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On Friday and Saturday, the Lancaster Lebanon League held the 2026 Boys Wrestling Championships at Manheim Township High School. When all of the brackets were complete, LebCo wrestlers had won 16 medals with two golds, six silvers, and four bronze medals leading the way. This event started what hopes to be an exciting postseason that will finish at the Giant Center in March.
Leading the way was Northern Lebanon’s Samuel Wolford, who continued to set the standard in league competition by capturing the 121-pound championship — his third straight LL League title — while also being named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the meet. The senior went 4-0 on the weekend, and did it with authority: all four wins came via tech fall, and none of his matches made it beyond the first period. He capped the run by tech-falling ELCO’s Aleric Raihl in the finals, and also celebrated his 175th career victory during the tournament. Northern Lebanon added another big finish at 215, where Connor Troxell battled his way to a runner-up showing, while Sam’s brother Carter Wolford closed the weekend with a 3rd-place finish at 107-pounds.
ELCO also left Manheim Township with a champion, as Ashton Kriss delivered a signature weekend to win the 133-pound title. The senior went 4-0 to earn his first league championship, while also giving ELCO its first individual LL League title since 2016. Kriss’s run included two pins, followed by two major decisions — punctuated by a 15-3 victory over McCaskey’s Desias Rodriguez in the finals. Behind Kriss and a deep group of placers, ELCO finished runner-up in the team standings, coming up just 1.5 points behind Donegal for the league championship. Other ELCO headliners included Aleric Raihl (2nd – 121), Kane Kline (2nd – 127), Klint Miller (2nd – 172), and Brinley Donmoyer (2nd – 189), while Cody Landis added a strong showing (4th – 285) and Bain Blauch placed (6th – 139).
Beyond the champions and finalists, several other LebCo wrestlers brought home top finishes across the brackets. Annville-Cleona was paced by a pair of bronze medalists in Oliver Funck (3rd – 139) and Jaxon Speece (3rd – 285), while Blaine Leitz added a (4th – 189) finish and Devon Englehart took (5th – 133). Northern Lebanon added more depth with placers in Sincere Perez (6th – 152), Markus Yurkonis (7th – 145), Michael Tavani (8th – 114), and Jayce Fellin(8th – 172). Lebanon also came away with a medalist, as Erick Rivera Garcia finished (7th – 133), while Cedar Crest had two wrestlers reach the podium with Sabriel Remlinger (8th – 107) and Nolan Brubaker (8th – 145).
With a pair of champions, a stack of finalists, and 16 total medals across the board, LebCo wrestlers will now shift their focus to the next stage of the postseason — with momentum building toward several of them making a strong to climbing the podium in Hershey.
See below for recaps from each team’s results on the mats at the Lancaster Lebanon League Championships. Then, hop over to see how the LebCo Girls performed.
Girls Results
Annville-Cleona’s weekend had real substance behind the medal count, with several runs that featured statement wins and a lot of bonus points along the way. Oliver Funck put together one of the most impressive paths in the bracket, stacking dominant victories — including a tech fall in the early rounds and another in the consolations (over ELCO’s Bain Blauch) — before finishing it off with a pin in the 3rd-place bout to bring home bronze at 139. At heavyweight, Jaxon Speece also made a deep push, notching a key tiebreaker win over ELCO’s Cody Landis in the quarters, then rebounding to close his tournament with pins in the back side before sealing 3rd place with a tight 1-0 decision.
In the middle weights, Blaine Leitz produced a strong run highlighted by three pins — including quick falls over Lebanon’s Derryck Brickle and Columbia’s Bobby Reese Jr. — before landing in 4th at 189. Meanwhile, Devon Englehart battled through a loaded 133 bracket to reach the podium, featuring a pin in the early rounds and tech falls in the consolations, then capping his tournament with a tech fall in the 5th-place match. Jayden Jorge also earned his way onto the podium at 107, responding well after a quarterfinal loss with a pair of pins on the back side and finishing his weekend with another pin in the 7th-place bout.
Team Finish – 11th
3rd – Oliver Funck – 139 pounds
3rd – Jaxon Speece – 285 pounds
4th – Blaine Leitz – 189 pounds
5th – Devon Englehart – 133 pounds
7th – Jayden Jorge – 107 pounds
Cedar Crest’s placers had some real highlights behind the final positions, especially at the lightest weights. Sabriel Remlinger came out flying at 107, opening the tournament with two quick pins — a 0:38 fall in Championship Round 1 and another pin in Round 2 — before running into eventual placer Carter Wolford in the quarterfinals. From there, Remlinger responded with another lightning-fast pin in the consolations (0:39) to keep himself alive before ultimately landing in 8th.
At 145, Nolan Brubaker battled through a tough bracket that featured multiple tight matchups. After dropping a decision in the championship side, Brubaker rebounded with a 0:43 pin in the consolations and later picked up a 15-12 decision to stay in the medal hunt before finishing 8th. Overall, Cedar Crest left Manheim Township with two podium finishes — a solid step forward after coming away without a medalist at last year’s tournament.
Team Finish – 19th
8th – Sabriel Remlinger – 107 pounds
8th – Nolan Brubaker – 145 pounds
ELCO backed up its runner-up team finish with a deep, bonus-point heavy tournament that featured a champion and five finalists. At the front was Ashton Kriss, who powered through the 133 bracket on a tear — opening with a pin, adding another pin in the quarterfinals, then rolling into the final with a 14-5 major decision in the semifinals. Kriss’s title run not only delivered his first league championship, but also capped an ELCO weekend that consistently produced points across multiple weights.
Just behind him, ELCO stacked a wave of finalists. Aleric Raihl marched to the 121 final with two pins and a tight 1-0 semifinal decision, while Kane Kline was dominant at 127, pinning his first two opponents before earning a tech fall in the semis to reach the championship bout. At 172, Klint Miller showed both speed and control — scoring pins in the early rounds and following it with a major decision in the semifinals. The junior Miller also notched his 100th career victory during the tournament. Also, Brinley Donmoyer delivered one of the most action-packed runs of the weekend at 189, mixing a pin, a tech fall, and a high-scoring 16-13 quarterfinal decision before finishing as runner-up. ELCO also got key points at heavyweight from Cody Landis, who rebounded from a narrow tiebreaker loss in the quarters to finish 4th with a pair of wins and a pin on the back side.
ELCO also had another big contributor in Bain Blauch, who fought back after an early setback at 139 with a string of wins that included multiple pins and a major decision to reach the medal rounds, ultimately placing 6th.
Team Finish – 2nd
1st – Ashton Kriss – 133 pounds
2nd – Aleric Raihl – 121 pounds
2nd – Kane Kline – 127 pounds
2nd – Klint Miller – 172 pounds
2nd – Brinley Donmoyer – 189 pounds
4th – Cody Landis – 285 pounds
6th – Bain Blauch – 139 pounds
Lebanon’s key placement came at 133, where Erick Rivera Garcia fought his way onto the podium with a gritty weekend in a stacked bracket. Rivera Garcia opened with a statement performance in Championship Round 2, rolling to a 16-4 major decision. From there, he ran into eventual champion Ashton Kriss in the quarterfinals, but bounced back on the back side with a pin in the consolations to keep his medal run alive. After a tough decision loss in the next round, Rivera Garcia ultimately secured 7th place via forfeit in the seventh-place match — putting Lebanon on the podium at the league tournament.
Team Finish – 21st
7th – Erick Rivera Garcia – 133 pounds
Northern Lebanon’s run through the brackets featured a mix of dominant wins and a trio of high-end finishes that helped the Vikings stack team points. At the center of it all was Samuel Wolford, who set the tone immediately with a first-round tech fall and never let up — rolling through the championship side with tech falls in Round 2, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals to reach the top of the bracket.
The Vikings also got a major boost from Connor Troxell at 215, who powered into the finals behind a pair of pins and an 8-5 quarterfinal decision before finishing as the runner-up. At 107, Carter Wolford put together a strong medal run of his own, highlighted by multiple bonus-point wins — including a tech fall in the quarterfinals and another in the 3rd-place match — to secure a spot on the podium.
Northern Lebanon also had several other wrestlers contribute meaningful points across the lineup. Markus Yurkonis opened with a tech fall and added wins in both Round 2 and the consolations, including a pin on the back side, to finish as a placer at 145. Sincere Perez delivered bonus points as well, with pins in the early rounds and another quick fall in the consolations, while Michael Tavani earned early wins — including a decision and a pin — before landing 8th at 114. Jayce Fellin battled his way through the 172 bracket with multiple consolation wins to add another placement for the Vikings.
Team Finish – 9th
1st – Samuel Wolford – 121 pounds
2nd – Connor Troxell – 215 pounds
3rd – Carter Wolford – 107 pounds
6th – Sincere Perez – 152 pounds
7th – Markus Yurkonis – 145 pounds
8th – Michael Tavani – 114 pounds
8th – Jayce Fellin – 172 pounds
LebCo Boys Wrestling Season Outlook: 2025
LebCo Girls Wrestling Season Outlook: 2025
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