A look at some historical comparisons as the 2012-13 high school winter sports season winds down.
1) The 200-yard freestyle championship which Delone Catholic’s Victoria Griffin achieved Friday in the District 3 Class AA Swimming Championships continues a Hanover area tradition.
In fact, the 200 freestyle has been won by a Hanover area swimmer twice before Friday – Bermudian Springs’ Kristin Brown in 2002 and, in Class AAA, Gettysburg’s Tricia Weaner in 2007.

2) When Delone Catholic’s Jim Dooley recorded his 700th career coaching victory recently, that total included his time coaching in Iceland.
However, he is rapidly compiling big numbers coaching high school basketball in the Hanover area as well.
With Friday’s District 3 Class AA championship, Dooley’s record at Delone improved to 186-83 in 10 seasons. Couple that with his 145-147 mark in 12 campaigns at Gettysburg High and he has a 331-230 record, ranking among the leading winners in the Hanover area.
However, he still trails some noteworthy coaches, including the man he followed at Gettysburg, Merrill Eckhart, who posted 384 wins. Jake Diviney continues to hold the Hanover area mark for coaching wins with 452 achieved at both East Berlin and New Oxford high schools.
And let’s not forget his girls’ basketball counterpart at Delone. Gerry Eckenrode is directing his 14th season and has a 337-99 record, a winning percentage of 77.2. That ranks higher than the previous standard bearer for winning percentage in the Hanover area, Hanover’s Frank Noonan, whose boys’ teams won 76 percent of their games.

3) Believe it or not, all of the above men fall short of a swimming coach. South Western’s Bill Sterner’s 510 dual-meet victories in 40 seasons set a Hanover area standard which may never be reached in any sport. especially in today’s climate of all too brief coaching careers.

4) Now that Delone has won back-to-back District 3 crowns, the next challenge will be a three-peat, something that no Hanover area boys’ team has done since Gettysburg won the trifecta … back in 1941-43.

By Daniel Paulling

Here are the Class AAA pairings for Friday’s District 3 individual wrestling tournament at Hersheypark Arena.

106 Lbs
Connor Sheehan Solanco (11) 29‐4 vs. Owen Powell Daniel Boone (9) 31‐11
Owen Wherley South Western (9) 25‐3 vs. Levi Sterner Middletown (10) 23‐5
Brett Kulp Exeter (9) 28‐11 vs. Brandon Rodriguez Dover (9) 19‐9
Evan Bogdan Palmyra (11) 28‐6 vs. Wyatt Binkley Greencastle Antrim (10) 23‐5
Dylan Chatterton Central York (9) 24‐1 vs. Myles Taylor Milton Hershey (9) 11‐6
Colin Runshaw Chambersburg (9) 25‐12 vs. Devin Schnupp Warwick (9) 36‐2
Ryan Fretz Oley Valley (12) 30‐5 vs. Parker Hillard Cumberland Valley (9) 14‐15
Jose Morales Conestoga Valley (9) 30‐7 vs. Zach Elvin Central Dauphin (10) 24‐5

113 Lbs
Tanner Shoap Chambersburg (12) 34‐7 vs. Aidyn Miller Hempfield (9) 26‐13
Alex Klucker East Pennsboro (10) 20‐11 vs. Connor Moyer Wilson (11) 29‐15
Derek Wilson South Western (9) 23‐7 vs. Michel Duncan Harrisburg (12) 15‐11
Hunter Faith James Buchanan (10) 25‐6 vs. Josh Charles Warwick (11) 35‐5
Austin Camacci Central Dauphin (12) 29‐8 vs. Tristan Watts Exeter (11) 25‐11
Lake Laughman New Oxford (11) 24‐8 vs. Cody Carbaugh Greencastle Antrim (12) 27‐3
Derek Carlisle Spring Grove (12) 32‐9 vs. Austin Laws Solanco (12) 21‐9
Leo DeJesus Red Land (10) 21‐8 vs. Daniel Grant Twin Valley (11) 32‐1

120 Lbs
Ronnie Perry Solanco (12) 18‐5 vs. Chance Norris Garden Spot (9) 26‐10
Nick Shields Dallastown (10) 18‐9 vs. Stephen Ross Cedar Cliff (10) 25‐6
Garrett Kyner Chambersburg (9) 28‐12 vs. Nick Ward Central Dauphin (11) 17‐7
Sam Butler Central York (11) 29‐5 vs. Jonah Fisher Governor Mifflin (10) 29‐7
Zack Clingan Spring Grove (11) 36‐4 vs. John Voyles Hershey (10) 19‐16
Tynan Donnelly Carlisle (11) 19‐11 vs. David Good Hempfield (10) 25‐16
Joey Fick Oley Valley (11) 18‐3 vs. Ben Allwein West Perry (11) 27‐4
Darren Miller Donegal (11) 23‐11 vs. Zach Ulerick Middletown (11) 29‐2

126 Lbs
Dustin Rook Big Spring (12) 14‐1 vs. Levi Williams Central Dauphin (10) 15‐14
Riley Eidemiller Ephrata (12) 28‐7 vs. Noah Townsley West York (10) 26‐5
Owen Watkins Susquehanna Twp (10) 20‐6 vs. Alec Zorbaugh Spring Grove (11) 23‐13
Matt Schneider Penn Manor (11) 26‐13 vs. Zach Martin Garden Spot (11) 25‐7
Cortlandt Schuyler Manheim Twp (11) 37‐4 vs. Todd Houser Middletown (11) 13‐13
Scott Baker Exeter (11) 22‐14 vs. David Rump Chambersburg (10) 25‐11
Lee Cassel Lower Dauphin (10) 14‐13 vs. Jacob Werner Wilson (12) 24‐12
Jonathan Ross Northern York (9) 25‐7 vs. Rodney Sunday Dallastown (11) 29‐6

132 Lbs
Patrick Duggan Cumberland Valley (10) 31‐2 vs. David Fantom Manheim Central (11) 19‐10
Cody Cavrich Central Dauphin East (11) 20‐12 vs. Nick Cook Garden Spot (12) 32‐4
Dakota Laughman Spring Grove (11) 30‐6 vs. Josiah Russell Red Land (11) 20‐10
Brady Meals Carlisle (10) 21‐9 vs. Alex Smith Manheim Twp (12) 34‐6
Bryce Killian Middletown (12) 31‐4 vs. Bryan Muchoney Wilson (12) 33‐14
Gary Hake York Tech (12) 30‐6 vs. Wyatt Keck Big Spring (12) 23‐8
Joel Zepp New Oxford (12) 18‐8 vs. Lucas Ortiz Conestoga Valley (9) 31‐4
Aliver Delgado Milton Hershey (11) 9‐10 vs. Robert Ritschard Oley Valley (12) 33‐0

138 Lbs
Tyson Dippery Central Dauphin (12) 40‐2 vs. Christian Fernandez Daniel Boone (10) 30‐12
Mike Hartman Spring Grove (11) 33‐8 vs. Alex Wolfe Cumberland Valley (10) 27‐8
Mike Hafer Wilson (11) 34‐11 vs. Wes Hoover Dallastown (11) 24‐8
Matthew Lepperd Susquehanna Twp (11) 21‐8 vs. Ben Metzler Manheim Central (11) 27‐6
Patrick Scarborough Kennard Dale (11) 29‐3 vs. Nate Musser Conestoga Valley (12) 32‐7
Garek Strouse Northern York (12) 23‐12 vs. Max Good Cedar Cliff (11) 33‐5
Matthew Grossmann Manheim Twp (11) 31‐8 vs. Ethan Stever Exeter (10) 23‐7
Joe Fought Red Land (12) 21‐6 vs. Chad Wickard Big Spring (11) 23‐4

145 Lbs
Chris Vassar Cedar Cliff (12) 35‐3 vs. Tanner Leid Garden Spot (12) 27‐7
Garrett Stauffer West York (10) 24‐6 vs. Gregory Warner Big Spring (11) 20‐5
Alex Kramer Exeter (12) 34‐4 vs. Slade Storm New Oxford (11) 18‐10
Coby Sullivan Susquehanna Twp (12) 15‐9 vs. Adam Smith Manheim Twp (12) 35‐4
Mason Bentzel Spring Grove (11) 36‐3 vs. Jared Siegrist Manheim Central (9) 28‐8
Felix Belga Cumberland Valley (9) 20‐11 vs. Nick Varndell Central Dauphin (12) 5‐3
Kyle Hammond Solanco (12) 23‐11 vs. Bryce Pych Wilson (11) 14‐13
Zach Buell Middletown (12) 14‐18 vs. Ian Shannon Carlisle (11) 28‐2

152 Lbs
TC Warner Cumberland Valley (11) 32‐1 vs. Will Finkey Garden Spot (10) 26‐12
Jacob Colello Cedar Cliff (11) 30‐7 vs. Tyler Miller Spring Grove (12) 21‐14
Parker Eidle Wilson (11) 28‐16 vs. Bobby Wildasin South Western (12) 19‐9
Cevon Nguyen Central Dauphin East (10) 21‐11 vs. Isaac Warren Solanco (12) 15‐2
Tanner Druck Dallastown (12) 29‐5 vs. Arthur Watkins Susquehanna Twp (11) 11‐6
Austin King Manheim Central (12) 18‐10 vs. Garett Hammond Chambersburg (12) 40‐5
Bomaly Castamby McCaskey (12) 18‐10 vs. Keith Stednitz Governor Mifflin (12) 27‐3
Clay Kocsis Gettysburg (12) 30‐1 vs. Austin Rose Central Dauphin (12) 41‐4

160 Lbs
Chance Marsteller Kennard Dale (11) 32‐0 vs. Robert Beard Cedar Crest (11) 17‐9
Andy Reed Northern York (12) 21‐10 vs. Jackson Pettis Cedar Cliff (12) 26‐9
Steve Woolley Warwick (12) 33‐6 vs. Brandon Rudy Cumberland Valley (11) 16‐12
Steven Cain Middletown (11) 25‐10 vs. Andy Francos Wilson (12) 35‐6
Mitchell Ramsey Mechanicsburg (12) 30‐4 vs. Christian Gayle Harrisburg (10) 22‐10
JP Kramer Conestoga Valley (12) 32‐8 vs. Jeb Payne Northeastern (12) 25‐4
Dylan Dalton Conrad Weiser (12) 22‐5 vs. Ashton Leschke Penn Manor (10) 27‐10
Austin Barley Spring Grove (12) 30‐10 vs. Garrett Peppelman Central Dauphin (11) 40‐0

170 Lbs
Colton Peppelman Central Dauphin (12) 38‐5 vs. Ryan Brooks Conestoga Valley (12) 27‐16
Cody Seibert Big Spring (11) 16‐4 vs. Michael Picard Conrad Weiser (12) 12‐7
Mac Evarts Penn Manor (12) 25‐8 vs. Darren Pringle Reading (11) 19‐9
Austin Trephan Central Dauphin East (12) 24‐7 vs. Tyler Schell Red Lion (12) 28‐4
Ben Swarr Garden Spot (11) 32‐2 vs. Jonathan Gross Spring Grove (12) 34‐8
Chris Williams Shippensburg (11) 28‐6 vs. Andrew Woltman Hershey (12) 26‐7
Kyle Narber West York (11) 23‐8 vs. Shayne Huber McCaskey (12) 29‐10
Kalob Ware Lower Dauphin (11) 13‐8 vs. Joey Krulock Mechanicsburg (12) 28‐4

182 Lbs
Cooper Deller Dallastown (12) 29‐3 vs. Connor Parson Red Land (11) 23‐7
James Moran Exeter (12) 32‐6 vs. Kyle Koser Northern York (11) 26‐5
John Shorter Manheim Twp (11) 31‐10 vs. Adam Gilson Cedar Crest (11) 31‐6
Brendon Rigney Cumberland Valley (11) 15‐15 vs. Terrance Parsons Central Dauphin (12) 21‐2
Marcus Johnson Governor Mifflin (12) 30‐6 vs. Shawn Proctor Harrisburg (11) 14‐8
Jesse Kann Penn Manor (9) 19‐5 vs. Shaheed Mitchell Dover (12) 24‐6
Josh Colello Cedar Cliff (9) 32‐5 vs. Tommy Bennett Hempfield (11) 23‐14
Andy Melhorn Spring Grove (12) 35‐9 vs. Danny Hockensmith Big Spring (12) 22‐6

195 Lbs
Alex Cooley Eastern York (12) 31‐0 vs. Matt Mccullough Cedar Cliff (12) 18‐11
Rey Lasanta Manheim Central (11) 24‐8 vs. Colby Auman Conrad Weiser (12) 23‐7
Dietrik Ferster Central Dauphin (12) 31‐7 vs. Matthew Reinhart Reading (10) 30‐10
Chris Orantes Conestoga Valley (12) 25‐12 vs. Tommy Rayhart Big Spring (10) 27‐6
Jan Johnson Governor Mifflin (10) 34‐2 vs. Travis Morrill Lower Dauphin (12) 26‐9
Dylan Herb Shippensburg (11) 24‐5 vs. Zaire Lawrence Dallastown (12) 21‐11
Lemir Isom Harrisburg (12) 12‐3 vs. Dontez King Chambersburg (12) 26‐10
Charlie Hoffman New Oxford (11) 17‐6 vs. Jeff Pickel Lampeter Strasburg (12) 31‐1

220 Lbs
Thomas Haines Solanco (11) 30‐1 vs. Camden Stoops Eastern York (12) 26‐5
David Wuestner Lower Dauphin (11) 25‐8 vs. Brandon Naverio Conrad Weiser (11) 26‐4
Alex Guinn Spring Grove (12) 34‐7 vs. Andrew Brown Harrisburg (11) 16‐7
Austin Maguire Warwick (10) 20‐11 vs. Lucas Chestnut Mechanicsburg (11) 22‐12
Ben Martin Palmyra (12) 28‐4 vs. Hasan Alic Carlisle (11) 30‐5
Max Elliot Twin Valley (11) 17‐12 vs. Jordan Stief Hempfield (12) 20‐9
Jackson Stanford Cumberland Valley (10) 7‐8 vs. Aram Moffitt South Western (12) 27‐3
Christian Gallitz Milton Hershey (12) 17‐11 vs. Hunter Hatlee Wilson (11) 33‐3

285 Lbs
Joey Goodhart Hempfield (11) 32‐3 vs. Tymere Eaton Milton Hershey (11) 11‐6
Sampson Hartman Wilson (12) 23‐15 vs. Devin Reed James Buchanan (11) 18‐7
Devon Ackerman South Western (12) 26‐6 vs. Keith Miller Governor Mifflin (10) 17‐12
Shane DiPietro Cumberland Valley (10) 9‐9 vs. Zach Warren Hershey (12) 27‐5
Cary Hess Shippensburg (12) 26‐2 vs. Brock Hartman New Oxford (9) 17‐13
Jamison Barker Palmyra (12) 15‐12 vs. Bo Spiller Solanco (10) 26‐6
Chaim Smith York Suburban (11) 24‐7 vs. David Newcomer Cedar Cliff (12) 20‐10
Tom Devenney Warwick (12) 34‐2 vs. Jaron Burke Reading (12) 32‐3

By Daniel Paulling

Here are the Class AA pairings for Friday’s District 3 individual wrestling tournament at Hersheypark Arena.

106 Lbs
Tyshsawn White Bishop McDevitt (9) 16‐4 vs Bye
Bayley Oberlander Bermudian Springs (9) 20‐12 vs. Chase Drawbaugh Trinity (9) 24‐7
Alexander Watson Hanover (11) 14‐6 vs. Connor Yourkavitch Wyomissing (9) 8‐12
Brady Mentzer Biglerville (10) 27‐7 vs Bye
Joe Lobeck Lancaster Catholic (9) 34‐5 VS Bye
Christian Rivera Columbia (10) 18‐19 vs. Josh Renninger Annville Cleona (9) 31‐9
Hunter Gimbor Brandywine Heights (9) 30‐4 vs. Nicole Small Fairfield (12) 20‐13
Coy Campbell Upper Dauphin (10) 23‐11 vs Bye

113 Lbs
Korbin Myers Boiling Springs (10) 36‐1 vs Bye
Giuliano Graziosi Hanover (12) 16‐11 vs. Mason Shuman Schuylkill Valley (11) 21‐10
Dalton Becker Bermudian Springs (11) 29‐11 vs. Corey Sheibley Susquenita (10) 10‐17
Matthew Darok Annville Cleona (10) 29‐7 vs Bye
Nate Newberry Biglerville (9) 30‐5 vs Bye
Mark Goldbach Lancaster Catholic (10) 17‐17 vs. David Pipa Bishop McDevitt (10) 30‐5
Chad Puglio ELCO (11) 24‐9 vs. Ben Clay Newport (11) 15‐15
Alec Torres Wyomissing (12) 25‐1 vs Bye

120 Lbs
Josh Giorgio Schuylkill Valley (10) 30‐5 vs Bye
Chase Mueller Bermudian Springs (9) 18‐17 vs. Ryan Kuhn Biglerville (11) 9‐9
Devon Hoffman Upper Dauphin (11) 24‐10 vs. Jeffery Carroll Columbia (11) 14‐17
Devon Bentley Trinity (12) 23‐7 vs Bye
Terrence White Bishop McDevitt (11) 22‐2 vs Bye
Lucas Reichard Brandywine Heights (11) 13‐18 vs. Caleb Garland Hanover (9) 25‐8
John Lobeck Lancaster Catholic (11) 26‐8 vs. Taylor Ball Pequea Valley (10) 18‐15
Grant Bond Boiling Springs (10 33‐5 vs Bye

126 Lbs
Ryan Diehl Trinity (12) 31‐3 vs Bye
Phil Corle Annville Cleona (12) 28‐12 vs. Ted Marines Bermudian Springs (11) 29‐12
Scott Cooper Biglerville (9) 27‐8 vs. Dylan Miller Hamburg (9) 6‐8
Caleb Blatt Northern Lebanon (10) 39‐4 vs Bye
Kyle Shoop Boiling Springs (10) 32‐6 vs Bye
Daniel Altemus Newport (12) 19‐14 vs. Matt Achey ELCO (11) 23‐10
Cody Snyder Upper Dauphin (10) 24‐12 vs. Tanner White Schuylkill Valley (11) 28‐13
Jaquan Gordon Wyomissing (12) 25‐6 vs Bye

132 Lbs
Ian Brown Hanover (11) 30‐2 vs Bye
Colby Stroup Newport (9) 20‐12 vs. Angel Canela Wyomissing (11) 23‐11
Cameron Scalio Fairfield (12) 27‐8 vs. Kyle Dimovitz Schuylkill Valley (9) 4‐13
Chris Kummerer Hamburg (11) 30‐7 vs Bye
Andrew Mellott Boiling Springs (12) 30‐9 vs Bye
Jake Ford Bermudian Springs (12) 20‐14 vs. Dan Schmeck Brandywine Heights (11) 30‐8
Quinn Blatt Northern Lebanon (9) 32‐12 vs. Nick Cain Susquenita (12) 22‐8
Jeffrey Inman Annville Cleona (10) 36‐2 vs Bye

138 Lbs
Wayne Wivell Fairfield (11) 28‐7 vs Bye
Tanner Pyles Annville Cleona (11) 16‐10 vs. David Miller Upper Dauphin (12) 26‐13
Austin Jackson Bermudian Springs (11) 26‐10 vs. Elijah Zimmerman Schuylkill Valley (11) 9‐21
Nick Oswald Hamburg (11) 23‐7 vs Bye
Jasper Hankey Biglerville (11) 31‐4 vs Bye
Alec Hooper Columbia (12) 17‐20 vs. Tyler Shafer Hanover (11) 19‐6
Alex Gallaher Camp Hill (10) 23‐10 vs. Joey Emborsky Northern Lebanon (10) 18‐13
Gavin Arredondo Wyomissing (11) 26‐8 vs Bye

145 Lbs
Briton Shelton Bermudian Springs (10) 35‐6 vs Bye
Austin Rueppel ELCO (10) 26‐13 vs. Dalton Himmelberger Annville Cleona (12) 21‐17
Chad Meko Halifax (12) 24‐12 vs. Che Narvaez Hamburg (11) 3‐6
Zach Homan Schuylkill Valley (12) 29‐9 vs Bye
Tyler Kauffman Boiling Springs (10) 22‐13 vs Bye
Caleb Naylor Wyomissing (10) 15‐12 vs. David Stone Fairfield (11) 17‐12
Dustin Bowersox Littlestown (12) 15‐10 vs. Lucas Shull Delone Catholic (10) 8‐9
Kyle Wanner Pequea Valley 911) 29‐11 vs Bye

152 Lbs
Robbie Moretz Halifax (12) 34‐0 vs Bye
Adam Mowrer Columbia (12) 18‐16 vs. Jared Spahr Bermudian Springs (11) 23‐19
Dustin Grubbs Biglerville (11) 25‐11 vs. Kyle Kenny Susquenita (11) 16‐15
Zach Bankus ELCO (11) 29‐9 vs Bye
John Vaughn Boiling Springs (10) 31‐11 vs Bye
Colby Geisinger Schuylkill Valley (10) 18‐21 vs. Marco Navarro Bishop McDevitt (11) 20‐12
Mason Smith Wyomissing (12) 22‐6 vs. Josh Sneeringer Delone Catholic (10) 12‐10
Evan Daub Northern Lebanon (10) 37‐4 vs Bye

160 Lbs
Tyler Lieberum Biglerville (12) 34‐2 vs Bye
Mark Kramer Hamburg (10) 17‐10 vs. Connor Murphy Boiling Springs (11) 24‐13
Quinn Frassetta Camp Hill (12) 30‐3 vs. Jacob Kadis Delone Catholic (10) 3‐12
Chris Eaton Wyomissing (11) 12‐11 vs Bye
Nick Mort Fairfield (11) 32‐2 vs Bye
Tom Redd Lancaster Catholic (12) 23‐17 vs. Colton Dull Bermudian Springs (10) 37‐3
Justin Ulrich Annville Cleona (11) 21‐13 vs. Craig Spitler Northern Lebanon (10) 21‐20
Cole Swackhamer Brandywine Heights (10) 17‐15 vs Bye

170 Lbs
Pete Renda Brandywine Heights (12) 32‐0 vs Bye
Josh Mann Susquenita (11) 15‐13 vs. Isiah Taltoan Lancaster Catholic (12) 31‐6
Cody Miller Hamburg (11) 30‐7 vs. Peter Lazzara Trinity (12) 5‐16
Josh Asper Biglerville (12) 28‐6 vs Bye
Joseph Waack Schuylkill Valley (12) 25‐6
Zachory Mann Pequea Valley (12) 18‐14 vs. Ryan Kelliher Northern Lebanon (12) 23‐13
Matt Lentz Delone Catholic (12) 16‐6 vs. Joe Becker Upper Dauphin (11) 18‐19
Tristan Sponseller Bermudian Springs (11) 39‐1 vs Bye

182 Lbs
Adam Mackie Brandywine Heights (12) 31‐0 vs Bye
Kody Reichert Kutztown (10) 16‐13 vs. Josh Vaughn Littlestown (12) 14‐7
Trey Campbell Upper Dauphin (11) 29‐9 vs. Queshawn Jenkins Bishop McDevitt (10) 6‐17
Jacob Slonaker Bermudian Springs (12) 22‐10 vs Bye
Stephen Loiseau Lancaster Catholic (11) 35‐1 vs Bye
Brandon Light Annville Cleona (9) 16‐21 vs. Derek DiAngelis Northern Lebanon (11) 22‐6
Eric Showers Biglerville (12) 16‐9 vs. Joe Post Delone Catholic (11) 9‐10
Kyle Taylor Boiling Springs (11) 27‐11 vs Bye

195 Lbs
Adam Geiger Trinity (12) 22‐2 vs Bye
Jonathan Tindall Schuylkill Valley (10) 20‐9 vs. Cody Madtes Kutztown (12) 20‐9
Evan Schnader Lancaster Catholic (12) 16‐5 vs. Travis Enders Halifax (10) 14‐22
Austin Bashore Hamburg (11) 24‐12 vs Bye
Brock Linebaugh Bermudian Springs (12) 34‐5 vs Bye
David Zinn Delone Catholic (12) 10‐11 vs. Joe Hurda Biglerville (11) 24‐10
Jay Bennett Susquenita (12) 24‐9 vs. Kole Orfino Annville Cleona (10) 19‐20
Josh Naylor Wyomissing (12) 17‐3 vs Bye

220 Lbs
Joey Kauffman Halifax (12) 33‐0 vs Bye
Luke Kamp Hamburg (11) 15‐12 vs. Nate Mentzer Biglerville (10) 16‐13
Matt Vines Northern Lebanon (9) 24‐16 vs. Majd Errafi Camp Hill (10) 4‐12
Vanyel Leytham‐Peterson Columbia (11) 27‐9 vs Bye
Calvin Barrick Boiling Springs (12) 23‐9 vs Bye
Lucas Warning Kutztown (12) 10‐10 vs. Jacob Miller Fairfield (12) 20‐13
Daniel Skehan Lancaster Catholic (12) 11‐9 vs. Zach Zerby Upper Dauphin (12) 14‐19
Dante Giorgio Schuylkill Valley (12) 29‐9 vs Bye

285 Lbs
Trevor Stover Biglerville (12) 31‐2 vs Bye
Zachary MacCleod Littlestown (10) 11‐9 vs. Andres Munoz Columbia (11) 29‐9
Brett Harris Fairfield (11) 29‐8 vs. Noah Hakes Bermudian Springs (10) 3‐8
Nick Reber Hamburg (12) 27‐9 vs Bye
Brent Sterner Susquenita (12) 26‐5 vs Bye
Colin Conrad Brandywine Heights (10) 12‐21 vs. Noah Davis Boiling Springs (11) 22‐10
Anthony Deyo Northern Lebanon (12) 33‐13 vs. Ben Wertz Wyomissing (12) 20‐7
Trevor Crupi Schuylkill Valley (12) 26‐9 vs Bye

By Daniel Paulling

There’s at least one thing new Mark Mason is looking forward to as he moves from pitching coach to replace Andy Etchebarren as York Revolution manager.

“It’ll be nice to manage the game and have a little more interaction with the umpires,” he said, before laughing, at the 24th Annual Hanover Rotary Sportsnight. “It was really hard for me to have some interaction because I didn’t know when Etch would vacate the premises. I had to make sure I struck around to pick it up if he had to leave.”

Etchebarren is retiring after three-plus seasons with the Revolution. He inherited a team that led the Atlantic League with 87 losses in 2009 and won two Atlantic League championships under his tenure.

But Mason doesn’t feel any more pressure.

“Every year, our expectation is to at least make the playoffs,” he said. “As far as the opportunity to try to keep our momentum going that we’ve established, keep the fan base happy by putting a good product on the field, it’s a good challenge.”

It appears the Revolution will have significant turnover. Mason said about “50 to 60 percent” of the guys will return from last year’s 79-61 team. He’s already begun the process of filling out the remainder of this year’s team.

In addition to managing the team, his job, in a sense, is to make sure those players sign elsewhere as soon as possible.

“For me, I want to see every guy move on (to a major league-affiliated team),” Mason said. “That’s my number one mission: to bring in the best guys available and get them signed and get out of here. It would not upset me if every guy I bring to spring training makes it out of camp and signs a big league contract before the all-star break. We’re trying to make them better and not hold anybody back.”

By Daniel Paulling

South Western senior Parker Bean is playing well for the Mustangs basketball team, but on Saturday, he’ll showcase the right arm that has made him attractive to college coaches and professional teams as a baseball player.

Bean, who was elected as a finalist for the 24th Annual Hanover Rotary Sportsnight Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, will participate in an audition with about 20 other players from the vicinity in a showcase for the Texas Rangers. He will just throw a bullpen session.

The audition comes after being chosen by the San Diego Padres for a high school baseball showcase. He has been working on rounding out his pitch selection, which now includes a four-seam fastball that reaches the low 90s, two-seam fastball, changeup, curveball and slider.

Bean, who is 6-feet-6, is considered one of the top high school players in Pennsylvania and was chosen for the Big 26 baseball tournament after his junior season. He has accepted an athletic scholarship from Liberty University.

By Daniel Paulling

The YAIAA approved Gettysburg’s petition to join last week, welcome news to two former board members who were part of a vote against the measure in the late 1990s. Former board vice president Dale Biesecker recalled the vote being either 8-1 or 7-2 with him voting to leave the Mid-Penn.

He remembered one Gettysburg team having to travel to State College for an event last fall, which seemed too far away. He wanted the athletes not to miss so much class time.

“Some of these games, the kids leave a couple hours before school’s out,” Biesecker said. “The big thing is that we got to have our kids at school because of all the (standardized) tests and stuff. If you’re taking the kids out of school for an hour or two, we’re defeating the purpose.”

Entering the meeting in the late 1990s, he said the board’s mood was to leave the Mid-Penn in favor of the YAIAA, which is filled with closer schools. Some last-minute politicking changed that.

“We had some people who had a dream that Gettysburg would become state champions,” Biesecker said. “The deal was, the best I could explain it, the bigger schools you played, the more points you got toward the championship. Consequently, there were people who convinced the board members to vote to stay in the Mid-Penn league.

“I would say, my personal opinion, a lot of it was coaches. They had this foresight we were going to be a state champion in a number of sports.”

Pat Symmes, who was the president at the time, said the issue of leaving had been raised off and on for about 10 years and that the desire to leave was split about 50-50. She also recalled coaches arguing for staying when the measure was last presented to the board.

“You’d hear the position from the coaches, mostly football, that we need to stay here so kids can be seen and get scholarships,” she said. “I never believed that. You can get a scholarship wherever you play football.

“I frankly am happy they’re doing this. One of the concerns we always had as being board members was when the kids would have to leave school to go play. The further away, the most class time that they missed.”

By Daniel Paulling

Former Bermudian Springs baseball and golf coach Robert Bonner was charged Thursday with propositioning a 17-year-old female student for sex in 2011.

The alleged victim said Bonner called her out of a psychology final and handed her a piece of paper and told her to go to the end of the hall and read it, according to an affidavit of probable cause, which also said the hand-written note said Bonner wanted to have sex with her and his wife and asked if she were interested.

The Bermudian Springs board of education granted Bonner a sabbatical during its August meeting and approved his resignation in September. The events surprised former Eagles  shortstop Joe Dennison, who now attends York College.

“It was very surprising,” he said of hearing the news. “I did not see that coming from him at all. He did not come off that way. I heard rumors about it through people that were still in school. They heard stuff from other teachers and stuff.

“I was shocked at first. But then, I still look at him as a coach who coached the state championship team (in 2010) and a guy that was a great coach to me for the four years that I had him. He was teaching me to play the game I loved.”

By Daniel Paulling

David Shaw, one of Spring Grove's top defensive linemen. (THE EVENING SUN --- SHANE DUNLAP)

Spring Grove junior David Shaw received a scholarship offer Monday afternoon from the University of Maryland. It was the first for the 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive lineman.

Rockets coach Russ Stoner, in a story last season, said this is just the start for Shaw.

“He’s going to have some choices where he wants to go,” said Stoner, who later added Shaw could have between 20 and 25 scholarship offers.

Shaw’s two older brothers, Jim and John, both played at Penn State. Their father, James, played offensive line at Colgate before it became an FCS (what previously was called Division I-AA) school.

Shaw finished this season with 54 tackles for the Rockets.

By Daniel Paulling

The Gettysburg Area School District Board of Education will vote Monday on whether it would be interested in leaving the Mid-Penn for the YAIAA. The YAIAA hasn’t extended an offer, but talks have been on-going.

“We’ve been briefed on it,” Board of Education president Todd Orner said. “There didn’t seem to be any major questions. The board will support the administration’s recommendation.”

He believes moving to the YAIAA would save the school money because the schools are closer, reducing travel costs. Orner, a 1980 graduate of Gettysburg, also liked the fact that several schools from the Blue Mountain League, of which the Warriors were a member, have moved to the YAIAA, bringing back several rivalries.

Calls to Gettysburg principal Mark Blanchard and athletic director Carlos Wampler were not immediately returned. More information will be added as the story develops.

I spent the afternoon and evening Friday at the Christian School of York to watch the second day of their holiday tournament.  Here are my observations:

Game One: Boys Consolation- Fairfield vs CSY

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