Page 12—SUSQUEHANNA TIMES February 22, 1978 Penn Manor’s slip leaves DHS grapplers tied for 1st place in section; Greiner, Mummau win tournament It was a great week for the Donegal wrestling squad. First, Columbia upset previously un- defeated Penn Manor, leaving the Indians tied for first place in the section. Then the double A grappling finals were held at DHS, and 8 Indians were advanced to the semi- finals. Two Indians got top honors in the tournament: Greiner decisioned PV’s Weaver 6-0 and Mummau pined Steelton’s Sauder in 1:39. Sweigart advanced to the finals but lost by default. Jones and Splain won consolation matches, and Hershey lost his on a decision. Wrestling coach Gene Funk had this to say about the season last week: ‘““This year has been quite a happy surprise. There were lots of under- classmen who improved over last year and devel- oped their skills this year. They proved themselves worthy of a co-champion- ship. [The Indians shared it with Penn Manor.) ‘‘Mike Greiner at 10S is undefeated in the league. Arlen Mummau in the 138 weight class is undefeated. And Brent Hershey had only one loss—he’s a 185 pounder but his loss was at heavy weight. We had to move him up because our heavyweight, John Davler, was injured in the Christ- mas tournament. “We moved everyone up to help the team, even though everyone's individ- ual ratings were hurt. ‘“‘Scott Jones, 126, had only one loss also. ‘“Another thing that happened is that our soph- omores kept improving. They got better and better and better throughout the season. It really helped toward the end.” field 54-56; rifle team vs. Conestoga Valley, 483-21x - 499-32x; Jr. high wrestling vs. E-town, 32-31; basket- Here are last week’s Donegal sports scores: Girls’ basketball vs. Hemp- ball vs. Elco 75-74,JV 72-39; wresters vs. L.S. 41-13; wrestlers vs. Pequea Valley 39-20. Hempfield squeezes past Donegal girls Donegal was knocked out of the number one slot in Section 3 of the L-L girls’ basketball league last Weds. when the Hempfield Knights defeated the Indian girls 56-54. The game was a close, Kinsey set up plays with devastating precision. Butch Kolp didn’t get to score very often because she was double-teamed half the time, but she grabbed A Eg vy" more than her share of rebounds from the taller Knights. The heavy pressure on Butch made things easier for Sharon Hershey and Tanya Merchant Sharon Albright, all of whom scored in double figures. hard fought battle from the minute it began. The lead changed hands several times, and the fans at Lancaster Catholic (the playoff was held on neutral territory) were on the edge of their seats the whole time. Donegal’s ball handling, teamwork, and hustle were very impressive, but in the end, Hempfield’s height and calm experience won the game. Next year won’t be nearly as exciting. The Indians are a young team, and they will probably be invincible in 78-79. Hempfield’s stars will have graduated. : The Indians were in good form last week, and it was only bad luck that gave Hempfield the title. Sherri ball, but Butch has just launched herself toward the rafters. Photo at right shows what had happened by the time the girls hit the ground; Butch has a hand on the ball and enough contol to force a jump-off. Butch Kolp (at left in both pictures) gave taller Hemp- field girls a real battle for rebounds in last Wednes- ay’s playoff game. Photo at right shows the height difference: the big Hempfield center thinks she has the
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