Announcements
Welcome to the official home of La Salle Explorer Wrestling!
La Salle Wrestling has a winning tradition with multiple state and national placers. The coaching staff looks to continue this tradition, while preparing our young men at La Salle for a rigorous college schedule. Wrestling is a great sport teaching many values of discipline, commitment, and determination. We are looking for student-athletes to continue the great tradition of La Salle Wrestling.
La Salle wrestling has produced over 90 PCL champions in the last 30 yeas, and 45 individual PCL Champions since 2009. La Salle has won 6 of the last 7 PCL and District 12 Titles.
Sophomores and Seniors, Mandated health screenings will continue for your grades on Thursday, January 21st and Wednesday, January 27th for the Gold Cohort. Thursday, January 28th will be the second and final day for the Blue Cohort. Screenings will happen in the Isolation Nurses Office (old World Language Office) across from the Dean of Student Life Office. Please complete the signup found in the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BAAA723ABFBC61-sophomores
Your cooperation is expected and appreciated in completing this required task.
Tryouts for the Spring Rowing Team will begin shortly. Anyone interested in rowing for La Salle in the Spring is encouraged to begin joining Winter workouts, after school Monday-Thursday in the tent on Meehan Field. If you are participating in a Winter sport but interested in rowing in the Spring, please let Mr. Schugsta know. Please contact Mr. Schugsta with any questions at schugstao@lschs.org
When reviewing Semester 1 grades, please be aware of the following:
• Be sure to review the report card document, as all grades listed on it are the official grades for each course for the semester.
• Report cards will only contain final grades for the 1st semester; they do not include semester averages nor exam grades. For more information regarding grades for individual assignments and/or exam grades, students and parents should refer to the grade postings in Open LMS.
o Additionally, since the 2nd semester is already underway, new grades for the new semester may already have been entered into gradebooks in Open LMS. Consequently, please be aware that the "Class Total" in Open LMS – the current grade that is being displayed in Open LMS - may be different from the 1st semester final grade on the report card.
• If a parent or student has any questions about grades or related assignments, please contact the respective teacher directly as soon as possible, ideally no later than one week after report cards have been posted.
Anyone interested in helping with live streaming our Winter Sports this season, helping with Social Media updates and/or providing commentary or PA Announcements for Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling or Hockey should contact Mr. Johnson ASAP. Plenty of opportunities available!
La Salle will offer current juniors the opportunity to take the SAT here at La Salle on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021.
Registration for the March 24th SAT School Day Test is through La Salle, not the College Board. Students have the option to take the SAT test with or without the essay. Please note that most colleges do not require nor recommend taking the essay section. Subject Tests will not be offered at La Salle.
Unfortunately, late registrations or payments cannot be accommodated or accepted after Thursday, January 28th. The registration form, in its entirety, needs to be submitted and payment made via credit card to secure your spot for the March 24th testing day. Only juniors who register and pay for the test will be able to take the SAT School Day Test at La Salle.
Registration:
www.lschs.org/SAT
The Pheed Philly Casserole making will resume on Wednesday, January 20th from 2:45pm - 3:45pm in the auditorium. Pheed Philly prepares family sized nutritious meals for distribution to those in need in partnership with Mother Mercy House in Kensington. The program will run every other week throughout the second semester. Space is limited to 10 students, and sign-ups are required. The sign-up sheet is located on the Mission & Ministry bulletin board adjacent to the Student Activities office. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Dominick in Campus Ministry or Mrs. Giuliani in the school store.
The Camps Store will be open Tuesday, January 19th and Wednesday, January 20th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.
Only two shoppers at a time will be allowed in the store.
Please do NOT enter or exit the driveway next to the Allinson House. That is for faculty/staff ONLY. Also, there is NO parking allowed in the faculty/staff parking lot at any time. Thank you for your cooperation!

This page has been set up by La Salle College High School has created a webpage as a repository for information and expectations regarding the continuity of teaching and learning in the event of school closure. We will continue to post updates on this page as information becomes available from the school administration.

The Spring 2020 issue of the Explorer (titled Agents Of Change), will only be available online. No issues will be printed or mailed to homes.
A monthly Alumni eNewsletter along with a number of other alumni communications will only be available in a digital format and will be sent via email. It is critical for the Office of Institutional
Advancement to have and maintain your current email address, so please make certain that your
information is current and encourage your fellow alums to do the same. Please send any changes to
Mrs. Cathy Winning at winning@lschs.org so your alumni record can be updated accordingly.

As most of you will have seen, Governor Wolf has issued orders extending the closing of schools. The tentative earliest date schools may reopen is now set for Monday, April 6, 2020. As all of us have come to appreciate, this date is a guarantee written in water. Depending on the progress of the disease and the success of containment and suppression activities, this date will be subject to further extension if need be.
Dining Services: Due to recent public health concerns, some of the self-serve foods will be either moved behind the service counter or into grad and go containers. Thank you for your understanding.










Who We Are
La Salle Wrestling consistently gives La Salle College High School a winning season. If you've ever been to a match, you know it's one of the most exciting and inspiring activities at La Salle. The Takedown Club works very hard behind the scenes to provide the encouragement and financial support to insure the continued success of this program. The camaraderie of the team members, parents, coaches, and faculty is perhaps greater than any other sport.
Every year the Takedown Club raises money to support and reward our kids for their hard work. We are a non-profit organization and spend all money raised on our wrestlers. Travel expenses, tournament fees, trophies, and jackets are only a few of the items we support. We need your help to continue our team's tradition of excellence.
Current Board
President | Kevin Lotsis |
Vice President | Dave Gutekunst |
Secretary | Tim O'Toole |
Treasurer | Colleen McLaren |
2017-18 Committees
Volunteers are needed and always welcome. Listed below are committees that help raise money and perform necessary functions to make wrestling at La Salle a unique experience. Please contact any member of the Takedown Club to volunteer to help our wrestling program by serving on one of the following committees:
Social | |
Banquet | |
Travis Manion Tournament | |
JV Tournament | |
PJW Tournament | |
Snack Stand | |
Senior Night | |
Annual Picnic | |
Clothing Sales | |
Announcing | |
Scoring | |
Pictures | |
Family Liturgy | |
Senior Night | |
Video Taping |
1st Lt. Travis Manion '99 Memorial Wrestling Tournament - Saturday, December 9, 2017
This tournament was named in honor of 1st Lieutenant Travis Manion '99, an outstanding La Salle and US Naval Academy wrestler, who was killed in combat in Iraq on April 29, 2007. For more information about Travis’s life, influence, and legacy, please visit http://www.travismanion.org/about-travis/.
For further information, please contact:
Coach Thaddeus Kavanagh (kavanaght@lschs.org)

Travis Manion 1999 United States Naval Academy
Brandon Black 2002 Shippensburg University
Brendan Whitaker 2002 James Madison University
Max Courtney 2003 Washington and Lee University
Trevor Needham 2003 Scranton University
Andrew Cotlov 2005 New York University
Ed Valentino 2005 Lehigh University
Rob Stott 2006 Duquesne University
John Whitham 2007 Ursinus College
Andrew Furlong 2007 Kutztown University
Jack Carmody 2010 Kings College
Joey Mazzi 2011 Iowa Central College
Bryan Pflanz 2012 Elizabethtown College
Matt Cimato 2012 Drexel University
Casey Kent 2012 University of Pennsylvania
Antonio Pelusi 2014 Franklin & Marshall
Vincenzo Pelusi 2017 Drexel University