Refs are People Too! Editorial by Rans Saturday March 28, 2008 You know how sometimes, when you scratch the surface of something, you find a surprise underneath? Well, I experienced that last night. I was honored to be invited to the end of season Referee's Banquet where I experienced a behind the scenes, scratched-the-surface, heart-warming event. It started with the selling of raffle tickets. Yeah, you've all experienced that if you've attended the District XI and Regional Tournaments where those pesky referees who are not working in stripes are pushing a 50-50 raffle. I bet you thought that their "50%" went to the District XI Right Honorable Referee Retirement Fund, didn't you? Well, if you did, you are wrong, and you might be surprised to learn that for no reason other than that they care alot about the wrestlers, they give out schlorships! The bigger surprise of course, is that it isn't just the money you threw in the bucket for a chance to win that supports these schlorships, at the banquet the referees bought a couple hundred dollars worth of tickets towards 31 prizes that were donated for the event by.....yup, those same referees. It was a pleasure to experience the humble honor felt by 4 very deserving, very intelligent high school seniors, selected on the merit of an essay submitted to the DXI Referee Chapter, reflecting their scholastic and wrestling qualifications, and the sportsmanship they had shown through the season. There was resounding applause as they were each called to the front of the room and awarded a check for $1000 in scholorship towards their upcoming college careers. The young men were Eddie Parliman of Lehighton. Victor Konno of Northwestern Lehigh, Chris Moyer of Parkland, and Jake Finnocchhio of Freedom. Each spoke for a moment giving thanks to the DXI referee chapter for the honor and doing a fine job of representing thier school. The chapter also awarded Sportsmanship banners to the coaches from Northwestern Lehigh in AA and Bangor in AAA to hang in their gyms honoring them for their sportsmanship on and off the mat. All-in-all, I had an opportunity to meet alot of men I had only seen in stripes, in a relaxed and friendly environment, doing somethign very special, for some very deserving young men. So the next time you are at a match, and don't agree with a call thats being made, remember that these guys are not just like the guy sitting next to you in the stands, they are different from you and me, they are truly making a difference for the kids. Perhaps it's time for some applause instead? PIAA State Championship Photos by FlyGirl AA AAA  Final 2007-8 Express-Times Rankings  District XI All-Time Greats by Gary Blockus of The Morning Call 2007-8 Transfers Sr. Braden Turner from So. 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Junior Cort Choate of Blue Mountain HS gets his 100th win on March 8, 2008 Senior Jimmy Sheptock of Northampton HS gets his 100th win on March 8, 2008 Senior Buddy Gouger of Pleasant Vlly HS gets his 100th win on March 6, 2008 Senior Jordan Oliver of Easton HS gets his 170th win on March 1, 2008 Senior Casey Hedash of No. Lehigh HS gets his 100th win on March 1, 2008 Senior Jared Reitz of Panther Vlly HS gets his 100th win on March 1, 2008 Junior Brandon Palik of Saucon Vlly HS gets his 100th win on March 1, 2008 Senior Andrew Oxenrider of Tri-Valley HS gets his 100th win on March 1, 2008 Senior Mike Labadie of E.Stroudsburg S. HS gets his 100th win on February 23, 2008 Senior A.J.Davis of E.Stroudsburg S. HS gets his 100th win on February 23, 2008 Senior Cris Servian of Pleasant Vlly HS gets his 100th win on February 23, 2008 Senior Ethan Smith of Jim Thorpe HS gets his 100th win on February 15, 2008 Senior Colin Dailey of Easton HS gets his 100th win on January 26, 2008 Senior Ben Clymer of NW Lehigh HS gets his 100th win on January 12, 2008 Junior Evan Yenolevich of NW Lehigh HS gets his 100th win on January 9, 2008 Senior Travis Brown of No. Schuylkill HS gets his 100th win on January 5, 2008 Senior Kegan Handlovic of Easton HS gets his 100th win on January 4, 2008 Senior Jordan Oliver of Easton HS gets his 150th win on January 2, 2008 Senior Charles Aungst of Pine Grove HS gets his 100th win on December 21, 2007 Senior Taylor Brown of Emmaus HS gets his 100th win on December 20, 2007 Senior Braden Turner of Northampton HS gets his 100th win on December 19, 2007 Senior Victor Konno of NW Lehigh HS gets his 100th win on December 15, 2007 Senior Ziad Haddad of Bethlehem Catholic HS gets his 100th win on December 8, 2007 Senior Justin Petersen of Palmerton HS gets his 100th win on December 8, 2007	2007-08 Calendar    Season Dual Match Results Last Updated 01-13-08  Apr. 27, 2008- District XI Hall of Fame Banquet  Mar. 18, 2008- Easton Lions All-Star Event  Mar. 15, 2008- Dapper Dan All-Star Event  Mar. 6-8, 2008- PIAA State Individuals  Feb. 29- Mar. 1, 2008- AAA NE Regional Tourny AA SE Regional Tourny  Feb. 22-23, 2008- AAA District XI Tourny AA District XI Tourny  Feb. 15-16, 2008- District XI Jr Varsity Tournament District XI Jr High Tournament  Feb. 8-9, 2008- PIAA Team Duals - Hershey  Feb. 5, 2008- PIAA Team Duals-Pigtail  Feb. 1-2, 2008- District XI Team Duals  Jan. 26, 2008- The Koncrete Duals  Jan. 24, 2008- Northampton 28 - Easton 19  Jan. 19, 2008- NHSCA Final Four at Easton HS Schuylkill League Tournament Jan. 12-13, 2008- The Virginia Duals Jan. 12, 2008- The Parkland Duals The NHSCA Wrestling Festival Jan. 9, 2008- Easton 35 - Nazareth 27  Jan. 5, 2008- The Easton Invitational Tournament The Zephyr Duals The Escape The Rock Tournament The Cedar Cliff Duals Dec. 29, 2007- Bob Rohm Tournament Jim Thorpe Tournament Dec. 28-29, 2007- The Bethlehem Holiday Classic The Powerade Tournament Dec. 27-28, 2007- The Manheim Lions Holiday Tournament The Christmas City Tournament Dec. 19-20, 2007- The Reno Tournament of Champions Dec. 14-15, 2007- The Beast of the East The King of the Mountain Tournament Dec. 7-8, 2007- The Ironman Tournament Dec. 1, 2007- Nazareth Invitational Wilson Invitational Tophat Tournament Pleasant Valley Tournament Brandywine Tournament   Announcements Congratulations to: NHSCA National Championships Seniors 130lb Jordan Oliver of Easton is the Champion (his 3rd) 285lb Ziad Haddad of Becahi is the Champion 152 - Braden Turner of Northampton placed 3rd 112 - Taylor Brown of Emmaus placed 8th Juniors 152lb - Jimmy Sheptock of Northampton is the Champion. 119lb - Evan Yenolevich of NWLehigh placed 4th. 135lb - Shane Fenningham of Northampton placed 6th. 189lb - Joey Piro of Northampton placed 7th. 215lb - Chris Wilson of Easton placed 7th. Sophomores 130lb - Mark Hartenstine of Easton is the Champion and OW. 152lb - Wade Rivera of Parkland placed 7th. 160lb - Jared Kay of Stroudsburg placed 5th. Freshman 130lb - Mike Ottinger of Parkland placed 4th. 112lb - Franco Ferraina of Nazareth placed 5th. 103lb - Jamie Welsh of Pen Argyl placed 6th. 103lb - Greg Rinker of Northampton placed 7th. PIAA State Champions: 119lb Sr. Kegan Handlovic of Easton HS (his 2nd) 125lb Jr. Cort Choate of Blue Mtn. HS (his 1st) 130lb Sr. Jordan Oliver of Easton HS (his 3rd) 171lb Sr. Ben Clymer of NW Lehigh HS (his 1st) *OW* 285lb Sr. Ziad Haddad of Bethlehem Cath. HS (his 1st) PIAA State Runners-ups: 103lb Fr. Zach Horan of Nazareth HS 112lb Jr. Evan Yenolevich of Northwestern Lehigh HS 112lb Sr. Taylor Brown of Emmaus HS 130lb So. Josh Kindig of Blue Mtn. HS PIAA State 3rd place medalists: 152lb Jr. Jimmy Sheptock of Northampton HS PIAA State 4th place medalists: 125lb Jr. Austin Williams of Pen Argyl HS 145lb Sr. Reuben Herrera of Saucon Vlly HS 145lb Sr. Braden Turner of Northampton HS 215lb Jr. Justin Peterson of Palmerton HS PIAA State 5th place medalists: 135b Jr. Ricky Williams of Northwestern Lehigh HS 135b Jr. Shane Fenningham of Northhampton HS 140lb Sr. Ben Rento of Parkland HS 160lb Andrew Oxenrider of Tri Valley HS PIAA State 6th place medalists: 130lb Sr. Victor Konno of Northwestern Lehigh HS 215lb Sr. Casey Hedash of Northern Lehigh HS PIAA State 7th place medalists: 103lb So. Justin Mazza of Pius X HS 125lb Jr. Destry (DJ) Hartrum of Wilson HS 140lb Sr. Bobby Ward of Nazareth HS 145lb Jr. Eric Burgey of Easton HS HS 152lb Sr. Charles Aungst of Pine Grove HS 152lb Sr. Chris Servian of Pleasant Vlly HS 160lb Sr. Mike Wechsler of Northampton HS 189lb Jr. Joey Piro of Northampton HS PIAA State 8th place medalists: None. ----------- District 11 AA Wrestlers who sent 35 of a possible 70 to States from AA SE Regionals; 13 of whom medaled; 3 of whom were in the finals, 2 of whom won gold! ------- District 11 AAA Wrestlers who sent 28 of a possible 42 to States from AAA NE Regionals; 15 of whom medaled; 5 of whom were in the finals, 3 of whom won gold! -----------  Northampton HS wins the District XI AAA Championship, Nazareth HS takes second on February 2, 2008 Northwestern Lehigh HS wins the District XI AA Championship, Northern Lehigh HS takes second on February 2, 2008