Hershey turns out sweet for District 11 wrestlers
It was a historic Saturday night for District 11 at the PIAA wrestling championships in Hershey, as seven wrestlers from D-11 came home with gold medals at the AAA finals.
Four Bethlehem wrestlers capped off a gold-filled night of champions, as Bethlehem Catholic’s Luke Karam (126), Joey Gould (132) and Mikey Labriola (170) won state titles for the Golden Hawks.
Liberty heavyweight Andrew Gunning closed the night and tournament with the Hurricanes first champion in 31 years.
Bethlehem Catholic also came away from the tournament with the team title, capturing 126.5 points, pacing themselves past second place Nazareth (90).
The seven champions tied a D-11 record from 1976.
Liberty finished sixth in the standings with 56 points, giving District 11 three teams in the top six.
Becahi had six medal winners on the weekend, including Niko Camacho (HWT, 4th), Zach Glenn (106, 5th) and Cole Karam (152, 6th).
Liberty’s KJ Fenstermacher (120, 3rd) and Luke Werner (113, 5th) joined Gunning on the medal stand, while Freedom’s Evan Callahan (220, 4th) was the Patriots only representative.
Listed below is a complete list of District 11 wrestlers medal round results from Saturday in Hershey.
Finals
106: Tyson Klump, Nazareth, dec. Louis Newell, Seneca Valley, 6-4.
113: Julian Chlebove, Northampton, dec Matt Parker, Pennridge, 3-0.
126:Luke Karam, Bethlehem Catholic, dec Tyshawn White, Central Dauphin, 1-0.
132:Joey Gould, Bethlehem Catholic, dec Jimmy Hoffman, Hazleton, 3-0.
138: Luke Pletcher, Greater Latrobe, dec Evan Fidelibuss, Easton, 3-1.
145: Cameron Coy, Penn Trafford, major decision. Brock Wilson, Nazareth, 9-1.
152: Hayden Hidlay, Mifflin County, major decision. Jimmy Saylor, Easton, 13-4.
170:Mikey Labriola, Bethlehem Catholic, dec Nino Bonaccorsi, Bethel Park, 6-4.
195: Jake Jakobsen, Stroudsburg, dec Drew Phipps, Norwin, 1-0.
285:Andrew Gunning, Liberty, dec Tommy Killoran, Boyertown, 2-1.
3rd Place
120:KJ Fenstermacher, Liberty,dec Hunter Baxter, Pine Richland, 4-3.
138: Sammy Sasso, Nazareth, fall over. Colin Cronin, Upper Darby 2:29.
152: Travis Stefanik, Nazareth, fall over. Derek Verkleeren, Belle Vernon, 4:35.
220: Derek Berberick, Greensburg Salem, decEvan Callahan, Freedom8-3.
285: Brian Graeber, Neshaminy, decNiko Camacho, Bethlehem Catholic2-1 UTB.
5th Place
106:Zach Glenn, Bethlehem Catholic, dec Gio Barzona, Central Mountain, 3-1.
113:Luke Werner, Liberty, dec Devin Schnupp, Warwick, 10-4.
120: Danny Moran, Northampton, dec Noah Levett, Kiski Area, 4-2.
145: Luke Gardner, Pottsville, major decision. Kevin Edwards, Avon Grove, 11-3.
152: Jonathan Ross, Northern York, decCole Karam, Bethlehem Catholic, 2-1.
Seventh Place
106: Job Chisko, Penn Trafford, dec Patrick Gould, East Stroudsburg South, 6-1.








