What's in a name?

For the Clymer family, a wrestling heritage that spans generations.That tradition has carried on with Caleb, a junior at Northwestern.One can't miss the elder Clymer brothers - Ben, Bobby and Scott - when looking through the Tigers' storied wrestling history. All three were District 11 champions.Scott and Ben, who finished their careers at Northwestern with a staggering 280 combined wins, were also two-time regional champions. Both also won state titles. Scott accomplished the feat in 2006, while Ben did so in 2008.After placing third and collecting his second state medal last Saturday at the PIAA Wrestling Championships, Caleb is positioned to take another step up the podium next year."I took sixth last year and wasn't able to finish out the tournament," said Clymer. "But this year, improving and taking third ... Everything is progression. For me, this year was just get after it even more, and I was able to improve, which is awesome. That's all you can really ask for, is just to keep improving."So next year, hopefully I can improve a little bit more and bring home the gold."Clymer, who also earned his 100th career win the Friday night of States, has established his own legacy as a two-time District 11 champion and a three-time state qualifier.Despite a hip injury that forced him to forfeit his final three matches, Clymer still placed sixth at last year's PIAA Championships.He battled nerves as a freshman, and overcame a devastating injury as a sophomore.This season, Clymer couldn't help but look to the past as he thought about the future."This year, it's like, 'Are you going to do as good as your brothers? Are you going to reach that expectation? Are you going to be the next Scotty Clymer? Ben Clymer? Bobby Clymer?'" said Caleb. "I don't know. I hope. They definitely set the bar high. It just helps me try a little harder, work a little harder, and so far it's paying off."I'm going to try to focus on this match, and that's the advice they give me. Scotty, Ben and Bobby. Bobby, especially, because he's my coach. Just focus on one match at a time. One match, get that one out of the way, then focus on your next one. Take one match at a time, and everything else should take care of itself."Having Bobby, Northwestern's middle school coach, in his corner for each match has helped Caleb manage some of the anxiety that comes with such high expectations."It's awesome," Caleb said of having Bobby's support. "It's more than a confidence booster. He's been in my position. He knows. He wrestled through high school and was the best; he wrestled in college and was like the top college wrestler. So he's been there."To have him in my corner, not as just my brother, it's more calming for me. But he has all that experience to go along with him being brought up with good coaches, like coach (Jim) Moll, who we have now, and by my dad, and by Scotty and Ben, all good coaches. So to have him in my corner is definitely a good thing."While Caleb, who has five brothers, prepares for his final season, it won't be long until another Clymer is on the mat.And he just might be the best one yet."I'm excited for my brother, Dalton, to come down," Clymer said. "He's exactly like Ben. I gotta be nice to him now because I know he's gonna get bigger one day. I definitely think he's going to be the best out of all of us."Just watching him wrestle in youth, and his feel for everything. And he's got all of us to help him. I'm excited for him. He's 12, so he's got another three years then he'll be up and loose on the mats."**********DOMINANCE ... District 11 was well-represented in the Class 3A Tournament. Nazareth won the team title with 111.5 points, while Bethlehem Catholic (96.0) and Northampton (73.0) rounded out the top three. Nazareth had six medalists, and head coach Dave Crowell was named the Class 3A Coach of the Year. The Blue Eagles had two champions, Sammy Sasso (138) and Travis Stefanik (182). Becahi had one champion in Mikey Labriola (170) among its six medalists. Northampton also had one champion, Julian Chlebove (120), and left Hershey with four medalists.**********PHOTO FINISH ... One of the highlights of the three-day tournament came Saturday night in the Class 3A 126-pound final between Franklin Regional's Spencer Lee and Exeter's Austin DeSanto. DeSatno scored a takedown at the buzzer to defeat Lee, a three-time state champion who entered the final undefeated and is headed to the University of Iowa next season, 6-5. DeSanto was named the Class 3A Most Outstanding Wrestler. Lee defeated DeSanto 15-0 in last year's state final. But DeSanto, who is headed to Drexel, wanted another shot at Lee and chose to compete at 126 pounds this postseason. Lee finished his high school career 144-1. It was later revealed that Lee had been competing with a torn ACL. "I refuse to use my injury as an excuse, it was my choice to get on the mat and try to defend my title and accomplish my dream," Lee said in a Twitter post Monday. "I give Austin credit for dropping down to wrestle me and thank him for reminding me why I love this sport so much, because it has a way of giving you the highest of highs, but also the lowest of lows."**********PINNING ... Blue Mountain's Erech Noecker won the Class 3A pinner award. Noecker placed eighth at 285 pounds.