Two Midd-West wrestlers will continue their seasons as they head to the Giant Center in Hershey to compete in the PIAA State Championships. Charlie Paige finished 4th in the 139lb. bracket and Matthew Smith was a NE Regional champion in the 145lb. bracket. The tournament will start on Thursday, March 6th at 9:00 am. Tickets must be purchased online. Good luck fellas!
Huge congrats to Ben Hummel, who finished 7th in the state today at the indoor state track and field meet at Penn State. He ran a new school record indoor or outdoor for 800 meters, 1:54.52
Attention all 9-12th baseball players: there will be an activity bus for all baseball players to West Snyder. Starting on Monday, the bus will pick up outside the cafeteria doors and will leave at 3:10 pm. This is a one-way transport to the West Snyder campus, the bus will not return to the Middleburg campus. Parents will need to pick up at West Snyder after practices.
Congratulations to senior Miley Beachel who has committed to continue her softball career at Lebanon Valley College. Miley is seated with her parents Jeff and Jennifer Beachel. Standing is Superintendent Joe Stroup, Coach Kurtz, Coach Spriggle, Bree Solomon (AD) and Ed Gunkle (Principal). Miley will be a great addition to the Dutchmen line-up. Best of luck and we are Mustang Proud!
Good Luck to the following Midd-West athletes who will compete in post-season competition this week in their respective sports:
Regional Bowling Championships (Individuals): Paige Aucker, Madison Herrold, Caden Stauffer and Coltyn Bickel
Regional Team Bowling Championships: Rowan Kuhns, Westin Kuhns, Carson Hill, Coltyn Bickel, Caden Stauffer, Brady Gunkle and Owen Swartz
PIAA District IV Swim Championships: Olivia Solomon in 100 fly and 100 free
The following Midd-West wrestlers will compete at the Regional tournament this weekend in Williamsport. A top 4 finish at the tournament punches your ticket to the PIAA State Championships in Hershey! Best of luck to these five young men who will battle against some of the best wrestlers in central PA:
Mason Kerstetter
Lane Yount
Charlie Paige
Matthew Smith
Grant Yount
Additional congratulations to Matthew Smith who became the all-time leader in wins at Midd-West. He currently has 155 wins, surpassing Avery Bassett who finished his career with 153 wins. Matthew will continue to add to his win total this weekend at the Regional tournament.
LOCATION CHANGE FOR SPRING SPORTS MEETING:
Tonight's Spring sports (Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse and Track) parent meeting will be held in the high school cafeteria at 5:30 pm. Again, this is a location change from the original announcement.
Junior High (7-8th grade) Spring athletes participating in Boys/Girls Soccer and Field Hockey will have a parent/athlete meeting on Monday, March 10th at 5:30 pm in the high school auditorium.
Reminder to all Spring senior high athletes and parents, there is a meeting in the high school auditorium at 5:30 pm tonight, 2/24. Athletes participating in baseball, softball, girls lacrosse and track and field are required to attend.
Congratulations to the following Midd-West wrestlers who will compete in the PIAA District IV wrestling championships today and tomorrow at Williamsport High School:
Mason Kerstetter
Lane Yount
Charlie Paige
Matthew Smith
Evan Maneval
Grant Yount
Tickets for the event must be purchased online at the following site:
https://piaad4.net/tickets/
Tickets for Boys Sectional wrestling at Southern Columbia and girls district wrestling at Williamsport are available at the following link. Both tournaments will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15th.
https://piaad4.net/tickets/
Attention all 9-12th grade baseball players, here is a list of the remaining open gyms at WSE before the season starts on March 3rd.
Feb. 12 from 4:00-6:00 pm
Feb. 20 from 4:00-6:00 pm
Feb. 22 from 10am-12:00 pm
Feb. 25 from 4:00-6:00 pm
March 1 from 10am-12:00 pm
Midd-West senior bowlers will compete in their last home match on Friday, Feb. 14th. Come out and support the team!
Attention all varsity athletes, if you have earned a varsity letter and you are interested in purchasing a varsity jacket, please see Mrs. Solomon in room 309 for an order form. There will also be order forms available in the main office and on the athletics portion of the MWSD website, under documents. Due date for returning orders is Feb. 28th.
Today's athletic events (2/6/2025):
JH Boys Basketball at Shikellamy is postponed to tomorrow, 2/7
Girls Basketball at Greenwood - Varsity only at 7:00 pm
Spring sports sign ups are taking place during lunch in the high school today. Any student who wants to participate in a Spring sport but did not sign up with Mrs. Solomon, needs to email bsolomon@mwsd.cc for the correct paperwork. Sign ups for 7th graders will take place later this month at the middle school.
Calling all current 6th-11th graders: Come out for Fall/Winter/Competition Cheer tryouts for the 2025-2026 season. No experience needed! The tryout process consist of learning the material Monday & Tuesday 3-5pm and then official tryouts being Wednesday 3-5pm the 26th. This will be for JH and Varsity spots. We are excited to keep building our program, with that being said we are looking to expand our competition team with male stunters/tumblers, don’t be afraid to give it a try! Questions? Message us!
The Midd-West wrestling team will travel to Milton High School tomorrow to compete in the District IV team duals. They will wrestle Towanda at 11:00 am. Tickets must be purchased online at the following link:
https://piaad4.net/tickets/
Congratulations to the Midd-West competitive cheer team who scored 5th in today's competition and earned a place in the semi-finals on Friday. The team will perform at 10:20 am for a shot at the PIAA State finals. Good luck ladies!
Tonight's athletic events:
Girls basketball will host Central Mountain in a varsity only game at 6:00 pm
Varsity wrestling will host Lewisburg in the high school gym at 7:00 pm in the first round of District IV duals