Archive for March, 2010

Posted by mlwa on March 24, 2010

2010 NCAA D-1 All-Americans

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125 lbs

1- Matt McDonough – Iowa

2- Andrew Long – Iowa St.

3- Angel Escobedo – Indiana

4- Troy Nickerson – Cornell

5- Zach Sanders – Minnesota

6- Cashe Quiroga – Purdue

7- Anthony Robles – Arizona St.

8- Nikko Triggas – Ohio St.

133 lbs

1- Jayson Ness – Minnesota

2- Daniel Dennis – Iowa

3- Franklin Gomes – Michigan St.

4- Jordan Oliver – Oklahoma St. (PA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLER)

5- Tyler Graff – Wisconsin

6- Dan Mitcheff – Kent St.

7- Borislav Novachkov – Cal Poly

8- Steve Bell – Maryland (PA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLER)

141 lbs

1- Kyle Dake – Cornell

2- Montell Marion – Iowa

3- Reece Humphrey – Ohio St.

4- Zack Bailey – Oklahoma

5- Tyler Naumann – PITT (PA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLER)

6- Germane Lindsey – Ohio U.

7- Michael Thorn – Minnesota

8- Christopher Diaz – Virginia Tech

149 lbs

1- Brent Metcalf – Iowa

2- Lance Palmer – Ohio St.

3- Lyle Terry – Oklahoma

4- Kyle Ruschell – Wisconsin

5- Frank Molinaro – Penn St.

6- Torsten Gillespie – Edinboro

7- Kevin LeValley – Bucknell

8- Lyle Borshoff – American

157 lbs

1- J.P. O'Connor – Harvard

2- Chase Pami – Cal Poly

3- Adam Hall – Boise St.

4- Justin Lister – Binghampton

5- Steve Fittery – American (PA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLER)

6- Cyler Sanderson – Penn St.

7- Justin Gaethje – Northern Colorado

8- Steven Brown – Central Michigan

165 lbs

1- Andrew Long – Wisconsin

2- Dan Vallimont – Penn St.

3- Jarrod King – Edinboro (PA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLER)

4- Nick Amuchastegui – Stanford

5- Tyler Caldwell – Oklahoma

6- Andrew Rendos – Bucknell (PA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLER)

7- Ryan Morningstar – Iowa

8- Chris Brown – Old Dominion

174 lbs

1- Jay Borschel – Iowa

2- Mack Lewnes – Cornell

3- Chris Henrich – Virginia

4- Stephen Dwyer – Nebraska

5- Jordan Blanton – Illinois

6- Ben Bennett – Central Michigan

7- Scott Giffin – Penn

8- Jarion Beets – Northern Iowa

184 lbs

1- Max Askren – Missouri

2- Kirk Smith – Boise St.

3- Michael Cannon – American

4- Joe LeBlanc – Wyoming

5- John Dergo – Illinois

6- Clayton Foster – Oklahoma St.

7- Dustin Kilgore – Kent St.

8- Phillip Keddy – Iowa

197 lbs

1- Jake Varner – Iowa St.

2- Craig Brester – Nebraska

3- Cam Simaz – Cornell

4- Hudson Taylor – Maryland

5- Eric Lapotsky – Oklahoma (PA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLER)

6- Trevor Brandvold – Wisconsin

7- Alan Gelogaev – Oklahoma St.

8- Sonny Yohn – Minnesota

285 lbs

1- David Zabriskie – Iowa St.

2- Jared Rosholt – Oklahoma St.

3- Zach Rey – Lehigh

4- Konrad Dudziak – Duke

5- Mitchell Monteiro – CSU Baker

6- Mark Ellis – Missouri

7- Daniel Erekson – Iowa

8- Jarod Trice – Central Michigan

Posted by mlwa on March 23, 2010

Allegheny vs Westmoreland

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So you thought High School wrestling was over.  Nope…there's one more event that's a must see!  On Wednesday, March 24 the Allegheny County All-Stars will compete against the Westmoreland County All-Stars at Mt. Pleasant High School – 7 PM start. Jack Hnath will be respresenting Lebo at this prestigious event and it would be nice to see some Blue & Gold in the stands.  Feel free to bring your cowbell!! 

Here's the line-up for the big showdown….

112- (AC) Jack Diana – Eliz Forward vs. (WC) Ryan Bohince – Penn Trafford

119- (AC) Nick Rodgers – North Allegheny vs. (WC) Adam Rosensteel – Kiski Area

125- (AC) Carson Brooks – Fox Chapel vs. (WC) Dante DeCario – Derry

130- (AC) Frank Martellotti – Shadyside Acad vs. (WC) Beau Gryzbek – Kiski Area

135- (AC) Josh Etzel – Eliz Forward vs. (WC) Ryan Walters – Latrobe

140- (AC) Dom Pietropaolo – Plum vs. (WC) Nick Bergamasco – Penn Trafford

145- (AC) Andy Candiello – North Allegheny vs. (WC) Justin Harold – Kiski Area

152- (AC) Dave DiBenedetto – Fox Chapel vs. (WC) Zack Shannon – Kiski Area

160- (AC) Jack Hnath - Mt. Lebanon vs. (WC) Trevor Gibson – Penn Trafford

171- (AC) Tyler Wilps – Chartiers Valley vs. (WC) Nolan Greenwald – Burrell

189- (AC) Seb Fischer – North Allegheny vs. (WC) Eric Shaffer – Latrobe

215- (AC) TJ McIlwane – North Hills vs (WC) Kyle Dudley – Valley

285- (AC) Adam Lazenga – Bethel Park vs. (WC) Ben Horwat – Derry

Posted by mlwa on March 23, 2010

Coach Hnath Goes To Nationals

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Varsity assistant coach John Hnath had the honor of being selected as an official at the NCAA Division 1A Championships this past weekend.  If you get a chance to watch the replay on one of ESPN's channels you'll see him during the 149 lb match between Iowa's Brent Metcalf and Ohio State's Lance Palmer. 

Posted by mlwa on March 19, 2010

PA Wrestlers Lead NCAA Field…

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Pennsylvania is known to be one of the strongest states in the country and this year was no different at the NCAA Championships.

PA has 47 grapplers competiting this weekend in Omaha, Nebraska which is 16 more than 2nd Place Ohio.

2nd) Ohio – 31

3rd) New Jersey – 29

T4th) California & New York - 24

T6th)  Illinois & Iowa - 14

8th) Michigan – 13

9th) Colorado – 11

10th) Washington – 10

Here's a list of the PA kids…highlighted in red are from our area.

165 Rendos, Andrew Bucknell Brockway
133 Ortenzio, Bryan Penn Camp Hill
149 Kyler, Matthew Army Clearfield
125 Pataky, Brad Penn State Clearfield
165 King, Jarrod Edinboro Connellsville
133 Bell, Steve Maryland Connellsville
157 John, Kyle Maryland Coopersburg
157 Fittery, Steve American Denver
149 Bucher, Brandon George Mason Dillsburg
141 Ciasulli, Seth Lehigh Easton
141 Krom, Alex Maryland Easton
133 Oliver, Jordan Oklahoma State Easton
184 Clymer, Ben Hofstra Germansville
141 Clymer, Scott Liberty Germansville
285 Arnone, Joshua Cornell Honesdale
285 Tomei, Ryan Pittsburgh Irwin
125 Young, Shane West Virginia Jeannette
197 Drury, Dennis North Carolina Jenkintown
174 Henrich, Chris Virginia Lansdale
141 Kemmerer, Zack Penn Linfield
157 Harrison, Hadley Clarion McKean
165 Morrison, Rob Rider Mechanicsburg
174 Resnick, Jim Rider Media
141 Nauman, Tyler Pittsburgh Middletown
197 Kennedy, Joseph Lehigh Milford
197 Lapotsky, Eric Oklahoma Mt. Carmel
149 Ward, Bobby N.C. State Nazareth
165 Schmelyun, Rick Bloomsburg New Oxford
184 Salopek, Michael Virginia North Huntingdon
133 Mytych, Steve Drexel Northampton
197 Wilps, Matthew Pittsburgh Chartiers Valley
285 Haddad, Ziad North Carolina Orefield
133 Choate, Cortlandt Brown Orwigsburg
157 Hostetter, Jarrett Millersville Oxford
174 Smith, Shane Millersville Pennsburg
157 Moley, Matt Bloomsburg Phoenixville
125 Zanetta, Anthony Pittsburgh Keystone Oaks
125 Frey, Garrett Princeton Pittsburgh
133 Clair, Sean Eastern Michigan Plum
149 Shober, Glenn Navy Reading
125 Childress, Jonathan Liberty Red Lion
184 Bradshaw, Patrick Edinboro Saegertown
165 Jones, Donald West Virginia Slickville
184 Bosak, Steve Cornell State College
149 Fleming, James Clarion West Mifflin
133 Fisk, Matthew Lehigh Wyalusing
149 Albright, Eric Pittsburgh York
 

Posted by mlwa on March 4, 2010

Congrats to Coach Allemang

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Contratulations to Coach Marc Allemang for being named Section 5 "Assistant Coach of the Year."   This was a well deserved honor as he's worked countless hours with the boys and always maintained a postive attitude. Eventhough he's a Bethel Park graduate we're happy he's on our side.

2003 and 2004 NCAA participant … has an 82-24 career record

Junior – Placed first at the East Region Championship, Slippery Rock Open and the National Catholic Championship … East Region Championship "Outstanding Wrestler" … was ranked as high as 16th in the country by InterMat Wrestling … led the team with a 30-5 record, setting a school record for wins by a junior … was a perfect 17-0 in dual matches … had a team-high 11 pins … finished third at the WVU Open

Sophomore – Placed first at the East Region Championship and the National Catholic Championship … East Region Championship "Outstanding Wrestler" … led the team with a 31-10 record … was 11-2 in dual matches … had a team-high 11 pins … finished third at the Ashland Open and the Slippery Rock Open … placed sixth at the Penn State Open

Freshman – Third on the team in wins with a 21-9 record … third in dual meet wins with a 13-5 mark … led the Dukes with eight pins … placed third at NCAA East Regional

High School – Placed fourth in WPIAL as a senior … section champion as a junior, section runner-up as a senior … four-year letterman

Personal – 2004 NWCA All-Academic Team … 2003 NWCA All-Academic Honorable Mention … member of the Dean's List and Director of Athletics Honor Roll … secondary education major

  

Posted by mlwa on March 3, 2010

2009-2010 Mt. Lebanon Youth Wrestling

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Posted by mlwa on March 2, 2010

WPIAL BRACKETS

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If you would like to view the SW Regional Brackets CLICK HERE.

Posted by mlwa on March 2, 2010

Kurland’s Win Tickets!

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The winner of the Penguin ticket package drawing was Stu Kurland (have fun Alex)!  Stu is a Mt. Lebanon fireman and the salesman was Andy Buttlar.  Thank you to everyone who helped sell raffle tickets and big props to Lucy Vayo for setting up the Rollier's & Shop 'n Save days. 

~Steve Patrick