The Tyrone Wrestling Hall of Fame will induct three new members prior to the final home wrestling match tonight against Philipsburg-Osceola. Tyrone Wrestling Hall of Fame chairman Mark Westley announced that the three new inductees are Larry Strong (coach), Tony Yaniello (coach) and Harry Sickler (wrestler and contributor).
\nThe three nominees are:
\nLarry Strong is a 1967 graduate of United High School and a four-year starter, first for coach Alex Zbur and then Bill Wilt. Larry Strong completed an amazing 21-0 record as a senior, winning the 103-pound PIAA state championship. In Larry\u2019s title run, he defeated two future state champs, becoming United\u2019s first and only state champ to date.
\nAfter his senior campaign, Larry attended Clarion State College, now Clarion University, where he wrestled for former Tyrone coach Bob Bubb. Larry came to Tyrone in 1971, to begin his coaching and teaching career where his coaching career lasted through the 1992-93 wrestling season. He first served as assistant to Pete Dutrow and then assisted Tony Yaniello beginning in 1979. During Larry\u2019s 22 years as junior varsity coach, he amassed just over 200 wins, sending out a complete junior varsity squad nearly every season. When you think of Tyrone wrestling, Larry Strong\u2019s name will always be mentioned among the great coaches who continued Tyrone\u2019s rich tradition. With all these heralded accomplishments, Larry has also been inducted into the United High School Hall of Fame, he has received special recognition by the Indiana County hall of Fame, and was selected as the District VI \u201cMan of the Year\u201d in 1996.
\nIt is difficult to let the sport of wrestling go once involved and Larry is no exception. He continues his interest and love for Tyrone and wrestling as a timer for high school dual meets and the District VI and Southwest Regional Tournaments.
\nLarry is a retired elementary school teacher and resides in Tyrone with his wife Linda, who also still contributes as score keeper for the Tyrone wrestling program, District VI and regional Tournaments.
\nTony (Anthony) Yaniello is a 1971 graduate of Towanda High School and a 1976 grad of Penn State University, where he earned a varsity letter in wrestling. Tony Yaniello had the opportunity to move to Tyrone and become a head coach in a wrestling hotbed. He took over the Tyrone wrestling program in 1979 and continued Tyrone\u2019s proud tradition until 1999. Through Tony\u2019s 20 years at the helm, he compiled an overall record of 158-115-2, setting the career win mark throughout Tyrone\u2019s rich wrestling history.
\nTony coached 21 District Champs, six Regional Champs and three State Champs, along with many other state place winners. His teams also claimed three district titles, one Regional title and a runner-up, and in the 1982-83 season Tony\u2019s Tyrone squad finished fifth in the state with six qualifiers. His teams earned a Top 10 Ranking seven times, including third in \u201882-\u201983 and second in \u201884-\u201985. Tony was also voted District VI Coach of the Year three times.
\nBefore moving to Tyrone, he served as assistant coach at Sayre High School in 1977-78, when Sayre finished as team runner-up and claimed one individual champ at the PIAA State Tournament. In 2000, Tony also served as an assistant coach at Claysburg-Kimmel High School, claiming a District VI title at the team duals and the individual District VI Tournament, a Regional title and team runner-up at the PIAA State Tournament. Also in 2000, Tony ran the last AA vs. AAA Challenge of Champions. He is presently the Tournament Director of the District VI-AA and AAA Team Dual Meet Tournament and Assistant Director of the Southwest Regional Tournament.
\nTony resides in Tyrone with his wife Ann.
\nHarry Sickler is a long-time contributor for all Tyrone sports. Mr. Sickler likes to refer to himself as the \u201cRudy\u201d of Tyrone wrestling, taking the name from the Notre Dame football walk-on. Like Rudy, Harry participated from the sidelines, his high school record was an unforgettable zero wins and zero losses. Even though family commitments forced Mr. Sickler to give up wrestling his sophomore year, he never gave up his love and dedication for the sport. To this day, he proudly proclaims that high school wrestling is his favorite high school activity. \u201cWhere else can you find a better discipline and character builder?\u201d Harry backs up his convictions by being an avid supporter of the Tyrone wrestling program in many ways. He just doesn\u2019t know how to say no.
\nHarry resides in Tyrone with his wife Delores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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