For Northwestern graduate Scott Clymer, it's been bittersweet.

Moments before a Tiger wrestling match last week, Clymer, a 2007 graduate of Northwestern High School, stood just feet from the team's wrestling room. It was a sanctuary he grew accustomed to over his Tiger wrestling career. But on this night, he took a moment to watch as his brother Caleb, along with the rest of the Northwestern team, emerged from the doors to take the mat against Pen Argyl.

That's the tough part for Clymer. His days as a wrestler are behind him.

But there's plenty for Clymer to be proud of. As the owner of 152 career wins at Northwestern, he earned three district championships, two regional titles and a state title in 2006. Prior to Tigers' match against the Green Knights last Wednesday, Clymer was inducted into the Northwestern Wrestling Booster Club Hall of Fame.

"I'm absolutely thrilled and very honored," said Clymer, who coaches a club team in California. "To have coach [Bryan] Klass and coach [Mike] Williams here tonight was great. I haven't seen them in years. This is where everything started.

"In a coaching aspect now, it's so rewarding. But at the same time it rips you apart because you can't do it anymore. You try and drive that home to the kids, just like coach Klass, coach Williams and coach [Brad] Kleckner did. They tell you these things for a reason, because one day it is over. You want to try and squeeze every little bit of it out that you can before it's done."

His journey to the Hall of Fame began a decade ago. As a freshman, Clymer won both districts and regionals at 103 pounds. That set up his first of two PIAA appearances, one that ended in a fifth-place finish.

Clymer would go on to win districts the next year as a sophomore as well. But perhaps coincidentally, the only year that he didn't qualify for districts was the season that propelled him to his state crown in 2006.

His younger brothers, Ben and Bobby, were also highly decorated Tiger wrestlers.

"If you would have told my parents when they brought us to our first practice that me and Ben would be state champs, Bobby would be a district champ, we would have another in high school and another one in the youth, they would have laughed," Clymer said. "If you would have said that we both would get scholarships to go to college to wrestle and compete at the Division I level for four years, there's no way.

"The pieces fell in perfect for us. We have been so blessed."

That state title is near the top of the list of memorable experiences, but for Clymer, nothing beats the time spent with his coaches and teammates throughout his four years at Northwestern.

"Obviously the state title was nice," Clymer said. "But the camaraderie of the team and the brotherhood that coach Klass and coach Williams drove into us kind of overshadowed everything.

"Watching them come out in the hallway like right now, that's what brings back the most memories. Running out as a group with the lights off."

Following his days as a Tiger, Clymer went on to have a successful career at Liberty University. His best season came in 2010 as a redshirt-sophomore when he won the NCAA East Regional title and advanced to the NCAA National Championships. He also won the NWCA National championship his last season.

"I was very, very lucky to have my techniques developed a bit further," Clymer said. "I can't take away from the coaching staffs and the teammates that I've had. I couldn't have asked for anything better."

Clymer no longer wrestles himself, but he, just like Ben who coaches at Faith Christian Academy in Sellersville, is in a similar position. Now living in California, scott coaches a club wrestling team.

One day down the road, he has similar plans to return to the Lehigh Valley.

"It's fueled to hunger a comeback," Clymer said. "I'm looking forward very much to coming back and getting a club going here-especially with my brothers-for the area and District XI. It gave me so much as far as opportunities and college."

Clymer ranks second on the program's all-time wins list behind Evan Yenolevich. He also has 40 wins in a season, which ranks second in Northwestern history.