Northern Lebanon wrestles Section 3 crown back from Elco
Last year's Elco-Northern Lebanon wrestling match came down to the wire when Elias Krow pinned Eli Ostermayer in the second to last bout to seal the three-point victory for the Raiders, ending the Vikings run of 10 straight Section 3 championships.
This year, a little less drama, as Northern Lebanon received two late forfeits to close out a 42-34 victory to reclaim the L-L Section 3 title on Wednesday.
Ostermayer played a key role in the victory for the Vikings this year, pinning David Nelson in a swing match at 172-pounds to stop the bleeding after Elco ran off four straight victories, three by pin, to build a 22-6 lead after five bouts.
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Tanner Feagley responded with a fall of his own at 40 seconds at 189, and it was quickly a four-point match. After a Kyle Miller fall at 220 for the Raiders restored a 10-point lead, Northern Lebanon heavyweight Hayden Adams took only 15 seconds to record a fall before flipping the lineup back over to the Vikings strength.
Sam Wolford pinned Kylee Trostle in 2:26 at 107 to give the home team their first lead of the night before an Ashton Kriss fall at 114 gave the lead back to Elco briefly. That's when Aaron Seidel (121) and Julian Zaragoza (127) got their hands raised in match-ending forfeits to seal the deal for the Vikings.
Northern Lebanon (12-0 overall, 6-0 in L-L Section 3) and Elco (12-3, 5-1) will both wrestle this weekend at the L-L Championships at Manheim Township on Friday and Saturday and will also await their fates for the District 3 team postseason which begins next week. Currently Northern Lebanon is ranked No. 2 in Class 2A where 12 teams qualify and Elco is ranked 14th in Class 3A where 16 teams qualify.
This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Northern Lebanon Vikings wrestling reclaims LL League Section 3 title
