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February 2, 2012

Coughlin gets opportunity for first chance at finals

For the first time in the 15-year history of the District 2 Duals Tournament, Coughlin is trying to reach the championship match.

January 31, 2012

Crusaders at top of very talented heap

Coughlin coach Steve Stahl can only been seen wearing a neck tie on important occasions. Tuesday’s meet against Pittston Area was the biggest of the season in so many ways that the fifth-year head coach pulled out the navy blue tie once again -- and he even utilized a secret weapon.

January 28, 2012

Mountaineers pin down victory

DALLAS – If there was any doubt about which team was the second strongest in Division II of the Wyoming Valley Conference, Dallas put to that to rest on Saturday night.

January 26, 2012

WVC season could end with twists and turns

A wild finish is looming for the team portion of the Wyoming Valley Conference wrestling season. It seems fitting that the campaign should conclude wildly because of the craziness that has already occurred in the last four weeks.

January 25, 2012

Black Knights freshman comes through in pressure situation

If he had a choice, Josh Sayre would prefer not to wrestle his bout at the beginning or the end a dual, due to pressure situations. Turns out the Lake-Lehman freshman put on one of his best performances under the stressful situation of grappling in the 14th bout Wednesday night against rival Dallas.

January 19, 2012

Dallas moving up in wrestling

In 2011, Dallas won the District 2 Class 2A Wrestling team championship and lost out on the duals championship by one mere point.

January 18, 2012

Pasone pins his spot in history on Meyers wall with a key fall

The Meyers wrestling program has produced numerous memorable nights in its storied history. Add Wednesday evening to that list. Not only did five Mohawk seniors earn victories to help the team defeat Wyoming Area 42-33 in a key Wyoming Valley Conference Division II showdown, but one of those came via fall from 120-pounder Vito Pasone, who picked up his 130th career win.

January 11, 2012

Victory a ‘bonus’

PLYMOUTH – With an important dual looming against Pittston Area, Wyoming Valley West showed its championship in the Wyoming Valley Conference Tournament last weekend was not a fluke.

January 8, 2012

Plenty of surprises at WVC tourney

Parity made a big presence over the weekend at the Wyoming Valley Conference Wrestling Tournament. Not only were the top three teams separated by just four points and every WVC team had a finalist for the first time in the three-year history of the event, but only seven of the original 14 No. 1 seeds made it through the event standing on top of the podium with the big number one on it.

January 7, 2012

Perfect records vanish in finals

Creating the first blemish on an undefeated wrestler’s season record at the midway part of the campaign is a memorable event. That’s how four grapplers felt on Saturday after the finals of the Wyoming Valley Conference Tournament as a quartet of unbeatens went down in the championship.