PIAA state champion Edmond L. Ruth, 20, was pulled over at about 11:14 p.m. because he failed to stop at a red light at Market Street and State Highway, West Fairview, township police said. Police discovered Ruth, a Harrisburg resident, was wanted on a felony warrant out of Avery County, North Carolina, and took him […]
Notre Dame’s Ryan Crookham has committed to Lehigh.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com By Brad Wilson | For lehighvalleylive.com Lehigh has landed one of the nation’s top wrestling prospects as Notre Dame junior Ryan Crookham has committed to the Mountain Hawks. Crookham made the announcement on Twitter Saturday afternoon, and reached via text message, he wrote: […]
Lehigh opened up the season with a big win over Oklahoma State and closed the dual season with a big win over Arizona State. Big matches with ranked wrestlers at 125, 157 and 285. There was some amazing wrestling from both teams punctuated with some high level scrambling. Good stuff if you’re a fan of […]
The video will be up in a few days. 141lbs: Doug Zapf (Penn) dec. Dan Moran (Lehigh) 3-1 149lbs: Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) dec. Lucas Revano (Penn) 2-1 157lbs: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) major dec. Jon Errico (Penn) 9-1 165lbs: Brian Meyer (Lehigh) major dec. Jack Conway (Penn) 10-2 174lbs: Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Neil Antrassian (Penn) […]
Lehigh cruised to a win over the Navy midshipman this afternoon at Grace Hall. Even while missing a few starters the Mountain Hawks backup came through for the home team. Post Match Jordan Kutler & Jordan Wood, Eli Grape Intros 125lbs: Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) dec. Logan Treaster (Navy) 5-1 133lbs: Jacob Allen (Navy) dec. Nick […]
We spent a bunch of time talking wrestling and previewing the PSU vs Lehigh match. Penn State has a bunch of moving pieces and parts – we tried to dissect them. We also spent time talking about different wrestling storylines, including the Flo wrestling vs Willie Saylor drama that is playing out on social media. […]
It was a tough weekend for the Mountain Hawks dropping duals with 2 ranked rivals. After a tough loss to Princeton last night Lehigh hosted cross state rival Pitt at the Snakepit. The dual didn’t go as expected with bonus points, upsets and criteria deciding the winner in two consecutive home matches for the […]
The video is in processes and should be posted later today. Lehigh squeezed past Oklahoma State last night in Stabler Arena in front of nearly 3,000 fans. Lehigh looked competitive and tough for the first 5 matches, even when they lost. The teams split the first two matches. Then Josh Humphreys thumped Wyatt Sheets to […]
Seth Duckworth and I spent some time today doing a preview of this big early season match up. If the expected starters wrestle, more than a dozen top 25 wrestlers will take the mat. The marquee match will hopefully take place at 174lbs: #2 Jordan Kutler vs. #5 Joe Smith. Smith hasn’t wrestled a match […]
Virginia Tech came into the Lehigh Valley this afternoon and dominated a Mountain Hawk team that has been on a roll lately but looked mostly flat today. VT opened up the dual winning the first 4 bouts by pushing the pace before true freshman Josh Humphreys put a stop to the slide at 157. The […]
The Mountain Hawks pulled away from the Sun Devils in the last 2 match to win going away Saturday night in the Snake Pit. Both teams scraped to a 13-13 tie through 8 matches when Chris Weiler and Jordan Wood sealed the dual with a couple of bonus point wins. This is the first time […]
After years of struggling to beat Cornell and in the midst of a very challenging year Lehigh rises in the Snake Pit. This dual had something for everyone: momentum swings, unexpected twists with the final match, but not heavyweights, deciding the entire dual. Lehigh jumped out to an early lead sweeping the first 3 […]
Video will be posted Sunday Lehigh piled up the bonus points in a 34-12 win over Bucknell Friday night in its first home match since November. The Hawks got bonus points in five matches, including three first period pins to post their second straight dual win of the season. Lehigh is […]
The Princeton Tigers bussed into the Lehigh Valley tonight with high hopes after a tough road trip through the Midwest. They faced off against an injured Mountainhawk team and won a dual for the first time in my lifetime in the snake pit. I’m not even sure that the administration at Princeton knows that they […]
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