

How do you count team points for duals and tournaments?  Check HERE

 

Ken Wunderly's 2007-2008 Southwestern PA Wrestling Recap.. Ordering information  HERE

 

PA Native Billy Welker (article of West Virginia National Wrestling Hall of Fame - West Virginia Chapter)

 

Williamsport - Joe Eaton
Methacton - A.J. Maida
Phoenixville - Dave Saville
Pottsgrove - Jeff Madden
Neshaminy - Dan Winters
Conestoga - Steve Harner
Ply. Whitmarsh - Nate Wachter

Franklin: Scott Ziegler

Harbor Creek:  Derek Chew

Fairview: Ben Corbin

Slippery Rock:  Jeff Kline

Tyke Conover is the new coach at Hanover

Pat Brennan is the new head coach at Pottsville

Jack Drey has been named Head Coach at Pine Grove High School. 

Jeff Stover has been named head coach at State College High.

Keith Youtz is the new Abington Heights' coach.

Bob Nikolishen is the new head coach at Central Cambria

Jason Carpetta has been named head coach at Peters Township

Barry Spohn is the new head coach at Cedar Crest

Rich McIntyre is the new head coach at Bethlehem Freedom.

Greg Lazor takes over for the retired Jim Clark at Chestnut Ridge  (Ryan Spring)

Former Bedford assistant Josh Deputy is the new coach at Everett  (Ryan Spring)
Jeff Karam
has moved from Freedom to Bethlehem Catholic as head wrestling coach.

Kemal Pegram has been named head coach at Big Spring High School.

Tom Smith has been hired as the head wrestling coach at Richland in Johnstown.

Mark Sallot hired as Cathedral Prep head coach.
Sunny Abe
is now the head coach at Pittsburgh Central Catholic

Al Camaerei steps down at East Stroudsburg South; Keith Miller resigns at Cathedral Prep.

Mike Maney named head coach at Bellefonte.
Steve Millward
gets head coaching job at Bald Eagle Area.
Jason Bainey
is the new head coach at West Branch.

Mike Wilt is the new coach at United.

 

Kerry McCoy named head wrestling coach at Maryland.

 

PWCA releases 07-08 All-Academic Teams.   Class of 2008       Class of 2009      Class of 2010

(Questions for All-Academic should be directed to Earl Stoddard estoddard@norleb.k12.pa.us  . Thanks to Earl for his hard work over the past several years with this noble project.)

 

Wrestlers and Wrestling Fans ...  Get your Pennsylvania Wrestling Tee-Shirt

Now two choices of design.

Design #1   Design #2

Ken Wunderly is looking for any new coaches with 300 wins or more. and any schools who have  450 wins or more. Contact Ken at statco@nb.net


2007-2008 Tournament Results

WPIAL Wrestling and more on WJPA... check out info here.

Counting your Competition Points

A PIAA-member school is permitted to participate in a maximum of twenty-four (24) Regular Season wrestling Contests based on the following

method of counting Regular Season wrestling Contests:
 

1 point for Contest for each dual meet.

2 points for Contests for each triangular meet (formerly called dual meet Tournament) or for each individual Tournament involving up to 8 teams.

3 points for Contests for each quadrangular meet, for each one (1) day multiple dual event (formerly called dual meet Tournament), or for each individual

Tournament involving 9 or more teams.

4 points for Contests for each two (2) day multiple dual event.
 

The History of Collegiate Wrestling Book.  The price has been reduced by 30%.  You can now purchase this great book including updates for last year for $34.95.  Please remember that this is a project of the state chapter program and all proceeds go to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.


Get all of your Pittsburgh Steeler Memorabilia at Ross Sports


New York High School Wrestling

 

New York long time Wrestling Coach and Activist Al Bevilacqua reports on football and wrestling ties.

 

NCAAs to come to Philadelphia in 2011...

 

Beat the Streets - a novel program... also You have to see the big spread USA Today gave wrestling! (from Al Bevilacqua)