Wrestling team to be inducted into WG HOF
The West Greene Athletic Department will be inducting the 1993-94 Pioneer wrestling team into the school’s Hall of Fame tonight.
The Hall of Fame ceremony will be held at 6:45 p.m. inside Pioneer Gym right before West Greene’s non-section wrestling match against South Allegheny. The wrestling match is set for 7 p.m.
Little league recognition and senior night festivities will also take place tonight.
Wrestling coach Garrett Johnson will also be organizing a “Welcome Back Alumni” session with the current wrestling squad after the match.
The 1993-94 wrestling team posted a 17-0 overall record and was the Section 3-AA champions with a 9-0 mark. The Pioneers then went on to win the school’s first WPIAL team title.
For the longest time that 1993-94 team was the only West Greene team to win a District 7 championship, until the Lady Pioneers’ softball squad won the last three WPIAL crowns.
Members of the Hall of Fame wrestling team includes John Arbuckle, Dude Bennington, Ryan Blake, Craig Gillispie, Matt Hildreth, Chad Hill, Lonnie Litton, Ryan Rizor, Matt Robinson, Kris Rudman, Chuckie Stoneking, Chad Tedrow, Chet Tedrow, Justin Watson (deceased), Wes Watson, Craig Whitlach, Gary Whyte, Rodney Wilson, Ricky Deter (manager) and Haden Watson (manager).
The coaching staff consists of head coach Allen Hughes and assistant coaches Scott Blair, John Coss, Curt Hughes and Brian Jackson. Gretchen Gates is the athletic trainer for the team.