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Class of 2025 College Commitments
Congratulations to Downingtown Wests’ senior, Chase Sigle on his commitment to the admissions process at Duke University! We’re so proud of Chase’s hard work and dedication, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for him at Duke!
We’re thrilled to announce Sienna Landrum’s official commitment to wrestle at West Liberty University, a D2 program in West Virginia! We’re incredibly proud of Sienna’s achievements and look forward to supporting her senior season and collegiate wrestling career!
2024 US Marine Corps Nationals- Fargo, ND
When it comes to Nationals in Fargo, it’s important to note that every state in the country sends their top competitors for each weight class and division. Qualifying and participating in this event is a significant achievement that many overlook. Wrestlers not only push themselves to compete at the highest level but also commit to training during their summer break, making progress and never regressing. Each wrestler’s journey and goals at Fargo are unique, but they all strive challenge themselves against the best wrestlers in the nation.
Pennsylvania further solidified its reputation as the most competitive wrestling state by securing victories in 3 of the 4 Freestyle divisions: Womens 16U, Boys Junior & Boys 16u (Greco is still competing, we will update). Way to go, Pennsylvania USA Wrestling! Thank you for supporting our wrestlers to ensure they are able to compete at the highest level.
At Downingtown West Wrestling, we proudly sent seven athletes and two of our coaches to Fargo, and we commend each one for their dedication to the event. We appreciate everyone who supported our wrestlers financially, during training, and cheered them on throughout the process. Thank you to our coaches to who dedicate so much of the season to our wrestlers. They all showcased incredible determination in challenging brackets with up to 256 wrestlers while representing Pennsylvania’s National Team hitting some personal wins along the way.
Let’s show our wrestlers some love!
Levi Richmond, Sienna Landrum, Chase Sigle, Brayden Sigle, Sarah Pearson, Mason Sigle, and Shaefer Hoffman.
Stepping into the FargoDome with its 30 mats, over 280 referees, and thousands of wrestlers and coaches is an unforgettable experience. Each one of these wrestlers leveled up this summer, we are so eager to see what the Folkstyle season holds for them. Competing in such a renowned venue will surely be a memory they’ll cherish forever.
We couldn’t be prouder.
2024 Post Season
2024 PIAA State Championships
Sienna Landrum closed her junior year season in the first ever Women’s PIAA Championship Finals at Hershey. Sienna had a great run at Hershey going 3-1 with three falls and took 2nd place on the podium. In this inaugural girls season, Sienna went 33-4 with 32 falls and 1 tech fall.
Jordan Barry our 145 senior went 2-2 this weekend in Hershey, closing out his West wrestling career at states. Jordan worked hard to secure his spot at states this season going 30-14 with an overall 78-47 record, getting stronger each season.
Troy Mack, 215, went 1-2 this weekend at Hershey, closing his high school wrestling career at States. What a run Troy! You had a great season going 23-9 this year and a career total of 71-22.
Chase Sigle also closed out his 2023-24 season today, day 2 at Hershey. Chase wen 1-2 for the event. Chase went 31-14 this season, adding 2024 District 1 Champ and state qualifier to his high school list of accomplishments.
Our girls 130, Sarah Pearson, closed out her freshmen season at Hershey today. Sarah had a phenomenal first year season, 29-11 with many accolades including District 1&12 Runner Up, Regional Medalist, and State Qualifier!
2024 Regional Championships
Troy Mack, 5th Place, 3-2, PIAA State Qualifier
Chase Sigle, 6th place, 2-3, PIAA State Qualifier
Levi Richmond, 6th Place, 3-3
Jordan Barry, 4th Place, 4-2, PIAA State Qualifier
Sienna Landrum, 2024 PIAA Girls Southeast Regional Champion, State Qualifier, 3-0
Sarah Pearson, 3rd Place, 3-1, State Qualifier
2024 District Championships
2024 District 1 AAA Champion-Chase Sigle, Regional Qualifier, 1st Place, 3-0
2024 PIAA District 1/12 Champion- Sienna Landrum, Regional Qualifier, 1st Place, 3-0
2024 District 1 Finalist-Levi Richmond, Regional Qualifier, 2nd Place, 2-1
2024 District 1 Finalist- Jordan Barry, Regional Qualifier, 2nd Place, 2-1
2024 District 1 Finalist- Troy Mack, Regional Qualifier, 2nd Place, 2-1
PIAA District 1/12 Championship Finalist- Sarah Pearson, Regional Qualifier, 2nd Place, 3-1
2022 District 1 AAA West Tournament
West Wrestlers started their post season this past Saturday, in Oxford, at District 1 AAA West Tournament. While this marked the completion of the 2022 regular season for some of our wrestlers, five West wrestlers will be wrestling this coming weekend at our Regional Tournament. Chase Sigle (106), Dom Findora (138) and Troy Mack (285) all stood on top of the podium taking home top spot in our district, while Mason Hall (215) placed 2nd and Kevin Bernhard (120) placed 4th. Also, Jordan Barry (145) took 5th place, one place short of qualifying for regionals.
Along with winning in his weight class Dom Findora was named Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament!
Great job West! Let’s support our wrestlers heading to regionals next week!
Chesmont League Tournament
After a snow delay, West traveled to Oxford on Sunday, January 30th to participate in the annual Chesmont League Tournament. West showed up strong and captured six spots on the podium and coming in 2nd in the overall team standings. Earning 1st place were Dom Findora, Chase Sigle, Mason Hale and Troy Mack. Taking home 4th place was Quinn Rock while Kevin Bernhard and Jordan Barry earned 5th place. Congratulations also to Mason Hale who took home the Outstanding Wrestler.
Ches-Mont Championships
Team Standings
1. West Chester Henderson, 226; 2. Downingtown West, 168; 3. Kennett, 142; 4. Sun Valley, 140; 5. West Chester Rustin, 124.5; 6. Unionville, 107; 7. Oxford, 98; 8. Downingtown East, 79.5; 9. Coatesville, 74; 10. West Chester East, 73.5; 11. Great Valley, 59.5; 12. Avon Grove, 15
Championship Finals
106- Sigle (Downingtown West) pinned Haines (Unionville), 3:17
113- Szczesniuk (Coatesville) won by forfeit over T. Kearney (Sun Valley)
120- Hershey (Oxford) dec. Holefelder (Sun Valley), 3-1
126- M. Jackman (WC Henderson) maj. dec. Strickland (Sun Valley), 13-5
132- Wilson (WC Henderson) dec. McMillan (Oxford), 5-3
138- Findora (Downingtown West) pinned E. Seagreaves (Coatesville), 3:47
145- P. Delaney (WC Henderson) won by medical forfeit over Maiers (Kennett)
152- Tryon (Unionville) tech. fall Patton (WC Henderson), 15-0
160- Barlow (Kennett) dec. Corp (WC Rustin), 6-4
172- Yanko (WC Rustin) dec. Huntoon (Downingtown East), 7-0
189- M. Seaman (WC Rustin) dec. Thompson (Sun Valley), 8-3
215- Hale (Downingtown West) pinned Pardo (Kennett), 2:55
285- Mack (Downingtown West) dec. Shindle (Kennett), 5-3
Big Red Duals
West participated in the Big Red Duals this past Saturday, January 15, at Souderton High School. After a close first round loss against Neshaminy, 38-35, West went on to win against Wissahickon (63-12), Great Valley (63-8) and North Penn (42-29), ending up 3-1. Standing out with 4-0 records for the day were Kevin Bernhard, Dom Findora, Mason Hale, Troy Mack and Chase Sigle. The entire team worked hard and had strong matches all day.
Looking ahead we travel to Avon Grove on Wednesday, 1-19-22, and then to Exeter High School on Saturday, 1-22-22, to compete in the Exeter Blue/White Duals.
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Downingtown West’s Findora celebrates milestone win in romp of West Chester East
DOWNINGTOWN >> In a blowout of a dual meet, most fans stayed around for the final bout.
The spotlight was literally and figuratively on Downingtown West senior, Dom Findora, in the Whippets’ gym.
Fans watched as the returning fourth-place state medalist put an exclamation point on West’s first dual of the season, while Findora’s artistry was unavoidable for a young Whippet team, no doubt inspired by what it saw.
Prior to the meet, Findora was honored for winning his 100th career match the week before, and he closed things out with a technical fall over West Chester East’s top wrestler, Max Parnis, to give West a 59-11 win in the Ches-Mont National Division contest.
Findora, who has as many wins this year (17) as matches wrestled as a junior, is up to 105 for his career.
“I was happy to be able to get (100 wins),” Findora said. “With the shortened season last year, COVID messed up some of my goals with wins, but I am grateful I was able to get it my senior year.”
The Whippets came off a brutal December, where they competed at the Cumberland Valley, Beast of the East and Trojan Wars tournaments. Only Chase Sigle (106 pounds), Findora (138), Mason Hale (215) and Troy Mack (285) had winning records, entering Wednesday, but the elevated competition paid off against the visiting Vikings.
West (1-0 division, 1-0 overall) had nine pins, eight from underclassmen — Jordan Barry (152), Cameron Pate (160), Mason Hale (215), Troy Mack (285), Chase Sigle (106), Levi Richmond (113), Kevin Bernhard (120) and Sienna Landrum (126). Zach Borkowski (172) added a fall, as a senior.
https://papreplive.com/2022/01/05/downingtown-wests-findora-celebrates-milestone-win-in-romp-of-west-chester-east/
Photos: Nate Heckenberger
Trojan Wars Tournament 12-29 and 12-30
JV
Congratulations to Sienna Landrum for taking 3rd place at the MyHouse Trojan Wars JV tournament.
Varsity
Congrats to Troy Mack, who took 5th place on Thursday at the MyHouse Trojan Wars in Chambersburg, PA.
On Thursday after two days of bouts Mason Hale took 3rd place at the MyHouse Trojan Wars in Chambersburg, PA.
Dom Findora achieved his 100th career win at the MyHouse Trojan Wars along with earning the Trojan Helmet by taking 1st place! This is the first Helmet that our West wrestling team has brought home, way to go Dom.