On January 10, senior Matt Mirth became the first Southern Lehigh wrestler to reach the 100-win mark in a double-overtime victory over Lehighton junior Connor Frey. He won in a 2-1 decision in the 182-pound weight class at the Lehighton Duals.

“I was happy to get my 100th win, and coach bumped me up so I wouldn’t have a forfeit, so it was a good one,” Mirth said. “I didn’t feel good afterwards. He scratched me up really bad.”

Mirth originally decided he was not going to come out for wrestling, but before the Saucon Valley match, he made the decision to come back out for the team. Mirth returned in the lineup against Northern Lehigh.

“I wanted to hang out with my friends and have fun and not take it as seriously as I had in the past,” Mirth said.

No Southern Lehigh wrestler has had a more incredible career than Mirth. As a freshman, he placed fifth in districts and qualified for regionals and finished with a 28-6 record. As a sophomore, he was a District XI 3A and Northeast Regional 3A champion and qualified for states with a 26-6 record. As a junior, he placed third in districts and placed fourth in regionals and came close to qualifying for states, posting a stellar 37-3 record.

“Matt’s work ethic and dedication to the sport of wrestling and his goals is what makes Matt a special student-athlete,” head coach Ed Labatch said. “He continuously provides a solid example for younger student-athletes and is someone the entire wrestling program is very proud of.”

Mirth has decided to not pursue wrestling in college.   He is considering attending Florida Gulf Coast University or somewhere near a beach.