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It's been already been a difficult year for the District 5 wrestling community, and the news only got worse with the unexpected passing of former North Star coach Dennis Leyman. He was the PIAA coach of the year in 1990 and a D5 hall of famer. He didn't just help North Star, but the wrestling commun...

Hey folks, just thought I'd share this article I wrote about Sal Lascari being named the head coach at Berlin.
http://www.tribdem.com/sports/former-north-star-wrestler-to-coach-berlin-brothersvalley/article_60767694-806e-11e7-9607-07f498cc2dd8.html

Great news, everyone. They found that a combination of a blood disorder and the medicine he was on was what was causing the blood problems. He was moved out of the ICU unit Wednesday night and released from the hospital yesterday. He's still in a lot of pain, but can begin recovering at home right n...

Hey guys, just wanted to get the word out that one of our own could use some support. Clayton Lee, who won a District 5 title for Berlin at 106 as a freshman last season, was in an motorcycle accident on Saturday. He's in the ICU at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. I spoke with him this morning. H...

Tonight's match has been postponed.

It's going to be interesting tonight, for sure! This story is blowing up on our website. Here's the link if you want to check out what coach Benton had to say about it.
Female wrestlers could force Bishop McCort to forfeit matches to Westmont Hilltop

North Star looked very solid at Blairsville. They're still young, but plenty of talent there. I give Chestnut Ridge the benefit of the doubt until someone beats them, but I don't know that anyone else in District 5 will beat North Star.

Thanks Manfred. Glad you enjoyed it.

Wow, this is sad news for wrestling fans everywhere. I had no idea when I wrote the other post today about how fortunate we were in this area to have someone like Ryan that he was leaving. He has been great for the sport. As a journalist, I'll miss seeing him at all of the big events, and as a wrest...

Thanks Doug. I'm not involved in the basketball previews, but I believe one will be in Thursday's paper and the other in Friday's.