Tunkhannock added its fifth tournament title and sixth championship of the wrestling season overall when the Tigers finished first out of 32 teams at the New Oxford Invitational Jan. 29-30.
The Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 champion Tigers had two individual champions at New Oxford.
Freshman Tommy Traver won the 126-pound title with a pin of Line Mountain’s Brian Earlston in 3:45. Sophomore Sam Rice won the 195-pound championship with a 5-4 decision of Susquehanna Township’s Devin Evans.
The latest tournament championship came just days after Tunkhannock wrapped up its solo division title. The Tigers had finished in a three-way tie for first last season.
Final WVC Division 1 standings: Tunkhannock 7-0, Hazleton Area 6-1, Dallas 5-2, Coughlin 4-3, Crestwood 2-5, Pittston Area 2-5, Wyoming Valley West 2-5, Berwick 0-7.
