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Wrestling Notes:
Booster Clubs...Help keep your coach informed of what is going on in PA Wrestling.
Get him a subscription of Tom Elling's PA Wrestling Newspaper.
(Details for ordering )
Check out the new PA Sports Page by Dean Beers.. Dean will be covering football and wrestling. He plans to cover PA bordering states... so Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.. get info to Dean.
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John Sachs' Photos of Nationals in Las Vegas. Men's Freestyle, Greco-Roman, Womens Freestyle and a Gallery of Champions
Retiring Beca Coach Tony Iasiello honored after 38 years as Bethlehem Catholic's only head wrestling coach. Iasiello went 408-222-2 in his 38 years as Warhawk head coach.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL ADDS TWO TO WRESTLING STAFF
(ED: Can anyone help Charlie?)
Coaching Changes for 2003-2004
Fred Yelton of Greencastle-Antrim proposed an excellent idea..
In addition to the "Coaching Openings" section of the website, how about adding an area where prospective people looking for wrestling jobs can post their resume.. so anyone looking for a coaching position, please email me your resume (in either txt or MS Word format) and I'll post that.
Bryan Brunk named as Messiah new head coach, replacing Neil Turner. Turner has returned to Lock Haven to head a wrestling club.
The PIAA Wrestling Steering Committee met at the PIAA Office Saturday, April 5th at 9:00 AM. Some of the items discussed can be found on the "Wrestling Steering Committee" page.
The PWCA Executive Board met Sunday, May 4th. Tom was in Kutztown taking East Football individual photos.. but we'll report the information as soon as we get it.
National Federation Rules Meeting Minutes and more.. (Reduction of weight classes tabled)
NWCA Announces Top 25 All-Academic Wrestling Team and All-Academic Individuals
Pocono Mountain West new website..... West York adds Website
2nd Annual Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Raffle-- win the bike of your dreams.. Erie Cathedral Prep Boosters Raffle
Greater Latrobe manager named "Manager of the Year" by Wrestling USA Magazine.
Ali Hauser
| Wrestling USA
FIRST Team Members |
Jeff Ecklof - 145 |
Jake Herbert - 171 . |
| Wrestling USA
All-Americans
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| Wrestling USA
All-Academic
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 Zac Fryling |
Pennsylvania Wrestling's Wrestlers of the Year:
| Division I: Troy Letters - Lehigh University | Division II: Lyneil Mitchell - Gannon | Division III: Mitchell Marcks - King's |
| Class AAA: Zac Fryling | Class AA: Josh Kirsch |
These five wrestlers will receive plaques from PA Wrestling and Pittsburgh Trophy Company.
NCAA Rule Changes -- overtime gets an overhaul (thanks to Dan Carey for supplying)
ASICS, Cliff Keen,
and Resilite Present the
2003 NWCA Convention
NHSCA National State Duals -2003 (Thanks to Escape Sports, Ray Bennett, Dean Beers) ---- Updated Results from 5/26/03 (Dean Beers)
Elementary Division - Middle School Division - High School Division
PWCA Announces 2003 All-Academic Teams.. thanks to Earl Stoddard for getting them to us aand to Earl and Ron Kanaskie for takings hour-upon-hour to compile them. Any questions regarding the selections should be emailed to Earl @ estoddard@norleb.k12.pa.us
Martin Fleming's North Carolina Takedown Report
Powerade Expands to 32 Teams - date, site posted
Several Pennsylvania wrestlers have expressed interest in participating in the NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships in VA Beach. Unfortunately, the Connellsville qualifying tournament was cancelled which many were planning on attending. Check HERE to see what you can do..
Pennsylvania Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame celebrated their 10th anniversary by honoring Six Pennsylvania Wrestling people (See photos from the Event) on April 26, 2003, in Hazleton. Those honored were Paul Stehman, Lyman “Beans” Weaver, John Hosage, Pete Wolf, Ralph Wetzel, and the late John Carr for their “Lifetime Service to Wrestling”. A poster is available for purchase with the present inductees along with most of the previous inductees. The introductory price is $5 (plus $4 S&H) made payable to Natl. Wrestling Hall of Fame- PA Chapter and mailed to:
HOF Poster
40 North Clay St.
Manheim, PA 17545
See Poster
National Federation Rules Meeting Minutes and more.. (Reduction of weight classes tabled)
Smith and Santoro honored as NWCA Coaches of the Year
Training Tips from Ken Ken's Latest Notes and Camp Schedule Updated July 3, 2003
For some of the 7th & 8th graders that will be working with us in the summer, Do you know Where can I get the USA Wrestling forms that go back to each state rep...? Are they online?
Thanks, Robert Shettsline - North Penn
Can anyone direct Coach Shettsline?
Summer dual meet league in Southeastern PA (note- no school affiliation).. have openings for interested parties.
Pataky, Herbert lead PA Greco Charge in Las Vegas. PA second to Minnesota.
Eight others place.
Pennsylvania Finishes FIRST in Las Vegas Regional FS Championships
Scott, Weitzel win titles; 7 others place Team Results Individual Results
National High School Results... Ecklof wins..
PA has several placers.. 7th as a state More...
NWCA/DWA Duals Results (4/7/03)
.Coaching openings at Quakertown (assistants) & more...
NWCA Award Winners Announced
Any PA teams interested in traveling to Minnesota for the 'Clash' tournament?
Delaware Valley College (Doylestown, Pa) (2003 MAC Conference Champs and #7 in DIII) are hosting two clinics this summer.
The first is the Team Sanderson Camp. All instruction to be
performed by the Sanderson family, including Cael. This will be held July 28 -
August 1, 2003 at Delaware Valley College (ages 11-18). Call Head Coach Brandon
Totten for further details at 215-489-2356.
The second is the Aggie Wrestling Camp. Instruction will be performed by
the Aggies coaching staff (Head Coach and 2X NCAA Champ Brandon Totten,
Assistant Coach and 3X NCAA Champ Shaun Smith, and Assistant Coach and 3x
Conference placewiner Josh Mangle), and also including Robert Marshall (former
Del Val head coach and 3X NCAA All-American), Justin Totten (NCAA Champ, Head
Coach Middlesex Junior College), Chris Ayres (NCAA All-American, Assistant Coach
Lehigh University), Solomon Fleckman (NCAA All-American, Assistant Coach Blair
Academy), Eric Fajerman (NCAA All-American, Head Coach Lake Hopatcong HS), Andre
Brenner (NCAA All-American, Ukranian Junior National Champion, Assistant Coach
Bullis Prep). This will be held August 4-7, 2003 at Delaware Valley College
(ages 5-18). Call Head Coach Brandon Totten for further information at
215-489-2356.
Visit the Dakota Website and help make PA Website #1
Click here to visit Top Wrestling Sites!PIAA Championship Dates for 2004 - March 4, 5 & 6
Coaching openings at Quakertown (assistants) & more...
Pennsylvania Teams Fare Well in 2003 NWCA/DWA Scholastic Duals
National High School Tournament - Cleveland, Ohio
Brackets from Ohio Wrestling site
Northampton's Jeff Ecklof wins National Title at 145
Shik's Mike Sees runner-up at 125
North Allegheny's Jake Herbert 2nd at 171
Josh Weitzel of Oxford places 3rd at 171
Phillip Davis of Harrisburg 4th at 189
Scott Heckman, Bangor, grabs an 8th
Kyle Narkiewicz, Warwick, also 8th at 189
Final total. Top ten teams with most Falls recognized.
Wrestling Coaching openings.. check here; advertise here.
The Wrestling Steering Committee met April 5th. Brief Sketch of the Discussion.
Re-live the PIAAs from the Giant Arena with
Rich Vetock - Click HERE
NCAA Results - Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO
NCAA Top 8 Finishers (with PA connections noted)
College Notes from NCAAs... Penn State .... West Virginia ...... Hofstra ..... Penn ..... Clarion
Ken Chertow's NCAA Recap/Notes
Ken reminds all wrestling fans to thank FOX Sports Pitt for
their coverage of wrestling this season.
They covered 2 Penn State matches, many Lehigh matches, Big
10, Big 12, EWL, and today the NCAA semis. Also, ask them to
cover even more wrestling next season.
The contacts at FSN Pitt are
Paul
Kosuth
pkosuth@foxsports.net
executive producer
John Stroh
JStroh@foxsports.net Programming Coordinator
Larry Eldridge
leldridge@foxsports.net GM
The
contact at FOX Chicago is Greg Bowman
GBOWMAN@rainbow-media.com.
They produced and broadcast the Big 10 as well as some other
events. I think they are broadcasting the NCAA semis, too.
Congratulations to good friend Lanny Bryant of Wrestling USA on his National Wrestling Hall of Fame Selection!
PIAA Class AAA podium photos
| 103-112-119 | 125- 130 | 135-140 |
| 145-152 | 160-171 | 189-215-275 |
PIAA Class AA podium photos
| 103-112-119 | 125-130 | 135-140 |
| 145-152 | 160-171 | 189-215-275 |
Class AAA Champions - - - - - - - Class AA Champions
PWCA Hall of Famers
PWCA "Coach-of-the-Year"
Wrestling USA / PA Wrestling News 'Man of the Year - Frank Vulcano, Jr.
Bill Ennis PIAA Action photos: ONE
Dapper Dan Results: USA All-Stars 48, Pennsylvania All-Stars 7
112 Brandon Tucker, Broken Arrow,
OK pinned Kyle Kemmerer, Brandywine Heights, 3:12
119 **Mark McKnight, Chartiers Valley major dec Eric Sanders,
Wabasha, MN, 14-6
125 Joe Makara, Burrell dec Mack Reiter, Jesup, IA 3-1
130 Daniel Frishkorn, Great Bridge, VA major dec Dana
Gingerich, Delone Catholic, 16-6
135 Ryan Lang, St. Edwards, OH pinned Scott Heckman, Bangor,
3:12
140 Ryan Davis, Blair, NJ major
dec Matt Kocher, State College, 9-1
145 C.P. Schlatter, St. Paris, OH dec Jeff Ecklof,
Northampton, 1-0
152 Eric Tannenbaum, Naperville, IL default Taylor
Letters, Shaler , 0:43
160 Mark Perry, Blair, NJ dec Zac Frying, North Penn, 9-1
171 Brent Parkey, Madill, OK dec Josh Weitzel ,Oxford, 3-2
189 *Roger Kish, Lapeer, MI pinned Jake Herbert, North
Allegheny, 5:47
215 Jared Villers, Akron, OH dec Josh Kirsch, Mount Union, 7-3
275 Grant Miller, Hononegah, IL dec Tyler Rees, Northern, 8-2
Pennsylvania Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame celebrates 10th anniversary; will honor six Pennsylvania Wrestling people on April 26, 2003, in Hazleton. YOU are invited to attend. Those to be honored are Paul Stehman, Lyman “Beans” Weaver, John Hosage, Pete Wolf, Ralph Wetzel, and the late John Carr for their “Lifetime Service to Wrestling”.
2002-2003 Mountain League All-Stars
PIAA Individual Pairings
PIAA Results ... HERE.
BASH Site... great wrestling information-- updates
Regional Placewinners
| NW-AA | NE-AA | SE-AA | SW-AA | |
| NW-AAA | NE-AAA | SE-AAA | SW-AAA | SC-AAA |
Results on same page as place finishers above.
Rob Malsom Report (NW AA Regionals)
Clarke Davis' District FOUR Rankings (3/3/03)
Pocono Pride - USA Freestyle Club starting April 1st and running thru June 26
East Stroudsburg Clinic at Wallenpaupack Middle School
NW AAA Regional results posted HERE .
SECTIONAL RESULTS (as reported by various sources.. THANKS to these dedicated people)
Also check the SECTIONAL page for District results & Regional Report from those who will be reporting.
Central Susquehanna All-League Selections
PIAA TEAM Results for the PIAA Team Championships
at the GIANT ARENA HERE
PIAA Team Championship Brackets
NTL Report- Scott Davis
Wyoming Valley Conference (Wrestling and Football) Frank Kastreva
US High School Open - April 4-6, 2003 Newark, DE
With Jared Ricotta's win in the semis at the District 6 Class AA tournament on Saturday he now holds the West Branch school record for wins and the Progressland area record for wins. His total win count is now 120 after his win in the finals. Both records were held by former West Branch grad and PIAA state champion Rob English.
Apache Wrestling Club website (Council Rock area)
EWL Link.. follow the exciting wrestling from the Eastern Wrestling League.
I request that all teams please mail or email me their complete results from this season in the following manner:
Ridgefield record 12-5
12/2/02 Ridgfield 33 Smithsonian 32
12/14/02 Ridgfield 45 Galveston 19
12/15/02 Mortise 38 Ridgfield 21
etc
Pennsylvania Independent School Results (2/15/03)
My W-L records for ALL teams reported. Check to make sure yours is complete.
WPIAL Information (courtesy Bob Gregg - WJPA) Check out WJPA site for WPIAL wrestling news.
WPIAL and all wrestling fans... get your own WPIAL Wrestling yearbook on CD Rom.
Ken "Stats" Wunderly is putting together a classic keepsake!
Letter to the Editor:
I just wanted to take a minute and email you that you have a great wrestling site. As an Easton High alum, and a big fan of high school wrasslin', I want to tell you that yours is the best site going. Keep up the great work.
Mike Notaro
Juniata & Easton Claim PIAA Team Championships
Easton's third straight
(Check this coming week's PA Wrestling Newspaper for photos)
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Juniata - 2003 PIAA Class AA Team Champions |
Easton- 2003 PIAA Class AAA Team Champions |
District Team Results:
2003 PIAA Team Championship Brackets: Class AA Class AAA
PIAA TEAM Results right from the GIANT ARENA HERE
Brookville Ultimate Duals' Videos for Sale
September 12-14 World Wrestling Championships in New York City..
Roger Crebs Warrior Wrestling Camps
Danville's Ron Kanaskie wins #500 in his coaching career. Quite a feat! Congratulations, Ron.
Bethlehem Catholic's Tony Iasiello announces his resignation.
Coach Iasiello has been the president of the
District 11 Wrestling Coaches Association for the last 25 years. He was the
prime mover in establishing the District 11 Wrestling Hall of Fame, the annual
Wrestling Scholar-Athlete award dinner and the District 11 junior high and
junior varsity championships.
In addition, he has been a member of the PIAA's State Wrestling Executive
Committee and served a four-year term on the National Wrestling Coaches
Association's executive board and a one-year term as its vice president.
We fully expect Tony to continue with his work on behalf of PA wrestling.
Conestoga won its 500th dual meet on Saturday against Penncrest 62-12.. then added 5 more wins over the weekend..
Congrats to Coach Jim Clark of Chestnut Ridge for his 250th win.. His team's win over Bedford marked the first time ever that a Bedford County school defeated the Bison in their home gym.
Bedford defeated Central to earn their 600th victory in school history. GREAT!
Check out the Century Club for the most recent entries... Way to go, guys! We will post the 100-match winners only at this location from now on (in the interest of time.. things are getting hectic!!)
Congratulations to Scott Hays of Indian Valley. His first period fall against Somerset gave him the Indian Valley school record for most FALLS (43).
A big cheer for Towanda High in District 4. The wrestling team recorded their 500th win on January 18th, 2003 against Williamson, 43-27.
Brookville Ultimate Duals 2003
PA Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame announces 10th Class
Shaler's Rick LaFerriere won his 200th match as the Shaler Area head coach vs Council Rock South on Sat. Jan. 11th by the score of 42-31. His 16 year record at Shaler Area stands at 201-74-1.
Wilkes-Barre Coughlin head coach Dana Balum picked up his 400th win with a 45-26 win over Hazleton Area.
Todd Warner's D10 Report (Erie area)
Rob Malsom's District 10 Notes
Shamokin reaches win #600 in their storied mat history with victory over Tamaqua on 1/8/03.
Athens' 66-12 win over Mansfield give head coach Dale Jarvis his 150th win. Nice job, Coach Jarvis!
Check out these great sites: Mercer County Wrestling & French Creek Valley
Congratulations to Lake Lehman coach Phil Lipski for his 200th win!
Coach Merv Witmer of Ephrata notches 300 Wins!! Great job, Coach.
Greenville wins # 600!!! Way to go Coach Miller and wrestlers and coaches past and present!
Pennsbury's Joe Kiefer wins #200.. all at Pennsbury in 16 years.. Nice going!
Clair Rudisill gets win #300 at Northern as the Polar Bears top Mechanicsburg, 58 - 18. Congratulations, Coach Rudi!
