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PIAA
WRESTLING
POSTSEASON


"FEATURE"

"Honor
the
Past,
Celebrate
the
Present...
Look
to
the
Future!"

By
Don Lehman...WYWA Webmaster

*DID YOU KNOW??
West York High School had a wrestler
in the
very first PIAA
State Wrestling Tournament in 1938 ... and, had York, PA's
very first PIAA State Wrestling Champion in 1965 at...
PSU!

1938 PIAA State Wrestling Finals
@
*155lbs.
*Dick DiBattista (Lower Merion)
dec. Cletus Gentzler
(WY)


West York's 1965 PIAA State
Wrestling Champion
Dana Luckenbaugh
York, PA's FIRST... State Wrestling Champion!
1965 PIAA State
Wrestling
Finals
@
112lbs.
Dana Luckenbaugh
(West York) dec. Bill Welker
(Shamokin) 4-3.

1938-2021 PIAA Championships History
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West
York
Wrestling

PIAA STATE QUALIFIERS
AREA

WRESTLING
"Honor the Past,
Celebrate the Present...
Look to the Future!"



PIAA
State
Mat
Qualifiers
WY
PIAA
State
Qualifiers (78)
WY
PIAA
State
Medalists
(17)
(updated as of 2020-21 season)

THE
WY
ELITE
"78"


WY's 78 PIAA All-State
Qualifiers

updated as of 2020-21
season
Year |
Weight (lbs.) |
West York PIAA
Qualifier
(PIAA Place) |
PIAA Qualifier's
West York Coach |
1938 |
125 |
Roy Bowser |
Chuck Richards |
1938 |
155 |
Cletus Gentzler (2nd)
 |
Chuck Richards |
1938 |
165 |
Richard Shaffer |
Chuck Richards |
1938 |
185 |
Keith Peterson |
Chuck Richards |
1940 |
85 |
John Bowser |
Chuck Richards |
1940 |
145 |
Ken Smyser (2nd)
|
Chuck Richards |
1940 |
125 |
Roy Bowser |
Chuck Richards |
1940 |
185 |
John Emig |
Chuck Richards |
1941 |
85 |
John Bowser (2nd)
 |
Chuck Richards |
1941 |
155 |
John Walter |
Chuck Richards |
1942 |
95 |
Bob Brown |
Chuck Richards |
1942 |
103 |
Carl Bowser |
Chuck Richards |
1942 |
112 |
John Bowser |
Chuck Richards |
1942 |
138 |
Dean Coffman |
Chuck Richards |
1943 |
95 |
Eugene Brady |
Chuck Richards |
1943 |
112 |
Bob Brown |
Chuck Richards |
1943 |
120 |
Carl Bowser |
Chuck Richards |
1944 |
95 |
John Loose |
Chuck Richards |
1944 |
103 |
Eugene Brady |
Chuck Richards |
1944 |
120 |
Carl Bowser |
Chuck Richards |
1944 |
145 |
Alvin Wildasin |
Chuck Richards |
1944 |
154 |
Jack Deal |
Chuck Richards |
1945 |
133 |
Bob Brown |
Clark S. Smith |
1945 |
138 |
Charles Craumer |
Clark S. Smith |
1946 |
103 |
Herb Marley |
Richards/Kocher |
1946 |
154 |
Bob King |
Richards/Kocher |
1947 |
165 |
Bob King (2nd)
 |
Richards/Kocher |
1948 |
112 |
Leon Senft |
Richards/Kocher |
1948 |
120 |
Herb Marley |
Richards/Kocher |
1948 |
165 |
Herb Schmidt |
Richards/Kocher |
1949 |
120 |
Leon Senft |
Richards/Kocher |
1951 |
145 |
Paul Smith |
Richards/Kocher |
1951 |
138 |
Robert Schaszberger |
Richards/Kocher |
1965 |
112 |
Dana Luckenbaugh (1st)
 |
John T. Toggas |
1968 |
120 |
Bill Luckenbaugh (2nd)
 |
John T. Toggas |
1969 |
127 |
Bill Luckenbaugh (1st)
 |
John T. Toggas |
1969 |
Hwt. |
John Sprenkle (1st)
 |
John T. Toggas |
1972 |
180 |
Mike Stambaugh |
John T. Toggas |
1974 |
132 |
Jeff Meckley |
John T. Toggas |
1975 |
138 |
Jeff Meckley (2nd)
|
John T. Toggas |
1976 |
105 |
Bill Pope |
John T. Toggas |
1977 |
112 |
Ken Shorts |
John T. Toggas |
1978 |
112 |
Ken Shorts |
John T. Toggas |
1981 |
138 |
Tom Toggas |
John T. Toggas |
1982 |
126 |
Brendt Gladfelter |
John T. Toggas |
1983 |
132 |
Brendt Gladfelter |
John T. Toggas |
1985 |
138 |
Tony Hoffman |
Kevin McCleary |
1985 |
185 |
Wilmer Pressel (6th)
 |
Kevin McCleary |
1989 |
103 |
Dave Maday |
John T. Toggas |
1991 |
112 |
Dave Maday |
John T. Toggas |
1991 |
135 |
Jason Turnbull |
John T. Toggas |
1992 |
189 |
Jeff Wolfe (5th)
 |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1993 |
119 |
Matt Sprenkle |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1993 |
145 |
Trevor Clark |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1993 |
189 |
Jeff Wolfe |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1994 |
125 |
Matt Sprenkle (5th)
 |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1994 |
130 |
Mark Buelow |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1995 |
112 |
Chad Luckenbaugh (6th)
 |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1995 |
140 |
Billy Feeser |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1995 |
119 |
Brandon Luckenbaugh |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1995 |
Hwt. |
Eric Lehman |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1996 |
130 |
Chad Luckenbaugh (6th)
 |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1996 |
135 |
Brandon Luckenbaugh |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1996 |
Hwt. |
Eric Lehman |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1997 |
135 |
Chad Luckenbaugh (5th)
 |
Bill Luckenbaugh |
1998 |
125 |
Todd Platts |
Chip Fissel |
1998 |
160 |
Justin Wilkins |
Chip Fissel |
1999 |
103 |
Wade Ginter |
Chip Fissel |
1999 |
130 |
Todd Platts (5th)
 |
Chip Fissel |
1999 |
135 |
Brock Mathison |
Chip Fissel |
1999 |
171 |
Nate Sheridan |
Chip Fissel |
2000 |
171 |
Nate Sheridan |
Chip Fissel |
2001 |
112 |
Wade Ginter |
Chip Fissel |
2001 |
189 |
Nate Sheridan |
Chip Fissel |
2002 |
103 |
Eric Albright |
Chip Fissel |
2003 |
112 |
Eric Albright |
Chip Fissel |
2010 |
145 |
Billy Randt
(6th)
 |
Brian Gross |
2013 |
170 |
Kyle Narber |
Brian Gross |
2015 |
152 |
Garrett Stauffer |
Brian Gross |
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West
York
PIAA
State
Placewinners
West York Wrestling
PIAA State Placewinners (17)
WALL OF FAME |
•
1938 Cletus Gentzler -
2nd Place |
•
1940 Ken Smyser -
2nd Place |
•
1941 John Bowser -
2nd Place |
•
1947 Robert King -
2nd Place |
•
1965
Dana Luckenbaugh
-
1st Place |
•
1968 Bill Luckenbaugh -
2nd Place |
•
1969
Bill Luckenbaugh
-
1st Place |
•
1969
John Sprenkle
-
1st Place |
•
1975 Jeff Meckley -
2nd Place (A) |
•
1985 Wilmer Pressel -
6th Place (AAA) |
•
1992 Jeff Wolfe -
5th Place (AA) |
•
1994 Matt Sprenkle -
5th Place (AA) |
•
1995 Chad Luckenbaugh -
6th Place (AA) |
•
1996 Chad Luckenbaugh -
6th Place (AA) |
•
1997 Chad Luckenbaugh -
5th Place (AA) |
•
1999 Todd Platts -
5th Place (AA) |
•
2010 Billy Randt -
6th Place (AAA) |

WEST YORK WRESTLING
Sectionals
•
Districts
•
Regionals
•
States

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2010
145lb.
PIAA
State
Podium
(West York's most recent PIAA Medalist)

(L-R) Donald-Paul Miller (Pocono Mt. East),
Andy Candiello (North Allegheny),
Bo Candelaria (Middletown), Andrew Alton (Central Mountain HS),
Aaron McKinney (West
Allegheny Area), Ryan Krecker (Nazareth),
Billy Randt (West
York HS), Justin Harold
(Kiski Area). The
145lb. Page
∙
photo submitted to Don Lehman by the fantastic...Tom Elling of
PA
Wrestling
®
∙
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State
Champs
from
▪
York,
PA
YCIAA/YAIAA
Divisions
(40)



"OUR"
WY PIAA MEDALISTS PAGE

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

2012 PIAA photo
courtesy of Tom Elling of
PA Wrestling ©


York PA's

State Wrestling Champions Page

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
∙ 13.
Gavin
Teasdale -
Jefferson-Morgan HS

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State Wrestling Champions Page

York PA's
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).

WY's Dana Luckenbaugh, Bill Luckenbaugh, John Sprenkle.
WEST YORK WRESTLING
•
Sectionals
•
Districts
•
Regionals
•
States
•
The Luckenbaugh's
Medalists

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West York HS's
3-Time PIAA Qualifier's

2001 - West York's Nate Sheridan - 3-time PIAA Qualifier
(back row)
West York's 3-Time PIAA State Qualifiers:
▪ John C.
Bowser, Jr. (1940, 41, 42).

▪ Bob Brown (1942, 43, 45).
▪ Carl Bowser (1942, 43, 44).
▪ Chad Luckenbaugh (1995, 96, 97).

▪ Nate Sheridan (1999, 2000, 01).
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West York HS's
2-Time PIAA Qualifier's
West York's
2-Time PIAA State Qualifiers:
▪ Roy
Bowser (1938, 40).
▪ Eugene Brady (1943, 44).
▪ Bob King (1946, 47).
▪ Leon Senft (1948,
49).
▪ Herb Marley (1946,
48).
▪ Bill Luckenbaugh (1968,
69).

▪ Jeff Meckley (1974,
75).

▪ Ken Shorts (1977,
78).
▪ Brendt Gladfelter (1982,
83).
▪ Dave Maday (1989,
91).
▪ Jeff Wolfe (1992,
93).

▪ Matt Sprenkle (1993,
94).

▪ Brandon Luckenbaugh (1995,
96).
▪ Eric Lehman (1995,
96).
▪ Todd Platts (1998,
99).

▪ Wade Ginter (1999,
01).
▪ Eric Albright
(2002, 03).
(RL)

1992
- West York's Jeff Wolfe - 2-time PIAA Qualifier
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1994-95
West
York
Wrestling

1994-95 West York Wrestling (11-4)
▪
Front
Row (L-R)
Chris
Hileman,
Casey
Brenner,
*Chad
Luckenbaugh,
Hunter Lamparter, Rob Ludwig, Tony Capertino.
▪ Middle Row
(L-R)
*Brandon Luckenbaugh, BJ Hosler, Justin Wilkins,
Josh Klinedinst, George Yohe, Bill Strickhouser, Kevin Scheivert.
▪
Back
(L-R)
Jason
Martin,
Tim
Waltemyer,
*Bill
Feeser,
*Eric
Lehman,
Matt Sheridan, Jason Tyson. not pictured: Tom Capertino.

*Ties WY Record
▪ 2nd Most PIAA State Tourney Qualifiers

*1994-95 (4
WY'ers)
WY's
Chad Luckenbaugh,
Billy Feeser,
Brandon Luckenbaugh
& Eric Lehman.
'94-'95
Head
Coach: Bill Luckenbaugh

1998-99
West
York
Wrestling

1998-99 West York Wrestling (8-4-2)
YAIAA Wrestling League Champions

*Ties WY Record
▪ 2nd Most PIAA State Tourney Qualifiers

*1998-99
(4
WY'ers)
WY's
Wade Ginter
(6th - left 2nd row),
Todd Platts
(3rd - left 1st row),
Brock
Mathison (4th
- left 1st row) & Nate Sheridan (1st - left 2nd row).
WY's
-
Wade Ginter, Todd Platts
Brock Mathison, Nate Sheridan.
'98-'99
Head
Coach: Chip Fissel

Also
▪ in 1938, 1940, 1942...
4 WY
PIAA State Qualifier's!


West York Area Champions
Sectionals
•
Districts
•
Regionals
•
States
•
Medalists



1969
PIAA
STATE
WRESTLING
FINALS

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.
also click...
THE LUCKENBAUGH'S


1969
PIAA
STATE
WRESTLING
FINALS

@ Penn State University's Rec Hall
1969 PIAA State Wrestling
Finals @ HWT.
▪ 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 trophy!


Road
to
Hershey
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2012
-
Kennard Dale
sophomore, Chance Marsteller (above)
won his... second PIAA AAA State Wrestling Title @ 160lbs.!

WY PIAA
Sectional Champions

WY PIAA District III Champions... (49)
WY
PIAA
(SE)
Regional
Champions
(17)


"Honor the
Past, Celebrate the Present...
Look to the Future!"

CHANCE MARSTELLER
2013 AAA photo
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