Five Lehighton wrestlers earned medals at the annual War of the Shore National tournament, held recently at the Wildwoods Convention Center in New Jersey.

Lucas Reed placed the highest, gaining a second in the 68-pound midget division.

Reed registered a 32-second pin to reach the round of 16 and followed that up with a fall in 1:30 to advance to the quarterfinals. Another early pin, this one in 52 seconds, moved him into the semifinals, where he suffered an 11-3 defeat to the eventual champion. Reed, however, battled back with two more falls in the consolations before posting a 9-5 win in the second-place bout.

The Lehighton/209 had a pair of wrestlers travel home with third-place finishes. Zeke Snyder, competing in the 60-pound tot bracket, registered a third while Richard Fronheiser - one of the group’s coaches - also garnered a third-place medal in the adult division at 197 pounds.

Snyder also reached the quarterfinal round of his bracket by posting a fall, pinning his opponent in 2:30. He then earned a hard-fought 8-5 decision to advance to the semifinals. After suffering a pin in the semis, Snyder came up with a 54-second fall in the consis to reach the third-place match. He secured third with another pin, this one in 2:51.

Fronheiser earned third the hard way, dropping his match in the round of 16 before reeling off four straight victories - including a 5-1 decision win in the third-place bout.

Valentino Schouppe managed a fifth place in the 51-pound tot division, while Cale Witt brought home a sixth in the 78-pound midget classification.

Schouppe reached the semifinals by gaining a 12-0 major decision in the round of 16 and a pin in 2:19 during the quarterfinals. After a loss in the semis, he rebounded in the fifth-place matchup with a 16-second fall.

Witt also posted two victories in the championship bracket, racking up a 14-2 major and an 8-4 decision to advance to the semifinals.

The team had five other wrestlers compete in the national competition. They were John Fisher, Connor Dugan, Aiden Dugan, Preston DiGrazio and Marc Macias.