APRIL NEWS 2008
April 26, 2008
THANK YOU!
We would like to thank everyone who assisted with our annual spring fundraiser. The Blue Devil Wrestlers, coaches, and parents helped the tennis center bring down their bubbles. It was a total team effort and we were able to finish in record time. The tennis center was extremely impressed with the discipline and hard work ethic our kids demonstrated throughout the day. Great job Lebo!
Special thanks to seniors Billy Buono and Brandon Moidel for assisting... to our parents Steve Patrick, Linda Lodge and Cindy Hinds... to our middle school wrestlers who joined us.... and to Coach Allemang, Coach Hnath and Coach Kirov for running the show. The tennis center will make a large donation to the booster club for the great job our program did "bringing down the bubbles." Please visit our webpage or flowrestling for more pictures of the day.
April 25, 2008
New Section Realignment
2008-09 Season
The new section realignments for the 2008-2009 season have been posted by the WPIAL. Each section will be split into sub-sections (A & B). Our section will contain Canon-Mac, Chartiers Valley, Mt. Lebanon, Montour, and Trinity. The other sub-section will contain Ambridge, Blackhawk, Hopewell, Moon, and West Allegheny. We are only required to wrestle the schools in our subsection.
The top two (2) from each subsection will wrestle on January 21, 2009 for the section title. 1a vs 2b, 1b vs 2a. Then winners wrestle for the section championship, losers wrestle for 3rd & 4th. All 4 qualify for the team tournament.
GOOD LUCK!
Good luck to Andy Buttlar who is competing in the Tournament of Champions in Ohio this weekend. This is one of the top ranked youth tournaments nationally. We are proud that you will be representing Lebo at this prestigious tournament.
April 22, 2008
Faces in the Crowd - Panayot Kirov
Read more about our very own Panayot Kirov. Coach Kirov was featured in a book published in Bulgaria about his first wrestling coach and life long mentor Petko Draganov.
Faces in the Crowd Strong Among the Strong On the Mat Clinic Series
April 18, 2008
Congratulations to Lebo Alumni Alan Housner (Class of 72') for being selected as a
2008 inductee into the PWCA PA Wrestling Hall of Fame
Alan Housner – Alan is a 1972 graduate of Mount Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh, PA and a 1977 graduate of Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN with a B.S. in health and physical education. In 1991, he earned an M.Ed. from National Lewis College in learning disabilities. At Mount Lebanon, Alan compiled a phenomenal record of 50-1. He was a two-time WPIAL champion. In 1971, he was a PIAA runner-up at 120 lbs. and in 1972 was the PIAA champion at 127 lbs. At Purdue, Alan had a 59-17 record. In 1975, he was a Big Ten runner-up and placed 6th in the NCAA championships. In 1976, he was a Big Ten champion and was recognized with the Purdue “Walk” Award. From 1985-1991, Alan was the head wrestling coach at Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, IL, where his teams logged a 40-28 mark. He remains a teacher at Hinsdale Central and resides in Woodridge, IL.
April 3, 2008
Two Lebo Grapplers earn First Team Honors from the Almanac
www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/04-02-wrestling-stars
Congratulations to Andrew Buda and Greg Perri for being recognized as Almanac All-Stars. Both earned First Team honors.
"At Mt. Lebanon, wrestling is back as evidenced by two Blue Devils securing spots on the all-star list. At 140 is Andrew Buda. The senior compiled a 26-7 record. At 152, Greg Perri, who is of the Perri lineage, racked up a 27-9 record. He, too, is a senior."~ Quote from Almanac 4/2/08
First Team All-Stars
Andrew Buda (140)
Greg Perri (152)
Also receiving honorable mention were:
Andy Buttlar (103)
Adam Kemerer (112)
Stan Kochanek (119)
Chris Johns (125)
Chris Kostas (135)
Connor O'Hara (285)
Congratulations to all!
