Every November, it’s the same story for just about every wrestling coach in the Wyoming Valley Conference: numbers are going down, and they’re hoping to fill all 14 weight classes. If there’s an injury or […]
HANOVER TWP. — When Shawn Henniger woke up Saturday morning, he didn’t plan on putting on a Dallas singlet one more time. He thought his days of representing his wrestling team were over. One phone […]
HERSHEY – After the 2018 state wrestling tournament ended, a group of wrestlers from the Wyoming Valley Conference got together for offseason workouts and traveled to tournaments together. That’s not unusual for those types of […]
HERSHEY — When Shane Noonan woke up on Saturday morning, he had visions of standing on the podium at Giant Center. He was on the podium Saturday night getting dressed with a medal from his […]
HERSHEY — Throughout his career during big tournaments, D.J. Erickson has worn an old Hanover Area singlet from the 1990s that he found. While wearing it on special occasions, he only lost a handful of […]
HERSHEY — D.J. Erickson is a very emotional wrestler. The Hanover Area standout is often seen flexing or shouting in excitement after grabbing a big win. He did that and more on Friday during the […]
HERSHEY — Wrestling now for the third time at Giant Center, Shane Noonan is very comfortable. Some would even say that the Hazleton Area senior is very confident. The 220-pounder certainly looked on top of […]
HERSHEY — When it’s 2 p.m. on Saturday for the start of the finals of the PIAA Class 2A Championships, and 8 p.m. for the beginning of the 3A last round, many wrestling fans around […]
HERSHEY — It was almost exactly one year ago when Steven Newell and Shane Noonan made an appearance at the PIAA Class 3A Championships and got their feet wet. Newell, a Dallas senior, and Noonan, […]
HERSHEY – Wrestling coaches always teach their athletes to never stop wrestling in a match no matter what the scenario. While that’s easier said than done for a lot of wrestlers, a pair of Wyoming […]
HERSHEY — For the last 38 years, one of the staples at the PIAA Wrestling Championships has been John “Doc” Hossage, the state rules interpreter. Hossage, a resident of Mountain Top and a longtime state […]
2019 State Qualifiers Here’s a closer look at the 11 Wyoming Valley Conference state qualifiers, who will be participating in the PIAA Championships this weekend at Giant Center in Hershey: CLASS 2A David Evans, Tunkhannock […]
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