1 CHAMPION MILESTONES 1st: Dick Willis, Steelton, 85 pounds, 1938 50th: Charles Rider, Steelton, 165, 1942 100: Dick Clarke, J.P. McCaskey, 127, 1947 150: Kenneth Ober,, 185, 1951 200: Ed Newbold, York (William Penn), 133, 1956 250: Karl Kemble, Hershey, Unl, 1960 300: John Miller, Elizabethtown, 103, 1965 350: Dan Sanders, Lower Dauphin, 120, 1969 400: Eric Carr, Cumberland Valley, 132, 1973 450*: Dave Landis, CD East, 167-A, 1975 Jay Hockenbroch, East Juniata, 167-B, 1975 500: Dan Folkenroth, Dallastown, 185-AAA, 1977 Tom Leister, Hanover, 185-AA, 1977 550: Jack Parry, Mechanicsburg, Hwt-AAA, 1979 Tony Elhajj, Steel-High, Hwt-AA, 1979 600: Dru Gentzler, Dover, 98-AAA, 1982 Cordell Musser, Garden Spot, 98-AA, 1982 650: Don Bates, Cedar Cliff, 105-AAA, 1984 Craig Corbin, Steel-High, 105-AA, 1984 700: Neal Metzger, Spring Grove, 112-AAA, 1986 Dan Hannum, Oley Valley, 112-AA, 1986 CHAMPION MILESTONES 1,100: Steve Borja, Garden Spot, 171-AAA, 2001 Kevin Bordner, Tulpehocken, 171-AA, 2001 1,150: Anthony Angeline, Lam-Stras, 160-AAA, 2003 Tom Daub, Susquenita, 160-AA, 2003 1,200: Justin Neiderer, Delone Catholic, 140-AA, 2005 1,250: Jon Crawford, Lower Dauphin, 125-AAA, 2007 1,300: Shyheim Brown, Central Dauphin, 103-AAA, 2009 1,350: Zach Nye, East Pennsboro, 215-AAA, 2010 1,400: The first of the 170 pound champions in 2012 *Note: From 1938 through 1973, the District 3 Wrestling Championships were single-class tournaments, so the milestone champions can be determined with accuracy. When the PIAA and District 3 added a classification in 1974, it could no longer be determined precisely when a milestone was reached... with one notable exception. By coincidence, the last of the two heavyweights to win in 1997 would be the 1,000 th champion. Wyomissing s Pete Orwig won his 275-AA championship at Conestoga Valley High School approximately 7-8 minutes after Ephrata s Pete Mielnik won the 275-AAA title at Shippensburg University, making Orwig the 1,000 th champion. Almost all other milestones are estimates, thus both the Class AAA and Class AA wrestler at the weight are listed. Beginning in 2004, both the Class AAA and Class AA finals were moved to Hersheypark Arena and wrestled simultaneously, thus milestones again became determinable. 750: Joey Wildasin, South Western, 119-AAA, Jeff Torok, Wyomissing, 119-AA, 1988 800: Scott Mitchell, Warwick, 125-AAA, 1990 Rob Eckman, Lamp-Strasburg, 125-AA, 1990 850: Jose Colon, J.P. McCaskey, 119-AAA, 1992 Alan Perez, Middletown, 119-AA, 1992 900: Jeff Gibble, Wilson, 112-AAA, 1994 Matt McMullen, Juniata, 112-AA, 1994 950: Mike Khan, Harrisburg, 103-AAA, 1996 Derek Sola, Conrad Weiser, 103-AA, 1996 1,000: Pete Orwig, Wyomissing, 275-AA, 1997 1,050: Jon Sauve, Cumberland Valley, 189-AAA, 1999 Jarred Dressler, Juniata, 189-AA, 1999
2 MOST CHAMPIONS, SINGLE YEAR 8 champions Central Dauphin (2009-AAA) 6 champions (1958) J.P. McCaskey (1946) 5 champions Hershey (1950, 1952) Hanover (1950) J.P. McCaskey (1944, 1945, 1948) (1962) (1944) 4 champions Bermudian Springs (2005-AA) Cumberland Valley (1998-AAA) Cumberland Valley (1993-AAA) Hershey (1949) J.P. McCaskey (1947, 1953) (1939, 1947, 1963, 1968) Steelton (1940) Susquenita (1985-AA) (1938, 1942, 1951) 3 Champions (Teams with three champions in a season are listed chronologically) 2011: Boiling Springs (AA) 2010: Delone Catholic (AA) 2009: Boiling Springs (AA) 2008: 2006: Bermudian Springs (AA) Hamburg (AA) 2005: Red Lion (AAA) 2004: 2003: Delone Catholic (AA) 2002: Halifax (AA) 2001: Brandywine Heights (AA) Hempfield (AAA) 2000: Gettysburg (AAA) 3 Champions (Teams with three champions in a season are listed chronologically) 1996: 1995: Harrisburg (AAA) 1994: Biglerville (AA) 1993: Brandywine Heights (AA) 1990: South Western (AAA) 1986: Susquenita (AA) 1984: Cedar Cliff (AAA) 1982: Warwick (AAA) 1979: Susquehanna Twp. (AA) 1976: Hanover (AA) Susquehanna Twp. (AA) 1975: Cedar Cliff (A) Cumberland Valley (A) Susquehanna Twp. (B) 1974: Garden Spot (B) 1973: Lower Dauphin 1972: 1965: Lower Dauphin 1964: Cedar Cliff 1961: 1960: 1959: Mechanicsburg 1957: 1956: 1955: Hershey 1954: J.P. McCaskey 1952: J.P. McCaskey
3 3 champions (Teams with three champions in a season are listed chronologically) 1949: 1948: 1943: J.P. McCaskey 1942: Hershey 1941: Hershey 1940: Steelton 1939: Hershey 1938: Steelton 2011: Bermudian Springs (AA) Central Dauphin (AAA) Wyomissing (AA) 2010: Central Dauphin (AAA) 2009: Bermudian Springs (AA) Delone Catholic (AA) Juniata (AA) 2008: Boiling Springs (AA) Brandywine Heights (AA) Elco (AA) Schuylkill Valley (AA0 2007: Boiling Springs (AA) Brandywine Heights (AA) Cedar Cliff (AAA) Hamburg (AA) Lower Dauphin (AAA) (AAA) Middletown (AAA) 2006: Big Spring (AAA) Brandywine Heights (AA) Cedar Cliff (AAA) Central Dauphin (AAA) 2005: Central Dauphin (AAA) Delone Catholic (AA) Hamburg (AA) 2004: Milton Hershey (AA) 2003: Cedar Cliff (AAA) 2002: Central Dauphin (AAA) Northern (AAA) 2001: 2000: Conrad Weiser (AA) Lampeter-Strasburg (AAA) 1999: Brandywine Heights (AA) Conrad Weiser (AA) Wyomissing (AA) 1998: Conrad Weiser (AA) Hershey (AA) South Western (AAA) Wyomissing (AA) 1997: Conrad Weiser (AA) East Pennsboro (AA) (AAA) Warwick (AAA) 1996: Cedar Cliff (AAA) Hanover (AA) Harrisburg (AAA) 1995: Biglerville (AA) Cocalico (AA) Hanover (AA) Oley Valley (AA) 1994: Solanco (AAA)
4 1993: Biglerville (AA) Waynesboro (AAA) (AA) 1992: Brandywine Heights (AA) Elizabethtown (AAA) (AAA) (AA) Wilson (AAA) 1991: Ephrata (AAA) Greencastle-Antrim (AA) South Western (AAA) Warwick (AAA) 1990: Ephrata (AAA) Warwick (AAA) Upper Dauphin (AA) 1989: South Western (AAA) Susquehanna Twp. (AA) 1988: Biglerville (AA) Camp Hill (AA) Cedar Cliff (AAA) Dover (AAA) South Western (AAA) 1987: Biglerville (AA) Cedar Cliff (AAA) Dover (AAA) Juniata (AA) 1986: Cedar Cliff (AAA) (AAA) Pequea Valley (AA) Wilson (AAA) 1985: Cedar Cliff (AAA) 1984: Delone Catholic (AA) Susquenita (AA) 1983: Dover (AAA) Northern (AAA) South Western (AAA) 1982: Boiling Springs (AA) Brandywine Heights (AA) (AAA) South Western (AA) 1981: Governor Mifflin (AAA) 1980: Cedar Cliff (AAA) Hamburg (AA) Kutztown (AA) Lower Dauphin (AAA) Red Land (AAA) Solanco (AAA) 1979: Hamburg (AA) Warwick (AAA) 1978: J.P. McCaskey (AAA) Lower Dauphin (AAA) 1977: Hanover (AA) Northern (AA) 1976: Central Dauphin (AAA) Elizabethtown (AAA) Lower Dauphin (AAA) 1974: Carlisle (A) Cumberland Valley (A) Dallastown (A) Susquehanna Twp. (B) 1972: Lower Dauphin 1971: Lower Dauphin 1970: 1969: 1968: Cumberland Valley 1967: Cumberland Valley Hershey 1965: 1964: Lower Dauphin
5 1963: Cedar Cliff Lower Dauphin 1962: Boiling Springs 1961: Columbia Mechanicsburg 1960: Mechanicsburg 1957: Columbia J.P. McCaskey 1956: York 1955: Columbia 1954: Hershey Solanco 1953: Hershey 1951: Hershey 1949: Hanover 1948: Hershey 1947: Hershey 1946: Hershey 1945: Hanover 1943: 1942: Steelton 1941: J.P. McCaskey Steelton 1939: Steelton MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS PRODUCING A DISTRICT 3 CHAMPION 23: Hershey (1938-1960) 16: J.P. McCaskey (1943-1958) 10: (1940-1949) 9: Cumberland Valley (2002-2010) Delone Catholic (2002-2010) 8: Cedar Cliff (1983-1990) Lower Dauphin (1962-1969) 7: Brandywine Heights (1998-2004) Central Dauphin (2005-2011) Conrad Weiser (1995-2001) 6: Biglerville (1985-1990) Boiling Springs (2006-2011) Cumberland Valley (1991-1996) Hanover (1999-2004) (1938-1943) Mechanicsburg (1958-1963) Steelton (1938-1943) 5: Hamburg (2003-2007) Hempfield (2000-2004) Hanover (1993-1997) Oley Valley (1985-1989) South Western (1987-1991) 4: Red Lion (2004-2007) Cedar Cliff (2001-2004) Bermudian Springs (1988-1991) Brandywine Heights (1998-2001) Brandywine Heights (1989-1983) Cumberland Valley (1972-1975, 1978-1981) Dallastown (1998-2001) Hanover (1948-1951, 1976-1979) Juniata (1986-1989) (1953-1956, 1973-1976) (1958-1961) Northern (1982-1985) (1954-1957) Schuylkill Valley (1997-2000, 2008-2011) Solanco (1998-2001) Wilson (1991-1994) Current: 7, Central Dauphin (2005-2011) 1938:
6 MOST CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONS (by weight class) 4: 2009 Central Dauphin (AAA 103, 112, 119, 125) 1946 J.P. McCaskey (112, 120, 127, 133) 1945 J.P. McCaskey (103, 112, 120, 127) 3: 2006 Hamburg (AA 125, 130, 135) 1973 Lower Dauphin (138, 145, 155) 1963-1964 (180 and Unl in 963, 95 in 1964) 1954 J.P. McCaskey (112, 120, 127) 1952 Hershey (120, 127, 133) 1951 (138, 145, 154) 1943 J.P. McCaskey (154, 165, 185) 1942 (95, 103, 112) 1939 (125, 135, 145) 1938 (155, 165, 185) LARGEST GAP BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND DISTRICT 3 CHAMPIONS (IN YEARS) 36: Lebanon (1975-present) 33: Northeastern (1978-present) 26: Carlisle (1941-1967) John Harris / Harrisburg (1966-1992)* 24: Ephrata (1966-1990) Elco (1977-2002) 24: Palmyra (1987-present) 22: Twin Valley (1989-present) 15: Millersburg (1975-1990) Northern York (1959-1974) 14: Conrad Weiser (1974-1988) Steel-High (1965-1979) York Vo-Tech (1971-1985) SMALLEST GAP BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND DISTRICT 3 CHAMPIONS (SAME YEAR) 0 weights: Kutztown, 1980 (138 and 145 in AA) Boiling Springs, 1962 (145 and 154), 1938 (105 and 115) Steelton, 1938 (85 and 95) 1 weight: Governor Mifflin, 1981 (167 and Hwt) 2 weights: South Western, 1982 (138 and 167 in AA), 1938 (125 and 155) 3 weights: Cedar Cliff, 1962 (103 and 133) 6 weights: Columbia, 1955 (120 and 185) 7 weights:, 1954 (103 and 165) (SPREAD OVER TWO YEARS) 3 weights: Lower Dauphin, 1962-1963 (165 in 1962, 103 in 1963) 4 weights: Mechanicsburg, 1958-1959 (145 in 1958, 103 in 1959) 5 weights: Oley Valley, 1985-1986 (155 in 1985, 112 in 1986) 6 weights: Hershey, 1938-1939 (145 in 1938, 115 in 1939) 7 weights: Solanco, 1953-1954 (165 in 1953, 138 in 1954) 8 weights: J.P. McCaskey, 1940-1941 (125 in 1940, 115 in 1941) 13: Dover (1961-1974) Penn Manor (1963-1976) York Suburban (1984-1997) 12: Donegal (1965-1977) Schuylkill Valley (1975-1987) Spring Grove (1967-1979) Twin Valley (1989-present) 10: Kutztown (1980-1990) Tulpehocken (2001-present) * - For purposes of this category, John Harris and Harrisburg High School are considered a continuation of the same school.
7 NUMBER OF DISTRICT 3-AAA CHAMPIONS (Includes Class A from 1974-1975) 52: Cumberland Valley 38: Cedar Cliff 26: Central Dauphin 24: Dallastown 22: Warwick 16: South Western 14: Spring Grove 13: Lower Dauphin 12: Elizabethtown Big Spring 11: Northern Wilson 10: Gettysburg Hempfield Red Land Red Lion Solanco NUMBER OF DISTRICT 3-AAA CHAMPIONS (Includes Class A from 1974-1975) 3: CD East Boyertown Susquehanna Twp. Susquehannock York Tech 2: Exeter Juniata Milton Hershey Muhlenberg New Oxford York Vo-Tech 1: Central York Exeter Hershey Lebanon Northern Lebanon Palmyra Shippensburg Susquenita West Perry York 9: Dover J.P. McCaskey 8: Ephrata Governor Mifflin 7: Carlisle Harrisburg 6: Garden Spot Mechanicsburg Waynesboro 5: Conestoga Valley Middletown Penn Manor 4: Chambersburg Lampeter-Strasburg
8 NUMBER OF DISTRICT 3-AA CHAMPIONS (Includes Class B from 1974-1975) 28: Brandywine Heights 25: Hanover 23: Biglerville 22: Bermudian Springs 20: Juniata Schuylkill Valley 19: Boiling Springs Susquenita 18: Susquehanna Twp. 16: Delone Catholic Hamburg 14: Conrad Weiser Wyomissing 12: East Pennsboro Oley Valley Upper Dauphin 10: Camp Hill NUMBER OF DISTRICT 3-AA CHAMPIONS (Includes Class B from 1974-1975) 4: Big Spring Lampeter-Strasburg Middletown Millersburg Steel-High 3: Kutztown Susquehannock 2: Annville-Cleona Daniel Boone Dover Greencastle-Antrim New Oxford Northern Lebanon Shippensburg 1: Central Catholic Exeter Fairfield Kennard-Dale Northeastern Solanco Tulpehocken Twin Valley 8: Halifax Milton Hershey 7: Donegal East Juniata Northern 6: Cocalico Columbia Lancaster Catholic Pequea Valley 5: Eastern York Elco Garden Spot Hershey Littlestown South Western York Suburban
9 MOST CHAMPIONS IN A DECADE 2000s 18: Central Dauphin 17: Cumberland Valley 13: Brandywine Heights 12: Delone Catholic Schuylkill Valley 11: Bermudian Springs 10: Boiling Springs 1990s 19: Cumberland Valley 11: Biglerville 10: Brandywine Heights 9: Conrad Weiser Hanover South Western Warwick 8: Upper Dauphin 1980s 16: Cedar Cliff 11: South Western 10: Susquenita 9: Dover 8: Juniata 1970s 13: Susquehanna Twp. MOST CHAMPIONS IN A DECADE 1960s 23: 12: Lower Dauphin 7: Cedar Cliff Mechanicsburg 1950s 23: Hershey 21: 18: J.P. McCaskey 7: Hanover 1940s 32: J.P. McCaskey 25: 20: Hershey 13: 9: Steelton 8: Hanover 1930s 6: 5: Steelton 4: Hershey 11: Cumberland Valley Lower Dauphin 8: Cedar Cliff 7: Hanover