TIMES NEWS Mat Rankings

(through 1/11/2010)

103 - 1. Nick O'Donnell, Panther Valley, Jr. (13-4); 2. Sean Bianco, Pleasant Valley, Fr. (12-5); 3. Jake Hoats, Lehighton, So. (9-9).

Notes - O'Donnell takes over top slot with a 4-0 showing at Anthracite Duals, including a major decision over Hoats.

112 - 1. Dylan Long, Northwestern, Sr. (17-2); 2. Ernest Klingel, Pleasant Valley, So. (15-6); 3. Ty Herzog, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (11-4).

Honorable Mention - Tyler Heffelfinger, Panther Valley, Fr. (7-6); Cody Garner, Palmerton, Sr. (5-5).

Notes - Long went 4-0 at Zephyr Duals at Whitehall.

119 - 1. Zane Heller, Northern Lehigh, So. (11-3); 2. Mike Dahlstrom, Pleasant Valley, So. (11-6); 3. Sam Oberlander, Palmerton, So. (13-5).

Honorable Mention: Brandon Gurka, Panther Valley, Jr. (11-5); Jeremy Gornick, Lehighton, Jr. (11-7); Ethan Keichel, Northwestern, So. (11-8); Kyle Boyer, Tamaqua, So. (14-11).

Notes - Heller and Dahstrom each went unbeaten through the week. Oberlander's lone loss was to Tri-Valley's Cody Kievman.

125 - 1. Alex Yanovich, Pleasant Valley, So. (15-5); 2. Eddie Faust, Northwestern, Sr. (12-6); 3. Lucas Dise, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (9-5).

Honorable Mention: Dillon Massington, Fr., Palmerton (12-6).

Notes - Yanovich slips into top spot with 3-0 week.

130 - 1. Jordan Toledo, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (18-2); 2. Connor Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (8-7); 3. Brandan Silkowski, Tamaqua, So. (16-9).

Notes - Toledo is now Pleasant Valley's all-time leader in wins.

135 - 1. Kolby Mashack, Tamaqua, Jr. (18-1); 2. Mike Pokrinchak, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (10-4); 3. Cody Grohotolski, Palmerton, So. (8-8).

Honorable Mention - Chris Christ, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (4-4).

Notes - Mashack was named Outstanding Wrestler at the Hamburg Duals.

140 - 1. Nikko Stevens, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (11-3); 2. Jake Chamberlain, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (10-3); 3. Anthony Farole, Lehighton, So. (12-6).

Notes - Stevens was 3-0 for the week.

145 - 1. Dillon Smith, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (14-3); 2. Dan Costenbader, Palmerton, Sr. (16-2); 3. Bobby Clymer, Northwestern, Jr. (11-3).

Honorable Mention - Dylan Hofmann, Northern Lehigh, So. (10-3); Matt Edmonds, Tamaqua, Jr. (13-5); Ryan Sokolowski, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (6-5); Zach Coleman, Lehighton, So. (9-9).

Notes - Smith was idle last week. Costenbader takes over second place with a 6-0 week.

152 - 1. Craemer Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (12-2); 2. David Lucykanish, Lehighton, Sr. (17-3); 3. Mike Englert, Palmerton, Sr. (14-4).

Honorable Mention - Justin Christman, Panther Valley, Sr. (7-8).

Notes - Creamer and Lucykanish were both unbeaten for the week. Lucykanish decisioned Englert 6-3 at the Anthracite Duals.

160 - 1. Kevin Schaller, Panther Valley, Sr. (13-5); 2. Mitchell Moyer, Lehighton, So. (8-8); 3. Travis Veronsky, Tamaqua, Jr. (11-11).

Honorable Mention - Levi Veppert, Northwestern, So. (10-9); Kyle Greenawald, Northern Lehigh, So. (6-7).

Notes - Schaller scored a win over Veronsky but fell to Lehighton's Lucykanish, who bumped up a class at Anthracite Duals.

171 - 1. Colin Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (12-1); 2. Mike Weaver, Panther Valley, So. (10-5); 3. John Mertz, Lehighton, Sr. (4-4).

Honorable Mention - Mike Balliet, Lehighton, So. (7-6).

Notes - Colin stays number one. Weaver goes 5-0 to take over second place. Mertz takes over in Lehighton line-up at 171 and moves into third spot.

189 - 1. Cameron Kroemelbein, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (13-7); 2. Dustin Wentz, Tamaqua, Sr. (15-8); 3. Kane Kralik, Palmerton, So. (11-5).

Honorable Mention - Alex Lorkowski, Panther Valley, Jr. (9-8), Matt Dorward, Lehighton, Sr. (8-9).

Notes - Top two remain intact. Kralik scored a 17-7 major over Lorkowski at Anthracite Duals to take over third place.

215 - 1. Garth Lakitsky, Tamaqua, Jr. (21-0); 2. John Scheaffer, Panther Valley, Sr. (13-6); 3. Nate Black, Lehighton, Sr. (9-7).

Honorable Mention - Hunter Deihl, Pleasant Valley, Fr. (8-8).

Notes - Lakitsky remains undefeated, scoring five falls at the Hamburg Duals, the longest of which lastest 1:20. Lakitsky also had pin of Scheaffer, who had a fall over Black.

285 - 1. Briar Stern, Lehighton, Sr. (13-5); 2. Alec Eidelman, Northwestern, Jr. (7-10); 3. Tyler Mangold, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (3-5).

Honroable Mention - Brandon Loch, Northern Lehigh, So. (3-6); Keith Cheadle, Panther Valley, So. (5-7).

Notes - Stern picked up six wins without a loss laxt week.

(Compiled by Joe Plasko)