
1969 PIAA State Wrestling Champions
Front: (L-R)
Tom Teagarden, McGuffey; Rich Panella, New Castle;
Carl Lutes, Easton;
Leslie Peterson, Canon-McMillan;
Bill Luckenbaugh, West York; Dan Howard, Allentown Dieruff.
Back: (L-R) Kevin Love, Carnegie; George Myers, Dallastown;
Wade
Schalles, Hollidaysburg; Robert Sacavage, Mt. Carmel;
Rodney Smith, Mt. Lebanon;
John Sprenkle, West York.
@ Penn State University's Rec Hall.
1969 PIAA State Wrestling
Program (PDF)

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32nd Annual
1969 PIAA State
Wrestling Championship Finals
3/15/69
@ Penn State's Recreation Hall
95lbs. Tom Teagarden (McGuffey) dec. Ed Matsko (Jenner Boswell) 6-2
103lbs. Rich Panella (New Castle) dec. Dan Gallaher (Phillipsburg Osceola)
1-0 ot
112lbs. Carl Lutes (Easton) pinned Allen Andrews (Johnstown) 1:20
120lbs. Leslie Peterson (Canon McMillan) dec. Dave Clark (Clearfield) 10-9
127lbs. Bill Luckenbaugh (West York) dec. Robert Pratt (Easton) 8-2
133lbs. Dan Howard (Dieruff) dec. Rob Stover (Penns Valley) 6-0
138lbs. Kevin Love (Carnegie) dec. Barry Snyder (Easton) 4-3
145lbs. George Myers (Dallastown) dec. Rick Lepley (Jenner Boswell) 10-4
154lbs. Wade Schalles (Hollidaysburg) pinned John Chatman (Trinity) 4:58
165lbs. Robert Sacavage (Mt. Carmel) dec. Bruce Jones (Newport) 7-4
180lbs. Rodney Smith (Mt. Lebanon) dec. Scott Moyer (Mifflinburg) 9-6
Hwt. John Sprenkle (West York) pinned Joel Kislin (Wilkes-Barre GAR) 5:12
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PIAA Officials: Charles
Kunes, Dr. George Brett, George Custer, Manuel Pihakis.

1969 PIAA State
Wrestling Semi-Final
Matches
127lbs.
Robert Pratt (Easton) dec. R. Musser (Bellefonte) 11-6.
Bill Luckenbaugh (West York) dec. Andy Kolhepp (New Castle) 9-7.
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Hwt.
Joel Kislin (Wilkes Barre GAR) dec. James Carmanna (Mt. Lebanon) 6-1.
John Sprenkle (West York) pinned Jeff Knarr (Lock Haven)
3:41.
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1969 High School All-Americans
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"The Luckenbaugh's"
(L-R)
Bill Luckenbaugh (1969 PIAA Champ),
Dana Luckenbaugh (1965 PIAA Champ),
and
their father, Paul Luckenbaugh...
after Bill's PIAA State Wrestling Championship in
1969!
@ Penn State University Rec Hall.

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▪ 1969 - Bill Luckenbaugh
(top) in PIAA State Semi-Finals - profile
Bill Luckenbaugh (West York) dec. Andy Kolhepp (New Castle)
18-7.

▪ 1969 -
John Sprenkle, West York (top) pinned Jeff Knarr (Lock Haven)
in the 1969 PIAA
State Heavyweight semi-finals @ PSU's Rec. Hall.
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