Posts by Nate Cobler
Young Rocco Welsh surprises The Surge Field
As an eighth grader, Rocco Welsh knew he was going to be at a disadvantage. It didn’t stop him from wrestling in The Surge against mostly varsity wrestlers and reaching the 113-pound finals. Welsh’s debut began by topping Malvern Prep’s Dayton DelViscio, who is a junior, 8-2. DelViscio finished third in the National Prep Championships…
Read MoreErik Gibson captures The Surge title in his own backyard
There were several young wrestlers making a name for themselves during The Surge on Sunday. None of them had as close of a tie to the area where the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown is like Erik Gibson. Gibson goes to Forest Hills, which is only 7.7 miles away from Pitt-Johnstown’s campus. The freshman may have made…
Read MoreConnellsville’s Jared Keslar exceeds own expectations
Jared Keslar felt his youth would hinder him from excelling in The Surge. This was the same kid that joked the day before the tournament he was ready to be in the finals. Well, the freshman from Connellsville surpassed his own expectations and claimed the 126-pound crown. “I didn’t expect to do much since I…
Read MorePoway’s Jacob Vale returns to Pennsylvania to compete in Surge
Two years ago, Jacob Vale left Pennsylvania to head west. Vale went the whole way to the West Coast to California, where he wrestles for Poway High School. He made it back to the area to compete at 132 pounds on Sunday. “We knew about it. We were real on and off,” Vale said about…
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