Keyser ends Berkeley Springs run of PVC Wrestling Championships

Jacob Morgan & Krystian Norris capture PVC Titles

by Jamie Harris

This past Saturday, January 25, at Frankfort High School there was a changing of the guard in the Potomac Valley Conference Wrestling Championships.

The Keyser Golden Tornado upended the Berkeley Springs five year run as team champions with a dominant performance in the 2025 PVC Wrestling Tournament.

The Golden Tornadoes sent nine wrestlers to the championship finals and had eight PVC champions.

Berkeley Springs sent eight wrestlers to the championship finals, however only two Indians were able to capture individual championships. Junior Jacob Morgan (132) and senior Krystian Norris (190) worked their way through their brackets to lay claim to the PVC titles. Morgan pinned Peyton Brittingham (Frankfort) and Norris won 14-6 major decision over Earl Wyman (Moorefield).

Berkeley Springs High School wrestler Jacob Morgan pinning a Moorefield High School wrestler Saturday at the PVC Championships at Frankfort High School.
photos by Betsy Hovermale

Also reaching the finals but coming up short in their quest for a PVC title was junior Eligah Parsell (113), freshman Vaughn Taylor (120), senior Daniel Clark (126), freshman Kowen Proctor (138), freshman Kaiden Proctor (150) and senior Kollin Sullivan.

Berkeley Springs High School wrestler Krystian Norris working on turning an East Hardy High School wrestler Saturday at the PVC Championships at Frankfort High School.

Eligah Parsell lost to Kaydan Durr of Keyser.
photo by Lori Younker

Parsell lost 17-2 tech fall to Kaydan Durr (Keyser), Taylor lost 14-12 to Javier Acosta (Moorefield), Clark lost 5-0 to Jackson Swingle (Keyser), Kowen Proctor lost 12-4 major decision to Lane Metcalf (Keyser), Kaiden Proctor lost by fall to Tanner Dietrick (Keyser) and Sullivan lost 3-2 (Overtime) to Owen Rotruck (Keyser).