(Clarion, Pa.): The Clarion University wrestling team heads to Edinboro on Sunday, December 16, for an exciting double dual meet against #10 ranked Northwestern and #20 ranked  Edinboro.
 
                Held at McComb Fieldhouse, Clarion will face Northwestern at 1pm, with the Wildcats and Edinboro squaring off around 3pm. Clarion will then wrestle Edinboro immediately following the conclusion of Edinboro/Northwestern – sometime between 4:30 and 5pm.
 
                The Edinboro match can be heard live on the radio on WWCH-AM 1300 in Clarion, as well as on the internet at redzonemedia.com, with Rich Herman and Bob Bubb calling the action.
 
                “We have always told our team that we want to wrestle the best, and this dual shows our commitment to that philosophy,” said first year Clarion head coach Troy Letters. “We look forward to the opportunity and challenges this meet will present.”
 
                The Golden Eagles are 1-1 in dual meet action, having lost to then #18 Rutgers (26-6), but bounced back to defeat Eastern Michigan 21-10. Last Saturday the Golden Eagles finished second at the 70^th Annual PSAC Championships in the ten team field, behind first place Edinboro.
 
                The Golden Eagles will be led by #3 ranked All-American James Fleming (Sr. West Mifflin) at 157-pounds. The senior has a season record of 15-0 and a career record of 107-16. He enters the duals with 33 career  falls and 17 technical falls. The Clarion lineup will likely feature Tyler Fraley (Fr. 5-2; Freehold, n.J) at 125; Joe Waltko (Sr. 9-6; Allison Park) at 133; Sam Sherlock (So. 9-6; West Mifflin) or John Matacic (Fr. 7-4; N. Jackson, Ohio) at 141; Tyler Bedelyon  (Jr. 8-6; Lewistown) at 149; Fleming at 157; Nick Milano (Jr. 3-6; Erie, Pa.) at 165; Ryan Darch (So. 4-5; Batavia, N.Y.) at 174; Steven Cressley (Sr. 5-8; Punxsutawney) at 184; Justin Ortega (Gr. 10-5; Oxford) at 197 and Phil Catrucco (Sr. 13-7; Sharpsville) at 285.
 
                Northwestern, led by third year head coach Drew Pariano, enter the duals with a 3-1 record and a ranking of 10^th in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll. The Wildcats have defeated Stanford (32-6), Stevens Tech (45-0) and Duke (33-12), while losing to #3 Minnesota (33-7). Under Pariano, the Cats were 18-2 in duals in 2011 and 11-4 a year ago, finishing 9^th as a team at the D-I Nationals.
 
                The Wildcat lineup features seven ranked wrestlers – with the top wrestler#2 ranked  Jason Welch (9-0) at 157. Welch versus Clarion's #3 ranked Fleming sets up a great matchup in the Clarion – Northwestern Dual. Northwestern's lineup will include #15 Dominick Malone (6-2) at 125; #9 Levi Mele (5-1) or John Coukos (2-5) at 133; Jameson Oster (5-2) at 141; Dylan Marriott (4-5) at 149; #2 Jason Welch (9-0) at 157; #10 Pierce Harger (8-1) at 165; #8 Lee Munster (8-0) at 174; Marcus Shrewsbury (3-4) at 184; #17 Alex Polizzi (6-3) at 197 and #7 Mike McMullan (6-1) at 285.
 
                #20 ranked Edinboro , under the direction of 16^th year head coach Tim Flynn, enters Sunday's dual meets with a record of 1-1 coming off a championship performance at the 2012 PSAC's. The Scots feature a win over Michigan State (22-12) and a loss to #12 rated Virginia Tech (21-16).
 
                Edinboro's lineup features five ranked wrestlers and starts with Kory Mines (9-5) at 125; #4 A.J. Schopp (9-0) at 133; #4 Mitchell Port (10-1) at 141; #15 David Habat (11-3) at 149; Michael DePalma (12-4) at 157; #17 john Greisheimer (9-4) at 165; Patrick Jennings (10-8) at 174; Vince Pickett (10-6) at 184; Warren Bosch (8-5) at 197 and #16 Ernest James (9-3) at 285.
 
                CLARION NOTES: Clarion has an overall series record of 32-23 against Edinboro … An EWL record of 6-18 … Last year Edinboro won 37-12 … That result is listed below … Clarion won two years ago at Fort LeBoeuf HS 25-21 in a match that saw Clarion run out to a 25-6 lead after six bouts, then hold on for victory … That win for Clarion was the first over Edinboro since winning 25-16 on Feb. 6, 1998 … Clarion has a series record of 1-1 against Northwestern. .. Clarion lost 29-3 in the 2009 season, and defeated the Wildcats 20-18 in 1998… Clarion returns home to host #15 ranked Pitt on Friday, December 21^st at 7pm at Tippin Gym.
 
EDINBORO 37 CLARION 12
TIPPIN GYM; DEC. 19, 2011
125 – Kory Mines (E)  T. Fall Vic Lipari (CL) 20-3; 5:30
133- A.J. Schopp (E) wbf Joe Waltko (CL) 4:43
141- Mitchell Port (E) wbf Tyler Bedelyon (CL) 1:50
149 – Dave Habat (E) T. Fall Cameron Moran (CL) 15-0; 4:50
157 – James Fleming (CL) wbf Casey Fuller (E) 1:46
165 – Bekzod Aburakhmonov (CL) wbf Ethan Saylor (E) 1:37
174 – Chris Hrunka (E) dec. Ryan Darch (CL) 7-0
184 – Vic Avery (E) dec. Nick Milano (CL) 7-2
197 – Chris Honeycutt (E) dec. Alex Thomas (CL) 11-6
285 – Ernest James (E) wbf Quintas McCorkle (CL) 1:16
 
CLARION 25 EDINBORO 21
Ft. LeBouef HS; Dec. 21, 2010
125- Tom Gowing (CL) wbf Bijan Banks (Ed) 5:30
133- Joe Waltko (CL) tech. fall Alex Schulman 21-6, 7:00
141- Kasey Davis (E) tech fall Colby Pisani (CL) 19-4, 7:00
149- Anthony White (CL) dec. Torsten Gillespie (E) 4-2
157- James Fleming (CL) tech fall Johnny Greisheimer (E) 16-0, 6:21
165- Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (CL) wbf Ethan Saylor (E) 2:47
174- Chris Hrunka (E) dec. Scott Joseph (CL) 4-2
184- Chris Honeycutt (E) maj. Steven Cressley (CL) 10-2
197- Shawn Fendone (E) wbf Alex Thomas (CL) 0:46)
285- Ernest James (E) dec. Quintas McCorkle (CL) 2-1