The Streak was a period of 68 years, spanning from 1948 to 2015, in which Easton Area High School in Easton, Pennsylvania produced at least one individual Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference district champion in high school wrestling. [1] [2] [3]
From 1948 to 2015, Easton had 185 individual district wrestling champions, and at least one district champion in each of these years. Competing in Pennsylvania's Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, a district that has long been regarded as one of the most competitive wrestling districts in the nation, [4]
Easton High School's 68-year streak was considered to a testament to the program's consistent excellence. [5]
The Easton wrestling streak, which began in 1948, ended February 27, 2016, when it failed to produce a district champion.
Year
| Year | Wrestler (weightclass) | State Champion | NCAA All American |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Dick Rutt (105) | ||
| 1948 | Qunidi Pompilli (114) | ||
| 1948 | Charles Debellis (129) | ||
| 1948 | Mario DiVietro (156) | ||
| 1949 | Santo Calcagnetti (95) | ||
| 1949 | Dick Rutt (103) | ||
| 1949 | Clair Rutt (112) | ||
| 1949 | Qunidi Pompilli (120) | ||
| 1949 | Charles Debellis (133) | ||
| 1949 | Jim Mangino (138) | ||
| 1949 | Gene Abbott (145) | ||
| 1949 | Claude Danner (165) | ||
| 1949 | Tom Riehl (185) | ||
| 1950 | Dick Finelli (95) | ✓ | |
| 1950 | Harry Cather (103) | ||
| 1950 | Jim Mangino (145) | ||
| 1951 | Jack Uhler (95) | ||
| 1951 | Dick Finelli (103) | ||
| 1951 | Harry Cathers (112) | ||
| 1951 | Gus Basso (120) | ||
| 1951 | Dan Finelli (127) | ||
| 1951 | Sam Divetro (138) | ||
| 1951 | Art Cathers (145) | ||
| 1951 | Oscar Dorsey (154) | ||
| 1951 | Art Schaeffer (HWT) | ||
| 1952 | Dick Finelli (115) | ||
| 1952 | Gus Basso (123) | ||
| 1952 | Al Zarbatany (136) | ||
| 1952 | Sam Divietro (141) | ||
| 1953 | Joseph Piscitello (145) | ||
| 1953 | Bill Schaeffer (HWT) | ||
| 1954 | Tom Gaines (97) | ||
| 1954 | Larry Gaines (114) | ||
| 1954 | Charles Dentith (147) | ||
| 1955 | Larry Gaines (122) | ||
| 1955 | Nido Collina (140) | ||
| 1955 | John Divetro (167) | ||
| 1956 | Gino Delorenzo (147) | ||
| 1957 | Ted Sulkin (105) | ||
| 1958 | Malcom Purdy (97) | ||
| 1958 | Bill Kelley (135) | ||
| 1958 | Phil Richards (140) | ||
| 1959 | John Vincent (105) | ||
| 1959 | Bill Kelley (140) | ||
| 1960 | John Vincent (114) | ||
| 1960 | Malcom Purdy (122) | ||
| 1961 | Malcom Purdy (122) | ||
| 1961 | Dick Dewalt (129) | ||
| 1961 | Larry Callair (HWT) | ||
| 1962 | Alton Boyer (98) | ✓ | |
| 1962 | Jim Balsco (106) | ||
| 1962 | Dick Dewalt (136) | ✓ | |
| 1962 | Willie Falwell (148) | ||
| 1963 | Ray Ferarro (115) | ||
| 1964 | Bob Ferarro (98) | ✓ | |
| 1964 | Don Doll (106) | ||
| 1964 | Chuck Amato (168) | ✓ | |
| 1965 | Bob Ferarro (115) | ✓ | |
| 1965 | Rueben Roberts (123) | ||
| 1965 | Steve Diacount (183) | ||
| 1966 | Bob *Ferarro (130) | ✓ | |
| 1967 | Dwight Dansor (115) | ||
| 1968 | Bob Pratt (130) | ||
| 1968 | Craig Fox (136) | ✓ | |
| 1968 | Barry Snyder (141) | ||
| 1969 | Ed Gigliotti (106) | ||
| 1969 | Chico Lutes (115) | ✓ | |
| 1969 | Bob Pratt (130) | ||
| 1969 | Barry Snyder (141) | ||
| 1969 | Mike Capobainco (148) | ||
| 1970 | Brad Weaver (98) | ||
| 1970 | Larry Davis (136) | ||
| 1971 | Ed Kovacs (91) | ||
| 1971 | Rocky Creazzo (98) | ✓ | |
| 1971 | Brad Weaver (106) | ||
| 1972 | Greg Shoemaker (88) | ||
| 1972 | Rocky Creazzo (95) | ||
| 1972 | Tom Heilman (180) | ||
| 1973 | Greg Shoemaker (98) | ||
| 1973 | Rocky Creazzo (103) | ||
| 1973 | Russ Snyder (132) | ||
| 1973 | Darwin Brodt (167) | ||
| 1973 | Lee Guzzo (185) | ||
| 1974 | Greg *Shoemaker (105) | ||
| 1974 | Brain Lutz (119) | ||
| 1974 | Russ Snyder (138) | ||
| 1974 | Darwin Brodt (167) | ✓ | |
| 1974 | Lee Guzzo (185) | ||
| 1975 | Bobby Weaver (98) | ✓ | |
| 1975 | Fred Stoelzl (132) | ||
| 1975 | Jim Palmer (HWT) | ||
| 1976 | Bobby Weaver (98) | ✓ | |
| 1977 | Bobby Weaver (105) | ✓ | |
| 1977 | Dave Smith (132) | ||
| 1978 | Rick Scarpantino (145) | ||
| 1978 | Dan Kasperkoski (HWT) | ||
| 1979 | Dan Kasperkoski (HWT) | ||
| 1980 | John Cuvo (98) | ✓ | |
| 1980 | Randy Ascani (119) | ||
| 1980 | Pete Stoelzl (126) | ||
| 1981 | Randy Ascani (119) | ✓ | |
| 1981 | Pete Stoelzl (126) | ||
| 1981 | Barry Rutt (138) | ||
| 1981 | Chip Easterday (167) |
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Of the 68 years in the streak, there were 17 seasons in which the streak was sustained by just one champion:
1956
1957
1963
1966
1967
1976
1979
1987
1988
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1998
1999
2014