March 18, 1993 — Lehighton’s Nic Lorenzo and Steve Hawk both open the PIAA state wrestling tournament with first round victories to advance to the quarterfinals. Lorenzo, at 103 pounds in Class 3A, falls behind 4-3 after the first period of his match with Elizabethtown’s Eric Herr but uses an escape, two takedowns and three back points to claim an 11-4 decision. Hawk, at heavyweight, makes quick work of Upper Merion’s Angelo Romaneillo win a 42-second pin. In Class 2A, Northern Lehigh’s R.C. Price earns a 1:16 fall in his opening round matchup at heavyweight before suffering an 11-6 loss in the quarterfinals.