Saucon Proud.
Even though Colonial League wrestling is on holiday break, the Saucon Valley wrestling program continues to challenge themselves seeking out the best competition available. A short week after wrestling in the Beast of the East, the Panthers travelled cross-town to and participated in this past weekend’s Bethlehem Holiday ‘Hurricane’ Classic. By design, the Hurricane is a grueling tournament consisting of 32 public schools. It is perhaps the toughest public school wrestling tourney in the nation. Most teams are regional, but Arlington-Martin (Texas), Shenendehowa (New York), and Owings Mills (Maryland) joined the two-day bash hosted by Bethlehem’s Liberty High School.
Bethlehem ‘Hurricane’ Holiday Wrestling Results
Hurricane Classic Top-10 Teams
- Liberty, PA 225 pts.
- Northampton Area, PA 211
- Nazareth, PA 170.5
- Saucon Valley, PA 161
- Council Rock South, PA 147.5
- Wilson Area, PA 125
- Easton, PA 121
- Arlington-Martin, TX 106
- Philipsburg, NJ 106
- Spring Ford, PA 102
The Saucon Valley wrestling staff celebrates another Panther victory.
Coach’s Quote:
“I thought our team had a really good showing this past weekend. It was another high-profile tournament that exposed our kids to some of the top wrestlers in the state and in the country. We learned a lot from this past weekend and our kids are excited to keep working hard and making gains.”
Saucon Valley wrestling coach, Chad Shirk
Hurricane Classic Panther-Placers
- 2nd Place
- Jr. Dane Csencsits (195)
- 3rd Place
- Fr. Chris Arciuolo (106)
- Sr. Josh Jones (132)
- Jr. Nick Warnke (285)
- 5th Place
- Jr. Thomas Spirk (138)
- 6th Place
- Sr. Nick Rosengrant (145)
- 7th Place
- Sr. Jarret Hirschbeck (170)
Up Next: The Saucon Valley Panthers will ring in the New Year with a home match against Colonial League rival, Southern Lehigh on Wednesday, Jan.2. The wrestling action is varsity only and is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Then, on Friday the Panthers will host a non-league tri-meet with Boyertown and Delaware Valley that is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
Good luck Panthers, the Source is with you!
