LANSFORD — Darren Goida and Rian Shubeck captured individual championships to lead Panther Valley to the team title in Saturday’s Coal Cracker Wrestling Tournament.
The Panthers finished with 245 points in the 10-team tournament, just beating Bloomsburg (241) for the title. Midd-West (216) was third, followed by Archbishop Wood (176) and Mahanoy Area (157).
Dieruff (154), Catasauqua (139), Allentown Central Catholic (128), East Stroudsburg North (112) and Col-Mon Vo-Tech (50) rounded out the field.
Goida went 5-0 to win the crown at 126 pounds, defeating Dieruff’s Manny Otero in the finals by medical forfeit.
Shubeck racked up four first-period falls and a major decision to win the title at 220 pounds, then pinned Catasauqua’s Satchel Stauffer in 28 seconds in the final.
Hunter Kennedy (132), Ali Capobianco (138) and Dylan Moyer (182) placed second for Panther Valley, while Grant Lorkowski (160) was third.
Individual results for Mahanoy Area were unavailable.
Men’s Basketball
PSU-Lehigh Valley 66
PSU-Schuylkill 48
ALLENTOWN — Playing without leading scorer Beneiko Harris because of a prior commitment, Penn State Schuylkill’s men fell to Penn State Lehigh Valley in a Penn State University Athletic Conference basketball game Saturday at Cedar Crest College.
William Bracey scored 22 points to lead Penn State Schuylkill, which was held to 18 second-half points after trailing by eight at 38-30 at halftime.
Joe Wiggins scored 21 points and DeAvery Rickmon added 10 for Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Schuylkill’s men’s and women’s teams host Penn State Brandywine in a 6 p.m. women’s-men’s doubleheader Tuesday at Schuylkill Haven.
PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL (48) — Tinsley 1 2-2 5, Yost 4 0-0 9, Bracey 8 4-7 22, Bornstein 1 2-2 4, Epifanio 2 0-0 5, Greene 0 0-0 0, Okore 0 0-0 0, Butler 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 8-11 48.
PENN STATE LEHIGH VALLEY (66) — Leger 2 0-0 5, Young 2 0-2 4, Wiggins 7 5-7 21, Hudak 3 2-4 9, Rickmon 5 0-3 10, Williams 2 2-3 6, Holland 0 0-0 0, Sanchez 0 0-0 0, Stevens 1 1-2 3, Conrad 0 0-0 0, Schneck 0 2-4 2, Krchnavi 3 0-0 6. Totals 25 12-25-66.
Schuylkill (4-15, 3-10) 30 18 — 48 Leh. Valley (9-14, 8-6) 38 28 — 66
3-point FGs: Tinsley, Yost, Bracey 2, Epifanio, Butler, Leger, Wiggins 2, Hudak