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        PIAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
       ∙ West York's Cletus Gentzler (155lbs.) wrestled in the finals of the very first
     PIAA State Wrestling Championship - losing by decision to Lower Merion's
     Dick DiBattista!  WY's Cletus Gentzler wrestled for Coach Chuck Richards.
              PIAA State Finals 1938-1973 (Single Class)
               PIAA State Finals 1974-2010 A/AAA
               PIAA State Finals 1974-2010 B/AA
               PIAA State Mat Championships - 2011 AA/AAA
               PIAA State Mat Championships - 2012 AA/AAA
               PIAA State Mat Championships - 2013 AA/AAA
                                                                                     
 

                  
         PIAA State Wrestling
     4-Time State Champions!
     ∙ 1.   Jim Conklin - Waynesburg HS

     ∙ 2.   Jerry Maurey - Clearfield HS

     ∙ 3.   Mike Johnson - Lock Haven HS

     ∙ 4.   Matt Gerhard - Catasauqua HS

     ∙ 5.   Ty Moore - North Allegheny HS

     ∙ 6.   John Hughes - Benton HS

     ∙ 7.   Cary Kolat - Jefferson-Morgan HS

     ∙ 8.   Bobby Crawford - Milton HS

     ∙ 9.   Jeremy Hunter - McGuffey HS

     ∙ 10. Jimmy Gulibon - Derry HS
      ∙ 11. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
 


                                                          
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2013 PIAA State Championships
▪ 2013 AA/AAA PIAA Brackets...  Click Here!

2013 - WYJH's David Pressel w/Kennard Dale's Chance Marsteller.
Chance won his 3rd PIAA State Championship in 2013!
 photo by Wilmer Pressel

CHANCE MARSTELLER (K-D)
2013 PIAA State Wrestling Champion @ 160lbs.
2013 ▪ AAA photo courtesy of the great... Tom Elling - PA Wrestling ©


▪ 2012 AA/AAA PIAA Brackets...  Click Here!
 ▪ 2012 PIAA Tournament Brackets by PennLive®


 2012 PIAA AAA photo (above) courtesy of Tom Elling - PA Wrestling ©

                                
            2012 PIAA AAA State Wrestling Champions
  Front (L-R) Ethan Lizak (Parkland), Billy Rappo (Council Rock South),
                       Godwin Nyama (Brashear), Corey Keener (Blue Mountain,
                       Mackenzie McGuire (U. St. Clair), Steve Spearman (McDowell),
                       Garett Hammond (Chambersburg).
  Back (L-R) Garrett Peppelman (C. Dauphin), Chance Marsteller (Kennard Dale),
                      Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan), Matt McCutcheon (Kiski Area),
                      Perry Hills (Central Catholic), Thomas Haines (Solanco),
                      Averee Robinson (Susquehanna Township).
 


AAA
2012 KENNARD DALE WRESTLING
2012 AAA photo courtesy of Tom Elling - PA Wrestling ©
 ▪ 2012 - Kennard Dale HS sophomore - Chance Marsteller (left)
won the 2012 Outstanding PIAA AAA State Wrestler Award!
(presenting award is 1968 PIAA State Champ - Norm Palovcsik)

AAA
2012 KENNARD DALE WRESTLING

 2012 AAA photo courtesy of Tom Elling - PA Wrestling ©
 ▪ 2012 - Kennard Dale sophomore - Chance Marsteller (left)
  won his second PIAA AAA State Wrestling Title @ 160lbs.!



WY PIAA State Champs • WY's PIAA Qualifiers • WY Wrestling Records
State Champs from York, PA's
YCIAA/YAIAA Divisions (36)
 PIAA Finals '38-'73   PIAA Finals '74-'10 A/AAA   PIAA Finals '74-'10 B/AA
 PIAA Finals 2011   PIAA Finals 2012   PIAA Finals 2013
 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
∙ Chance Marsteller  Kennard Dale 160 2012
∙ Chance Marsteller  Kennard Dale 160 2013
       


           
                   York PA's
      State Wrestling Champions
               by... High School
      ∙ Dallastown (5), Hanover (4), South Western (4),
       Delone Catholic (4), Biglerville (3), Dover (3),
       Kennard Dale (3), West York (3), Bermudian Springs (2),
       Susquehannock (1), York Vo-Tech (1), Littlestown (1),
       New Oxford (1), Spring Grove (1).

             
     WY's Dana Luckenbaugh, Bill Luckenbaugh, John Sprenkle.
 


1969 YCIAA Sectional Champions
@ West York Area High School
 1969 YCIAA Sectional Wrestling Champions
▪ West York High School's - Bill Luckenbaugh (2nd from left front),
   Larry Haas (4th from left front), Frank Vega (6th from left front),
John W. Sprenkle (6th from left back).
▪ There are 4 PIAA State Wrestling Champions...
in the above photo!!...
Luckenbaugh, Myers, Hartman, Sprenkle.



Final... 2011 PIAA State Wrestling Brackets
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AAA
2011 NEW OXFORD WRESTLING

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


AAA
2011 KENNARD DALE WRESTLING
2011 AAA photo submitted to Don Lehman by Tom Elling - PA Wrestling ©
 ▪ 2011 - Kennard Dale freshman - Chance Marsteller (middle)
152lb. PIAA State AAA podium.


AA
 2010 DELONE CATHOLIC WRESTLING

 ▪ 2010 - Delone Catholic's Tyler Small (top) is a YAIAA...
PIAA AA State Mat Champion!
 photo from the blog of Doug Bauman


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!
 1965 PIAA Finals - Dana Luckenbaugh (West York)...
  decisioned Bill Welker of (Shamokin High School) 4-3.
(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!



1965 PIAA State 112lb. Championship Finals
▪ Shamokin High School's - Billy 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)


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!
 Joey's Coach @ South Western was Mark Bowersox.

 (L-R)  South Western HS's Frank Lecrone (138lbs-3rd),
 Joey Wildasin (119lbs-1st), Steve Elicker (145lbs-1st),
     with... West York's Don Lehman (Steve Elicker's cousin).

      '89 DIII SC CLASS AAA Front (L-R) Troy Longenecker (G. Mifflin), Mark Eckenrode (Dover),
       Scott Forry (Spring Grove), Joey Wildasin (South Western), Brian Willoughby (Red Land),
       Jeff Witmer (Garden Spot).
       Back Row (L-R) Tom Stallings (McCaskey), Chad Pines (Cedar Cliff), Jeff Martin (Warwick),
       Steve Elicker (South Western HS 160lbs.), Terry Naugle (Juniata), Tac Thomas (Red Lion),
       Jeff Hollenbush (Lower Dauphin).



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.



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).

 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!)


AAA
 1983 DOVER WRESTLING

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


AAA
1983 DOVER WRESTLING

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


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


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


1969 PIAA State Wrestling Champions
1969 PIAA State Wrestling Champions
        ∙ Front (L-R) Tom Teagarden, McGuffey; Rich Panella, New Castle;
Carl "Chico" 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 HS; John Sprenkle, West York HS.
 ▪ 1969 PIAA State Wrestling Program (PDF)


                                                                          
                     1969 PIAA STATE WRESTLING FINALS
                             
            1969 PIAA State Wrestling Championship Finals
                       ▪ West York's  John Sprenkle (right) controls Wilkes Barre G.A.R.'s
                         Joel Kislin... and gains a fall in 5:12 to win the PIAA State title!
                                                                           
                                      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 "Chico" 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
      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.
                                                                           Hwt.
               Joel Kislin (Wilkes Barre GAR) dec. James Carmanna (Mt. Lebanon) 6-1.
               John Sprenkle (West York) pinned Jeff Knarr (Lock Haven) 3:41.

                                                           
              1969 PIAA State Wrestling Finals @ 127lbs.
                             (L-R) West York's Bill Luckenbaugh with WY coaches...
                             John T. Toggas and Bob Bowers @ Penn State's Rec Hall.
 


1969 WEST YORK WRESTLING

1969 - WY's Bill Luckenbaugh.
 The PIAA State Wrestling Championship Years...
∙ 1938 - 2009
∙ 2010 ∙ 2011
∙ 2012


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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 WEST YORK AREA HIGH SCHOOL'S
MAT HISTORY @ THE PIAA'S!
WY's PIAA State Qualifiers ▪ WY's PIAA State Medals ▪ WY's PIAA State Champs

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 WRESTLING @ PIAA's
                                                                                
               9 PIAA State Championship Finalists
                                       1938 PIAA State Finals
                              Dick DiBattista (Lower Merion) dec. Cletus Gentzler (West York).
                                       1940 PIAA State Finals
                              Tom Waters (Forty Fort) dec. Ken Smyser (West York).
                                       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.
                                       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 @ PIAA's
                                                                               
               8 PIAA State Championship Medalists
                                        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.
                                        2010 PIAA 5th/6th AAA
                              Andy Candiello (North Allegheny) pinned Billy Randt (West York) 1:33.
 

WEST YORK WRESTLING RECORDS
∙ West York's... Elite "77"
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 HS),
    Bo Candelaria (Middletown), Andrew Alton (Central Mountain),
 Aaron McKinney (W. Allegheny HS), Ryan Krecker (Nazareth),
 ∙ Billy Randt (West York HS), 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" the 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)
CHANCE MARSTELLER
2012 AAA photo courtesy of the great... Tom Elling - PA Wrestling ©
 


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