"Honor the Past, Celebrate the Present...
Look to the Future!"
1965 PIAA State Championships
@
Penn
State's
Rec Hall
1965 PIAA State
Wrestling Champions
▪ Front: (L-R) Bob
Hallman 95lbs. (North Penn), John Abajace 103lbs. (Trinity HS),
Dana Luckenbaugh 112lbs.
(West
York),
Phil
Detore
120lbs.
(Greensburg-Salem),
Barry Souder 127lbs. (Mt. Lebanon HS), Daniel Kohlhepp 133lbs. (DuBois
Area).
▪
Back:
(L-R) Francis Michael 138lbs. (W-B GAR), Charles Houser 145lbs.
(Dieruff),
Paul Armstrong 154lbs. (Steel-High HS), Mike Gudiness 165lbs. (Mt. Lebanon),
Joe
Yerg
180lbs.
(State College HS),
Robert Funk Hwt.
(Manheim
Township HS).
• 1965 PIAA Finals
Dana Luckenbaugh (West
York) dec. Bill Welker (Shamokin)
4-3.
(Bill Welker
of Shamokin HS
-
was a PIAA State Champ in 1963!)
Finals Photo!
Dana Luckenbaugh
York, PA's 1st State Wrestling
Champ!
1965 PIAA State 112lb.
Championship Finals
Shamokin High School's Bill Welker (top) ... rides West York HS's 112lb.
Dana Luckenbaugh. Luckenbaugh secured a
riding time
point in the final
period to gain a 4-3 dec. and become West York's 1st state champion!!
▪ photo submitted by
'63 PIAA State Wrestling Champion - Dr. Bill Welker
(larger photo)
1965 - Charlie Frey...
Sunday Patriot News Sports Writer
@ 112lbs.
DANA LUCKENBAUGH, the senior from West York who reads
comic books to relax between bouts, scored his 112-pound victory by
holding Shamokin's Bill Welker down throughout the third period to
build
up riding time for his 4-3 victory. Welker, who was the PIAA
95-pound
champ two years ago, scored a takedown with 31 seconds to go in the
first period. Luckenbaugh (21-0-1), immediately took him down
for a 3-2
lead. Seventeen seconds later, Welker escaped to tie it up at
3-3. Welker
couldn't get away from Luckenbaugh in the third period and the West
Yorker had
1:22 riding time for the 4-3 win. Dana Luckenbaugh, the
well-built West York
matman captured the 112-pound crown with a 4-3 victory. Dana,
the 17-year-
old, was the first schoolboy wrestler in York County history to win
a PIAA crown.
"I'm telling you," Dana said, "this is a great feeling. I got
away a little slow, but
Bill wasn't that strong that I couldn't take charge of the
situation. I had to go to
work in the last period and I think I did all right. I knew I
had to hold him down
in
the final period and I did it." John Toggas, who coaches
Luckenbaugh, was
overjoyed at Dana's success. "This kid is tremendous," he
said. "He takes
everything in stride. He was nervous before the bout, but you
certainly couldn't
tell it. He is one of the strongest 112-pounders I have ever
coached. This is the
second boy I've had here. When I was at Biglerville I brought
Art Miller here in
1960. He was a 133-pounder. He lost in the semi-finals.
Dana is the first boy
I've coached who went all the way. This is the greatest."
Luckenbaugh is
interested in going to a trade school to study electricity.
1965 SPN Article
note: Dana Luckenbaugh dec. Sam Imler (Bedford) in the semi-final's 17-6.
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1964-65 West York Area Wrestling Team
▪
The
1965
YCIAA
League
Wrestling
Champions
▪
The YCIAA Section Tourney Team Champions
▪ Front (L-R)
Jeffery Linebaugh,
Gary Carbaugh,
Dana Luckenbaugh,
Darryl "Smokey" Dennis,
Burton Snyder,
Steve Kunkle, Tom
DeLong.
▪
Back (L-R) WY Coach John Toggas, Jack Hershberger, Don Narber,
Fred R.
Lehman,
Charles
"Chuck" Bostic,
Gary Narber,
William
Wiehe.
click..."The Luckenbaugh's"
(L-R) Bill Luckenbaugh (1969 PIAA Champion),
Dana Luckenbaugh (1965 PIAA Champion),
and
their proud father, Paul Luckenbaugh...
after Bill's PIAA State Wrestling Championship in
1969!
@ Penn State University Rec Hall.
▪ WY HIGH SCHOOL - PIAA
STATE WRESTLING QUALIFIERS (78)
•
York, PA's PIAA State Wrestling
Champions Page
▪
1983 PIAA District III Hall
of Fame Induction
(L-R) Dana Luckenbaugh & WY Coach John T. Toggas.
westyorkwrestlingalumni.com
1969 PIAA State Championships
@
Penn
State's
Rec
Hall
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
Row: (L-R) Kevin Love, Carnegie; George Myers, Dallastown;
Wade
Schalles, Hollidaysburg; Robert Sacavage, Mt. Carmel;
Rodney
Smith,
Mt. Lebanon
HS;
John W. Sprenkle,
West
York.
@ Penn State University's Rec Hall.
The
1969 PIAA State Wrestling
Program (PDF)
32nd Annual
1969 PIAA State
Wrestling Championship Finals
3/15/69
@ Penn State's Recreation Hall
95lbs. Tom Teagarden (McGuffey) dec. Ed Matsko (Jenner Boswell) 6-2
103lbs. Rich Panella (New Castle) dec. Dan Gallaher (Phillipsburg Osceola)
1-0 ot
112lbs. Carl Lutes (Easton) pinned Allen Andrews (Johnstown) 1:20
120lbs. Leslie Peterson (Canon McMillan) dec. Dave Clark (Clearfield) 10-9
127lbs. Bill Luckenbaugh (West York) dec. Robert Pratt (Easton) 8-2
133lbs. Dan Howard (Dieruff) dec. Rob Stover (Penns Valley) 6-0
138lbs. Kevin Love (Carnegie) dec. Barry Snyder (Easton) 4-3
145lbs. George Myers (Dallastown) dec. Rick Lepley (Jenner Boswell) 10-4
154lbs. Wade Schalles (Hollidaysburg) pinned John Chatman (Trinity) 4:58
165lbs. Robert Sacavage (Mt. Carmel) dec. Bruce Jones (Newport) 7-4
180lbs. Rodney Smith (Mt. Lebanon) dec. Scott Moyer (Mifflinburg) 9-6
Hwt.
John Sprenkle (West York) pinned Joel Kislin (Wilkes-Barre GAR) 5:12
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 YCIAA SECTIONALS
@ West York
@ West York High School
1969 YCIAA Sectional
Wrestling Champions
▪ West York HS's -
William Luckenbaugh (2nd from left front row),
Larry Haas (4th - left front row), Frank Vega (6th - left front
row),
John W. Sprenkle (6th from left back row).
*There are 4 PIAA State Wrestling Champions...
in the above YCIAA Sectional Champions photo!!
*
Along with Bill Luckenbaugh '69 & John Sprenkle '69 from West York...
Dallastown High School's George Myers '69 (*2nd from left back row)
and Dick Hartman
'70
(*5th
from left back row)
won PIAA State titles!
|
1969 High School All-Americans (B. Luckenbaugh)
1969
-
Bob Pratt of Easton
(left)
lifts
Bill Luckenbaugh
of
West York
in
the 1969 PIAA State Wrestling Championship Finals... @ 127lbs.
▪ Luckenbaugh decisioned Pratt, 8-2 and
claimed the 1969 Pennsylvania State Wrestling
Championship!
▪
PIAA '69
-
Bill Luckenbaugh
(top)
in PIAA State Semi-Finals - profile
Bill Luckenbaugh (West York) dec. Andy Kolhepp (New Castle)
18-7.
1969 PIAA STATE WRESTLING
SEMI-FINALS
1969
-
PIAA State Wrestling Semifinals @ Hwt.
▪
West York's Hwt. John Sprenkle on top going for
the fall in 3:41!
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!
▪
1983 PIAA District III Hall
of Fame Induction
(L-R) Bill Luckenbaugh & WY Coach John T. Toggas.
•
Another PIAA State Wrestling
Champions Photo '69
••
York, PA's - PIAA State Wrestling
Champions Page
▪
1969 YCIAA Sections!!
▪
1969 District III Photo!
▪
1969 SE Region Wrestling
Champions Photo
PIAA State Champions
1938-1973
PIAA State Champions
1974-1999
PIAA State Champions
2000-2013
PIAA Finals
2011
PIAA Finals
2012
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2013
PIAA
Finals 2014
PIAA State Mat
Championships
-
2014
AA/AAA
PIAA State Mat
Championships
-
2015
AA/AAA
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▪
West York's John Sprenkle '69 PIAA's
(right)
York/Adam's PIAA CHAMPS
PIAA
State
Wrestling
Champions
by... High School
∙ Dallastown (5), Hanover (5), South Western (4),
Delone Catholic (4),
Kennard Dale (4),
Biglerville (3),
Dover (3),
West York (3),
Bermudian Springs (3),
Susquehannock (1),
York Vo-Tech (1),
Littlestown (1),
New Oxford (1), Spring Grove (1), Gettysburg (1).
The Luckenbaugh's
▪
West York's Bill Luckenbaugh '69 PIAA's
(top)
WEST YORK WRESTLING
•
Sectionals
•
Districts
•
Regionals
•
States
•
|
PIAA State Mat
Championships -
2014
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.
Chance
Marsteller - Kennard Dale HS
∙ 12.
Thomas Haines - Solanco HS
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PIAA State Mat
Championships
-
2014
AA/AAA
PIAA State Mat
Championships
-
2015
AA/AAA
WEST YORK WRESTLING
YCIAA/YAIAA
|
State Champ |
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 |
|
∙ Ken Haines |
Gettysburg |
189 |
1995 |
|
∙ 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 |
|
∙ Ian Brown |
Hanover |
132 |
2014 |
|
∙
Tristan Sponseller |
Bermudian Springs |
195 |
2014 |
|
∙ Chance Marsteller |
Kennard Dale |
170 |
2014 |
|
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Reflections of 1965-1969 Hit Songs!
