Gary was a 1964 graduate of Bellefonte Area High School. Mr. Noll is a 1956 graduate of Bellefonte High School. Mr. Smith presently resides in Allentown and could not be with us tonight because he is celebrating his 54th wedding anniversary. He is extremely proud and honored to be inducted into the Bellefonte Wrestling Hall of Fame. In 1961, while competing at 112 pounds, he won the schools first-ever sectional championship. Skip and his wife Mary, also a Bellefonte graduate, are the parents of three children, Andrew, Michele, and Seth, and they presently reside in Bellefonte. He was coached in high school by Hall-of-Famer Tom Musser. As an underclassman, Mr. Noll was a standout on the Bellefonte teams that won the school's first two (and still only) District 6 Tournament Team Titles in 1954 and 1955. Sat. Ellery was selected to the Big 33 All Star team playing for the Pennsylvania Western Division against the Eastern Division. Soon after Cerro took over Titan, Don left the company and worked 24 years for two of Cerro's competitors in various sales and marketing positions. He was coached in high school by Guy Cuccione and Hall-of-Famer Tom Musser. His varsity career began in 1970 as a freshman coached by Sam Markle. Coach Smith was known as a fierce competitor and strict disciplinarian. Mr. Snyder is a 2008 graduate of Bellefonte High School. At the time of his graduation, Mike was Bellefontes career leader in wins and #3 on the schools all-time falls list.
PDF 626 80 Jr. High Bellefonte Larry Fornicola Tournament Top 3 teams awarded Outstanding Wrestler Award 2023 Schedule: (Still subject to change) * We do have classes at Bellefonte on Friday Jan 20th. Mr. William "Bill" Alterio Inducted 2010William (Bill) Rocky Alterio was a 1950 graduate of Bellefonte Area High School. Jason was a tough, hard-nosed wrestler who was never charged with using any injury time in his 106 career bouts in a Raider singlet. Winter 2022-2023 Winter 2023-2024 Winter 2022-2023 Winter 2021-2022 Winter 2020 . He also won the Central Northwest Regional Title in 1963 and was the PIAA State Runner-up one week later. During his senior year he suffered a serious illness in the middle of the wrestling season and required six weeks of bed rest. Nate was also commissioned as a US Army Lieutenant through the Army ROTC program at West Virginia University. He was coached by John Wood at the Jr High level and Larry Walker on Varsity. At Bellefonte, Dan earned 9 Varsity letters, 3 in wrestling, 3 in Football and 3 in baseball. His family is very proud of what he started, and through all the years of Bellefonte Wrestling, a piece of him is still there. He was inducted into the prestigious Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Hall-of-Fame in 1994. . Richs dad, Norm, and stepmother, Jo, living in the State College area. In 1956, he captained an outstanding Raider team that went 10-2. He was one of four Raiders to claim District crowns for Coach Mousetis that evening during the teams title run. He was the PIAA State Runner-up in 1950. Bill demanded a commitment to wrestling . Ellery is married to Mary Kathryn Goette. Mr. Leitzell was a standout wrestler at Bellefonte High School under Coach Tom Muir. Forty three of his seventy nine career wins were worth bonus points. At Cornell, Mike competed at 141 and 149 pounds for PA wrestling legend Coach Rob Koll. Previously, Mr. Krebs was inducted into the prestigious District 11 Wrestling Hall-of-Fame. The top Bellefonte wrestler in each grade (10 through 12) is awarded the "Dave Adams Award" each March at the team banquet. In the state tournament, Jason was on fire in the first two rounds recording 8 takedowns in a pair of win; before dropping a hard-fought semi final bout on Saturday morning. His all-time record was 39-4; including a terrific dual meet mark of 27-1. Jason is a 2000 graduate of Bellefonte High School and also a graduate of Penn College of Technology in Williamsport, PA, where he majored in Tool and Dye Trades. Mr. John Weber, Mr Ed Pierce, and Mr Ralph Dale. King of the Mountain. At Bellefonte, Mr. Torsell posted an excellent record of 53-9-2. As the story goes, the newly formed team didn't have uniforms so Coach Smith got long johns and dyed them green. In the 64-year history of Bellefonte wrestling, Joel is one of only two wrestlers who have recorded more than 70 career wins and also recorded falls in more than 50% of his victories. The first two years of Bellefonte wrestling were truly a trial period, with dual meets against powerful teams like Clearfield and Muncy, which were a mere exhibition to see if the sport would take off. Mikes career started as a 2nd grader in Bellefontes Youth Program under Hall-of-Famer Andy Thal. He and his wife Pamela were married in 1966 and live in Camp Hill, PA and are blessed with three sons, Brian, Darin and David. At Bellefonte, Mike earned four-year varsity letters in wrestling and three in baseball; where he was awarded all-conference recognition as a senior centerfielder. George began his wrestling career in 1984 at the Bellefonte YMCA under Coach Wayne Gephart. Wrestling Watch Later Bellefonte Area High School Philipsburg Osceola Area High School on demand Feb 01, 2023 | 4:00 PM PST Philipsburg, PA Pub.
Clearfield Jr. High Square One - Wrestling Event - FloWrestling no matter what. Ellery is very proud and honored to be inducted into the Bellefonte Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2010. In addition to TREA, Pat was a member of the Marine Corps League, The Masons, Veteran of Foreign Wars, American Legion, the Elks, and the Eagles. Top 2 at each level tournament will move on. In a career that spanned more than four decades after he left Bellefonte, Coach Mousetis teams at four different high schools produced an all-time record of 343-260-11; placing him the states all-time Top 25 for career wins. He was a 4 year varsity starter under head coach Larry Walker. He served as the head coach at Emmaus High for 18 seasons and his teams won two Lehigh Valley Conference championships. After graduation, he attended Williamsport Technical Institute, and then served in the United States Navy. While on the mat, Pat was known as a very tough and tenacious wrestler. His wrestling career began in 6th grade under Coach William Corbett. Presently, Nate is in the midst of a career transition as he leaves the US Army for a position in private industry. He also placed 3rd in the 2002 regional tournament. Mr. Musser is a 1969 graduate of Bellefonte High School who was a 4-year varsity wrestler for the Red Raiders. This is being funded through the Bellefonte Education Foundation and with a little financial luck the fund should still be active for the 100 year anniversary of the 1947 team. He served 19 years on the NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee. As a freshman, Bill wrestled as a varsity starter at 145 lbs. They have 4 daughters.
Bellefonte Wrestling - Facebook Roger then went on to claim the District 6 Championship also at 126 pounds. He started wrestling at age 6, under Mike Masullo. weight class compiling a record of 48 wins and 13 losses. Saturday Dec. 18th: Varsity at Redbank Tournament. Mr. Torsell won the 1966 Boiling Springs Holiday Tournament at 165 pounds. Bill Alterio believed this, lived it, and instilled it in others. During his senior year he was a District 6 Champion, second place finisher in the Northwest Region, and a seventh place finisher at the State Wrestling Championships in Hershey. In 1999, he retired after 29 years of working in a variety of sales and sales management positions with Xerox Corporation. At the conclusion of their Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment, Nate and the soldiers of the 101st returned to Fort Campbell to a heros welcome. At Bellefonte, Nate was a four year wrestling letter-winner and posted a career record of 112-43 record with 37 falls. He is also one of just two Bellefonte wrestlers to win three District VI titles (1956, 1957, and 1958). Mike is a 2002 graduate of Bellefonte High School. He excelled in the postseason tournaments. This award is in honor of the living members and to keep alive the spirit of all the deceased members of the first wrestling team to step on the mat in Bellefonte wrestling history. After college, Mr. Krebs began his teaching and coaching career at Biglerville High School; where he started the varsity wrestling program. Last Season (2021-2022) Wrestling Schedule & Results: Saturday Dec. 11th: Junior High at Clarion Tournament. He also claimed Central Northwest Regional titles in 1951, 1952, and 1953. Mr. Adams was a co-captain for Penn State and won the EIWA title at 147 pounds in 1957 after finishing as a runner-up the year before.
ERS SAARBRCKEN-KLARENTHAL - Middle Schools & High Schools - Yelp During his more than year-long deployment, Nate and his soldiers were involved in more than 400 combat missions, including 10 air assault missions in the explosive region south of Baghdad. He also has two brothers, Jim and David. Saturday, January 7th, 2023; 9:00 AM - Round 1: Philipsburg-Osceola 58, Punxsutawney 15: boxscore He is generally regarded to be one of the finest referee mentors anywhere in Pennsylvania; and many of his former understudies have gone on to become top-flight PIAA and NCAA referees. For the next four years, Bill was a main stay at 138 and 145 lbs. Mr. Masullo was a junior when he became a state champion. In 1966, Mr. Torsell won Sectional and District Six Titles at 154 pounds. In 1966, Gary married Linda Ishler.
Wrestling / Hall of Fame - Bellefonte Area School District High-Performance Sport (M.Sc.) | Universitt des Saarlandes As a young child he was involved in scouting, excelled in swimming, golf, judo, football and wrestling.
Wrestling - Jr. High - Huntingdon Area School District Mr. Wert pinned over half of the opponents he faced in his Raider career. Mr. Noll is now semi-retired and resides with his wife in the Bellefonte area. Competing at 154 pounds, Mr. Taylor won the 1962 Boiling Springs Holiday Tournament. In 1961, he was named to the All Centre County Football Team as a running back and linebacker. There were married and June 9, 1973. We have 32 schools participating this year so we are looking forward to a great 2 days of wrestling. Northhampton.
Bellefonte Wrestling (@bellefontewrest) / Twitter Now in his amazing 6th decade of contribution to and involvement with the sport and his school community, Mr. Thal has achieved a legacy that merits his induction into the Hall of Fame. In addition, Larry is recognized for his distinguished, life-long career as both an athlete and coach in wrestling. He remains the only four-time District Champion in Bellefonte history.
He rolled to the state finals in 1996; where he was the PIAA Class AAA silver medalist.
Chase Meixsell | FloWrestling | Wrestling He tried wrestling his sectionals match but was forced to forfeit out of the tournament due to the injury. He has four children, Jamie, 32, Laura, 28, Joshua, 23, and Erica, 21, as well as three granddaughters, Abigail, Victoria, and Madyson. In the host Philipsburg-Osceola gym, Mr. Frantz was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the 1997 event after defeating Bald Eagle Areas future PIAA champion and two-time NCAA All-American, Mike Maney, in the finals. He has served the youth of the Bellefonte community for nearly four decades as a Little League baseball coach. Dec 13. at Bald Eagle Area *. Contact Info. Mr. Traxler is a 2012 graduate of Bellefonte High School and 2017 graduate of Lock Haven University with a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. Gary and his wife Linda are now living in Richmond, Virginia, and they have one son, Terry, who is currently employed by Verizon Communications.Gary began wrestling during the 5th grade, under Coach William Corbett, who initiated a grade school and junior high wrestling program. Penns Valley Wrestling Club, Inc. Home. During his tenure as the National First Vice President, he testified before the House and Senate Veteran Affairs Committee on behalf of TREA. In 1955, he won EIWA honors at 137 for Penn State and a national crown at Ithaca, N.Y., defeating Andrew Kaul, a Big Ten . Yet, while his profound love of the program has withstood the test of time; no wrestling moment ever touched Mr. Thal as deeply as on that March night in 1991 when his son Jim won the 9th PIAA state title in school history. He also won the District title at 95 pounds in 1950 as a freshman and District and Regional titles in 1953. He also placed 4th in Freestyle and 1st in Grecco Roman. The locker rooms and mat room He assumed the role of head coach at Bellefonte at the start of the 1997-98 season and while his coaching career is still young, it has seen some fine success. Mr. Musser returned to Central Pennsylvania. During that year he wrestled in the first "measles" tournament, after a major German measles epidemic that disrupted the regular tournament. After graduation Roger continued his love for wrestling by coach the Junior High team for four years.
History lesson: Bellefonte to name wrestling room for coach Glenn Smith At Bellefonte, Mike was a three year wrestling letter-winner and posted a career record of 96-26 record with 43 falls. In the 2000 Centre County tournament finals, Mike launched the Raiders championship run in the finals with a technical fall victory over State Colleges future PIAA state champion and University of Pittsburgh NCAA All-American Matt Kocher. While in the Navy, Don married Shirley Fishback of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Don wrestled for the legendary coach and Bellefonte Wrestling Hall of Fame member Glenn Smith, compiling a record of 13 wins and 7 losses. Novice wrestlers ONLY that did not make the varsity lineup, Subscribe to RSS Feed - Jr High Invitational. He is the only Bellefonte wrestler to ever win three titles at the Boiling Springs Holiday Tournament (in the 33-years that Bellefonte competed in this event). He was then coached by John Wood in Jr High and then Larry Walker and Mike Maney at the varsity level.
Wrestling / HOME - Bellefonte Area School District Gary would like to acknowledge the coaches that pushed him to excel in the Bellefonte Area Wrestling program, William Corbett, Guy Guccione, and Tom Musser and say he is proud to be a part of the Bellefonte wrestling program and very honored to be inducted into the Bellefonte Wrestling Hall of Fame. This is the fourth wrestling hall-of-fame induction for Mr. Adams as he has been previously honored by: District VI, the NCAA's Eastern Wrestling League, and the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches. Tom has been supported throughout his career by his parents Tim and Sue Traxler, as well as his brother Joe and sisters Diana and Taryn. The 1950 team was undefeated tying 17-17 with the powerful Clearfield team that was considered the cream of Pennsylvania wrestling. Century Club . He was a member of the very first wrestling team in Bellefonte's school history, serving as captain of the team for two years. January 30, 2024. Les went on to win the 154 PIAA gold medal. His family, including his sons and grandsons, have 23 varsity letters in wrestling and many more from participating in other Bellefonte athletics. During his high school career, Woody lettered his sophomore, junior and senior years. In the fall, his all-conference performance on the football field helped propel Bellefonte to their finest season in more two decades and to the Big 8 and Central Counties Conference titles. Don and Shirley now live in Fort Wayne where he plays golf, tennis and bass fishes.
Wrestling / Tournaments After graduating from college, Mr. Musser founded the wrestling program at Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg where his wrestlers won five district titles and three regional crowns.
Pennsylvania Wrestling At Bellefonte, Mr. Musser posted an excellent record of 52-13-1. He placed in the top four at the Super 32 tournament in North Carolina and in his senior season, he assisted the 2007 team by beating Bald Eagle Area in the District finals (which was the first time in many years) to qualify Bellefonte to enter the PIAA State Dual Tournament in Hershey, PA. JR is currently a police officer for the Spring Township Police Department. Earlier in his senior season, Joels victory by fall in the 160-pound 2000 Centre County Tournament finals clinched the first and only team title that Bellefonte ever won in the history of that storied event. Bellefonte Red Raiders Wrestling Southern Tier Memorial Tournament Friday, January 13, 2023 - Saturday, January 14, 2023 at The First Arena (NY) Team Standings to help keep the parents informed. For several decades after his graduation, Mr. Poorman still held the school record for pinning consecutive opponents by recording eight straight falls. He still holds one of the school's top five all-time winning percentages after posting a career record of 67-4 with 35 falls. Upon graduation, he went to work for Bellefonte Lime Company, currently known as Graymont. at Central Mountain HS. This tournament also offers a JV tournament (Aux Gym). Mr. Riglin was Bellefonte High School's first state wrestling champion. He also placed 4th in Freestyle and 1st in Grecco Roman. While doing so, we strive to promote fitness, academics, discipline, and personal responsibility.Wrestling is an individual team sport. There were no wrestlebacks in 1971. Mr. Thal led the effort to officially rename Bellefontes outstanding elementary wrestling tournament as the Larry Fornicola Memorial Tournament, in honor of the lone NCAA champ to come from the storied Bellefonte program. Jul 31-Aug 6, TBD. Brenneman went on to win gold the following week at the PIAA Championships. US Marine Corps USAW Junior/16U Champs. He was then summoned to the Lehigh Valley by Coach Glenn Smith; where in 1956, Mr. Krebs started the varsity wrestling program at Emmaus High School. As soon as wrestling season ended, Mr. Walker moved on to the baseball diamond where he was a standout infielder on what may have been the greatest team in school history; as the Raiders won the District 6 title, before placing 3rd in the state. Mr. Weikel is now a teacher in Clinton County and just completed a very successful first year as the head wrestling coach at Central Mountain High School in which his wrestlers won three medals at the 2003 PIAA tournament. Mr. Musser still holds one of the top five winning percentages in school history after posting a superb 52-5-2 record in his career. They wrestled in dual meet action early in the season with the match ending in a draw. While wrestling at 154/165lbs., he had a career record of 28 wins, 10 losses, and 1 tie for a winning percentage of .736. On his behalf, they accept this Hall-of-Fame honor. Mr. Moyer won the PIAA state title at 127 pound in 1953. He was undefeated in his junior year going into sectionals and was seeded first at 103 lbs. With a strong core of dedicated team mates, Bellefonte became a state power in 1949, and Bill was there to anchor the team. Info Round Team Name Weight Class Finals View All 1 Harrison Snyder Glendale W F 2-0 0:40 80 lbs 7 Colton Blazavich Marion Center 1 Mateo Gallegos DuBois Area W DEC 3-0 87 lbs 2 Matthew Rowles. Mr. Poorman recorded a 17-second fall; which at the time of his graduation was the second fastest pin in school history. . That performance in the 2006 NCAA Team Duals earned Mike Cornells prestigious 11th Man Award. In two years leading up to his induction, Mike has studied and worked as a registered dietician at the Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University, and Restek Corporation. Academic Decathalon; Ananda; Band, Marching/Concert; Class of 2023; Dress to the Nines; FBLA; FFA; Fine Arts-Performing Arts; Key Club; Labelle (Yearbook) National Honor Society The Wrestling team of 1947 was truly a pioneering group of young men. Preston started wrestling at a young age and came up through Bellefontes youth program coached by Mike Masullo. After military service, he was employed by Applied Research Lab at Penn State University from where he retired. Jason posted a 22-14 record as a sophomore and then went 20-9 as a junior in which he placed 3rd in the District 6AAA tournament and qualified for the regional tournament.
Wrestling / Larry Fornicola Youth/JH Tournament He was undefeated his junior year and lost in the District finals to Wade Schalles, from Hollidaysburg, who went on to win the 154lb state championship.While at Temple University, Dan wrestled 1 year and lettered in football for 3 years. He was coached in high school by John Wood. Ellery participated in the Bellefonte YMCA 1968 state tournament, placing 2nd and in the National YMCA Tournament in Akron, Ohio. William (Bill) Rocky Alterio was a 1950 graduate of Bellefonte Area High School. Mr. Adams coached for 25 years at several schools; most notably as the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh. He won his weight class every year matching his desire and talents to continue his wrestling career.
High school wrestling: Bellefonte, State College set for District 6 As a freshman, Bill wrestled as a varsity starter at 145 lbs. While employed with Graymont he traveled around the United States and Canada training others on the new computer system that was being implemented. He won Bellefontes first-ever Lock Haven Holiday Classic title as a junior in December 1995 and he was a runner-up in that event the following year. Mr. Thal also claimed District and Regional honors in 1991. He wrestled back to earn the 4th place medal and All-State status to close out his Bellefonte career. He was the District 6 Class AAA champion in 2000 at 103 and in 2001 at 112. Top 30 Junior High Tournament Teams in PA (2020 Final) Forest Hills. After a distinguished lifelong career in wrestling, Mr. Fornicola passed away a few years ago. He was also the PIAA State Runner-up at 133 in 1956. Ranked #2 by PA Wrestling Magazine behind PJW States as the best Jr High Tournament in the State!! In his three year stint at Bellefonte, Coach Mousetis guided the Red Raiders to a dual meet record of 25-6. In 1949, Bill was a member of the team that wrestled against Clearfield at Penn States Recreational Hall in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000, with Bellefonte dropping a hard fought 21-20 dual meet. After graduation he attended St. Francis College in Loretto along with Hall of Fame member Jim Torsell, compiling a record of 13-5 as a Freshman. 367 talking about this. As a senior, Joel roared to his regional title with a 4-0 record at Clarion; knocking off the favored District 9 champion by a 3-2 count in the semi finals and then winning by injury default in the finals over the District 10 champion.
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