Pennsylvania Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association (PCIAA)

Team & Individual Wrestling Champions

Team Legend:

ACC = Allentown Central Catholic

BC = Bethlehem Catholic

ND = Notre Dame

 1964

Erie Cathedral Prep wins state title with 8 champions (their first tournament).

1965

Notre Dame wins state title over Erie Cathedral Prep 27-26.  Erie’s heavyweight lost a decision in the final bout clinching the title for Notre Dame.  Champions were as follows:

Weight Wrestler Team
112 Bob Lucey ND
127 Rich Salay ND
138 Bob Scheetz ND
165 Chet Jamiolkowski ND

1966

Notre Dame wins 2nd state title with 33 points.  Bethlehem Catholic, competing for the first time, finishes 5th.  Champions were as follows:

Weight Wrestler Team
95 Bruce Danyluk ND
103 Mike Fenton BC
133 Greg Giordano ND
138 Bob Lux ND
145 Bob Scheetz ND
154 Harry Tachovsky ND

1967

Notre Dame winds 3rd state title 84-47 over Bethlehem Catholic.  Champions were as follows:

Weight Wrestler Team
 95 George Fidmik BC
112 Tim Rippert ND
120 Mike Fenton ND
138 Bob Lux ND
154 Greg Karabin BC
165 Mike Danyczek ND
Hwt John Correll ND

1968

Bethlehem Catholic wins 1st state title with 82 points.  Notre Dame is 4th and Allentown Central Catholic is 5th.  Champions were as follows:

Weight Wrestler Team
 95 Tom Sculley BC
103 George Fidmik BC
127 Lou Blatnick (OW) ND
138 Chris Keating ND
154 Greg Karabin BC
165 Mike Danyczek ND
Hwt Bill Farrell BC

1969

Bethlehem Catholic wins 2nd state title with 93 points.  Champions were as follows:

Weight Wrestler Team
112 Tom Sculley BC
133 Don Lonergan BC
154 Tim Cassidy BC
165 Greg Karabin BC
180 Don Caldarelli ACC

1970

Bethlehem Catholic wins 3rd state title with 100 points.  Allentown Central Catholic is 5th.  Champions were as follows:

Weight Wrestler Team
 88 Pat Sculley BC
103 Mike Kozo BC
127 George Fidmik BC
133 Tom Sculley BC
138 Bill Kametz BC
Hwt Jack Edwards ACC

1971

Bethlehem Catholic wins 4th state title with 103 points.  Champions were as follows:

Weight Wrestler Team
103 Pat Sculley BC
120 Marty Lynn BC
133 Jim Gaydos BC
138 Bill Kametz BC
154 Denny Fenton BC
165 Jack Sculley BC

1972

Bethlehem Catholic wins 5th state title with 99 points.  Allentown Central Catholic is 5th, and Notre Dame is 6th.  Individual champions were as follows.

Weight Wrestler Team
95 George Macasevich BC
112 Steve Cichelli BC
120 Pat Sculley BC
133 Carlos Negrete ND
154 Ed Emerich ACC
165 Dennis Fenton BC

1973

PCIAA schools are permitted to compete in the PIAA State Championships.  Allentown Central Catholic and Bethlehem Catholic chose to compete in the PIAA in 1973.  Notre Dame hosted a dwindling number of teams competing in the PCIAA in 1973.  Lehigh Valley teams had won the last eight championships in a row.

Canevin Catholic of Pittsburg won the team title while Notre Dame placed 3rd.  Notre Dame had one individual champion as follows:

Weight Wrestler Team
Hwt Jim Doran ND

1974

By 1974, many Catholic schools had made the switch to the PIAA ; 49 were full-fledged members including nine from District XI according to an Associated Press article.  It appears that no PCIAA State Wrestling Championship was held in 1974; however, it is known that the last basketball championships were held in 1974.