The York-Adams League’s 2025 calendar begins with a brand-new marquee event during the first weekend of the year.The inaugural league wrestling championships commence Friday afternoon and run all through Saturday at Central York High School. The boys’ tournament kicks off at 4:30 p.m. Friday, the girls’ showcase starts at 9 a.m. Saturday and the events will combine later in the day before crowning champions in the afternoon.Each tournament will consist of brackets in 13 weight classes, with wrestling to four places. Action will be spread out across five mats at Central York’s gym until the final rounds, when finals and consolation matches are held on two mats apiece.The midseason date might look strange at first glance, but there was little room for an extra event during the postseason. Instead, this tournament will function much like the various showcases — it won’t count toward any teams’ records, but it will give all competing wrestlers a chance to face stiff competition they might not see anywhere else. Class 2A and 3A boys, for instance, will converge here before splitting up in February.A bevy of local grapplers are off to impressive starts, with 12 boys’ wrestlers winning individual titles at holiday tournaments last weekend alone. That list includes Bermudian Springs junior Hayden Yacoviello-Andrus, who is 13-0 this season while wrestling at 145 pounds. Northeastern senior Elijah Hewitt (17-2, primarily at 121) is the league’s wins leader this winter. He’s one of three YAIAA seniors with 100 wins overall, joining Littlestown’s Tanner Rock and Red Lion’s Mason Harvey.Rock is 16-1 this season. Kennard-Dale’s Michael Schmit (152) is 16-2, York Suburban’s Gehret Gentzyel (189) is 15-2 and Spring Grove’s Chase Amspacher (172) is 15-3. Delone Catholic sophomores Gavin Green and Caleb Tyler won District 3-2A titles last season and will get the chance to test themselves against a bevy of Class 3A wrestlers this weekend.The girls’ field is headlined by three reigning state medalists: York Suburban senior Angela Imorhoa (14-0 at 190) and junior Alysiana Price-Ierley (13-1, 112) and South Western senior Tatum Duckworth (12-0, 124). South Western freshman Claire Gobrecht is 12-0 at 106, although six of those wins have come via forfeit.Spring Grove’s Lilienne Yohe (14-5), Felicity Davis (14-6) and Ava Dietrich (14-6) are tied for the YAIAA wins lead. Dallastown’s Avery Baldwin and Kenna Hoffman both qualified for states in 2024, while Tessa Henise leads the Wildcats with a 12-2 record this season. The senior has only faced Imorhoa once in the 190-pound class, winning by pin in December 2023. Perhaps another showdown is imminent.The girls’ tournament in particular is a golden opportunity for wrestlers such as Dover’s Jahzari Abney, who does not regularly compete during the regular season with the Eagles not fielding a full team. While only seven programs play full Y-A schedules, wrestlers from 14 different schools are expected to compete this weekend.Official brackets were not available as of Thursday afternoon.Here’s a quick look at the rest of the upcoming local schedule.JOSEPH ‘SPIKE’ BAHN MEMORIAL SHOWCASENearly every January weekend will feature a jam-packed YAIAA basketball schedule, and 2025 starts with a signature event at West York. The school renamed its annual Lady Bulldogs Basketball Showcase in honor of Joseph “Spike” Bahn, the beloved athletic manager who died in October 2023. The annual affair features eight games between York-Adams League teams and non-league district opponents, with West York playing in the nightcap.Saturday’s eight games are as follows (with team records through Jan. 1):9 a.m. — Delone Catholic (6-2) vs. Cedar Cliff (4-3)10:30 a.m. — Spring Grove (2-7) vs. Hempfield (2-8)Noon — Kennard-Dale (6-3) vs. Berks Catholic (5-5)1:30 p.m. — York Catholic (8-1) vs. Columbia (3-5)3 p.m. — Eastern York (5-4) vs. Lampeter-Strasburg (5-4)4:30 p.m. — York High (3-4) vs. Cumberland Valley (4-5)6 p.m. — Red Lion (10-0) vs. Manheim Central (6-3)7:30 p.m. — West York (5-4) vs. Greencastle-Antrim (4-4)Only three of these contests feature two teams with winning records, but there’s plenty of intrigue beneath the surface. West York and Greencastle have played tough schedules in hopeful preparation for their latest playoff runs. Kennard-Dale is seeking just its second win against a team above .500. Eastern and L-S played a dramatic game last season. And Red Lion, which has a Thursday game at Hempfield, could be 12-0 when division play resumes next week.Last year’s event was threatened by weekend snowfall, forcing games to be moved up and/or to the middle school. Seven games took place, and York-Adams teams won them all. Eastern is back after postponing its contest last winter, while K-D replaces Susquehannock in the lineup.HARDWOOD HURRY-UPFour YAIAA teams — the Red Lion and York High girls, plus the West York and Fairfield boys — are set to resume their seasons Thursday. A total of 15 squads are in action Friday, with 11 additional teams playing Saturday in addition to West York’s all-day marathon.Eight groups have two-game weekends, including showcase participants Red Lion, York High and Eastern York. Dallastown’s girls play Friday and Saturday, as do the boys from York High and Susquehannock. West York’s boys have a Thursday-Friday back-to-back, with Fairfield’s boys competing Thursday and Saturday.Friday: The Red Lion and York High boys will complete their Division I game that was suspended Dec. 20 after Bearcats senior David Warde crashed into the baseline wall and suffered a scary injury that sent him to the hospital. Host York High led 15-14 with 6:43 left in the second quarter when play was stopped. Warde returned to play for the Bearcats last weekend.A trio of non-divisional boys’ games includes Bermudian Springs (4-6) at Kennard-Dale (2-7), Dover (0-9) at Dallastown (4-4) and Susquehannock (1-6) at Northeastern (1-9). West York, which enters 2025 at 6-3, follows its Thursday visit to Penn Manor with a home game against Twin Valley.Eastern York’s girls are at Littlestown (2-8), while Northeastern (2-8) visits Susquehannock (6-3). Dallastown (6-2) is on the road at Penn Manor and Fairfield (0-9) is at Halifax. Outside the league, Christian School of York’s teams will both play at New Covenant Christian.Saturday: York High’s boys host Hempfield at 1:30, while Fairfield (2-5) welcomes East Juniata at 2 p.m. following Thursday’s visit to Southern Huntingdon. Local home games Saturday evening include York Suburban (7-3) against Central Dauphin East at 6:30 and York Tech (4-4) against Tulpehocken at 7:30.The York Catholic boys (5-3) will play for the first time since Dec. 21 when they visit Cedar Cliff at 12:30. Susquehannock is at Northern Lebanon at 4:30 and Littlestown (2-7) visits James Buchanan at 6:30.On the girls’ side, Dallastown welcomes District 1’s North Penn at 1:30 and York Suburban (8-1) hosts CD East at 5 p.m. Central York (5-4) and York Tech (0-9) have 12:30 road games at Wilson and Tulpehocken, respectively.AROUND THE LEAGUEDiving: Fourteen girls and 10 boys from nine schools are currently slated to compete in the South Western Diving Invitational, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The local contingent includes boys from Spring Grove (Elijah and Sean Henning) and York Suburban (Matteo Caputo and Gehret Gentzyel), plus girls from Central York (Lilly Hoffmann and Olivia Rill), Dover (Eva Mvula and Reese Rodgers), Northeastern (Morgan Schraudner) and Spring Grove (Samantha Buss). Divers from Gettysburg, Chambersburg, Bishop McDevitt and Palmyra round out the field.Elijah Henning, Sean Henning and Gentzyel finished 1-2-3 at last year’s YAIAA meet. Schraudner is the lone returning district qualifier among local girls; Palmyra’s Kristen Thai and Elaina Potter are in the field as well.Gentzyel has balanced wrestling with diving (and swimming) for several years, but this weekend will present a unique challenge. His quest for a league wrestling title will begin Friday evening and could resume Saturday afternoon when this invitational — held about 50 minutes from Central York — concludes.Swimming: York-Adams Division I action officially begins Thursday evening with Spring Grove at Central York and Red Lion at South Western. Six other YAIAA squads will begin their division schedules next Tuesday.Bowling: Before league play resumes Monday, York Tech will host Elizabethtown for a 3 p.m. Friday match at Suburban Bowlerama.

Four YAIAA teams — the Red Lion and York High girls, plus the West York and Fairfield boys — are set to resume their seasons Thursday. A total of 15 squads are in action Friday, with 11 additional teams playing Saturday in addition to West York’s all-day marathon.The midseason date might look strange at first […]

Four YAIAA teams — the Red Lion and York High girls, plus the West York and Fairfield boys — are set to resume their seasons Thursday. A total of 15 squads are in action Friday, with 11 additional teams playing Saturday in addition to West York’s all-day marathon.The midseason date might look strange at first glance, but there was little room for an extra event during the postseason. Instead, this tournament will function much like the various showcases — it won’t count toward any teams’ records, but it will give all competing wrestlers a chance to face stiff competition they might not see anywhere else. Class 2A and 3A boys, for instance, will converge here before splitting up in February.The York-Adams League’s 2025 calendar begins with a brand-new marquee event during the first weekend of the year.

Northeastern’s Ben Bradley, left, and Dallastown’s Wesley Winslow wrestle in the 172-pound weight class during wrestling action at Dallastown Area High School in York Township, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

Each tournament will consist of brackets in 13 weight classes, with wrestling to four places. Action will be spread out across five mats at Central York’s gym until the final rounds, when finals and consolation matches are held on two mats apiece.A bevy of local grapplers are off to impressive starts, with 12 boys’ wrestlers winning individual titles at holiday tournaments last weekend alone. That list includes Bermudian Springs junior Hayden Yacoviello-Andrus, who is 13-0 this season while wrestling at 145 pounds. Northeastern senior Elijah Hewitt (17-2, primarily at 121) is the league’s wins leader this winter. He’s one of three YAIAA seniors with 100 wins overall, joining Littlestown’s Tanner Rock and Red Lion’s Mason Harvey.Rock is 16-1 this season. Kennard-Dale’s Michael Schmit (152) is 16-2, York Suburban’s Gehret Gentzyel (189) is 15-2 and Spring Grove’s Chase Amspacher (172) is 15-3. Delone Catholic sophomores Gavin Green and Caleb Tyler won District 3-2A titles last season and will get the chance to test themselves against a bevy of Class 3A wrestlers this weekend.The girls’ field is headlined by three reigning state medalists: York Suburban senior Angela Imorhoa (14-0 at 190) and junior Alysiana Price-Ierley (13-1, 112) and South Western senior Tatum Duckworth (12-0, 124). South Western freshman Claire Gobrecht is 12-0 at 106, although six of those wins have come via forfeit.Spring Grove’s Lilienne Yohe (14-5), Felicity Davis (14-6) and Ava Dietrich (14-6) are tied for the YAIAA wins lead. Dallastown’s Avery Baldwin and Kenna Hoffman both qualified for states in 2024, while Tessa Henise leads the Wildcats with a 12-2 record this season. The senior has only faced Imorhoa once in the 190-pound class, winning by pin in December 2023. Perhaps another showdown is imminent.The girls’ tournament in particular is a golden opportunity for wrestlers such as Dover’s Jahzari Abney, who does not regularly compete during the regular season with the Eagles not fielding a full team. While only seven programs play full Y-A schedules, wrestlers from 14 different schools are expected to compete this weekend.Official brackets were not available as of Thursday afternoon.Here’s a quick look at the rest of the upcoming local schedule.JOSEPH ‘SPIKE’ BAHN MEMORIAL SHOWCASENearly every January weekend will feature a jam-packed YAIAA basketball schedule, and 2025 starts with a signature event at West York. The school renamed its annual Lady Bulldogs Basketball Showcase in honor of Joseph “Spike” Bahn, the beloved athletic manager who died in October 2023. The annual affair features eight games between York-Adams League teams and non-league district opponents, with West York playing in the nightcap.Saturday’s eight games are as follows (with team records through Jan. 1):9 a.m. — Delone Catholic (6-2) vs. Cedar Cliff (4-3)10:30 a.m. — Spring Grove (2-7) vs. Hempfield (2-8)Noon — Kennard-Dale (6-3) vs. Berks Catholic (5-5)1:30 p.m. — York Catholic (8-1) vs. Columbia (3-5)3 p.m. — Eastern York (5-4) vs. Lampeter-Strasburg (5-4)4:30 p.m. — York High (3-4) vs. Cumberland Valley (4-5)6 p.m. — Red Lion (10-0) vs. Manheim Central (6-3)7:30 p.m. — West York (5-4) vs. Greencastle-Antrim (4-4)Only three of these contests feature two teams with winning records, but there’s plenty of intrigue beneath the surface. West York and Greencastle have played tough schedules in hopeful preparation for their latest playoff runs. Kennard-Dale is seeking just its second win against a team above .500. Eastern and L-S played a dramatic game last season. And Red Lion, which has a Thursday game at Hempfield, could be 12-0 when division play resumes next week.Last year’s event was threatened by weekend snowfall, forcing games to be moved up and/or to the middle school. Seven games took place, and York-Adams teams won them all. Eastern is back after postponing its contest last winter, while K-D replaces Susquehannock in the lineup.

HARDWOOD HURRY-UPThe inaugural league wrestling championships commence Friday afternoon and run all through Saturday at Central York High School. The boys’ tournament kicks off at 4:30 p.m. Friday, the girls’ showcase starts at 9 a.m. Saturday and the events will combine later in the day before crowning champions in the afternoon.Eight groups have two-game weekends, including showcase participants Red Lion, York High and Eastern York. Dallastown’s girls play Friday and Saturday, as do the boys from York High and Susquehannock. West York’s boys have a Thursday-Friday back-to-back, with Fairfield’s boys competing Thursday and Saturday.Friday: The Red Lion and York High boys will complete their Division I game that was suspended Dec. 20 after Bearcats senior David Warde crashed into the baseline wall and suffered a scary injury that sent him to the hospital. Host York High led 15-14 with 6:43 left in the second quarter when play was stopped. Warde returned to play for the Bearcats last weekend.A trio of non-divisional boys’ games includes Bermudian Springs (4-6) at Kennard-Dale (2-7), Dover (0-9) at Dallastown (4-4) and Susquehannock (1-6) at Northeastern (1-9). West York, which enters 2025 at 6-3, follows its Thursday visit to Penn Manor with a home game against Twin Valley.Eastern York’s girls are at Littlestown (2-8), while Northeastern (2-8) visits Susquehannock (6-3). Dallastown (6-2) is on the road at Penn Manor and Fairfield (0-9) is at Halifax. Outside the league, Christian School of York’s teams will both play at New Covenant Christian.Saturday: York High’s boys host Hempfield at 1:30, while Fairfield (2-5) welcomes East Juniata at 2 p.m. following Thursday’s visit to Southern Huntingdon. Local home games Saturday evening include York Suburban (7-3) against Central Dauphin East at 6:30 and York Tech (4-4) against Tulpehocken at 7:30.The York Catholic boys (5-3) will play for the first time since Dec. 21 when they visit Cedar Cliff at 12:30. Susquehannock is at Northern Lebanon at 4:30 and Littlestown (2-7) visits James Buchanan at 6:30.On the girls’ side, Dallastown welcomes District 1’s North Penn at 1:30 and York Suburban (8-1) hosts CD East at 5 p.m. Central York (5-4) and York Tech (0-9) have 12:30 road games at Wilson and Tulpehocken, respectively.AROUND THE LEAGUEDiving: Fourteen girls and 10 boys from nine schools are currently slated to compete in the South Western Diving Invitational, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The local contingent includes boys from Spring Grove (Elijah and Sean Henning) and York Suburban (Matteo Caputo and Gehret Gentzyel), plus girls from Central York (Lilly Hoffmann and Olivia Rill), Dover (Eva Mvula and Reese Rodgers), Northeastern (Morgan Schraudner) and Spring Grove (Samantha Buss). Divers from Gettysburg, Chambersburg, Bishop McDevitt and Palmyra round out the field.Elijah Henning, Sean Henning and Gentzyel finished 1-2-3 at last year’s YAIAA meet. Schraudner is the lone returning district qualifier among local girls; Palmyra’s Kristen Thai and Elaina Potter are in the field as well.Gentzyel has balanced wrestling with diving (and swimming) for several years, but this weekend will present a unique challenge. His quest for a league wrestling title will begin Friday evening and could resume Saturday afternoon when this invitational — held about 50 minutes from Central York — concludes.Swimming: York-Adams Division I action officially begins Thursday evening with Spring Grove at Central York and Red Lion at South Western. Six other YAIAA squads will begin their division schedules next Tuesday.Bowling: Before league play resumes Monday, York Tech will host Elizabethtown for a 3 p.m. Friday match at Suburban Bowlerama.