1968 PIAA Southeast
Regional Champions
1968 PIAA Southeast Regional
Wrestling Champions
▪ Front Row
(L-R) Bill Thomas (York High), Andy Matter (Upper Darby),
Bruce
Jones (Newport), Mike Loercher (Manheim Central HS),
Karl Ginder (Manheim Central HS).
▪
Back
(L-R)
Phil
Conlin
(Warwick),
Steve
Thompson
(Manheim Central),
Bill Pascarella (Cumberland Valley),
Bill Luckenbaugh (West York),
Ivan Bell (Haverford), Dan Sanders (Lower Dauphin),
Rick Swanger (Cumberland Valley).
There are 2 NCAA
Wrestling Champions
in the above photo...
Andy Matter (Penn
State) 2-time NCAA DI Champion
'71 and
'72.
Bill
"Lucky" Luckenbaugh (ESSC) ...
1974 NCAA DII Champion.
1968 Southeast Regional
Wrestling
Championship Mat Finals
3/1/68
@
Harrisburg Farm Show Arena
95lbs. Rick Swanger,
18-0 (Cumb. Valley) dec. Ben Weinstein, 18-2 Cheltenham) 4-3
103lbs. Dan Sanders, 14-3 (L. Dauphin) dec. Jim Adams, 16-4 (Harriton) 5-2
112lbs. Ivan Bell, 13-2-1 (Haverford) pinned Lee Dobyns, 17-4 (Newport) 3:27
120lbs. Bill Luckenbaugh, 22-1 (West York) dec. Fred Zinck, 23-1 (Ridley)
8-2
127lbs. Bill Pascarella, 23-0 (Cumb. Valley) dec. Randy Erickson, 18-3
(Penncrest) 7-2
133lbs. Steve Thompson, 22-2 (Man. Central) dec. Keith Nyman, 13-5-2 (OJ
Roberts) 8-6
138lbs. Phil Conlin, 19-0-1 (Warwick) pinned Lou Pizzi, 20-3 (Conestoga) 5:31
145lbs. Bill Thomas, 18-0 (York High) dec. Bob Valentine, 19-2 (Lansdowne) 12-5
154lbs. Andy Matter, 18-0 (Upper Darby) dec. Dennis Ibach, 20-2 (Man. Central)
6-3
165lbs. Bruce Jones, 21-0 (Newport) dec. Len Pellulo, 19-2 (Cheltenham) 16-9
180lbs. Mike Loercher, 24-0 (Man. Central) dec. Ted Madden, 20-1 (OJ Roberts)
11-8
Hwt.
Karl Ginder, 20-3 (Man. Central) pinned Charles Fillman, 21-2 (Downingtown)
4:33
▪ Dallastown's George Myers finished 3rd at 145lbs.
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