School (Abbreviation) 1st 2nd Bethlehem Liberty (BLIB) - 1 Boswell (BSW) 1 1 Canonsburg (CNB) 1 1 Chartiers Township (CHRT) - - Clearfield (CLF) 3 1 Conemaugh Township (CMTW) - - DuBois (DUB) 1 - Erie Academy (EAC) - - Farrell (FRL) - - Forty Fort (FRTY) - 1 Greenville (GRNV) - 1 Grove City (GRC) - 1 Hanover (HAN) - - Haverford High (HAV) - 1 Hershey (HER) - - J.P. McCaskey (JPM) - - Jefferson Morgan (JM) - - Kingston (KGST) - - Manheim Central (MHC) - 1 Mount Carmel (MTC) - - Muncy (MCY) 1 - Shamokin (SHM) - - State College (SC) - - Steelton (STLT) - - Tyrone (TYR) - 2 Waynesburg Central (WYC) 4 - West York (WY) - -

Tournament TeamsNo team scores calculated for this tournament.

1943 PIAA Wrestling ChampionshipsPenn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 1943

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

95

CHAMPION

5-1 Gene Maugle Conemaugh Township, JR

9-1 Bill Thomson Clearfield, SO, 12-2

7-1 Charles Barno Jefferson Morgan

4-1 George Mowery Mount Carmel, JR

2-1 Leonard Bhaerman Forty Fort

10-1 Darrell Atwell

G. Maugle (CMTW)Bye

B. Thomson (CLF)Dec. 6-0

G. Mowery (MTC)Dec. 4-2

D. Atwell (GRC)

B. Thomson (CLF)Dec. 4-0

D. Atwell (GRC)Ref. Dec. 2-2, 0-0 OT

B. Thomson (CLF)Dec. 5-0

3-1 Eugene BradyDec. 7-0

Grove City, SO

West York, FR

Bill Thomson Clearfield1Darrell Atwell Grove City2

Place WinnersSOSO

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

103

CHAMPION

5-1 Len Sporty Boswell, FR

4-1 Harold Hill Muncy, JR

2-1 John McNelis Kingston, JR

6-1 Nelson Gault Tyrone, JR

3-1 Don Witmyer Manheim Central, SO

7-1 Charles Patterson

L. Sporty (BSW)Bye

H. Hill (MCY)Dec. 4-0

N. Gault (TYR)Dec. 6-0

C. Patterson (WYC)

H. Hill (MCY)Dec. 6-0

N. Gault (TYR)Dec. 4-2

H. Hill (MCY)Dec. 4-2

10-1 Howdy PrizantDec. 3-0

Waynesburg Central, JR

Farrell, JR

Harold Hill Muncy1Nelson Gault Tyrone2

Place WinnersJRJR

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

112

CHAMPION

3-1 Bob Brown West York, SO

7-1 Lawrence Dudzik Canonsburg, SR

5-1 George Polachek Boswell, JR

9-1 Jim Beers Clearfield, JR

10-1 Dom Russo Farrell, SR

4-1 John Wojcik

B. Brown (WY)Bye

L. Dudzik (CNB)Dec. 3-0 OT

J. Beers (CLF)Fall 3:52

J. Wojcik (MTC)

L. Dudzik (CNB)Dec. 1-0

J. Beers (CLF)Dec. 5-0

J. Beers (CLF)Dec. 1-1, 2-0 OT

2-1 Charles ArmstrongDec. 8-1

Mount Carmel, SR

Kingston, SO

Jim Beers Clearfield1Lawrence Dudzik Canonsburg2

Place WinnersJRSR

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

120

CHAMPION

1-1 George Halas Haverford High, SR

6-1 Roger Johnson State College, JR

10-1 Steve DeAugustino Grove City, SR

2-1 Tom Richards Forty Fort, JR

7-1 Jim Conklin Waynesburg Central, SR, 11-0

5-1 Bill Meyers Boswell, SR

4-1 Steve Horoshak

G. Halas (HAV)Dec. 4-1

S. DeAugustino (GRC)Fall 6:27

J. Conklin (WYC)Dec. 3-0

S. Horoshak (SHM)

G. Halas (HAV)Dec. 3-2 OT

J. Conklin (WYC)Dec. 4-0

J. Conklin (WYC)Dec. 4-3

3-1 Carl BowserDec. 6-4

Shamokin, JR

West York, JR

Jim Conklin Waynesburg Central1George Halas Haverford High2

Place WinnersSRSR

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

127

CHAMPION

7-1 Matthew Gusic Waynesburg Central, JR

2-1 Bob Armstrong Kingston, JR

10-1 Ken Hovis Greenville, JR

5-1 Bob Horner Boswell, SR

3-1 Joe Erb Hanover, SR

M. Gusic (WYC)Bye

B. Armstrong (KGST)Dec. 6-0

B. Horner (BSW)Dec. 2-2, 3-0 OT

G. Dannaway (TYR)

M. Gusic (WYC)Dec. 6-2

G. Dannaway (TYR)Dec. 7-6

M. Gusic (WYC)Dec. 7-4

6-1 George DannawayBye

Tyrone, SR

Matthew Gusic Waynesburg Central1George Dannaway Tyrone2

Place WinnersJRSR

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

133

CHAMPION

7-1 Tony George Canonsburg, JR

6-1 George Johnson Tyrone, SO

10-1 Rich DiGello Erie Academy, JR

4-1 Robert Willard Mount Carmel, JR

2-1 Joseph Victor Kingston, SO

3-1 Dick Hershey

T. George (CNB)Bye

G. Johnson (TYR)Dec. 6-1

R. Willard (MTC)Dec. 6-2

D. Hershey (MHC)

T. George (CNB)Dec. 7-0

D. Hershey (MHC)Ref. Dec.

T. George (CNB)Maj. Dec. 9-1

5-1 Forest MaugleForfeit

Manheim Central

Conemaugh Township, SR

Tony George Canonsburg1Dick Hershey Manheim Central2

Place WinnersJR

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

138

CHAMPION

2-1 Howard Seibert Forty Fort, SR

3-1 Ray Wenrich Hershey, JR

5-1 Patrick Krupper Boswell, SR

9-1 Arnold Biondi Clearfield, SR

7-1 Bill Corwin Waynesburg Central, JR

4-1 Aldo Escher Mount Carmel, SR

11-1 Stan Thevenet

H. Seibert (FRTY)Dec. 2-0

P. Krupper (BSW)Dec. 3-0

B. Corwin (WYC)Dec. 5-2

S. Thevenet (BLIB)

P. Krupper (BSW)Dec. 6-4

S. Thevenet (BLIB)Dec. 6-4

P. Krupper (BSW)Dec. 1-0

10-1 Rick KowalczykDec. 6-0

Bethlehem Liberty, JR

Erie Academy, SO

Patrick Krupper Boswell1Stan Thevenet Bethlehem Liberty2

Place WinnersSRJR

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

145

CHAMPION

7-1 Earl Fuller Waynesburg Central, SR

11-1 Howard Unangst Bethlehem Liberty, SR

2-1 Bob Ceccoli Forty Fort, SR

5-1 Anthony Codispoti Boswell, SR

9-1 Harry Jordan Clearfield, SR

4-1 Robert Derk Shamokin, SR

10-1 Rod Williams

E. Fuller (WYC)Dec. 9-2

B. Ceccoli (FRTY)Dec. 8-2

H. Jordan (CLF)Dec. 9-6

R. Williams (GRNV)

E. Fuller (WYC)Dec. 7-1

R. Williams (GRNV)Dec. 6-2

E. Fuller (WYC)Dec. 6-2

3-1 Bill SlabonikDec. 4-0

Greenville, SR

Steelton, JR

Earl Fuller Waynesburg Central1Rod Williams Greenville2

Place WinnersSRSR

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

154

CHAMPION

2-1 Merill Garrison Forty Fort, JR

5-1 Dave Fisher Boswell, SR

3-1 Glenn Springer J.P. McCaskey, JR

9-1 Jim Riss DuBois, JR

7-1 Nick Osso Waynesburg Central, SR

10-1 Harold Mathieson

M. Garrison (FRTY)Bye

D. Fisher (BSW)Dec. 6-4

J. Riss (DUB)Dec. 4-1

H. Mathieson (GRC)

D. Fisher (BSW)Dec. 9-4

J. Riss (DUB)Dec. 5-4

J. Riss (DUB)Dec. 6-2

4-1 Lew GaydonDec. 8-7

Grove City, SR

Shamokin, SR

Jim Riss DuBois1Dave Fisher Boswell2

Place WinnersJRSR

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

165

CHAMPION

10-1 Sam Puntureri Grove City, SR

7-1 Keith Moore Waynesburg Central, SR

3-1 Dick Graybill J.P. McCaskey, SR

5-1 Walter (Junior) Lepley Boswell, SO

4-1 Pat Chivaroli Shamokin, JR

9-1 Henry Rogers

S. Puntureri (GRC)Bye

K. Moore (WYC)Dec. 2-0

W. Lepley (BSW)Dec. 6-2

H. Rogers (CLF)

K. Moore (WYC)Inj. Def.

H. Rogers (CLF)Dec. 5-2

K. Moore (WYC)Dec. 3-0

2-1 Ray KrehelDec. 9-7

Clearfield, SR

Kingston, SR

Keith Moore Waynesburg Central1Henry Rogers Clearfield2

Place WinnersSRSR

Penn State Rec Hall, State College, PA March 19-20, 19431943 PIAA Wrestling Championships

185

CHAMPION

4-1 Don Crone Shamokin, JR

11-1 Robert Csakany Bethlehem Liberty

2-1 Fred Sutliff Forty Fort, SR

5-1 Adolf Zambricky Boswell, SR

9-1 Homer Barr Clearfield, SR

7-1 John Mullins Chartiers Township, SO

3-1 Bill Stathopulos

D. Crone (SHM)Dec. 2-0

F. Sutliff (FRTY)Dec. 4-0

H. Barr (CLF)Dec. 7-0

B. Stathopulos (JPM)

F. Sutliff (FRTY)Dec. 5-0

H. Barr (CLF)Dec. 5-2

H. Barr (CLF)Dec. 4-0

10-1 Connie DeCapuaDec. 4-2

J.P. McCaskey, SR

Farrell, SR

Homer Barr Clearfield1Fred Sutliff Forty Fort2

Place WinnersSRSR