High school wrestling notebook:
KEN WUNDERLEY
Tri-State Sports & News Service
JAN 22, 2023
12:39 PM
The Laurel High School wrestling team can qualify for the WPIAL Class 2A team tournament on Wednesday with a win at Hampton, but the Spartans will be without a key member of their squad.
Laurel’s Colin Bartley, a four-year starter and two-time WPIAL finalist, is out for the season after suffering a gunshot wound to his upper thigh in a hunting accident on Dec. 29, Laurel coach Kevin Carmichael said.
“It was a real shock to hear the news,” Carmichael said. “It’s a shame to see his career come to an end this way. We’re just hoping he can walk again.”
Bartley broke into Laurel’s starting lineup as a 106-pound freshman in the 2019-20 season and made an immediate impact by placing second in the WPIAL and sixth in the Southwest Region to…
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