Middletown during PennLive’s wrestling media day on Nov Sean Simmers@pennlive.comSean Simmers@pennlive.com .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Tom De Martini | tdemartini@pennlive.comThe Middletown boys wrestling team defeated Harrisburg Thursday night in a Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division dual meet Middletown clinched the contest with a tech fall from Jonathan Tlumach at 160 and a pin by Logan Benner at 172 • Sign up for PennLive’s daily high school sports newsletter Thanks for visiting PennLive. Quality local journalism has never been more important. We need your support. Not a subscriber yet? Please consider supporting our work. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Toward Racial Justice: Voices from the Midstate (Ephrata)- Ilya Tlumach was 7 when he arrived in Lancaster County in 1989 from western Ukraine His family was fleeing religious persecution under the former Soviet Union became a founding pastor of Bethany Slavic Church in Ephrata – a Pentecostal church that emerged as a space for refugees of the former Soviet Union who wanted to practice their faith freely the congregation finds unity in their religious faith and their Slavic identity Members of the church also share the pain of watching Russian troops murder civilians and destroy homes it’s very tragic,” said Nikita Korablin Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes and country Tlumach and Korablin are among those helping Bethany Slavic Church as it works to raise money to buy and distribute food in Ukraine and help evacuate people out of war zones Volunteers for the church’s Ukraine fund are building a database of hosting families and apartments meeting with local refugee placement organizations The church will be sponsoring four displaced families that will be arriving in Lancaster County soon to start new lives — just as many of their own families did decades ago When Ilya Tlumach tells his story of how he came to Lancaster County as a refugee worked at a mill providing food for the Ukrainian resistance most of them other than one sister died during the famine in 1933,” Tlumach said Ilya is referring to the Holodomor – Ukraine’s famine under Joseph Stalin that killed millions of people Ilya’s father was given a decade-long sentence of forced labor Practicing Christianity was not allowed in the USSR so Ilya’s father was sent to prison for five more years for being part of a congregation and working with youth through his church the Tlumach family knew they wanted to leave the Soviet Union The family could not practice their protestant religion freely so they became part of an underground church Ilya’s siblings were persecuted for not pledging allegiance to Lenin He heard stories of Protestant children being shamed at school not being able to participate in sports or go to college His parents worked for more than a decade with humanitarian groups to find a way to leave “My mom is a hero in that she fought for that by providing documentation that people were being oppressed Ilya’s family fled the country as refugees They renounced their Soviet citizenship and became stateless “We didn’t know anybody at all,” Tlumach said The family settled into their new home with the help of two Mennonite churches that served as sponsors Nikita Korablin was a toddler when he arrived in Lancaster County Korablin is from the Far East region of Russia – a town called Nakhodka His family also became part of Bethany Slavic Church’s growing community of Soviet refugees “They chose this area because there’s a large Mennonite population who made it their mission to help emigrate Russian Ukrainian immigrants to this area so it kind of just naturally happened that way,” Korablin said Nikita’s family was looking for a place where they could practice their faith freely He was too young to know what it was like under the Soviet regime “They were made to feel ashamed of their beliefs They were barred from going to certain colleges and universities and stuff like that are not just recalling their own oppression while feeling the pain of fellow countrymen enduring war They have family on both sides of the conflict a member and administrator for the church’s Ukraine War Fund has family in southwestern Ukraine and his wife has family in Russia also a member of the church and Andrey’s sister is originally from a town in Ukraine called  Chernivtsi She says family members who are volunteering for the church’s efforts in Ukraine send her pictures and videos “We just sit with my husband watch and cry all the time,” she said Korablin still has cousins living in the country He has family connections in Ukraine through his wife’s family a city in western Ukraine that was recently bombed by Russian forces “I see myself personally getting involved in refugee resettlement “I’ve been very fortunate and blessed with a lot of connections and I just see people hungry and willing to help.” Gabriela Martínez is part of the “Report for America” program — a national service effort that places journalists in newsrooms across the country to report on under-covered topics and communities Become a WITF sponsor today » your mornings are just too busy to catch the news beyond a headline or two enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth Driving Directions Request a Tour .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Tom De Martini | tdemartini@pennlive.comBISHOP MCDEVITT 56 107 - Braiden Lotier (B) pinned Colby Luther 127 - Greyson Music (B) pinned Braxton Wolgemuth 139 - Geno Corradi (M) pinned Joseph Martin 152 - Adrian Corradi (M) pinned Joseph Batley 160 - Alexander Whitley (T) pinned Kadin Smith 189 - Anthony DeAngelo (T) pinned Edward Serrano 215 - Mike Sutton (T) pinned Christopher Cooper 114 - Cyrus Villarrial (M) pinned Vikranth Pothuraju 121 - Noah Schreffler (M) won by forfeit (36-32) 107 - Aiden Herndon (CC) pinned Donovan Evans 114 - Kavin Muyleart (CC) pinned Mitchell Haugh 121 - Keegan Zeigler (CC) pinned Kian Aviland 127 - Elijah Hewitt (N) won by forfeit (18-6) 133 - Gabe Lewis (CC) pinned Vincent Sulpizio 139 - Tyler Wales (N) pinned Jackson Allen 152 - Evan Zeigler (CC) pinned Ryder Pawelcyzk 160 - Princeton Dent (CC) pinned Ben Bradley 172 - Erik Schriver (CC) won by forfeit (46-12) 189 - Mike Jones (CC) won by forfeit (52-12) 114 - Aiden Herndon (CC) pinned Wyatt Fritz 121 - Kavin Muyleart (CC) pinned Gavin Bartholomew 127 - Keegan Zeigler (CC) pinned Braden Thomas 139 - Brody Musser (EP) pinned Jackson Allen 189 - William White (CC) pinned Nikolai Jusino 215 - Sam McCracken (EP) pinned Mike Jones 121 - Gavin Renard (M) pinned Gavin Bartholomew 133 - Cole Sweitzer (M) pinned Lance Miller 145 - Noah Tlumach (EP) pinned Bryce Gesford 152 - Kaleb Sweigart (EP) pinned Alex Arauco 160 - Quincy Myer (EP) pinned Talan Verdelli 172 - Dustin Hoover (EP) pinned VInce Wolley 189 - Nikolai Jusino (EP) pinned Willy Travis 285 - Davon Hutchinson (M) pinned Dawson St Thanks for visiting PennLive. 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Follow Tom De Martini on X — @TomDeMartini1 Lucas Lawyer (right) of Bishop McDevitt battles with Middletown's Devin Merill-O'Rourke in Wednesday night's 215-pound dual meet bout .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Tom De Martini | tdemartini@pennlive.comMIDDLETOWN – The midpoint of the varsity wrestling season is quickly approaching and Bishop McDevitt appears to be rounding past that form and ready to head down the postseason road Sign up for PennLive’s High School Sports Newsletter here who were missing three starters due to injury for Wednesday night’s Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division dual meet against Middletown Bishop McDevitt’s Camden Baum scores near fall points to complete a technical fall in his 133-pound bout against Josh Tlumach of Middletown. pic.twitter.com/2qP2eRaRkY Winning McDevitt wrestlers recorded either pins or technical falls as the Crusaders routed the Blue Raiders The dual meet win was the first Bishop McDevitt saw since this past weekend’s Powerade Wrestling Tournament at Canon-McMillan High School where the Crusaders placed four wrestlers on the medal stand while placing 13th among 69 teams because the match was on TV,” said Bishop McDevitt head coach Mike Nauman filled all the weight classes and wrestled hard.” Nauman said the Crusaders’ success at the Powerade Tournament was phenomenal Bishop McDevitt’s Blake Kipp records a fall over Middletown’s Gabriel Rivera in the 107-pound bout. pic.twitter.com/juvXbuhPCj I took only eight guys and four of them placed The Crusaders looked solid against the Blue Raiders with pins coming from Lucas Lawyer (215) Chris Spizzieri (160) and Jaire Rawlison (189) a third-place finisher at Powerade at 133 pounds recorded an 18-3 technical fall over Josh Tlumach in the second period Bishop McDevitt improved to 2-0 overall and 2-0 in the Capital Division Middletown is now 5-4 overall and 2-1 in divisional duals It could be a memorable wrestling season on Crusader Way if all the cards fall correctly “I’m hoping (the three injured wrestlers) come back and we’ll be solid the whole way,” Nauman said Bishop McDevitt’s Camden Baum scores near fall points to complete a technical fall in his 133-pound bout against Josh Tlumach of Middletown. pic.twitter.com/2qP2eRaRkY Bishop McDevitt’s Blake Kipp records a fall over Middletown’s Gabriel Rivera in the 107-pound bout. pic.twitter.com/juvXbuhPCj .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Tom De Martini | tdemartini@pennlive.comThe Middletown boys wrestling team defeated Susuquehanna Township 69-6 Friday night in a Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division dual meet 107: Gabriel Rivera (MAH) over (STH) (For.) 121: Cyrus Villarrial (MAH) over (STH) (For.) 127: Cayden Geiter (MAH) over (STH) (For.) 133: Enzo Corradi (MAH) over Beau Klinger (STH) (MD 14-5) 139: Joshua Tlumach (MAH) over Brabim Rai (STH) (TF 19-4 0:00) 145: Jacob Pomraning (MAH) over Stephon Malette (STH) (Fall 2:31) 152: Jonathan Tlumach (MAH) over William Earley (STH) (Fall 1:20) 160: Persad Browne (STH) over Adrian Corradi (MAH) (Fall 4:51) 172: Aaron Croteau (MAH) over (STH) (For.) 189: Logan Benner (MAH) over Ibrahim Mansour (STH) (Fall 1:28) 215: Derian Butler (MAH) over (STH) (For.) 285: Joseph Gassert (MAH) over Gaige LeVier (STH) (Fall 0:55)