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1st Annual EWL Championships
February 27, 1976 - February 28, 1976 @ Rec Hall, Penn State (University Park, Pennsylvania)
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Penn State King on EWL Mat
 Penn State, regular-season champion of the Eastern Wrestling League, had five wrestlers earn top seeds for the league tournament, which starts here today. SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 27, 1976. Click for larger image.




Slideshow: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Slideshow: DuBois Courier-Express



Slideshow: Connelsville Courier




Varsity

Team Final

Pennsylvania State University [PA] 93.75, Clarion University [PA] 68.75, University of Pittsburgh [PA] 57, Lock Haven University [PA] 35.5, Bloomsburg University [PA] 34, University at Buffalo 28.5

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Chuck Coryea (CU)

Championship Final (1st)

118  Wayne Packer (PSU) > Pete Morelli (CU) default 3:46
126  Tom Parker (LHU) > Tom Turnbull (CU) decision 7-4
134  Rande Stottlemyer (UP) > Gene Price (CU) fall 1:58
142  Don Rohn (CU) > Mike Moore (LHU) decision 14-4
150  Bill Vollrath (PSU) > George Way (LHU) decision 9-4
158  Dave Becker (PSU) > Bruce Hadsell (UB) decision 6-1
167  Jerry Villecco (PSU) > George O'Korn (UP) forfeit
177  Jerry White (PSU) > Steve Scheib (BU) fall 5:50
190  Bill Bailey (UP) > Bill Bertrand (PSU) default 2:28
HWT  Chuck Coryea (CU) > Tino DiMarco (BU) decision 13-0

Consolation Final (3rd)

118  Kevin Nellis (UP) > Dave McCollum (BU)
126  Tom Teagarden (PSU) > Ray Pfeifer (UB)
134  Dennis Sciabica (PSU) > Bill Kaercher (BU)
142  Bob Bailey (UP) > Rich Rausa (BU)
150  Dave Coleman (CU) > Bill Korth (UP)
158  Chris Clark (CU) > Ray Dallatore (UP)
167  Andy Cappelli (BU) > Bob Martineck (UB) decision 8-2
177  Erik Drasgow (UB) > Dave Grau (UP) fall
190  Paul Grandits (UB) > John Stas (CU)
HWT  Brad Benson (PSU) > Jim Schuster (LHU)


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