This week marks the beginning of the 2024–25 Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division wrestling regular season.
PennLive’s assessment of the Capital Division’s landscape includes the coaches’ choice for preseason MVP as well as our survey of coaches to find out how each team and its players are expected to perform.
A survey of coaches in the Capital Division was compiled to determine the preseason team rankings.
Subscribe to PennLive’s high school sports newsletter every day.
9. The Steel-High
Coach: Gish, Anthony
Last year: 0–3
Important wrestlers: No survey was received.
The Buzz: This season, Gish, a rookie coach, assumes leadership of the Rollers wrestling program.
—
The Township of Susquehanna 8.
James Braderman, coach
Last year: February 21
Important wrestlers: No survey was received
The Buzz: Hanna will want to surpass its previous season’s win total.
—
East Pennsboro on November 14, 2024, at PennLive’s wrestling media day.
Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)
7. Pennsboro’s East
Michael Kramer, coach
Last year: September 14
Important wrestlers: Lucas White, Fr. (160/172), Cassius Comp. Fr. (152/160), and Raja Adam, Jr. (107).
The Buzz: The Panthers will remain competitive in the majority of duals because they have a number of freshmen joining the roster this season to fill in gaps.
—
Milton Hershey on November 14, 2024, at PennLive’s wrestling media day.
Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)
6. Hershey, Milton
Jimmy Taylor is the coach.
6–12 last year
Important wrestlers: Tristan Jayree, Jr. (189), Dayvair Hancock, Sr. (215), Will Olson, Sr. (114), Joel Bailey, Jr. (180), Paris Jackson, Fr. (285), Isaiah Hart, So (126), and Saleem Lucas, So (285).
The Buzz: With 39 wrestlers now in the high school program, the Spartans will try to reverse their 24-year losing streak. Olson just had a 20-win junior season.
—
Middletown on November 14, 2024, at PennLive’s wrestling media day.
Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)
5. The town of Middletown
Coach: Decker, Seth
11–12 last year
Important wrestlers include Gabriel Rivera, Jr. (107), Cyrus Villarrial, Jr. (114), Geno Corradi, Sr. (139), Josh Tlumach, Sr., Adrian Corradi, Sr. (152), and Joseph Gassert, Sr. (215/285).
The Buzz: A number of freshmen will join a strong corps of seniors and juniors. After 25 victories and a state qualifier, Gassert is back for his senior season. Tlumach won 25 fights as well.
—
Harrisburg on November 14, 2024, at PennLive’s wrestling media day.
Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)
4. Harrisburg
Coach: Dom Commodore
Last year: 11–3
The following wrestlers were important: Tyrone Norris, Sr. (133), Dyser Perez, Sr. (121), Rajohn Rodriguez, Sr. (189), Kayden Morris, Sr. (152), and Gideon Fasanya, Sr. (215).
The Buzz: Commodore boasts a group of seniors and numerous juniors and sophomores who seem capable of filling the void left by graduation for the Cougars, who finished with 11 wins the previous season.
—
Trinity on November 14, 2024, during PennLive’s wrestling media day.
Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)
3. The Trinity
Coach: Kyle Shoop
11–5 last year
Important participants include Will Detar, Jr. (123), Noah Albert, Jr. (133), Jordan Manyette, So. (116), and Cam Smith, Fr. (107).
The Buzz: Detar finished as the 2A state runner-up at 114 pounds, and the Trinity team that won 11 duals the previous season is taken over by Shoop. At 107, Manyette returns with a seventh-place state medal.
—
Camp Hill on November 14, 2024, during PennLive’s wrestling media day.
Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)
2. The Hill of Camp
Coach: Chad Gallaher
13–8 last year
Important wrestlers include Asher Minium, Jr. (160), George Miller, Jr. (127), Nick Pistilli, Fr. (127), Noah Doi, Sr. (145), Jack Miller, Sr. (152), Sam Miller, Fr. (120), Foster Wolgenmuth, Fr. (107), and Braxton Wolgenmuth, Sr. (133).
The Buzz: One of the smaller District 3 schools appears to be poised for another strong season. With 117 career wins, Doi is on pace to set the school record after finishing eighth at the state level with 139 last year. Last year, Miller, who is 152 pounds, won a lot of fights in the heavier weight classes.
—
Bishop McDevitt on November 14, 2024, during PennLive’s wrestling media day.
Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)
1. McDevitt, Bishop
Coach: Mike Nauman
Last year: 17–2
Liam Lawler, Jr. (123/127), Camden Baum, Jr. (139/145), Easton Comp, Jr. (145), Braiden Lotier, So. (106), Zane Crouse, So. (116/120), Ryan Lawler, Sr. (152), Nicky Negron, So. (160), Ryan Lengal, Jr. (172), Lucas Lawler, Sr. (215), David Smith, Jr. (285), and Blake Kipp, Jr. (106/113) are some of the main wrestlers.
The Talk:This Crusaders team has a lot of firepower from top to bottom, making them the overwhelming favorite to win the Capital Division again. Eight state qualifiers, two state runners-up (Music and Baum), and two state medalists (Lucas Lawler and Ryan Lawler) are on the roster.
—
Trinity’s Will Detar on November 14, 2024, during PennLive’s wrestling media day.
Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)Simmers, Sean (pennlive.com)
MVP of the Capital Division Preseason
Trinity, Will Detar
Detar, a returning junior with a Northwestern University commitment, was selected as the Capital Division preseason MVP by the majority of the division’s coaches. After winning district gold and regional silver, Detar finished as the runner-up in state 2A at 114 pounds. Detar enters his junior season with a record of 77-7.
We appreciate your interest in PennLive. There has never been a greater need for local journalism of high quality. We need your help. Not yet a subscriber? Please think about helping us out.
More High School Sports
Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sources and adhere to strict fact-checking protocols to verify all claims and data before publication. If an error is identified, we promptly correct it and strive for transparency in all updates, feel free to reach out to us via email. We appreciate your trust and support!