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Tom Housenick

@TomHousenick

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Senior writer. IronPigs, HS football/wrestling/track at The Morning Call. HS wrestling fan page: www.facebook/com/thousenick. To read:

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@TomHousenick
Tom Housenick
6 years
Enyel De Los Santos will start Tuesday for @Phillies . It will be his MLB debut. He pitched as high as Double-A last season. He leads IL this year in ERA, wins
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Brandon Marsh testing his injured left knee hours ahead of ⁦ @IronPigs ⁩ game. ⁦ @Phillies ⁩ OF slated to play here this week
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2 years
OF Brandon Marsh (left ankle sprain) with @IronPigs to begin a rehab assignment He's been on @Phillies 10-day IL since Aug. 17. Played in 12 games since being traded by Angels
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6 years
@ToddZolecki So, it was only Joe West who delayed the game
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4 years
A LOT of people to thank (BIG TIME) for this recognition. @lvvarsity
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NWMA
4 years
Congratulations to our Journalist of the Year @TomHousenick of @mcall ! 📝 #NWMAAwards
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2 years
Bryce Harper walk-off winner ⁦ @IronPigs
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6 years
Looking like Dylan Cozens could be getting promotion to @Phillies . Packing up bats, getting congratulated. @IronPigs
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4 years
I want to thank Norm Palovcsik and Pennsylvania Wrestling Round-Up for honoring me as the 2021 recipient of the Media Award of Excellence at last weekend's @PIAASports Wrestling Championships. And it was great to have friend and colleague Rod Frisco there to present it.
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5 years
The @LehighMBB product has earned himself a wealthy existence through hard work, relentlessness and God-given talent.
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Sports Illustrated
5 years
CJ McCollum has agreed to a three-year, $100 million contract extension, per @wojespn
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4 years
Awesome news: State Senator Scott Martin is putting forward a resolution declaring March 21 as Pennsylvania Girls’ Wrestling Day, acknowledging efforts of #SanctionPA to help establish girls wrestling as a sanctioned sport by @PIAASports
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2 years
2 on, 2 out, 2 runs in, @IronPigs trail 5-4, bottom 9 Bryce Harper at the plate
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1 year
Bailey Falter gone after 1.1 IP 4 H (3 HRs), 4 ER (responsible for runner on 1B), 1 BB, 28 pitches, 17 strikes Was planned for 3 IP to remain an option for @Phillies later this week @IronPigs down 4-0 to @MudHens
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7 years
JP on promotion: "Playoffs best time to play baseball, but big leagues sound a lot better. Been working at it since I was 5 years old."
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3 years
189 final: @NazWrestling Sonny Sasso 5-0 winner over Central Bucks East's Quinn Collins for his 1st state title. Junior year: 46-0
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7 years
Rhys Hoskins 2nd fastest hitter to 25 RBIs in MLB history (Mandy Brooks in 1925 for the Cubs). @Phillies @IronPigs
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5 years
Congrats to this year's @PIAADistrictXI wrestling hall of fame inductees: @EastonWrestling grads Willie Saylor ( @MatScoutWillie ) and Chuck Amato @KKidWrestling products Christian Luciano, Matt Billy @becahi , @LehighWrestling stud Darian Cruz
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2 years
A night off to take Sikora to see her favorite player, Bryce Harper, and get his bobblehead, too. It was hard to keep it a surprise until today. ⁦ @Phillies
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2 years
Bryce Harper's 1st rehab game comes 2 days shy of 2 months since breaking his thumb on HBP in San Diego @IronPigs lineup tonight at 7:05 vs. @GoStripers Guthrie CF Harper DH Peterson RF Camargo 1B Sharpe LF Marchan C Robertson 3B Kingery SS Castillo 2B Kelly RHP
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4 years
Terrible news. Prayers to the family. Parents: Hug your children. Life is so fragile, fleeting.
@MrPatMineo
The Wrestling Room (Pat Mineo)
4 years
195 lb PIAA State Placer Louie Carbajal has succumbed to injuries suffered in a horrific car crash last week. He had committed to continue his academic/wrestling career at Kutztown. Prayers go out to the entire Carbajal & @WrestlingSf family! Louie was just 18 years old. 😢 #RIP
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4 years
This is appreciated very much @jasonmbryant
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6 years
Dylan Cozens out the door, headed to LA. And.... his 24th birthday is Thursday. Not a bad present from @Phillies , @IronPigs
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3 years
"He’s come out to be his own man, and that’s not always easy to do when you have an older sibling who is noteworthy. He’s his own man. It’s really good to see.” @NazWrestling Sonny Sasso is @lvvarsity 3A wrestler of the year:
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3 years
189 semis: @NazWrestling Sonny Sasso recovers from 4-1 deficit, dominates rest of the match, beats Mac Stout of Mount Lebanon 9-6 to reach his 1st final
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4 years
160 final: @KKidWrestling Jagger Condomitti does it again, with six seconds in SV, a takedown to win 5-3
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5 years
Perspective: @NazWrestling won 44 of 56 bouts at @PIAASports 3A team tournament, 32 with bonus points. They outscored 4 foes: 157-34 That's ridiculously impressive
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2 years
Continued generosity Bryce Harper helped @Phillies win consecutive this games over Pirates ... and treated @IronPigs again tonight:
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6 years
Jagger Condomitti beats national No. 1 Ryan Anderson 5-4 thanks to a penalty point with 17 seconds left. @KKidWrestling within 22-19 with 2 bouts left. @becawrestling
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5 years
Nick Pivetta with a career-high 14 Ks thru 6 IP. His previous best was 13 on June 18, 2018, in 7.1 IP vs. St. Louis 101 pitches, 68 strikes @IronPigs up 5-1
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4 years
HISTORY: @EastonAreaSD unanimously approves girls wrestling for 2020-21 season. Story coming shortly. @lvvarsity @EastonWrestling
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2 years
Bryce Harper’s 1st rehab at-bat with ⁦ @IronPigs ⁩ is a HR to right center
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6 years
Sweep for @IronPigs : Joey Meneses is IL player, rookie of year. Gary Jones is IL manager of the year. Cole Irvin is IL pitcher of the year.
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3 years
120 third-place match: @NazWrestling Charlie Bunting one of the toughest things in this tournament... lose in 1st round and win 6 in a row for third place. He did it with a 4-1 win over Father Judge's Sean Logue
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7 years
Scott Kingery making his debut at SS tonight for @IronPigs . J.P. Crawford at third for 5th consecutive day
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3 years
Here's @Yankees taxi lineup for finale at @Phillies Florial CF Andujar 1B Dietrich 2B LaMarre LF Brito RF Gittens DH Holder SS Chirinos C Velazquez 3B RHP Garcia
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6 years
Alex Hanley punches @KKidWrestling ticket to final with an 11-2 major at 113. It's Northampton's first finals appearance since 2008
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5 years
2017 1st-round pick OF Adam Haseley reportedly promoted to @IronPigs , who are on road trip to @PawSox , @swbrailriders : Haseley in May for @ReadingFightins : .337/.410/.584 11 XBH 11 BB 13 RBI 100 PA
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PIAA, NCAA champion Darian Cruz among 5 @PIAADistrictXI wrestling hall of fame inductees. @becawrestling @KKidWrestling @EastonWrestling :
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2 years
She won’t sleep tonight
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4 years
The @PIAASports 2A Wrestling Championships outstanding wrestler award goes to @NDGPwrestle Brett Ungar, who won the 120-pound title.
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3 years
FINAL: @SauconAthletics 29-22 over @NDGPwrestle for 1st 2A title
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4 years
Sammy Sasso had 1 loss in his final 2 years at @NazWrestling . It came against 157 finalist David Carr of Iowa State. Sasso wrestled up a weight class at Beast of the East just to face Carr, losing 6-3.
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4 years
A great one gone too soon: @PAaltheics standout Mikey Racciato:
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4 years
In a year when all coaches deserve special recognition to getting their teams to the individual postseason, @NazWrestling Dave Crowell did something not even he expected. For that, he is @lvvarsity All-area coach of the year:
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6 years
Jake Ahmad takedown with 29 seconds left leads to 3-1 decision, 32-30 win for @CanesWrestling over @becawrestling . Wow, are @PIAADistrictXI team duals going to wild.
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3 years
126 blood round: @NazWrestling Braxton Appello-Fries gets takedown with 1 second left to beat @becawrestling Dante Frinzi 3-2
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6 years
For those wondering why @Jagger_condo is not a nominee for our athlete of the week (but didn't take the time to ask me; instead chose to make ridiculous comments): You must be a senior, because scholarship money is involved. @KKidWrestling
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Media relations manager @VentingDaily , @EastonAreaSD grad, thrilled to be home with @IronPigs in pursuit of his dream job:
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4 years
At @PIAADistrictXI 3A: @NazWrestling wins team title by 1 points over @becawrestling 231.5 to 230.5
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7 years
All-area wrestling: @NazWrestling @sammysasso evolved into a great wrestler, great leader, tremendous person:
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6 years
3rd time a charm for @KKidWrestling Julian Chlebove, ends his career with a 3rd state title, 6-2 over @becawrestling Kenny Herrmann
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6 years
Something said that the entire LV wrestling community would agree with. A shame if he can't chase a state championship. @KKidWrestling
@DarkKnightsClub
DarkKnightWrestling
6 years
DK would like to say to Devon Britton that you’re a class act, a warrior, and hope your able to wrestle next week.
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SS Didi Gregorius (elbow) returns tonight to his rehab assignment for @IronPigs . Batting first vs. @swbrailriders He has not played since June 10. @Phillies
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2 years
History!!! @KKidWrestling Dagen Condomitti with his 4th regional title with a pin at 152 12th in 3A to do so 2nd at Northampton (Jeff Ecklof) Last to do so: @NazWrestling Sammy Sasso
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6 years
Devon Britton wins Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic's most outstanding wrestler award for crushing 138-pound competition for @KKidWrestling
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3 years
PA Wrestling Coaches Association's coach of the year award goes to @SauconAthletics Chad Shirk. 24-2 year, 9 state qualifiers, program-best 6 medalists Well deserved!
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3 years
Today begins my weight descent plan for states, nationals. Goodbye, Dr. Pepper and chocolate. We will now return to wrestling tweets involving actual wrestlers. Carry on!
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4 years
Olympic Trials champion = @that_dude_JO from @BoysEaston
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3 years
Exeter Township is 14th @PIAASports school to approve a girls wrestling program @piaadistrict3
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4 years
Patented cradle for @wrestlingbucks Sammy Sasso. @NazWrestling grad in the 149-final.
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2 years
Bryce Harper grounds out to short right field for @IronPigs He's 2 for 4 tonight, 4 for 6 with 2 BBs, 2 HRs in 2 games
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6 years
I have been told that @KKidWrestling broke a school record (set in 1993) for dual-meet points scored in a season. Impressive considering how dominant those K-Kids teams of the 1990s were
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3 years
Most anticipated semifinal --- that should be a final --- 189: @NazWrestling Sonny Sasso (44-0) vs. Mount Lebanon's Mac Stout (40-0)
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5 years
State of @PIAADistrictXI wrestling: “Obviously, people are frustrated. Coaches are frustrated. Boundary vs. nonboundary schools is the biggest controversial topic in high school sports, not just in Pennsylvania.
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6 years
1st in a series, Wrestling with progress: Bring back the dual meet:
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11 months
How awesome must that must have been for @sammysasso ? Another step forward
@wrestlingbucks
Ohio State Wrestling
11 months
Welcome home champ❤️ #GoBucks
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“He has this uncanny ability to bounce back and forth between the guy who will hold you accountable and someone who can joke around with everyone." The journey of @EastonWrestling coaching legend Barry Snyder:
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@FelskeFiles @IronPigs JP Crawford is headed to #Phillies after great second half with @IronPigs
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Decades of dominance after nearly dropping the program, @SoCoTigerSports are setting records the old fashion way -- hard work, teamwork, humility -- as they trust, follow their leader Jim Roth:
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7 years
Sasso gives @NazWrestling a state finalist for a 15th consecutive year. Impressive run
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3 years
Bryson Stott, @Phillies No. 1 pick in 2019, promoted to @ReadingFightins , starting tonight at @SOMPatriots Stott had 1.001 OPS in 22 games with @BlueClaws (also 22 walks, 22 strikeouts)
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Former @Phillies 1B Ryan Howard, 2005 NL rookie of year, 2006 NL MVP, 2008 World Series MVP, will be inducted into @ReadingFightins Baseballtown Hall of Fame on Aug. 14
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Tom Housenick
3 years
Powerful. Emotional. Awesome.
@MrPatMineo
The Wrestling Room (Pat Mineo)
3 years
All glory to God! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Harper a 3-run opposite field HR for a 9-5 ⁦ @IronPigs ⁩ lead
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3 years
For @DSU_Baseball baseball family, relationships are everything ... which is why they want to keep winning. It also delays the painful inevitability of what comes after the season:
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6 years
Andrew Balukas does it again!!!! 48 seconds, pins Crosby. @EastonWrestling Balukas is bloodied again, but in the state final
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7 years
Rhys Hoskins likely finishes 2017 with 5 @IronPigs single-season records (HR, XBH, slugging, OBP, total bases).
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8 years
Can the @Stefanik2126 family be any more proud? @NazWrestling
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2 years
AWARDS, part 2: Coaches of the year: @IndianGrapplers Floyd Brown in 2A @Zephyrwrestling Tim Cunningham
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5 years
Spencer Howard thru 5 IP without a hit. He has 9 Ks, 1 BB 65 pitches, 45 strikes (18 swinging). His changeup has been really good. 3-0 @ReadingFightins
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