It was an emotional evening last Saturday as the North Penn Wrestling team honored their storied past with the unveiling of their Wall of Fame.

The night started with everyone filing into the sports lobby, where visitors were greeted by an elated Coach Robert Shettsline and two tables filled with accolade books opened to the wrestling pages, outlining the incredible success that North Penn wrestling has achieved over the years.

“As you can see a winning program has been built (at North Penn),” an emotional Shettsline said in his speech to the crowd, numbering around 50.

After outlining the history behind the wall, all of the wrestlers, past and present, were brought up to take down the tarp covering the display. When it was uncovered, the wall was adorned all the way across with names of wrestlers dating back half a century and everything that they were able to accomplish, from league and district titles to NCAA D1 national championships.

“When the kids look up at the wall it will motivate them, because they want their name up on that wall.” said assistant coach Zac Fryling, who has his name smattered all over the board, from Sectional, District, and State titles to NCAA D1 honors.

“Our kids put in a ton of work, and when they are in here and look up at that wall it will make them want to keep working so that they may get their name up there,”  Shettsline explained.

“The board has tons of room for new names to be added, and the North Penn coaching staff believes that that space won’t last long.

“We’ve built a good program and we’re looking forward to a good season,” Fryling added. “All of that Blue (empty) space will not last long if I have something to say about it.”