{"id":133932,"date":"2026-03-09T23:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/133932\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T23:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:31:11","slug":"tommy-schechterly-joins-season-2-episode-28-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/133932\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Schechterly joins Season 2 Episode 28 \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

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West Scranton\u2019s Tommy Schechterly, right, wrestles Altoona\u2019s Gavin Ciampoli during the 160-pound final Saturday during the PIAA Class 3A Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. BOB GAETANO \/ CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER\n<\/p>\n

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West Scranton\u2019s Tommy Schechterly, back, wrestles Boyertown\u2019s J.D. Heiser in the 160-pound first round Thursday during the PIAA Class 3A Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. BOB GAETANO \/ CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER\n<\/p>\n

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West Scranton\u2019s Tommy Schechterly, top, wrestles Parkland\u2019s Jorge Moya in the 160-pound quarterfinals at the Class 3A Northeast Regional on Friday at Liberty High School. BOB GAETANO \/ CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER\n<\/p>\n

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West Scranton\u2019s Tommy Schechterly atop the 160-pound podium. JOE BARESS \/ STAFF PHOTO\n<\/p>\n

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West Scranton\u2019s Tommy Schechterly, right, wrestles Oxford\u2019s Jon Smith in the 160-pound semifinals Friday night during the PIAA Class 3A Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. JOE BARESS STAFF PHOTO\n<\/p>\n

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West Scranton\u2019s Tommy Schechterly, left, and Abington Heights\u2019 Coen Holland compete in the 172-pound bout Wednesday at West Scranton High School. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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West Scranton\u2019s Tommy Schechterly, back, and Abington Heights\u2019 Coen Holland compete in the 172-pound bout Wednesday at West Scranton High School. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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West Scranton\u2019s Tommy Schechterly, top, wrestles Wallenpaupack\u2019s Gabe Caufield during the Lackawanna League Championships on Saturday at Wallenpaupack. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n

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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 28 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week West Scranton wrestler Tommy Schechterly joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss capturing a PIAA Class 3A silver medal, what the grind of the PIAA tournament was like, what it\u2019s like wrestling at West Scranton, how he got started in the sport, the importance of his family in his wrestling career and more.<\/p>\n

We also dive deeper into the PIAA Wrestling Championships, as District 2 claimed 11 state medals, look back at an outstanding weekend by District 2 teams in the first round of the PIAA boys and girls basketball championships and look ahead to the next round of basketball Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n

You can listen on Apple<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Amazon Music<\/a> and, of course, Podbean<\/a>. Be sure to subscribe so you don\u2019t miss an episode.<\/p>\n

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