School (Abbreviation) 1st 2nd Allentown Dieruff (DRF) 1 - Bald Eagle Area (BEA) 1 1 Bedford (BDF) - 1 Canon McMillan (CMM) - - Clearfield (CLF) 2 1 Cumberland Valley (CUV) - 1 East (EAST) - 1 Easton (EAS) 1 - Erie McDowell (EMD) - - German Township (GMTW) 1 - Haverford High (HAV) - - Hellertown (HLRT) - - James M. Coughlin (JMC) - 1 Jenner Boswell (JNBW) - 1 Jersey Shore (JS) - 1 Kittanning (KIT) - - Lower Dauphin (LD) - - Manheim Central (MHC) 1 - Mount Lebanon (ML) 1 1 Nazareth (NAZ) - - Newport (NWPT) - - North Allegheny (NA) - - North Schuylkill (NSC) - - Oil City (OC) - 1 Penns Valley (PNV) - - Selinsgrove (SLG) - - Shaler (SHA) - - Shamokin (SHM) 1 - State College (SC) - - Trinity (TRIN) 1 - Upper Darby (UDA) 1 - Warwick (WAR) - - Waynesburg Central (WYC) - - West Greene (WG) - - West Snyder (WSND) 1 - West York (WY) - 2
Tournament TeamsNo team scores calculated for this tournament.
1968 PIAA Wrestling ChampionshipsPenn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 1968
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
95
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Ed Matsko Jenner Boswell, JR, 17-1
SE-1 Rick Swanger Cumberland Valley
NE-1 John Bordell Shamokin, SR, 24-0
E. Matsko (JNBW)Dec. 3-3 5-2 OT
J. Bordell (SHM)Maj. Dec. 10-1
J. Bordell (SHM)Maj. Dec. 13-2
SW-1 Dan Colpo North Allegheny, SO
John Bordell Shamokin1Ed Matsko Jenner Boswell2
Place WinnersSRJR
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
103
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Dan Clark Clearfield, JR, 15-2
SE-1 Dan Sanders Lower Dauphin, JR
NE-1 Ken Hess West Snyder, JR, 23-0
D. Clark (CLF)Dec. 9-2
K. Hess (WSND)Dec. 6-1
K. Hess (WSND)Dec. 11-8
SW-1 Gary McClure Waynesburg Central, JR
Ken Hess West Snyder1Dan Clark Clearfield2
Place WinnersJRJR
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
112
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Dave Clark Clearfield, JR, 17-1-1
SW-1 Dale Murdock Waynesburg Central, SR
NE-1 Larry Davidson Jersey Shore, JR
D. Clark (CLF)Dec. 7-2
L. Davidson (JS)Dec. 8-2
D. Clark (CLF)Fall 4:16
SE-1 Ivan Bell Haverford High, SR, 15-2-1
Dave Clark Clearfield1Larry Davidson Jersey Shore2
Place WinnersJRJR
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
120
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Norm Palovcsik Clearfield, SR, 18-0
SW-1 Lester Peterson Canon McMillan, JR
NE-1 Richard Bechtel Selinsgrove, SR
N. Palovcsik (CLF)Maj. Dec. 16-5
W. Luckenbaugh (WY)Maj. Dec. 11-0
N. Palovcsik (CLF)Dec. 11-8
SE-1 William Luckenbaugh West York, JR, 22-1
Norm Palovcsik Clearfield1William Luckenbaugh West York2
Place WinnersSRJR
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
127
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Rod Irwin Erie McDowell, SR, 22-0
SW-1 George Dugan German Township, SR, 23-0
NE-1 Bob Pratt Easton, JR, 16-1-3
G. Dugan (GMTW)Dec. 1-1 3-0 OT
W. Pascarella (CUV)Dec. 8-8 2-1 OT
G. Dugan (GMTW)Dec. 6-4
SE-1 William Pascarella Cumberland Valley, SR, 23-0
George Dugan German Township1William Pascarella Cumberland Valley2
Place WinnersSRSR
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
133
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Ed Wright Oil City, SO, 16-2
SW-1 Doug Closser West Greene, SR, 17-1
NE-1 Craig Fox Easton, SR, 16-2
E. Wright (OC)Dec. 5-2
C. Fox (EAS)Dec. 8-4
C. Fox (EAS)Dec. 8-4
SE-1 Steve Thompson Manheim Central, JR, 22-3
Craig Fox Easton1Ed Wright Oil City2
Place WinnersSRSO
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
138
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Steve Wiser Bald Eagle Area, SO, 16-6
NE-1 Barry Snyder Easton, JR
SE-1 Phil Conlin Warwick, SR, 25-0-1
S. Wiser (BEA)Dec. 9-7
L. Housner (ML)Dec. 10-6
L. Housner (ML)Dec. 9-4
SW-1 Lynn Housner Mount Lebanon, SR
Lynn Housner Mount Lebanon1Steve Wiser Bald Eagle Area2
Place WinnersSRSO
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
145
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Don Smith State College, SR, 19-0
SW-1 John Chatman Trinity, SO, 23-0
NE-1 Terry Rissmiller Nazareth, SR
J. Chatman (TRIN)Maj. Dec. 11-3
W. Thomas (WY)Dec. 4-2
J. Chatman (TRIN)Maj. Dec. 13-3
SE-1 William Thomas West York, SR, 19-0
John Chatman Trinity1William Thomas West York2
Place WinnersSOSR
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
154
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Sam Beegle Bedford, SR, 18-0
NE-1 Bruce Lawrence Hellertown, SR
SE-1 Andy Matter Upper Darby, SR, 18-0
S. Beegle (BDF)Fall 1:30
A. Matter (UDA)Maj. Dec. 10-0
A. Matter (UDA)Fall 4:16
SW-1 Alan Walker Mount Lebanon, JR, 18-0
Andy Matter Upper Darby1Sam Beegle Bedford2
Place WinnersSRSR
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
165
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Lew Craig Bald Eagle Area, SR, 21-1
NE-1 Joe McAndrew North Schuylkill, JR
SE-1 Bruce Jones Newport, JR
L. Craig (BEA)Dec. 9-6
J. Fleming (ML)Dec. 8-2
L. Craig (BEA)Dec. 8-4
SW-1 Jim Fleming Mount Lebanon, SR, 21-0
Lew Craig Bald Eagle Area1Jim Fleming Mount Lebanon2
Place WinnersSRSR
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
180
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Fletcher Carr East, SR, 23-1
SE-1 Mike Loercher Manheim Central, SR, 24-0
NE-1 Don Newhard Allentown Dieruff, SR, 22-1
F. Carr (EAST)Dec. 2-0
D. Newhard (DRF)Sup. Dec. 13-1
D. Newhard (DRF)Dec. 7-3
SW-1 Terry Claypool Kittanning, SR, 21-1
Don Newhard Allentown Dieruff1Fletcher Carr East2
Place WinnersSRSR
Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 9, 19681968 PIAA Wrestling Championships
250
CHAMPION
CNW-1 Barry Williams Penns Valley, SR, 21-0
SE-1 Carl Ginder Manheim Central, JR, 20-4
NE-1 Charles Chulada James M. Coughlin, JR, 14-4-1
C. Ginder (MHC)Dec. 3-1
C. Chulada (JMC)Dec. 1-0
C. Ginder (MHC)Dec. 4-1
SW-1 Rick Brown Shaler, JR
Carl Ginder Manheim Central1Charles Chulada James M. Coughlin2
Place WinnersJRJR
