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2003-04 Bald
Eagle Wrestling Results
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| March
7 - at EWL Championships - 7th place |
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BALD EAGLES SEVENTH AT EWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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(Bloomsburg,
Pa.) – The Lock
Haven
wrestling team placed seventh overall at
the 2004 EWL held in Bloomsburg, Pa.,
this weekend. The Bald Eagles had one automatic and two
wild card national qualifiers in the two-day event as
senior Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) claimed his fourth
career trip to the NCAA championship with the automatic
bid after placing third at 149 pounds. Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) and
Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) both
received wild card nods to wrestle at the national
tournament.
Edinboro
University
and
West Virginia
University
wrestled to a tie for the team championship, both squads
boasting 99.50 points. The
University
of
Pittsburgh
was a close third with 97.50 points, while
Cleveland
State
University
(80.50) and
Bloomsburg
University
(79) followed in fourth and fifth place.
Clarion
University
(70) was sixth, Lock Haven (57.50) was seventh and
Virginia Tech (44.50) rounded out the field in eighth
place. Edinboro's Matt King (165 lbs.) was named the
Outstanding Wrestler.
Four Bald Eagles advanced to the consolation finals
to wrestle for an automatic spot at the national
tournament, with one emerging with the guaranteed ticket. Mike
Maney secured his fourth trip to the NCAA
championships with his third-place finish at 149 pounds.
Maney, who had dropped down into the consolations
after a semifinal loss, won his first bout in the lower
bracket with a 2-0 decision over Bloomsburg’s Brad
Forbes. He
then faced
West Virginia
’s Mike Torriero in the third-place match, edging out
the Mountaineer, 8-5. Maney had trailed, 4-3, entering
into the third period but he unrolled a four-point move
with a takedown and quick back points to bounce out into a
7-4 lead. Maney
held Torriero down the remainder of the period, the
Mountaineer picking up a stall point, but with the
addition of riding time, the senior Bald Eagle claimed the
8-5 win.
Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern
Lebanon), Jason
Gilliganand Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) all brought home
fourth-place finishes.
Collins had moved on to the 125-pound consolation
finals after receiving a forfeit win, taking on Cleveland
State’s DeAngelo Penn in the third-place bout.
Collins was ahead, 5-4, after two stanzas, but Penn
had bundled up two minutes of bonus time after riding the
Haven wrestler the entire second period. An early escape
by Penn in the third period tied things up, 5-5, but
Collins was unable to generate any offensive points and
would give up the riding time tally in a 6-5 loss.
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Mike Maney earned an automatic bid
to the NCAA Division I
Wrestling Championships by
placing third at 149 pounds.

Complete
EWL RESULTS
LHU's National
Qualifiers
Charlie Brenneman (157 lbs.) (top L)
Jason Gilligan (165 lbs.) (top R)
Mike Maney (149 lbs.) (bottom)

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At
165 pounds, Gilligan had advanced through to the
third-place match after a 3-2 win over West Virginia’s Zac Fryling. A
takedown with 25 seconds left in the first period would
give the Bald Eagle the boost needed to out-distance
Fryling after each wrestler scored an escape in the second
and third period. In
the consolation final, Gilligan was up on
Pittsburgh
’s Zach Doll, 4-2, before getting caught in a flurry by
Doll and ending up on his back after
2:50
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Greenberg recorded a dominant 10-2 major decision
over Bloomsburg’s Nate Shirk in the 184-pound
consolation semifinals which included
3:27
of riding time. He would face
Cleveland
State’s Ron Howard for the third place medal, coming up just
short in overtime, 11-9. Greenberg was behind, 7-3,
entering the third period but a reversal and the two-point
near fall that followed as the stanza came to a close
would be enough to tie up the match, 9-9. Into the sudden
victory period, Howard would post a quick takedown, ending
the Bald Eagle’s hopes for the automatic spot at
nationals.
Senior
Charlie Brenneman
was a fifth-place
finisher at 157 pounds. Brenneman lost a 6-5 decision to
Jason Effner of
Cleveland
State
by a riding time point, tossing him into his second
match-up of the tournament against Bloomsburg’s Josh
Loew. Two
takedowns in the first period set the tone as Brenneman
defeated the Huskie, 12-6, for fifth place.
Both
Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway)
and Steve
Itterly (Bethlehem/Nazareth) were sixth-place
finishers. At 133 pounds, Predko was tied, 2-2, with
Bloomsburg’s Bryan Hart after two periods, but an escape
and a riding time point for Hart brought the consolation
semifinal
score to 4-2
. In the fifth-place tilt, Predko was able to post only
one escape point in the third period in a 6-1 loss against
Pittsburgh
’s Mike Ciotti.
Itterly
dropped two matches at heavyweight this afternoon to
finish in sixth place.
He lost by a riding time point, 8-7, to Clarion’s
Matt Wilcox after he was unable to get out of the
defensive starting position in the third period. He then
lost by a 9-0 major decision to
Pittsburgh
's Travis Shirley, wrapping up action in sixth place.
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2004 EWL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
FINAL TEAM SCORES |
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1.
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Edinboro |
99.50 |
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(tie) |
West Virginia |
99.50 |
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Pittsburgh |
97.50 |
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Cleveland State |
80.50 |
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Bloomsburg |
79.00 |
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Clarion |
70.00 |
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Lock Haven |
57.50 |
| 8. |
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Virginia Tech |
44.50 |
INDIVIDUAL
LHU MATCH RESULTS
125
lbs. – Jim Collins
-
4th
place
Quarterfinals: Brian Sellers (BU) dec. Collins, 3-2
Consolation Quarters: Collins wbf Chris Pruden (EUP), 1:07
Consolation Semis: Collins wins by forfeit over Drew Headlee
(P)
3rd place: DeAngelo Penn (CS) dec. Collins, 6-5
133
lbs. – Dave Predko
-
6th
place
Quarterfinals: Seth Lisa (WVU) dec. Predko, 6-3
Consolation Quarters: BYE
Consolation Semis: Bryan Hart (BU) dec. Predko, 4-2
5th place: Mike Ciotti (P) dec. Predko, 6-1
141
lbs. – Casey Moore
Quarterfinals: Ron
Tarquinio (P) wbtf Moore, 17-2; 6:09
Consolation Quarters: Anthony Coleman (CS) wbtf Moore, 16-0;
6:11
149
lbs. – Mike Maney
- 3rd
place
Quarterfinals:
Maney dec. T.J. McCance (CL), 3-0
Semifinals: Matt Kocher (P) dec.
Maney, 3-1
Consolation Semis: Maney dec. Brad Forbes (BU), 2-0
3rd place: Maney dec. Mike Torriero (WVU), 8-5
157
lbs. – Charlie Brenneman
-
5th place
Quarterfinals:
Brenneman wbf Josh Loew (BU), 1:26
Semifinals: Chris Horning (CL) dec. Brenneman, 3-1
Consolation Semis: Jason Effner (CS) dec. Brenneman, 6-5
5th place: Brenneman dec. Josh Loew (BU), 12-6
165
lbs. – Jason Gilligan
-
4th place
Quarterfinals:
Gilligan dec. Jeremy Reitz (CL), 6-2
Semifinals: Chris Stith (VT) dec. Gilligan, 3-1 ot
Consolation Semis: Gilligan dec. Zac Fryling (WVU), 3-2
3rd place: Zach Doll (P) wbf Gilligan,
2:50
174
lbs. – Ryan Summers
Quarterfinals: Francis Iorfido (P) major dec. Summers, 9-1
Consolation Quarters: Eric Mullen (WVU) dec. Summers, 10-3
184
lbs. – Mike Greenberg
- 4th
place
Quarterfinals: Shaun Guttridge (VT) dec. Greenberg, 7-5
Consolation Quarters: Greenberg dec. Kyle Cathcart (CL),
11-4
Consolation Semis: Greenberg major dec. Nate Shirk (BU),
10-2
3rd place: Ron Howard (CS) dec. Greenberg, 11-9
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197
lbs. – Carlos Ponce
Quarterfinals:
Joshua Birt (P) dec. Ponce, 6-0
Consolation Quarters: Chad Hoare (BU) wbf Ponce,
2:22
HWT
– Steve Itterly
-
6th
place
Quarterfinals: Joe Hennis (EUP) wbf Itterly, 1:24
Consolation Quarters: Itterly dec. Lanfer Simpson (WVU), 7-1
Consolation Semis: Matt Wilcox (CL) dec. Itterly, 8-7
5th place: Travis Shirley (P) major dec. Itterly,
9-0
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| March
6 - at EWL Championships (Day One) |
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Haven Wraps Up First Day of EWL Championships in Eighth
Place
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(Bloomsburg,
Pa.) – The
Lock
Haven
University
of
Pennsylvania
wrestling team is in eighth place at the conclusion of the
first day of the 2004 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL)
Championships being held in
Bloomsburg
,
Pa.
Edinboro
University
leads the team race with 91.5 points followed closely by
West Virginia
University
in second with 89 points.
The
University
of
Pittsburgh
is third (81.5),
Bloomsburg
University
is fourth (50.5) and
Clarion
University
is fifth (49.5). Rounding
out the final spots are
Cleveland
State
(45.5), Virginia Tech (39) and Lock Haven (36.5).
While three
Bald Eagles were still in the championship bracket
following the quarterfinal round, the semifinal round was
not kind as all three wrestlers lost by 3-1 finals.
At 149 pounds, Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) was a 3-0 winner over
Clarion’s T.J. McCance in the first round. Maney matched
up with Pittsburgh’s Matt Kocher in the semifinal round,
but was met with a 3-1 decision on a last-second takedown
by the Panther to drop down to the consolation bracket.
The Haven’s Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/ Hollidaysburg) wasted little time
in his opening bout, pinning Bloomsburg’s Josh Loew in
1:26
. In the
semifinals, Brenneman came up against Clarion’s Chris
Horning for the third time this season.
After splitting the season series in which both
matches came down to the tiebreaker rounds, it would be
close again as Horning broke a 1-1 tie with a takedown
with 32 seconds remaining in regulation and held for the
3-1 victory.
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157-pounder Charlie Brenneman is one of
seven Bald Eagle grapplers who will
return to competition tomorrow
at the 2004 EWL Championships.

Complete
EWL Results - Day One
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Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) upped his record against
former high school teammate and Clarion wrestler Jeremy
Reitz with a 6-2 decision in the quarterfinal round at 165
pounds. The
semifinal round pit Gilligan against Virginia Tech’s
Chris Stith. In
a close match that resembled their dual meet face-off
which Stith won 1-1 in the tiebreaker, the score was
locked at 1-1 after three periods of regulation time.
After Gilligan nearly scored a takedown, Stith
turned and caught the Bald Eagle and took him to the mat
for the two-pointer with 23 seconds expired for the 3-1
decision.
Four other Bald Eagle grapplers remain alive in the
consolation bracket. At
125 pounds, Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern
Lebanon
) advanced to
tomorrow’s consolation semifinal round after going 1-1
in action today. Collins posted a quick takedown over
Edinboro’s Chris Pruden in the consolation
quarterfinals, then worked for the fall in just
1:07
. Collins had lost 3-2 to Bloomsburg’s Brian Sellers in
the opening round after giving up a takedown to the Huskie
with only one minute remaining.
Senior Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) has also earned a match in the
consolation semifinals at 133 pounds. Predko lost his
opening round bout against
West Virginia
’s Seth Lisa, 6-3, after a late surge by Lisa erased the
Bald Eagle’s early lead.
He advanced through the consolation quarterfinals
with a bye.
Senior Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) advanced to the consolation
semifinals with an 11-4 victory over Clarion’s Kyle
Cathcart in the 184-pound quarterfinals of the lower
bracket. Greenberg
had dropped a 7-5 decision against Shaun Guttridge of
Virginia Tech in the opening round.
In the heavyweight bracket, LHU’s Steve
Itterly (Bethlehem/Nazareth) is still in line to
challenge for a spot at nationals, winning 7-1 against
West Virginia
’s Lanfer Simpson in the consolation quarterfinals.
Itterly’s opening bout ended in a loss by fall (
1:24
) against Edinboro’s Joe Hennis.
Three Haven wrestlers have been eliminated from
competition after going 0-2 on the day. Freshman
141-pounder Casey
Moore (Beech Creek/Central Mountain) went 0-2 to end
his stint at the tournament.
Moore
lost by technical fall to
Pittsburgh
’s top-seeded Ron Tarquinio in the first round before a
technical fall loss to Anthony Coleman of
Cleveland
State
in the consolation bracket.
At
174 pounds, Bald Eagle freshman Ryan Summers (
Plainwell
,
Mich.
/Plainwell)
fell 9-1 against
Pittsburgh
’s Francis Iorfido in the first round and was eliminated
after a 10-3 decision against
West Virginia
’s Eric Mullen.
At
197 pounds, Carlos
Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) was on the
low end of a 6-0 decision versus Pittsburgh’s top-ranked
Josh Birt then lost by fall, 2:22, to Bloomsburg’s Chad
Hoare to close out his stay at the tournament.
Action
at the 2004 EWL Championships concludes tomorrow, Sun.,
March 7.
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| Feb.
21 - Lock Haven 20, Bloomsburg University
16 (Lock Haven, Pa.) |
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LHU WRESTLING CLAIMS 20-16 VICTORY OVER BLOOMSBURG
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(Lock
Haven,
Pa.) – Wrestling in their final matches in Thomas
Fieldhouse, all six Bald Eagle seniors wrestling came away
with hard-fought victories, including the decisive win by Steve Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) at heavyweight, to give Lock Haven
University (4-10, 1-6 EWL) the 20-16 victory over
Bloomsburg University (8-8, 3-4 EWL) this evening in
Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action. It was the 14th
straight win for the Bald Eagles over the Huskies, and
gave them their only league victory of the season.
Starting
at 125 pounds, Bloomsburg took the early 3-0 lead as Brian
Sellers put a 7-3 decision over sophomore Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern
Lebanon) in the books.
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Steve Itterly's takedown with 45 seconds
remaining sealed his win, 5-4, and the
team's 20-16 victory over Bloomsburg.
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Senior
Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway)
evened the score, jumping out to a 4-0 lead over Bryan
Hart in the 133 pound match-up. Predko added a reversal
and a riding time point after three periods, claiming the
7-1 win to tie things up at 3-3.
At
141 pounds, Bloomsburg picked up a bonus point as Scott
Heckman controlled true freshman Casey
Moore (Beech Creek/Central Mountain) throughout for
the 15-1 major decision.
Senior
and No. 15-ranked Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) was a 4-0 winner over Brad
Forbes. Maney posted a takedown early in the first period
and kept Forbes down to pick up riding time. An escape in
the second for Maney gave him a 3-0 lead, and after a
neutral start and no scoring in the third period, he
recorded the 4-0 victory to close in on Bloomsburg, 7-6.
At
157 pounds, a commanding 14-5 major decision by senior Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) over Josh Loew
bounced the Haven into the lead, 10-7.
After entering the third period ahead, 5-1,
Brenneman scored four takedowns along with the riding time
point for the major decision.
Senior
Jason Gilligan
(Brookville/Brookville) jumped out to a 6-2, first
period lead before scoring the 13-5 major decision against
Ryan Garner to boost the Haven lead to 14-7.
Moving into the third period with a 10-4 advantage,
Gilligan scored another takedown with just under a minute
remaining and held strong to tack on a riding time point
for the extra team point.
Bloomsburg
answered with six points, however, as Jim Bertulis pinned Ryan
Summers (Plainwell,
Mich.
/Plainwell) in
1:48
after getting the early takedown at 174 pounds.
The points for the fall put the Haven lead at just
14-13.
At
184 pounds, senior Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) shutout Nate Shirk for the 3-0
decision. Greenberg
scored an escape in the second period and came up with a
takedown with just six seconds remaining for the win.
The
Huskies moved back to within one point with a 1-0 win by
Chad Hoare over Bald Eagle Carlos
Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah
Miami
Lakes).
The match’s only point came in the second
period, Hoare tallying the escape point after starting in
the defensive position.
With
just one bout remaining and the team score at 17-16 in
favor of Lock Haven, the winner at heavyweight would
decide the team outcome. Bloomsburg’s Ryan Chulada
rolled out a quick takedown over Lock Haven senior Steve
Itterly just 16 seconds into the match, but Itterly
would break free quickly. Chulada scored another takedown
with 37 seconds remaining in the first period, but again,
Itterly posted the prompt escape. Another escape by
Itterly in the second period made the score 4-3 in favor
of the Huskie wrestler.
Chulada opted for the neutral start in the third
stanza, and after a minute passed with no scoring, Itterly
finally worked through for the control position on the mat
for a takedown with 45 seconds remaining. The Bald Eagle
senior was able to hold Chulada down the rest of the
period, taking the 5-4 win and securing the 20-16
emotional victory for the Haven.
The
Bald Eagles next compete at the EWL Championships from
March 6-7 hosted by
Bloomsburg
University
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Lock Haven def. Bloomsburg University, 20-16 |
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Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
BU |
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125 |
Brian
Sellers (BU) dec. Jim Collins (LHU), 7-3
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0 |
3 |
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133 |
Dave
Predko (LHU) dec. Bryan Hart (BU), 7-1
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3 |
3 |
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141 |
Scott
Heckman (BU) major dec. Casey Moore (LHU) 15-1
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3 |
7 |
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149 |
#15
Mike Maney (LHU) dec. Brad Forbes (BU), 4-0
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6 |
7 |
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157 |
Charlie
Brenneman (LHU) major dec. Josh Loew (BU), 14-5 |
10 |
7 |
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165 |
Jason
Gilligan (LHU) major dec. Ryan Garner (BU), 13-5
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14 |
7 |
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174 |
Jim
Bertulis (BU) wbf Ryan Summers (LHU),
1:48
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14 |
13 |
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184 |
Mike
Greenberg (LHU) dec. Nate Shirk (BU), 3-0
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17 |
13 |
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197 |
Chad
Hoare (BU) dec. Carlos Ponce (LHU), 1-0
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17 |
16 |
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HWT |
Steve
Itterly (LHU) dec. Ryan Chulada (BU), 5-4
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20 |
16 |
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| Feb.
19 - Clarion University 25, Lock Haven 18
(Clarion, Pa.) |
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BALD EAGLES UNABLE TO GET PAST CLARION, 25-18
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(Clarion,
Pa.) – When the Lock
Haven
University
wrestling team finally gained the momentum, winning the
last three matches, it
was already too late as
Clarion
University
(4-8, 2-5 EWL) was able to hang on for the 25-18 win in
league action at Tippin Gymnasium.
The Bald Eagles fall to 3-10 overall and 0-6 in the
EWL with one league dual meet remaining.
Clarion
stormed out to a 21-3 lead, winning four of the first five
matches. Starting
at 174 pounds, Aaron Wright set the tone early by shutting
out LHU’s Ryan
Summers (Plainwell,
Mich./Plainwell),
8-0, for the major decision and early four-point team
advantage.
At
184 pounds, Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) temporarily silenced the
crowd by winning a 13-6 decision versus Marcus Surin.
Greenberg was ahead
8-1 after two
periods and scored an escape and takedown early in the
third to move out into an 11-1 lead. Surin countered,
however, tacking on two late takedowns but Greenberg was
able to withstand the flurry and left the mat with the
regular decision.
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Jason Gilligan scored
a 5-2 victory
over Clarion's Jeremy Reitz
in tonight's action.
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Clarion
heated up with a win by fall at 197 pounds, as regular
184-pound starter Kyle Cathcart moved up a class to take
on Lock Haven’s Carlos
Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah
Miami
Lakes).
Cathcart took control early, jumping ahead 5-0
before pinning
Ponce
at
1:57
.
At
heavyweight, Matt Wilcox followed suit as he scored in
bundles to claim a 19-3 technical fall against Bald Eagle
back-up Tim Meyers
(Mill Hall/Central Mountain) early in the second
period at
3:48
.
The
deficit grew to 21-3 for the Bald Eagles after they
forfeited at 125 pounds due to an injured Jim
Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon).
Dave
Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) breathed a little life into
the Haven forces as 133 pounds, pinning Clarion’s Louis
Russo in just
2:05
to bring the team score to 21-9.
Clarion’s No. 17-ranked Frank Edgar had little problem
with Lock Haven’s Casey
Moore (Beech Creek/Central Mountain), sealing the deal
with an 18-7 major decision after leading 11-2 entering
the third period.
Lock
Haven would take the final three bouts but was unable to
collected the needed bonus points to top the Clarion
score. At 149
pounds, No. 15-ranked Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) was back in action,
using a third period escape and a riding time point to
earn the 2-0 win and inch the team score closer, 25-12.
Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) followed
Maney’s lead, winning by tie breaker criteria versus
Clarion’s Chris Horning.
After trailing 3-0, a reversal by Brenneman late in
the second period made the score 3-2 entering the final
regulation period. Brenneman
escaped from the defensive position to start the match,
tying things up at 3-3.
Into the tiebreaker round, Horning scored an
escape. Brenneman posted a reversal over Horning in his
30-second period, but Horning was awarded a penalty point
to tie things back up at 5-5.
Both wrestlers scored escapes in the next tie break
period, but with 22 seconds of riding time, Brenneman won
the match on criteria.
In
the final match-up at 165 pounds, Lock Haven’s Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) pulled off the 5-2
decision against former high school teammate and
collegiate rival Jeremy Reitz. Doing all of his scoring in
the third period, Gilligan was down 1-0 when he posted a
reversal. Reitz
escaped, but Gilligan got another takedown with under a
minute remaining and collected the extra riding time point
for the 5-2 decision and the final 25-18 team tally.
The
Bald Eagles return home for their final dual meet of the
season on Saturday, February 21, hosting
Bloomsburg
University
. Match time
is
7:30 p.m.
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Clarion University def. Lock Haven, 25-18 |
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Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
CL |
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174 |
Aaron
Wright (CL) major dec. Ryan Summers (LHU), 8-0
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0 |
4 |
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184 |
Mike
Greenberg (LHU) dec. Marcus Surin (CL), 13-6
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3 |
4 |
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197 |
Kyle
Cathcart (CL) wbf Carlos Ponce (LHU),
1:57
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3 |
10 |
|
HWT |
Matt
Wilcox (CL) wbtf Tim Meyers (LHU), 19-3;
3:48
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3 |
15 |
|
125 |
Peter
Derstine (CL) wins by forfeit
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3 |
21 |
|
133 |
Dave
Predko (LHU) wbf Louis Russo (CL),
2:05
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9 |
21 |
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141 |
Frank
Edgar (CL) major dec. Casey Moore (LHU), 18-7
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9 |
25 |
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149 |
Mike
Maney (LHU) dec, T.J. McCance (CL), 2-0
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12 |
25 |
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157 |
Charlie
Brenneman (LHU) dec. Chris Horning (CL), 6-6 tb crt. |
15 |
25 |
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165 |
Jason
Gilligan (LHU) dec. Jeremy Reitz (CL), 5-2
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18 |
25 |
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| Feb.
13 - University of Pittsburgh 37, Lock Haven 7
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) |
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BALD EAGLE WRESTLERS FALL TO PITTSBURGH,
37-7
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(Pittsburgh,
Pa.) – The Lock Haven University wrestling team is now 3-9 and 0-5 in
the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) after suffering a 37-7
hit while on the road at the University of Pittsburgh
(8-5, 5-1 EWL). Wins by Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) and Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) helped to ward off the
potential Panther shutout.
The
Bald Eagles fell behind early, faced with a 17-0 deficit
after the first four matches. At 125 pounds, Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern
Lebanon) lost to
Pittsburgh’s Drew Headlee by a 7-2 decision.
Dave Predko
(Ridgway/Ridgway) was unable to get past Mike Ciotti,
giving up a 9-4 decision at 133 pounds.
The Panthers upped the lead to 11-0 on a technical fall at
141 pounds by Ron Tarquinio over James
Barnes (Windsor,
Conn./Windsor).
At 149 pounds, Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area), suffering from the
flu, did not wrestle as the Bald Eagles forfeited to
stretch the
Pittsburgh
advantage to 17-0.
At 157 pounds, Lock Haven’s Charlie
Brenneman earned the 5-2 decision over Justin Nestor
for the Bald Eagles’ first points of the match to move
the team margin to 17-3.
Brenneman tallied two reversals and had over four
minutes of riding time to pick up the victory.
At
165 pounds, Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) was behind, 1-0, to
Zach Doll after two periods of action. Gilligan scored a
reversal in the third period to take over the 2-1 lead,
but as he worked to maintain control he was rolled onto
his back by Doll who was awarded the fall over the stunned
Bald Eagle in
6:43
.
|

Wins by Charlie Brenneman (above)
at 157 pounds and
Mike Greenberg (below)
at 184 pounds
warded off the potential
shutout versus Pittsburgh.
|
|
Pittsburgh
’s Francis Iorfido controlled Ryan Summers (Plainwell,
Mich./Plainwell) at
174 pounds, stacking up ample riding time to close out
with the 10-2 major decision.
At
184 pounds, Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) jumped out to an early lead
against Eric Cassidy to move ahead 7-0 after one period.
Greenberg controlled the match the rest of the way,
shutting out his Panther opponent for the 13-0 major
decision to move the score to 27-7.
Pittsburgh
won the final two match-ups, Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah
Miami
Lakes) suffering an
8-0 major decision versus his second ranked opponent of
the week, No. 19-ranked Josh Birt.
At heavyweight, Steve Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) would injury default to Travis
Shirley in the first period after a takedown injured the
Bald Eagle’s ailing knee.
The
Bald Eagles will travel to
Clarion
University
on Thurs., Feb. 19, for EWL action opening at
7:30 p.m.
|
Pittsburgh def. Lock Haven, 37-7 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
PITT |
|
125 |
Drew
Headlee (P) dec. Jim Collins (LHU), 7-2
|
0 |
3 |
|
133 |
Mike Ciotti (P) dec. Dave Predko (LHU), 9-4
|
0 |
6 |
|
141 |
Ron Tarquinio (P) wbtf James Barnes (LHU), 16-1;
5:57
|
0 |
11 |
|
149 |
Matt Kocher (P) wins by forfeit.
|
0 |
17 |
|
157 |
Charlie Brenneman (LHU) dec. Justin Nestor (P),
5-2 |
3 |
17 |
|
165 |
Zach Doll (P) wbf Jason Gilligan (LHU),
6:43
|
3 |
23 |
|
174 |
Francis Iorfido (P) major dec. Ryan Summers (LHU),
10-2
|
3 |
27 |
|
184 |
Mike Greenberg (LHU) major dec. Eric Cassidy (P),
13-0
|
7 |
27 |
|
197 |
#19 Josh Birt (P) major dec. Carlos Ponce (LHU),
8-0
|
7 |
31 |
|
HWT |
Travis Shirley (P) inj. default Steve Itterly (LHU),
1:07
|
7 |
37 |
|
|
###LHU### |
|
| Feb.
12 - #19 West Virginia University 29, Lock Haven 10
(Morgantown, W. Va.) |
|
BALD EAGLE GRAPPLERS FALL TO #19 WEST VIRGINIA, 29-10
|
|
(Morgantown, W.Va.) – The Lock Haven University wrestling team was able to score only
three wins in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action versus
the No. 19-ranked Mountaineers of West Virginia University
(7-4, 5-0 EWL), dropping a 29-10 decision on the road in
Morgantown, W.Va. The
Bald Eagles fall to 3-8 overall and are still winless in
league action, now 0-4 on the season.
The
Mountaineers struck first, opening the meet with a bang as
Jim Collins
(Jonestown/Northern Lebanon)
was pinned by Casey Brewster in
3:49
in the 125-pound match-up.
|

Jason Gilligan posted a 12-2 major
decision
over his WVU opponent.
|
|
At 133
pounds, Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) put the first Bald Eagle points on the
scoreboard with a 4-3 win against Seth Lisa.
Predko used an escape and a takedown in the second
period to move into a 3-1 lead.
Lisa evened the match on a reversal to open the
third period, but Predko was able to pick up the escape
point. With riding time not a factor, Predko went on to
log the 4-3 victory.
That
would be as close as the Bald Eagles would get, however,
as West Virginia
moved into a sizeable lead
with wins in the next three matches.
Despite a flurry of points in the third period, John
Holsinger (Pennsbury/Quakertown) was unable to beat
Drew Joseph at 141 pounds, losing a slim 6-5 decision.
At 149 pounds, West Virginia's Mike Torriero stunned
No. 11-ranked Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) by major decision,
14-4. The
Mountaineer lead had grown to 16-3 after the match at 157
pounds, as No. 10-ranked Matt Lebe posted a 6-3 decision
against Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg).
Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) gave Lock Haven its
second win of the evening with a commanding 12-2 major
decision against
West Virginia
starter Zac Fryling.
Gilligan scored two takedowns in each of the first two
periods, then scored another takedown following a neutral
start in the third period. With just under four minutes of
riding time stacked up, he earned the extra point and the
win to cut the deficit to 16-7.
At 174 pounds, red-shirt freshman Ryan
Summers (Plainwell, Mich.
/Plainwell) came out with
another decisive win for the Bald Eagles, recording an 8-1
decision against Doug Studenic. Summers led 2-0 after one
period, then scored another takedown and tacked on a pair
of nearfall points in the second period. A defensive start
gave way to an escape point and the riding time held for
the 8-1 win.
West Virginia
put an abrupt end to the
Haven momentum, however, taking wins in the final three
match-ups to claim the final 29-10 victory.
Top-ranked Greg Jones remained undefeated after
pinning Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) in the first period.
No. 18-ranked Matt Daddino scored a major decision
against Carlos
Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah
Miami
Lakes)
at 197 pounds, and at heavyweight, Steve
Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) suffered a 4-1 decision
against Ryan Wilman.
The
Bald Eagles remain on the road, stopping off at the
University
of
Pittsburgh
tomorrow, Fri., Feb. 13, for a
7:30 p.m.
league face-off.
|
#19 West Virginia def. Lock Haven, 29-10 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
WVU |
|
125 |
Casey Brewster (WVU) wbf Jim Collins (LHU),
3:49
|
0 |
6 |
|
133 |
Dave Predko (LHU) dec. Seth Lisa (WVU), 4-3
|
3 |
6 |
|
141 |
Drew Joseph (WVU) dec. John Holsinger (LHU), 6-5
|
3 |
9 |
|
149 |
Mike Torriero (WVU) major dec. #11 Mike Maney (LHU),
14-4
|
3 |
13 |
|
157 |
#8 Matt Lebe (WVU) dec. Charlie Brenneman (LHU),
6-3 |
3 |
16 |
|
165 |
Jason Gilligan (LHU) major dec. Zac Fryling (WVU),
12-2 |
7 |
16 |
|
174 |
Ryan Summers (LHU) dec. Doug Studenic (WVU), 8-1
|
10 |
16 |
|
184 |
#1 Greg Jones (WVU) wbf Mike Greenberg (LHU),
1:26
|
10 |
22 |
|
197 |
#14 Matt Daddino (WVU) major dec. Carlos Ponce (LHU),
14-3
|
10 |
26 |
|
HWT |
Ryan Wilman (WVU) dec. Steve Itterly (LHU), 4-1 |
10 |
29 |
|
|
###LHU### |
|
| Feb.
8 - #10 Penn State University 26, Lock Haven 11 (Lock Haven, Pa.) |
|
LOCK HAVEN DOWNED BY #10 PENN STATE, 26-11
|
|
(Lock
Haven, Pa.) –
The tenth-ranked Penn State
University Nittany Lions (12-4, 4-2 Big Ten) toppled Lock
Haven
University
(3-7, 0-3 EWL) by a final score of 26-11 this evening at
Thomas Fieldhouse.
Penn
State
scored wins in the first five matches of the night,
building a 19-0 lead before the Haven would finally
answer. At 125
pounds, No. 10-ranked Adam Smith used a third-period
escape and a riding time point after keeping Jim
Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon) under control in
the second for the 2-0 win and the early 3-0 team
lead.
|

Carlos Ponce scored a 12-4 major
decision over
the Nittany Lions' A.J. Cummins at 197 pounds.
|
|
The Nittany Lions
jumped ahead 9-0 following the 133 pound bout, as No.
5-ranked Josh Moore pinned Lock Haven’s James Barnes (Windsor, Conn.
/Windsor) in
the second period.
Moore
held an 11-3 lead after the first three minutes. Barnes
scored a takedown to open the second after a neutral
start, but
Moore
reversed Barnes 30 seconds later then put him on his back
for the fall in
4:15
.
At 141 pounds, John
Holsinger (Pennsbury/Quakertown) was shutout by DeWitt
Driscoll, 13-0, to up the
Penn
State
lead to 13-0.
In the battle of two
ranked wrestlers, No. 7-ranked Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) was upset by
Penn
State
’s No. 11-ranked Matt Storniolo, 2-1.
A scoreless first period gave way to a 1-0 lead for
the Nittany Lion after two periods, Storniolo earning the
early escape in the second.
With Maney on the defensive to start the third
period, the Bald Eagle would be unable to escape the hold
of Storniolo until only 38 seconds remained. With the
riding time advantage and no further scoring in the
period, Storniolo would claim the 2-1 win.
Penn
State
went ahead 19-0 after a sudden victory decision at 157
pounds. Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) owned a
one-point advantage, 7-6, after two periods of action, but
James Woodall kept it close and was within one, 9-8, with
just over a minute remaining in regulation time. With just
18 seconds left, Brenneman was hit with his second stall
warning and the point awarded to Woodall tied things up at
9-9. Woodall wasted little time in the sudden victory
period, catching Brenneman off-guard to score the takedown
after just 16 seconds for the 11-9 win.
The Haven would earn
its first points of the match on a 14-6 major decision by Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) over Jeremy Hart at
165 pounds. Gilligan took control early, outscoring the
Nittany Lion in all three periods, including three
takedowns in the third period.
At 174 pounds, Bald
Eagle Dan Riggs (Hanover/Delone Catholic) added three more points to the
Haven’s total to make the score 19-7 after a 3-1 win
over Rich Brooks. Riggs scored all three points in the
second period and gave up just a third-period escape
before securing the victory.
Penn
State bundled up three more points at 184 pounds as No.
7-ranked Eric Bradley posted a 3-1 decision over Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton). Bradley was ahead
3-0 after two
stanzas and Greenberg was unable to follow his
third-period escape with any offensive points to force the
overtime.
The final Bald Eagle
points were earned by 197-pounder Carlos
Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah
Miami
Lakes) who won in
decisive fashion over A.J. Cummins with a 12-4 major
decision. Ponce
stormed out to a 5-1 lead after the opening period and
scored another takedown in the second to remain in the
lead over the Nittany Lion back-up, 7-2.
Two more takedowns and a riding time tally for the
red-shirt freshman earned the 12-4 win and moved the score
to 22-11 in favor of Penn
State.
In the final match of
the evening, Penn
State’s Josh Walker closed things out with a 10-0 major
decision against Steve
Itterly (Easton/Nazareth).
Walker
scored his first takedown and picked up four nearfall
points midway through the first period to set the tone,
shutting out the Bald Eagle.
Lock Haven is now 3-7 overall and 0-3 in the EWL.
The Bald Eagles next travel to
West Virginia
University
in EWL action on Thurs., Feb. 12, at
7:30 p.m.
Lock Haven will stop at the
University
of
Pittsburgh
the next day, Fri., Feb. 13, for another league match-up
at
7:30 p.m.
|
#10 Penn State def. Lock Haven, 26-11 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
PSU |
|
125 |
#10
Adam Smith (PSU) dec. Jim Collins (LHU), 2-0
|
0 |
3 |
|
133 |
#5
Josh Moore (PSU) wbf James Barnes (LHU),
4:15
|
0 |
9 |
|
141 |
DeWitt
Driscoll (PSU) major dec. John Holsinger (LHU), 13-0
|
0 |
13 |
|
149 |
#11
Matt Storniolo (PSU) dec. #7 Mike Maney (LHU), 2-1
|
0 |
16 |
|
157 |
James
Woodall (PSU) dec. Charlie Brenneman (LHU), 11-9; SV |
0 |
19 |
|
165 |
Jason
Gilligan (LHU) major dec. Jeremy Hart (PSU), 14-6 |
4 |
19 |
|
174 |
Dan
Riggs (LHU) dec. Rich Brooks (PSU), 3-1
|
7 |
19 |
|
184 |
#7
Eric Bradley (PSU) dec. Mike Greenberg (LHU), 3-1
|
7 |
22 |
|
197 |
Carlos
Ponce (LHU) major dec. A.J. Cummins (PSU), 12-4
|
11 |
22 |
|
HWT |
Josh
Walker (PSU) major dec. Steve Itterly (LHU), 10-0 |
11 |
26 |
|
|
###LHU### |
|
| Feb.
7 - Cleveland State University 18, Lock Haven
15 (Lock Haven, Pa.) |
|
BONUS POINTS THE DIFFERENCE IN 18-15
CLEVELAND STATE WIN OVER LOCK HAVEN
|
|
(Lock
Haven, Pa.) –
Cleveland
State
University
(7-7, 1-2 EWL) scored its first Eastern Wrestling League (EWL)
victory with an 18-15 decision over
Lock
Haven
University
(3-6, 0-3 EWL) in Thomas Fieldhouse this evening.
Both squads posted five victories but the Vikings
managed a trio of bonus points to tuck away the league
victory.
Lock Haven’s Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) opened things up at
165 pounds by scoring a 10-5 decision over Matt Klinger to
give the first points to the Bald Eagles, 3-0.
Gilligan took Klinger to the mat off the first
whistle, scoring the takedown just 10 seconds into the
match. After one period, Gilligan had a 4-2 lead, then
built it to 7-3 by the end of the second.
Klinger earned an escape after starting in the
defensive position to open the third period, but another
Gilligan takedown and his riding time point brought the
final to 10-5.
|

Charlie Brenneman (157 lbs.)
was one of five Bald Eagles
picking up wins in tonight's
loss versus Cleveland State.
|
|
Cleveland
State scored four points on Matt
Kallai’s 10-1 major decision over Dan
Riggs (Hanover/Delone Catholic) at 174 pounds. Kallai
took the lead from the start and added a flurry of points
in the third period on a reversal and three-point near
fall to control the match.
Riggs only point of the bout came on an escape in
the open of the second period.
The lead bounced back to the Haven after
184-pounder Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) posted three points in the
final period to grab an 8-6 victory against Ron Howard.
Howard fought off several of Greenberg’s shots early and
bounced back from a first period deficit to take a 6-5
lead after two periods. Greenberg would pick up an escape
midway through the final stanza then spun around to score
a quick takedown over Howard, giving him the points for
the 8-6 victory and the 6-4 Haven lead.
At 197 pounds,
Cleveland
State
’s Joe Phillips ignited a
string of three wins by the Vikings with an 8-6 decision
over Carlos Ponce (Hialeah,
Fla./Hialeah
Miami
Lakes).
Ponce
was down just
6-4 after two
periods of action versus
Joe Phillips but despite a hard-fought effort, closed on
the low end of the 8-6 decision.
Viking heavyweight and No. 14-ranked Russ Davie
used an escape in the third period to collect the 1-0 win
over Bald Eagle Steve
Itterly (Easton/Nazareth).
After the first period ended deadlocked at 0-0,
Itterly choose a neutral start to open the second. Neither
wrestler was able to score, and
Davie
started in the defensive
position in the third period. Itterly was able to hold
Davie
down for just 19 seconds,
and no scoring over the remainder of the match
Davie
was declared the winner.
At 125 pounds,
Cleveland
State
’s DeAngelo Penn fired up
a 12-3 major decision over Jim
Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon)
to give the Vikings a 14-6 team lead.
Penn had moved out into a 7-2 lead early, then
added on until the final 12-3 verdict.
Lock Haven moved the score to 14-9 after a 5-3
decision for Dave
Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) over Kevin Linich at 133
pounds. Linich got the first takedown but those early
points were the Viking’s only offensive tallies of the
match as Predko earned the escape then scored a takedown
of his own to close period one in a 3-2 lead.
A reversal by the Bald Eagle with 47 seconds left
in the second period and subsequent control erased the
riding time Linich had built up and gave Predko the 5-2
lead. Linich
scored an early escape in the final stanza but that would
be the final points scored in the match as Predko would
pocket the 5-3 victory.
Cleveland
State’s Anthony Coleman tacked
on more bonus points for the Vikings at 141 pounds,
scoring a 13-5 major decision over John Holsinger (Pennsbury/Quakertown).
Coleman had the lead from the first period on,
adding a riding time point at the end for the major
decision.
No. 7-ranked Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) was a 2-0 winner over
Matt DePolo at 149 pounds, scoring an escape and riding
time point for the victory.
Maney’s win moved LHU to within six of tying the
match, 18-12.
Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) would fight to
try and score the fall, and though he scored the win, was
unable to make up the difference with a fall, winning 8-3
over Jason Effner.
Lock Haven is now 3-5 overall and 0-2 in the EWL.
The Bald Eagles will next host #10
Penn
State
University
(10-4) tomorrow, Sun.,
Feb. 8, at
6 p.m.
|
Cleveland State def. Lock Haven, 18-15 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
CSU |
|
165 |
Jason
Gilligan (LHU) dec. Matt Klinger (CSU), 10-5 |
3 |
0 |
|
174 |
Matt
Kallai (CSU) major dec. Dan Riggs (LHU), 10-1
|
3 |
4 |
|
184 |
Mike
Greenberg (LHU) dec. Ron Howard (CSU), 8-6
|
6 |
4 |
|
197 |
Joe
Phillips (CSU) dec. Carlos Ponce (LHU), 8-6
|
6 |
7 |
|
HWT |
#14
Russ Davie (CSU) dec. Steve Itterly (LHU), 1-0 |
6 |
10 |
|
125 |
DeAngelo
Penn (CSU) major dec. Jim Collins (LHU), 12-3
|
6 |
14 |
|
133 |
Dave
Predko (LHU) dec. Kevin Linich (CSU), 5-3
|
9 |
14 |
|
141 |
Anthony
Coleman (CSU) major dec. John Holsinger (LHU), 13-5
|
9 |
18 |
|
149 |
#7
Mike Maney (LHU) dec. Matt DePolo (CSU), 2-0
|
12 |
18 |
|
157 |
Charlie
Brenneman (LHU) dec. Jason Effner (CSU), 8-3 |
15 |
18 |
|
|
###LHU### |
|
| Jan.
31 - PSAC Championships -- 2nd place/9 teams |
|
BALD EAGLES FINISH AS RUNNER-UP AT
2004 PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mike Maney Becomes 13th Four-Time
Champion in Conference History
|
|
(Edinboro, Pa.) – The
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania wrestling team was
the runner-up to defending champion Edinboro University at
the 2004 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)
Wrestling Championships with two wrestlers, Mike Maney
(Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) and Jim Collins
(Jonestown/Northern Lebanon), bringing home individual
titles. Senior Mike Maney made history as the 13th
wrestler in the conference and the seventh Bald Eagle to
win four titles with a win today at 149 pounds.
Maney was also dubbed the tournament’s
Outstanding Wrestler.
The Bald Eagles scored 118
team points to place second overall.
Edinboro University captured its third straight
PSAC team trophy collecting 140.5 team points over the
two-day tournament. Bloomsburg was third with 91 points,
and East Stroudsburg placed fourth with 77.5 points.
Millersville and Clarion tied for fifth place with
72.0 points each. Shippensburg
(44.5), Slippery Rock (44) and Kutztown (30) followed in
seventh through ninth place.
|

Link
to full brackets

LHU's Mike Maney became the
13th wrestler in conference history
to win four individual titles with
his win at 149 pounds today.
|
|
In addition to its pair of champions and two
runners-up, all five wrestlers in the third and
fifth-place bouts scored wins. Lock Haven had three
grapplers pick up third-place finishes and another two
taking fifth place. LHU’s Jason Gilligan earned the Most
Falls Award with three over the span of the
championships.
Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area)scored
a trip to the finals with a fall in 4:12 over Zach
Leathers of Shippensburg in the semifinals. In his fourth
appearance in the championship finals, Maney became the
conference’s 13th four-time champion with a
7-2 victory over Edinboro’s Deonte Penn. Maney took a
2-0 lead after the first three minutes of action. Penn scored an escape for the only scoring in the second
period to usher in the third with Maney in the 2-1 lead.
Maney would start the third period in the defensive
position, but reversed Penn with 1:07 remaining for the
4-1 advantage. Penn would break loose but Maney would come
back at him with a takedown with four seconds remaining.
With the extra riding time point, the Bald Eagle senior
pocketed the 7-2 victory for his own piece of PSAC
history.
Jim Collins
(Jonestown/Northern Lebanon) earned a spot in the
125-pound finals with a 4-2 semifinal win over East
Stroudsburg’s Mark Koszyk.
Making his first appearance in the championship
match, Collins had a 4-1 lead over Millersville’s Adam
Bunting after two periods of action.
Bunting escaped early in the third period, then
scored a takedown with six seconds remaining to tie up the
match at 4-4. Collins
wasted little time in the minute of sudden victory,
picking up the takedown just 13 seconds in to capture his
first PSAC individual title, 6-4.
Dave Predko
(Ridgway/Ridgway) also advanced to the finals, winning
5-1 against Bryan Hart of Bloomsburg in the 133 pound
semifinal. In
the championship match versus the top-seeded Jacob Gray of
Edinboro, a scoreless first period gave way to a 5-2 score
in the second in favor of Gray. Gray earned the escape and
another takedown in the third period before a late escape
by Predko brought the final to 9-3.
Wrestling for the heavyweight title for the
second-straight season was senior Steve
Itterly (Bethlehem/Nazareth), who
would end up as the runner-up after suffering a first
period fall against Edinboro’s Joe Hennis.
In the semifinal bout, Itterly nabbed a 4-1 win in
the tiebreaker over Millersville’s Mike Davidowich to
earn a trip to his second straight championship bout.
Up against Joe Hennis for the second time in a
week, Itterly got taken down on the edge of the mat after
just one minute and was caught there, giving up the fall
in 1:21 to place second overall.
At 157 pounds, Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg)
would take third place overall.
Brenneman lost in the tiebreaker, 5-1,
against Clarion’s Chris Horning in the semifinal round,
but bounced back in the consolations with an 8-5 win over
Bloomsburg’s Josh Loew.
In the third-place bout against Edinboro’s Eric
Ring, Brenneman scored the match’s first points in the
third period with a reversal out of the defensive starting
position. Three
near fall points came Brenneman’s way, and despite an
escape by Ring, the Bald Eagle finished with the 5-1
advantage for third place.
Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville)
would bring home third place in the 165 pound bracket. Gilligan
wound up in the consolation bracket following a 3-2 sudden
victory loss against Jeremy Reitz of Clarion.
He won an 8-1 match-up against Keith Smith of East
Stroudsburg to earn a spot in the third-place bout.
Meeting Slippery Rock’s Jason Cardillo for the
second time in the tournament, Gilligan duplicated the
initial result with another first-period fall, this one in
2:20, for third place.
At 184 pounds, Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) also
collected a third-place finish.
Greenberg dropped
into the consolation bracket with a loss against
Shippensburg’s Corey Jacoby in the semifinals, giving up
a takedown late in the third period before losing 3-2.
Greenberg then advanced to the consolation
championship, recording a 9-0 major decision over
Bloomsburg’s Nate Shirk.
Matching up with East Stroudsburg’s Brandon
Mihalko in the third-place battle, Greenberg used some
early scoring to set the tone before rolling to the 9-1
major decision.
141-pounder Ian
McGoldrick (Brodheadsville/Pleasant Valley) suffered a
first period fall against Edinboro’s Ron Doppelheuer in
the consolation bracket. McGoldrick would draw East
Stroudsburg’s Tyler Rapp in the fifth-place bout,
handling the Warrior for the first-period fall in 2:40.
The freshman Bald Eagle had built a 7-1 lead before
getting the count on Rapp.
At 197 pounds, Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami
Lakes) was a fifth-place finisher for the Bald Eagles. Ponce won his first
match of the day with a 13-4 major decision against
Slippery Rock’s Marcus Bartley.
Jared Dubbs of Shippensburg would kick the Bald
Eagle into the fifth-place bout however, handing Ponce an
18-1 technical fall in 5:51.
The rookie Bald Eagle would match up with Aaron
Smith of Millerville in the fifth-place bout.
Ponce was behind, 3-2, entering into the third
period, but rallied for two takedowns and two backpoints
to take over the lead and wrangle the 8-5 win.
In the consolation bracket, 174-pounder Dan
Riggs (Hanover/Delone Catholic) was
eliminated in the day’s opening round, and Riggs losing
8-2 against Bloomsburg’s Jim Bertulis.
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LHU
Wrestlers at the PSAC Championships:
125
– Jimmy Collins - CHAMPION
Collins dec. Jamie Thomas (Shippensburg), 6-0
Collins dec. Mark Koszyk (E. Stroudsburg), 4-2
FINALS: Collins dec. Adam Bunting (Millersville), 6-4; sv
133
– Dave Predko – 2nd place
Predko dec. Brad Shrum (Slippery Rock), 2-1
Predko dec. Jason Trupp (Kutztown), 8-2
Predko dec. Bryan Hart (Bloomsburg), 5-1
FINALS: Jacob Gray (Edinboro) dec. Predko, 9-3
141 – Ian McGoldrick – 5th place
Mark Piermattei (Bloomsburg) dec. McGoldrick, 2-0 SV
Ron Doppelheuer (Edinboro) wbf McGoldrick, 0:51
FIFTH PLACE
BOUT: McGoldrick wbf Tyler
Rapp (
East Stroudsburg
),
2:40
149
– Mike Maney – 1st place
Maney dec. T.J. McCance (Clarion), 8-1
Maney wbf Zack Leathers (Shippensburg), 4:12
FINALS: Maney dec. Deonte Penn (Edinboro), 7-2
157
– Charlie Brenneman – 3rd place
Brenneman major dec. Jamie Gill (Kutztown), 19-7
Chris Horning (Clarion) dec. Brenneman, 5-1;sv
Brenneman dec. Josh Loew (Bloomsburg), 8-5
THIRD PLACE BOUT: Brenneman dec. Eric Ring (Edinboro), 5-1
165
– Jason Gilligan – 3rd place
Gilligan wbf Jon Ratki (Kutztown), 1:20
Gilligan wbf Jason Cardillo (Slippery Rock), 1:39
Jeremy Reitz (Clarion) dec. Gilligan, 3-2; sv
Gilligan dec. Keith Smith (E. Stroudsburg), 8-1
THIRD PLACE BOUT: Gilligan wbf Jason Cardillo (Slippery
Rock), 2:20
174
– Dan Riggs
John Carr (
East Stroudsburg
) dec. Dan Riggs, 13-11
Jim Bertulis (Bloomsburg) dec. Riggs, 8-2
184
– Mike Greenberg – 3rd place
Greenberg dec. Kyle Cathcart (Clarion), 6-2
Corey Jacoby (Shippensburg) dec. Greenberg, 3-2; sv
Greenberg major dec. Nate Shirk (Bloomsburg), 9-1
THIRD PLACE BOUT: Greenberg major dec. Brandon Mihalko (E.
Stroudsburg), 9-1
197
– Carlos Ponce – 5th place
Chad Hoare (Bloomsburg) dec. Carlos Ponce, 7-4
Ponce major dec. Marcus Bartley (Slippery Rock), 13-4
Jared Dubbs (Shippensburg) wbtf Ponce, 18-1; 5:51
FIFTH PLACE BOUT: Ponce dec. Aaron Smith (Millersville), 8-5
HWT
– Steve Itterly – 2nd place
Itterly dec. Dave Kocevar (Shippensburg), 3-1
Itterly dec. Mike Davidowich (Millersville), 4-1; sv
FINALS: Joe Hennis (Edinboro) wbf Itterly, 1:21
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| Jan.
30 - Day One - PSAC Championships -- 2nd place/9 teams |
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BALD EAGLES IN SECOND PLACE AFTER
DAY ONE OF PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
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(Edinboro, Pa.) – The
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania wrestling team is in
second place after the first day of competition at the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Wrestling
Championships, with a total of seven wrestlers still alive
in the championship bracket.
The Bald Eagles are 14 points behind the lead and
two-time defending team champion Edinboro University (60
pts.) with a total of 46 points.
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Link
to full brackets
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Jim Collins
(Jonestown/Northern Lebanon) advanced to the
semifinals of the 125 pound championship, defeating
Shippensburg’s Jamie Thomas, 6-0.
At 133 pounds, Dave Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) also advanced, defeating Slippery
Rock’s Brad Shrum 2-1 in the first round. Predko then
scored a decisive 8-2 decision over Jason Trupp of
Kutztown in the quarterfinals.
Mike Maney
(Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) got one step closer to the
149 pound title with an 8-1 win over Clarion’s T.J.
McCance in the quarterfinals.
At 157 pounds, Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) moved into the
semifinals with a 19-7 major decision over Kutztown’s
Jamie Gill. Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) won twice by fall,
both in the first period, to advance to the 165 pound
semifinal. The
senior Bald Eagle pinned Kutztown’s Jon Ratki in 1:20,
then picked up the fall over Jason Cardillo of Slippery
Rock in 1:39.
Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) is a semifinalist at 184
pounds after defeating Clarion’s Kyle Cathcart, 6-2.
Steve
Itterly (Bethlehem/Nazareth) was the seventh Haven
semifinalist, scoring a 3-1 decision over Shippensburg’s
Dave Kocevar in the heavyweight bracket.
Dropping down to the consolation bracket was Ian
McGoldrick (Brodheadsville/Pleasant Valley) at 141
pounds, Dan Riggs
(Hanover/Delone Catholic) at 174 pounds and Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) at 197 pounds.
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| Jan.
23 - #25 Edinboro University 23, Lock Haven 12 (Lock
Haven Pa.) |
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#25 EDINBORO OVERPOWERS HAVEN GRAPPLERS, 23-12
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(Lock
Haven, Pa.) – Edinboro
University (5-3, 2-0 EWL) won the last five bouts to
overpower the Lock Haven University wrestling team (3-5,
0-2 EWL) by a final score of 23-12 in Eastern Wrestling
League (EWL) action this evening in Thomas Fieldhouse. The
Haven’s Jim
Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon)
at 125 pounds, Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) at 149 pounds and 157
pounder Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) all collected
wins.
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Lock Haven's Jimmy Collins on the way
to
pinning Edinboro's Chris Pruden in the
125 lb. bout.
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The Haven had built a 12-6 lead after five matches,
but the Bald Eagles lost matches against three ranked
Edinboro wrestlers from 165 through 184 pounds, then gave
up the remaining two bouts at 197 pounds and heavyweight
to bounce the final advantage over to the Fighting
Scots.
Jim
Collins pinned Edinboro’s Chris Pruden in the first
period, making quick work of the Fighting Scot with just
1:32
expired.
The Haven’s Dave
Predko (Ridgway/Ridgway) had stayed even with
Edinboro’s Jacob Gray at 133 pounds throughout the first
period, but Gray reversed Predko out of the defensive
starting position then tacked on three near fall points by
the close of the second period.
Gray kept Predko down the entire third period,
earning the riding time point for the 6-0 win.
At 141 pounds, Edinboro tied up the match at 6-6
with a 5-2 decision for Ron Doppelheuer over Ian
McGoldrick
(Brodheadsville/Pleasant Valley).
Doppleheuer broke a scoreless tie in the second
period with a takedown. McGoldrick escaped, but
Doppleheuer got one more before the end of the period for
the 4-1 lead. An
escape for the Bald Eagle in the third coupled with a
riding time point for Doppleheuer brought the final to
5-2.
Lock Haven’s No. 6-ranked Mike Maney scored a 6-1 win at 149 pounds over Edinboro’s Deonte
Penn. Maney posted a takedown less than a minute in, and
after a Penn escape, took the Fighting Scot down to the
mat again for the 4-1 lead at the end of the first period.
Penn took the defensive start in the second period
but Maney held him down the entire two minutes and picked
up two back points in the process for the 6-1 lead.
The senior Bald Eagle was unable to get out of the
defensive position in the final period, however, keeping
the final score at 6-1 to give LHU the 9-6 edge.
Charlie
Brenneman scored a 5-1 decision over Edinboro’s Eric
Ring at 157 pounds. Brenneman
exploded out to a 4-0 start in the first three minutes of
action. Ring
earned the escape point in the second period with just
under a minute expired, and after a neutral start in the
third period and no scoring, Brenneman picked up the
riding time point for the 5-1 win and the 12-6 Haven lead.
Edinboro’s string of three ranked grapplers
followed to turn the tide, however, starting with No.
3-ranked Matt King at 165 pounds. Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) scored the first
takedown of the match, but King ran off six straight
points, including a three-point nearfall, in the second
period to jump out to a 9-2 lead.
Another takedown and riding time point for King
brought the final to 12-3 and moved Edinboro to within two
team points, 12-10.
The
Fighting Scots took over the lead for good at 174 pounds,
as No. 7-ranked Nate Yetzer defeated Lock Haven’s Dan Riggs (Hanover/Delone Catholic) in a high-scoring, 19-13,
affair. No.
17-ranked Alex Clemsen posted a 13-5 major decision
against Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) at 184 pounds, then the
Fighting Scots’ Jim Gibson shutout Carlos
Ponce (Hialeah,
Fla./Hialeah
Miami
Lakes),
6-0, at 197 pounds. In the heavyweight bout, Hennis
outscored Lock Haven’s Steve
Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) 6-2 for the win, bringing
the overall margin to 23-12 in favor of Edinboro.
Lock Haven is now 3-5 overall and 0-2 in the EWL.
The Bald Eagles next compete at the 2004
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship
from Friday through Saturday, Jan. 30-31, at Edinboro, Pa.
|
Edinboro def. Lock Haven, 23-12 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
EDIN |
|
125 |
Jim
Collins (LHU) wbf Chris Pruden (EDIN),
1:32
|
6 |
0 |
|
133 |
Jacob
Gray (EDIN) dec Dave Predko (LHU), 6-0
|
6 |
3 |
|
141 |
Ron
Doppelheuer (EDIN) dec. Ian McGoldrick (LHU), 5-2
|
6 |
6 |
|
149 |
#6
Mike Maney (LHU) dec. Deonte Penn (EDIN), 6-1
|
9 |
6 |
|
157 |
Charlie
Brenneman (LHU) dec. Eric Ring (EDIN), 5-1 |
12 |
6 |
|
165 |
#3
Matt King (EDIN) major dec. Jason Gilligan (LHU),
12-3 |
12 |
10 |
|
174 |
#7
Nate Yetzer (EDIN) dec. Dan Riggs (LHU) , 19-13
|
12 |
13 |
|
184 |
#17
Alex Clemsen (EDIN) major dec. Mike Greenberg (LHU),
13-5
|
12 |
17 |
|
197 |
Jim
Gibson (EDIN) dec. Carlos Ponce (LHU), 6-0
|
12 |
20 |
|
HWT |
Joe
Hennis (EDIN) dec. Steve Itterly (LHU), 6-2 |
12 |
23 |
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###LHU### |
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| Jan.
16 - Virginia Tech 22, Lock Haven 19 (at Blacksburg, Va.) |
|
HAVEN WRESTLERS LOSE, 22-19, IN EWL OPENER
AT VIRGINIA TECH
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(Blacksburg,
Va.) – Virginia Tech (6-2, 1-0 EWL) came
from behind to take a 22-19 victory over the Lock Haven
University wrestling team in what was the Eastern
Wrestling League (EWL) opener for both teams this evening
at the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
The Bald Eagles saw a 16-4 lead slip away after
posting a win in only one of the final five bouts.
Lock Haven is now 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the EWL.
The Bald Eagles opened on a positive note, with
125-pounder Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern
Lebanon
) posting a
first-period fall over Tech’s Ryan Broughman.
Collins controlled Broughman from the start,
scoring the takedown early before the pin at
2:11
.
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LHU's John Holsinger posted a 7-3 win
over Chris Smolko.
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At 133 pounds, Lock Haven freshman Casey
Moore (Beech Creek/Central Mountain) lost a 14-5 major
decision to No. 10-ranked David Hoffman, still maintaining
a slight 6-4 lead for the Bald Eagles.
John Holsinger (Pennsbury/Quakertown) got the first takedown over
Chris Smolko at 141 pounds.
Smolko tied the bout up at 2-2, but Holsinger
pulled away for the 7-3 victory and the 9-4 LHU lead. At
149 pounds, No. 10-ranked Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) improved to 22-3 on
the season with a 6-4 win over the Hokies’ Reed
Carpenter. Maney scored the first takedown, but Carpenter
escaped then grabbed another two points with a takedown
over Maney. An
escape by Maney tied things up at 3-3.
Carpenter moved ahead 4-3, but Maney would put up
three unanswered points on a late takedown and stall point
for
the 6-4 win.
Charlie Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) recorded an early
takedown and rode out Andrew Donofrio the remainder of the
first period for the2-0 lead.
Brenneman would put up points quickly the rest of
the match, outscoring Donofrio 12-5 in the final two
periods for the 14-5 major decision.
At
165 pounds, Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) and No. 20-ranked
Chris Stith wrestled to a 1-1 tie at the end of
regulation. Stith
was finally able to score two against Gilligan, taking the
win in sudden victory.
Tech
moved closer yet to Lock Haven with a 2:46 fall by Steve
Borja over Derrick
Morgan (Athens/Athens) at 174 pounds, the Bald Eagles
still holding on to a slim 16-13 advantage with three
bouts to go. Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) extended the lead to 19-13
with a 7-2 decision over Shaun Guttridge at 184 pounds.
The
Hokies tied up the match at 19-19 after the 197 pound
bout, Tech’s Canaan Prater scoring a fall in
5:28
over the Haven’s Carlos
Ponce (
Hialeah
,
Fla.
/
Hialeah
Miami
Lakes
).
Down to the final and deciding bout, Steve
Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) fell behind early and could
not make up the difference, losing 6-3 to Kris Wiedegreen
in the heavyweight match-up. The win brought the final
tally to a 22-19 dual meet victory for Virginia Tech.
Lock Haven returns to Thomas
Fieldhouse to face EWL and PSAC opponent No. 25-ranked
Edinboro
University
on Fri., Jan. 23, at
7:30 p.m.
|
Virginia Tech def. Lock Haven, 22-19 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
VT |
|
125 |
Jim Collins (LHU) wbf Ryan Broughman (VT),
2:11
|
6 |
0 |
|
133 |
#10 David Hoffman (VT) major dec. Casey Moore (LHU),
14-5
|
6 |
4 |
|
141 |
John Holsinger (LHU) dec. Chris Smolko (VT), 7-3
|
9 |
4 |
|
149 |
#10 Mike Maney (LHU) dec. Reed Carpenter (VT),
6-4
|
12 |
4 |
|
157 |
Charlie
Brenneman (LHU) major dec. Andrew Donofrio (VT),
14-5 |
16 |
4 |
|
165 |
#20 Chris Stith (VT) dec. Jason Gilligan (LHU),1-1
SV |
16 |
7 |
|
174 |
Steve Borja (VT) wbf Derrick Morgan (LHU),
2:46
|
16 |
13 |
|
184 |
Mike Greenberg (LHU) dec. Shaun Guttridge (VT),
7-2
|
19 |
13 |
|
197 |
Canaan Prater (VT) wbf Carlos Ponce (LHU),
5:28
|
19 |
19 |
|
HWT |
Kris
Weidegreen (VT) dec. Steve Itterly (LHU), 6-3 |
19 |
22 |
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| Jan.
9 - at Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.) |
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HAVEN GRAPPLERS
ELIMINATED FROM VIRGINIA DUALS
Bald Eagles Fall To #19 Wisconsin and Wyoming
(Lock
Haven, Pa.) – The
Lock
Haven
University
wrestling team went 0-2 at the Virginia Duals, dropping
matches to No. 19-ranked University
of
Wisconsin, 28-15, and to the
University
of
Wyoming, 25-9. The Bald Eagle dual meet record is now 3-3
overall.
Lock Haven was outmatched by the number four seeded
Badgers of Wisconsin in the first round, losing 28-15.
The Badgers won the first three bouts of the match
for the 10-0 lead. Lock
Haven’s Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) put the initial Bald
Eagle points on the board, putting Kyle West on his back
in
2:10
for a quick six, bringing the score to 10-6.
Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) fired up a
decisive 8-3 victory over No. 20-ranked Tyler Turner at
157 pounds, cutting the lead to just one at 10-9 in favor
of
Wisconsin
. The Badgers would win the next four bouts, however,
tacking on two by fall to break open a 28-9 lead. Steve Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) received the forfeit win at
heavyweight to close the deal as the Haven ended on the
short side of the 28-15 margin.
Meeting up with Wyoming
in the consolations, the Bald Eagles were bettered 25-9. Lock
Haven fell behind early again, Wyoming
taking a 9-0 lead after three bouts. At 149 pounds, Maney
checked off his second fall of the day, this time pinning
Patrick Shuler in
3:02
to bring the
score to 9-6
. Three more Wyoming
wins stretched the lead out to 19-6 before Mike
Greenberg (Canton/Canton) posted a 4-1 decision
against Sam Wendland at 184 pounds.
Those would be Lock Haven’s final points, as two Wyoming
wins at 197 and heavyweight brought the match to a close
at 25-9 in favor of the Cowboys.
Lock Haven opens up Eastern Wrestling League
competition on Fri., Jan. 16, at Virginia Tech. Match time
is
7:30 p.m.
|
Wisconsin def. Lock Haven, 28-15 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
UW |
|
125 |
#15 Tom Clum (W) dec. Jim Collins (LHU), 5-4 |
0 |
3 |
|
133 |
Ed Gutnik (W) major dec. Dave Predko (LHU), 12-2
|
0 |
7 |
|
141 |
Tyler Laudon (W) dec. Ian McGoldrick (LHU), 7-0
|
0 |
10 |
|
149 |
#11 Mike Maney (LHU) wbf Kyle West (W),
2:10
|
6 |
10 |
|
157 |
Charlie Brenneman (LHU) dec. #20
Tyler
Turner (W), 8-3 |
9 |
10 |
|
165 |
Adam Turner (W) dec. Seth Martin (LHU), 4-2 |
9 |
13 |
|
174 |
#14 Ralph DeNisco (W) wbf Ryan Summers (LHU),
2:54
|
9 |
19 |
|
184 |
Brady Reinke (W) dec. Mike Greenberg (LHU), 8-2
|
9 |
22 |
|
197 |
Lee Kraemer (W) wbf Carlos Ponce (LHU),
1:04
|
9 |
28 |
|
HWT |
Steve Itterly (LHU) wins by forfeit. |
15 |
28 |
Wyoming def. Lock Haven, 25-9 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
W |
|
125 |
Bryce Leonhardt (W) dec. Jim Collins (LHU), 8-4 |
0 |
3 |
|
133 |
Tyson Shatto (W) dec. James Barnes (LHU), 6-2
|
0 |
6 |
|
141 |
Blake Gunter (W) dec. Ian McGoldrick (LHU), 4-3
|
0 |
9 |
|
149 |
#11 Mike Maney (LHU) wbf Patrick Shuler (W),
3:02
|
6 |
9 |
|
157 |
Andrew Shuler (W) dec. Charlie Brenneman (LHU),
7-2 |
6 |
12 |
|
165 |
Trevor Murray (W) major dec. David Beard (LHU),
11-2 |
6 |
16 |
|
174 |
Josh Prevost (W) dec. Dan Riggs (LHU), 5-2
|
6 |
19 |
|
184 |
Mike Greenberg (LHU) dec. Sam Wendland (W), 4-1
|
9 |
19 |
|
197 |
Malcolm Havens (W) dec. Carlos Ponce (LHU), 3-0
|
9 |
22 |
|
HWT |
Dusty Hoffschneider (W) dec. Steve Itterly (LHU),
8-3 |
9 |
25 |
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###LHU### |
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| Dec.
30 - at Midlands Wrestling Championships |
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PAIR OF HAVEN
GRAPPLERS PLACE AT MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Lock
Haven, Pa.) –
Lock Haven’s Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) and Morgan
Horner (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights)
both placed at the 2003 Midlands Wrestling Championships
being hosted by Northwestern University in the Welsh-Ryan
Arena, Horner finishing fifth and Maney earning an eighth
place finish. Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) was also in
competition, going 1-2 at the tournament.
Mike Maney
went 3-1 over the two-day stretch, advancing to the
quarterfinals after the first day of competition.
The senior 149-pounder dropped down to the
consolation bracket after a 3-1 decision against the
third-seeded Trent Paulson of
Iowa
State
in that quarterfinal
contest. He
won his first bout in the consolations, posting a 3-1
decision over
Northern Iowa
’s Jeff Harrison. Maney
would sit out the rest of the action, however, using
medical forfeits in the remaining two matches to finish
eighth overall. He
is now 19-3 on the season.
At 197 pounds, seventh-seeded Morgan Horner also advanced to the quarterfinals following the first
day of action, where he matched up against the
second-seeded Emmett Willson of Montana State Northern.
Horner gave up a 12-5 decision, however, sending the
sophomore into the consolation bracket to face
Central Michigan's Joe Yager. Horner
defeated Yager, 6-4, then handed the sixth-seeded Nate
Patrick of the Schultz Wrestling Club a 7-5 decision.
Chris Skretkowicz of Hofstra, the top seed, ended
Horner’s run through the consolations, pinning him in
4:27. Horner then wrestled for
fifth place against Cornell’s third-seeded Matt
Greenberg, upsetting Greenberg for the 8-4 decision.
Horner is now 17-4 overall.
Senior Jason
Gilligan had won his first match at 165 pounds but was
bounced down to the consolations in day one of
competition. In the first round of the consolations,
Gilligan lost a one-point decision, 4-3, against
Oregon
State
’s Matt Ellis.
Gilligan is now 7-4 on the season.
The Bald Eagle wrestling team is back in action
from January 9-10 at the Virginia Duals.
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|
LHU Wrestlers at
Midlands Wrestling Championships
Mike
Maney (149 lbs.) – 8th
place
Maney tech. fall Rob Hitschler (Penn), 15-0;
3:36
Maney dec. Cal Ferry (Illinois), 5-0
(3) Trent Paulson (Iowa
State) dec. Maney, 3-1
Maney dec. Jeff Harrison (
Northern Iowa
), 3-1
(10) Matt Storniolo (Penn
State) wins by medical forfeit.
(7th place bout)-Jon Garvin (Northern Iowa) wins by medical forfeit.
Jason
Gilligan (165 lbs.)
Gilligan dec. Anthony Castillo (Illinois), 9-4
(7) Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) dec. Gilligan, 5-3
Matt Ellis (Oregon
State) dec. Gilligan, 4-3
Morgan
Horner (197 lbs.) -
5th place
Horner maj. dec. Tony Lyssiotis (Eastern Michigan), 12-2
Horner dec. J.D. Bergman (Ohio
State), 9-6
(2) Emmett Willson (Montana
State
Northern) dec. Horner, 12-5
Horner dec. Joe Yager (Central Michigan), 6-4
Horner dec. (6) Nate Patrick (Shultz WC), 7-5
(1) Chris Skretkowicz (Hofstra) wins by fall Horner,
4:27
Fifth place bout -
Horner dec. (3) Matt Greenberg (Cornell), 8-4
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###LHU### |
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| Dec.
29 - at Midlands Wrestling Championships |
(Lock
Haven, Pa.) – Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
wrestlers Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) and
Morgan Horner (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck
Heights) have advanced to the quarterfinals of the
2003 Midlands Wrestling Championships hosted by
Northwestern University.
Maney, who had earned a sixth seed, advanced to the
quarterfinal round after going 2-0 in the first day of
competition. The
senior 149-pounder shutout the University of
Pennsylvania’s Rob Hitschler for the technical fall
(15-0) in just 3:36 in the first round.
He scored a 5-0 decision over the Cal Ferry of
Illinois in the second round.
Maney’s quarterfinal match-up will be against
third-seeded Iowa State’s Trent Paulson.
At 197 pounds, seventh-seeded Morgan Horner posted
a 12-2 major decision over Eastern Michigan’s Tony
Lyssiotis in the first round.
He followed up that win with a 9-6 victory against
J.D. Bergman of Ohio State to advance to the
quarterfinals. Horner’s
quarterfinal opponent will be the second-seeded Emmett
Willson of Montana State University-Northern.
Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) won
his first bout at 165 pounds, scoring a 9-4 decision over
Anthony Castillo of Illinois.
In his second round match-up, the senior Bald Eagle
dropped a close 5-3 decision against the seventh-seeded
Joe Mazzurco of Cornell University.
Gilligan will face Oregon State’s Matt Ellis in
the consolation bracket.
The Midlands Wrestling Championships continue
tomorrow, Tues., Jan. 30.
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###LHU### |
|
Dec.
14 - at Clarion Duals (Tippin Gymnasium - Clarion, Pa.)
LHU 22, Kent State 19 / LHU 24, Drexel
17 / Pitt-Johnstown 21, LHU 12 |
|
(Clarion, Pa.) – The
Lock
Haven
University
wrestling team went 2-1at the Clarion Duals, defeating Kent
State
University, 22-19, and
Drexel
University, 24-17, before suffering a
21-12 setback against Division
II powerhouse Pitt-Johnstown. No. 10-ranked Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) and Morgan
Horner (Hasbrouck
Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck
Heights) both went 3-0 on the day, while three others including Jim Collins (Jonestown/Northern
Lebanon), Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) and Jason Gilligan
(Brookville/Brookville) all won two of three bouts. |

Mike Maney (149 lbs.) went 3-0 as the Bald Eagles
posted a 2-1 mark at the Clarion Duals.
|
The Bald Eagles
won a back-and-forth battle versus Kent
State, falling behind 10-0 after the 125 and 133 pound bouts.
The Haven’s James
Barnes (Windsor, Conn./Windsor),
wrestling at 141 pounds, pinned Nate Daugherty in 2:35
then Maney scored an 8-0 major decision against Jason Bake
at 149 pounds to tie up the match at 10-10.
Kent
State
would go up 19-16 with two bouts remaining, but a pair of
decisions by 197 pounder and heavyweight Morgan Horner and
Steve Itterly
(Easton/Nazareth) tied the match then captured the
lead and victory for LHU, 22-19.
While LHU took
a 6-0 lead due to a forfeit at 125 pounds, Drexel led off
the bouts wrestled with two wins for the 10-6 advantage.
Maney scored his second major decision of the day,
this time tying up the match with a 10-2 outcome over Mark
Cartella. Two
more major decisions at 157 and 165 pounds from Brenneman
and Gilligan gave LHU the 18-10 lead and with a pair of
decisions added to the count, the Bald Eagles would hold
on for the final 24-17 decision.
Against
Pitt-Johnstown, only Collins, Maney, Brenneman and Horner would
record wins, as the Bald Eagles were bettered for the
21-12 loss.
No. 10-ranked
Mike Maney went 3-0 at 149 pounds with two major decisions
against Jason Bake of
Kent
State
, 8-0, and 10-2 against Drexel’s Mark Cartella. Maney
defeated Pitt-Johnstown’s Ryan Ickes, 5-0, in the final
dual. Nationally ranked No. 11 Morgan Horner also produced a
3-0 mark on the day, scoring the 8-6 upset win over
Drexel’s No. 4-ranked Chris Jones. Horner also recorded
a 6-2 decision against A.J. Aeschlimann of
Kent
State
and a 2-0 win over UPJ’s Howard Bell.
At 125
pounds, Jim Collins was a winner in the Drexel match,
winning by forfeit and also scored a 7-5 decision against
Pitt-Johnstown’s Ryan Mazzocco. At 157 pounds, Charlie
Brenneman scored a 10-1 major decision against Drexel’s
John Neidrich and an 8-2 decision versus
Pitt-Johnstown’s Matt Roncolato.
165-pounder Jason Gilligan pinned
Kent
’s Aaron Miller in
1:27
then scored a 12-4 major decision over Drexel’s Steve
Beard.
Lock Haven is now 3-1
overall. Select
wrestlers will compete at the 41st Midlands
Wrestling Championships from Dec. 29-30 at Welsh-Ryan
Arena in
Evanston
,
Illinois
.
|
| Lock
Haven 22, Kent State 19 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
KS |
|
125 |
Drew
Opfer (K) pinned Jimmy Collins (LH),
2:56
|
0 |
6 |
|
133 |
Jared
Opfer (K) maj. Casey Moore (LH), 13-4
|
0 |
10 |
|
141 |
James
Barnes (LH) pinned Nate Daugherty (K),
2:35
|
6 |
10 |
|
149 |
Mike
Maney (LH) maj. Jason Bake (K), 8-0
|
10 |
10 |
|
157 |
Mike
Tolar (K) dec. Charlie Brenneman (LH), 7-2 |
10 |
13 |
|
165 |
Jason
Gilligan (LH) pinned Aaron Miller (K),
1:27
|
16 |
13 |
|
174 |
Ardian
Ramadani (K) dec. Derrick Morgan (LH), 3-2
|
16 |
16 |
|
184 |
Alex
Camargo (K) dec. Mike Greenberg (LH), 12-7
|
16 |
19 |
|
197 |
Morgan
Horner (LH) dec. A.J. Aeschlimann (K), 6-2
|
19 |
19 |
|
HWT |
Steve
Itterly (LH) dec. Nick Hiller (K), 6-1 |
22 |
19 |
|
| Lock
Haven 24, Drexel 17 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
D |
|
125 |
Jimmy
Collins (LH) forfeit |
6 |
0 |
|
133 |
Joey
Cristaldi (D) maj. Casey Moore (LH), 10-1
|
6 |
4 |
|
141 |
Chris
Renninger (D) pinned James Barnes (LH),
3:41
|
6 |
10 |
|
149 |
Mike
Maney (LH) maj. Mark Cartella (D), 10-2
|
10 |
10 |
|
157 |
Charlie
Brenneman (LH) maj. John Niedrich (D), 10-1 |
14 |
10 |
|
165 |
Jason
Gilligan (LH) maj. Steve Beard (D), 12-4 |
18 |
10 |
|
174 |
Dan
Riggs (LH) dec. Josh Fisk (D), 12-7
|
21 |
10 |
|
184 |
Pat
Miller (D) maj. Mike Greenberg (LH), 15-5
|
21 |
14 |
|
197 |
Morgan
Horner (LH) dec. Chris Jones (D), 8-6
|
24 |
14 |
|
HWT |
Al
Shenko (D) dec. Steve Itterly (LH), 5-3 |
24 |
17 |
|
| Pitt-Johnstown
21, Lock Haven 12 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
UPJ |
|
125 |
Jimmy
Collins dec. Ryan Mazzocco (PJ) 7-5 |
3 |
0 |
|
133 |
Thad
Benton (PJ) dec. Casey Moore (LH) 8-1
|
3 |
3 |
|
141 |
Jason
Nestor (PJ) dec. James Barnes (LH) 4-0
|
3 |
6
|
|
149 |
Mike
Maney (LH) dec. Ryan Ickes (PJ) 5-0
|
6 |
6
|
|
157 |
Charlie
Brenneman (LH) dec. Matt Roncolato (PJ) 8-2 |
9 |
6
|
|
165 |
Mark
Glova (PJ) dec. Jason Gilligan (LH) 2-0 |
9 |
9 |
|
174 |
John
Burda (PJ) dec. Derrick Morgan (LH) 3-1
|
9 |
12
|
|
184 |
Brian
Putnam (PJ) pinned Mike Greenberg (LH)
4:18
|
9 |
18 |
|
197 |
Morgan Horner
(LH) dec. Howard
Bell (PJ), 2-0
|
12 |
18 |
|
HWT |
Zach
Majorcha (PJ) dec. Steve Itterly (LH) 8-2 |
12 |
21 |
|
|
###LHU### |
|
| Dec.
4 - Lock Haven 41, Millersville 12 (Thomas Fieldhouse -
Lock Haven, Pa.) |
(Lock Haven, Pa.) - The
Lock
Haven
University
wrestling team took eight
of ten matches, including five by falls, in a 41-12
victory over Millersville
University
in both squads’
season-opening dual meet.
Only two matches went the full seven
minutes, including the first bout at 125 pounds.
Lock Haven’s Jim
Collins (Jonestown/Northern Lebanon)
scored a quick takedown over Millersville’s Adam Bunting
to open the match and had a 6-3 lead after two periods. Another takedown and a point for 2:50 of riding time later,
Collins gave LHU the 3-0 lead with a 9-4 decision.
|

#11 Morgan Horner pins
Millersville's Aaron Smith |
At 133 pounds, LHU’s James Barnes (Windsor,
Conn./Windsor)
was down 3-2 against Dave Roberts after two periods, then
Roberts scored a takedown in the open of the third period
to go ahead, 5-2. Barnes would use up almost 30 seconds on
the defensive before escaping.
He turned the tables on Roberts for a quick
takedown with1:10
left, then rolled him onto
his back for the fall in
5:58
.
Millersville’s Derek Sola had a 6-3
lead over Lock Haven’s Nick
Hawrylchak (Altamont, N.Y./Guildeyland) in the second period before
taking him down the final time for a pin at 3:55, making
the score 9-6 in LHU’s favor.
At 149 pounds, No. 10-ranked Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) worked for the 23-8 technical
fall, scoring the necessary back points with 1:03
remaining to seal the win
and give Lock Haven a more comfortable 14-6 advantage.
Both Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) and Jason Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) recorded falls at 157 and
165-pounds, respectively, to boost the Haven lead to 26-6.
Brenneman made quick work over the Marauders’
Steve Lucasey, pinning him in 1:24
. Gilligan’s match was
even faster, as he spun Craig Pequignot onto his back and
recorded the fall in 54 seconds.
Millersville’s Curtis Yeager gave the
visitors another six points after the 174-pound bout,
pinning Dan Riggs (Hanover/Delone Catholic) in the first period (
2:32
) to move the score to
26-12.
At 184 pounds, the ‘Ville’s Mark
Knock tallied the first takedown of the bout, but Haven
senior Mike Greenberg (Canton/Canton) scored a reversal, then caught Knock
for two near fall points before Knock signaled to stop the
bout. Greenberg came away with the win by default after
2:02
.
Hasbrouck
Heights,
N.J./Hasbrouck Heights)
recorded three takedowns and had three near fall points
before finally pinning Millersville’s Aaron Smith in
2:26
to stretch out the team
lead to 38-12. Heavyweight
Steve Itterly
(Easton/Nazareth) wrapped things up with a 6-2
decision over the Marauders’ Mike Davidowich, coming
from behind to score a takedown and near fall with 40
seconds remaining in the bout.
Lock Haven is 1-0, and will next
compete at the Clarion Duals on Sun., Dec. 14.
Millersville falls to 0-1, and will travel to compete in
the Penn State Open this weekend.
|
| Lock
Haven 41, Millersville 12 |
|
Wt. |
Results |
LHU |
MU |
|
125 |
Jim
Collins (LHU) dec. Adam Bunting (MU), 9-4 |
3 |
0 |
|
133 |
James
Barnes (LHU) wbf Dave Roberts (MU),
5:58
|
9 |
0
|
|
141 |
Derek
Sola (MU) wbf Nick Hawrylchak (LHU),
3:55
|
9 |
6
|
|
149 |
#10
Mike Maney (LHU) wbtf Shawn Blanchard (MU), 23-8;
5:57
|
14 |
6
|
|
157 |
Charlie
Brenneman (LHU) wbf Steve Lucasey (MU),
1:24
|
20 |
6
|
|
165 |
Jason
Gilligan (LHU) wbf Craig Pequignot (MU), 0:54 |
26 |
6
|
|
174 |
Curtis
Yeager (MU) wbf Dan Riggs (LHU),
2:32
|
26 |
12
|
|
184 |
Mike
Greenberg (LHU) default Mark Knock (MU),
2:02
|
32 |
12
|
|
197 |
#11
Morgan Horner (LHU) wbf Aaron Smith (MU),
2:26
|
38 |
12
|
|
HWT |
Steve
Itterly (LHU) dec. Mike Davidowich (MU), 6-2 |
41 |
12 |
|
|
###LHU### |
|
| Nov.
29 - Mat Town USA Invitational (Lock Haven, Pa.) -- 6th/11
tms |
(Lock Haven, Pa.) - The Bald Eagles had
nine wrestlers place in the top eight as the team finished
sixth overall in the 2003 Mat-Town USA Invitational hosted
by The Haven on Saturday.
Cornell University
captured the team title with 156 points and four
champions. Penn State was second (127 pts.) and Pittsburgh
placed third by just one-half a point (126.5 pts.). Ohio
University
was fourth (119.5) and Rider
University
(88) rounded out the top
five. The host
Lock
Haven
University
was a close sixth (87.5),
while the
University
of
Buffalo
finished seventh (83.5). The
University
of Virginia
(62),
Clarion
University
(54.5), Slippery
Rock
University
(40.5) and the
University
of North Carolina
(29) followed in eighth
through 11th places.
|

The Bald Eagles' Mike Maney was the runner-up at 149
pounds.
>>>Full
Mat-Town brackets
>>>LHU Wrestler
results at Mat-Town |
At 149 pounds, senior
Mike Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area) was the
Haven's top finisher after advancing to the finals where
he lost a 6-2 battle against No. 2-ranked Dustin Manotti
of Cornell.
Senior Charlie
Brenneman (Hollidaysburg/Hollidaysburg) placed third
overall at 157 pounds, beating Penn State's James Woodall
14-7 in the consolation championship. At 197 pounds, Morgan
Horner (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights)
also advanced in the consolation championship where he
lost 3-1 in sudden victory to Pittsburgh's Josh Birt to
place fourth.
Both Jason
Gilligan (Brookville/Brookville) and Mike Greenberg
(Canton/Canton) were sixth-place finishers. Gilligan
had advanced to the consolation semifinals at 165 pounds
before taking two medical forfeits to wind up sixth
overall. Greenberg won two straight in the 184-pound
championship bracket before dropping down into the
consolations in a 16-8 major decision to eventual finalist
Nick Catone of Rider. Greenberg wound up sixth after
suffering a fall against Travis Smith of Ohio.
Heavyweight Steve
Itterly (Easton/Nazareth) placed seventh, while the
Bald Eagles' James Barnes (Windsor, Conn./Windsor)
(133 lbs.), Tory Leitch (Lock Haven/Central Mountain) (149
lbs.) and Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami
Lakes) (165 lbs.) all finished eighth. |
|
Lock
Haven Wrestlers at Mat-Town USA
125
Jim Collins
Mark McKnight (
Buffalo
) dec. Jim Collins, 10-3
Matt Doerfler (Clarion) win by medical forfeit over Jim
Collins.
133
Dave Predko
Bobby Shaw (UNC)
dec. Dave Predko, 8-4
Louis Russo (Clarion) dec. Dave Predko, 7-5; sv
John
Holsinger
Don Fisch
(Rider) dec. John Holsinger, 5-1
John Holsinger dec. Ben Watson (Slippery Rock), 5-4
Chris Lape (Slippery Rock) dec. John Holsinger, 12-5
James
Barnes
Josh Moore (
Penn
State
) wbf James Barnes,
1:31
James Barnes wbf Travis Sickle (
North Carolina
),
3:24
James Barnes dec. Bobby Shaw (
North Carolina
), 6-2
Chris Lape (Slippery Rock) dec. James Barnes, 7-5
Doug Surra (Clarion) dec. James Barnes, 8-5 [8th
place]
Casey
Moore
Chris Lape
(Slippery Rock) dec. Casey Moore, 7-4
Casey Moore dec. Adam Curry (
Pittsburgh
), 7-1
Don Fisch major dec. Casey Moore, 17-5
141
Nick Hawrylchak
Ryan
Bridge
(Cornell) major dec. Nick
Hawrylchak, 14-5
Nick Hawrylchak wbf Joey Carpenter (
Virginia
),
5:41
Justin Lijo (Cornell) dec. Nick Hawrylchak, 7-4
149
Brian Hoover
Pat Lloyd (
Buffalo
) dec. Brian Hoover, 8-3
Brian Hoover wbf Jody Ashline (
Buffalo
), 0:48
Brandon Shriner (
Ohio
) dec. Brian Hoover, 7-2
Mike
Maney
Mike Maney dec.
John Cholish (Cornell), 6-2
Mike Maney dec. Brian Baglio (
North Carolina
), 4-1
Mike Maney med. forfeit Matthew Storniolo (
Penn
State
)
Dustin Manotti (Cornell) dec. Mike Maney, 6-2 [2nd
place]
Tory
Leitch
Tory Leitch dec.
Jody Ashline (
Buffalo
), 9-4
Matthew Storniolo (
Penn
State
) dec. Tory Leitch, 5-4
Tory Leitch wbf Tom Graney (
Penn
State
), 1:51
Mike Allen (
Ohio
) dec. Tory Leitch, 5-4
Pat Lloyd (
Buffalo
) dec. Tory Leitch, 6-1 [8th
place]
157
Charlie Brenneman
Charlie
Brenneman dec. Paul Bjorlo (
Virginia
), 6-4; sv
Charlie Brenneman dec. Justin Nestor (
Pittsburgh
), 2-1; sv
Jake Percival (
Ohio
) dec. Charlie Brenneman,
10-5
Charlie Brenneman dec. Paul Bjorlo (
Virginia
), 3-1
Charlie Brenneman dec. James Woodall (
Penn
State
), 14-7 [3rd
place]
Seth
Martin
Chris Horning
(Clarion) dec. Seth Martin, 9-2
Seth Martin dec. Don Rush (
Pittsburgh
), 6-3
Justin Nestor wbf Seth Martin,
3:10
165
Jason Gilligan
Jason Gilligan
wbf Tony DeAnna (
Ohio
), 0:37
Jeremy Reitz (Clarion) dec. Jason Gilligan, 3-2 TB
Jason Gilligan dec. George Patzakis (
Ohio
), 7-3
Jason Gilligan wbf Carlos Ponce (LHU), 1:01
Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) med. forfeit Jason Gilligan
Tony DeAnna (
Ohio
) med. forfeit Jason
Gilligan [6th place]
Carlos
Ponce
Tim Foley (
Virginia
) wbf Carlos Ponce,
5:14
Carlos Ponce dec. James Durkin (Clarion), 9-5
Carlos Ponce med. forfeit Jeremy Hart (
Penn
State
)
Jason Gilligan (LHU) wbf Carlos Ponce, 1:01
Jason Cardillo (Slippery Rock) med. forfeit Carlos Ponce [8th
place]
174
Ryan
Summers
Ryan Summers dec.
Mike Heist (
Pittsburgh
), 4-3
Tyler Baier (Cornell) major dec. Ryan Summers, 11-0
Mike Grogan (
Virginia
) dec. Ryan Summers, 6-3
Dave
Beard
Ed Willis (
Ohio
) major dec. Dave Beard,
12-1
Rich Brooks (
Penn
State
) wbf Dave Beard,
5:20
Dan
Riggs
Ray Calloway
(Cornell) dec. Dan Riggs, 10-5
Dan Riggs dec. Mike Heist (
Pittsburgh
), 5-3
James Yonushonis (
Penn
State
) dec. Dan Riggs, 11-9; sv
184
Mike Greenberg
Mike Greenberg
wbtf Ben Haradon-Keane (
Buffalo
), 17-2; 3:24
Mike Greenberg dec. Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell), 5-3 TB
Nick Catone (Rider) major dec. Mike Greenberg, 16-8
Randy Stout (Cornell) wbf Mike Greenberg,
2:42
Travis Smith (
Ohio
) wbf Mike Greenberg,
1:21
[6th
place]
197
Morgan Horner
Morgan Horner
wbf Marcus Adelman (
Ohio
), 1:13
Josh Birt (
Pittsburgh
) dec. Morgan Horner, 3-1
Morgan Horner wbf Scott Smith (
Virginia
), 1:19
Morgan Horner major dec. Venroy July (
North Carolina
), 11-2
Morgan Horner major dec. Joel Weimer (
Ohio
), 16-5
Josh Birt (
Pittsburgh
) dec. Morgan Horner, 3-1;
sv [4th
place]
HWT
Tim Meyers
Matt Wilcox
(Clarion) wbf Tim Meyers,
5:42
Neil
Ridge
(
North Carolina
) dec. Tim Meyers, 9-4
Steve
Itterly
Steve Itterly
dec. Greg Thomas (
Buffalo
), 7-2
Carmelo Marrero (Rider) dec. Steve Itterly, 3-1; sv
Steve Itterly dec.
Neil
Ridge
(
North Carolina
), 9-3
Matt Bogumil
(Cornell) dec. Steve Itterly, 4-3
Steve Itterly med. forfeit Greg Thomas (
Buffalo
)
[7th place] |
|
###LHU### |
|
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