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Fund Raiser
Charlie Steinmetz Fund Raiser
Charlie Steinmetz is the Grandfather of young Tommy Becker, who wrestles for the SAA. He has been fighting cancer for a year and has been out of work for that period of time.
Texas Hold'em / Beef & Beer will be held. Call Joe Methlie at 610-888-7119 today to reserve your spot(s). Should be a great night out for a great cause.
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Saturday Sept 27th
Sacred Heart Hall in Clifton Heights
Beef and Beer Benefit for Charlie Steinmetz.
Texas Hold'em!
DJ Charlie Carbin!
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This is the official web site for Springfield Wrestling!
“More enduringly than any other sport, Wrestling teaches self-control and pride
Some have wrestled without great skill; None have wrestled without pride.” Dan Gable
This site covers all wrestling programs in Springfield, DELCO PA
* Springfield High School (SHS)
* ET Richardson Middle School (ETR)
* Springfield Athletic Association (SAA)
Click "Join our E-mail list" on lower left to get periodic news and the latest updates. Please click "EMail" or "Contacts" to reach us to submit any ideas, pictures, or questions.
Recent Additions / Changes
3/3 - SAA ICWL tournament results - See "SAA"
3/2 - SHS Regional Tournament update - See "SHS"
2/25 - SAA Adult Social will be March 15 - Scroll down for information
2/24 - SAA Team Picture, Tournament Results, Thanks, and News - See "SAA"
2/24 - SHS District Tournament update - See "SHS"
2/22 - SAA ICWL and Practice informration - See "SAA"
2/20 - SAA Tournament Results - See "Springfield Tournament"
2/18 - SAA pictures available from Haverford Novice Tournament - See "Photo Albums SAA"
2/17 - Springfiled is 2008 Section Champions! See "SHS"
Congratulations to Springfield on a strong Distict 1 showing!
Springfield is finishes in 4th place in the team standings
2nd Place - Brandon Loro and Andre Petrowski
3rd Place - Danny Dortone, Pat Leahan, and Kaje Sponheimer
4th Place - Bobby Gildea
6th place - Dave Dewan
S E C T I O N C H A M P I O N S ! ! !
Springfield continues to roll and captures the post-season Section Championship for the second year in a row! The Cougars were tough on the day with each wrestler winning at least one match to contribute to team points. Final place finishers and guys who will be advancing to Districts are Champions Dan Dortone (103), Brandon Loro (135), Andre Petroski (171), Dom Fisher (189), and Kaje Sponheimer (215). 2nd place finshers were Bobby Gildea (119) and Pat Leahan (160). 3rd place honors went to AJ Kinter (145) and Dave Dewan (285)
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S S P R I N G F I E L D ! ! !
Two times is a charm. Springfield defeats Marple Newtown 50-18 to claim the 2008 Central League Title! The Cougars went 10-0 in the Central League to win Back-to-Back titles for the first time since 1964 -1965!
On SAA Night, the HS huddles prior to their match against Radnor as the SAA team looks on
SAA Wrestling Night was held on Jan 17 at the high school. It was a great night and all the young kids from the youth program were on hand to watch the high school defeat Radnor by a score of 36-24.
The Springfield Athletic Association has sponsored the youth wrestling club for over 30 years. The program is designed to introduce the young boys of Springfield to the exciting sport of wrestling. The objectives of the program are to teach wrestling skills while developing a love of the sport through fun and competition. The focus is not simply on winning – but rather on building skills and confidence while learning good sportsmanship and work ethic.
The SAA has had great coaching over the years including current High School coaches Dave Pecunia and Brian Romesburg. Dave led the SAA program for 13 years and is now in his 8th year as coach of the high school. Brian, who wrestled for the SAA, SHS, & Penn State, was head coach of the program for 3 years and is now in his 4th year with the high school. Dave & Brian now get to coach their SAA kids for a second time around at the high school along with Steve Mazureck, who is in his 18th year coaching the Cougars. These three coaches are highly dedicated individuals and recently achieved a great milestone by winning their 100th match on December 29 against Peddie in Maryland at the McDonogh Duals.
This year’s SAA team is lead by Ron Dortone who is in his third year as head coach. Ronnie’s doing a great job with the kids and gets a lot of help from coaches Dave Hoffner, Joe Venit, Todd Gallagher, Pat Johnson, Keith Bennett, Bob Thomas and three former SAA and Springfield HS wrestlers: Justin Gronlie, Sean Reed, and Ryan Loro.
Working with the coaches are directors Mike Gildea who is in the 8th year of over seeing the program and co-directors Joe and Becky Scerinio along with Jason Boyer. These folks spend a tremondous amount of time to ensure a first class program for the kids.
This years SAA team has over 50 members. Many of these kids have hopes of going on to wrestle up at the high school level. This year’s high school team has 15 former SAA wrestlers on it and the Varsity currenlty has 12 out of 14 spots occupied by SAA wrestlers. The SAA team also has some blood relationships with the high school including: Nicky Dortone, brother of Danny Dortone; Jeffry Kinter, brother of AJ Kinter; Collin Braconeer, cousin of Steve Schol; and Joe & Pat Dougherty, cousin of Pat Leahan.
The SAA team has a lot of talent across the board from the youngest novice wrestlers to our most experienced boys. Durring the SAA night a few of the wrestlers were recognized for their accomplishments last year in the 2007 Middle Atlantic Wrestling Tournament which spans 12 states. Placing in Districts and advancing to Regional’s were: Chris Sciarrino, Jack Horan, Luke Charmella, Dennis Charmella, and Vince Barbieri, Placing in Regional’s and advancing to Nationals was AJ Cutrufello who placed 8th in the Nationals.
The SAA sends thanks to the Grappler Club and to the High School for making this night possible. It’s a great inspiration for the young kids to be exposed to High School wrestling. See more pictures in Photo Albums.
P L E A S E support our GREAT S P O N S O R S !!!!
Thanks to everyone who supported Springfield Wrestling by placing a business Ad or good luck message in our home Meet Program. The program is given out at each SHS home match and our Sponsors names are on the website.
Click on "Sponsors" on the left and support our sponsors. Thanks !!
Click on "How Can I Help?" to get a form to become a sponsor. Thanks !!
Congratulations to Alex Czuz, another Lucky Day prize winner - Calendar sold by Coach Dave Pecunia. Thanks to all the families who sold calendars this year! We achieved our goal thanks to your support! The Loros, McCoach's, Thomas', MacDowells, Dewans, Shermans, and Coach Dave Pecunia all sold caledars in double digits and were entered into the special $50 Outback Gift Certificate prize. Coach Dave, who sold 42 and edged Thomas by 2, fittingly won the raffle - Thanks and have a steak on us!!!
The Lucky Day calendar is a fun and easy way for supporters to win money for an entire months worth of daily number drawings! The PA Daily Number (EVENING - STRAIGHT) will be used as the basis for our prize winner(s). Calendars are $10 to buy and if the daily number matches your number – You Win! Prize money is awarded for each day in the month. Payouts range from $25, $50, $100, with one $150 award day in each month. Buyers can win on multiple days if their number keeps hitting! Numbers will be tracked by us and checks will be directly mailed to all winners.
SHS Youth Wrestling Clinic
Thanks to Tracy Dortone and Becky Sciarrino for organizing the SHS Youth Clinic which was held on Wed, Dec 26. Big thanks to Coach Steve Mazurek and the high school wrestlers who came in early before their own practice to teach the kids. Everyone had a blast and the SAA kids even beat the defending Central League Champs in a game of Wrestling Chess. High School wrestlers who helped out were: Danny Dortone, Bobby Gildea, Ryan Thomas, Johnny McCoach, Ryan Hayes, Brandon Loro, Steve Schol, AJ Kinter, Austin MacDowell, Pat Leahan, Dom Fisher, Andre Petroski, Kaje Sponheimer, and Dave Dewan. See additional pictures under "Photo Albums" and more should be added later.
The SHS & ETR parent meeting was held on Monday, Nov 26. Parents who did not attend should have had a packet sent home with your son. If you did not receive it, please contact Bob Thomas (SHS) or Lisa Barberie (ETR)
Outback Luncheon
Thanks to the parents and high school coaches who came out and supported the program on Dec 1. It was a great day and enjoyed by all who were there.
Thanks on the day go to Steve Armor for his continued support with donation of printing services and our biggest thanks go out to Dave, Deana, and the great staff of the Outback Steakhouse who volunteered their time and donated the luncheon below cost to help us with our activities for the upcoming season. The food was outstanding and Outback is a truly a great community neighbor to help us in this manner.
There will be a Car Wash this Saturday, June 14 behind the WaWa at Old Central to help defray costs and support Springfield Wrestling in the Disney Duals down in Florida later this month.
If you'd like to swing by and get your car wash, the guys will be out there from around 8:00 till 2:00. Thank you Very Much in advance for your continued support !!!!!!
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