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ESU-Shippensburg Wrestling
EAST STROUDSBURG - East Stroudsburg University's three seniors, Jeremy Sluyter (125), Rich Koehler (285) and Tony Vitale (165) all scored victories in their final home match as the Warriors downed Shippensburg, 22-15, in wrestling Saturday night.
The Warriors raised their record to 10-5 with two away matches remaining at Wilkes Wednesday night and Lehigh Saturday afternoon. Shippensburg is now 7-9-2.
Sluyter took just over a minute to pin Jeff Putt in a rematch of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference finals. He countered a move by Putt, took him the mat and decked him with a front headlock in 1:11. The win raised his record to 23-5 with four pins.
Koehler also had a first-period pin as he turned Jon Cox to his back with a half nelson in 1:29. It was his team-leading seventh pin of the season and upped his record to 21-4.
Vitale narrowly missed also getting a pin, but had to settle for a three-point near fall in the final minute in a 6-1 victory over Andy Hull. The Warriors had two other winners, Brad Kleckner (141) on a 20-6 major decision over Nick Hoffmaster and Dan Roy (174) on a 10-3 win over Brad Beecher.
ESU 22, Shippensburg 15
125 - Jeremy Sluyter (ES) pinned Jeff Putt, 1:11
133 - Jason Zinn (Sh) dec. Mark Siwek, 3-2
141 - Brad Kleckner (ES) won by major decision over Nick Hoffmaster, 20-6
149 - Brett Owen (Sh) dec. Cory Kuncio, 6-0
157 - Jason Bainey (Sh) dec. Mike Collins, 9-4
165 - Tony Vitale (ES) dec. Andy Hull, 6-1
174 - Dan Roy (ES) dec. Brad Beecher, 10-3
184 - Kevin Boccella (Sh) dec. Dan Madonna, 16-9
197 - Keith Hoffman (Sh) dec. Brian McTigue, 7-0
285 - Rich Koehler (ES) pinned Jon Cox, 1:29
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Records: ESU 10-5, Shippensburg 7-9-2