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 1973 WY Alumnus
 Kevin McCleary
Kevin McCleary
West York Area High School


   ▪ West York's 3-time YCIAA Sectional Champion (1971-72-73)
   ▪ 1972 Easton Holiday Wrestling Champion (OW)
   ▪ 1972-73 West York Team Captain
   ▪ Overall Career Record - 61-5-1
   ▪ "Undefeated in Dual Meets"...(41-0-1)... 1971-73
   ▪ 1972 U.S.W.F. PA Junior Freestyle Championships - 1st
   ▪ 1972-73 West York Varsity Club Photo - HERE!
   ▪ 1973 Poland National vs. US-PA Freestyle Member - HERE!
 

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∙ 1983 West York Wrestling Match vs. Central York.
Coaches (L-R) John T. Toggas with son John S. "Moc" Toggas,
John Sprenkle, Brian Kuntz...
and standing in back is WY assistant, Kevin McCleary.
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1972-73
West York Wrestling Captains
 ▪ Keith Lichty, Kevin McCleary & Don Lehman before
 their last home match for West York High School.
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 1972 Easton Area Holiday Tourney Champions
Front (L-R)  Greg Shoemaker, Easton; Greg Duke, Manheim Twp.;
Garth Springer, Manheim Twp.; Rich Rodriguez, Saucon Valley;
Curt Stanley, Easton; Len Kaminski, Hanover Area.
Back (L-R)  Russ Snyder, Easton; Fred Landis, Manheim Twp.;
Kevin McCleary, West York (ow); Wayne Horton, Beth. Freedom;
Lee Guzzo, Easton; Don Lehman, West York (ow).
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1972 Easton Holiday Outstanding Wrestlers
▪ West York's Don Lehman (Hwt.) & Kevin McCleary (155lbs.)
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1973 DIII YCIAA Sectional Champions

 1973 District III YCIAA Sectional Champions
 Front (L-R)  Greg Burg (York Suburban), Tom Clark (Red Lion),
Brad Warner (Dallastown), Bill Gilbert (Susquehannock),
Joel Hoffman (Dallastown), Jeff Smith (York Suburban).
Back (L-R)  Joe Myers (Dallastown), Kevin McCleary (West York),
John Boop (Northeastern), John Weston (Dallastown),
Barry Neff (Dallastown), Don Lehman (West York).
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 1971 - West York's 133lb. Kevin McCleary lifts Dallastown's
Dave Debus.  WY's McCleary won by fall in 2:54!
∙ Coach Toggas "chews his towel" in the background!
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1972 - West York's Kevin McCleary (left) controls his
Susquehannock opponent at a home dual meet.
YCIAA Referee Bill Billet calls both out of bounds!
• McCleary was a 3-time YCIAA Sectional Wrestling Champion,
Easton Champion, undefeated in career dual meets,
and a 1974 NCAA All-American at F&M College (150lbs.).
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 1971-72 West York HS Varsity Wrestling
"The Gang"
(L-R) Kevin McCleary, Neil Bupp, A. Scott Callahan,
Mike Stambaugh, Don Lehman.
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WRESTLING
 Kevin McCleary - Franklin & Marshall College
 1974 NCAA DIII 3rd Place All-American
CLICK HERE!
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              "5" West Yorker's - ESSC vs. F&M!
                              The York Dispatch
   
     SPORTS ARCHIVES
      November 15, 1973
        click... A Hard Day's Night
    Former West Yorkers
   Pace East Stroudsburg Over F&M!
    "West Yorker's"... Luckenbaugh - McCleary Grapple at 158lbs.!
        @ East Stroudsburg State College - 11/14/73
                      ▪ "Five" former West York High School grapplers were in action in...
                East Stroudsburg State's 24-18 victory over Franklin & Marshall College
               Tuesday night.  Senior Bill Luckenbaugh gained his third pin in four matches
               this season & 32nd in his college career over F&M freshman Kevin McCleary
               at the 4:55 mark in the 158lb. class.  Kevin McCleary and Bill Luckenbaugh
               are both West York products.  Luckenbaugh is now 40-4-1 (career) at ESSC.
               Sophomore Mike Stambaugh, former West York wrestler @ 177lbs. - upped
               his career record to 11-2 and remained undefeated with a 3-1 decision over
               F&M's Jeff Windstein for his fourth victory.  Bulldog grads who met defeat
               were freshman Keith Lichty, a 5-4 loss at 126lb., and freshman heavyweight
               Don Lehman who lost a 6-3 verdict to F&M's Jim Devenney in the last match
               of the night.    York Dispatch 11/73 Article
                       ∙ ESSC's next match is at Bloomsburg State on Saturday...
                         with Trenton State and Slippery Rock State.
 

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 1969-70 West York Junior High Wrestling
 (after the last dual meet of the '69-'70 season @ York Suburban)
(L-R) Barry Albright, *Kevin McCleary, Keith Lichty,
Rick Albright & *Don Lehman.
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*Kevin McCleary and Don Lehman were 9-0
per the '69-70 WYJH mat season.
∙ Kevin McCleary was undefeated during his 3-year
WY Junior High campaign!
(WYJH Coaches were - Whedon Myers and Herbert Yost)
larger photo
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 West York High School Wrestling's
"3-Time" YCIAA Sectional
Champions Club!

 ∙ 3-time YCIAA Sectional Champion - Kevin McCleary

West York Wrestling
3-Time Sectional YCIAA Champions		 Section Title Years WY Head Coach
 *Dana Luckenbaugh 1963, 1964, 1965 Brown, Ober, Toggas
 William Luckenbaugh 1967, 1968, 1969 John T. Toggas 
 *Neil Bupp 1970, 1971, 1972 John T. Toggas
 Kevin McCleary 1971, 1972, 1973 John T. Toggas
 Donald Lehman 1971, 1972, 1973 John T. Toggas
     

*Neil Bupp's '70 YCIAA Section title was with Northeastern HS.
 *Dana Luckenbaugh's '63 coach was - Bob Brown...
64 coach was - Dr. Ken Ober... & '65 coach was - JT Toggas.
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1981 Nebraska Wrestling Tourney Trip

 1981 Nebraska Wrestling Tourney Trip
(L-R) Bill Webb, Kevin McCleary, Herb Webb, K.C. McCleary,
John T. Toggas, Kevin Hannigan, Paul C. McCleary, Brendt Gladfelter.
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 ∙ West York's 1972-73 Varsity Club
∙ West York High School's '72-'73 Varsity Club - Larger Photo - HERE!
Kevin McCleary - 3rd from left in front.
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 Looking Back... 41 Years!
Allentown YMCA Open Takedown Tourney
 ▪ In 1970, West York's Greg Henry won the 70lbs. title with a
15-0 score over Ralph Paterno of Emmaus.  West York's
Kevin McCleary finished  2nd @ 130lbs. - to 2-time PIAA
State Mat Champion, Don Rohn of Saucon Valley... 10-2.
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