West York Wrestling's
York/YCIAA/YAIAA League/Divisions
Our 8
Championship Teams
(click on any below year to view full size championship photos/names)
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1964-65
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1971-72
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1974-75
• 1976-77
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1977-78
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1991-92
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1993-94
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1998-99
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Who won the voter team
title?! -
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 West York's
and York, PA's
1st PIAA State Wrestling Champion!
1965 PIAA State Champion - Dana Luckenbaugh
∙
Dana had three different
coaches from 10th grade through his senior year!
(Click on each photo to see a profile of the above West York Athletes)
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∙ West York's 4-time Section
Champ and undefeated in career dual meets...
Dr. Glenn Amsbaugh.
"Once you've wrestled,
everything else in life is easy!"
▪
Dan Gable
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West York
Wrestling
HISTORY
▪ Donald Gohn...
was the
first
West York Wrestler to win a match
(in 1934) with a fall
in 25 seconds!
The
History of
York, PA's Area Sports Leagues
▪ 1961-62 to 1990-91: York County
Interscholastic Athletic Association (YCIAA)
▪ 1991-92 to 2003-04: York Area
Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA)
▪ 2004-05 to 2011-12: York-Adams
Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA)
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THE HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF WRESTLING
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1934-35...
marked the first year of
West York
Wrestling's
77 Year Mat History!
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Coach Charles C. "Chuck" Richards, Jr.
Chuck Richards
West York's 1st Wrestling Coach,
Charles "Chuck" Richards...
began his teaching career at West York Area Senior High
School in September of 1934.
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West York Coach Charles Richards graduated from Erie Academy, Erie PA in 1929
and entered
F&M College in Lancaster, PA graduating in 1934
with a B.A. in History.
Chuck Richards was West
York's first head coach and was a pioneer in York County Wrestling!
1934-35 West York team
names included - McDonald, Dubbs, Sheffer, Sitz, Buchanan, Gohn, King,
Whitmore,
Brokenshire, Silar, Wilhide, Gentzler, Sheffer,
Desenburgh, and wrestling manager Poff.
West York High School wrestled 8 dual meets
that year against the likes of Gettysburg Freshmen,
Manheim, F&M Freshmen,
Atlas, and Patton Trade. West York finished with a record of 4-4.
▪
The 1st West York dual meet was against Gettysburg's Freshmen
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held on 1/19/1935.
West York lost that first dual meet... 35-5.
But, the long and proud West York Wrestling tradition had
its beginning!
▪ The first West York Wrestling Team included wrestlers in grades seven through
twelve!
Coach Richards' wrestling history was not
very long. He wrestled intramurals at Erie Academy.
At F&M,
he wrestled Hwt., having to lose weight before each match to make the
weight limit.
Coach Richards also started the football program at West York, organized a boys
and girls track
program,
coached the basketball team for one year, and coached a West York girls fencing team.
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Coach Chuck Richards left the WY coaching duties at the end of the 1955-56 season.
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EARLY WEST YORK DUAL MEET
HISTORY
Looking Back @ West York Wrestling History...
72 Years ago!
submitted by John Stare, WY '67
∙
1939-40 West York Wrestling Results (8-3-1)
F&M 23 West York 13, West York 34 Waynesboro 8,
Hershey 21 West York 19, West York 43 Lancaster 3,
West York 25 Patton Trade 19, West York 43 Lebanon 3,
Hanover 23 West York 21, West York 19 Steelton 19,
West York 34 Waynesboro 10, West York 33 Manheim 11,
West York 30 Tome, MD
8, West York 30 Patton Trade 10.
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Looking Back @ West York Wrestling History...
76 Years ago!
submitted by John Stare, WY '67
∙
1935-36 West York Wrestling Results (7-6)
∙ 1936 PIAA District Champions
WRESTLING... a sport recently introduced in the borough schools through the
efforts of
Coach Chuck C. Richards and the athletic council, gained in popularity during
the present
school year. The meets were well attended and the fans were treated to
many exciting
bouts on a strenuous schedule. The grapplers started out by defeating
Patton Trade and
then dropped meets to Shamokin, Mt. Carmel, Franklin & Marshall Academy &
Mercersburg
Academy jayvees. Shaking off their jinx, they won four decisions by
upsetting Franklin &
Marshall Academy in a return match, Gettysburg College freshmen and Manheim in
two
meets. Invading Gettysburg for a return engagement, West York suffered its
fifth reverse.
Following this meet they journeyed to Harrisburg to defeat the Harrisburg
Academy matmen
and enter the P.I.A.A. 3rd district meet. The crowning feature of the year
was the winning of
this meet in competition with strong opponents from Manheim, Hershey and
Steelton. After
the strenuous activities at Harrisburg, the local boys defeated Patton Trade by
a score of 19-11.
In the second match with Mt. Carmel, West York bowed before a powerful attack.
These activities
established a record of seven victories, six defeats and a district
championship.
▪ 1935-36 dual meet scores: WY 24 Patton Trade 13, Shamokin 38 WY 10, Mt.
Carmel 35 WY 0,
Mercersburg Academy 30 WY 5, F&M Academy 24 WY 13, WY 18 F&M Academy 14,
WY 20 Gettysburg Frosh 16, WY 18 1/2 Manheim 9 1/2, WY 23 Manheim 9, Gettysburg
Frosh 26
WY 3, WY 33 Harrisburg Academy 0, WY 19 Patton Trade 11, Mt. Carmel 29 WY 0.
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West York Wrestling's
Coaching
History
"Strive for Excellence -
not Mediocrity!"
1963-64 West York Wrestling
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1963-64 West York Junior High
School
York League
Wrestling Championship Team
(above!)
▪ Front (L-R)
Bill Luckenbaugh, Steve Smith, Ed
Spangler, Jeff Linebaugh.
▪ Back (L-R) Coach Bob Bowers, Steve Kunkle, Dan Druck, Don Narber,
Ronald
Emenheiser, Coach Whedon Myers.
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1964-65 West York Wrestling
▪
Click on the...
West York Coaching History Page
1978-79 West York Wrestling
1978-79 West York Wrestling
Coaching Staff
(L-R) Asst. Don Lehman,
Head Coach John T. Toggas, Asst. John Sprenkle.
John T. Toggas Photo - 1973
John T. Toggas
(307-110-4)
Former head wrestling coach at Biglerville & West York High Schools,
...was inducted into the
National Wrestling Hall of Fame
for his
"Lifetime
Service To Wrestling"
"Success is not measured
by what one brings,
but
rather... by what one leaves"
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Alumni Pages...
West York
Wrestling
Alumni
Feature Pages
Dana Luckenbaugh,
Fred Lehman,
Jeff Linebaugh,
Ron Emenheiser,
Glenn Amsbaugh,
Stanley Wright,
Gary Narber,
Darryl "Smokey" Dennis,
Keith Clark,
Glen Eby,
Jack Kunkle,
John Sprenkle,
Larry Haas,
Bill Luckenbaugh,
Brian Kuntz,
Guy Boyer,
Jim Haas,
Paul Mulay,
Scott Callahan,
Neil Bupp,
Mike Stambaugh,
Mark Jenkins,
Don Lehman,
Kevin McCleary,
Todd Reynolds,
Rod Stough,
Randy Blasdell,
John T. Toggas,
Steve Toggas,
Dave Maday,
Jason Abel Turnbull,
Fred & Matt Callahan,
Eric Lehman,
Todd Lehman,
Mathias Smyser,
Skip
Martin, Tom Toggas,
Jeff Wolfe,
John Reiber,
Bruce Stambaugh.
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The
1st...
PIAA State Wrestling Championship
was held on:
March 18-19, 1938
@ Penn State's Recreation Hall
(78 competitors from 27 schools)
▪ 7 minute matches - 1st period (2 minutes) 2nd and 3rd periods (2 1/2 minutes)
Pennsylvania's 1st
PIAA State Wrestling Champions in 1938:
85lbs. - Sam Harry (Clearfield),
95lbs. - George Custer (Canonsburg),
105lbs. - Sheridan Bannan (Clearfield),
115lbs. - Roland Scandle (Shamokin),
125lbs. - Joe Quethera (Clearfield),
135lbs. - John Metzler (Greensburg),
145lbs. - Harold Welker (Shamokin),
155lbs. - Dick DiBatista (Lower Merion),
165lbs. - Dick Brenneman (Pottsville), 185lbs. - Phil Ahwesh (Canonsburg).
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Some PIAA State
Wrestling Facts!
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1945
- Robert Miller of Lancaster...
was District III's 1st PIAA State Wrestling Champion!
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1965
- Dana Luckenbaugh of West York High
School...
was York, PA's 1st PIAA State Wrestling Champion!
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1969
- West York, with 2 PIAA Champions,
finished 2nd in the quest for the "mythical"
State
Team points title with 36.5 points.
Easton had 42.5 points for the
"mythical" 1969 State Team Mat Title.
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1969 was
the 1st year a PIAA "Coach of the Year" was awarded.
Bob Zarbatany of Easton High School
awarded the 1969 PIAA Coach of the Year title.
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1973
marked the 1st year the PIAA State Tourney included champions &
runners-up
from the four Regional Tourneys and expanded from 48 to 96 total competitors.
One extra day was needed...
as the 1973 PIAA State Tournament had 8 competitors per weight class.
1973 PIAA State Championships awarded 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th places for the 1st
time.
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1973
was the last year for a "ONE" enrollment competition class
for ALL
schools in Pennsylvania.
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1974
marked the 1st year...
that
2 tournament classes "determined by enrollment" was used. Also,
the weight classes were expanded from 8 to 16 competitors.
The PIAA used
Class "A" and Class "B" for the 1974 classifications.
The Regional Tourneys were also expanded
from 4 areas from 5 areas.
"Riding Time" was also eliminated in 1974!
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1976
marked the first year of...
"official" team scoring in the PIAA State
Wrestling Tournament.
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PA District III's 1st PIAA State Wrestling Champion
was Robert Miller of Lancaster in 1945 @ 120lbs.!
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West York Wrestling's
▪
Sectional
Photos & Results
(Section Years)
60,
62,
65,
66,
68,
69,
70,
71,
72,
73,
77,
78,
79,
80,
81,
82,
83,
84,
85,
91,
91,
96,
02,
03,
04,
05,
06,
09,
10,
12.
▪
District III Champions -
CLICK HERE!
▪
Regional Champions -
-
CLICK HERE!
West York High School has
produced
76 PIAA State Mat Qualifiers since 1938!
West York's PIAA All-State
Wrestlers/Qualifiers:
CLICK HERE!
▪
WY's PIAA State Champions -
CLICK HERE!
The YCIAA-YAIAA
PIAA State Wrestling Champions
Honor Roll Page!
CLICK HERE!
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West York's John Sprenkle
1969 PIAA State Wrestling Champion
'69 PIAA State Wrestling
Championship
Finals @ Hwt.
▪ West York's John Sprenkle (top-right)
& Wilkes
Barre-G.A.R.'s
Joel Kislin in
the '69 PIAA finals. John gains a fall in 5:12 to win the '69 PA State Mat Title.
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A "Little" West York District III &
SE Regional History
by Lewistown's Bob Hower
Did You Know??...
▪
In
1951, in addition to the
4 District III Champions West York had with David Miller,
Robert Schazberger, Paul Smith and Russell Aldinger - West York had 2 District
III
runners-up wrestlers in George Kessler and Lynn Harbold. Schazberger and
Smith
went on to win the '51 Southeastern Regional Wrestling Championship (both by fall),
while Miller and Aldinger finished 2nd! At the '51 SE Regionals, West
York's Schazberger
pinned Haverford's Gordon Hutton in 2:50 - and West York's Smith pinned Upper
Darby's Dave Chambers in 5:03 to claim their titles. West York's Kessler
and Harbold
also finished 4th at the '51 SE Regional Tournament.
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In
1952, West York had 1
District III Wrestling Champion in Ronald Becker, and had
4 runners-ups in Lester Boyer, Larry Bahn, Bill Knerr and Paul Smith.
Becker placed
second at the '52 Southeastern Regional Tournament, losing to Cheltenhams' John
McHugh, 9-1.
Boyer and Bahn finished 3rd at the Southeastern Regionals.
Knerr
and Smith
finished in 4th place for West York at the Southeastern Regionals!
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In
1953, West York had 2
District III runners-ups in Bill Forry and Burt Lally. Forry
went on to finish 3rd at the Southeastern Regionals!
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In
1962, West York had Ted
Shaeffer (180lbs.) finish 2nd at the District III Wrestling
Championships and Shaeffer went on to finish 3rd at the Southeastern
Championships!
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West York's next District
III place-winner was in
1964, as Dana Luckenbaugh finished
2nd at 112lbs. with Dr. Kenneth Ober as his coach. D. Luckenbaugh went on to
finish 3rd
at the 1964 Southeastern Regionals. Dana Luckenbaugh went on to claim the
1965 DIII and
SE Regional titles... and the '65 PIAA title. The next District III place-winner was
in 1967 with
West York's Don Narber finishing 2nd at 180lbs. Narber went on to finish
3rd at the 1967
Southeastern Regional Championships. West York's next place-winner at the
District III
Championships was in 1968, as 120lb. Bill Luckenbaugh claimed both the District
III
title... and the 1968 Southeastern Regional title with an 8-2 decision over
Ridley's Fred
Zinck at the Harrisburg Farm Show Arena on 3/1/68.
▪ The 1951 & 1952 SE Regional
Championship Results
*All SE Regional stats contributed by Lewistown's Bob Hower.
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District III & Regional Wrestling
Champion Photos can be found in our
Gallery.
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In 1936
- West York won the PIAA District III Team Wrestling Championship!
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In 1994
- West York lost to Hanover in the PIAA District III
AA Team Wrestling Championship Finals, by a score of 38-13.
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West York Wrestling's
17 PIAA State Medalists
West York's PIAA Qualifiers •
YCIAA/YAIAA's PIAA Champions
•
West York's College Wrestlers
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West York's 1969 PIAA
127lb. State Champion
Bill Luckenbaugh
"Remember, when you see a
man at the top of the mountain,
he didn't fall there!"
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WEST YORK WRESTLING
9 PIAA State
Championship
Finalists
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1938 PIAA State Finals
Dick DiBatista (Lower Merion) dec. Cletus Gentzler
(West York).
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1940 PIAA State Finals
Tom Waters (Forty Fort) dec. Ken Smyser (West York).
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1941 PIAA State Finals
Jim Mohney (Clearfield) dec. John Bowser (West York)
(6-6) 2-0 (ot).
• 1947
PIAA State Finals
Frank Rich (Lock Haven) dec. Bob King (West York) 2-0.
• 1965 PIAA State
Finals
Dana Luckenbaugh
(West York) dec. Bill Welker
(Shamokin) 4-3.
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1968 PIAA State Finals
Norm Palovcsik (Clearfield) dec. Bill Luckenbaugh (West
York) 11-8.
• 1969 PIAA State
Finals
Bill Luckenbaugh
(West York) dec. Bob Pratt (Easton) 8-2.
• 1969 PIAA State
Finals
John Sprenkle (West
York) pinned Joel Kislin (Wilkes Barre GAR) 5:12.
• 1975 PIAA State Finals
John Eichenlaub (Lock Haven) pinned Jeff Meckley (West
York) 3:24.
WEST YORK WRESTLING
8 PIAA State
Championship
Medalists
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1985
PIAA 5th/6th
AAA
Kevin Benton (Easton) dec. Wilmer Pressel (West York) 15-3.
• 1992
PIAA 5th/6th AA
Jeff Wolfe (West York) pinned Ben Corbin (Fairview) 4:23.
• 1994
PIAA 5th/6th AA
Matt Sprenkle (West York) dec. Jamie Canaday (Oxford) 3-1.
• 1995
PIAA 5th/6th AA
Rob English (West Branch) forfeit over Chad Luckenbaugh (West
York).
• 1996
PIAA 5th/6th AA
Randy Mort (Bethlehem Center) dec. Chad Luckenbaugh (West
York) 9-4.
• 1997
PIAA 5th/6th AA
Chad Luckenbaugh (West York) dec. Royce Eyer (Hughesville) 5-4.
• 1999
PIAA 5th/6th AA
Todd Platts (West York) dec. Chris White (Schuylkill Valley)
6-1.
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2010
PIAA 5th/6th
AAA
Andy Candiello (North Allegheny) pinned Billy Randt (West York)
1:33.
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1965 PIAA State Wrestling
Champions
Front (L-R) Bob Hallman (North Penn), John Abajace (Trinity),
Dana
Luckenbaugh (West York), Phil Detore (Greensburg-Salem),
Barry Souder (Mt. Lebanon), Dan Kohlhepp
(DuBois).
Back (L-R) Francis Michael (W-B GAR), Charles Houser (Allentown Dieruff),
Paul Armstrong (Steel-High), Mike Gudiness (Mt. Lebanon),
Joe Yerg (State College), Bob Funk (Manheim
Township).
Larger Photo of 1965 PIAA State
Champs
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.
Larger Photo of 1969 PIAA State
Champs
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HISTORY @ PIAA'S
WY's PIAA Qualifiers
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WY's PIAA State Medalist's
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WY's PIAA Champions
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1968-69
Wrestling USA Magazine All-Americans
June 20th issue 1968 - Volume 3
Number 12
▪
Bill Luckenbaugh of West York, PA
- 1st Team HS All-American!
▪
John Sprenkle
of West York, PA - Hon. Mention HS All-American!
1964-65 West York Wrestling
Team
▪ 1964-65 YCIAA League Wrestling
Champions
▪ 1965 YCIAA Sectional Team Champions
Front (L-R)
Jeff Linebaugh,
Gary Carbaugh,
▪Dana Luckenbaugh,
Darryl "Smokey" Dennis,
Burton Snyder,
Steve Kunkle, Tom
DeLong.
Back (L-R)
Head Coach John Toggas, Jack Hershberger, Don Narber,
Fred
Lehman,
Chuck Bostic,
Gary Narber, William Wiehe.
▪Dana Luckenbaugh
1965 PIAA
State Wrestling Champion
*Dana
Luckenbaugh also was a 1965 Section, District III
and Southeast Regional Champion!
*1964,
Dana was a District III Runner-up and Southeast Region
3rd place winner @ 112lbs.
*Dana
Luckenbaugh had "three" head coaches @ West York...
Bob Brown ('62-'63) Dr, Ken Ober ('63-'64) John Toggas ('64-'65).
MORE!
*
1964-65 was Coach John T. Toggas's
1st year at West York.
1969 YCIAA Sectional
Champions
@ West York High School
1969 YCIAA Sectional
Wrestling Champions
▪ West York's - Bill Luckenbaugh (2nd from left front),
Larry Haas (4th from left front), Frank Vega (6th from left front),
John Sprenkle (6th from left back).
▪
There are 4 PIAA State Wrestling Champions...
in the above photo!!
PIAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONS
York, PA
∙ The YCIAA-YAIAA
PIAA State Wrestling Champions...
click on my
Honor Roll Page
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West York Wrestling
All-Time Team
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West York's PIAA Qualifiers •
West York Wrestling
Records
1971-72
West York Championship Team
(14-0)
Front (L-R) Steve Thomas, Paul Mulay, Skip Martin,
Keith Lichty,
Kevin McCleary, Neil Bupp.
Back (L-R) Coach John T. Toggas, Jim Haas, Barry Albright,
Scott Callahan,
Barry King, Michael Stambaugh, Don Lehman.
The Season
West York Wrestling's
ONLY
4-Time Section Wrestling
Champion...
Glenn Amsbaugh
The 1962 York County Sectional
Wrestling Champions
▪ Front (L-R) Remmey (Dover),
Glenn Amsbaugh
(West York),
Stoner (Biglerville), Lecrone (Dover),
Trout (Central), A. Miller (Biglerville).
▪ Back (L-R) Eiserman (Hanover), R.
Washington (York High),
Stambaugh (Dover), Hess (Biglerville),
Bigaman (Dover), Brown (York High).
∙ West York's Dr. Glenn Amsbaugh was a 4-time Sectional
Champion!
GO TO THE PHOTO GALLERY FOR MORE PHOTOS & RESULTS!
West
York High School Wrestling's
"3-Time" YCIAA/YAIAA Sectional
Champions Club
∙ 3-time YCIAA Sectional Champion
- Kevin McCleary
West York Wrestling
3-Time Sectional YCIAA Champions |
Section Title Years |
WY Head Coach |
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*Dana Luckenbaugh |
1963, 1964, 1965 |
Brown,
Ober,
Toggas |
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Bill Luckenbaugh |
1967, 1968, 1969 |
John T. Toggas |
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*Neil Bupp |
1970, 1971, 1972 |
John T. Toggas |
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Kevin McCleary |
1971, 1972, 1973 |
John T. Toggas |
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Donald Lehman |
1971, 1972, 1973 |
John T. Toggas |
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*Neil
Bupp's 1970 YCIAA Section Championship was with Northeastern HS.
*Dana
Luckenbaugh's '63 coach was - Bob Brown, in
64 coach was - Dr. Ken Ober... & '65 coach was -
JT Toggas.
1964-65 West York Wrestling
YCIAA League and Sectional Team Champions (*7)
Front (L-R)
*Tom DeLong,
*Darryl "Smokey" Dennis,
*Dana Luckenbaugh,
*Gary Carbaugh,
*Jeff Linebaugh.
Back (L-R) Coach
John Toggas,
*Chuck Bostic, Don Narber,
*Gary Narber.
CLICK HERE!
West York Wrestling History...
Easton High School's Prestigious Holiday
"Pat Reilly" Wrestling Tournament
▪
West York's Easton Tourney History -
CLICK HERE!
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1972 Easton, PA 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, Bethlehem Freedom;
Lee Guzzo, Easton; Don Lehman, West York (OW).
LARGER 1972 EASTON CHAMPIONS PHOTOS/FULL
FINALS RESULTS
West York's
Jeff Wolfe
was a
3-time
Governor Mifflin Holiday Tournament Champion!
The
Governor Mifflin Holiday Tournament
▪
West York's Governor Mifflin
Medalist's History...
CLICK HERE!
Looking Back...39 Years Ago!
The West York Wrestling Booster Club of 1972-73
headed by Paul C. McCleary...
put together and executed a
High School Division & Open College Division
WY
Summer Wrestling Tourney which was very successful for many years!
PIAA State Champions, National Prep Champions & NCAA Champions...
wrestled in this once great tourney!
*Wrestlers that won the 1st
Booster Club Tourney
in '72
included:
HS Division.: Dave
Quier, Dan Niman, Greg Duke, John Little, Bill Kaercher,
Steve Gantz, Chris Poff, Ed Neiswender, Mark Lieberman & Don Lehman.
▪
Open/College Division: Mike
Torchia, Dave Groverman, Norm Palovcsik,
Bill Luckenbaugh, Brian Schmidt, Jesse Rawls, Mike Lieberman & Tom Herr.
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Click - the early years -
West York Booster Summer
Tournament
submitted by K.C. McCleary
Time Passages...
A
"fantastic" -
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The YCIAA/YAIAA State Mat Champions
Area...
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PIAA
State
-
Honor Roll Page
by Don Lehman
©
www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com
61 Years Ago...
Take a look back... at the
1951 & 1952
Southeastern Regional Wrestling Championships
"featuring" the 1951 & 1952 PIAA - (DIII vs. DI)
District III
-
District I Champions & Runners-up's!
by Lewistown's Bob Hower
CLICK HERE!
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MEMORIES
"CHERISH THE PAST,
LIVE THE PRESENT...
& BUILD FOR THE FUTURE!"
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West York Wrestling Records - 1934 to 2012...
with as many milestones as I could research!
West York Wrestling History
West York Wrestling History - 1934 to 2011...
77 years of West York Mat History!
The Photo Gallery
West York Wrestling
Photo Archives...
1950's to the 2000's Photos & Results!
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West York Outstanding
Wrestler Awards!
▪ The George Sterner Memorial
Awards -
HERE!
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Read Don's
Elite
Interviews from the Archives...
A
West York Wrestling Alumni Feature
Don's
Wrestling
Q & A/Interviews:
(click on each interview and enjoy!)
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The Q & A Interviews:
Billy Randt,
Rod Stough,
Jeff Wolfe,
Bruce Stambaugh,
Keith "KRW" Warehime,
David Maday-Jason Abel Turnbull,
Mary Jane & John T. Toggas,
Jon Trenge,
Randy Blasdell,
Wilmer Pressel,
Dr. Bill Welker,
Mike Stambaugh,
John Reiber,
Todd Reynolds,
Gary Narber,
Fred & Matt Callahan,
Brian Kuntz,
K.C. McCleary,
Charlie Jacobs,
John Reiber,
Dr. Perry
Tallman, Brian Gross,
Skip Martin,
Justin Wilkins.
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WEST YORK POST-SEASON HISTORY
Look at some -
Sectional Wrestling...
York∙YCIAA∙YAIAA
Mat
Championships
View Some Past Sectional Champions -
Photos/Results...
County Section Tourney Photo
Years:
'60,
'62,
'65,
'66,
'68,
'69,
'70,
'71,
'72,
'73, '77,
'78,
'79,
'80,
'81,
'82,
'83,
'84,
'85,
'91,
'96,
'02,
'03,
'04,
'05,
'06,
'09,
'10,
'12.
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WEST YORK POST-SEASON HISTORY
District Champs
Region Champs
PIAA
Qualifiers
PIAA State Champs
York's PIAA State Wrestling
Champions
Did You Know That?!?
West York Wrestling has had in its history:
13
-
Head Varsity Coaches
2
National Hall of Famer's
"The 1st"
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York, PA PIAA State Mat Champion!
3
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PIAA State Mat Champions
- 1965 &
1969
2
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High School
Wrestling
All-Americans
49
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District III Champions
17
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Regional Champions
5
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Three-time YCIAA Sectional
Champions
1
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Four-time York County Sectional Champion
76
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PIAA State Mat Tourney Qualifiers
17
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PIAA State Place-winners
2
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Undefeated Career Dual
Meet Wrestlers
8
- YCIAA/YAIAA
Championships Teams in...
('65,
'72,
'75,
'77,
'78,
'92,
'94,
'99)
13 -
Easton PA Holiday
Wrestling
Champions
13
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Governor Mifflin
Holiday Champions
1
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Three-time Governor Mifflin
Holiday Champion
3
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Three-time WY OW Award
Recipients
31
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George Sterner
Memorial Award
Recipients
1
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National Prep Wrestling Champion
54
- West York HS
NCAA College Wrestlers
1
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NCAA National DII Wrestling
Champion
1
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Cultural Exchange Freestyle
Match w/Poland!
10
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WY Wrestlers Earn a
Varsity Letter
at ESSC/ESU!
5
- WY
Wrestling Alumni Reunions
in...
('82,
'83,
'04,
'09,
'12).
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From WY/URSINUS Alumnus - K. C. McCleary...
The West York Wrestling Booster Club
SUMMER WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
HISTORY '72-'82
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West
York
Varsity
Wrestling
Team
Photo
Area
(click on each year to view
team photos)
WEST YORK WRESTLING ALUMNI
NCAA AREA
"You Miss
100%
of the Takedown Shots...
You NEVER Take!"
WY
Alumni
-
NCAA®
Grapplers
©
www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com
"WY Alumni College Wrestler List"
Click Here!
NCAA WRESTLING HISTORY
WRESTLING
▪ "All" NCAA Mat Brackets -
DI
DII
DIII by
Wrestling Stats
▪
West York
has had 5 NCAA Division One Qualifiers!
Glenn Amsbaugh, Ron Emenheiser,
Bill Luckenbaugh, Tom Toggas
&
(Eric Albright WY/Red Lion).
▪
West York's College Page
▪ All Native Pennsylvania NCAA Mat
Champions/Placewinners:
Division One Wrestling Archive - by Allen Brown
▪
The...
NCAA DI Champions from
Pennsylvania
Page!
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PSAC WRESTLING HISTORY
WRESTLING
▪ PSAC "All-Time" Wrestling Champions
'40 -
'10
(West York's Bill Luckenbaugh - PSAC Champion
'74)
*Former
West York Coach, Josh Millard (LHU) won a PSAC Crown in
'02
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EWL WRESTLING HISTORY
∙
EWL
Champions History*
w/former West York Coach Josh Millard...LHU
(Josh Millard LHU... top
- EWL Champion in
'01)
*Red
Lion's/LHU's Brad Lloyd won an EWL crown in '89.
*YS's/York
Vo-Tech's/West Virginia's - Mark Banks won an EWL crown
in '90 & '91. Mark Banks placed 5th @ the
'90 NCAA's & 5th @ the
'91 NCAA's for West Virginia. Photo of Mark Banks-York Vo-Tech...
from the 1985 YCIAA AAA Sectionals (M. Banks) -
HERE!
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EIWA WRESTLING HISTORY
∙
EIWA
Champions History... All Brackets
w/former West York grapplers in EIWA's...
(Glenn Amsbaugh
'65,
'67) (Don Lehman
'77)
(Tom Toggas
-
3-time EIWA Champion
'84,
'85,
'87,
'88)
(Barry Gay
'81,
'82,
'83) (Mark Buelow
'95,
'97)
(Jeff Wolfe
'95,
'96,
'98) (Bruce Stambaugh
'80)
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WRESTLING
York's Best In College!
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York PA's Best College
Wrestlers by NCAA Division
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Division One - Brad Lloyd (Red Lion) (Lock Haven University)
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Division Two - Bill Luckenbaugh (West York) (East Stroudsburg State College)
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Division Three - Shaun Smith (Dover) (Delaware Valley College)
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Red Lion's Brad Lloyd - bio
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Red Lion alumnus Brad Lloyd was a
3-time PSAC champion,
EWL champion
in '89
and a 3-time NCAA Division I All-American Wrestler ('86,
'88,
'89)...
for the
Lock Haven University Eagles.
Brad Lloyd is featured on practically
all
Lock Haven University Wrestling Records.
Brad Lloyd had a career record
of 146-25-2 at LHU with 44 falls and 28 technical
falls!!
Brad Lloyd
lost to
Oklahoma State's
Chris Barnes, 1-1, 2-2,
criteria 3 in the finals of
the 1989
NCAA's in Oklahoma City. Brad was seeded #1 in '89. In addition
to his
NCAA DI 2nd place finish in
'89, Brad also placed 3rd in
'88 & 7th in
'86.
(Brad wrestled for Coach Neil W. Turner @ Lock Haven University)
Red Lion's/LHU's Brad Lloyd is in the
EWL Hall of Fame, and in my opinion is
the BEST NCAA Division I College Wrestler ever from York County!
A close
second would be York Suburban/York
Vo-Tech - West Virginia's
Mark Banks,
a 2-time EWL champion...who placed 5th twice for
West Virginia University
at the NCAA's - in
'90 &
'91...
earning consecutive All-American honors.
▪ Brad Lloyd in some Red Lion YCIAA
Sectional Photos...
1981,
1982,
1983.
Also - a PDF LHU article on Brad Lloyd from 1989 -
HERE!
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Lock Haven University
Wrestling Records -
HERE!
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York County's best NCAA DII Wrestler - Bill
Luckenbaugh ('74 DII Champ)...
and the best from DIII would be 3-time NCAA DIII Champion - Shaun Smith.
(click above NFL
logo)
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"Older"
West
York High School Football Players...
DO YOU REMEMBER AUGUST
"HELL WEEK"
AT ARENDTSVILLE'S CAMP NAWAKWA?
(3 daily practices and a
2-mile 7:00am run, no water @ practice,
constant wet clothes, dust/dirt, salt-tabs and a dreaded "bell")
LEHMAN'S FAVORITE FOOTBALL CAMP GOING HOME
MUSIC
Click below for the Grand Funk Railroad...
CLOSER TO HOME
West York Wrestling Alumni
WEST YORK AREA HIGH
SCHOOL BANNISTER ST. YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17404
"In the West York Football Record Book" |
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1979 - Most Season Rushes... Alan
Silar (226) |
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1966 - Most Season Touchdowns... Steve Kunkle (26) |
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1979 - Most Game Rushes... Alan Silar vs. Red Lion (32) |
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1984 - Most Season Pass Receptions... Troy Ketterman (31)
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1984 - Most Game Pass Receptions... Troy Ketterman (7)
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1976 - Most Game Pass Receptions... John Reiber (7) |
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1984 - Most Season Solo Tackles... Chad Toomey (59) |
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1974 - Most Season Pass
Interceptions... Jeff Meckley (9) |
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1990 - Most Game Tackles... Jeff Wolfe vs. Dover (13) |
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1996 - Most Game Tackles... Matt Sheridan vs. Littlestown (12) |
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1990 - Most Game Tackle Assists... Jeff Wolfe vs. Dover (12) |
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1990 - Most Total Game Defensive Points... Jeff Wolfe vs. Dover (43)
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1984 - Most Total Game Defensive Points... Troy Ketterman vs. YS (34)
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1986 -
Most Total Game Sacks... Bob Narber (3) |
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WEST YORK, PA VARSITY FOOTBALL
▪ Did you know? - that 1970 West
York HS graduate -
Mark
Brenneman
briefly wrestled in the WY Jr. High program, & was a Big 33 PA football pick,
Pennsylvania All-State football pick...
and went on to have a brilliant career
at Notre Dame University - (#59 Center)
-
seasons 1972 to 1974!
Some Mark Brenneman LINKS:
9/30/74 Sports Illustrated Article
1973 Notre Dame National Championship Football Facts by Wikipedia
Notre Dame's All-Time Academic All-American 1974
1974 All-American Blockers PDF
Mark Brenneman #59 center - Notre Dame Football USC/ND video '73
1968 - West York's John Sprenkle #70.
'68 PA "Big 33"
Game
Captain/'68 PA "All-State" Football
1st Team Selection.
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