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Tom Housenick

Tom Housenick is a sports reporter for The Morning Call. Married. Wife, Mandy. Son, Jordan, 20. Daughter Sikora.

Saucon Valley’s Carter Chunko, left, held off training partner Emilio Albanese of Emmaus to win the 127-pound title at Monday’s Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic. (Tom Housenick/The Morning Call)

Saucon Valley’s Chunko, Nazareth’s Zuercher exact revenge on workout partners

December 29, 2025 at 6:54 p.m.

Saucon Valley's Carter Chunko and Nazareth's Brayden Zuercher exact revenge on their workout partners to win Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic titles. Nazareth wins the team title. Whitehall's Willmont Kai wins...

Saucon Valley’s Thomas Cahill is the only freshman to make the first team on The Morning Call All-Area Colonial-Schuylkill League football team. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh dominate All-Area Colonial-Schuylkill League football teams

December 29, 2025 at 11:19 a.m.

Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh dominate The Morning Call All-Area football teams to wrap up a historic final season in the Colonial-Schuylkill League.

Northwestern Lehigh’s Trent Croll, top, is in the 145-pound semifinals at the Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic at Liberty’s Memorial Gym. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic: Parkland’s Todora, Northwestern Lehigh’s Croll make semifinals

December 28, 2025 at 6:48 p.m.

Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic action continues through the afternoon medal round, with the finals scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday.

Southern Lehigh celebrated the program’s first state football championship earlier this month in Coopersburg. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)

Colonial-Schuylkill League football: Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh teamed to make history

December 28, 2025 at 6:01 a.m.

Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh teamed to make history in 2025, becoming the first Colonial League football tandem to reach PIAA finals. They share The Morning Call All-Area team of the...

Southern Lehigh’s Sean Steckert ran over, through and around would-be tacklers on his way to a record-breaking season. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)

All-Area football: Southern Lehigh’s Sean Steckert was an unstoppable force

December 27, 2025 at 6:31 a.m.

Southern Lehigh's Sean Steckert was an unstoppable force, setting every school season and career rushing record while leading the team to its first PIAA Class 4A football championship. He is...

Northwestern Lehigh’s Shane Hulmes is The Morning Call All-Area defensive player of the year. (David McKeown/Republican Herald)

All-Area football: Northwestern Lehigh’s Hulmes is Colonial-Schuylkill defensive player of the year

December 25, 2025 at 6:40 p.m.

Morning Call All-Area football: Northwestern Lehigh senior linebacker Shane Hulmes is Colonial-Schuylkill defensive player of the year.

Emmaus junior Emilio Albanese announced this week that he has committed to Lehigh. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Where Lehigh Valley area wrestling teams are headed for the holidays

December 25, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

Here is where Lehigh Valley area wrestling teams are headed for the holidays, including one of the many local teams headed to the Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic with a new...

Northwestern Lehigh’s head coach Josh Snyder has taken his alma mater to new heights. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley all-area football: Northwestern Lehigh’s Josh Snyder, Southern Lehigh’s Phils Sams did masterful jobs

December 26, 2025 at 6:49 p.m.

Northwestern Lehigh's Snyder, Southern Lehigh's Sams did masterful jobs leading their programs to new heights. They are The Morning Call All-Area co-coaches of the year.

Moravian Academy’s Mara Dubacher is a four-time District 11 Class 2A girls golf champion. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Moravian Academy’s Mara Dubacher leads All-Area golf teams

December 25, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

Moravian Academy's Mara Dubacher, Nazareth duo lead All-Area boys and girls golf teams.

Southern Lehigh’s Brock Frable said he feels good physically and mentally at 175 pounds. (Tom Housenick/The Morning Call)

Southern Lehigh’s Brock Frable, Whitehall’s Willmont Kai show heart in battling back at Beast of East

December 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Recap of tournaments this past week involving Lehigh Valley teams

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