WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Down by 12 after two matches and by six after eight, the Lycoming College wrestling team came back twice in a Middle Atlantic Conference dual with King's (Pa.), on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 28, finishing off a 27-21 win with a pair of pins at McGrane Gymnasium.
King's (3-4 overall) used a nine points in the 174 and 184 matches to take a 21-15 lead, but the Warriors (8-5 overall) clinched their ninth-straight winning season as eighth-ranked junior
Gable Crebs (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) pinned Rich Fronheiser in 1:37 to tie the meet and fourth-ranked senior
Connor Fulmer (Catawissa, Pa./Southern Columbia) pinned Jacob Feese in 49 seconds, his 15
th of the season, which is ranked tied for sixth in Division III, to give the Warriors the win.
King's started the match with a pair of pins at 125 and 133 before the Warriors responded with a workmanlike four wins in a row. Junior
Wiley Kahler (Pottsville, Pa./Nativity BVM) started the run with a 3-2 decision at 141 before first-year
Kobin Karper (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) used a second-period escape and over a minute in riding time before he fought off a double in the third to post a 2-1 decision at 149 and improve to 19-4 on the season. Senior
Hunter O'Connor (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) tied the score as he posted a pin of Cameron Leslie with just 14 seconds left in the match and sophomore
Chase Chapman (Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola) gave the Warriors a 15-12 lead with a 9-3 win at 165.
In exhibition matches, sophomore
Robbie West (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry) notched his 16
th pin of the year, moving him into second in Division III, decking Johnny Rivera in 1:12.
The Warriors get back on the mat on Saturday, Feb. 4, when they head to Baldwin Wallace University for the John Summa Invitational. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m.
Lycoming 27, King's 21
125: Gustav Petruske (KING) over
Kaden Majcher (LYCO) (Fall 4:09)
133: Cole Anderson (KING) over
Jaciah Whitcomb (LYCO) (Fall 6:32)
141:
Wiley Kahler (LYCO) over Hugh Bittenbender (KING) (Dec 3-2)
149:
Kobin Karper (LYCO) over Shane Kibler (KING) (Dec 2-1)
157: Hunter O`Connor (LYCO) over Cameron Leslie (KING) (Fall 6:46)
165:
Chase Chapman (LYCO) over Bret Murphy (KING) (Dec 9-3)
174: Kade Kravits (KING) over
Eli Crum (LYCO) (Dec 7-3)
184: Connor Wrobleski (KING) over
James Ellis (LYCO) (Fall 1:13)
197:
Gable Crebs (LYCO) over Rich Fronheiser (KING) (Fall 1:37)
285: John Fulmer (LYCO) over Jacob Feese (KING) (Fall 0:49)
125 Extra: Patrick Horvath (King`s (PA)) over
Brayden Newman (Lycoming) (Fall 4:04)
133 Extra: Nick Germano (King`s (PA)) over
Anthony Coukart (Lycoming) (MD 11-0)
165 Extra: Alex Ballantyne (King`s (PA)) over
Hunter Charles (Lycoming) (Fall 5:59)
197 Extra: William Grace (King`s (PA)) over Matthew Knapp (Lycoming) (Fall 3:25)
285 Extra: Robert West (Lycoming) over Johnny Rivera (King`s (PA)) (Fall 1:12)
