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12/22/20 Freestyle @ Pitt Wrestling Club
Front (L-R) Coach Ryan Soloman & Coach Kyle Shoop.
Back (L-R) Isaac Reid, Cole Manley, Luke Werner, Carly Gross, Alayna Gil,
Coach Ronnie Perry & Coach Nate Carr.

(WY's Carly Gross won 12-8 over LHU teammate Alayna Gil)






THE JOHN T. TOGGAS/MARY JANE TOGGAS
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP




2019-20 John T./Mary Jane Toggas Award Recipient... Carly Gross




 


Steve Heiser, YD Sports Editor
03/23/20 Article... WY's H. Leon Senft
York Sports Hall of Fame

CLICK HERE!


▪▪ Dover, PA Head Coach - H. Leon Senft (left), Asst. Coach
Ed Strayer
(middle) and Asst. Coach Charlie Jacobs (right).
Leon Senft is accepting a remembrance for his retirement!
▪▪ H. Leon Senft, a 1949 West York High School graduate...
and
was a 1948 and 1949 District III Wrestling Champion!
Leon Senft wrestled for Charles "Chuck" Richards - the 1st

 
coach of West York Area High School Wrestling!
▪▪ Charlie Jacobs was a DIII YCIAA 1964 Section Wrestling
Champion for Dover HS and Coach Leon Senft.


1948-49 West York Wrestling


West York's Leon Senft... 5th from the left front row.





Order Bill Welker's Novel @ Amazon


(that's WY's Dana Luckenbaugh on the bottom of the book cover!)





3/8/20... PA State Girls Wrestling Championships @ Gettysburg
West York's Carly Gross finishes 2nd @ 115lbs.
Carly (2nd from left) lost to Caitlyn Walker in the State finals.



West York's Carly Gross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alvEUFJtMw8
 



Steve Heiser, YD Sports Editor 3/10/20 Article







2019 Fargo
7/16/19 - Carly Gross (blue) wrestled in the USMC Jr. Nationals.
At 112lbs., Carly went 2-2 with a fall and a tech. fall.
*There were 53 girls in Carly's weight class!





2019 Team Neumann
6/22/19 - Team Neumann won the Messiah Duals (undefeated).
West York's Bryce Weaver (4th from right) is on the team.
*Other YAIAA Wrestlers on the team were Tommy Dressler
(Spring Grove) and Zach Emery (York Suburban.







2019 PA Women's National Dual Team
(West York's Carly Gross...7th from left)
The PA Team went 3-3 with wins over Minnesota,
Texas Red and Georgia.
  Carly went 3-3 w/3 falls!
(June 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma)


West York's Carly Gross on right...

(June 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma)


West York's Carly Gross bottom...

(June 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma)







West York Wrestling Awards 2019
(L-R) Frank Veloce (SH OW), Luke Stine (SH OW), Tyler Bard (JH OW),
Austin Hoffman (SH Most Heart), Jaidyn Wilkins (JH Rookie of Year),
Brendan Landis (SH Bulldog), Ray McGettigan (George Sterner),
Evan Jones (JH Most Falls), Chloe Gross (Sportsmanship Cheerleading)






4/1/19
WY Wrestling's Frank Veloce...
signs letter of intent to wrestle @ Lycoming College

(Frank Veloce - far left standing)
(Coach Brian Gross's daughter, Claudia, far left sitting...
signs letter of intent to run track @ King University)






2019 - Golf @ Bear Trap Dunes, Bethany Beach
WY Wrestling Alumni...
(L-R) John Sprenkle, Brian Gross & Matt Sprenkle.







2019 PA State Greco Roman Wrestling Qualifying Tournament
(L-R) Austin Hoffman, Ivan Vega, Bryce Weaver, Nate Brown, Tyler Bard.
*Bard, Brown & Weaver qualified for the PA State Greco Tournament.
*Bard also qualified for the PA State Freestyle Tournament.





@ Gettysburg High School

3/10/19 - My House PA State Women's Wrestling Championships
Carly Gross (right) with father, Brian Gross.  Carly (WY) placed 2nd.
Carly went 2-1 w/2 falls on the day!



@ Gettysburg High School

3/10/19 - My House PA State Women's Wrestling Championships
Carly Gross (3rd from right)... Carly (WY) placed 2nd.
Carly went 2-1 w/2 falls on the day!





WY w/sons

2018 Sheetz Panther Wrestling Classic
(L-R) Jason Turnbull, Sammy Toggas, Tom Toggas & Cael Turnbull.
Dallastown's Cael Turnbull placed 5th & Sammy Toggas placed 4th!





2018


The 22nd Annual Wrestling Fundraiser

2018 Bulldog Open Golf Scramble
* $2430... Raised!

Friday, June 15th, 2018
17 Teams (68 players) Thank You!

The WY Wrestling Alumni Golf Page!





May 2018
Bruce Weaver (Bryce's dad)... with Dan Gable @ the VA Duals.





2018 WY's Carly Gross (right)... Freestyle in Gotham City going 1-2.


2018
WY's Carly Gross... Women's PA National Wrestling Team
(Carly is front row - far right)



6/23/19... Team PA finished with a 3-5 record at the Women's Nationals.
WY's Carly Gross finished the tournament with a 4-2 record w/ 2 falls.
The
Nationals were held @ the Cox Business Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Carly plans to wrestle in
college ... there are currently 45 colleges with
women's
wrestling. Congratulations, Carly! (far right) (by Brian Gross)




 


West York Wrestling 2017-18 Awards


WY Senior High

Outstanding Wrestler - Frank Veloce & Nick Spadafora
George Sterner Award - Noah Sanderson
Sportsmanship - Joey Dejesus
WY Junior High
Outstanding Wrestler - Bryce Weaver
Most Improved - Tyler Bard
Rookie of the Year - Nate Brown
Bulldog Award - Nate Jones & Ivan Vega
Most Pins - Eli Lawless
Most Heart - Matt Conde
WY Elementary
Outstanding Wrestler - Jayden Yingling
Rookie of the Year - Nate DeShields & Carson Loucks
Most Improved - Spencer Croyle
Most Heart - Lelyn Mercado

 



The NCAA Page of WY





12/31/17... Don Lehman & Eric Lehman ('95 & 96 PIAA State qualifier)
arriving at Eric's Titans suite!
(Tennessee Titans/Jacksonville Jaguars game)





Veterans Area...




11/11/1
9


"Remember
Our
Veterans!"






Fred E. Lehman

West York Post 8951 Life Member

Fred E. Lehman... US Navy (WWII Veteran)
USS Bennington CV-20
(Pacific Ocean Theater)



Fred E. Lehman... US Navy (WWII Veteran)
USS Bennington CV-20
(Pacific Ocean Theater)



Shiloh Legion Post 791 Rider's





Fred E. Lehman - US Navy deceased
* Don Lehman's father service photo submitted by US Navy


WWII Veteran - US Navy
(USS Bennington Aircraft Carrier)

Frederick E. Lehman... Division V1H - "On Ship" 1945-46
Pacific Ocean Theater

∙∙ The Mission of the Navy: to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces
capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.



Obituary
5/21/27 - 7/26/17









John Wanat, Jr.
US Navy (WWII Veteran) deceased
USS Underhill Destroyer DE-682
Purple Heart Recipient


On July 24th, 1945, The USS Underhill Destroyer DE-682 was struck by a Japanese
kaiten and was sunk (LIA).  A total of 112 crew members of the Underhill perished
in the blast, while 122 survived.  Most of the survivor's were in need of immediate
medical attention.
  John Wanat, Jr. (my father-in-law) was one of those survivors.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Wanat.  I always enjoyed our talks!
Thank you for everything you did for me.
    Don Lehman








OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
2010 VETERAN

US Army Major
Dr. Kimberly Lehman
 
∙ US Army Major... *Dr. Kim Lehman, in Baghdad, Iraq @ Camp Victory - 2010.
"2010 Operation Iraqi Freedom"

(Kim is a West Point Academy graduate and was home based @ Fort Campbell, KY)
*Kim is married to WY '96 Wrestling Alumnus - Eric S. Lehman, Attorney @ Law.







   
US Army Major - Dr. Kimberly Lehman
(Operation Iraqi Freedom) 2010
*I'm very proud of my daughter-in-law!!
(Kim is a West Point Academy Graduate)




    

    


    

    
David Carley... US Navy

     Click on the below PDF to see Dave Carley...'66, when he served in the US Navy (1967-71)
     on the USS Annapolis AGMR-1 West Pac... and, also on the USS Aucilla AO-56 in Norfolk.
     Dave's tour of duty took him into Vietnam... north of the DMZ (Tonkin Gulf) 1968-69.
     Thank you, Dave... for your service to the United States of America!!


    
                       2015 Bulldog Open Champions w/12-under 58... @ Cool Creek GC.
                       (L-R) Jeff Spangler, Dave Carley '66, Greg Reiber & Fred Lehman '66.

                                                     8/14/15 photo by Carolyn Tritt

     Click HERE! to see some Dave Carley photos/patches...

 





4/5/17 (Tennessee) - Edgar Harrell, WWII Survivor - of the USS Indianapolis CA - 35...
with Denise Sandifar & Eric Lehman of the Lehman/Sandifar Law Firm.





WY (1981)

April 2017 ... K.C. McCleary (left) with his son in Las Vegas.  K.C took
4th in Greco, & was close to placing in Freestyle
@ the USA Wrestling
Veteran's Nationals.



URSINUS WRESTLING ALUMNI

04/17 (L-R) Brian Smith & K.C. McCleary competed in Central York's ...
Bald & Fat Tournament.
  K.C. took 2nd in the Full Decomposed Division.




WY

9/22/17 - (L-R) Former West York Wrestlers... Tom Toggas*, Dave Toggas*,
Steve Toggas*, Don Lehman* & Randy Blasdell.  (*Sectional Champions)


WY

9/22/17 - (L-R) 3-time EIWA Champion, 3-time NCAA All-American...
and, 2-time PIAA State Champion, Jon Trenge with Don Lehman...and
3-time EIWA Champion, Tom Toggas.  Trenge & Toggas both wrestled
@ Lehigh University.
 Toggas was a National Prep Champion for Blair!!
Lehman wrestled @
East Stroudsburg, and wrestled in the '77 EIWA's.




Rest in Peace... Mrs. "T"

Mary Jane Toggas
9/1/31 - 9/14/17
Obituary



The Toggas Family
(L-R) Mary Jane, John S. "Moc", Stephanie & Coach John T. Toggas.


300th Win!
(L-R) Mary Jane Toggas, Coach John T. Toggas and Steph Leinbach
celebrate Coach Toggas's 300th win on 1/19/91, after a 31-28 win
over Cumberland Valley by West York.
    (photo sent by MJ Toggas)


"A Chat w/Mary Jane & Coach John T. Toggas"

westyorkwrestlingalumni.com Obituary Page





8/27/17 - At Don Lehman's home...
The Lehman Brothers - Bob, Fred (
YJC/UMD) & Don (ESSC)








Frederick E. Lehman US Navy
5/21/27 - 7/26/17



Obituary
5/21/27 - 7/26/17





Bulldog Open art poster by Rick Blasdell



2017 Bulldog Open Page created by Don Lehman (above)





   

5/12/17 - @ Grandview/BrewVino... WY's Don Lehman & York Catholic's Joe Borsa.

(Joe Borsa was a 1975 NCAA DIII All-American @ 177lbs. for York College)

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) 180lbs. 1971
 
Pennsylvania Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association Champion


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


  Looking Back... 46 Years Ago!

  The York Daily Record
 
  SPORTS ARCHIVES
 
November 8, 1975

 
 1975 York College Spartan Invitational
 Wrestling Tournament @ York College

  
York Daily Record Sports... 11/08/75:
  ∙
Joe Borsa, a former York Catholic High State Champ,
 and Don Lehman, a former West York High wrestler,
 won... their respective weight classes
 in the 2nd Annual Spartan Open Wrestling Tournament
 held at York College's Gym, Saturday.


  ▪  York College's Joe Borsa grappled at 180lbs., while Don Lehman,
 who represented East Stroudsburg State College, is a heavyweight.
 Lehman decisioned Lock Haven's Jim Schuster in the finals by a score of 3-2,
 with a penalty point proving the difference.  East Stroudsburg teammates
 Gary Kessel (161lbs.), and former PIAA State Champion, Darwin Brodt (195lbs.)
 joined Lehman as champions of the Spartan event.  Brodt is an Easton High
 School graduate and a former PIAA State A Mat Champion.


  ▪  Lock Haven State College captured team honors with 113 points
 with East Stroudsburg State College second with 51 points.
 York College of PA was third with 46 points
 and Elizabethtown College was fourth with 41 points.


  ▪  A total of 17 Colleges were represented on the day @ York College...
 with more than
200 wrestlers in the one-day tournament ▪

    
  
1975 York College Spartan Open Champions
   ▪ (121lbs.)   Carl Lutz (Lock Haven)
   ▪ (129lbs.)   Eric Mast (Elizabethtown)
   ▪ (135lbs.)   Tim McCamley (Lock Haven)
   ▪ (139lbs.)   Gary Heim (Elizabethtown)
   ▪ (143lbs.)   Darryl Zimmerman (Shippensburg)
   ▪ (147lbs.)   Mike Moore (Lock Haven)
   ▪ (153lbs.)   Greg Hackenburg (Lock Haven)
   ▪ (161lbs.)   Gary Kessel (East Stroudsburg)

   ▪ (170lbs.)   George Way (Lock Haven)
   ▪ (180lbs.)  
Joe Borsa (York College)
   ▪ (195lbs.)   Darwin Brodt (East Stroudsburg)

   ▪ (Hwt.)    
   
Don Lehman (East Stroudsburg)

   ▪ Team Points - Lock Haven 113pts., East Stroudsburg 51pts.,
     York College of PA 46pts., Elizabethtown College 41pts.
     (17 College Teams - 214 Wrestlers)

 





March 2017 - Todd Lehman and wife, Kelli... pick up Todd's new Jeep in Jacksonville, FL.







2017 NCAA Wrestling "FINAL" Brackets


                  2017 NCAA Championship Finals       

  197lbs: #1 J'Den Cox, Missouri over #2 Brett Pfarr, Minnesota -- 8-2 dec.

  285lbs: #1 Kyle Snyder, Ohio State over Connor Medbery, Wisconsin -- 6-3 dec.
  125lbs: #4 Darian Cruz, Lehigh over Ethan Lizak, Minnesota -- 6-3 dec.
  133lbs: #4 Cory Clark, Iowa over #2 Seth Gross, South Dakota State -- 4-3 dec.
  141lbs: #1 Dean Heil, Oklahoma State over #6 George DiCamillo, Virginia -- 6-3 dec.
  149lbs: #1 
Zain Retherford, Penn State over #3 Lavion Mayes, Missouri -- 18-2 (TF; 6:42)
  157lbs: #1 
Jason Nolf, Penn State over #3 Joey Lavallee, Missouri -- 14-6 maj. dec.
  165lbs: #3 
Vincenzo Joseph, Penn State over #1 Isaiah Martinez, Illinois -- WBF (5:25)
  174lbs: #5 
Mark Hall, Penn State over #3 Bo Jordan, Ohio State -- 5-2 dec.
  184lbs: #2 
Bo Nickal, Penn State over #1 Gabe Dean, Cornell -- 4-3 dec.

                  *All Three Days/Nights Attendance: 111,454 (3rd all-time)
                  *2017 NCAA Championship Outstanding Wrestler:
 
Zain Retherford, Penn State
                  *2017 NCAA Most Dominant Award: Zain Retherford, Penn State
                  *2017 Gorriaran Award: Bo Nickal, Penn State


  Team Points:  Penn State 146.5, Ohio State 110.0, Oklahoma State 103.0.

 



2017 NCAA's - (L-R) Tammy Miller, PSU Coach Cael Sanderson & Scott Miller.



2017 NCAA's - (L-R) PSU's Zain Retherford & Scott Miller.



2017 NCAA's - (L-R) Scott Miller, PSU's Jason Nolf  & Tammy Miller.



2017 NCAA's - (L-R)  Scott Miller, PSU's Bo Nickal & Tammy Miller.



2017 NCAA's - (L-R)  PSU's Mark Hall & Scott Miller.





PennLive Wrestling News
 

District III/PIAA Wrestling Results/Brackets


Road To Hershey... ALL 2017 PIAA Brackets!




▪ PA Wrestling's (LHU Mat Alum)... Tom Elling
Tom Elling's PA Wrestling News/Brackets!


PIAA State Wrestling Website


(7-12)
WY Wrestling Results... 2016-17

(Includes Roster, Results, Stats...)
Road To Hershey...ALL Section/District/PIAA 2017 Brackets!



2017 FLOWRESTLING PIAA-NCAA RESULTS

2017 Flowrestling ... PIAA Bracket Final Results


         West York Wrestling Seasons Recap...
     Coach Brian Gross ▪ (career 62-107) 10 seasons .367%
  *2 YAIAA Section AAA Champions (Billy Randt 2010, Garrett Stauffer 2015).
  *3 PIAA State Qualifiers (Billy Randt '10, Kyle Narber '13, Garrett Stauffer '15).
  WY Coach Brian Gross Career 2007-2017:
                 '07-08 (3-13), '08-09 (1-13), '09-10 (3-8),
                 '10-11 (2-14), '11-12 (9-6), '12-13 (10-9),
                 '13-14 (10-10), '14-15 (11-8), '15-16 (6-14),
                 '16-17 (7-12).

 
* 2016 YDR YAIAA Wrestling All-Stars
...!
  * West York Wrestling Booster Club Page
 




LEHMAN BROTHERS

(L-R) Bob Lehman, Don Lehman & Fred Lehman... Christmas night.





  
Clay Walker - This Woman & This Man ▪▪▪ Fall ▪▪▪ I'd Love...
1/1/17 - (left) Dr. Kim Lehman, Clay Walker & Eric Lehman in Eric's suite at a Tennessee Titans game.
1/1/17 - (right) NFL Tennessee Titans Quarterback, Marcus Mariota
... with Eric Lehman, Esq., WY '96.





  

12/19/16 @ BrewVino's... Don Lehman, Steve Rubesch & Bill Heidlebaugh.




  
  
      
12/12/16 - (L-R) Steve Rubesch w/ Don Lehman... and Jared Haas, Don Lehman &
Fred Wise @ BrewVino's @ Grandview Gold Course... York, PA.






Tom Elling's 2016-17 PA Wrestling Handbook
The one informational source all TRUE wrestling fans and committed
coaches MUST own.
  Contains EVERY PIAA and PAIST statistic, as well
as most tourneys such as...KOM, Beast, Ironman, Manheim, Top Hat.
Cost is $35 and will ship immediately.    Order Link - HERE!


Tom Elling







10/23/16 - Attorney Eric Lehman 96' and Dr. Kim Lehman on the field
@
a Tennessee Titans/Indianapolis Colts game.
Eric is a 2-time PIAA State Wrestling Qualifier.



Attorney Eric S. Lehman with U.S. Congresswoman of the 7th
District of Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn...Rotary Club Meeting






8/29/16... O's vs. Toronto @ Camden Yards

8/29/16 - Don Lehman @ Pickles Bar before the O's/Blue Jays game.
photo by Steve Rubesch



8/29/16 - (L-R) Don Lehman, Bill Heidlebaugh, Monty Blevins & Delane Leedy, II.
photo by Steve Rubesch



8/29/16 - Baltimore Orioles batting against the Toronto Blue Jays.



8/29/16 - Don Lehman @ the Bromo Seltzer Building in Baltimore, MD.
photo by Steve Rubesch







8/20/16 - O's Game vs. Houston Astros @ Camden Yards.
Great Seats!!  Thanks, Steve Rubesch!!



8/20/16 - O's Game vs. Houston Astros @ Camden Yards.
Great Seats!!  Thanks, Steve Rubesch!!





  7/29/16 - In the Bob Blecher/Jim Senft "The Real Slinger!"
golf tournament (Florida 5-man Scramble)...
the team of Skip
Shaffer, Rick Hoke, Don Lehman, Delane Leedy II
& Bill Lewis
shot an (18-under score!) to finish 3rd in the talented field of
golfers' at Briarwood East Golf Club.
 The "Shaffer Team" also
won a skin.  WY Wrestling Alumni Golf Page




   BrewVino

2016 Bulldog Golf Photos/Results!
"Over $9680.00 raised the last 6 years for charity!"


2
016 Bulldog Open golf photos @ Grandview by Carolyn Tritt





Dave Heckard's father passes away...
Rest in Peace, Coach Heckard!



WY WRESTLING ALUMNI OBITS PAGE


Tom Heckard

12/24/30 - 06/20/16




2016 Customs House Museum Fundraiser


photo by Bonnie Boggs

Clarksville NOW... Flying High Event (Wilma Rudolph Event Center)
(center) WY Alumnus Eric Lehman, Esq., with wife Dr. Kim Lehman.



Lehman, Sandifar & Assoc. PLC
Attorneys At Law
(Rich Williams - Clarksville TN Speedway)




2016 Body Bar Women's Nationals
 
photos by Brian Gross
2016 Body Bar Women's National Championships - Irving, Texas
Carly Gross, Team PA - Schoolgirl Division (105lbs.) 4th Place (All-American).
*Carly went 2-2 in the tournament to earn her All-American status!
Above Photos: Left - Carly Gross w/4th place medal & All-American certificate.
Right (L-R) - Tiffani McNelis (Kennard Dale), Montana Delawder (Gettysburg),
Kayla Kehr (Spring Grove) & Carly Gross (West York Area).

*Carly Gross is the daughter of West York Area HS Head Coach - Brian Gross.




"Tough Mudder's"
  
5/21/16 (L-R)
*Lynn Anderson & Todd Lehman '04 participated in the 5/21
"Tough Mudder" event in Philadelphia, PA - Lynn & Todd finished the event!
(That's Todd & Lynn in the middle of the right photo)
Lynn Anderson is a *Northern (York) Regional Police Officer.
Todd Lehman is a Territory Sales rep for Swisher Sweets Co.




Congratulations... Eric Lehman!

(L-R) Dr. Kimberly Lehman, Carol Stough, Rod Stough WY '78... and
Eric S. Lehman, J.D.
, Esq.

CONGRATULATIONS...
to Eric S. Lehman, J.D., on his passing of the
Tennessee State Bar Exam.  Eric is a WY '96
graduate and ...
2-time PIAA State qualifier.
Eric received
his Law Degree (J.D.) last year
from the
Nashville School of Law in Dec. '15.



Some Photo's from the 2016 PWCA
PA
Wrestling Hall of Fame Banquet!


Photos by the great Tom Elling... of PA Wrestling


PA WRESTLING HALL OF FAME HISTORY

westyorkwrestlingalumni.com


                  The 2016 PWCA Hall of Fame Class (Bio's)
    ∙ Front Sitting Row (L-R) Doug Buckwalter, Bob Derr, Gib Fink, Bill Luckenbaugh.
    ∙ Back (L-R) Tom Teagarden, Robbie Waller, Col. Dave Warnick,
Ken Wunderley.
    (not pictured ... 2016 PWCA PA HOF inductee - Mike Pirozzola)
                 
2016 PWCA inductees photo by PA Wrestling's Tom Elling

 

westyorkwrestlingalumni.com

∙ (L-R) Jim Rivello, ESSC '77 Alumnus... Gary Kessel & Sam Coursen.
2016
photo by PA Wrestling's Tom Elling

westyorkwrestlingalumni.com

∙ (L-R) Chad Luckenbaugh w/dad, PWCA HOF'er... (WY/ESSC) Bill Luckenbaugh.
2016 photo by PA Wrestling's Tom Elling

westyorkwrestlingalumni.com

∙ WY's/ESSC's Bill Luckenbaugh receives his 2016 PWCA Award.
(L-R) Ron Frank, PWCA VP; Luckenbaugh & John Reynolds, PWCA President.
2016 photo by PA Wrestling's Tom Elling


PA Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductees... (full list)



westyorkwrestlingalumni.com



2016
NCAA Division I...
Final Championship
Brackets


*2016 NCAA Div. I 149lb. podium photo by PA Wrestling's Tom Elling


*2016 NCAA DI Wrestling - Penn State Team Championship
Madison Square Garden NYC photo by
David Sprenkle



Gary Kessel
Don Lehman's ESSC teammate, friend...


2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships @... MSG-NYC.
WRESTLING ALUMNUS '74-'77
ESSC Wrestling Alum, Gary Kessel '77, officiates a match.
photo by
PA Wrestling's Tom Elling


2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships @... MSG-NYC.
ESSC Wrestling Alum, Gary Kessel '77, officiates a NCAA match.
WRESTLING ALUMNUS '74-'77
photo by PA Wrestling's Tom Elling


ESSC Wrestling Alum, Gary Kessel '77, (center) receiving a "Lifetime
Achievement Award" @ the 2016 NCAA DI's - for refereeing.
WRESTLING ALUMNUS '74-'77
photo sent by
ESSC Wrestling Alum Bill Katinowsky '77


Don's

NCAA DI Champions... from PA HS's



     
     3/17/16 St. Patrick's Day Tournament
     @ Briarwood East Golf Club
     40 Teams (played in "eight-somes")

    
          The team of Delane Leedy, II, Delane Leedy, III,
    
Clair Stough, Sr. & Don Lehman shot a 5-under par 65
     at Briarwood East on 3/17/16 under "crazy" weather
     conditions!  Playing in the other foursome (with us) was
     a team headed up by Mike Keesey, former York Catholic
     HS boys basketball coach.  Also playing with Mike was
     WSBA 910am morning celebrity, Gary Sutton.  A great
     time was had by all (Keesey's team also shot a 65) and
     there was fantastic fellowship.  Thanks, gentlemen!

    

     westyorkwrestlingalumni.com Golf Page
 



CONGRATULATIONS!
   
2016 Outstanding Wrestlers Sterner Award

(UPDATED)
westyorkwrestlingalumni.com Hall-of-Fame
(UPDATED)


  
   McCleary To Leave Impact On Mat ... 3/9/16

  
   Kevin McCleary - WY 1973 "Retiring"...
   With over 40 years as a coach at West York & Dover Schools,
   Kevin McCleary has retired as Dover JH Head Wrestling Coach.


   KEVIN MAC'S...WY/F&M CAREER BIO PAGE!

  
   3/9/16  Article - McCleary to leave impact on mat... Elijah Armold
 



www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com


4/10/16 PWCA PA Wrestling Hall of Fame
State
College, PA PWCA BANQUET ITINERARY

(WY's Bill Luckenbaugh to be inducted)


West York Wrestling




"For Those Who...
Love The Sport Of Wrestling!"

 


  2016 PIAA STATES!
 
My 2016 Post-Season
  EVERYTHING... 2016 PIAA State Tourney!

  "My" YCIAAYAIAA State Champions Page

   

   


  2016 DISTRICTS/REGIONS!
 
2016 District III Final AAA Brackets

   

   


  2016 YAIAA SECTIONALS!

  WY Sectional Recap 10th Team
  Ryan Narber 170lbs. *2nd, Nathan Gardner 160lbs. *3rd,
  Sam Sterner 145lbs. 5th, Daniel Myers 182lbs. 5th.  Brackets

   

   

 
WY '15-'16 Dual Season

  2015-16 West York YAIAA League (6-14)
 
2015-16 West York Wrestling TW Results
 
2015-16 District III Team Final Rankings
  2015-16
The West York Wrestling Boosters

  My 2016 PIAA "Post-Season Page!"
 


        WEST YORK WRESTLING HEAD COACH
     Coach Brian Gross ▪ (Career 55-95) 9 seasons .367%
  *2 YAIAA Section AAA Champions (Billy Randt 2010, Garrett Stauffer 2015).
  *3 PIAA State Qualifiers (Billy Randt '10, Kyle Narber '13, Garrett Stauffer '15).
              The WY Coach Brian Gross Career 2007-2016:
                 '07-08 (3-13), '08-09 (1-13), '09-10 (3-8),
                 '10-11 (2-14), '11-12 (9-6), '12-13 (10-9),
                 '13-14 (10-10), '14-15 (11-8), '15-16 (6-14).
 

GametimePA

2016 YAIAA WRESTLING ALL-STARS



2016 Wilson J
unior High Results
2016 JH Classic Wrestling Tournament
2601 Grandview Blvd. West Lawn, PA
 19609
West York Junior High 22nd of 39 Teams...
February 11-12, 2016 Medalists Brackets - JH


West York "All-Sports" Twitter!
 

 

2015-16 YAIAA Wrestling Results Website


2015-16 PIAA District III Wrestling News!
2015-16
PIAA District III Power Rankings!


PIAA WRESTLING WEBSITE

               



PennLive Wrestling News



2/12/16




 


               ▪  2/12/16 - West York's Randy Blasdell '78, Scott "Pappy"
        Miller & Don Lehman '73 braved the very cold temp's and the snow squalls (on
        the drive home) to see #1 Penn State University beat #9
Lehigh 28-9 before
        a "record crowd" @ Lehigh's Stabler Arena (5909).  We met at Taps
        Bar & Grill before the match w/Chip Rust and also... Mike Frey and his
        brother and father.  One of Lehman's teammates at ESSC was the associate
        referee (Gary Kessel)... and, we saw Mike Stambaugh '72, Connie Stambaugh
        & Phil Stambaugh from a distance!  A great time was had by all... except
        for the annoying traffic!  Thanks Randy, for setting up this annual trip
*.
        *also in attendance (in back of us) was Donegal's Scott Goodwill.


             
 



12/12/15
Huge Congratulations... Eric Lehman '96, on your
2015 Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) Law Degree!


(L-R) Don Lehman '73, Eric Lehman, J.D., '96 &... Debbie Lehman.






Huge Congratulations...
Eric Lehman '96, on your
2015 Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) Law Degree!


(L-R) Connor, Dr. Kim, Eric & Taylor after Eric's graduation ceremony.
(Eric gave the Benediction at the end of the 12/12/15 graduation)


The Lehman Family went to the Predators/Avalanche
NHL Hockey
game after Eric's Hilton graduation mixer.
(Eric, Dr. Kim, Connor, Taylor, Debbie & Don)





2015 PSAC Wrestling Championship Results





MIDLAND UNIVERSITY WRESTLING


2015-16 Midland University Wrestling
Hunter Scheivert
WY '15 Alumnus




2
003 WY Football Alumni... Lynn Anderson & Todd Lehman '04.
11/27/15 photo by Kelli Lehman.





WY's/ESSC's
- Bill Luckenbaugh
to be inducted into the
2016 class!
"47th Annual Induction Ceremony"
∙ April 10, 2016 @ ... Ramada Inn, State College, PA
PWCA PA WRESTLING HALL OF FAME
2016 PWCA Hall of Fame Class (9)
D. Buckwalter, B. Derr, G. Fink, B. Luckenbaugh, M. Pirozzola,
T. Teagarden, R. Waller, D. Warnick, K. Wunderley.



10/27/15 A "Lucky" article by Steve Heiser 


"Lucky's" Bio Pages @ West York... & @ ESSC.

Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame
PWCA PA Hall of Fame Honorees 1970-2016


"Sponsor a 1/2 or full-page ad for Bill L.!" (9)


West York Wrestling





        
    



View a
JT Toggas Biography/Photos Page
 


             WEST YORK WRESTLING
                                                        COACH JT TOGGAS FUNERAL

    
The "Wrestling Family" that attended the JT Toggas funeral viewing, the service,
     the fellowship after at the Charlie Sterner Building on 10/17, or all "three" included:

      Russell Stoner, Jim & Deb Haas, Skip Martin, Todd Reynolds, Carolyn L. Tritt,
     Dr. Tom Bauer & wife, Terry Bupp, John Eyster, Congressman Bill Goodling,
     Fred R. Lehman, Larry Haas & wife, John W. & Connie Sprenkle, Robert Bowers,
     Dennis Heath, Perry Tallman, Randy Blasdell, Bruce Stambaugh, Mike Stambaugh,
     Ted & Jodi Turnbull, Guy Boyer, Don & Debbie Lehman, Barry King, Brian Kuntz,
     Charlie Jacobs, Kevin McCleary, K.C. McCleary, Tom Toggas & son Dillon Toggas,
     Dave & Carolyn Toggas, Steve & Candy Toggas and daughter Amber, Ken Fetters,
     Jon Trenge, Tom Best, Mr. & Mrs. Knott, Troy Knott & Jane Knott, Mark Kuntz,
     Carolyn L. Doarnberger Daugherty & Tom Daugherty and sons, etc... &
     Mary Jane Toggas, Matthew & Samantha Toggas, Steph, Carl & Brock Leinbach.


    
 Thank you to the above ALUMNI/FRIENDS... who came to pay their heartfelt
     respects to the "Coach."  I know Mrs. T. and the extended family appreciated it!
 

westyorkwrestlingalumni.com coaches


(L-R) The late "Coach" JT Toggas, Don Lehman, Jon Trenge & Matt Toggas



Rest in Peace, Coach!

GETTYSBURG, PA


 






PA Wrestling's... Tom Elling

                 
Tom Elling Wins... Dellinger Award!


Order Tom Elling's PA Wrestling Handbook...
HERE!



PA Wrestling's Tom Elling w/Dana Perino, Kimberly Guilfoyle & Andrea Tantaros.





2016 NCAA's


www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com



19th Annual

art poster by Rick Blasdell

▪ August 14, 2015 @... Cool Creek GC ▪
A West York Wrestling Alumni Fundraiser
"Over $1600 Raised This Year!"
($7459 raised the past 5 years!!)


2015 BULLDOG OPEN @ COOL CREEK GC
THE 2015 CHAMPIONS!

(L-R) Fred R. Lehman, Jeff Spangler, Dave Carley & Greg Reiber.
 photo by Carolyn Tritt

2015 Bulldog Results/Photos



westyorkwrestlingalumni.com golf
 



10th Annual Yuengling Tournament
Monday - September 14, 2015

@ Briarwood East/West Golf Clubs
WY Wrestling Alumni Team
The
WY Wrestling Alumni Team of
Don Lehman '73, Fred Lehman '66,
Skip
Martin '74 & Brian Kuntz '70,
shot a 2-under 70 (not too good!)

to finish 18th
in the 200+ player
tournament.
D. Lehman won Long
Drive
on #9 @ the BW East Course.
But
- us wrestling alumni had fun!

 
   

(L-R) Fred Lehman '66, Don Lehman '73, Brian Kuntz '70 & Skip Martin '74.
(click on each photo for a bio)

"Thanks Don!  It was a great time as always...wish I could even play golf!
Guess I better stick to running!"  Brian "Packrat" Kuntz.

"I don't think any of us had our "A" game today.  But, it was more about
the fellowship that only wrestlers know.  I had fun and I'm looking forward
to doing it again!!"  Skip Martin.

"It's more about the memories than how we played.  It was a great day
for golf with a few old "Bulldogs"... cold beer, cigars and stories.
Hope to see you again, soon!"   Fred R. Lehman.

 

westyorkwrestlingalumni.com golf

 


         
7/10/15 - Thanks Randy Blasdell ... and to the "Chaz!"
      for hosting a US Women's Open Golf day - and a fellowship party after the golf
      @ Chaz's house!  Attending... Randy "Blazer" Blasdell, Don Lehman, "Monty",
      Scott Goodwill, Scott "Pappy" Miller, Rick Blasdell, Mike Frey (and wife Laura) &
      "The Tallman Brothers"... Mike Tallman, Perry Tallman & Tom Tallman.  A HUGE
      thanks to Chaz & his great wife Mary for the ride, the great beers, cigars & food!!

 




Delane Leedy, II, Delane Leedy, III, Kyle Leedy, Monty Blevins,
Steve Rubesch & Don Lehman attended the 6/15/15
O's-Phillies game
won by the O's... 4-0.  A great time was had - thanks Brad for driving!!


The Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame
Norm Palovcsik, HOF Chairman.  Mike Smith, HOF Master of Ceremonies.


2015 Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame Class (13)
Seated (L-R) Nelson Fritz, Nick Grego, Charlie Jacobs, Richard Kelvington,
Jerry Lattimore and
Dustin Manotti.
Standing (L-R) Kerry McCoy's PSU Ed. Advisor, Ronald Nelson, John Reich,
Carl Rhodes,
Jon Trenge, Gene Waas and Lyman "Beans" Weaver's - wife.
  (April 12, 2015 Induction @ Ramada Inn... State College, PA)     Bios
photo by Tom Elling of PA Wrestling


A FULL PWCA HALL OF FAME LIST...1970-2017


PWCA 2015 (46th Annual Ceremony Inductees)


York, PA's... PA Hall of Fame History (12)
Charles Richards (West York) 1976, John T. Toggas (West York/B-Ville) 1992,
Bill Bence (Dallastown) 1993, Dr. Ken Ober (West York/E-town College) 1994,
Terry
Conover (Hanover HS) 1996,
Shaun Smith (Dover/Del Val College) 2003,
Joey Wildasin (South Western HS/Garden City Community College/OSU) 2004,
Tony Koontz (Delone Catholic/N. Iowa) 2011, Brad Lloyd (Red Lion/LHU) 2013,
Charles "Charlie" Jacobs (Dover HS) 2015
(46th Annual Ceremony Inductees)
Bill Luckenbaugh (West York/East Stroudsburg State) 2016
▪ Bob Gano (Delone Catholic/Biglerville) 2017

2014-15 PWCA All-Academic HS Wrestling Honorees




GametimePA

2015 YAIAA WRESTLING ALL-STARS
GametimePA 2015 YAIAA All-Star Wrestling Team HERE!


2015 PIAA State AAA 152lb. Qualifier - Garrett Stauffer
2015 YAIAA AAA Sectional Champion @ 152lbs.
2015
District III AAA SC Regional 4th @ 152lbs.
∙ WY's Garrett Stauffer (Final Career Record... 100-33)






2015 NCAA DI Mat Championships --- InterMat's Results




Don's...updated
2015 PIAA Section/District/State Area


PIAA 2015
AAA Brackets
PIAA 2015   AA Brackets


West York's PIAA State Wrestling

D. Luckenbaugh B. Luckenbaugh Sprenkle





2015 YAIAA SENIOR
27th
Annual All-Star


Wrestling Event Results
by...The Greater York Area Wrestling Officials Chapter
*Some Past All-Star Events... '04, '07, '09, '10.


                                                      
  

                    Complete 2015 PIAA Brackets
                 2015 Escape's PIAA Tourney Coverage

           (Escape's Sectional Coverage) (Escape's District Coverage)

                         2014-15 TrackWrestling
               
2015 YAIAA Division I League Schedule/Roster/Results
      Central  Dallastown  New Oxford  Northeastern  Red Lion  *South Western  Spring Grove

               
2015 YAIAA Division II League Schedule/Roster/Results
      Dover  Eastern  Gettysburg  *Kennard-Dale  Susquehannock  West York  York Suburban
               
2015 YAIAA Division III League Schedule/Roster/Results

      *Bermudian Springs  Biglerville  Delone Catholic  Fairfield  Hanover  Littlestown 
York Tech
                                                                                                 *CHAMPIONS*

                                          YAIAA Wrestling Results
                                         
GametimePA Wrestling Results
                                          District III Wrestling
Results
                                          PIAA Wrestling State
Results

                  The PennLive Mat Results!   Governor Mifflin Tourney

                                                
                  
2015 (click) ROAD TO HERSHEY (click) 2015
                                            (Sectional-District-PIAA Results)

        YAIAA 2015 Section (V) AAA Mat Tourney 2/14/15 @ SWHS.
        District III SC Regionals 2/20-21/15 @ Hersheypark Arena.
        The 2015 PIAA State Wrestling Championships... AA/AAA.
                  (March 5, 6, & 7 2015 @ the Giant Center, Hershey, PA)


                                                              YAIAA League Sports Website 
                                                              Hanover Evening Sun Results! 

                              www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com
                 Sectional's HistoryDistrict III History | Southeastern Region History | 
PIAA History

      
Past WY Wrestling Results - '01-'02, '02-'03, '03-'04, '04-'05, '05-'06, '06-'07, '07-'08,
       '08-'09, '09-'10, '10-'11, '11-'12, '12-'13, '13-'14, '14-'15.   WY Team Photos '05-'09 Recap
       Past WYJH Wrestling Results - '07-'08, '08-'09, '09-'10, '10-'11, '11-'12, '12-'13. Youth
       Past WY Wrestling All-Star Results - 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010.  
WY Mat Records The 60's

            
West York Booster Club "Outstanding" Wrestler Award
             West York Mat Alumni George Sterner Memorial Award
 


                   WEST YORK WRESTLING STAFF
           Coach Brian Gross* (career 49-81)... 8 seasons
  *2 YAIAA Section AAA Champions (Billy Randt 2010, Garrett Stauffer 2015).
  *3 PIAA State Qualifiers (Billy Randt '10, Kyle Narber '13, Garrett Stauffer '15).
                 The WY Coach Brian Gross Era...2007-2015:
                                '07-08 (3-13), '08-09 (1-13),
                                '09-10 (3-8), '10-11 (2-14),
                                '11-12 (9-6), '12-13 (10-9),
                                
'13-14 (10-10), '14-15 (11-8)
,
 

                               Wilson Junior High Results
                                      Classic Wrestling Tournament
                                2601 Grandview Blvd. West Lawn, PA  19609
                                February 6-7, 2015 Results - JH ▪▪ Brackets
 



2014-15
2015 YAIAA Division II Wrestling League Rosters
(7 Teams)...
Results - Kennard Dale
- Champion!




PA POWER WRESTLING


                                     West York Wrestling
                                                                                                           

                           Sectional's HistoryDistrict III History | Southeastern Region History | PIAA History
                                         Informational... Not Fancy!!

                                                      

                                                                                      
                     
HEISER: "Ex-Dover Coach Jacobs to Join Pennsylvania's Elite"

 

            PENNSYLVANIA WRESTLING HALL OF FAME
                                                                          
                                        www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com

                                                                         

         York, PA's PWCA Hall of Fame Inductees (13)
                                     ▪ Charles "Chuck" Richards (West York) 1976
                                     ▪ John T. Toggas (West York/Biglerville) 1992
                                     ▪ Bill Bence (Dallastown) 1993
                                     ▪ Dr. D. Kenneth Ober (West York/Elizabethtown College) 1994
                                     ▪ Terry Conover (Hanover) 1996
                                     ▪ Shaun Smith (Dover/Del Val) 2003
                                     ▪ Joey Wildasin (South Western/GCCC/OSU) 2004
                                     ▪ Tony Koontz (Delone Catholic/N. Iowa) 2011
                                     ▪ Brad Lloyd (Red Lion/LHU) 2013
                                     ▪ Charlie Jacobs (Dover) 2015
                                     ▪ Bill Luckenbaugh (West York/East Stroudsburg State) 2016
                                     ▪ Bob Gano (Delone/Biglerville) 2017
                                     ▪ Mark Banks (Y. Suburban/York Tech/W. Virginia) 2018

                                     
PWCA HALL OF FAME (1970-2017)

                  * 2009 interview w/3-time NCAA All-American & 2015 PWCA HOF - Jon Trenge

                                
                                 West York HS's Bill Luckenbaugh... (front row - far right sitting)
                                      2016 photo by the great... Tom Elling of PA Wrestling News


                                          Dr. Ken Ober & John T. Toggas are in the
                                           National Wrestling Hall of Fame

 

westyorkwrestlingalumni.com


                                                               




November 05, 2014

Ex-Dover Coach Joins Elite Group
Author:  11/05/14 COLUMN By Steve Heiser of The York Dispatch  


2015 PWCA HOF - Charlie Jacobs

Charlie Jacobs loves wrestling.  He loves the toughness it demands.  He loves the lessons it
teaches.  He loves the character it develops.  And, most especially, he loves the way it turns boys
into men.

For those reasons, Jacobs dedicated much of his life to the sport, first as a competitor and later as
a coach.  Now, the wrestling community is paying back Jacobs for his many contributions.  The long-
time Dover High School coach has been selected for induction into the Pennsylvania Wrestling
Coaches Association Hall of Fame.  The induction ceremony is set for April 12 in State College.

The Shiloh resident becomes just the 10th man from the York area to earn the honor, joining
Charles "Chuck" Richards, John Toggas, Bill Bence, Dr. Ken Ober, Terry Conover, Shaun Smith, Joey
Wildasin, Tony Koontz and Brad Lloyd.  Those are legendary wrestling names in these parts, and
Jacobs deserves to be in their company.  "It's a great recognition," Jacobs said.  "I was elated to
hear that.  When you look at the list of inductees, to join that kind of group, I'm really elated and
happy to get that recognition."

As a high school wrestler at Dover, Jacobs won a sectional title at 95 pounds.  He then served as the
Dover High head coach from 1976 through 1992, compiling a 194-56-2 overall record (77 percent),
including a 141-32-1 league record (81 percent).  He won two York County titles (1983, 1984), four
sectional crowns (1980, 1984, 1991, 1992) and a District 3 championship (1983).  He also coached
40 individual sectional champs, nine individual District 3 champions and one state champion (Shaun
Smith in 1983).  Jacobs credited much of his wrestling success in wrestling and life to two men who
coached him at Dover High - Leon Senft and Harry Little.  They served as his role models when he
started coaching.

At the height of his coaching career, however, after winning his fourth sectional title in 1992, Jacobs
decided to step away.  Not because he was burned out, because his family came first.  "My first son
was 2 years old and I needed to be more involved in his life than in coaching," he said.  "I wanted to
move on and do a better job of raising my son.  Wrestling was always in me and will always be there.
You appreciate the effort that kids put into the sport.  The life skills they learn are just so valuable,
and to see them go on in life and succeed is gratifying."  After retiring from coaching at Dover, he
continued to offer some individual coaching instruction and also became an avid spectator.  In 2005,
he was inducted into the York Area Sports Hall of Fame.

Keeping Busy:  At age 67, Jacobs continues to keep busy.  He currently works at River Rock
Academy in Spring Grove, which provides alternative education services.  That followed a 37-year
career in public education, including 30 at Dover.  He also serves as chairman of the York Sports
Night Hall of Fame Committee and said he plans to volunteer at the prestigious Cadet Duals national
wrestling tournament, which is scheduled to be wrestled at the Utz Arena in each of the next three
summers.

Jacobs was nominated for PWCA Hall of Fame by his friend, Don Lehman, who is a 1973 West York
grad and the webmaster for westyorkwrestlingalumni.com, a very-well regarded wrestling website.
"Charlie loves the sport of wrestling and promoted the sport for many years," Lehman said.  "I have
spoken with athletes that wrestled for Charlie at Dover and others around the county that worked
with Charlie in the offseason, and all spoke very highly of him as a coach and a great man.  Charlie is
one of the most positive people I know.  He loves to talk about wrestling and sports in general...
Charlie genuinely cared about every athlete he coached."

Jacobs is still passionate about wrestling, and is quick to admit he's concerned about its future.  High
school matches these days are often littered with forfeits and the Olympics recently tried to eliminate
the sport.  "You don't play wrestle.  You play baseball.  You play basketball.  You play football,"
Jacobs said.  "Wrestling is a lot of work.  It takes a special kid to put in that kind of effort in
succeeding.  I am worried about it.  But you can't make it less difficult, because it's so rewarding
after the effort is put in."  Jacobs is a prime example of the type of man that wrestling can mold.
And on April 12, the Pennsylvania wrestling community will bestow him with one of its highest
rewards.  It's an honor he richly deserves.


Section:  York Dispatch Sports Page - 11/05/14 
*sports@yorkdispatch.com
______________________________________________________________________________________



www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com by Don Lehman

*Sports column by Steve Heiser, York Dispatch Sports editor.
(c) 2014 The York Dispatch.  All rights reserved.


HEISER:  "Ex-Dover Coach Jacobs to Join Pennsylvania's Elite"


A WYWA Charlie Jacobs Interview...
 

www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com



                                        THROWBACK THURSDAY
               GAMETIMEPA.com  Throwback Thursday
                        West York Wrestling's success can be traced back to a 1965 state championship
                                                           by Steve Navaroli  8/27/14
                                    
                               1964-65 - YCIAA League Wrestling Co-Champions!
                               1965 YCIAA Sectional II Team Tourney Champions
                                  ▪ Front Row (L-R)
Jeff Linebaugh, Gary Carbaugh, Dana Luckenbaugh,
                                  Darryl "Smokey" Dennis, Burton Snyder, Steve Kunkle & Tom DeLong.
                                  Back (L-R) WY Coach John T. Toggas, Jack Hershberger, Don Narber,
                                  Fred Lehman, Charles "Chuck" Bostic, Gary Narber & William Wiehe.

      
  In 1969, West York had a pair of PIAA wrestling champions in John Sprenkle (Hwt.)
   and Bill Luckenbaugh (127).  In fact, that championship closed Sprenkle's stellar career with a 55-6
   record and Luckenbaugh went on to star on the mat at
East Stroudsburg, where he won both PSAC

   and NCAA Division II titles in 1974.

       But the example of what was possible was set when Luckenbaugh's brother, Dana Luckenbaugh,
   earned the first-ever PIAA championship won by a then-YCIAA (now YAIAA) wrestler.  Dana
   Luckenbaugh topped former state champ Bill Welker of Shamokin High School, 4-3, in the 112-pound
   final.  Sprenkle said that, and the entire 1965 West York squad, showed his team how to be successful.

      
"I was blessed and fortunate to be on some great teams at West York," said Sprenkle, who was
   also a football star for the Bulldogs.  "That '65 team was an awesome one.  (John) Toggas was a
   phenomenal coach."  It capped an amazing three-year run for West York which won the YCIAA team
   championship from 1963-1965, amazingly with three head coaches: Bob Brown, Ken Ober and Toggas.

       Dana Luckenbaugh was a three-time YCIAA sectional champ.  Teammate Darryl "Smokey"
   Dennis (120 pounds), won two sectional titles.  Several years later, his brother, Bill, followed by Neil
   Bupp, Kevin McCleary and Donald Lehman would go on to become the school's other three-time
   section title winners.

       Sprenkle recalled seeing Dana Luckenbaugh when kids would go to the former A. H. Martin
   Elementary School and "roll out the horsehair" wrestling mats under the watchful eye of coach
   Don Strausbaugh.  "(Strausbaugh) could never keep Dana in the wrestling room.   He always wanted to
   be up in the gym shooting baskets," Sprenkle laughed.  "Everything to him came natural.  He didn't
   have to work as hard as Bill and I did."

       But, Dana Luckenbaugh, who posted a 56-6-1 record as a high school grappler, was one of a kind.
   Just ask Charlie Jacobs, who wrestled at rival Dover during the same time period.  "He was very strong,
   he never panicked," Jacobs said.  "He used to read the comics before the matches.  Nothing excited
   Dana.  He had extremely long arms and thick hands. When he put a tight waist on you, you knew it.
   He was very tough."             
by Steve Navaroli YDR Sports & GametimePA - 8/27/14

              


  STEVE NAVAROLI
Reach Steve Navaroli at 717-817-3432 or
navarolienterprises@gmail.com


P.O. Box 365
Dallastown, PA 17313

877-657-2539 or navarolienterprises.com


                       West York Wrestling's success can be traced back to a 1965 state championship
 

                                                                                                                
                                        
Don Lehman, Steve Rubesch, Delane Leedy, II & Monty Blevins...
                                         attended the Orioles "East Division" clinching game on 9/16/14!
                                                            ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
                                                                                                         
                                              9th Annual Yuengling Tournament
                                                               
Monday - September 15, 2014
                                                           
                                                           @ Briarwood East/West Golf Clubs
                                                          WY Wrestling Alumni Team
                                                           The WY Wrestling Alumni Team of...
                                                             Don Lehman '73, Fred Lehman '66,
                                                             Skip Martin '74 & Brian Kuntz '70,
                                                  posted a 7-under 65...on the East Course &
                                                  finished in a tie 13th (14th match of cards)
                                                     Thanks for the fellowship... gentlemen!!
                                "Don, Thanks for putting it together!  I really enjoyed playing with you all
                                and spending the day with guys who share the tradition of West York Wrestling.
                                It was a great day and a good memory!"  
Fred (Lehman)
                                "Thanks for having me.  I always enjoy playing with West York Wrestling Alumni.
                                Great time."   Brian
(Kuntz)


                                                                           
                                                      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 2014-15:  York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA)
                             West York Wrestling
                             2014-15
Mat Season
         
    West York HS Schedule/Roster/Results

                                                                              
                                        
West York Area Schools West York All-Sports
                                        2014-15 WY Season
Staff
                                        
                                               West York's Cole Rinehart (top) @ West York Area's Gym.

                                                   
www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com
 


                                                                                     

                                                                             2014-15
        GametimePA YAIAA Wrestling DIII Elling's PA Wrestling PIAA

                                        

                                                                    The YAIAA Sports Website
         New YAIAA Division II Wrestling '14-'15 Results

                     Carlisle Sentinel Sports Shikellamy Sports
 

                           GREAT WRESTLING LINKS
                                 

            WY 2013-14 News Tom Elling's PA Wrestling PYW
Road To Hershey
            
InterMat! GametimePA YAIAA Wrestling DIII NWCA PWCA PAW
            
PIAA NCAA PSAC ESU EIWA Lehigh PSU PennLIVE Escape
PA

                                                                    GametimePA
                                                                   

                                                  "8/27/14 A WY Wrestling Story!"

                                       2013-14 West York Senior High Results

          
WY WRESTLING Records Toggas Hall
 

West York Wrestling Teams




                                 
                                                              
                                                   poster by Rick Blasdell
                 2014 GOLF SCRAMBLE

     7/12/14 - from Brian Kuntz... "Hi Don, another great time on the course
     with great partners.  Mike's putting never ceases to amaze me!"
   
Brian


   
         2014 Bulldog - (L-R) Craig Clark, Fred Lehman, Curt LaCoe & Dave Carley.
                     SCHOLARSHIP OUTING
                               ▪ Friday July 11, 2014
                                  @ Briarwood West Golf Club
                                          
"The totals are in..."
     *Net Proceeds from the 18th Annual Bulldog Open
     $1600!  The last 3 years, we have raised a total of
     $5402!!  Not bad for a little get-together."  Randy
    
Thanks to Carolyn Tritt (photos) and scoring along
     with... Debbie Lehman and the Scheivert family!
     *Also to BWW's Lisa Shaffer... and Butch Dubbs!!
          
Bulldog Results/Photos

                                                          
                       Director - '78 Alumnus Randy Blasdell
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            Donors included: Coach JT/Mary Jane Toggas,
            Rod Stough, Matt Callahan, Fred Callahan,
            Eric Lehman, Todd Lehman, Delane Leedy II,
            Steve Rubesch, Dave Reisinger, Don Lehman
,
            Scott Miller... PGA's Mike Skelly, & Kirk Manges.
 

                                           WEST YORK WRESTLING

                                                                                       
                    '75 Germany Coach and Dover High School Head Coach, Charlie Jacobs (left)
                    with 1984 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Gold Medalist, the late Jeff Blatnick (right).
                    Blatnick - was also a 2-time NCAA DII Champion in 1978 & 1979 for Springfield College.
                                                  note: Jeff Blatnick is wearing a Dover Wrestling T-Shirt!

                                        
Charlie's "60's" Page by Charlie Jacobs

                                         Coach JT Toggas Biographical Tribute

                                        
Outstanding George Sterner Awards


                                         2014-15 - YAIAA Division II Wrestling
                  
 West York, Susquehannock, Dover, York Suburban,
                    *Kennard Dale, Eastern York & Gettysburg.
                                                                   *2015 Champion

                  NEWS - York, PA to host National Youth Wrestling Tourney.
                  NEWS - Striving to be Stellar...Chance Marsteller 6/18/14.
                  NEWS - PIAA States goes to 20-man brackets for 2014-15.
                  NEWS - D11's Bethlehem Catholic goes to AAA for 2014-15.
                  NEWS - D3 4 to PIAA's (AAA) in 2014-15 & 5 in 2015-16.


                                                                                      

                                                                                         

                                                                                         
                      2014 NCAA DI Championships "Recap"
                
     2014 NCAA DI Wrestling All-Americans

                                                   
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                                                             ▪ Kennard Dale's - Chance Marsteller (top) ...
                                                Hanover's Ian Brown (left), BS's Tristan Sponseller (right).

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                                             AA - Jason Nolf 145lbs. Kittanning Area HS
                                             AAA - Chance Marsteller 170lbs. K-Dale HS
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                                                    PIAA AAA 2014 - Spring Grove's 120lb. Zack Clingan.
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                                  WEST YORK WRESTLING
                          Dana Luckenbaugh, Fred Lehman, Jeff Linebaugh, Ronald Emenheiser,
                          Glenn Amsbaugh, Stanley Wright, Gary Narber, Darryl Dennis, Raymond Troxell,
                          Keith Clark, Glen Eby, Jack Kunkle, John Sprenkle, Larry Haas, John Bowser,
                          Bill Luckenbaugh, Brian Kuntz, Guy Boyer, Jim Haas, Paul Mulay, Keith Lichty,
                          Scott Callahan, Neil Bupp, Mike Stambaugh, Mark Jenkins, Don Lehman,
                          Kevin McCleary, Todd Reynolds, Rod Stough, Randy Blasdell, Tom Hoover,
                          
Coach John T. Toggas, Steve Toggas, David Maday, Jason Turnbull, Billy Randt,
                          Fred/Matt Callahan, Eric Lehman, Todd Lehman, Mathias Smyser,
                          
Tom Toggas, Jeff Wolfe, John Reiber, Bruce Stambaugh, Tom Hoover,
                          Wilmer Pressel, Perry Tallman, KC McCleary, Justin Wilkins, Dave Heckard.

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    The WY INTERVIEWS...
               
Billy Randt
                Rod Stough
                Jeff Wolfe
                Keith Warehime
                Dave Maday & Jason Turnbull
                Mary Jane & John T. Toggas
                Jon Trenge
                Randy Blasdell
                Wilmer Pressel
                Dr. Bill Welker
                Welkers of Shamokin
                Mike Stambaugh
                Todd Reynolds
                Gary Narber
                Fred & Matt Callahan
                Brian Kuntz
                K.C. McCleary
                Charlie Jacobs
                Perry Tallman
                John Reiber
                Bruce Stambaugh
                Eric & Todd Lehman
                Steve Elicker
                Mark Bowersox
 

 


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                 Penn State 22  Lehigh 12
                                 
  ▪ 11/17/13 - @ Lehigh University's Stabler Arena... WY '78 ▪ Lehigh '82 Alumnus
  Randy Blasdell, put together a group trip to Lehigh's Stabler Arena to watch the
  Lehigh Mountain Hawks take on the #1 NCAA Division I Wrestling Team in the
  country... Penn State Nittany Lions, coached by Cael Sanderson.  Driving up
  to Lehigh together were Randy Blasdell, Rick Blasdell, Skip Martin, Scott Miller
  and WYWA's Don Lehman.  We met up with Donegal JH Wrestling Coach Scott
  Goodwill and a golfing buddy from Cool Creek, Mike Frey, along with some other
  friends.  At a local pub
* - we also saw York College 1979 All-American & former
  Dallastown HS wrestler - Mark Miller along with his brother, former Mansfield &
  Dallastown HS wrestler - Ron Miller.  Ron has the distinction of being the only
  wrestler to defeat WY's Bill Luckenbaugh in Bill's PIAA 1969 State Championship
  senior year - during the Dallastown/WY dual meet!  Thanks again, Randy B.!
  * Also ran into Matt Sloand (
ESU 4-year Wrestling Letterman '88) before match!

 
Lehigh/PSU Mat Results:  (11/17/13)
  PSU 22  Lehigh 12
  125lbs: #3 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall Darian Cruz LEH 19-4 (TF 6:48).
  133lbs: #6 Mason Beckman LEH dec. #16 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 7-6.
  141lbs: Zain Retherford PSU dec. Laike Gardner LEH, 10-4.
  149lbs: #19 Mitch Minotti LEH dec. Zack Beitz PSU, 4-3.
  157lbs: #10 Joey Napoli LEH dec. James Vollrath PSU, 4-3.
  165lbs: #1 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. Brian Brill LEH, 20-7.
  174lbs: #3 Matt Brown PSU dec. Elliott Riddick LEH, 8-5.
  184lbs: Zach Diekel LEH dec. James Frascella PSU, 9-6.
  197lbs: #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. John Bolich LEH, 10-2.
  285lbs: Jon Gingrich PSU dec. #19 Doug Vollaro LEH, 5-2.

  ▪ Stabler Arena Attendance: 4,773.  Referee - Nathan Chatman.
  ▪ Records: Penn State 2-0, Lehigh 1-2.  NCAA Wrestling
 

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