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Wrestling: Four LebCo Wrestlers Secure Medals at State Championships – Day 2 Recap

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Dan Rau
March 7, 2026

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On Friday, Day Two of the PIAA State Wrestling Championships took place at Hershey’s Giant Center. Six Lebanon County wrestlers survived Day 1 and returned to the mats looking to keep their medal hopes alive. By the end of the night, four of them had done exactly that, locking up spots on the podium and giving Lebanon County multiple wrestlers still battling for placement on Saturday.

Leading that group are ELCO’s Kylee Trostle and Northern Lebanon’s Samuel Wolford, both of whom remain in position to place as high as bronze. Trostle opened Friday with a quarterfinal win to secure her second career State medal before a semifinal loss sent her into Saturday’s consolation semifinals. Wolford also kept his medal hopes rolling, rebounding from a tough quarterfinal setback with two straight wins in consolations to guarantee himself a spot on the podium for the third time in his career.

Also assured of medals are ELCO’s Klint Miller and Palmyra’s Elijah Foltz. Miller put together two straight wins on Friday to break into medal contention and will now wrestle for 7th place, guaranteeing himself the first State medal of his career. Foltz continued his impressive bounce-back run through consolations, winning twice on Friday to reach the medal round. The Palmyra sophomore will also wrestle for 7th place on Saturday. For Miller and Foltz, they will both be stepping onto the State podium for the first time.

The tournament came to an end Friday for ELCO sophomores Kane Kline and Aleric Raihl, though both battled hard in Hershey after surviving Day 1 and earning the chance to wrestle into the second day of the State Championships.

Good luck to Trostle, Wolford, Miller, and Foltz as they compete for their places on the podium!

Action begins at 9:30 am this morning, with the first medal matches set to begin at 11:30 am.

Below is a recap of each wrestler’s Friday. Blue indicates they are still active in the tournament.

Girls

Kylee Trostle (ELCO)

Trostle opened Friday by securing her spot on the podium with a quarterfinal win, then saw her championship-side run come to an end in the semifinals. The ELCO junior, making her third trip to the PIAA State Championships and chasing her second State medal, will now begin Saturday with a bout that will determine whether she wrestles for bronze or 5th place.

After advancing to Friday’s quarterfinals with a dominant opening-round tech fall on Thursday, Trostle returned to the mat and earned a 4-0 decision over Raya Sentipal of Burgettstown in the quarterfinals. That victory guaranteed her a State medal. In the semifinals, Trostle was pinned by Daylee Watson of Conneaut Area in 4:54, sending her to Saturday’s consolation semifinals.

Next up, Trostle will face Quakertown freshman Mya Pallone before moving to the medal round.

Match Results

Day 2
Championship Quarterfinals: Kylee Trostle dec. Raya Sentipal (Burgettstown), 4-0
Championship Semifinals: Daylee Watson (Conneaut Area) pinned Kylee Trostle, 4:54

Day 1
Round of 16: Kylee Trostle (ELCO) won by technical fall over Kaylen Sluyter (Towanda), 15-0, 2:42

AA Boys

Samuel Wolford (Northern Lebanon)

Wolford’s pursuit of a third State medal hit a bump early Friday, but the Northern Lebanon senior responded the way accomplished wrestlers do — by battling back to earn his place on the podium. After opening the day with a tough one-point loss in the quarterfinals, Wolford regrouped in the consolation bracket and won twice more to secure another State medal.

Coming off Thursday’s dominant opening-round technical fall, Wolford began Friday with a 7-6 loss to Dakota Santamaria of Tussey Mountain in the quarterfinals. The setback dropped him into consolations, where he answered with a 5-3 decision over Garrett Weyandt of Chestnut Ridge before rolling to a 14-1 major decision against Preston Bubash of Elizabeth Forward. With those two wins, Wolford locked up a spot on the podium and will now open Saturday against Brock Rothermel of Line Mountain in a bout that will determine whether he wrestles for bronze or 5th place.

Match Results

Day 2
Championship Quarterfinals: Dakota Santamaria (Tussey Mountain) dec. Samuel Wolford, 7-6
Consolation Round 3: Samuel Wolford dec. Garrett Weyandt (Chestnut Ridge), 5-3
Consolation Round 4: Samuel Wolford maj. dec. Preston Bubash (Elizabeth Forward), 14-1

Day 1
Round of 16: Samuel Wolford (Northern Lebanon) won by technical fall over Caleb Hummel (Philipsburg-Osceola), 18-1, 3:23

AAA Boys

Elijah Foltz (Palmyra)

After dropping his opening bout of the tournament, Foltz battled back on Thursday with a win in consolations to become the only Palmyra wrestler still alive heading into Friday. The sophomore, making his first appearance at the PIAA State Championships, kept that run going on Day 2 by winning two more matches to guarantee himself a spot on the podium. Foltz is now headed to Saturday’s 7th-place match, meaning he will finish the weekend as a State medalist.

On Thursday, Foltz fell 4-0 to Parker Jennings of Trinity in Championship Round 1 before responding with a 4-1 sudden victory over Michael Nicosia of Bethlehem Catholic to keep his season alive. He carried that momentum into Friday, opening the day with a 15-2 major decision over Luis Moya of Parkland, then adding a 10-3 decision over Dominic Picciotti of Altoona. Foltz was then dropped into the 7th-place bout with a 4-1 loss to Shaefer Hoffman of Downingtown West in Consolation Round 4.

Next up, Foltz will face Bryce Thomas of Moon Area in the medal round. The two met earlier this season in December, when Foltz earned a 10-2 major decision.

Match Results

Day 2
Consolation Round 2: Elijah Foltz maj. dec. Luis Moya (Parkland), 15-2
Consolation Round 3: Elijah Foltz dec. Dominic Picciotti (Altoona), 10-3
Consolation Round 4: Shaefer Hoffman (Downingtown West) dec. Elijah Foltz, 4-1

Day 1
Championship Round 1: Parker Jennings (Trinity) dec. Elijah Foltz, 4-0
Consolation Round 1: Elijah Foltz dec. Michael Nicosia (Bethlehem Catholic), 4-1 SV

Klint Miller (ELCO)

After going 1-1 on Thursday to make it to Friday, Miller returned to the mats and put together two straight victories to move himself into medal contention. Late Friday night, the ELCO junior saw that run halted by a loss to Nathaniel Replogle of Central York, a result that sent the 160-pounder into Saturday’s 7th-place match. With that, Miller is guaranteed to leave the Giant Center with the first State medal of his career.

On Thursday, Miller bounced back from an opening-round loss by pinning Sutton Stoner of Butler in 53 seconds to keep his season alive. He carried that momentum into Friday, beginning the day with an 11-1 major decision over J.D. Heiser of Boyertown before following it up with a 15-0 technical fall over Dominick Tunison of Nazareth in 1:39. Miller’s run toward the backside semifinals was then stopped by Replogle, who earned a 15-5 major decision in Consolation Round 4.

Next up, he will face Jack White of Norwin, not Detroit, as the two battle for 7th place.

Match Results

Day 2
Consolation Round 2: Klint Miller maj. dec. J.D. Heiser (Boyertown), 11-1
Consolation Round 3: Klint Miller won by tech. fall over Dominick Tunison (Nazareth), 15-0, 1:39
Consolation Round 4: Nathaniel Replogle (Central York) maj. dec. Klint Miller, 15-5

Day 1
Championship Round 1: Cole Gibbons (Mount Lebanon) maj. dec. Klint Miller, 10-2
Consolation Round 1: Klint Miller pinned Sutton Stoner (Butler), 0:53

Kane Kline (ELCO)

Kline’s tournament run came to an end on Friday, as the ELCO sophomore was eliminated from the PIAA State Championships at 127-pounds.

On Thursday, Kline went 1-1 in Hershey, opening his tournament with a 3-2 decision over Kael Davis of State College before dropping a 4-0 decision to Chase Williams of Central Bucks East in the second round. The loss pushed Kline into Friday’s consolation bracket, where his season ended with a 7-1 loss to Nolan Rice of Connellsville.

A two-time State qualifier, Kline finished his season with an impressive 38-8 record.

Match Results

Day 2
Consolation: Nolan Rice (Connellsville) dec. Kane Kline, 7-1

Day 1
Preliminaries: Kane Kline dec. Kael Davis (State College), 3-2
Championship Round 1: Chase Williams (Central Bucks East) dec. Kane Kline, 4-0

Aleric Raihl (ELCO)

Raihl’s tournament run came to an end on Friday, as the ELCO sophomore was eliminated from the PIAA State Championships at 121-pounds with a hard-fought match that pushed to overtime.

On Thursday, Raihl went 1-1 to keep his season alive, opening the tournament with a 4-1 sudden victory over Ezra Swartley of Souderton before dropping an 18-2 technical fall to Mateo Gallegos of DuBois in Championship Round 1. That loss sent Raihl into Friday’s consolation bracket, where he battled into overtime before falling 9-6 in sudden victory to Jack Famularo of Easton. Famularo secured the winning takedown with 26 seconds remaining in the first overtime.

Making his first appearance in Hershey, Raihl finished his season with an impressive 36-12 record.

Match Results

Day 2
Consolation: Jack Famularo (Easton) dec. Aleric Raihl, 9-6 SV

Day 1
Preliminaries: Aleric Raihl dec. Ezra Swartley (Souderton), 4-1 SV
Championship Round 1: Mateo Gallegos (DuBois) won by tech. fall over Aleric Raihl, 18-2, 3:03

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