Welcome!
Welcome to the La Salle College High School Wrestling Program Website. Visit the links to the left to learn more about the La Salle Wrestling Program and to stay current with upcoming events. You can also follow the Explorers and the other teams in the Catholic League and around the state on the NHSCA Sports Network website.
Wrestlers--We have workouts
and technique training every Monday at 7PM in the wrestling room at La
Salle. For the new guys, it is important to learn the drills and names of
techniques. We will go every Monday
till we run out of time.
La Salle in the news.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times/courier_times_news_details/article/119/2010/july/16/cimato-working-toward-gold-in-piaa-tourney.html
Academic Recognition
The Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association named four Explorers to its All-Academic team. Casey Kent '12 (125) was named to the first team. C. J. Burns '10 (171), Ryan Geiger '11 (285), and Shane Springer '12 (152) received honorable mention recognition.
Off Season Accomplishments
Congratulations to Matt Cimato '12 on the following:
--5th place
Flo Nationals
--Brute Duals ( Indiana)
Record 6 – 1
--6th place
FILA Cadet Nationals Freestyle
--Disney Duals Record 7 –
1
Silver medalist (Wins over Dakota Cooley 2010 Michigan State
Champ going to Central Michigan and major over Ty Davis Ohio State
Runnerup)
--NHSCA Duals 7 – 0 (Win
over Sean Greevy, PA States Runner-up)
--USA Runner-up
Northeast Regionals Freestyle
Congratulations to Casey Kent '12 as he went 13-4 at the Cadet National Duals in Rochester, Minnesota, against some of the toughest freestylers and Greco-Roman wrestlers in the nation.
Matt Cimato '12 and Shane Springer '12 participated in the Disney Duals June 24-29.
Congratulations to Casey Kent '12 for placing 1st in Freestyle and Greco-Roman at the Big Springs and Allentown Dieruff Qualifiers. Casey also won the SEPA Freestyle Tournament held at Carl Sandburg Middles School.
Congratulations to P.J. Steinmetz '13 on placing 3rd at the MAWA Eastern National Tournament.
Off Season RecognitionIn its ranking of the country's top freshmen and sophomore wrestlers, Wrestling USA Magazine recognized three sophomore Explorers. Shane Springer is ranked 11th at 152. At 130, Matt Cimato is 12th. Casey Kent is 22nd at 125.
Mazzi Gets 100th Win
On February 13, Joey Mazzi '11 won his 100th high school match on the way to a first place finish (135) at the Coal Cracker Round Robin at Panther Valley High School.
