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WEST YORK WRESTLING HISTORY
Alumni History
www.westyorkwrestlingalumni.com
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West York Wrestling '72 Pencil Drawing
1972 YCIAA Individual Sectional Wrestling Champions
Front (L-R) Paul Mulay (103lbs.), Kevin McCleary (127lbs.), Neil Bupp (133lbs.)
Back (L-R) Coach John Toggas, Scott Callahan (154lbs.), Don Lehman (Hwt.),
Mike Stambaugh (180lbs.), Assistant Coach Robert Bowers.

"Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy!"
▪ Dan Gable
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WEST YORK WRESTLING

1934-35
Marked the first year of
West York Wrestling's
75 Year Mat History!
▪ Coach Charles C. "Chuck" Richards, Jr.

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 - 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 only 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.

West York Wrestling
Coaching History
"Strive for Excellence - not Mediocrity!"
▪ Chuck Richards started the West York Wrestling Program in 1934 - 1st 9 years (88-21-4).
▪ Donald Gohn was the first West York Wrestler to win a match (1934) with a fall in 25 seconds!
▪ In 1944 - the Rev. Clark S. Smith was West York Wrestling head coach for one year - (8-3).
▪ From 1945 - 1956, West York was coached by Charles Richards and Donald Kocher (50-89-3).
▪ From 1957 - 1963, Robert Brown coached West York Wrestling - (46-21-2).
▪ Dr. D. Kenneth Ober coached West York Wrestling for one year 1963-1964 - (12-2).
▪ In 1964 - John T. Toggas became head wrestling coach - West York High School - (307-110-4).
(30 years - Biglerville and West York High Schools)
▪ After the John T. Toggas era, head wrestling coaches at West York included Kevin McCleary,
Bill Luckenbaugh, "Chip" Fissel, Jeremy Jones (1-17), Jeff Meckley (4-28) & Josh Millard (7-16).
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▪ 2007-10 Current West York Head Coach - Brian Gross, is (7-34) in his first three seasons.

History of York Area's High School 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 present: York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA)

2006-07 West York Head Varsity Wrestling Coach - Josh Millard.
▪ PIAA 4th Place @ (Bald Eagle HS) & PSAC, EWL Champion, NCAA Qualifier @ (Lock Haven)
2001 NCAA Brackets 2002 NCAA Brackets

John T. Toggas (307-110-4)
Former head wrestling coach at Biglerville and West York High Schools,
was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for his
"Lifetime Service To Wrestling"

John S. "Moc" Toggas
Parkland High School Wrestling
Moc's Memory Page

Remember When...
The Scholastic Wrestling News
October 15, 1978 Volume 14 Number 2 Issue
"Coach Toggas Earned his 200th Victory"

1998-99 West York Wrestling Championship Staff
Front Row (L-R) Orvale "Chip" Fissel, Jeff Meckley.
Back Row (L-R) Jerry Mathison, Eric Lehman, Jim Haas.

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 - 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
▪ 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 team title.
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▪ 1969 was the 1st year a "Coach of the Year" was awarded - Bob Zarbatany of Easton won that title.
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▪ 1973 marked the first year the PIAA State Tourney included champions and runners-up from the
4 Regional Tourneys and expanded from 48 to 96 total competitors. One extra day was needed.
1973 was also the last year for "one" enrollment competition class for all schools in Pennsylvania.
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▪ 1974 marked the first year that 2 tournament classes "determined by enrollment" was used. Also,
the weight classes were expanded from 8 to 16 competitors each. The PIAA used Class "A" and Class "B"
for the classifications. The Regionals were expanded to 5 areas. "Riding Time" was also eliminated!
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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.!

West York Wrestling's
▪ District III Champions Honor Roll - CLICK HERE!
▪ Regional Champions Honor Roll - CLICK HERE!
▪ PIAA State Champions Honor Roll - CLICK HERE!
▪ West York Sectional Championship Wrestling
Section Photos & Results (Section Years)
60, 62, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 77, 78, 80,
81, 82, 83, 84, 91, 91, 96, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 09, 10.

A "Little" West York District III & Southeastern Region History
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. 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.
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▪ District III & Regional Wrestling Champion Photos can be found in our Gallery.
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CLICK HERE! for the 1938-2008 PIAA State Wrestling Champs List

In 1994 - West York lost to Hanover in the PIAA District III
AA Team Wrestling Championship Finals, by a score of 38-13.

West York Wrestling's
16 PIAA State Wrestling Medalists
West York's PIAA State Qualifiers • YCIAA/YAIAA's PIAA State Champions • West York's College Wrestlers • Youth
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"Remember, when you see a man at the top of the mountain,
he didn't fall there!"
West York Wrestling

9 PIAA State Finalists & Results
• 1938 PIAA State Finals - Dick DiBatista (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. Carl 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 A Finals - John Eichenlaub (Lock Haven) pinned Jeff Meckley (West York) 3:24

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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West York Wrestling

7 PIAA State Medalists & Results
• 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

◦ AAA PIAA State Wrestling Results 1974-2009 - CLICK HERE!
◦ AA PIAA State Wrestling Results 1974-2009 - CLICK HERE!
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West York High School has produced
75 PIAA State Wrestling Qualifiers since 1938!!
West York's PIAA All-State Wrestlers/Qualifiers - CLICK HERE!
The West York Wrestling Records - CLICK HERE!

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 - Honorable Mention HS All-American!

The 1964-65 West York Wrestling Team

▪ 1964-65 YCIAA League Wrestling Champions
▪ 1965 YCIAA Sectional Team Champions
Front Row (L-R) Jeff Linebaugh, Gary Carbaugh, ▪Dana Luckenbaugh,
Darryl "Smokey" Dennis, Burton Snyder, Steve Kunkle, Tom DeLong.
Back Row (L-R) * Head Coach John T. 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.
MORE!
* 1964-65 was Coach John T. Toggas's 1st year at West York

1969 YCIAA Sectional Wrestling Champions
▪ West York's - Bill Luckenbaugh (2nd from left in front row),
Larry Haas (4th from left in front row), Frank Vega (6th from left in front row),
John Sprenkle (6th from left in back row).

▪ There are 4 PIAA State Wrestling Champions...
in the above photo!!
Along with Bill Luckenbaugh '69 and John Sprenkle '69 from West York...
Dallastown's George Myers '69 (2nd from left back row)
and Dick Hartman '70 (5th from left back row) won PIAA State titles!!

West York Wrestling's
ONLY 4-Time Sectional Wrestling Champion...
Glenn Amsbaugh

Glenn Amsbaugh, MD
West York's Only 4-Time Sectional Champion!
▪ Glenn is a MD in York and was undefeated in "Dual Meets" for West York High School.
"Glenn wrestled at Lehigh University... 15-7-2
and was an EIWA runner-up in 1967!"
▪ Glenn's Lehigh University Wrestling Career Stats are - CLICK HERE!
CLICK HERE! to see results of the 63rd annual EIWA Wrestling Tournament at U of Penn.

• Glenn wrestled in the 1967 NCAA DI Tournament (152lbs.)
held at Kent State University.
CLICK HERE! to see the 1967 NCAA DI Wrestling Brackets with Lehigh's Glenn Amsbaugh

WEST YORK WRESTLING
The West York High School Wrestling
3-Time Sectional Champion Club
(Dana Luckenbaugh, Bill Luckenbaugh, Neil Bupp, Kevin McCleary & Don Lehman)

West York Wrestling 3-Time Sectional Champions	Years
Dana Luckenbaugh	1963, 1964, 1965
Bill Luckenbaugh	1967, 1968, 1969
Neil Bupp	1970, 1971, 1972
Kevin McCleary	1971, 1972, 1973
Don Lehman	1971, 1972, 1973

1964-65 West York Wrestling
YCIAA League and Sectional Team Champions (*7)
Front Row (L-R) *Tom DeLong, *Darryl "Smokey" Dennis, *Dana Luckenbaugh,
*Gary Carbaugh, *Jeff Linebaugh.
Back Row (L-R) Coach John Toggas, *Chuck Bostic, Don Narber, *Gary Narber.
CLICK HERE!

Outstanding Open Wrestler "Mean" Gene Mills (Syracuse) on left...
with WY's coach and tourney director, John T. Toggas.
▪ Gene Mills was a 2-time NCAA Champion and Outstanding Wrestler!
1983 West York Summer Booster Club Open Tournament
West York Booster Club Summer Wrestling Tourney
"The Early WY Booster Tourney Years" - CLICK HERE!

While at East Stroudsburg State College ... Bill Luckenbaugh
pinned 59 of his 85 opponents for a .694 pinning percentage !!!
MORE TOURNAMENT RESULTS!

West York Wrestling History...
Easton High School's Prestigious Holiday
"Pat Reilly" Wrestling Tournament
West York's Easton Tourney History - CLICK HERE!

▪ 1972 Easton Holiday Tournament Wrestling Champions

West York's Jeff Wolfe was a 3-time
Governor Mifflin Holiday Tournament Champion!
Governor Mifflin Holiday Tournament
▪ West York's GM Placewinners History...
CLICK HERE!

Tom Toggas of West York HS
won a National Prep Wrestling Championship!
Toggas, who graduated from West York in 1983, wrestled for Blair Academy.

Tom Toggas

1983 National Prep Wrestling Champion
▪ 159lbs. Tom Toggas - 1st Place ... representing Blair Academy Wrestling

13 Lehigh wrestlers...
have won 3 individual EIWA titles!
"West York's Tom Toggas is in that Elite Lehigh Thirteen!"*
• Rudy Ashman, Harold Masem, George Feuerbach, Kirk Pendleton, Mike Caruso, Mike Frick,
Don McCorkel, Paul Diekel, Pete Yozzo, Tom Toggas, Troy Letters,
Jon Trenge & Cory Cooperman •
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* Colin Kilrain, Mike Brown, Darryl Burley and Mark Lieberman
won "4" EIWA Titles for Lehigh University! CLICK HERE!

Tom Toggas - Lehigh University
▪ 3-Time EIWA Wrestling Champion
▪ 1988 EIWA Fletcher Award
In 1988, Lehigh's Tom Toggas was presented with the "John Fletcher Memorial Trophy"
at the EIWA's for scoring the most points during his EIWA career.
▪ John Fletcher was a former Navy wrestler who died at sea serving his country.
CLICK HERE for EIWA Fletcher Award list in (PDF)
▪ NCAA Division I Brackets from 1985, 1987, 1988 - w/Tom Toggas @ 158lbs.
1985 NCAA DI Wrestling Bracket (PDF)
1987 NCAA DI Wrestling Bracket (PDF)
1988 NCAA DI Wrestling Bracket (PDF)
▪ Lehigh's Tom Toggas 1984-88 record (70-33-1)
Tom Toggas' EIWA Champion Lehigh Stats - CLICK HERE!

1974 PSAC Wrestling Champions
Front (L-R) Jack Spates -118lbs. (Slippery Rock), Craig Turnbull -126lbs. (Clarion),
Randy Watts -134lbs. (Bloomsburg), Don Rohn -142lbs. (Clarion) &
Bill Luckenbaugh -150lbs. (East Stroudsburg).
Back (L-R) Tom Herr -Hwt. (Edinboro), Bill Shuffstall -190lbs. (Slippery Rock),
Wade Schalles -177lbs. (Clarion), Bill "Bimbo" Simpson -167lbs. (Clarion) &
Bob Stetler -158lbs. (East Stroudsburg).
▪ Full Listing of 74' PSAC Wrestling Medalists - CLICK HERE!

▪ East Stroudsburg State Placewinners ▪
B. Luckenbaugh (1st), B. Stetler (1st), D. Lehman (3rd), P. Conlin (4th)

• Bill Luckenbaugh of East Stroudsburg State College...
was the "2nd seed" at the 1974 NCAA Division One Wrestling Championships in Iowa City.
Bill won his first 2 matches by fall, but a severe knee injury suffered at practice
the prior week hindered his progress in what would have been, a sure All-American medal.
Bill won the NCAA DII wrestling title the week before to qualify for the DI tourney in Iowa City.
▪ You can look at the actual Division I 1974 150lb. bracket (PDF)
w/"Lucky" by clicking HERE!

West York Wrestling Alumni ...
"In the West York Football Record Book"
1979 - Most Season Rushes.. Alan Silar (226) #1
1966 - Most Season Touchdowns.. Steve Kunkle (26) #2
1979 - Most Game Rushes.. Alan Silar vs. Red Lion (32) #1
1984 - Most Season Pass Receptions.. Troy Ketterman (31) #3
1984 - Most Game Pass Receptions.. Troy Ketterman (7) "twice" #2
1976 - Most Game Pass Receptions.. John Reiber (7) #2
1984 - Most Season Solo Tackles.. Chad Toomey (59) #2
1974 - Most Season Pass Interceptions.. Jeff Meckley (9) #1
1990 - Most Game Tackles.. Jeff Wolfe vs. Dover (13) #1
1996 - Most Game Tackles.. Matt Sheridan vs. Littlestown (12) #2
1990 - Most Game Tackle Assists.. Jeff Wolfe vs. Dover (12) #1
1990 - Most Total Game Defensive Points.. Jeff Wolfe vs. Dover (43) #1
1984 - Most Total Game Defensive Points.. Troy Ketterman vs. YS (34) #2
Most Game Sacks.. Bob Narber (3) #2

John Sprenkle...
a PIAA State Wrestling Heavyweight Champion for West York,
earned 3 varsity football letters at Virginia Tech!
John lettered in 1970, 1971, and 1972 for the Hokies Football Team.
▪ John also wrestled for the Hokies briefly at Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech Hokie Wrestling Website - CLICK HERE!

The 1970-1971-1972
Virginia Tech Football Letterman List - CLICK HERE!
John's son, Matt Sprenkle...
was a 5th place PIAA Wrestling medal winner in 1994 @ 125lbs. for West York!

1972 West York Grad
and 1976 East Stroudsburg College Grad...
Mike Stambaugh
East Stroudsburg Warrior Football

Co-Captain of the (9-0-1)
1976 ESSC PSAC Championship Football Team
▪ Mike was an All-PSAC 1st Team Selection
at ESSC as a Defensive End in 1975 & 1976!!
▪ Mike Stambaugh was named the Lehigh Valley Scholar-Athlete in 1976.
▪ Mike Stambaugh was a 3-year football letterman @ ESSC - 1974, 1975 & 1976.
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ESU WRESTLING ARCHIVES 1973 to '77
w/B. Luckenbaugh-M. Stambaugh-D. Lehman-K. Lichty
CLICK HERE!

Phil Stambaugh (above #7) w/Pittsburgh Steelers
∙ Former PIAA AA wrestling place-winner for Pius X High School '95 (4th) '96 (4th)...HERE!
and a Lehigh University graduate - played briefly for the Pittsburgh Steelers (above #7)
Phila. Eagles, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills.
Phil also played for the Berlin Thunder and Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, setting records.
At Lehigh University - Phil Stambaugh, a 2000 grad, set a number of passing records...
the school record for most career touchdowns (78), completions (818), yards (9,669) and
completion percentage (63.71%). Phil was the Patriot League's Player of the Year in 1998,
an ECAC All-Star in 98 & 99... and a Blue-Gray Classic selection in 1999 as a quarterback.
∙ Phil is the son of Mike '72 and Connie Casciano Stambaugh of Roseto, PA.
▪ Pius X Football
▪ Pius X Wrestling

▪ Did you also know that 1970 West York graduate - Mark Brenneman...
briefly wrestled in the WY Jr. High program, was a Big 33 PA football selection,
PA All-State football selection, and went on to have a brilliant career
at Notre Dame University - (#59 Center) - '72-'74!
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
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*January 1975
*West York's Mike Stambaugh & Don Lehman met up with ND's Mark Brenneman while
on a mid-west ESU trip to wrestle Notre Dame, Purdue, Ashland & Youngstown State.

York Sports Hall of Fame

• 1995 - West York Wrestling's John T. Toggas was inducted into the
York Sports Hall of Fame!
Contact Coach JT Toggas @ jtmjtoggas@comcast.net

West York's Top 10 Athletes of All-Time
8/26/08 Article - CLICK HERE!
▪ West York Wrestling lands 2 alumni on list
and 24% of all athletes named!!
John Sprenkle Named #1... YDR article
and Bill Luckenbaugh #8
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Honorable Mention:
West York Wrestling's
Dana Luckenbaugh, Dr. Glenn Amsbaugh, John Bowser,
Chad Luckenbaugh & Tom Toggas.

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