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2011 AAA photo submitted to Don Lehman by Tom Elling of PA Wrestling©
2011 - Kennard Dale freshman - Chance Marsteller (top)
wins his first PIAA AAA State Mat Title!



Final 2011 PIAA State Wrestling Brackets
AA   AAA
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West York PIAA State Champions West York's PIAA Qualifiers WY Wrestling Records


State Champs from York, PA's
YCIAA/YAIAA Divisions (34)
PIAA State Finals '38-'73  PIAA State Finals '74-'10 A/AAA  PIAA State Finals '74-'10 B/AA  PIAA 2011
www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com feature
 
Name School Weight Year
∙ Dana Luckenbaugh  West York 112 1965
∙ Bill Luckenbaugh  West York 127 1969
∙ George Myers  Dallastown 145 1969
∙ John Sprenkle  West York Hwt 1969
∙ Dick Hartman  Dallastown 180 1970
∙ Keith Smith  Dover 132 1975
∙ Doug Krebs  Susquehannock 145 1975
∙ Keith Smith  Dover 132 1976
∙ Mark Noll  Dallastown 126 1983
∙ Shaun Smith  Dover 138 1983
∙ Mark Egloff  South Western 155 1983
∙ Tony Koontz  Delone Catholic Hwt 1983
∙ Tony Koontz  Delone Catholic Hwt 1984
∙ John Johnston  Biglerville 138 1985
∙ Mark Banks  York Vo-Tech 155 1986
∙ Trevor Byers  Bermudian Springs 119 1986
∙ Joey Wildasin  South Western 119 1988
∙ Joey Wildasin  South Western 125 1989
∙ Joey Wildasin  South Western 130 1990
∙ Neil Barnes  Dallastown 160 1993
∙ Chris Marshall  Biglerville 125 1994
∙ Joe Henson  Hanover 140 1996
∙ Joe Henson  Hanover 140 1997
∙ Josh Henson  Hanover 160 1997
∙ Shain Leggett  Biglerville 103 1999
∙ Dana Gingerich  Delone Catholic 130 2003
∙ Gary Mayfield  Hanover 112 2004
∙ Brian Polashuk  Spring Grove 125 2006
∙ Rickey Schmelyun  Bermudian Springs 140 2006
∙ Cory Beaver  Littlestown 171 2007
∙ Clay Gable  Dallastown 171 2009
∙ Tyler Small  Delone Catholic 125 2010
∙ Jordan Conaway  New Oxford 112 2011
∙ Chance Marsteller  Kennard Dale 152 2011
       

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                   ∙ York PA's
      State Wrestling Champions
               by... High School

     ∙ Dallastown (5), Hanover (4), South Western (4),
       Delone Catholic (4), Biglerville (3), Dover (3),
       West York (3), Bermudian Springs (2),
Spring Grove (1),
       Susquehannock (1),
York Vo-Tech (1), Littlestown (1),
       New Oxford (1), Kennard Dale (1).

 

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1969 WEST YORK WRESTLING


The PIAA State Wrestling Championship Years...
1938 - 2009

20102011
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AAA
2011 KENNARD DALE WRESTLING

2011 AAA photo submitted to Don Lehman by Tom Elling of PA Wrestling©
2011 - Kennard Dale freshman - Chance Marsteller (left)
wins his first PIAA AAA State Mat Title!
▪ 2011 PIAA Wrestling - AA & AAA Official Brackets
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AAA
2011 NEW OXFORD WRESTLING

2011 AAA photo submitted to Don Lehman by Tom Elling of PA Wrestling©
2011 - New Oxford senior - Jordan Conaway (middle)
112lb. PIAA State AAA podium.

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AAA
2011 KENNARD DALE WRESTLING

2011 AAA photo submitted to Don Lehman by Tom Elling of PA Wrestling©
2011 - Kennard Dale freshman - Chance Marsteller (middle)
152lb. PIAA State AAA podium.
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AA
2010 DELONE CATHOLIC WRESTLING

2010 - Delone Catholic's Tyler Small (top) is a YAIAA...
PIAA AA State Mat Champion!

photo from the great blog of Doug Bauman
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1965 PIAA State Wrestling Champions

1965 - West York's Dana Luckenbaugh (3rd from left in front row)
Dana was York's 1st PIAA State Wrestling Champ!
'65 PIAA Finals - Dana Luckenbaugh (West York)...
dec. Bill Welker (Shamokin) 4-3
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(Bill Welker  of Shamokin HS, was a PIAA State Champ in 1963!)
▪ The '65 Finals Photo!
Dana Luckenbaugh was York, PA's 1st state wrestling champion!
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1965 PIAA State 112lb. Championship Finals
Shamokin High School's Bill Welker (top) rides West York's 112lb.
Dana Luckenbaugh.  Luckenbaugh secured a riding time point in the final
period to gain a 4-3 win and become West York's 1st State Champion!
▪ photo submitted by '63 PIAA State Wrestling Champion - Dr. Bill Welker
(larger photo)

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AAA
1990 SOUTH WESTERN HS WRESTLING
...3-Time State AAA Champion!

▪ South Western's Joey Wildasin was a 3-time PIAA AAA State Champion
securing a 132-1 overall varsity record in his 4-year high school career!
11/27/11 Hanover Sun -
Joey Wildasin 20 Years Later...
submitted to DS Lehman by Keith (KRW) Warehime.

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THE PCIAA
(no longer in existence)

The Pennsylvania Catholic
Interscholastic Athletic Association

P.C.I.A.A. State Wrestling Champions Honor Roll
Joe Borsa (York Catholic) and *Jim Smith (Delone Catholic)...were
 Pennsylvania Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association Champs!
(PCIAA State Wrestling Champions)
*Jim Smith was also a "Big 33" Football selection and captain (1972)
(Jim Smith's wrestling coach at Delone was WY grad - Jeff Ruby)


1971 PCIAA State Wrestling Champions
∙ York Catholic's Joe Borsa (180lbs.) is 2nd from right back row.
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AAA
1983 PIAA AAA State Wrestling Champions

1983 PIAA AAA State Wrestling Champions
Front (L-R) Jack Cuvo (Easton), Eric DeRemer (WV West),
Mickey Torres (B. Liberty), Scott Pifer (State College),
Mark Noll (Dallastown), Greg Dellorso (Canon-McMillan).
Back (L-R) Shaun Smith (Dover), Tom Allen (Erie Prep),
Jim Kwortnik (N. Penn), Craig Costello (Erie Tech),
Chris Leon (N. Allegheny), Mike Kirkling (Hempfield).
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The YCIAA League had two PIAA AAA State Wrestling Champions - '83.
Dallastown's Mark Noll (5th from left front row)...
and Dover's Shaun Smith (1st on left back row).
(In the '83 AA States - the YCIAA had Mark Egloff, South Western and
Tony Koontz, Delone Catholic win PIAA State AA Wrestling titles!)
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AAA
1983 DOVER WRESTLING

▪ 1983 PIAA State AAA Champion @ 138lbs. - Dover's Shaun Smith.
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AAA
1983 DOVER WRESTLING

1983 - Dover's Shaun Smith with Head Coach Charlie Jacobs
after winning the '83 138lb. PIAA AAA State Wrestling crown.

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1969 WEST YORK WRESTLING


"The Luckenbaugh's"
Bill Luckenbaugh (1969 PIAA Champ),
Dana Luckenbaugh (1965 PIAA Champ),
and their proud father, Paul Luckenbaugh...
after Bill's PIAA State Wrestling Championship in 1969!
@ Penn State University's Rec Hall
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1969 WEST YORK WRESTLING

1969 - Bill Luckenbaugh (top) in '69 PIAA State Semi-Finals - profile

∙ Bill Luckenbaugh (West York) dec. Andy Kolhepp (New Castle) 18-7.
@ Penn State University's Rec Hall
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1969 PIAA State Wrestling Champions

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.
1969 PIAA State Wrestling Program (PDF)


                                                                          
                                          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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AA
1976 DOVER HS WRESTLING
...2-Time State Champion!


▪ Dover's Keith Smith... won 2 PIAA State B/AA Wrestling titles in
1975 and 1976.
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The Road To Hershey - website
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WEST YORK AREA HIGH SCHOOL'S
MAT HISTORY @ THE PIAA'S!


WY's PIAA State QualifiersWY's PIAA State Medalist'sWY's PIAA State Champions

West York Wrestling
PIAA State Placewinners (17)
              1938  Cletus Gentzler - 2nd Place
              1940  Ken Smyser - 2nd Place
              1941  John Bowser - 2nd Place
              1947  Bob King - 2nd Place
              1965  Dana Luckenbaugh - 1st Place
              1968  Bill Luckenbaugh - 2nd Place
               1969  Bill Luckenbaugh - 1st Place
              1969  John Sprenkle - 1st Place
              1975  Jeff Meckley - 2nd Place (A)
              1985  Wilmer Pressel - 6th Place (AAA)
              1992  Jeff Wolfe - 5th Place (AA)
              1994  Matt Sprenkle - 5th Place (AA)
              1995  Chad Luckenbaugh - 6th Place (AA)
              1996  Chad Luckenbaugh - 6th Place (AA)
              1997  Chad Luckenbaugh - 5th Place (AA)
              1999  Todd Platts - 5th Place (AA)
              2010  Billy Randt - 6th Place (AAA)

 


West York's...
PIAA State Wrestling Tourney Qualifiers

WY's Billy Randt is 6th in the 2010 PIAA's!
RESULTS

2010 145lb. PIAA State Wrestling Podium

(Larger 2010 145lb. Podium Photo Page)
(L-R) D-Paul Miller (Pocono Mt. East), Andy Candiello (N. Allegheny),
Bo Candelaria (Middletown), Andrew Alton (Central Mountain),
Aaron McKinney (W. Allegheny),
Ryan Krecker (Nazareth),
∙ Billy Randt (West York), Justin Harold (Kiski Area).
∙ photo submitted to Don Lehman by
Tom Elling, Pennsylvania Wrestling

PIAA State Championship AAA 145lb. Matches.
Watch - Quarter-Final & Semi-Final Randt Videos...

"WATCH" Quarter's - West York's Billy Randt vs. Warren's Curtis Delattre
"WATCH" Semi's - West York's Billy Randt vs. W. Allegheny's Aaron McKinney
3/13/10 FLO-WRESTLING VIDEOS
(above)
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NCAA DI Champions from Pennsylvania

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