How Butler wrestling’s Kase Chopp accomplished goal of 100 career wins
Butler senior Kase Chopp pins Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak for his 100th career win in a boys wrestling match Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler senior Kase Chopp gets his hand raised after receiving his 100th career win in a boys wrestling match Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler senior Kase Chopp poses with his wrestling teammates with his 100-win banner at the end of a boys wrestling dual against Pine Richland on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Sullivan Stutz pinned Pine Richland’s Ansel Iski in a 121-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Sullivan Stutz pinned Pine Richland’s Ansel Iski in a 121-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Sullivan Stutz pinned Pine Richland’s Ansel Iski in a 121-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Leo Iarrapino fell to Pine Richland’s Dom Ferraro by tech fall in a 145-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Leo Iarrapino fell to Pine Richland’s Dom Ferraro by tech fall in a 145-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Sutton Stoner pinned Pine Richland’s Aiden Gordon in a 160-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Sutton Stoner pinned Pine Richland’s Aiden Gordon in a 160-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Brennan Michael fell to Pine Richland’s Mac Miller by tech fall in a 172-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Brennan Michael fell to Pine Richland’s Mac Miller by tech fall in a 172-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Brennan Michael fell to Pine Richland’s Mac Miller by tech fall in a 172-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Brennan Michael fell to Pine Richland’s Mac Miller by tech fall in a 172-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Ace McElravy pinned Pine Richland’s Ben Crocco in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Ace McElravy pinned Pine Richland’s Ben Crocco in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Ace McElravy pinned Pine Richland’s Ben Crocco in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Diamond Cantera pinned Pine Richland’s Sam Harris in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Diamond Cantera pinned Pine Richland’s Sam Harris in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Diamond Cantera pinned Pine Richland’s Sam Harris in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Diamond Cantera pinned Pine Richland’s Sam Harris in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler senior Kase Chopp pins Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak for his 100th career win in a boys wrestling match Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler senior Kase Chopp gets his hand raised after receiving his 100th career win in a boys wrestling match Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler senior Kase Chopp poses with his wrestling teammates with his 100-win banner at the end of a boys wrestling dual against Pine Richland on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Nick Savannah defeated Pine Richland’s Bennett Ferraro in a 114-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Sullivan Stutz pinned Pine Richland’s Ansel Iski in a 121-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Sullivan Stutz pinned Pine Richland’s Ansel Iski in a 121-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Sullivan Stutz pinned Pine Richland’s Ansel Iski in a 121-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Mason Swidzinski fell to Pine Richland’s Max Kohser in a 133-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Charlie Rodgers pinned Pine Richland’s Nathan Painter in a 139-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Leo Iarrapino fell to Pine Richland’s Dom Ferraro by tech fall in a 145-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Leo Iarrapino fell to Pine Richland’s Dom Ferraro by tech fall in a 145-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Kase Chopp pinned Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak in a 152-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Sutton Stoner pinned Pine Richland’s Aiden Gordon in a 160-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Sutton Stoner pinned Pine Richland’s Aiden Gordon in a 160-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Brennan Michael fell to Pine Richland’s Mac Miller by tech fall in a 172-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Brennan Michael fell to Pine Richland’s Mac Miller by tech fall in a 172-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Brennan Michael fell to Pine Richland’s Mac Miller by tech fall in a 172-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Brennan Michael fell to Pine Richland’s Mac Miller by tech fall in a 172-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Troy Ritson pinned Pine Richland’s Solomon Weigand in a 189-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Ace McElravy pinned Pine Richland’s Ben Crocco in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Ace McElravy pinned Pine Richland’s Ben Crocco in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Ace McElravy pinned Pine Richland’s Ben Crocco in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Diamond Cantera pinned Pine Richland’s Sam Harris in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Diamond Cantera pinned Pine Richland’s Sam Harris in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Diamond Cantera pinned Pine Richland’s Sam Harris in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Diamond Cantera pinned Pine Richland’s Sam Harris in a 215-pound bout in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler wrestled Pine Richland in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Butler’s Chopp reaches milestone on mat
Kase Chopp did not begin his varsity wrestling career with a passive mindset.
“I thought of getting to 100 wins immediately,” he said. “My goal that season was to get to 25 and I got 24, but I knew then that I needed to make a lot of improvements and honestly, I’ve gotten better in pretty much every area.”
That progression helped turn Chopp’s aspiration into reality Wednesday night. With a first-round pin of Pine-Richland’s Joey Wozniak at 152 pounds, Butler’s senior became the 13th wrestler in school history to reach 100 career wins. He moved to 7-2 on the season and now owns a varsity record of 100-33.
“I wanted to be part of that club and I’m grateful that I’ve remained healthy the last few years,” he said.
Along with confidence, Butler coach Scott Stoner remembers a physically-gifted Chopp three years ago.
“He was very successful at the lower levels, had some explosive attack moves a lot of kids don’t have, so it was a no-brainer to bring him up to varsity as a freshman,” he said.
Butler senior Kase Chopp gets his hand raised after earning his 100th career win in a boys wrestling match Wednesday against Pine-Richland. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Chopp went 69-18 his sophomore and junior seasons, losing by pinfall just twice in that span, but it was how last year ended that added some motivation to his offseason.
“I reached states for the first time and did not medal (with a 1-2 record),” he said. “That was disappointing and I ended up joining Quest Wrestling out of Washington, Pa. I’ve gotten a lot of good work in with them.”
Chopp is hoping a fourth trip to the WPIAL tournament is in his future, as well as a longer run at states. Stoner believes the variables that are in Chopp’s control are in place to do just that.
“He’s very aggressive and gets after it,” he said. “He’s always been good on his feet in the neutral position, but has spent a lot of time working on his moves from the bottom and top.
Butler senior Kase Chopp pins Pine Richland’s Joey Wozniak for his 100th career win in a boys wrestling match Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
“One hundred wins is a big deal for kids, but Kase could very well end his high school career with around 130 if he stays healthy.”
Chopp has his sights set on one former wrestler in particular who is ahead of him on Butler’s all-time wins list.
“Blake Caudill (a 2013 Butler graduate), he’s one of our assistant coaches,” he said. “He’s currently second with 128 and I want to beat his total.”
Cole Baxter, a 2011 grad, holds Butler’s record for victories with 160.
The Golden Tornado defeated Pine-Richland 51-20 and improved to 3-0 this season.
Butler 51, Pine-Richland 20
107: Matt Hoy (PR) by forfeit; 114: Nick Savannah (B) dec. Bennett Ferraro, 7-1; 121: Sullivan Stutz (B) pinned Ansel Iski, :30; 127: Santino Sloboda (B) pinned Owen Long, :32; 133: Max Kohser (PR) major dec. Mason Swidzinski, 13-5; 139: Charlie Rodgers (B) pinned Nathan Painter, 1:22; 145: Dom Ferraro (PR) tech. fall Leo Iarrapino; 152: Kase Chopp (B) pinned Joey Wozniak, 1:33; 160: Sutton Stoner (B) pinned Aiden Gordon, 1:17; 172: Mac Miller (PR) tech. fall Brennan Michael; 189: Troy Ritson (B) pinned Solomon Weigand, 3:43; 215: Ace McElravy (B) pinned Ben Crocco, 2:25; 285: Diamond Cantera (B) pinned Sam Harris, 1:29
