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On Historic Night Team USA Defeats Pennsylvania In The 45th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
Pittsburgh, PA – In the 45th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, Team USA won their eighth straight match against Team Pennsylvania in a 29-18 victory on Friday night inside the University of Pittsburgh’s Fitzgerald Field House. In the preliminary bout between Team New York and Team WPIAL, the Empire State held on to win 25-18. It…
Read MorePennsylvania and WPIAL All-Star Teams Announced for 45th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
Pennsylvania All-Stars [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Pittsburgh-Wrestling-Classic-2019-PA-Team-Press-Release-v2-03-11-2019.pdf”] USA All-Stars [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/USA-Team-1.pdf”] *Note there will changes forthcoming to 132 lbs. and 160 lbs. WPIAL All-Stars [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Pittsburgh-Wrestling-Classic-2019-WPIAL-All-Star-Team-Press-Release-v3-03-11-2019.pdf”] New York All-Stars [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Pittsburgh-Wrestling-Classic-2019-NY-Team-Press-Release-v2-03-04-2019.pdf”] Schedule [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Pittsburgh-Wrestling-Classic-2019-Promotional-Poster-v2.pdf”] Buy Tickets Pittsburgh Classic 2019 Watch Live On Flo
Read MoreStar-Studded Team USA All-Stars Selected for 2019 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
The 2019 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic is closer than you think. Going down on Friday March 15th, at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House, the 2019 PWC will feature yet another highly accomplished USA Team. This year’s line-up will feature Cadet World Freestyle Champion Kurt McHenry (St. Paul’s, MD) at 113 pounds and Detroit Central Catholic teammates Kevon…
Read MoreDavid Taylor Puts On Show at Final X State College, Makes First World Team
STATE COLLEGE – David Taylor brought Penn State fans to Rec Hall one more time, and – once again – they didn’t go home disappointed. Taylor beat Nick Reenan twice at 86 kilograms in one of six Final X series meant to determine World Team spots on Saturday night, and then led a “We Are”…
Read MoreTeam Pennsylvania Wins Cadet Freestyle National Duals in Spokane
On Saturday the Cadet Freestyle National Duals concluded with a Championship title for Team Pennsylvania. After dominating their pool, The Keystone State advanced into the Gold/Silver bracket where their closest match was with host state Washington (46-32). Overall ten wrestlers on Team Pennsylvania with at least three matches competed went undefeated in Spokane, Washington. Rocco…
Read MorePennsylvania Strikes Gold in Guatemala at Cadet Pan-Am Games
Not only was it an incredible performance by Team USA, which claimed a total of 20 Gold Medals, but also a dominating performance from Pennsylvania wrestlers who brought home a total of give Gold Medals. Competing in the 2018 Cadet Pan-American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Pennsylvania Wrestling was represented by several young stars including…
Read MorePennsylvania Falls Short of World Team Berth in Junior and Senior Divisions
Pennsylvania Wrestling was denied a spot on both the Junior and Senior USA Teams this past weekend in Rochester, MN. Several Keystone State wrestlers were within reach but unable to secure spots. 4-time NCAA All-American and NCAA Champion Nico Megaludis (Franklin Regional/Penn State) advanced into the 61 kilogram World Team Trials best-of-three finals against Nahshon…
Read MoreNine Pennsylvania Wrestlers Medal at Junior Freestyle U.S. Open in Las Vegas
Many of Pennsylvania’s biggest names made the trip to Las Vegas for the 2018 UWW Junior Freestyle U.S. Open this weekend. Despite not coming away with any Champions, the Keystone State claimed nine spots in the top eight, with three wrestlers advancing into the championship finals. At 57 kilograms both of Pennsylvania’s participants found their…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Hayden Hidlay Runner-up and Nico Megaludis Third at Senior Freestyle U.S. Open
2018 NCAA runner-up Hayden Hidlay was the lone Pennsylvania finalist in Las Vegas at the Men’s Senior Freestyle U.S. Open (Photo of Hidlay by Tony Rotundo). The Mifflin County graduate and N.C. State All-American showed he is a contender at 70 kilograms with a second place finish. In the finals Hayden dropped a 4-1 match…
Read MoreEight Pennsylvania Wrestlers Earn Seeds for the Senior Men’s Freestyle U.S. Open
Eight Pennsylvania wrestlers are seeded at the 2018 Marine Corps U.S. Open in Men’s Senior Freestyle, which kicks off from Las Vegas on April 27th. The highest seed goes to Evan Henderson (Kiski Prep), a Bill Farrell Champion earlier this month, who is third at 65 kilograms. Josh Kindig (Blue Mountain) is one behind Henderson…
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