While it did not last too long, Skaneateles senior Kevin Pembridge’s appearance at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division II wrestling championship meet last weekend at Albany’s Times Union Center still was a milestone. Pembridge was the first Laker wrestler in the state meet since current assistant coach Joe Brillo appeared in 1981, and the first since the program’s varsity revival less than a decade ago. In doing so, Pembridge joins 1969 state 215-pound champion Bill McCauley, plus Ken Rankin (1964) and Steve Groce (1976), in the small pantheon of Skaneateles state meet participants. Wrestling at 140 pounds in Albany, Pembridge met Clifton Fine’s Jacob Denmon in the first round on Friday afternoon, and hung around all six minutes before losing an 8-2 decision. Denmon went on to a sixth-place finish. Placed into the consolation bracket on Saturday, Pembridge ran into Brandon Hassenbohler (Alden) and was pinned in 2:42, ending his state meet run. For the season, Pembridge was 29-5 and he had a career mark of 67 wins and 13 losses. Pembridge had the misfortune of being in the same weight class as Sandy Creek star Derek Pfluger, a 2010 state champion at 135 pounds. Plfuger nearly repeated that triumph, reaching the state finals before falling to Tioga’s Derak Heyman in a 4-2 decision. It was Plfuger’s first defeat after he had won 90 consecutive matches over two years.