Pioneers finish the regular season with a win over Warwick

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On Monday the Lampeter-Strasburg Wrestling team had their final home meet of the season. The Section 2 champs did not disappoint. They defeated Warwick in nonleague play 52-17.

--By Jonathan Klein, LS News editor-in-chief







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