Posts by Jeff Upson
ICYMI: Four Pennsylvania Wrestlers Earn Championship Titles at Edinboro Open
Zain Retherford has already graduated and Jason Nolf is in his final season at Penn State. Who will be the next big NCAA stars from Pennsylvania? Well, you may not have to look far to figure it out. Over the weekend many of Pennsylvania’s young college wrestlers competed in the Edinboro Open with four coming…
Read MoreState Dual Team Rankings Updated Heading Into PIAA State Tournament
Officially the 2019 PIAA State Dual Team Championships will kick-off on Monday night with preliminary round matches. Winners will advance into Hershey for the Championship First Round on Thursday. After a weekend full of excitement from around the State – PA Power Wrestling has updated the State Dual Team Rankings heading into action this week.…
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 MoreCompleted District Dual Team Brackets Plus PIAA State Tournament Match-Ups
It’s the first Sunday of February. While most of America is gearing up for the Super Bowl (am I allowed to say that instead of ‘Big Game’?) wrestling fans across Pennsylvania are catching up on all the action from the District Dual Team Championships. PA Power Wrestling has you covered with completed District Dual Team…
Read MoreShort-Handed Penn State Handles Michigan in Sold-Out Bryce Jordan Center
The 2019 Bryce Jordan Center Dual featured one of the best meets of the NCAA season with #1 Penn State taking on #5 Michigan. The Big Ten dual featured a total of fourteen Nationally ranked wrestlers between the two teams in front of a packed BJC. At 125 pounds Penn State’s Devin Schnupp (Warwick) got…
Read MoreThe Open Room Podcast Talks Michigan vs. Penn State, Mikey Carr, and Chat With Iowa’s Kaleb Young
PAPC45: It is late January so that means we are inching closer to the NCAA Post-Season. The Open Room, with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, talk about Michigan vs. Penn State, Mikey Carr, and Tyler Berger calling out the 157 pounds field. They are joined by Iowa Hawkeye and Pennsylvania native Kaleb Young. He and a…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Thursday Updated District Dual Team Brackets; Erie Prep is Hershey Bound
The first team making a trip to Hershey has been determined when Cathedral Prep won the District 10 Class AAA Championship with ease. The #4 ranked team in the State outscored two opponents (128-15) to win their fourth straight District 10 Championship. Many Districts, including District XI, will start their District Duals today while others…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Complete District Dual Results; Waynesburg and Newport Earn Big Wins
District 3 – AAA Champ. Round of 16 #13 Dallastown over Solanco, (55-15) #23 Cumberland Valley over Conestoga Valley, (42-17) New Oxford over Wilson West Lawn, (34-32) #18 Central Dauphin over Penn Manor, (47-26) #21 Chambersburg over Hershey, (54-19) Gettysburg over Waynesboro, (45-18) #8 Cedar Cliff over Manheim Central, (52-15) Lampeter-Strasburg over Daniel Boone,…
Read MoreLive Updates From District 3 Quarterfinal #13 Dallastown vs. #23 Cumberland Valley
#13 Dallastown 33, #23 Cumberland Valley 31 138 pounds – Jacob McKenzie (CV) dec Brooks Gable (DT), 7-5 SV. The wrestlers spent the first half of the period feeling each other before McKenzie shot and secured a single. It didn’t last long, as Gable shook free without going to the mat. McKenzie had another chance at a single with 15…
Read MoreICYM: 45 Pennsylvania Natives Ranked in The First NCAA Coaches Panel
When it comes to Wrestling, Pennsylvania rocks – we all know that. Even the NCAA Coaches Panel knows it. In their first of four panel rankings a total of 45 wrestlers from the Keystone State are included. The rankings include the Top 33 ranked wrestlers at each weight-class. According to the NCAA, to be eligible…
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