Yough grapplers set records, still have high goals

By Paul Schofield

Trib Total Media

Shane Momyer and Glenn Christner did something Friday at the WPIAL Class AA section tournament that is a rare occurrence in Yough wresting history. They won section titles.

The last Yough wrestler to win a section title was Tom Sever in 2015.

And in an even rarer occurrence, Yough wrestlers won multiple titles for the first time since the trio of Rick Boyd, J.J. Mathews and Justin Poorbaugh finished first in 1999.

Poorbaugh went on to become Yough’s only WPIAL champion and one of two to place second in the PIAA tournament. Jeff Barnes finished third in the WPIAL and second in the PIAA in 1988.

Momyer (106 pounds) and Christner (170) became only the 16th and 17th section champions in school history.

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