Posts by Jeff Upson
Shaler State Champ Ryan Sullivan is One of Several State Finalists Missing This Weekend
By Ken Wunderley Tri-State Sports & News Service Shaler senior Ryan Sullivan, a two-time PIAA Class 3A finalist and one-time champ, has scratched from Friday’s WPIAL Class 3A Tournament with a broken right hand. “It happened in the first 10 seconds of the section finals,” said Sullivan, referring last Saturday’s Section 3 title match against…
Read MoreDon’t Blink! State and Regional Rankings Updated In Last Weekend Before PIAA State Championships
In two days the 2019 PIAA State Wrestling Championships brackets will be set! After last weekend’s results there were major shake-ups in both Class 2A and 3A State Rankings. In Class 2A at 145 pounds returning PIAA State Champion Nathan Haubert (Palisades) fell to Notre Dame – Green Pond junior Andrew Cerniglia in the District…
Read More3A WPIAL Breakdown With Guest Nick Coy Plus Class 2A SW Regional Recap on WarUp
PAW28: The WPIAL/Southwest Class 3A Regional seeds are out as many of the State’s top wrestlers prepare for another weekend of action. Who will make it out of the always difficult region and on to Hershey? WarUp on the WPIAL recaps Class 3A Section results from the WPIAL and also the action from the Class…
Read MoreWPIAL/Southwest Regional Class 3A Seeds and Entries Released
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Read MoreTake It From Me – You Will Regret Not Working Hard When Your Wrestling Career is Over
I was feeling rather nostalgic on the drive home to Pittsburgh from Hershey late Saturday night. Maybe it was the black mold I sat in front of for two days inside the Old Barn. More likely – it was being back inside an arena where I never had the success I wanted. Seeing my high…
Read MoreBishop McDevitt’s #5 Nate Smith Comes Out Swinging Against #6 Wickard to Win District 3 Title
HERSHEY – After his semifinal match on Saturday morning Bishop McDevitt junior Nate Smith, ranked fifth in the State by PA Power Wrestling. sat in his car outside the Hersheypark Arena and mentally prepared for #6 Caydin Wickard. He ran through his head and visualized what he would do in the bout. It was an…
Read MoreClass 3A South Central Regional Matches To Watch from Hershey
106 pounds #6 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff) vs. #9 Mason Leiphart (Dover) Lewis and Leiphart haven’t met this season, but they do share three common opponents. Both have shined in outings against Canon McMillan’s Jacob Houpt, Shippensburg’s Tristyn Keefer, and Manheim Central’s Uriah Warner, scoring bonus point in each bout. Still, Lewis might have…
Read MoreFirst In: State Qualifiers Determined in South Central Regional Medal Round Matches
The Class 3A South Central Regional medal round matches are set. Top four wrestlers in each weight-class advance into the PIAA State Tournament in two weeks. 106 pounds 1st #6 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff) vs. #9 Mason Leiphart (Dover) 3rd #10 Noah Clawson (Carlisle) vs. #17 Wyatt Fox (Red Land) 5th Jacob Fetrow (Gettysburg)…
Read MoreThree State Top Ten Match-Ups Highlight District 3 Class 2A Semifinals
The 2019 District 3 Class 2A Semifinals will feature three matches between wrestlers ranked in the State’s Top Ten. 106 pounds #7 Connor Brown (Littlestown) vs. #8 Noah Frack (Brandywine Heights) Last month sophomore Connor Brown defeated Noah Frack (5-1) in the New Oxford Tournament and will look to do the same on Saturday…
Read MoreQuarterfinal Results and Semifinal Match-ups From the South Central Regional
Updated Results from the District 3/South Central Regional are the Flo Arena here! Quarterfinal Results 106 pounds #6 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff) F Dominic Flatt (Solanco), 3:37 Jacob Fetrow (Gettysburg) F Joey Asterino (Exeter Township), 1:55 #17 Wyatt Fox (Red Land) F Ayden Bertoldi (Hershey), 5:55 #9 Mason Leiphart (Dover) DEC #10 Noah…
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