Wrestler of the Year

Quentin Wright

Bald Eagle Area

171

All things considered, Quentin Wright's 2007-08 season may have been the best EVER in District 6. He put an exclamation on his second consectutive undefeated State Title season by being named Outstanding Wrestler in Hershey. Along the way, Quentin found time to enter two college open tournaments (Mat-Town & Penn State), and won both of them, defeating ranked NCAA wrestlers in the process. Penn State bound Wright finished his high school career on a two year winning streak that dates back to the State Finals in his sophomore year losing to future Nittany Lion teammate Tim Darling. Barring injury, he'll be an All-American probable and National Champion contender at the NCAA level.

Freshman of the Year

Ronnie Garbinsky

Tyrone

103

Ronnie Garbinsky has been wrestling, and winning, for so long that it's hard to believe he just now a Freshman. A successful arrival at the high school varsity level was expected, and he didn't disappoint. Ronnie's first season resulted in 39 wins and a spot on the top half of the podium in Hershey with a 4th place finish. He was a District 6 Champion and a finalist in the rugged AA Southwest Regional. Garbinsky combined with A J Schopp to give Tyrone one of the most lethal 1-2 lightweight punches in the state. Expect him to be a regular on the Hershey podium and an annual contender for a state title.

Team of the Year

Central Mountain Wildcats

The 2006-07 season saw the arrival of the Altons-led Fab 5 (Dylan and Andrew Alton, Jordan Rich, Cody Dolan, and Dylan Caprio) on the Central Mountain varsity. Their impact was immediate, and CM became a District 6 power. All five were Regional qualifiers, with three (Rich and both Altons) being state medal winners as freshmen. In 2007-08, with the addition of upperweights Glenn Barnes and Zach Corl, Central Mountain kicked it into high gear and won everything in sight. Their 3rd place finish in the PIAA State Duals elevated them to a spot among PA's elite teams. 2008-09 should see more of the same in Clinton County as most of the lineup returns, and a healthy Cody Dolan will be back with the team.

Not a catagory, but the best news of 2008 had to be

District 6 Wrestling Goes LIVE

2007-08 saw the beginning of a new era in wrestling coverage. Gone were the days of waiting for the next day's online or print newspaper to get wrestling results. After a hiatus, Philpsburg's WPHB resumed webcasting and was joined by Bellefonte's WBLF on the MSA Sports Network. By mid-season, Lock Haven's WSNU had joined them on MSA and there was wrestling webcasts several times each week. Teams were sending results to Intermat, and boxscores became available that same night. In the post season, Escape Sports and NHSCA Live Events provided live brackets to go with the webcasts at Districts, Regionals, and States. Hopefully, this level of coverage will continue in the future.

 District 6 All-Star Teams

AAA

103 - Forrest Bechdel (11) - Central Mountain

          State Qualifier

112 - Jordan Rich (10) - Central Mountain

          State Medal Winner - 4th

119 - Matt Snyder (12) - Lewistown

          State Finalist - 2nd

125 - Chad Frankhouser (12) - Indian Valley

          State Medal Winner - 6th

130 - Jonathan Quiggle (12) - Central Mountain

          State Medal Winner - 5th

135 - Dylan Alton (10) - Central Mountain

          STATE CHAMPION

140 - Andrew Alton (10) - Central Mountain

          State Medal Winner - 3rd

145 - Shane Alterio (11) - Bellefonte

          State Qualifier

152 - Ryan Colmer (12) - Hollidaysburg

          Regional Qualifier

160 - Steve Bosak (12) - State College

          State Finalist - 2nd

171 - Quentin Wright (12) - Bald Eagle Area

          STATE CHAMPION

189 - Bo Reifer (12) - Philipsburg-Oceola

          State Qualifier

215 - Glenn Barnes (11) - Central Mountain

          State Qualifier

285 - Mike Horton (12) - Philipsburg-Oceola

          State Medal Winner - 5th

AA

103 - Ronnie Garbinsky (9) - Tyrone

          State Medal Winner - 4th

112 - A J Schopp (10) - Tyrone

          State Medal Winner - 5th

119 - David Fogle (11) - Forest Hills

          State Medal Winner - 4th

125 - Ryan Link (12) - Penn Cambria

          State Medal Winner - 6th

130 - Glenn Winslow (12) - Cambria Heights

          State Medal Winner - 5th

135 - Shawn Perich (10) - Portage

          State Medal Winner - 6th

140 - Kevin Ryan (12) - Mount Union

          State Medal Winner - 5th

145 - Keith Ryan (12) - Mount Union

          State Qualifier

152 - Mike Brant (12) - Westmont-Hilltop

          State Medal Winner - 4th

160 - Dustin Drake (12) - Mount Union

          State Medal Winner - 7th

171 - Marco Pecora (12) - Richland

          State Medal Winner - 5th

189 - Don Miller (12) - Cambria Heights

          State Qualifier

215 - Vincent Corden (12) - Somerset

          State Qualifier

285 - Ethan Covalt (12) - Penns Valley

          State Qualifier